Fire pump sizing and the basic understanding of pumping principles is little understood within the industry.
The sprinkler installers know how to calculate a fixed fire protection requirement but not how to order a pump, and he pump suppliers know how to size a pump but not calculate a sprinkler systems requirement.
This leaves a huge rift between the correct calculation of a sprinkler system and the resultant pump and water supply requirements. The object of this course is to bridge this chasm and to create a Certificate issued by the ASIB that is meaningful within the industry in respect of competency in this field.