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COASTAL TRANSPORTATION INC.

MARINE FIREFIGHTING TRAINING WEBSITE

 

THIS WEBSITE IS MEANT AS A STUDY AID FOR TRAINEES AT CTI'S MARINE FIREFIGHTING CENTER.

PLEASE SELECT FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

A NEW VIEW OF MARINE FIREFIGHTING: An article describing the basis for CTI's firefighting doctrine. © George Collazo

CTI FIREFIGHTING ORGANIZATION PLAN: A short description of how CTI organizes the crews on its ships for marine firefighting.

SIMULATOR SAFETY: Trainees must read this before entering the firefighting simulator.

NOTES ON SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA): A collection of practical notes meant for mariners.

TUG SCANDIA FIRE: The NTSB report of the fire on the Scandia in 1996, which resulted in the spill of almost 900,000 gallons of fuel oil from her barge.