Question 335Safety & Environmental - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is B) The vessel's international shore connection. The international shore connection is a standardized fitting installed on the vessel's fire main system that allows shore-based firefighters to connect their equipment to the vessel's firefighting system. This connection is required by international regulations, such as SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea), to ensure compatibility and facilitate a coordinated firefighting response between the vessel and shore-based firefighters. The other options are incorrect because they do not represent the specific connection point for shore-based firefighters. The vessel's skin valve is used for bunkering or other service connections, the bunker port is for fuel transfer, and the fire pump discharge flange is an internal component of the firefighting system, not the connection point for external firefighting equipment.