Workboat

If you would like to refresh your ticket please see STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Update Course.

The STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting course is set up to offer delegates pursing, or in need of Certificates of Competence, capable seafarers, UK watch ratings and others with survival roles at sea the necessary teaching and training in fire prevention and firefighting that attains the required knowledge, understanding and proficiency laid out in the STCW code.  

1. Delegates must be physically capable to undertake this course. The training is taxing, therefore a medical declaration is required from delegates before undergoing the course. If you are uncertain, please consult a doctor.

2. Photographic ID (A Government issued, photographic proof of identity on the day of the course and this should take the form of either a valid Passport or a driving license or a valid discharge book). 

Successful delegates will be awarded with an MCA approved STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting certificate, after a short exam.  

The STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting Update course is set up to offer delegates who for all seafarers with designated safety duties who hold a Fire Prevention and Firefighting certificate, in order they maintain proficiency, as set out in section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code. It deals with the precautions needed to minimise the risk of fires, how fires are caused and how to extinguish them. Our new multi-story steel fire unit will be used for live fire training. 

 Theoretical: 

• Fire theory 

• Causes of ignition 

• Onboard safety 

• The conditions required for fire 

• Methods to extinguish fire 

• The spread of fire 

• Classes of fire 

Practical: 

• Carrying out the initial actions on discovering a fire 

• Identifying the environment 

• Correctly using portable and mobile fire extinguishers 

• The use of hoses, nozzles and hose equipment 

• Extinguishing different types of fire 

• Testing and using BA equipment 

1. Delegates must have completed the STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting course; OR Have an STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting course older than 5 years and be able to prove having taken part in drills and onboard training as an officer or rating in the last 5 years.
2. You must fill out a Medical Self Declaration form, in order to prove fitness capabilities before undergoing the course. Please consult a doctor if you are unsure. 

• Care of the casualty 

• Aspects of nursing 

• Diseases 

• Alcohol and drug abuse 

• Dental care 

• Gynaecology, pregnancy, and childbirth 

• Medical care of rescued persons 

• Death at sea 

• Disease prevention 

• Record keeping 

1. Delegates must be at least 16 years old. 

2. Delegates must hold a Proficiency in Medical First Aid Onboard certificate, or a Proficiency in Medical Care Onboard certificate or its updated version. 

3. Photographic ID (A Government issued, photographic proof of identity on the day of the course and this should take the form of either a valid Passport or a driving license or a valid discharge book).

4.  If you are unsure of which pre-requisites you may need for a course, please go to https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency to check. 

The STCW Proficiency in Medical Care On-board Update (MCOBU) course is set up to cover the requirements given in Article 4(1)(b) of the Directive ‘92/29 EEC: Service as Master or the person in charge of medical care on UK-registered vessels’. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) requires that the Master and the person designated to take charge of medical care and medicines on-board to hold an MCA-approved Proficiency in Medical Care (PMC) (STCW A-VI/4 paragraph 4-6) certificate or an MCA-approved Updated Proficiency in Medical Care certificate, issued within the preceding 5 years. 

This course offers delegates with the Proficiency in Medical Care certificate, or Proficiency in Medical Care Updating certificate a refresher in knowledge and skills, every five years. 

• The delegate understands how to participate in the coordinated provision of medical care to a person on board

• The delegate can assess and provide care to an ill person on board

• The delegate can assess and provide care to an injured casualty on board

1. Aged 16 or over. 

2. Photographic ID (A Government issued, photographic proof of identity on the day of the course and this should take the form of either a valid Passport or a driving license or a valid discharge book). 

3. Delegates must have completed the STCW Medical Care On Board (MCOB) course within five years of attainment; OR Have an STCW Medical Care On Board (MCOB) course older than 5 years and be able to prove having taken part in drills and onboard training as an officer in the last 5 years.

• Examination of a casualty 

• Spinal injuries 

• Burns and scalds 

• The effects of heat and cold 

• Fractures, dislocation and muscular injuries 

• Radio medical advice 

• Pharmacology 

• Cardiac arrest, drowning and asphyxia 

• Background knowledge 

• Shipboard organisation/general shipboard terms 

• Emergency procedures 

• Observe safe working practices 

• Understand and take necessary actions to control fatigue 

• Pollution prevention 

• Shipboard duties and responsibilities 

• Social responsibility