Persons successfully passing this course must:

Know: the organization of fire fighting on board; the location of the fire-fighting equipment and the ways of evacuation; elements of the fire and the explosion (fire triangle); types of fire sources; the risks of origination and spreading of fire; the need for constant vigilance; actions in case of fire on board; way and means of fire detection; classification of fires and the applicable fire-fighting agents; fire-fighting equipment available on board ships, including fixed systems, fireman’s outfit, personal outfit, fire fighting devices and equipment, fire-fighting methods, fire-fighting agents, fire-fighting procedures, rules for using the breathing apparatuses in fire-fighting and rescue operations.

Be able to: don the fireman’s outfit; use different types of portable fire extinguishers; use self-contained breathing apparatuses; extinguish small fires caused by damage to the electrical equipment or burning oil products; extinguish large fires with water; extinguish fires with foam, powder or other suitable chemicals; enter and pass with a safety rope but without a breathing apparatus though spaces full of high-definition foam; fight fires in enclosed compartments full of smoke using a self-contained breathing apparatus; extinguish burning oil with a water sprinkler, with dry chemical powder or foam sets; carry out rescue operations with breathing apparatuses in compartments full of smoke.