To meet the minimum standard of competence for all trainees assigned to shipboard duties as required in Section A-VI/3 of the STCW Code, this course is designed to enable the trainees to successfully demonstrate the competences on Advanced Fire Fighting.

Specifically, at the end of the course the trainee must:

• control firefighting operations aboard ships;
• organize and train fire parties;
• inspect and service fire detection and fire extinguishing systems and equipment; and
• investigate and compile reports on fire incidents.