Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage fire prevention activities
- Hazards including dangerous goods on board a vessel are identified and appropriate action is implemented as determined by industry standard documentation
- Legislative requirements and current industry standards relating to the maintenance and operation of fire detection, firefighting equipment and systems on board are met and complied with
- Inductions or other educational activities are organised to ensure awareness of causal factors of on-board fires, prevention methods and standard operating procedures when fire alarms are activated
- Plan for fire emergencies
- Vessel fire control plan is consulted to review and develop appropriate response to any fire
- Contingencies are anticipated, planned for and practised
- Evacuations are prepared for and practised according to regulatory requirements
- Roles/functions of command and firefighting team members, as related to fire prevention and suppression, are established and reviewed according to regulatory and organisational requirements
- Firefighting training exercises are developed and implemented according to regulatory and organisational requirements
- Training exercises are prepared, practised and debriefed according to regulatory and organisational requirements, to ensure readiness for any fire emergency
- Coordinate tactical firefighting activities in response to a fire emergency
- Gathering of full and accurate information on the nature and extent of the fire by the command team is overseen
- Order of priority and sequence of actions appropriate to the requirements of the incident is determined and communicated to the responding crew clearly and accurately
- Evacuation of personnel, if appropriate, is conducted according to regulatory requirements
- Search and rescue operations are conducted using established marine firefighting best practice
- Controlled ventilation techniques are correctly applied during fire suppression and rescue operations
- Treatment of injured personnel is timely and according to current best casualty management practice
- Operational tactics are monitored for their effectiveness and adjusted when required to ensure best outcomes
- Operational tactics are monitored to ensure vessel stability and integrity is maintained
- All shore-side involvement in an on-board fire emergency is coordinated and monitored effectively
- Manage post fire activities
- Fire watch is coordinated to prevent re-ignition
- Fire affected area is secured prior to investigation according to regulatory and organisational requirements
- Equipment is restored to operational condition where applicable
- Cause of the fire is investigated and determined according to regulatory and organisational requirements
- Incident reports are completed according to regulatory and organisational requirements