A six-day marine safety instructor training course to be offered in Seward April 25-30 the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will be free to qualified commercial fishermen, thanks to scholarships offered by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The cost to all others is $995.
The MSIT is an intensive train-the-trainer course that prepares individuals to effectively teach cold-water survival procedures, use of marine safety equipment, and vessel safety drills.
Those who complete the course will be prepared to teach AMSEA’s U.S. Coast Guard approved Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor training, pending authorization from the Coast Guard. Participants may elect to co-teach a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop in Seward on May 1.
Topics covered in the course will include preparation for emergencies, cold-water near drowning, hypothermia, cold-water survival, survival equipment, procedures and onboard drills, risk assessment, ergonomics, and methods of instruction.
For additional information or registration call AMSEA at
907-747-3287
Or visit the AMSEA website
www.amsea.org
