Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

The Fire Fighting Facility and Outdoor Test Tank located in Foxtrap, NL, offers the following:

• A large environmentally secured fire field complete with marine, offshore petroleum, helicopter, and industrial pressure fire simulators
• Stair tower with high-angle rescue and vertical extraction capability over three stories in height
• Confined space environment
• Firefighting equipment including various sizes of hoses, stationary monitors, extinguishers and eductors
• Personal protective equipment
• Emergency response/firefighting vehicles including crash and pump trucks
• 20 metre by 10 metre by two metre environmentally secure outdoor test tank which is floodable for a range of test applications (including fire and ice/harsh environment)

The indoor training tank and environmental theatre located in Foxtrap, Newfoundland and Labrador offers the following:

• 18 metre by 14 metre by four metre indoor pool with wind, waves, rain and lighting and sound control
• High-fidelity helicopter underwater escape trainer based on the Sikorsky S-92 Helicopter (only one of its kind in the world)
• Helicopter underwater emergency breathing apparatus (HUEBA) and training chair
• Marine abandonment immersion suits
• Helicopter passenger transportation suits
• Marine evacuation systems (slides and chutes)
• Aviation and marine life rafts

The lifeboat launch simulator is used to replicate the launching of lifeboats into high seas and with a variety of fault conditions. SurvivalQuest is a DNV certified Class S lifeboat simulator developed by Virtual Marine Technology to provide trainees with practical experience completing emergency launch exercises in a variety of sea states and weather conditions.