Marine Safety Instructor Training

Date:

June 6-10, 2022

Hours:

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, June 6 -10, option to test and co-teach on Saturday June 11

Location:

Address:

Public Safety Training Academy

Port Arthur International Seafarers Center

Cost:

$995, scholarships may be available for qualifying commercial fishermen

Instructor:

Jerry Dzugan

Registration:

COVID-19 Safety: All students must wear face masks, maintain required physical distance from others, and comply with other required classroom safety measures.

AMSEA is conducting a five and a half-day U. S. Coast Guard-accepted Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) in Port Arthur, Texas. 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