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Check out AMSEA's new drill scenario playing cards with Tom Crestodina's incredible artwork on the back. Safety and fun should go hand in hand this season. The AMSEA playing cards have more going on than your usual deck. These drill scenario cards were created by AMSEA staff to practice your monthly drills as a team. The cards address fire, flooding, man-over-board, and abandon-ship scenarios with vessel orientations, how-to cards, and a variety of unique safety drills. These

In June 2022, the USCG inspection officers noticed a defect in many of the immersion suits they were examining. There was delamination occurring in the seam where the zipper meets the chin. The defect was noticed not only in immersion suits that were on vessels but also in unsold suits on the shelves. Servitec began an internal investigation after learning of the defect to look at the water ingress and leakage in the defective suits. They discovered that out of the 30 suits t

As commercial fishermen know, the first trip of the season is a reminder that our bodies are fragile. We end up with bruises covering our legs and often a goose egg or two on our heads from forgetting about the bulkhead clearance, or the height of the wheelhouse doorframe. Over the years we have compiled a long list of near-misses and preventable accidents. Commercial fishing is one of the most hazardous occupations in the US, with fatality rates 29 times higher than the nati

Come visit us at the Pacific Marine Expo (PME) Thursday, November 17 through Saturday, November 19th at the Lumen Field Event Center, in Seattle WA. You can find us at booth #4118 in the Alaska Section. Stop by our booth to check out our current projects, pick up some new merchandise, and learn about our upcoming classes and deals. AMSEA has a drawing for commercial fishermen who take our online ergonomics class before November 30th. Click the link to take the online class an

The US Coast Guard District 17 commercial fishing vessel safety office reported that 2022 was a fatality-free commercial fishing season. This is a big deal! Alaska's commercial fishermen should be proud. The waters haven't been calm and the fisheries haven't been risk-free, but fishermen have made safety-conscious decisions and been prepared for at-sea disasters. Thanks to the USCG, other mariners, and commercial fishermen's actions, fishing vessel disasters from this past se