STCW FIRE PREVENTION & FIRE FIGHTING (FPFF) OVERVIEW
STCW Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting (FPFF) or Basic Fire Fighting, as it is often know is one of the five STCW Basic Safety Courses required by commercial seafarers. In an emergency at sea crew do not have the option of calling the fire brigade, instead they have to fight a fire on board themselves. This largely practical course will equip you with the basic skills required should you ever need to deal with a fire at sea.
MCA MSN1865 identifies the need for seafarers to undergo this training and the need to attend a 1 day FPFF Update course every 5 years.
COURSE DURATION
2.5 days, commencing at lunchtime on day 1
STCW FIRE PREVENTION & FIRE FIGHTING PRE REQUISITES
As a basic safety course, there are no pre-requisites for this course.
STCW FPFF COURSE CONTENT
There is mix of classroom and practical sessions. Classroom sessions will discuss the theory of combustion, the Fire Triangle, immediate actions, precautions for minimising the risk of fire, the causes of fires and how to extinguish them.
Practical training includes the use of extinguishers and fire blankets on different fire types (live fires), the use of branch (hoses), the assembly and use of breathing Apparatus, searching a smoked filled cabin space and working as a team to extinguish live fires inside a simulated ship environment.
INCLUDED
- 2.5 days of training
- Use of fire fighting equipment
- Loan of fire fighter protective clothing
- STCW Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting Certificate
- Tea and Coffee
- Free parking
NOT INCLUDED
- Meals and Accommodation
STCW FIRE PREVENTION & FIRE FIGHTING COURSE CONDITIONS
By the very nature of fire fighting, we are unable to run this course on-site. Instead, the course is run at a specialised fire training ground. Training is provided by external MCA Approved Training Provider.
BOOKING
This course is part of the week long STCW Basic Safety Week or can be booked as a stand alone course.