1. FIREFIGHTING EMERGENCIES
REPÚBLIC A BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL EXPERIMENTAL MARÍTIMA DEL CARIBE
VICERRECTORADO ACADÉMICO
CÁTEDRA DE IDIOMAS
MARITIME ENGLISH
Members:
Bethencourt Moisés
Gilibeth Lucena
Padilla Luis
Suarez M
Castro Glenn
Teacher:
Rivas Cesar
2. What Is Fire?
The fire is a chemical reaction between fuels with
oxygen under the action of a heat source.
Fire is the most potential hazard on board ships so
firefighting needs to be
3. Tetrahedron Of Fire
The chain reaction can easily break if only one element is isolated.
Removal of oxygen from fire
is called Smothering
Removal of fuel from fire is
called Starving
Removal of heat from fire is
called Cooling
Heat + Fuel + Oxygen + Chain Reaction= Fire
5. Advanced Stages Fire Actions And
Personal Protective Equipment
Fireman and hose reel system Sprinkler system
(Manual Actuation) (Automatic Actuation)
Personal Protective Equipment
6. FIRE DETECTION
MANUAL DETECTION AUTOMATIC DETECTION
• Regular rounds by
duty personnel
during working and
non -working hours.
• Alert and competent
ship crew.
• Central monitoring
through Closed Circuit
TV (CCTV)
• Smoke Detectors
• Heat Detectors
7. “SAFETY IS A STATE OF MIND
—
ACCIDENTS ARE AN ABSENCE OF MIND”
