AFF Task 1.2.A

Respond to an engine room, cargo hold, or service space fire

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 09-14 Task 1.2.A , MMA students must:

NVIC Method

See NVIC method.

STCW Competence Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency

Control fire-fighting operations aboard ships

AFF-X1 Fire-fighting procedures at sea and in port, with particular emphasis on organization, tactics and command

Communication and co-ordination during fire-fighting operations Ventilation control, including smoke extraction

Control of fuel and electrical systems Management and control of injured persons
Condition Behavior Standard

In an approved or accepted course, in simulated shipboard conditions, given a full set of ship's fire and emergency plans and procedures, and one of the following fire scenarios:

  1. engine-room fire;
  2. cargo hold fire, or
  3. service space fire,

the candidate demonstrates command, control, communication, and coordination of a simulated shipboard firefighting operation by:

  1. ordering all necessary system shutdowns, notifications, and movements of passengers and crew; and
  2. deploying added fire parties to confine and extinguish the fire, rescue, remove, and treat casualties, and overhaul the fire.

  1. The candidate’s actions:

    a. are timely, complete, and in accordance with ship's fire and emergency plans and procedures;

    b. minimize or mitigate risk to the injured, and to other passengers and crew; and

    c. are appropriate to the scenario and information received from periodic progress reports;

  2. Communications are clear, concise, and readily understood; fire parties and crew respond to orders as intended;

  3. Actions taken to coordinate operations achieve desired results;

  4. Actions taken to minimize spread of smoke using ventilation controls are timely, effective, and consistent with the ship's fire and emergency plans and procedures;

  5. Actions taken to secure fuel and electrical systems are timely, effective, and consistent with the ship's fire and emergency plans and procedures; and

  6. Management and control of injured persons are timely, consistent with the ship's fire and emergency plans and procedures, and in accordance with accepted emergency medical practice.