Objective

To give the participants the sufficient skills and knowledge to provide on-site management in connection with fire fighting onboard vessels.
At the end of the course the participant shall be able to use the principles for on-site management of available resources of personnel and material and shall be able to plan and exercise fire drills onboard a vessel.
After completion of the course, the delegate must meet the qualification requirements in accordance with the STCW Code Table A-VI/3

Target Group

Mariners who shall function as fire leader on vessels.

Prerequisites

§ 3. For participation in courses and refresher courses in fire management on ships, the student must be in possession of:

a valid health certificate for seafarers and fishermen and

a maritime certificate as a ship's officer, navigator, ship's engineer, or chief engineer.

Subsection 2. Seafarers who are in training to become a ship's officer, navigator, ship's engineer, or chief engineer can be admitted to the course.

Examination

Ongoing assessment

Course Contents

- Special conditions in connection with fire onboard vessels
- On-site management functions
- On-site management principles
- Extinguishing tactics and technique
- Communication
- Planning of exercises
- Practical on-site management