Fire fighting (A-VI/1-2)Laajuus (1 cr)

Objective

Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- minimizing the risk of fire and maintaining a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire
- fighting and extinguishing fires

Content

- elements of fire and explosion, the fire triangle
- organization of shipboard fire-fighting
- location of fire-fighting appliances and emergency routes
- types and sources of ignition
- flammable materials, fire hazards and spread of fire
- need for constant vigilance
- actions to be taken on board ship
- fire and smoke detection and automatic alarm systems
- classification of fires and applicable extinguishing agents
The course includes a two-day basic fire-fighting practical exercise at a certified fire training centre.

Further information

Participation in all lessons and training sessions is obligatory. In addition, an approved completion of fire prevention and fire fighting course (STCW A-VI/1-2) is required.

Accomplishment methods

Students can
- use professional vocabulary systematically.
- identify interrelated tasks.
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
- work as team members in a goal-oriented way.

In addition, competence evaluation according to STCW code table A-VI/1-2 column 4 are used:
- initial actions on becoming aware of an emergency conform with accepted practices and procedures
- action taken on identifying muster signals is appropriate to the indicated emergency and complies with established procedures
and
- approved fire course document