Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Operations Specialized fire-extinguishing appliances As all trainees would have attended a fire-fighting course prior gaining eligibility for this course, the instructors would only need to stress on specialized fire-fighting appliances and the need to conduct frequent drills applicable to tankers. Figure 5.1 of Appendix 1 can be used as reference.

Oil and Chemical Tanker Fire Response Organization and Action to be Taken On any vessel, especially Oil and Chemical Tankers, emergencies may have catastrophic consequences, unless proper action is taken. Actions therefore, must be prompt, timely and adequate. Any fire drills carried out with shore establishments shall be taken positively and the Master must take full advantage of this situation to learn from the exercise, a de-briefing of the crew must be carried out and lessons learnt from such drills pointed out. Use of maxim “Find, Inform, Restrict and Extinguish” techniques in attending to a fire emergency.