ALASKA MARINE SAFETY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

We are gratified to receive the support of everyone one that supports AMSEA through an annual membership. However, we need to acknowledge a membership renewa...

The U.S. Coast Guard is giving OCMIs (Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection) the discretion to defer many commercial vessel inspections and exams up to 90 da...

As the nation grapples with school closures, business closures, and limits on social contact associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, maritime industries are n...

As many commercial fishermen prepare to return to fishing after a winter off the water, AMSEA's training season ramps up. A quick check our list of class off...

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin this month, reminding mariners of the hazards when crossing bars in the Pacific Northwest. M...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a network of satellites called SARSAT, that helps forecasters track weather systems and wildfir...

The Alaska Safety Advisory Council has put out a call for speakers at the 2020 Alaska Governor’s Safety & Health Conference in Anchorage on April 7 & 8, 2020...

This winter has gotten off to a rough start when it comes to commercial fishing vessel casualties. On December 31, two crew survived and five perished when t...

It's probably fair to say that the New Year's Eve sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose and loss of five crew has shaken folks up in the fishing industry in Alask...

We have heard from Senator Sullivan's office that both he and Senator Murkowski are, "staying engaged with the Coast Guard regarding VHF outages. On December...

Editor’s note: It’s no secret that the U.S. opioid epidemic has strongly impacted the commercial fishing industry. A vessel operator can no longer assume tha...

Before this past November’s Pacific Marine Expo fades into distant memory, we thought we should share what were a couple of highlights for us. As usual, we m...

As you enjoy this holiday season and prepare for the new year, we encourage you to renew your AMSEA membership or become a new member. Your membership contri...

Pacific Marine Expo 2019 is in Seattle, Washington at CenturyLink Field Event Center, November 21-23 and we'll be there. Be sure to stop by booth 4118 and sa...

An ongoing service outage has been affecting U.S. Coast Guard VHF radio stations along much of the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. The affected stations have be...

AMSEA strives to train marine safety instructors on every coast. That's why we hold Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) classes not only in Alaska, but ...

If you have ever attended an AMSEA Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor class, the chances are very good that you received your training at no cost or at a reduced...

The U.S. Coast Guard has updated a Marine Safety Alert from 2018 about defective personal flotation devices (PFDs) with information identifying the manufactu...