Fire Fighting – Basic

This course will give you a good theoretical understanding of firefighting and hazards. It gives you the theoretical foundation and mental preparedness for a shored based course in firefighting.

You will learn the know-how to minimize the risk of fires, maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fires and how to fight and extinguish fires.

Learning objectives:

• Rules and regulations
• Response to emergency situations involving fire
• Fire classes and extinguishing agents
• Firefighting equipment and it’s location on board
• The elements of fire and explosion
• Physical properties, fire hazards and the spread of fire
• Location of firefighting appliances and detection systems