COVERAGE / PROGRAM FOCUS:
- Introduction
- Safety rules
- STCW requirements
- Theory of fire
- Condition of fires
- Properties of flammable materials
- Fire hazard & spread of fire
- Classification of fire
- Chemistry of combustion
- How it works
- Extinction of fire
- Marine sources of ignition
- Accommodation
- Engine room
- Galley
- Machinery
- Boilers
- Cargo
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Types of extinguisher
- Fixed fire-fighting installation
- Types of system
- Operations
- Service & maintenance
- Fire detectors
- Maintenance of fire fighting equipment
- Hydrants, hose, nozzles
- Portable extinguishers
- Breathing apparatus
- Operations
- Shipboard fire-fighting & stability
- Training
- Command
- Control
- Communication
- Principal
- Operations
- Fire fighting in different types of ship
- General cargo
- Ro-ro
- Tankers
- Search & rescue
- Casualty handling
- Practical fire fighting
TEACHING METHOD:
Instructions will be undertaken through a series of lectures, tutorials and practical session. Practical sessions will be carried out physically at the boat station.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT / TARGET GROUP:
The course is mandatory for all deck officers prior issue of class-3 deck.
COURSE CERTIFICATE:
A certificate of course completion shall be issued to those who shall satisfactorily fulfill the course requirements. Certificate of Proficiency is issued by the Department of Shipping on completion of an oral test.