FF-0108 - 1/C Advanced Firefighting Training 10 Hr.

The expected outcome is that the student... Supports STCW elements...

LESSON - 1/C Firefighting Lecture

DEMO - 1/c Practical at Stowe, Massachusetts Facility of Massachusetts Fire Academy

  • describes correct de-watering procedure to ensure ship stability when extinguishing ship’s fire
  • explains and gives example of organizational team planning aboard vessel
  • explains emergency station bills and provides examples
  • demonstrates the ability to use SCBA and PPE properly to protect themselves for all training activities
  • without assistance, finds his/her way through a simulated engineering space without the aid of light or sight
  • in a group, searches a space with fire and smoke to locate a missing person (rescue dummy) and remove same from the space
  • will lead a crew into a live fire situation, simulating a shipboard fire, using a hoseline, and with his/her peers, controls and extinguishes the fire
  • demonstrates the ability to follow commands while working with a crew to control and extinguish a confined fire
  • demonstrates through his/her actions their ability to check for and stop the extension of fire during fire practical training
  • demonstrates the ability to use an "all purpose nozzle" to confine and extinguish fire
  • demonstrates the ability to use a "vary nozzle"
  • will participate in an evolution using water fog to ventilate a space filled with smoke