Manual of firemanship. Book 4, Incidents involving aircraft, shipping and railways : a survey of the science of fire-fighting / Home Office (Fire Department).
By: Great Britain. Fire Dept
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BookPublisher: London : H.M.S.O., 1985Description: xxvii, 266 p., [44] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, facsims., plans (some col.), 2 forms ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0113405847.Subject(s): Fire extinction -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 628.925 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 628.925 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00007269 | ||
| General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 628.925 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00107995 |
Includes index.
Part 1: Incidents involving aircraft -- Introduction -- Design and construction of fixed-wing civil aircraft -- Design and construction of fixed-wing military aircraft -- Rotary-wing aircraft -- Aviation authorities, airports and emergency procedures -- Incidents on airports -- Incidents off airports -- Rescue from aircraft -- Special hazards in aircraft incidents -- Part 2: Incidents involving shipping -- Introduction --Ship construction -- Ship-board fire protection -- Factors relevant to incidents on ships -- Stabililty -- Fighting ship fires in port -- Incidents at sea -- Dangerous substances on ships and in port areas -- Inland waterways -- Part 3: Incidents involving railways -- Introduction -- Features of railways -- Features of trains -- Emergency procedures for railway incidents -- Action at the scene of a railway incident -- Rescue from trains -- Dangerous substances carried on trains.