Marine Safety Instructor Training

Date:

October 11-15, 2022

Hours:

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Location:

Address:

Coonamessett Farm Foundation

233 Hatchville Rd, East Falmouth, MA 02536

Cost:

$995, scholarships for qualifying commercial fishermen

Instructor:

Michael Lawson

Registration:

AMSEA is conducting a five U. S. Coast Guard-accepted Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) in East Falmouth, Massachusetts starting at 8:00 AM on October 11 and concluding at 6:00 PM on October 15. 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