1. Comprehensive Maritime Incident Management: protocols, roles, and chain of command for coordinated response
2. Operational Planning and Execution: briefing, routes, weather windows, and go/no-go criteria
3. Rapid Risk Assessment: criticality matrix, scene control, and decision-making under pressure
4. Operational Communication: VHF/GMDSS, standardized reports, and inter-agency liaison
5. Tactical Mobility and Safe Boarding: RHIB maneuvers, approach, mooring, and recovery
6. Equipment and Technologies: PPE, signaling, satellite tracking, and field data logging
7. Immediate Care of the Affected: primary assessment, hypothermia, trauma, and stabilization for evacuation
8. Adverse Environmental Conditions: swell, Visibility, flows, and operational mitigation

   Simulation and training: critical scenarios, use of VR/AR, and exercises with performance metrics

   Documentation and continuous improvement: lessons learned, indicators (MTTA/MTTR), and SOP updates

1. Introduction to Naval Firefighting: Fire Triangle, Fire Classes, and Extinguishing Agents
2. Fire Chemistry: Reactions, Combustion Products, and Explosiveness
3. Shipbuilding: Compartmentalization, Fire-Resistant Materials, and Evacuation Routes
4. Detection Systems: Smoke, Heat, Flame, and Gas Detectors
5. Fixed Extinguishing Systems: Sprinklers, Total Flooding, Foam, and CO2
6. Portable Equipment: Fire Extinguishers, Hoses, Nozzles, and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
7. Organization of Onboard Firefighting: Roles, Communications, and Command
8. Extinguishing Techniques: Direct Attack, Indirect Attack, Cooling, and Smothering
9. Fire Prevention: Safety Procedures, Inspections, and Maintenance
10. Legislation and Regulations Applicable to Naval Fire Prevention and Extinguishing

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1. Fire Chemistry and Physics: Fire Triangle and Tetrahedron, Fire Classes.
2. Standards and Regulations: SOLAS, IMO, flags, national and international conventions.
3. Detection and Alarm Equipment: Types of detectors (smoke, heat, flame), alarm and communication systems.
4. Firefighting Equipment: Portable extinguishers, hoses, nozzles, fixed systems (CO2, foam, water mist).
5. Firefighting Equipment Inspection: Procedures, checklists, maintenance, and record keeping.
6. Organization and Roles in Firefighting: Team leader, firefighters, equipment operators, evacuation.
7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Firefighter suits, self-contained breathing apparatus (ERA), masks, gloves, and boots.

Firefighting tactics and strategies: In confined spaces, on decks, in engine compartments.

Emergency and evacuation plans: Development, drills, assembly points, headcount procedures.

Fire investigation: Evidence collection, cause analysis, report writing.

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1. Fire Chemistry: Fire Triangle and Tetrahedron, Fire Classes
2. Fuels and Oxidizers in the Naval Environment: Identification and Risks
3. Fire Detection Systems: Smoke, Heat, and Flame Detectors
4. Portable Fire Extinguishers: Types, Proper Use, and Maintenance
5. Fixed Extinguishing Systems: CO2, Foam, Water Mist, Inert Gases
6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Firefighter Suits
7. Organization of Firefighting on Board: Roles and Responsibilities
8. Firefighting Techniques in Confined Spaces and Compartments
9. Fire Emergency Plans: Development, Drills, and Evaluation
10. Fire Investigation: Causes, Prevention, and Lessons Learned learned

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1. Introduction to Maritime Emergencies: Types, Causes, and Consequences
2. Legislation and Regulations: International, National, and Local Conventions
3. Organization of the Response: Coordination Centers, Available Resources
4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Maritime Emergencies
5. Detection and Alarm Systems: Detection of Fires, Floods, etc.
6. Emergency Plans on Board and in Port Facilities
7. Firefighting Techniques: Classification of Fires, Extinguishing Agents
8. Control of Spills of Hydrocarbons and Hazardous Substances
9. Maritime Rescue: Rescue, Evacuation, and First Aid Techniques
10. Emergency Communication: Radio Procedures, Signals, and Codes

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1. System Architecture and Components: Structural design, materials, and subsystems (mechanical, electrical, electronic, and fluid) with selection and assembly criteria for marine environments
2. Fundamentals and Principles of Operation: Physical and engineering foundations (thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, electricity, control, and materials) that explain performance and operating limits
3. Safety and Environmental (SHE): Risk analysis, PPE, LOTO, hazardous atmospheres, spill and waste management, and emergency response plans
4. Applicable Regulations and Standards: IMO/ISO/IEC requirements and local regulations;
5. Conformance criteria, certification, and best practices for operation and maintenance
6. Inspection, testing, and diagnostics: Visual/dimensional inspection, functional testing, data analysis, and predictive techniques (vibration, thermography, fluid analysis) to identify root causes
7. Preventive and predictive maintenance: Hourly/cycle/seasonal plans, lubrication, adjustments, calibrations, consumable replacement, post-service verification, and operational reliability
8. Instrumentation, tools, and metrology: Measuring and testing equipment, diagnostic software, calibration and traceability; selection criteria, safe use, and storage
9. Onboard integration and interfaces: Mechanical, electrical, fluid, and data compatibility; Sealing and watertightness, EMC/EMI, corrosion protection, and interoperability testing.

   Quality, acceptance testing, and commissioning: process and materials control, FAT/SAT, bench and sea trials, go/no-go criteria, and evidence documentation.

   Technical documentation and integrated practice: logs, checklists, reports, and a complete case study (safety → diagnosis → intervention → verification → report) applicable to any system.