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Nov 29, 20181 min read

Marine Safety Instructor Training in Seattle

Would you like to bring marine safety training to your homeport? Want to help commercial fishermen and other mariners to respond...

Nov 16, 20182 min read

Avoid Collisions, Win Prizes!

Would you like to have an original 16" x 20" drawing of your boat and t-shirts, printed with that artwork, for your family and crew? Well...

Oct 24, 20181 min read

FishSAC Meeting Nov. 15 & 16 in Seattle

Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that the Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee will meet in Seattle, Thursday, November...

Oct 5, 20181 min read

Welcome New AMSEA Instructors!

September 24 – 29, AMSEA held its Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) class in its home port of Sitka, Alaska. We had 10 new...

Aug 16, 20181 min read

LED Lights May Interfere with Reception on Marine VHF Radios & AIS Receivers

The U.S. Coast Guard is alerting mariners to the potential for LED lights to interfere with the reception of marine VHF radios and AIS...

Jul 31, 20181 min read

New Edition of U.S. Coast Pilot Now Available

Posted by LT Amy Midgett, Thursday, July 26, 2018 The first edition of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S. Coast...

Jul 3, 20181 min read

AMSEA Training Efforts in FY 2018

With our fiscal year just ended June 30, 2018, preliminary data shows that AMSEA Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor training reached over 979...

Jun 26, 20181 min read

Coast Guard Issues a Marine Safety Alert for Defective Type-I PFDs

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert for defective Type-I Personal Flotation Devices (PFD). The defect renders the PFD...

Mar 27, 20182 min read

Coast Guard Urges Mariners to Inspect Immersion Suit Zippers

UPDATE 03/30/2018: We asked Scott Wilwert, the lead Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner for U.S.C.G. District 17, for some...

Mar 7, 20182 min read

Make 2018 the Year You Become a Marine Safety Instructor

Are you a person that is safety-oriented, likes to share your knowledge with others, and motivated to help save lives? Have you ever...

Feb 28, 20181 min read

Rick Petersen, Alaska Boating Educator of the Year

AMSEA Training Coordinator Rick Petersen has been named Boating Educator of the Year for the State of Alaska by the Alaska Boating Safety...

Feb 5, 20181 min read

PFDs Just Helped Save Two Commercial Fishermen in the Bering Sea

Why are these guys smiling? Maybe because they know that the PFDs they are wearing just might save their lives. Photo credit: Ted...

Jan 25, 20181 min read

New AMSEA Website Search Feature

There's lots of information on the AMSEA website and while we try to keep things organized, it's not always easy to find exactly what you...

Jan 2, 20182 min read

Fatigue — It'll Bite You

Operating your boat while fatigued can lead to very bad outcomes. But, don't take our word for for it. Listen to Capt. Russ Eager. He ran...

Nov 29, 20172 min read

Safety Training Saves Lives, But Don't Take Our Word For It

As you may already know, California commercial fisherman, Frank Gee, recently lost the F/V Ocean Gale, to a fire while off Pillar Point,...

Nov 7, 20171 min read

Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles

Fire extinguisher manufacturer, Kidde, has issued a recall of all fire extinguishers with plastic handles. According to the U.S Consumer...

Nov 3, 20171 min read

Vessel Stability & Drill Conductor Training at the 2017 Young Fishermen's Summit

Are you attending Alaska Sea Grant’s Young Fishermen’s Summit in Anchorage, December 6-8? We hope so! AMSEA will be there to provide a...

Oct 31, 20172 min read

IFISH 5 Submissions for Session Proposals and Abstracts Extended Until November 15th!

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and...

Aug 24, 20171 min read

Good Bye Coral, Hello Emma

Next month we will bid a fond farewell to Coral Pendell, our Course Coordinator. A skilled craftsperson, Coral is leaving AMSEA to...

Aug 16, 20171 min read

Marine Safety Update Summer 2017

The summer edition of Marine Safety Updates, our quarterly newsletter, is now available for download. In this issue: Time Out: Fishing...

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