AMSEA Blog

Update: The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has issued Findings of Concern resulting from the sinking of...

Nearly every AMSEA class covers the importance of wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) while on deck. AMSEA instructors have...

Under federal regulation (46 CFR 28.140), any commercial fishing vessel that is required to have a survival craft, must have its...

The U.S. Coast Guard is offering some relief to vessel owners who have been unable to obtain a Certificate of Documentation and other...

The U.S. Coast Guard has released updated Light Lists for 2019. The last printed Light Lists were published in 2014. While the printed...

In an emergency, activating your vessel's EPIRB is the most certain method of summoning help. But, have you ever wondered what happens if...