Updated advanced firefighting
Collective

All personnel who hold an Advanced Fire-Fighting Certificate.

Goals

Update of the Advanced Fire Fighting Certificate, in accordance with the Resolution of 21 September 2016 of the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy.

Maritime legislation: Course and assessment tests in accordance with Regulation VI/3 of the STCW Convention; section A-VI/3.5; Table A-VI/3 of the STCW Training Code as amended. 

Since 9 June 2017, the Maritime Safety Centre has been authorised by a resolution of the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy to provide the ‘Advanced Fire Fighting Update Course’.

Program

The course programme complies with the requirements of Order FOM/2296/2002 of 4 September 2002 of the Ministry of Public Works (B.O.E. nº 226 of 20/09/02), which establishes maritime  speciality courses and certificates, as well as the Resolution of 2 February 2017 of the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy, which sets out the procedure for revalidating certificates of proficiency under the STCW Convention.

Duration

The course consists of 8 certified hours, it´s delivered over a period of 1 day.

Certificate

Valid for 5 years