Library/Pre-study Guidance

To assist you with your preparation we have made available for download the ‘training notes’ that you will have received during your initial course.

Pre-study guidance for delegates attending Revalidation or Breathing Apparatus Instructor Courses can be found within this section.  It is important that you follow this guidance carefully.

Breathing Apparatus Instructor

• Pre-Attendance Study Guide

Crew Commander Incident Command Revalidation

• Pre Attendance Study Guidance
• Actions of the Crew Commander
• Functional Leadership
• Incident Command
• Managing the Safety of Others
• Operational Communications
• Psychology of Decision Making

Firefighter Revalidation

• Pre Course Study Guidance
• Aircraft Construction
• Aircraft Engines
• Aircraft Firefighting - Tactics & Techniques
• Aircraft Rescue - Specialist Equipment
• Airport Emergency Organisation and Post Incident Consideration
• Aviation Fuels & Fuel Tankers
• Communication
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Carbon Dioxide
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Dry Powder
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Foam
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Halon
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Water
• Fire Service Equipment (hose, branches, hydrants)
• Fire Service Knots
• Fire Service Manual (Vol 1) Inspection and Testing of Equipment
• Fuel Tankers and Bulk Storage Vessels
• Hydraulics (Calculations used in Fireground Operations)
• Hydraulics
• Incidents involving Helicopters
• Internal Fires
• Military Aircraft
• Pumps and Primers
• Tactics & Techniques – Freight Aircraft
• Tactics & Techniques – Undercarriages
• Teamwork & Communications
• Safe and competent use of BA
• BA General Check - Don and start up - servicing
• Physiology of Respiration
• Procedures in Hot & Humid Atmospheres
• Working in Smoke
• Enclosed Spaces
• BA Cylinders
• Emergency Procedures for BA Wearers
• Tech Bulletin 1-1997 BA Command & Control

Lower Category Aerodrome Supervisor Revalidation

• Pre Course Study Guidance
• Aerodrome Categorisation
• Airside Safety & Risk Assessment
• Emergency Orders Liaisons with Other Agencies
• Leadership Functions of the Supervisor
• Management & Planning of Drills & Exercises
• Station Training
• Tactics & Techniques – (Helicopters) Role of the Officer in Charge
• Tactics & Techniques – Incidents involving Undercarriages
• Tactics & Techniques – Role of the Officer in Charge
• The Management & Control of Appliance Media & Equipment

RFFS Supervisor Revalidation

• Pre Course Study Guidance
• Aerodrome Safety
• Breathing Apparatus – Legislation, Specification & Guidance
• CAP 168 Study Guide
• Emergency Decontamination
• Incident Command
• Licensing of Aerodromes – Chapter 8
• Managing a Training Programme
• Radioactive Materials
• Resource Management
• Scene Management – Post Incident Issues
• Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

2 Week Firefighter Bridging Programme

• Pre Attendance Study Guidance
• Physics & Chemistry for Firefighters
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Water
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Foam
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Dry Powder
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Halon
• Fire Extinguishing Media - Carbon Dioxide
• Hydraulics
• Hydraulics Calcluations
• Pumps & Primers
• Aircraft Construction
• Aircraft Fuels & Fuel Tanks
• Tactics & Techniques - Introduction
• Undercarriages
• Engines
• Internal Fires
• Helicopters
• Military Aircraft
• Freight Aircraft
• Safe & Competent use of BA
• BA General Check - Don and start up - servicing
• Physiology of Respiration
• Working in Hot and Humid Atmospheres
• Working in Smoke
• Enclosed Spaces
• BA Cylinders
• Emergency Procedures for BA Wearers
• BA Procedures (TB 1-97)

3 Week Firefighter Bridging Programme

• Pre Attendance Study Guidance
• Safe & Competent use of BA
• BA General Check - Don  and Start up - servicing
• Physiology of Respiration
• Working in Hot & Humid Atmospheres
• Working in Smoke
• Enclosed Spaces
• BA Cylinders
• Emergency Procedures for BA Wearers
• BA Procedures (TB 1-97)