This training program is designed to equip both cabin and flight deck crew with extensive knowledge and understanding of the following regarding onboard fires:
- Prevention
- Detection
- Possible causes
- Management
- Crew responsibilities
- Equipment
The course material will provide information regarding the procedures to follow when smoke is detected onboard, and will also give you specific accounts of aircraft fires where lives have been lost; in some cases, completely unnecessarily.
In order to effectively fight fires, it is important to understand the components of fire and their relation to each other, types of fires, fire detection equipment and fire fighting equipment, all of which will be discussed in this program.
Fire Fighting Training, Safety Emergency Procedures Training (SEPT) and Aircraft Type Training all form an integral and highly interrelated part of your flight training. This Fire Fighting Training Program is therefore designed to complement the other modules whilst providing delegates with a better knowledge and understanding of Fire Management.
All crew must be familiar with the legislated requirements to fire safety and reference is made to CATS OPS 64.02.2 / 2.2.4.1 / 3.2.1.8 for this purpose.