Asha International Institute of Marine Technology

Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF) course is one of the four basic familiarization courses ,which a prospective seafarer must do before proceeding to the sea. These courses under the STCW Convention (Standards of Training Certification and Watch keeping) are IMO (International Maritime Organization) requirements and cover the basic knowledge about the Safety & Fire Prevention. The present course fully covers the syllabus as prescribed in IMO model course on Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting and meets the STCW 95 requirements.

All those prospective seafarers and those already seafaring whose business takes them across the seas should possess knowledge of the means available to them to save themselves and assist in saving lives in an event of fire out break on board ship This handbook in addition to providing a reading material for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting course is also recommended for use on board. It is hoped that knowledge and experience gained on completion of the course will enable a prospective seafarer to respond in an efficient manner to emergency situations and which will contribute towards enhancement of safety of life at sea.