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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage fire prevention activities
- Legislative and company requirements and current industry standards relating to the maintenance and operation of fire detection, firefighting equipment and systems onboard a vessel are met and complied with
- Inductions or other educational activities are organised to ensure awareness of causal factors of onboard fires, prevention methods and standard operating procedures (SOPs) when fire alarms are activated
- Plan for fire emergencies
- 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
- 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 (SAR) 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 conducted in a timely manner and according to current best casualty management practice
- Operational tactics are monitored for their effectiveness and adjusted, as required, to ensure best outcomes
- Operational tactics are monitored to ensure vessel stability and dewatering integrity is maintained
- All actions of shore-side firefighters involved in an onboard fire emergency while in port is coordinated and monitored effectively in accordance with ship and port regulations
- Manage post-fire activities
- Fire affected area is secured prior to investigation according to regulatory and organisational requirements
- Equipment is maintained to operational condition, as 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
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Performance Evidence
Knowledge Evidence
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:assessment of cause of incidents involving firechemistry of fire and its relationship to combustible materials typically found on vesselscomposition and allocation of personnel to fire partiescontrol of fuel and electrical systemsdifferent classes of fire and the most appropriate extinguishing agents, application equipment and methods of extinguishment for eachdewateringemergency sound signalsfire control plan, including:applications of the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargo (BC) Codeapplications of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Codecommunication strategycontingency plans for fires involving hazardous materialsevacuation planhandling and treatment of injured personnelhazard control strategiesliaison with shore-based agencies (such as environmental protection agencies, fire services, medical teams, port authorities) in port and at sea maritime communication techniques applicable to the management of fire prevention and firefighting activities onboard a vesselpreparation of contingency planssearch and rescue (SAR) operationsstrategies for shipboard firefighting management, including:control of fires in various parts of the shipoil, chemical and gas tankersships carrying dangerous goodstactical methods for fighting fires involving hazardous materialstactical plan of actionfire precautions and hazards associated with the storage and handling of materials (paints etc.)fire-detection systems, including:fixed fire-extinguishing systemsportable and mobile fire-extinguishing systems, including:appliancespumps rescue, salvage, life-support, personal protective and communication equipmentfirefighting involving dangerous goodsfirefighting procedures at sea and in port, with particular emphasis on organisation, tactics and commandfirefighting process hazards, including dry distillation, chemical reactions, boiler uptake fires and exhaust fireshazards, including:contents of adjacent spacesdangerous goodselectricity and wiring systemsfires in water-tube boilersflammable or explosive atmospheresoxygen deficiency or enrichmentphysical obstructionspoor visibilityrestricted accesstoxic liquids, solids, gases, vapours and dustsimportance of communication and coordination during firefighting operationsimplications of shipboard firefighting management in port and the procedures that must be followed to comply with port and state/territory regulationsimportance of maintenance of fire detection and firefighting equipment onboard vessels, including:communication equipmentcomplying with statutory and classification survey requirementsfire and smoke alarmsfire and smoke detection equipmentfire main, hydrants, hoses, nozzles and pumps, including emergency fire pumpfirefighter’s outfits and other personal protective equipment (PPE) fixed fire-extinguishing equipmentportable and mobile fire-extinguishing equipment, including appliancesrescue and life support equipmentsalvage equipmentlife and health risks associated with fires on vesselsmanagement and control of injured personsmethods for checking and replacing consumable materials in fire detection, firefighting equipment and systems onboard vesselsmuster list contents and locationprinciple of operation of fixed fire suppression systemsprinciples underlying the spread of fire and its extinguishmentproblems likely to be encountered during the management of a shipboard fire and related tactics and solutions that can be applied, including:change in fire behaviour or extentequipment failure or unavailabilityunexpected personnel involvementprocedure for safe activation of fixed firefighting systemsprocedures for coordination of shore-based firefightersrelevant regulations, codes of practice, policies and procedures relating to the maintenance of fire detection, firefighting equipment and systems onboard vesselsrequirements for onboard firefighting trainingrequirements for statutory and classification surveyssafety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) relevant to the various products and substances carried on vesselsship general arrangement planship stability datastrategies and tactics for control of fires in various parts of the vesselstrategies for rapid briefing of shore-based emergency organisations using the vessel fire control planthe fire control plan contents and locationtypes of fire detection, firefighting equipment and systems used on vessels, their features, principles of operation, the procedures for their use and remediating problems that can occur during usetypical actions of passengers in a shipboard fireuse of water for fire-extinguishing, the effect on ship stability, precautions and corrective proceduresventilation control, including smoke extractionwork health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and safe work practices. |