Airport Fire Officers (AFO)

You will gain knowledge in various aspects of Aircraft Rescue and Fire-fighting (ARFF) operational tactics and equipment, incident management, training, safety and standards in accordance to ICAO Annex 14 and Doc 9137 (Airport Services Manual Part 1 - Rescue and Fire-fighting). 

There are 4 modules in this programme:

Module 1: AFO Operational Tactics and Equipment 
Module 2: AFO Incident Management 
Module 3: AFO Training, Safety and Standards
Module 4: AFO Aircraft Rescue and Fire-fighting Exercises

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the programme, you will be able to:

• effectively support fire station management 
• execute effective incident management and crew assessments
• implement competency-based training and assessment programmes in an ARFF environment
• Apply appropriate procedures, safety standards and best practice in specific ARFF situations 

This programme is recommended if you are an airport fire-fighter in a supervisory role.

Prerequisites 

• Completed some form of basic firemanship training; and

• Have at least two years of experience in ARFF/aerodrome operations or equivalent; or
• Supported/ recommended by his/her organisation that he/she is suitable for the course.