STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF)

The STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting course (FPFF) is mandatory for any seafarers who will be given safety duties, it also forms part of the STCW Basic Safety Training course which is compulsory for anyone wanting to work on a commercial vessel over 24 metres.

Run over 2 days, this FPFF course outlines how to minimise the risk of fire, the causes of fires and how to correctly extinguish them. Combining theoretical and practical training, students will use fire fighting equipment and breathing apparatus in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built fire fighting training facility. This unique setting enables students to face realistic scenarios during their training, practising the extinguishing of various types and sizes of fires.

Category: STCW Basic Training Courses

Course Content

Minimising the risk of fire
Maintaining a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire
Fighting and extinguishing a fire
Shipboard fire-fighting organisation
Location of fire-fighting appliances and emergency escape routes
The elements of fire and explosion (the fire triangle)
Types and sources of ignition
Flammable material, fire hazards and the spread of fire
Fire and smoke detection and automatic alarm systems
Classification of fire and applicable extinguishing agents

What our customers say

Great course and instructors. Lots of info and awesome simulation experience.
Oliver, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting - February 2024

Brilliant content and particularly the familiarisation to BA sets before the exercise was very useful.
Madeleine, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting - February 2024