Art P. Magcaling Jr.

Art P. Magcaling Jr.

Assembly Place

PSTC
Bldg. 1

Assembly Time
0630 hour

Departure Time
0700 hour

Things to Bring:
1. Valid I.D.
2. Registration form
3. Medical result
4. Extra clothes
5. Lunch or meal stub
6. Drinking H2O
7. Cotton gloves
8. Long sleeve or cover all
9. Short & slippers/ survival
attire

Course

: FIRE PREVENTION & FIREFIGHTING VI/I-2 (1.20)

Day 01
: Module 1
Duration : 4hours (0800-1200hrs)
MAIN AIMS OF ANNEX I, A REGULATION
THAT SPECIFIES TRAINING OF SEAFARERS
IN FIRE FIGHTING IS IN ACCORDANCE OF
RESOLUTION ASSEMBLY-437:

1. To instruct all seafarers about the danger of

fire on board ships, in which the causes of
fire and how it is started.

by: Art P. Magcaling

The training for

candidates in Fire
Prevention & Fire
Fighting is in
accordance
with
Section A-VI/I
of the STCW.

2. To train the
seafarers, under

the IMO model

courses of
the STCW 95,

a mandatory
requirement, prior
employment on a
seagoing ship,
for the
prevention and
extinguishing of fires.

OBJECTIVE

Know what to do if;

Fire or smoke is
detected or

How and when to

raise
alarm

What action to be taken

have a basic knowledge of

the portable fire
extinguishers.

watertight
door fitted in
the
ship
other
Know how to
than
those
for
close the fire
weather and hull openings.

Know how to
minimize the
risk of fire

and maintain a
state of readiness
to response to an
emergency
situation involving
fire.

Know the
classification of
fire.
Know how to fight
and extinguished
the fire

What action to be
taken on
discovering a fire

Inform control
station

eliminate the
cause of fire

r
if possible
e
s
t
r
i
c
t ventilation

PRINCIPLES OF SURVIVAL
IN RELATION TO FIRE

Regular training
and drills on fire
fighting

Preparedness
for any fire
emergency

Knowledge of
actions to be
taken when
called to
fire
stations

Knowledge of
emergency
escape routes

Knowledge of
danger of smoke

History of SOLAS
fire protection
requirements
1914
and 1929 SOLAS

The first fire

protection
requirements
for
international
shipping

were developed
as part
of the
1914 SOLAS
Convention,

which
was developed
in
response
to the sinking of
theTitanicin

SOLAS Chapter II
PART A GENERAL
Regulation 1

Application

The chapter
applies to ships
built on
or after
1st July 2002.

Ships
constructed
before that
date

should comply
with the chapter
in force
prior to
1st
July 2002,

however
there are some

requirements

for existing ships

in the revised
chapter.

Regulation 2

Provides the fire

safety
objectives

and functional
requirements for
the chapter.

SOLAS III/ Regulation 19

3.1 Drills shall, as

far as practicable,

be conducted as if
there
were an
actual
emergency.

Training should focus

primarily in
the

prevention
of

The second goal is

how to isolate

then
extinguish a fire.

To be effective, fire
drills
should
be
involved
different

different
scenarios
and
different
class
of fire.

During
familiarization
training
and drills,

seafarers will know

the locations of fire
fighting appliances
aboard vessel,

Giving the chance

to practice using
escape

from living
quarters
and
work
places.

The ability to
survive may be
directly related to
the familiarity with
the vessel escape
routes.

3.2 Every crew

member shall
participate in at
least one abandon
ship drill and one fire
drill every month.