Seafarer documentsSafety and security
Updating Training in Advanced Fire Fighting
- STCW VI/3
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Document
- Validity
- As issued; competence shown every 5 years
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents2
1 What it covers
Evidences updated proficiency in Advanced Fire Fighting. It does not automatically establish currency in basic Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting.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 maintaining the required standard of competence.1