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level:
5
credit:
3
planned review date:
July 2006
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to direct
personnel and resources to fire suppression activity; conduct
for fighting debriefing; and evaluate and report on fire
suppression activity and procedures.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been established by Competenz.
special notes:
Enactments include: International Convention on Standards
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,
Regulations II/2, II/3, II/4, 1978; and International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
Nature and location of the fire will determine the type of
equipment and agents required for suppression and may
include: water, foam, chemical agents, compressed gases or
mechanical smothering devices; fire-fighters’ turn-out
clothing, chemical splash suit or gas tight suits; and
compressed air breathing apparatus (CABA), air lines,
closed circuit breathing apparatus, and distress signal units
(DSU).
Evaluation of fire fighting activities would focus on: response
time, time taken to extinguish fire, damage to ship stability
and the effects on normal operations, number and extent of
injuries, possible revision and/or refinement of fire fighting
strategies in conjunction with senior officers, and application
and removal of extinguishing water.
Knowledge underpinning this unit standard includes classes
and chemistry of fire.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Direct fire fighting activities.
Range:
responsibility to direct fire fighting activities may be delegated to a ship’s officer
in accordance with rules and regulations.
performance criteria
1.1
Incident scenes are secured and isolated in accordance with damage control
procedures to facilitate the effectiveness of fire fighting activities.
1.2
Feedback on the progress of fire suppression activities is obtained and
evaluated to ensure that damage to the ship and injury to personnel is
minimised, and the operational effectiveness of the ship is maintained.
Range:
feedback may be verbal and/or personal observation; includes
integrity of ship’s stability.
1.3
Crew and passenger safety is maintained by providing timely and accurate
warnings of developing dangers utilising the ship's public address facilities.
1.4
Shore-based fire fighting facilities are advised and liaison maintained where this
is available and necessary.
element 2
Debrief and report on fire incidents.
performance criteria
2.1
Debrief sessions are conducted maintaining a positive and constructive
approach.
2.2
Participants involved in an incident are debriefed to ensure that they are all
aware of the necessary details of operation and the evaluation of the
performance of these operations.
2.3
Participants are sufficiently debriefed to minimise any trauma.
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2.4
Information on the incident is disseminated to assist with refinement of
equipment, response and procedures.
2.5
Debriefs are conducted to validate and help determine training strategies.
2.6
Reports of fire fighting activities are obtained from individuals and teams.
2.7
Individual reports are collated for the purposes of producing a single report,
copies of which are held for future reference and forwarded to the shipping
company for action.
Range:
reports are prepared outlining the effectiveness of the fire
suppression activities, having regard to: the nature and location of
the fire, damage to the ship and cargo, effects on stability, injuries
and/or loss of life.
element 3
Evaluate fire fighting activities.
performance criteria
3.1
Final reports on the outcomes of fire fighting activities and procedures are
evaluated to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of techniques and
strategies.
3.2
Reports are evaluated to ensure that activities have been carried out according
to rules and regulations.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0054 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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