On completion of the training, the trainee will have knowledge of the ways in which fires are caused and the precautions to be taken to minimize the risk of fire in ships. They will be able to :

• Maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fires aboard ship;
• Fight and extinguish fires using fire fighting apparatus and appliances provided on board;
• Act as a member of a fire party, including use of self-contained breathing apparatus

To develop competence in:

• Minimise the risk of fire and maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire
• Fight and extinguish a fire

Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency

• Shipboard fire-fighting organization
• Location of fire-fighting appliances and emergency escape routes
• The elements of fire and explosion (the fire triangle)
• Types and sources of ignition
• Flammable material, fire hazards and spread of fire
• The need for constant vigilance
• Fire and smoke detection and automatic alarm systems
• Classification of fire and applicable extinguishing agents

Demonstrating Practical Competence in:

• Use of various types of portable fire extinguishers
• Use of self-contained breathing apparatus
• Extinguish smaller fires, e.g. electrical fires, oil fires, propane fires
• Extinguish extensive fires with water, using jet spray and spray nozzles
• Extinguish fires with foam, powder or any other suitable chemical agent
• Enter and pass through, with life-line but without breathing apparatus, a compartment into which high-expansion foam has been injected
• Fight fire in smoke-filled enclosed spaces wearing self-contained breathing apparatus
• Extinguish fire with water fog or any other suitable fire-fighting agent in an accommodation room or simulated engine-room with fire and heavy smoke
• Extinguish oil fire with fog applicator and spray nozzles, dry chemical powder or foam applicator
• Effect rescue in a smoke-filled space wearing breathing apparatus

This course is taught as a combination of off-site practical activities at specialist facilities for the pool and fire fighting as well as on-site classroom instruction at the Red Ensign training facility Medina Village, Cowes.

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The FPFF course costs are £250 + VAT excluding accommodation -please call us if you need to arrangeaccommodation.