Advanced Fire Fighting Training Course – AFF

Course Content

1) On Board Operations Control (8 Hours)

• Define the safety principles.
• Identify areas of fire hazard.
• List fire precautions.
• Identify processes and care for dry distillation, chemical reactions, fire in gas collectors and water tube boilers.
• Mention procedures for fire control.
• Describe the tactics and procedures for fire control.
• Describe the extinguishing agents applied aboard.
• Describe the use of water as extinguishing agent on board, its effect on stability, precautions and corrective procedures.
• Report the use of communication and coordination during firefighting operations.
• Describe the ventilation control procedures, including the smoke extractor, fuel and electrical systems.
• Mention the precautions against fires and the dangers associated with the stowage and handling of certain materials, such as paints, solvents, varnishes, etc.
• Describe coordination procedures and control in removing injured people.
• Report the procedures coordinated with teams of damage control support vessels and nearby units.

2) Organization and Combat Crew Training (4 hours)

• Draft the preparation for the fire contingency plan.
• Arrange the composition and allocation of staff and combat units / fire brigade.
• Plan for crew fire fighting training.
• Draft fire control plans.
• Show the formation for evacuation and unit abandonment.
• Describe the strategies and fire control tactics in various parts of the unit.

3) Systems and Detection Equipment Inspection and Fire Suppression (8 hours)

• Identify the fire alarms.
• Mention fire detection equipment.
• Describe the fixed fire extinguishing equipment.
• Mention the kinds of pumps, hoses, hydrants and applicators.
• Describe the mobile and portable fire extinguishing and their applications, personal protection, rescue, salvage and communication.
• Mention automatic fire fighting systems.
• Describe the qualification requirements for on board fire prevention surveyors.
• Describe investigation procedures and preparation of the on board fire report.
• Comment experience of trainees in fire fighting.
• Exemplify the fire reports.

4) Understanding Damage Control (6 hours)

• Conceptualize stability: gravity, buoyancy and metacentre.
• Mention the features of a vessel.
• Describe the main structural components and compartments on board.
• Find the reinforced areas of the structure for loading and lashing.
• Prevent damage to deal with: tanks, gases, welding, electricity, detectors, alarms, ovens and kitchen.
• Identify open water: buffering and bracing.
• Show sketches sealing: watertight door and partitioning.
• Set ballast system: pumps, networks, tanks and valves.
• Describe the most common devices for cargo manoeuvring.
• List the composition and responsibilities of the crash team for aircrafts.
• Describe the stages of a crash
• Describe the procedures for the escape of an aircraft in the event of a crash on board or in the water.

5) Fire Fighting Practice (8 Hours

• Use personal protective equipment and fire fighting, including approximation clothing and penetration. • Organize teams of the fire brigade. • Perform, in groups, fire fighting for fire classes A, B, C and D, in a safe and controlled manner.