Course Description
The purpose of the course is to solidify the fire extinguishment knowledge and skills gained in Advanced Marine Fire Fighting Part I, and add to it tactical command, control, coordination, and communication.
This course consists of a 2-hour lecture and exam coupled with a single day (8 hours) of firefighting at the Massachusetts Fire Academy’s Bridgewater campus.
Completion of Advanced Marine Fire Fighting, Parts 1 and 2, will satisfy Section A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code and 46 CFR 10.205(1)(2) and 10.205(g), 10.205(g)(1) for a license, as well as 46 CFR 13.113(d)(1)(i)(a), 13.113(e)(1)(i)(a) or (b), 13.201(e), 13.301(e), 13.401(d), 13.501(e) for a tankerman endorsement.
STCW Objectives
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following STCW elements:
- OICNW-C3.1 Ability to organize fire drills
- OICNW-C3.2 Knowledge of classes and chemistry of fire
- OICNW-C3.3 Knowledge of fire-fighting systems
- OICNW-C3.4 Knowledge of action to be taken in the event of fire, including fires involving oil systems
- OICNW-C8.2 Knowledge of fire prevention and ability to fight and extinguish fires
- OICEW-D3.1 Ability to organize fire drills
- OICEW-D3.2 Knowledge of classes and chemistry of fire
- OICEW-D3.3 Knowledge of fire-fighting systems
- OICEW-D3.4 Action to be taken in the event of fire, including fires involving oil systems
- OICEW-D8.2 Knowledge of fire prevention and ability to fight and extinguish fires
- TOPS-X4.1 Tanker fire response organization and action to be taken
- TOPS-X4.2 Fire hazards associated with cargo handling and transportation of hazardous and noxious liquids in bulk
- TOPS-X4.3 Fire-fighting agents used to extinguish oil and chemical fires
- TOPS-X4.4 Fixed fire-fighting foam system operations
- TOPS-X4.5 Portable fire-fighting foam operations
- TOPS-X4.6 Fixed dry chemical system operations
- TOPS-X4.7 Spill containment in relation to fire-fighting operations
- AFF-X1.01 Fire-fighting procedures at sea and in port, with particular emphasis on organization, tactics and command
- AFF-X1.02 Use of water for fire-extinguishing, the effect on ship stability, precautions and corrective procedures
- AFF-X1.03 Communication and coordination during fire-fighting operations
- AFF-X1.04 Ventilation control, including smoke extraction
- AFF-X1.05 Control of fuel and electrical systems
- AFF-X1.09 Management and control of injured persons
- AFF-X3.2 Requirements for statutory and classification surveys
- AFF-X4.1 Assessment of cause of incidents involving fire
Demonstrate proficiency in the following skills:
Topics
- How to organize a fire drill
- How to assess a situation and make an appropriate plan of attack
- How to order necessary system shutdowns and notifications
- How to deploy additional fire parties to confine and extinguish the fire, rescue, remove, and treat casualties, and overhaul
- How to enter a space below grade in which the space is on fire and utilize the entrance as the only means of ventilation
- How to command a hose line and function as team leader
- How to move 200 ft. of hose on multiple levels to extinguish a fire
- How to use water fog to move smoke through a compartment or space
- How to use SCBA while in a space involved in fire
- How to ascertain that their air supply is adequate for the attack of all fires and that they can service their air supply without assistance from the staff
- How to search a fire compartment while a fire is burning and locate and rescue a mannequin and remove it from the compartment
Other objectives
Demonstrate the ability to
- Extinguish an engine room fire
- Self-rescue while fire fighting
- Search and rescue