The course will feature:

• • Revision of basic firefighting training standards 
  • Control of firefighting operations on board ship
  • Organization and training of fire parties
  • Inspection and servicing of fire detection and extinguishing equipment
  • Investigation and reporting of fire incidents

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• • Learn basic fire, explosion and how to fight oil industrial fires
  • Know the most comprehensive and current techniques so as to effectively fight a fire
  • Provide clear understanding of duties
  • Identify hazards & perform remedy action
  • Identify & skillfully operate fire protection equipment
  • Competently respond to mitigate & control emergency cases
  • Use & handle PPE properly
  • Conduct atmospheric gas testing and appropriately don the SCBA
  • Control fire and fighting operations
  • Organize and train fire subordinates
  • Inspect and service fire detection and extinguishing systems and equipment
  • Investigate and compile reports on incidents involving fire

Team Leaders, Managers, Superintendents, Line Managers, General Supervisors, Foremen, Supervisors, Project Managers, Fire Officers, Senior Fire Officer, Chief Fire Officers, Senior Fire & Equipment Personnel, Fire Coordinators, Fire Executives & Industry Personnel, Fire Responders, Fire Engineers, Loss Prevention Engineers, Control Center Operators and Supervisors, Emergency Personnel, Emergency Dispatchers, Security Personnel and CCTV Operators, HSE Officers, HSE Engineers & Personnel, HSE Professionals, Emergency Response Team Members, HSE Managers and Auditors, HSE Professionals, Incident Control Point (Forward Control) Team Members, Inspectors, Advisors, Auditors, Laboratory Personnel, Process Control Engineers and Technicians, Process Control Designers and Systems Engineers, Instrumentation and Control System Engineers, Plant Engineers, Maintenance Personnel, Maintenance Engineers and Supervisors, Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisors and Technicians, Procurement and Supply Chain Managers, Engineers and Maintenance Personnel, experienced and new Auditors linked to the company’s HSE Management Systems (HSE-MS), HSE-MS Personnel, Personnel involved in implementing the Company’s HSE-MS, Security Personnel and CCTV Operators, Staff responsible for managing hazardous wastes, Supervisors and Line Management who have assigned responsibilities within the organization’s Safety Management System (SMS).

Overview of the Basic Principles of Fire and Explosion

• • Introduction
  • Fire characteristics
  • Characteristics of petroleum products
  • Chemistry of fire
  • Fire tetrahedron
  • Stages of fire
  • Types of fire  
  • Sources of ignition
  • Explosion and explosives

Fire Fighter

• • Duties and qualities of a fire fighter
  • Fire fighter safety
  • Fire-fighting skills

 
Control of Fire

• • Fighting theory
  • Kinds of fire extinguisher agents
  • Firefighting equipment
  • Fixed and mobile pumping appliances
  • breathing apparatus
  • Firefighting tactics
  • Firefighting systems
  • Fire alarm
    
    

How to Fight Oil Industrial Fires

• • Contained oil fires
  • Pre-burn of petroleum product
  • Uncontained petroleum fires
  • Combination of contained and uncontained fires
  • Liquefied petroleum gas fire
  • Bleve
  • Pool fire
  • Flash fire
  • Jet fire
  • Vapor cloud
  • Floating roof tank fires
  • Fixed roof  tank fire
  • Froth over
  • Control and prevent crude oil tank fire
  • Boil over
  • High vapor pressure fire
    
    

Emergency Response Awareness

• • Learning from evacuation drills & fire-fighting exercises
  • Emergency evacuation procedures for fires and different assembly points
    
    

Miscellaneous

• • Fire prevention
  • Fire detection
  • Team leader firefighting organization
  • Team leader firefighting drills
  • Procedures for firefighting
  • Inspections of equipment and required servicing
  • Fire alarms
  • Fire detection equipment
  • Fix fire extinguishing equipment
  • Fire main system
  • Fire control plans
  • Firefighting process

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.