Other Useful Sites & Links
Links are provided as a public service only. Inclusion of a link does not necessarily imply endorsement of the company or organization by AMSEA.
Videos
Video: Man Overboard Prevention and Recovery
Safety Training For Commercial Fishermen
& Other Professional Mariners
A.I.S., Inc. Fisheries Observers Program – New Bedford, MA
AVTEC, Alaska's Institute of Technology, Alaska Maritime Training Center –Seward, AK
Alaska Waters Consulting (consultation & training for U.S. Coast Guard licenses) – Anchorage, AK
California Maritime Academy – Vallejo, CA
Chesapeake Marine Training Institute, Inc. (CMTI) – Hayes, VA
Compass Courses – Edmonds, WA
Fishing Partnership Support Services - Burlington, MA
MITAGS - PMI - Baltimore, MD & Seattle, WA
Learn To Return Training Systems – Anchorage, AK
Marine Survey & Risk Management - White Marsh, VA - Contact John O'Leary by email or 401-742-0423
McMillan Offshore Survival Training – Belfast, ME
North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners Association – Seattle, WA
North Pacific Fisheries Observer Training Center – Anchorage, AK
SeaSources.net – online training
Survival Systems USA, Inc. – Groton, CT
Texas A&M, Center for Marine Training & Safety – Galveston, TX
University of Louisiana Marine Survival Training Center – Lafayette, LA
Safety Training For Recreational Boaters
Alaska Office of Boating Safety – Alaska's safe boating program
Alaska Waters Consulting – Anchorage, AK
BoatU.S. Foundation – online, NASBLA-approved basic boating safety course and personal watercraft safety course
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary – basic boating safety courses nationwide
Safety Equipment & Services
John Sabella & Associates, Inc. – instructional books and videos
Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Inc. – Portsmouth, RI
U.S. Coast Guard List of Liferaft Servicing Facilities
Weather
National Weather Service, Alaska Region
National Weather Service, Marine Forecasts
Sea Grant & Marine Advisory Programs
NOAA, National Sea Grant office – with links to all 30 Sea Grant programs in the U.S.
Alaska Sea Grant, Marine Advisory Program – publications and more
Alaska Government Agencies & Information
Alaska Health & Social Services, Cold Injury Guidelines - PDF
NOAA Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office
U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Resource Center – recreational boating safety
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Local Notice to Mariners – to download or request emailed notices
U.S. Government Agencies & Information
Federal Register – U.S. federal regulations
FishSafe.info – U. S. Coast Guard's Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Program web site
FishSafe West - U.S. Coast Guard's West Coast Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Program web site
Fishing Vessel Safety Division (CG-CVC-3) - U.S. Coast Guard policy and standards for commercial fishing vessels
U.S. Coast Guard Fishing Vessel Examiners - PDF
National Institute For Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
National Institute For Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) – Commercial fishing vessel safety
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
NTSB's Public Forum on Fishing Vessel Safety - Information presented at the October 2010 event
NOAA - SARSAT - Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking – includes ELT & EPIRB registration
United States Coast Guard–- national home page
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary – America's Volunteer Lifesavers™ national home page
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Other Organizations & Sources For Information
FisheryNation.com - Commercial fishing news
Fish Safe BC – administered by the British Columbia Seafood Alliance
Injury Prevention Web – links to injury prevention resources and data
International Maritime Organization – sets standards concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships
Maritime & Coastguard Agency – the United Kingdom's coast guard
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) - professional association representing the recreational boating authorities nationwaide
National Safe Boating Council, Inc. – promotes safe boating through information and education
Off Soundings – fishing vessel safety information as well other marine-related information provided by Richard Hiscock
Southeast Alaska Pilots' Association - professional association representing marine pilots and providing much useful information for mariners in Southeast Alaska waters.
MarineTraffic - worldwide map showing the position of vessels equipped with AIS (automatic identification system) transmitters.
Events & Publications
Seafood Expo North America – annual trade show in Boston, Massachusetts
International Boating and Water Safety Summit – annual conference of the National Water Safety Congress
International Fishing Industry Safety & Health (IFISH) Conference
International WorkBoat Show – annual trade show in New Orleans, Louisiana
Pacific Marine Expo – annual trade show in Seattle, Washington
