MED STCW - Advanced Fire Fighting (formerly MED B2 + C)
The STCW Advanced Fire course (formerly known as MED B2 +C) is required for the following roles on vessels: - Officers and senior ratings who will lead a shipboard fire party. - Leaders of fire control teams during onboard fire incidents. - Officers and crew designated to oversee firefighting operations on large domestic vessels. - Officers and firefighters seeking to enhance their advanced firefighting tactics and leadership skills. - Crew members tasked with managing complex fire emergencies.
Description
This course meets the requirements of TP 4957E and the STCW Code Table A-VI/3, Advanced Fire Fighting.
This course is a mix of classroom theory and hands-on training designed for officers and the leaders of fire control teams during shipboard fire incidents. The hands-on parts include Live Fire Exercises in a land-based ship mock-up where we can deploy controlled fires and/or smoke, for practical firefighting practice simulating the real conditions faced on a ship.
Course Goals:
To enable course participants to learn about, understand and become proficient in:
- fire fighting procedures at sea and in port with particular emphasis on organization, tactics and command;
- use of water for fire-extinguishing, the effect on ship stability, precautions and corrective procedures;
- communication and coordination during fire fighting operations;
- ventilation control, including smoke extraction;
- control of fuel and electrical systems;
- fire fighting process hazards (dry distillation, chemical reactions, boiler uptake fires, etc.);
- fire fighting involving dangerous goods;
- fire precautions and hazards associated with storing and handling materials (paints, etc.);
- managing and controlling injured persons;
- procedures for co-ordination with shore-based firefighters;
- preparing contingency plans;
- composition of fire parties and allocation of personnel to fire parties;
- strategies and tactics for controlling fires in various parts of the ship;
- fire-detection systems;
- fixed fire-extinguishing systems;
- portable and mobile fire-extinguishing equipment, including appliances, pumps and rescue, salvage, life-support, personal protective and communication equipment;
- requirements for statutory and classification societies;
- assessing the cause of incidents involving fire.
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Prerequisites
- Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.
- Applicants must have a valid TC Marine Medical Certificate or arrange in advance with us a Health and Fitness Waiver
- a person must hold a training certificate in STCW Basic Safety