FF Task 3.5.A

Describe the objectives of the two strategies of fire fighting

In order to satisfy NVIC 08-14 Task 3.5.A , MMA students must:

STCW Competence	Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency
Fight and extinguish fires.	FF-X2.2 Fire fighting equipment and its location on board: .5 fire fighting methods

Condition	Behavior	Standard
When told the name of each of the 2 strategies of fire fighting and asked on a written examination to describe their objective,	the candidate describes (or selects the answer that describes) the objectives of the 2 strategies of fire fighting.	The candidate describes (or selects the answer that describes) the 2 strategies of fire fighting by stating the descriptive phrases for each method: Defensive – objective is confinement, accomplished by doing closures, and boundary cooling; and Offensive - objective is extinguishment, accomplished by applying extinguishing agent(s) onto the fire.

Condition

Behavior

Standard

When told the name of each of the 2 strategies of fire fighting and asked on a written examination to describe their objective,

the candidate describes (or selects the answer that describes) the objectives of the 2 strategies of fire fighting.

The candidate describes (or selects the answer that describes) the 2 strategies of fire fighting by stating the descriptive phrases for each method:

Defensive – objective is confinement, accomplished by doing closures, and boundary cooling; and
Offensive - objective is extinguishment, accomplished by applying extinguishing agent(s) onto the fire.