Fire Fighting

The course aims to provide knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond appropriately to a fire emergency and provide the knowledge for the proper use of emergency equipment and procedures to enhance survival in a fire emergency.

At the end of the training, the candidates will be able to:

• Minimizing the risk of fire
• Maintaining a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire
• Fighting and extinguishing a fire
• Shipboard fire-fighting organization

All employees, supervisors, manager's safety officers and engineers who have the fire safety responsibilities.

• Basic Principles of Fire
• The Fire Triangle
• Classification of Fire
• Causes and Consequences of Fires
• Use of portable fire fighting equipment
• Self rescue techniques
• Fire Control Measures
• Preventive Structures Measures
• Emergency Evacuation
• Means of Escape
• Role of Fire Marshall
• Types of fire detection, warning and fighting equipment
• Hands on use of different types of fire extinguishers

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation