In 1991 the Maritime Fire & Safety Association (MFSA) recognized the potential for disastrous situations as the ships passed through these areas.
DurationThere was a time, in the not too distant past, when vessels transiting the Columbia River would pass through “dead spots” of radio coverage. Dead spots are areas along the river where radio communications are virtually impossible due to the geography of the surrounding landscape.
In 1991 the Maritime Fire & Safety Association (MFSA) recognized the potential for disastrous situations as the ships passed through these areas.
MFSA is committed to ongoing investments to maintain an effective radio communications system. We focus on providing interoperability with vessels, regulators, fire agencies and response organizations.
Sites, all connected by microwave, were set up at Megler Mountain, Nicolai Mountain, Green Mountain, and on top of the 200 Market Building with the command and control consoles at the Merchants Exchange.
FPAAC was formed in the aftermath of the Protector Alpha Ship Fire to set forth a comprehensive system ensuring effective response shipboard fires in the Lower Columbia Region.
Currently comprised of 13 fire agencies located throughout the river system, these agencies voluntarily contribute both staff time and equipment costs for participation in meetings, drills and other training exercises.
This course will also be of value to others operating vessels on the water who may not be seeking U.S. Coast Guard documents, licenses or endorsements, or whose experience is not up to the minimum requirements established under ideal conditions.
The Basic Safety Training course provides the necessary training to meet the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW 2010) code, tables A-VI/1-1 through A-VI/1-4 as required by the USCG and the IMO.
This course satisfies the Management of Medical Care training requirements for raising of grade to Chief Mate or Master (management level) on vessels of more than 500GT (ITC), and for Masters of vessels of less than 500GT (management level).
This course is taught as part of Basic Training, and individually for those mariners who only need the Basic Firefighting portion of STCW Basic Training. This course satisfies the training requirements of mariners seeking their National Endorsement as Tankerman.
This 3-day course is required for the individual that will be operating Fast Rescue Boats. This class covers all required theory and practical training. The assessments and practical training will be done on our RIB FRC as well as other QMT boats.
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