STCW (Advanced Firefighting)

The aim of this course is to provide students with the competencies for fire-fighting in a leadership role on board a vessel at sea. This course meets the requirements of STCW 1978 as amended, A-VI/3.

Course Content:

Topic 1: Control fire-fighting operations aboard ships
Topic 2: Organising and train fire parties
Topic 3: Fire-detection and fire extinguishing systems and equipment
Topic 4: Incident Reports

Learning Outcomes:

Manage, organise and control fire-fighting operations on-board ships at sea and in port, including communications with shore based fire-fighters.
Manage the use of water for fire extinguishing including the effect on ship stability, precautions and corrective actions
Manage ventilation control including smoke extraction
Manage control of fuel and electrical systems
Manage fire process hazards including dry distillation, chemical reactions boiler uptake fires
Manage procedures for fire control on board an oil, chemical or gas tanker
Manage fire-fighting involving dangerous goods, including cargoes and stores
Manage and control injured persons
Prepare contingency plans, organise fire parties and manage strategies and tactics for control of fires on a vessel
Inspect and service fire-detection and fire extinguishing systems and equipment
Evaluate requirements for statutory and classification surveys
Assess causes of incidents involving fire on board a vessel