The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in late January hosted a two-day meeting on behalf of the U.S. Military Sealift Command aimed at finalizing a draft curriculum for a maritime helicopter fire fighting course.Subsequently, the school submitted the curriculum to the agency for its anticipated approval, possibly with minor modifications.
The one-day course to be offered by the Paul Hall Center (located in Piney Point, Md.) is intended primarily for merchant mariners (including CIVMARs) sailing aboard military support ships, particularly vessels equipped with flight decks.
Representatives from the following organizations participated in the curriculum-development meeting: MSC; Calhoon MEBA Engineering School; MITAGS; Texas A&M; Elkins Marine Training International; RTM Star Center; and the Paul Hall Center.
Abundant information is included in the course, which emphasizes hands-on training and also includes classroom instruction. Main topics include fire chemistry; flight quarters organization; personal protective equipment; fire fighting equipment; helicopter types; and helicopter fire fighting tactics (including practical exercises on combating engine fires, cargo fires and more).
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