The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) is conducting a forty-two-hour Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) at the North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owner’s Association (NPFVOA) in Seattle, Washington, from February 11, 2019 to February 16, 2019. This is an intensive train-the-trainer course that prepares individuals to effectively teach cold-water survival procedures, use of marine safety equipment, and vessel safety drills. Interested mariners can register online at www.asmsea.org or call (907) 747-3287.
Taught by experienced mariners, the MSIT provides practical, hands-on experience in survival equipment use and procedures. Topics covered during the course include preparation for emergencies, cold-water near drowning, hypothermia, cold-water survival, survival equipment, procedures & onboard drills, risk assessment, ergonomics, and methods of instruction. AMSEA recommends this workshop for anyone that wants to provide cold-water survival & survival, shore-side survival, or marine safety instruction, like the USCG-required drill conductor certification for commercial fishermen. The course will be taught at NFVOA, 1900 W. Emerson Pl. #101.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be prepared to teach AMSEA’s U.S. Coast Guard approved Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor training, pending authorization from the Coast Guard. The cost is $875 for AMSEA members and $995 for non-members. Scholarships may be available for commercial fishermen.
