Alaska Marine Safety

Education Association

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Booklets and Manuals

Emergency Instruction & Drill Manual – 380 KB

Designed by AMSEA to help commercial fishermen meet the emergency instructions and onboard drill requirements as per 46 CFR 28.265 and for use in teaching Drill Conductor courses.

Risk Assessment Form For Commercial Fishing Trips – 120 KB

Before any commercial fishing trip, the owner or operator can complete this one-page assessment, and then use it to identify high-risk elements of the trip. This assessment aids in identifying steps that should be taken to reduce risk in those elements and for the trip overall.

Marine Debris Education for Commercial Fishermen

In 2007 AMSEA received funding from the Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation to create a curriculum and supporting materials with the goal of education commercial fishermen about safety and economic issues surrounding marine debris.

Trashing Your Livelihood: Marine Debris Education for Commercial Fishermen
– 324 KB

This 12-page curriculum in outline format, allows instructors to easily provide a 15- 50 minute presentation on the topic. It is intended for use in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation, below.

You may view the PowerPoint presentation above, or download it from authorSTREAM.com by clicking on this thumbnail, and then clicking "download" at the resulting web page.

Trashing Your Livelihood brochure – 548 KB

Trashing Your Livelihood poster –1.9 MB

Brochures

Vessel Flooding Control, a quick reference guide to emergency vessel flooding control along with suggested flooding control kit contents.

–360 KB

Boating & Fishing With Children in Alaska: tips from parents who commercially fish with their children aboard, Alaskans who travel, hunt and recreate on the water with their children, and AMSEA staff. Information about outfitting vessels with children in mind, PFDs and other safety concerns, and ideas for keeping children entertained while afloat.

- 3.9 MB

Seven Ways to Get Hurt or Killed While Commercial Fishing in Alaska ...and ideas from fishermen on how to prevent them: good ideas from real fishermen on how to prevent the most common causes of injuries and deaths at sea, including strains/sprains, machinery injuries, falls, cuts and punctures.

– 112 KB

Responding to Dive Emergencies in Alaska, covers Alaska-specific diving challenges, an overview of preparing for a safe boat trip in Alaska, emergency contacts, and State of Alaska emergency treatment guidelines summary for severe hypothermia and dive emergencies.

- 1.6 MB

Marine Safety Update

All issues of AMSEA's quarterly newsletter Marine Safety Update that have been published since December 1997, are available for download at the newsletter page.

NOTE:

Please go to the Instructors' Corner page for downloadable resources specifically for AMSEA-trained instructors:

• Forms needed for teaching AMSEA courses
• Forms to report training

To purchase books, videos, and other educational materials visit the AMSEA Store.

Other Resources

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