During the training, trainees will learn about various sources of ignition, properties of flammable materials, causes of a fire on ships, and fire detection; the construction, use and arrangement of firefighting equipment on a ship; the construction and using of fixed extinguishing systems; the methods of firefighting on a ship as well as extinguishing agents.
The training programme covers also practical exercises in a fire training area within firefighting using extinguishers, unrolling and rolling as well as connecting fire hoses and nozzles, passing on water, and going through smoke-filled rooms in respiratory protective equipment.