To meet the minimum standard of competence for all trainees assigned to shipboard duties as required in Section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code as amended, this course is designed to enable the trainees to successfully demonstrate the competences on Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting.
Specifically at the end of the course the trainees must be able to:
- minimize the risk of fire and maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire; and
- fight and extinguish fires.
To meet the minimum standard of competence for all trainees assigned to shipboard duties as required in Section A-VI/3 of the STCW Code, this course is designed to enable the trainees to successfully demonstrate the competences on Advanced Fire Fighting.
Specifically, at the end of the course the trainee must:
- control fire fighting operations aboard ships;
- organize and train fire parties;
- inspect and service fire detection and fire extinguishing systems and equipment; and
- investigate and compile reports on fire incidents.