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Fire Training Academy · Marine Firefighting Course
The Washington State Fire Training Academy in North Bend, Washington, provides an STCW Marine Firefighting course. This training course has been reviewed and approved by the United States Coast Guard.
Course Fees and Cancellations
- Basic Marine Firefighting (17.5 hours) - $385.00 per student.
- Advanced Marine Firefighting (32 hours) - $595.00 per student.
- Combination Marine Firefighting - $915.00 per student.
Payment in full must accompany your registration form. A full refund will be provided if the Fire Training Academy receives a written request for cancellation at least five working days prior to the scheduled start day. Payment by purchase order or invoice is also accepted for organizations and companies.
 Checks should be made payable to Washington State Patrol and mailed with a completed Registration Form to the following address:
Fire Training Academy
P.O. Box 1273
North Bend, WA 98045-1273
2009 Marine Training Schedule
Click the link below to view a calendar of course dates available for this year.
U.S. Coast Guard Approved - STCW Marine Firefighting
The marine firefighting mockup is designed as a mixture of a steam engine room and diesel room. It is intended to provide training for bilge fire, fuel line failure fires, boiler fires, fuel tank overflow fires, engine room access procedures.
- Basic Marine Firefighting - MFC-011 - $385 per student
This course aims to provide the training or candidates in fire prevention and fire fighting in accordance with the 1995 STCW Convention Chapter VI, Section A-VI/1, paragraph 2 and Table A-VI/1-2. On meeting the minimum standard of competence in fire prevention and fire fighting, a trainee will be competent to take appropriate measures for the safety of personnel and of the ship and to use fire appliances correctly. The trainee will also have knowledge of fire prevention.
- Advanced Marine Firefighting - MFC-004 - $595 per student
Prerequisite: Certification of Completion from a qualified "Basic Marine Firefighting Course."
This course is designed for all seafarers with safety or pollution prevention duties. This course covers the training required by SCTW Section A-VI/3, as outlined in Table A-VI/3, Annex Two of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Resolution A.437 (XI) "Training of Crews in Firefighting" and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
- Combination Basic/Advanced - MFC-007 - $915 per student
This 43-hour course is designed especially for those personnel seeking US Coast Guard maritime licensing. The program will provide both basic and advanced firefighting training following the International Maritime Organization (IMO), STCW guidelines and is Coast Guard approved.
Additional Marine/Private Firefighting courses
- Self Contained Breathing Apparatus - MFC-005 - $135 per student
Prerequisites: None
This 4-hour course deals with types of self contained breathing apparatus, donning, doffing, maintenance, and care of the unit. This course does not meet NFPA standards and is only intended as an introduction.
- Live Fire Team Training - MFC-008 - $150 per student
Perquisites: None
This 8-hour course provides the opportunity for emergency response teams to combat live class (A) alpha and or class (B) bravo fires. It is recommended that personnel attending this course be members of an organized emergency response team. All personnel attending will be rotated through the assorted positions on a fire party during the training day. Instructors will observe and critique the actions of the team at the end of each drill sequence.
- Industrial Fire Brigades - IFC-003 -- $715 per student
Prerequisites: None
This 24-hour course conducted over three days is specifically designed to meet the NFPA standards for industrial fire brigades. It provides step-by-step instructions for the prevention or control of fires and emergencies in the industrial work environment. This course is outlined to produce a competent individual who can function as a trained member of an industrial brigade emergency response organization. It teaches the same Firefighter 1 methodology employed by municipal fire departments and assumes participation in a tiered system.
The program offers instruction in fire safety, fire science behavior, response of fire brigades, mutual aid, capabilities, and limitations of extinguishing agents and equipment, hazard control, restoration of operations, self contained breathing apparatus, and search and rescue procedures. Practical applications of classroom principals are taught in several challenging fire ground applications.
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