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Marine Training Program
Safety and Survival Training Division

Basic Firefighting

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of Annex 1 of the IMO Assembly resolution A.437 (XI), Basic Training in Firefighting. Successful participants will be issued with a certificate under the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995.

As per the requirements of the Convention, participants will be required to demonstrate levels of competency during exercises in; command, control and organization, as well as the use, maintenance and inspection of shipboard firefighting apparatus.

Length of Course: Three (3) days
Prerequisites: As per STCW 95
Course Code: BF95
Required PPE: Full NFPA approved bunker gear

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO FIREFIGHTING
• Safety And Principles

THEORY OF FIRE
• Conditions For Fires
• Properties Of Flammable Materials
• Fire Hazard And Spread Of Fire
• Classification Of Fires / Appropriate Extinguishing Agents

FIRE PREVENTION
• Fire Prevention Principles
• Ship Construction Arrangements
• Safe Practices

FIRE DETECTION
• Fire And Smoke Detection Systems
• Automatic Fire Alarm

FIXED FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
• Smothering Effect Systems:
Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) And Foam
• Inhibitor Effect Systems:
Halogenated Hydrocarbons (Halon) and Powders
• Cooling Effect Systems:
Sprinklers, Pressure Sprays
• Chemical Powder Applicants
• Emergency Fire Pump (Cargo Ships)

MISCELLANEOUS FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
• Fire Hoses And Nozzles
• Mobile Apparatus
• Portable Fire Extinguishers
• Fireman's Outfit
• Breathing Apparatus
• Resuscitation Apparatus
• Fire Blankets
SHIP FIRE-FIGHTING ORGANIZATION
• General Emergency Alarm
• Fire Control Plans And Muster List
• Communications
• Personnel Safety Procedures
• Periodic Shipboard Drills
• Patrol Systems

FIRE-FIGHTING METHODS
• Knowledge Of Fire Safety Arrangements
• Fire Alarms And First Actions
• Fire Fighting

FIRE-FIGHTING DRILLS
• Small Fires
• Extensive Fires
• Drills In Smoke-Filled Spacest

EVALUATION
• Review And Final Assessment

CERTIFICATION
• Participants completing all applicable course modules will receive a certificate of achievement.

 

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