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Jul 31, 2018
1 min

New Edition of U.S. Coast Pilot Now Available

Posted by LT Amy Midgett, Thursday, July 26, 2018 The first edition of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S. Coast...

Jul 3, 2018
1 min

AMSEA Training Efforts in FY 2018

With our fiscal year just ended June 30, 2018, preliminary data shows that AMSEA Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor training reached over 979...

Jun 26, 2018
1 min

Coast Guard Issues a Marine Safety Alert for Defective Type-I PFDs

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert for defective Type-I Personal Flotation Devices (PFD). The defect renders the PFD...

Mar 27, 2018
2 min

Coast Guard Urges Mariners to Inspect Immersion Suit Zippers

UPDATE 03/30/2018: We asked Scott Wilwert, the lead Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner for U.S.C.G. District 17, for some...

Mar 7, 2018
2 min

Make 2018 the Year You Become a Marine Safety Instructor

Are you a person that is safety-oriented, likes to share your knowledge with others, and motivated to help save lives? Have you ever...

Feb 28, 2018
1 min

Rick Petersen, Alaska Boating Educator of the Year

AMSEA Training Coordinator Rick Petersen has been named Boating Educator of the Year for the State of Alaska by the Alaska Boating Safety...

Feb 5, 2018
1 min

PFDs Just Helped Save Two Commercial Fishermen in the Bering Sea

Why are these guys smiling? Maybe because they know that the PFDs they are wearing just might save their lives. Photo credit: Ted...

Jan 25, 2018
1 min

New AMSEA Website Search Feature

There's lots of information on the AMSEA website and while we try to keep things organized, it's not always easy to find exactly what you...

Jan 2, 2018
2 min

Fatigue — It'll Bite You

Operating your boat while fatigued can lead to very bad outcomes. But, don't take our word for for it. Listen to Capt. Russ Eager. He ran...

Nov 29, 2017
2 min

Safety Training Saves Lives, But Don't Take Our Word For It

As you may already know, California commercial fisherman, Frank Gee, recently lost the F/V Ocean Gale, to a fire while off Pillar Point,...

Nov 7, 2017
1 min

Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles

Fire extinguisher manufacturer, Kidde, has issued a recall of all fire extinguishers with plastic handles. According to the U.S Consumer...

Nov 3, 2017
1 min

Vessel Stability & Drill Conductor Training at the 2017 Young Fishermen's Summit

Are you attending Alaska Sea Grant’s Young Fishermen’s Summit in Anchorage, December 6-8? We hope so! AMSEA will be there to provide a...

Oct 31, 2017
2 min

IFISH 5 Submissions for Session Proposals and Abstracts Extended Until November 15th!

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and...

Aug 24, 2017
1 min

Good Bye Coral, Hello Emma

Next month we will bid a fond farewell to Coral Pendell, our Course Coordinator. A skilled craftsperson, Coral is leaving AMSEA to...

Aug 16, 2017
1 min

Marine Safety Update Summer 2017

The summer edition of Marine Safety Updates, our quarterly newsletter, is now available for download. In this issue: Time Out: Fishing...

Jul 17, 2017
1 min

Outdoor Survival Camp 2017

This past Friday, we completed our week-long, children’s Outdoor Survival Camp. It was a pleasure to see the enthusiasm that youngsters...

Jun 5, 2017
1 min

Become a Marine Safety Instructor!

Would you like to teach marine safety skills to commercial fishermen and other mariners? If you answered with an enthusiastic “yes”, then...

May 30, 2017
1 min

U.S. Coast Guard Reminds Paddlers to Stay Safe Around Vessel Traffic

Many of us dream of paddling our kayaks in pristine, wilderness waters, far from civilization and motorized vessels. However, it's likely...

May 16, 2017
1 min

June 2017 Trainings for Commercial Fishermen

We have a full slate of trainings for commercial fishermen in June. We're still making classes for June. So, check the website later if...

May 6, 2017
2 min

Online Educator's Cold-Water Safety & Survival Course in September

Editor's Note: The photo's in this gallery are from a recent cold-water safety and survival training for third-graders in the Sitka...

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