Advance Fire Fighting
Description:
This course provides the level of knowledge and understanding for the effective control of fire-fighting operations s on board a ship, techniques for fighting fire, with particular emphasis on organization, tactics and command.
Duration:
5 days
Modules:
- Control fire-fighting operations aboard ships; fire-fighting procedures at sea and in port, with particular emphasis on organization, tactics and command;
- Communication and coordination during fire-fighting operations; ventilation control, including smoke extraction
- Control of fuel and electrical systems; fire-fighting process hazards (dry distillation, chemical reactions, boiler uptake, fires)
- Fire precautions and hazards associated with the storage and handling of materials;
- Management and control of injured persons; and procedures for coordination with shore-based fire fighters.
- Use of water for fire-extinguishing, the effect on ship stability, precautions and corrective procedures
- Fire fighting involving dangerous goods
- Practical exercises and instruction conducted under approved and truly realistic training conditions (e.g., simulated shipboard conditions) and, whenever possible and practicable, in darkness
- The order of priority, timing and sequence of actions are appropriate to the overall requirements of the incident and to minimize damage and potential damage to the ship, injuries to personnel and impairment of the operational effectiveness of the ship
- Transmission of information is prompt, accurate, complete and clear
- Personal safety during fire control activities is safeguarded at all times
- Organization and Preparation of contingency plans
- Practical exercises and Composition and train fire parties
- Composition and allocation of personnel to fire parties
- Strategies and tactics for control of fires in various parts of the ship
- Instruction conducted under approved and realistic training conditions, e.g., simulated shipboard conditions
- Organization of fire control parties ensure the prompt and effective implementation of emergency plans and procedures
- Criteria for evaluating competence (Practical exercises)
- Inspect and Fire-detection systems; Operational effectiveness
- Service fire-extinguishing systems; using approved of all fire-detection and fire-detection portable and mobile equipment and systems fire-extinguishing systems and fire-fire-extinguishing equipment, in a realistic training and equipment in extinguishing including appliances, pumps and environment maintained at all times in systems and rescue, salvage, life-support, accordance with equipment personal protective and communication equipment
- Requirements for statutory and classification surveys performance specifications and legislative requirements Investigate and Assessment of cause of incidents Practical exercises in Causes of fire are compile involving fire realistic training identified and the reports on environment effectiveness of incidents countermeasures is involving fire evaluated
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