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7.0 Week Seven: Theory, Hazards & Classification of Fire

7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.2.1
7.1.2.2
7.1.2.3
7.1.2.4
7.1.2.5
7.1.2.6
7.1.2.7
7.1.2.8
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.4.1
7.1.4.2
7.1.4.3

Session One: Introduction to Safety Principles of Fire

Introduction
Reasons of Fire
Smoking
Hot-work (welding Torch)
Ships Galley
Electrical fires
Cargo Holds
Paint Locker
Engine Bilge
Ships funnel
Burning
Fire Spreading
Conduction
Radiation
Conviction

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Session Two: Conditions Required for Fire to occur (Fire

Triangle)
Fire Triangle
Elements Composing Fire Triangle
Oxygen
Fuel
Heat
Chemical Reaction
Classes of Fire
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
Breaking Fire Triangle

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7.2.2
7.2.2.1
7.2.2.2
7.2.2.3
7.2.2.4
7.2.3
7.2.3.1
7.2.3.2
7.2.3.3
7.2.3.4
7.2.4
7.3
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.4

Session Three: Chemistry of Fire, Ignition Sources and Fire

Spreading
Chemistry of Fire
Burning
Start of a Fire
Ignition Source
Fire Spreading

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7.4

7.4.1
7.4.1.1
7.4.1.2
7.4.1.3
7.4.1.4
7.4.1.5
7.4.1.6
7.4.1.7
7.4.1.8
7.4.4

8.1
8.1.1
8.1.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.2.1
8.1.2.1.1
8.1.2.2
8.1.2.2.1
8.1.3
8.1.3.1
8.1.3.1.1
8.1.3.2
8.2
8.2.1
8.2.1.1
8.2.1.1.1
8.2.1.2
8.2.1.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.2.1
8.2.2.1.1
8.2.2.2
8.2.2.2.1

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Session Four: Definitions: (Flammability, Ignition Point,

Burning Temperature, Thermal Value, LFL&UFL, Flammable
Range, Flash Point) and Extinguishing a Fire
Definitions
Flammability
Ignition point
Burning Temperature
Thermal value
LFL (Lower Flammable Limit)
UFL (Upper Flammable Limit)
Flammable Limits (Flammable Range)
Flash Point
Extinguishing the FIRE

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8.0 Week Eight: Extinguishers and Fixed Systems

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Session One: Portable/Semi Portable Fire Extinguishers (Water

CO2)
General Requirements
"PASS" Rule for Using All Extinguishers
Water Fire Extinguisher
Chemical water Extinguisher
Using Chemical water Extinguisher
Mechanical water Extinguisher
Using Mechanical water Extinguisher
Inert Gas Fire Extinguisher
CO2 Extinguisher
Using CO2 Extinguisher
HALON Extinguisher

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Session Two: Portable/Semi Portable Fire Extinguishers

(Powder Foam)
Dry powder Fire Extinguisher
Pressurized Powder Extinguisher
Using Pressurized Powder Extinguisher
Powder Extinguisher with CO2 cartridge
Using Powder Extinguisher with CO2 cartridge
Foam Extinguisher
Chemical Foam Extinguisher
Using Chemical Foam Extinguisher
Mechanical Foam Extinguisher
Using Mechanical Foam Extinguisher

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8.3
8.3.1
8.3.1.1
8.3.1.1.1
8.3.1.2
8.3.1.1.1
8.3.1.3
8.3.1.4
8.3.1.4.1
8.3.1.5
8.4
8.4.1
8.4.2
8.4.3
8.4.4
8.4.4.1
8.4.4.2
8.4.4.3

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Session Three: Fixed Extinguishing System (Fire Main - Fire
Box - Fire Hose & Nozzle)
Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems
Fire Pumps & Fire Mains
Materials Used
Pipes and Hydrants
Number and Position of Hydrants
Fire Hoses
Nozzles
Hoses & Nozzles Using Techniques
Fire Box
Session Four: Fixed extinguishing system (sprinkler CO2
foam)
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
General Requirement
Fixed CO2 General Requirements
Fixed Foam System
Mechanical Foam
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)
Chemical Foam
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9.1
9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
9.1.5

Session One: Fire Detection (Smoke Detector Heat Detector)

Introduction
Fire Signature
Theory of Detectors
General Requirements
Power Supply

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Session Two: Fire Detection (Flame Detector General

Requirement)
Smoke Detectors
Ionization Type Detectors
Photoelectric Detectors
Light Obscuration Principle
Light Scattering Principle
Cloud Chamber Principle
Heat Detectors
Fixed Temperature Heat Detectors
The Fusible Element type
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9.2.1.1
9.2.1.2
9.2.1.2.1
9.2.1.2.2
9.2.1.2.3
9.2.2
9.2.2.1
9.2.2.1.1
9.2.2.1.2

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9.2.2.1.3
9.2.2.2
9.2.2.3
9.2.3
9.2.3.1
9.2.3.2
9.2.3.3

The Bimetal type

Rate-of Rise Heat Detectors
Rate Compensated Detectors
Optical Flame Detectors
Infrared type flame Detectors
Ultraviolet (UV) Type Flame Detectors
Combination (UV/IR) type flame detectors

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9.3.1
9.3.2
9.3.2
9.3.2

Session Three: Fireman's Outfit

Introduction
Fireman's Outfit
Storage of Fireman's Outfit
Number of Fireman's Outfits Onboard

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9.4
9.4.1
9.4.2
9.4.3
9.4.4

Session Four: Fireman's Outfit (SCBA)

Introduction
General Requirements for SCBA
Attachments to Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
Fog Applicator

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10.0 Week Ten: Extinguishing fire onboard and Muster List

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10.1
10.1.1

Session One: Extinguishing Different Types of Fire

Extinguishing Agent

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10.2
10.2.1
10.2.2
10.2.3

Session Two: Muster List, Fire Drill and On-board Training

Muster List
Drills
On-board training and instructions

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Session One: Revision

11.2

Session Two: Revision

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