FIRE FIGHTING ON CONTAINER SHIPS

Fire on board any ship is a serious emergency. The officers and crew undergo training as well as regular emergency practice in fire fighting. In most cases, however, they deal with open fires.

This package deals with a completely different type of fire - a container fire - about which there is little or no training given, nor is there much opportunity to practice fighting such a fire. There are a number of critical differences in fighting container fires from that of open fires.

The video depicts a typical 'case history' on board a container ship, from the moment a fire is discovered, through preparation for fighting the fire right to the point when a de-briefing session is held, both on shore at head office and on board ship, to formulate the lessons that have been learned from the incident.