Ship Fire Prevention and Safety detailed Syllabus for Marine Engineering (Marine), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU Marine 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Marine Engineering 7th Sem 2018 Scheme.
For all the (Professional Elective-2) subjects refer to Professional Elective-2 Scheme. The detail syllabus for ship fire prevention and safety is as follows.
Course Learning Objectives:
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Module – 1
Basics of fire fighting. Chemistry of fire , fire triangle and fire tetrahedron, aspects of combustion-types of combustion including spontaneous combustion, flash point , fire point, limits of flammability, UEL, LEL, classification of fire and the properties of materials in each class of fire, fire fighting mediums and their properties, combustion products and their effect on human life and safety
Module – 2
Fire Protection Built In Ships SOLAS convention, requirements in respect of materials of construction and design of ships, (class A, B, type BHDS), fire detection and extinction systems, fire test, escape means, electrical installations, ventilation system and venting system for tankers. Statutory requirements for firefighting systems and equipments on different vessels, fire doors & fire zones.
Module – 3
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Module – 4
Fire Control and Safety Systems on Ships Action required and practical techniques adopted for extinguishing fires in accommodation, machinery spaces, boiler rooms, cargo holds, galley, etc. Fire fighting in port and dry dock. Procedure for re-entry after putting off fire, fire organization on ships, shipboard organization for fire and emergencies. Fire signal and muster. Fire drill. Fire control plan, Leadership and duties, human behavior.
Module – 5
Safety Measures and First Aid Special safety measures for preventing, fighting fire in tankers, chemical carriers, oil rigs, supply vessels, and fire fighting ships – Safe working practice with respect to fire on board ships. First aid, Rescue operations from affected compartments.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Frank Rush Brook, Fire Aboard, 3rd Edition, Brown, son & Ferguson Ltd.,
- Dr James Cowley , Fire safety at sea, Marine Engineering Practice, Vol 1, Part 05, IMarEST,
- Fire safety code book
Reference Books:
- D.G. Shipping, Fire Fighting Appliances Rules (1969/1990), 3rd edition published by Bhandarkar Publications, Mumbai, 1996
- IMO, SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) 3rd Edition, International Maritime Organization, London, UK, 2001.
- Leslie Jackson, Reed’s General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers Vol.8, 4th Edition, Thomas Reed publication, Great Britain, 1986.
- Gupta, R.S.,A Hand Book of Fire Technology, 2nd Ed., University Press, 2011
For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (Marine) 7th Sem, visit Marine Engineering 7th Sem Subjects.
For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.