Basic Safety
Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting
- Modules
- 3
- Lessons
- 6
- Questions
- 30
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Aligned to the published MCA syllabus. Official syllabus (GOV.UK). MSN 1865.
FPFF-M1 · Fire theory and prevention
2 lessons
FPFF-M1-A How fire behaves, the classes of fire, and preventing fire aboard.
Practice in examiner ↗FPFF-L1.1The chemistry of fire and classes of fireFighting fire well starts with understanding it, because the way to put a fire out follows directly from what fire needs to burn. This lesson covers the chemistry of fire and the classes of fire.FPFF-L1.2Fire prevention aboardThe best fire is the one that never starts, and prevention is every seafarer's responsibility. This lesson covers preventing fire aboard ship.
FPFF-M2 · Fire-fighting equipment
2 lessons
FPFF-M2-A Extinguishers, fixed systems, and the fireman's outfit and breathing apparatus.
Practice in examiner ↗FPFF-L2.1Extinguishers and fixed systemsThe seafarer must know the firefighting equipment carried and how to use it, because in the first minutes of a fire the right equipment used correctly can stop it. This lesson covers portable extinguishers and fixed systems.FPFF-L2.2The fireman's outfit and breathing apparatusFighting a serious fire means entering heat and smoke, which is impossible without protective equipment, so the seafarer must know the fireman's outfit and breathing apparatus. This lesson covers them.
FPFF-M3 · Fighting a fire
2 lessons
FPFF-M3-A Detection, the alarm, organisation and firefighting tactics.
Practice in examiner ↗FPFF-L3.1Detection, alarm and organisationA fire caught early is far easier to fight, so how a fire is detected, raised and organised against decides the outcome. This lesson covers detection, the alarm and the fire organisation.FPFF-L3.2Fire-fighting tactics and boundary coolingFighting a developed fire as a team follows tactics that come straight from how fire behaves, and boundary cooling is central to them. This lesson covers firefighting tactics.