NAVAL SAFETY CENTER FFDC

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NAVAL SAFETY CENTER FF/DC
Presents The Damage Control And Firefighting
Training site
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History
Click on years For historic info
1962
1992
2000
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1962

• The NBCD School are transfered from Horten Naval
  Port to Haakonsvern Naval base in Bergen and
  established at HNoMS Tordenskjold.
• The Firefighting ground consisted of facilities
  for basic firetraining and education of
  smokedivers, and a Damagecontrol Repair
  Instructional Unit.
• Seasurvival courses and practical training
• NBC practical training and courses
• Helicopterdeck with mock-up.
• (helicopter were added early
• eigthies due to the integration
• of Nordkapp-class coastguard wessels)

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1992

• The poluting trainingsite were closed down due
  to environmental circumstances.
• A new site was needed, and therefor a project was
  formed to develope a new environmental friendly
  fireschool.
• All firefighting training was for a period moved
  to an civilian safety center in the region. The
  training was conducted by RNoN trainors to uphold
  the quality and competence of firefighting within
  the Navy.
• RNoN continued the training on civilian ground
  until may 2000.

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2000

• The new environmental friendly trainingsite was
  opened.

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Keywords and numbers Safety Section

• Safety section are divided in 4 sub-sections (
  CBRN FFDC Seaman Ship - Medics )
• 24 Officers, 2 CPOs, 20 conscripts (incl 5 Petty
  Officers)
• FFDC
• 8 Officers, 1 CPO, 4 POs and 10 conscripts
• Trainees Approx 2500 trainees annually,
  including app. 600 advanced firefighters (
  smokedivers and chemfire )
• Durations of courses from one day and up to 30
  days.
• Tasks Production of lectures and
  trainingmanuals, conduct training at school, On
  board training, Tactical and safety evaluation of
  all Naval and Coastguard wessels, Support the
  RNoN Material Command with experts in projects
  etc.
• Assist Norwegian autorities with expertice and
  training. PM office, National Safety Directory,
  Customs, Fire Deps etc

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Location
LOCATION
Haakonsvern Naval Base
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The Site
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Fire Fighting Training Unit
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Some figures regarding FFTU

• Fires are supported with LPG ( prophane )
  liquidized and/or in gaseous phase.
• All categories of fires ( ex. metal fires ),
  small fires, large fires, fireballs and flashover
  
• Smoke is introduced to exercise areas with 12
  large computercontrolled smokegenerators (10
  100 density)
• Powerfull lightstrobes can be activated (combined
  with fire) to simulate energized fires. System
  monitor if relevant power switches are shutt
  off)
• Generic Search and rescue (SAR) areas on 2. Floor
  (1.deck )
• Smoke and heat free briefingrooms on all
  decklevels
• Autonomous breathingair and firemain water supply
• All fires can be actvated in three modes.
• Local Trainor control fires with
  remotecontrol/pedants
• Manually PC operator controls fires and are
  on-line with trainors
• Automatic all fires are activated live, and
  starts when relevant doors are opened. The fires
  will in automode respond due to fire
  extinguishment by a high number of different
  sensors (water, foam, CO2, powder, temp,
  soakingtime etc)
• Smoke and water are cleansed to reduce polution.
  
• Global and local shutdown system (manual and
  automatic)
• Number of trainees 24 at all time in Advanced
  areas and 24 in Basic training area
• Staff depending on level of exercises from 5
  7 in Advanced areas, 3 in Basic area, 2
  controlroom operators

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Contents of the FFTU

• Basic Training section
• Advanced Training sections
• Engine room
• Generator room
• Switchboard
• Cabin
• Galley
• Store
• Operationroom
• radiostation
• Technical section
• Ventilation system
• Smoke cleansing system
• Waterbasin, cleansing and decontaminating system

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FFTU - Layout - 1st floor
Basic firefighting
Smokedivers firefighting area
Energized fire
Large pool
Small pool (with fireball)
closet
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FFTU - Layout - 1st floor (3.deck)
Basic firefighting
Smokedivers firefighting area
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FFTU - Layout - 2nd floor (2.deck)
Smokedivers firefighting area
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FFTU - Layout - 3rd floor (1.deck)
Smokedivers firefighting area
SAR areas
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FFTU - Layout - Profile
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Helicopter Deck
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Crash On Deck training
(Wrecked cars are used to drill cutting of
helicopter)
Flight Deck Officer training Flight Deck Crew
training
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Damage Repair Instructional Unit
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DRIU
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Some figures regarding DRIU

• Ship mock-up with typical shipsections.
• Measurements L 8 x W 5 x H 6 mtr
• DRIU are controlled by computers that activates
  all damages. Manually or preset runs.
• 21 different damages (12 lowpressure at 1 bar and
  9 highpressure at 6 bar)
• The DRIU moves 15 stb/port (angel of heel can be
  set)
• Movements are controlled by computers and can be
  decreased or increased depending on simulated
  seastate.
• Realistic soundeffects. HiFi systems. Speakers
  inside and outside the DRIU.
• Varity of light inside (day, night or blackouts)
• 60 tons of (fresh) water can be introdused to
  training areas (waterlevel on lower deck is 1.7
  mtr)
• Emergency buttons are installed in all rooms.
  All relevant doors and gates are monitored and
  activated. ( Handling of critical doors or gates
  will set the DRIU into stop position )
• 24 trainees per exercise (2h).
• Staff pr exercise 5 trainors 1 operator

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DRIU
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Audio and Pics
SCBA FF Basic Course
DRIU Exercise
Klaustrophobia Unit
Foam Unit
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Questions?

• Send e-mail to
• jorefsnes_at_mil.no
• or
• call
• 47 55 50 37 10

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Fire in heliocopter mirrored in the windows of
the controlbuilding
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Remotecontrolled Flashover in the galley
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Firecontrolpanel in the heliocopterhangar
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Student training with portable extinguisher
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Students training with firehose and spray
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Klaustrophobia Unit
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The unit consist of many chambers and manholes.
Some chambers are waterfilled. The unit will
also be filled with smoke
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Foam Unit
Training in container filled with AFFF
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