ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING PART B: COURSE OUTLINE

Part B
Course Outline
MTI shall ensure that all trainees shall be given sufficient time to learn,
understand and perform the practical training component of this course. It is
understood that the number of hours for demonstration/practical work
specified in the table below is indicative. Training hours shall be extended
depending on trainees’ successful acquisition of the required skills.

Time Allotment
(in hours)
Topics
Demonstration/
Theoretical
Practical Work

Course Introduction 0.5 -

Competence: Organize and train fire parties

1. Composition and allocation of person-

1.0 -
nel to fire parties

2. Strategies and tactics for control of

2.5 1.0
fires in various parts of the ship

3. Preparation of contingency plans 1.0 1.0

Competence: Control fire-fighting operations aboard ships

4. Fire-fighting procedures at sea and

1.0 1.0
port

5. Communication and coordination dur-

1.0 1.0
ing fire-fighting operations

6. Procedure for coordination with shore-

1.0 1.0
based fire fighters

7. Fire-fighting process hazards 1.0 -

8. Ventilation control 1.0 -

9. Control of fuel and electrical systems 1.0 -

10. Use of water for fire extinguishing, the

effect of using water on ship stability, 1.0 -
precautions and corrective procedures

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ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING PART B: COURSE OUTLINE

Time Allotment
(in hours)
Topics
Demonstration/
Theoretical
Practical Work

11. Fire precautions and hazards

associated with the storage and 1.0 -
handling of materials

12. Fire fighting involving dangerous goods 2.0 1.0

13. Management and control of injured per-

1.0 1.0
sons

Competence: Investigate and compile reports on incidents involving fire

14. Assessment of cause of incidents

2.0 2.0
involving fire

Competence: Inspect and service fire-detection and fire- extinguishing

systems and equipment

15. Requirements for statutory and classi-

2.0 -
fications surveys

16. Fire detection and extinguishing sys-

6.0 1.0
tems and equipment

Sub-total 26.0 10.0

Total Training Hours 36.0

Assessment

Note:

It is the responsibility of the MTI to determine the number of hours needed for
the conduct of assessment both theoretical and practical as maybe applicable
taking into account the number of trainees, number of assessors, number of
equipment, vis-à-vis the number of test items for theoretical and the number of
exercises for practical assessment.

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