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Firefighting Prevention and Equipment on Board Ships

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3-4 hours
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Learn about precautions taken on board ships and using safety equipment for fire prevention in this free online course. ‘Firefighting Prevention and Equipment on Board Ships’ is a free online course that has been specially designed for those interested in firefighting prevention techniques on board ships. The course discusses the prevention of fires using relevant equipment and explores firefighting best practices for smaller vessels. Register for this course today and begin your learning journey!

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195987
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• List the necessary chemical elements required for a fire to take place
• Explain the chemistry of fire and the chemical reactions involved
• Analyze the different firefighting equipment used on board ships in handling fires
• Recall the fixed fire extinguishing systems fitted on ships with their respective operations
• Distinguish between fire pumps, fire hoses and other equipment used for fighting fires
• Describe the backfire flame control system used on motorboats and motor vessels
• Outline the personal protective equipment (PPE) required for firefighting and how they are used
• Discuss the relevance of different approvals from coast guard publications in preventing fires on smaller vessels
Course Code3313

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