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Marine Safety Instructor Training
Date:
August 23-28, 2021
Hours:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, August 23-27 and 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, August 28
Location:
Address:
UMASS Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)
Cost:
Free to qualifying commercial fishermen
Instructor:
Jerry Dzugan
Registration:
AMSEA is conducting a five and a half-day U. S. Coast Guard-accepted Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT). The MSIT provides practical, hands-on experience in marine survival equipment usage and procedures.
This class is an intensive, train-the-trainer program. It is recommended for anyone who wants to provide required Emergency Drill Conductor training for commercial fishermen, or others who need the skills to respond quickly and effectively to an emergency. It prepares participants to become U.S. Coast Guard-accepted Marine Safety Instructors and is taught by experienced mariners.
This class will cover:
Methods of Marine Safety Instruction
Emergency Procedures
Risk Assessment
How to Conduct Effective Drills
Cold-Water Survival Skills
Man-Overboard Recovery
Firefighting;
Life Rafts
Abandon-Ship Procedures
Helicopter-Rescue
Flares, MAYDAYs, and Other Emergency Signals
Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
Flooding Control
Conducting Safety Orientations
Cross-Cultural Communication
For additional information, call (508) 208-0880.