FFR301 STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Refresher

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Course code

FFR301
Locations and dates

Nelson:

24 September 2025
Length

1.5 days. Day 1: 1.00pm–5.00pm, Day 2: 8.30am–5.00pm
Fees

Tuition: 761.00

Student levy: 1.00
Credits

2

We offer a suite of refresher courses for holders of STCW Certificates of Competency. Whether you are a Master, Mate, Deck Officer, Marine Engineer Officer or Able Seafarer, we can provide refresher training to meet your needs.

If you also need a STCW Fast Rescue Boat refresher, we offer a limited number of these, which are also timetabled together with the PISC/Fire refresher dates.

Course Aim

The course is designed for students who have already completed the full STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting course. This refresher course is designed to meet the STCW refresher training requirements for STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting course in accordance with the provisions of Section A-VI/1-2 of the International convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1978, as amended.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Use various types of portable extinguishers.
Extinguish small fires such as electrical oil or propane fires.
Extinguish extensive fires with water using jet and spray nozzles.
Fight fire in smoke filled enclosed spaces wearing self-contained breathing apparatus.
Extinguish oil fires with fog applicator and spray nozzles, dry chemical or foam applicators using jet and spray nozzles.
Understand how high expansion foam is used to extinguish fires on board a vessel.
Extinguish fires with water fog or any other suitable fire-fighting agent in a simulated accommodation room or engine room fire and heavy smoke.
Extinguish oil fire with fog applicator and spray nozzles, dry chemical powder or foam applicators.

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Entry requirements

Have a current medical examination certificate issued by an approved General Practitioner such as Seafarers Medical or equivalent
Provide evidence of an STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting course certificate
A record of on-board training, drills and experience, or a company letter, or equivalent documentation demonstrating that the standard of competence required by the STCW code Section A-VI/1-2 has been maintained in the preceding five years.