OICEW-6-1B

Operate fire pump

Condition

Using an approved simulator or aboard a ship, given piping diagram for the vessel and fire pump operating procedures.

Performance requirement

Behavior Standard
The student will: During assessment, the student shall, at a minimum:

Identify fire pumps and associated controls available in machinery spaces

Identify three fire pumps

Identify suction and discharge valves

Identify control switches

Line-up and Start a fire pump

Line up to fire main

Start with discharge valve closed

Monitor the fire pump

Monitor discharge pressure

Secure the fire pump

See the Engineering Assessment Guidelines for additional specifications of behavior and standards.


Note: This assessment supports KUP OICEW-A5.2, and is assessed in EN-2231 Sea Term II: Marine Engineering.