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

Objective

Knowledge, understanding and proficiency of:
- minimize the risk of fire and maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire.
- fight and extinguish fires.

Content

- The elements of fire and explosion, the fire triangle
- Shipboard fire-fighting organization
- Location of fire-fighting appliances and emergency routes
- Types and sources of ignition
- Flammable materials, fire hazards and spread of fire
- The need for constant vigilance
- Actions to be taken on board ship
- Fire and smoke detection and automatic alarm systems
- Classification of fire and applicable extinguishing agents
- Fire-fighting equipment and its location on board
- This course includes a two-day basic fire-fighting part (A VI/1-2) at Meriturva

Evaluation

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.

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the schedule.

Independent track:
N/A

Blended track:
N/A

RDI and work-related cooperation

N/A

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

100% attendance

Further information

100% participation to teaching and approved accomplishment of fire prevention and fire fighing course (STCW A-VI/1-2).