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Dec 11, 20181 min read

BBRSDA Wants You! (to teach F/V Drill Conductor classes in Bristol Bay)

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has teamed up with AMSEA to create a scholarship program to train three new...

Dec 10, 20181 min read

A Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Why does this guy looks so happy? Maybe, it's because he's stepping off a Coast Guard helicopter after his fishing boat sank in the Gulf...

Nov 29, 20181 min read

Marine Safety Instructor Training in Seattle

Would you like to bring marine safety training to your homeport? Want to help commercial fishermen and other mariners to respond...

Oct 5, 20181 min read

Welcome New AMSEA Instructors!

September 24 – 29, AMSEA held its Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) class in its home port of Sitka, Alaska. We had 10 new...

Sep 14, 20182 min read

AMSEA: A National Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Program

One of the things that surprises many people about AMSEA’s training, is that although our offices are in the port of Sitka, Alaska, our...

Jul 3, 20181 min read

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...

Mar 7, 20182 min read

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...

Jan 19, 20183 min read

Don't Let Your Survival Skills Get Rusty

Would you like to improve your performance in an emergency at sea by nearly 30%? Well, who wouldn't? Conducting monthly drills of your...

Nov 29, 20172 min read

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 3, 20171 min read

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...

Jul 17, 20171 min read

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, 20171 min read

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 16, 20171 min read

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, 20172 min read

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...

May 5, 20171 min read

MSIT in Seward, Alaska

April 30 marked the conclusion of our Marine Safety Instructor Training at AVTEC in Seward, Alaska. The class was well attended and we...

Apr 28, 20171 min read

Avoid Collisions with Cruise Ships!

Last week, we posted Tomi Marsh's timely article on avoiding collisions with cruise ships and other very large vessels. With a bit of...

Apr 14, 20171 min read

Fishing Partnership Support Services

If you have attended an AMSEA Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop in New England or New York, it's likely the course was conducted by...

Apr 14, 20171 min read

May F/V Drill Conductor Workshops

May is shaping up to be a very busy month for training. Below are the Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshops we have scheduled so far....

Apr 13, 20171 min read

Free F/V Drill Conductor Workshop in Anchorage

AMSEA will be conducting a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshop in Anchorage on May 6 & 7. Like all of our F/V Drill Conductor...

Mar 8, 20171 min read

Northern California F/V Drill Conductor Workshops

This is a group photo from our most recent Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop in San Francisco. If you fish in Northern California,...

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