Course Name
ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING (AFF)
Course Duration
: 29 Hours (5 Days)
IMO Model Course
: 2.03
 
COVERAGE / PROGRAM FOCUS:
  • Introduction
  • Safety rules
  • STCW requirements
  • Theory of fire
  • Condition of fires
  • Properties of flammable materials
  • Fire hazard & spread of fire
  • Classification of fire
  • Chemistry of combustion
  • How it works
  • Extinction of fire
  • Marine sources of ignition
  • Accommodation
  • Engine room
  • Galley
  • Machinery
  • Boilers
  • Cargo
  • Portable fire extinguishers
  • Types of extinguishers
  • Fixed fire-fighting installation
  • Types of system
  • Operations
  • Service & maintenance
  • Fire detectors
  • Maintenance of fire-fighting equipment
  • Hydrants, hose, nozzles
  • Portable extinguishers
  • Breathing apparatus
  • Operations
  • Shipboard fire-fighting & stability
  • Training
  • Command
  • Control
  • Communication
  • Principal
  • Operations
  • Fire-fighting in different types of ship
  • General cargo
  • Ro-ro
  • Tankers
  • Search & rescue
  • Casualty handling
  • Practical fire fighting
  • TEACHING METHOD:
  • Instructions will be undertaken through a series of lectures, tutorials and practical session.
  • Practical sessions will be carried out physically at the boat station.
 
TEACHING METHOD:
  • Instructions will be undertaken through a series of lectures, tutorials and practical session. Practical sessions will be carried out physically at the boat station.
 
ENTRY REQUIREMENT / TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • The course is mandatory for all deck officers prior issue of class-3 deck.
 
TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • A certificate of course completion shall be issued to those who shall satisfactorily fulfill the course requirements.
  • Certificate of Proficiency is issued by the Department of Shipping, Dhaka, Bangladesh.