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MCA STCW Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting |
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Duration: 2.5 Days
Previous Experience Required: None
Course Overview: Provides the skills and knowledge of both how fires develop and also how to prevent this happening as well as the ability to act as part of a team to tackle a fire using equipment such as extinguishers, hose reels and breathing apparatus.
Cost: £515
This two and a half day course is designed to form one part of the STCW Basic Safety Training Week. Approval is MCA to STCW 95, A-V1/1-2.
The course will equip students with the skills and knowledge to understand how fires develop, what preventative methods can be employed as well as the ability to take immediate action upon encountering a fire.
The theory sessions are conducted by experienced master mariners followed by practical exercises on the fire ground and in a multi-storey steel fire unit fitted with simulated shipboard compartments, which is used for live fire training. This course provides the basic knowledge to be able to keep the ship safe from hazards and respond both quickly and effectively if fire does break out.
This course is taught offsite at a specialist fire training ground
Teaching methods: Mixture of theory including video, lectures and group discussions as well as practical sessions on the fire ground
Assessment methods: Students are assessed by a mixture of continuous questioning and observation
Itinerary: 1315 until 1700 on Day 1. 0900 until 1700 on Days 2 and 3
What's Included: All course materials, lunch and morning and afternoon tea
Complimentary Courses: MCA STCW Basic Safety Training Week
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Last Updated ( Friday, 29 August 2008 )
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