Alaska Marine Safety

Education Association

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HERE'S WHAT'S NEW!

June 24, 2009

Read the Summer 2009 Edition of AMSEA's Newsletter

The latest issue of AMSEA's Marine Safety Update is now available to download. Download the Summer 2009 issue as a PDF here (1.03 MB).

Or, find this new edition as well as past issues on our Newsletters page.

June 10, 2009

Immersion Suit Exemption Available For Infants Aboard Commercial Fishing Vessels in Alaska

The U.S Coast Guard requires an appropriate sized immersion (survival) suit for each person onboard most commercial fishing vessels. Unfortunately, there are no USCG-approved immersion suits on the market sized appropriately for infants. However, fishing families often do fish with their infants onboard.

While determining how best to remedy this problem, the USCG is temporarily allowing families fishing in Alaskan waters with infants onboard to apply for an exemption from carrying immersion suits for infants less than 35 inches tall.

Read more and learn what you need to do to receive this exemption.

Updated June 25, 2009

Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Instructor Training To Be Held in Tampa, Florida

This session of AMSEA's premier train-the trainer course is an intensive 48-hour, six-day program designed to train individuals to effectively teach safety and survival skills, as well as emergency onboard safety drills, to commercial fishermen. The course is U.S. Coast Guard approved.

The course will be held at:

Sailport Resort
2506 N Rocky Point Dr
Tampa, FL 33607
813-281-9599 or 800-255-9599

Learn more or register to attend online. More information is also available by email or by calling AMSEA at 907- 747-3287.

Download the printable flyer pictured below.

March 25, 2009

Spring Edition of AMSEA Newsletter Now Available To Download

The Spring 2009 issue of AMSEA's Marine Safety Update is now available to download. Download it as a PDF here (1.2 MB).

Or, find this new edition as well as past issues on our Newsletters page.

March 20, 2009

AMSEA Training Offered In Barrow, AK

AMSEA staffers Jaquette Carroll and Mike Morris, pictured above under Barrow's famous whalebone arch, recently offered a variety of cold-water safety and survival training in that far north community.

They worked with Barrow schoolteachers, children and fishermen during the week of March 7 – 14.

Pictured at left is Dessie Rexford of Barrow learning how to wax the zipper of an immersion suit.

March 17, 2009

How To Fit a Child's Lifejacket

Spring and summer boating will soon be underway, and new PFDs may be needed for growing children. In the short video below, BoatU.S. explains how to insure that children's lifejackets fit properly.

To learn more about children's lifejackets, visit the BoatU.S. website.

Updated March 5, 2009

NEW! Small Boat Safety Film Released On DVD

It Could Have Been Prevented is dramatic video about small boat safety in rural Alaska. It has been a favorite in AMSEA's collection since it was first issued in 1990. It was recently released on DVD.

The 17-minute video touches on issues such as alcohol use, weather, and personal flotation devices. The fictional story about a family traveling upriver to a fish camp illustrates how the tragedy befalling the boaters could have been prevented.

Price is $20.00. Visit the AMSEA store for ordering information.

AMSEA'S mission:

Reduce injury and death in the marine and freshwater environment through education and training provided by a network of qualified marine safety instructors.