Marine Safety Instructor Training

Date:

February 28 to March 4, 2022

Hours:

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Location:

Address:

North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

3441 Arendell St. Morehead City, NC 28557

Cost:

$995, scholarships for qualifying commercial fishermen may be available

Instructor:

Jerry Dzugan

Registration:

AMSEA is conducting a five and a half-day U. S. Coast Guard-accepted Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) in Morehead City, North Carolina, from 8:00 Am to 6:00 PM, February 28 to March 4, 2022. The MSIT provides practical, hands-on training in survival equipment use 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

Students may elect to co-teach their first class in Morehead City in a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop on March 5.