Fire Training Manual 4th Edition 2024

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Fire Training Manual 4th Edition 2024

Now updated and fully compliant with 2024 SOLAS requirements, and accepted by maritime Administrations worldwide:

• Updated to reflect technological advancements, maritime practices, and global changes since 2017
• Revised sections on extinguishing media, including AFFF foam replacement and lithium-ion vehicle fires.
• Expanded coverage on fire spread, growth, and ventilation practices.
• Added section outlining the functions of Integrated Alarm Monitoring and Control Systems (IAMCS) for enhanced fire response.
• Updated and expanded guidelines on command, control, and fire team responsibilities.
• Expanded Fire Safety Operational Booklet includes updates applicable to various vessel types and reference to the new Industrial Personnel (IP) Code and new SOLAS ch. XV. (both effective July 2024).
• Continued provision for customising the manual to vessel-specific equipment and procedures for compliance.
• 2024 SOLAS Fire Training Manual 4th Edition sections include the following vessel types: Fires in Port, Dangerous Goods & IMDG / EmS Schedules, Vehicle, Special Category & Ro-Ro Spaces, Car-Carrying Vessels, Passenger Vessels, General Cargo (Break Bulk) Vessels, Dry & Bulk Combination Vessels, Container Vessels, Liquefied Gasses in Bulk, Ships using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels, Oil Tankers, Chemical Tankers, Tankers – Preventing fire spread to cargo areas, Tankers – Inerting, Purging & Gas-Freeing, Offshore Support Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Special Purpose Ships, & Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel, High Speed Craft, Ship Operating Polar Water, Nuclear Ships & Ships Carrying Radioactive Substances.