Duration: 3 day Outline

The individuals attending the course will range from new/inexperienced workers to experienced workers from the Maritime and Oil and Gas industries. This training provides the skills and knowledge required by seafarers to prevent and respond to fires on board a vessel. This applies to seafarers working in the maritime industry requiring a certificate of training.

Who should attend 

Required for new entrants, seafarers and ships personnel re-validating certificates when joining their ships.

What you will learn

The learning outcomes include the ability to:

 · Minimize the risk of fire and maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire.

· Fight and extinguish fires.

· Prevent and fight fires on board a vessel are:

  •   Actively prevent fire
  •   Prepare response to fire
  •   Combat fire
  •   Complete post-fire activities

 Outline

Day 1 Theory Session

· Fire theory

· Fire prevention

·  Equipment available on board vessels

·  Shipboard fire-fighting, drills and procedures

 Day 2 and 3 Practical

·  Extinguishers

·  Breathing apparatus competency

·  Actions within a smoke and heat environment

·  Search and Rescue techniques

·  Extinguish small and extensive fires using various mediums