Seafarer documentsSafety and security
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
- STCW VI/1
- STCW A-VI/1-2
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Document
- Validity
- As issued; competence shown every 5 years
- Names in other countries
- 5 countries
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents3
1 What it covers
Evidences training in fire prevention and initial shipboard firefighting.1,2
2 Validity and renewal
Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.
Maintaining competence. Every 5 years the seafarer provides evidence of competence for parts A-VI/1-2.3
Refresher training:3
3 Names in 5 countries
How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.
| Country | Name in the issuing country |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Fire fighting and fire preventionIssued by: South African Maritime Safety Authority · source |
| Japan | 消火講習修了証明書Fire-Fighting Training Completion CertificateIssued by: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism · source |
| New Zealand | Basic Fire-prevention and fire-fightingIssued by: Maritime New Zealand · source |
| Argentina | Prevención y Lucha Contra IncendiosFire Prevention and Fire FightingIssued by: Agencia Nacional de Puertos y Navegación; Prefectura Naval Argentina · source |
| Uruguay | Prevención y lucha contra incendiosFire Prevention and Fire FightingIssued by: Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME) · source |