Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (A-VI /1-2)

The course is part of the basic training required for seafarers employed or engaged in any capacity on board ships and covers fire prevention and fire-fighting duties in the operation of the ship.

Useful Information

On completion of the training, the trainees will have knowledge of the ways in which fires are caused, the precautions to be taken to minimise the risk of fires on ships and the actions to be taken in the event of a fire aboard ships. They will be able to:

•Maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fires aboard ships

•Understand the elements of fire and different ways in how fire can spread

•Understand the dangers of fires aboard ships and the prevention of fires

•Fight and extinguish fires using various types of portable fire extinguishers

•Act as a member of a fire party to fight and extinguish extensive fires using firefighting equipment found aboard ships

•Extinguish extensive fires using different firefighting media including water spray, foam and dry chemical

•Use and operate self-contained breathing apparatus

•Carry out entry procedures into compartments to fight fire in smoke filled enclosed spaces wearing breathing apparatus

•Carry out search and rescue techniques to locate casualties in smoke filled compartments

•Enter and pass through, with a lifeline a compartment into which high expansion foam has been injected

Prerequisites

•Prior experience is not needed for those wishing to undertake training.

•Due to certain aspects of the course being physically demanding and potentially stressful, delegates will be required to confirm their medical fitness & physical ability to participate on this course by completing our centre medical self-screening form prior to course commencement.