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Now is a great time to become a certified drill conductor or to refresh! Upon completion of your AMSEA drill conductor course, participants are eligible to receive up to $95 off their next purchase of a USCG-approved or non-approved personal floatation device. See below for some examples (you are not limited to these options.) AMSEA's PFD refund applies to Drill Conductor classes taught through AMSEA beginning on October 1st, 2022.* Drill conductors will also receive their ow

The USCG just released its report on the grounding of the Ever Forward back in March 2022. Distracted Driving was to blame in the incident. While most of us aren't piloting 100,000-ton vessels, we have all answered phone calls or texted a friend when we shouldn't have. Even a short conversation can have dire consequences. The M/V Ever Forward, true to her name, plowed solidly into the mud moments after her pilot looked up from his phone and made a desperate but unsuccessful a