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18-Hour Survival Equipment, Procedures and Onboard Drills
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10-Hour Onboard Drill Conductor courses
Please see AMSEA's Course Calendar for upcoming courses.
Register online for any scheduled Drill Conductor course.
Drill Conductor course participants practice quickly donning immersion suits in preparation for abandoning ship. Photo: Deborah Mercy
AMSEA's Drill Conductor courses are U.S. Coast Guard approved
and recommended for captains and crew serving on any commercial
vessel.
The courses provide practical information on the survival
equipment found on most commercial vessels and on conducting emergency onboard drills. Skills are learned in
a hands-on format.
Both courses meet the training requirements for commercial
fishermen operating on documented vessels beyond the Boundary
Line. Everyone who successfully completes these courses is issued a Drill Conductor Card that serves as proof of compliance with USCG training requirements. The cards currently are valid in perpetuity.
Successful course completion also earns sea
time toward licensure.
Ten-hour courses are designed for 10 or fewer participants, can be conducted onboard a vessel, and may or may not include training exercises in the water.
The 18-hour course accomodates up to 20 participants, frequently incorporates a pool or harbor exercise, and allows time for more in-depth content than does the 10-hour course.
Below: Members of the Kuzmin family experience boarding a life raft while wearing immersion suits during a Drill Conductor course.
Topics covered
in both the 10-hour and 18-hour version include:
- Fire Fighting
- Liferafts
- MAYDAYs
- Immersion
Suits & PFDs
- Flares
- Emergency
Drills
- Cold Water
Survival Skills
- EPIRBS
As of June 2007, AMSEA had trained almost 7,000 mariners in these
courses. Participants' responses to the courses are overwhelmingly
positive because of the instructors' level of first-hand knowledge
and the relevance and hands-on format of the material.
Drills courses are available on demand for any group of
at least six people in any location in Alaska.
Above, Drill Conductor course participants practice assigning duties to crew members in the event of an emergency. Photo: Steve Dashew
Cost for the 18-hour course is $200.00; the 10-hour course is $175.00. AMSEA members receive $50.00 off either course. For information about becoming a member of AMSEA, please see the Membership Page.
Thanks to funding from NIOSH and the U.S. Coast Guard, course fee waivers are currently available for licensed commercial fishermen!
Please see AMSEA's Course Calendar for upcoming courses.
Register online for any scheduled Drill Conductor course.
Firefighting practice is always an exciting portion of AMSEA's hands-on Drill Conductor training. Photo: Steve Dashew
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