Bob wrote in news:dd9624dc-c91b-477a-aad5-287f5e0400e5
@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

Then STCW is required.


Took the Navy firefighter training in the fake ship at Charleston Navy
Base. The instructor lit off the "ship" and droned on and on and on as the
flames got higher and higher and higher until little tornadoes were forming
over the openings. Then, he said, "OK, Gentlemen, she's ready!"

Then, my ship sent me to Damage Control School, the one with the flooding
compartments you either have to "save" with shoring and mattresses or drown
when the air bubble at the overhead is gone. THAT separated the men from
the claustrophobic in a hurry. I never heard so much screaming, even after
we'd succeeded in slowing up the deluge through the "hull"!

If the plastic boat catches fire, I'm not sure those epoxy fumes are
survivable for long....

Welcome to the group. You're way ahead of the 95th percentile. You've
already qualified for carbon and diesel fuel submersion.....(c;

Which license do you hold?