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This past Friday, we completed our week-long, children’s Outdoor Survival Camp. It was a pleasure to see the enthusiasm that youngsters...

Would you like to teach marine safety skills to commercial fishermen and other mariners? If you answered with an enthusiastic “yes”, then...

Many of us dream of paddling our kayaks in pristine, wilderness waters, far from civilization and motorized vessels. However, it's likely...

We have a full slate of trainings for commercial fishermen in June. We're still making classes for June. So, check the website later if...

Editor's Note: The photo's in this gallery are from a recent cold-water safety and survival training for third-graders in the Sitka...

April 30 marked the conclusion of our Marine Safety Instructor Training at AVTEC in Seward, Alaska. The class was well attended and we...

Our latest newsletter is out! In this issue read all about: Man-Overboard Retrieval Devices Recent NIOSH Safety Research Risk Reduction...

May is shaping up to be a very busy month for training. Below are the Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshops we have scheduled so far....

AMSEA will be conducting a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshop in Anchorage on May 6 & 7. Like all of our F/V Drill Conductor...

This is a group photo from our most recent Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop in San Francisco. If you fish in Northern California,...

The Oregon State University (OSU) is researching worker safety programs at seafood processing plants in Alaska. The purpose of the...

Audio: F/V Coastal Reign MAYDAY Call Click the link above to hear a good example of a well-executed MAYDAY call. According to KOIN 6...

Back in November we discussed the U.S. Coast Guard's Voluntary Safety Initiatives and Good Marine Practices for Commercial Fishing...

Are you considering the construction of a new commercial fishing boat? Have you built a boat since the classification standards...

AMSEA’s Executive Director, Jerry Dzugan, has recently been in New Bedford, Massachusetts to teach a Stability Awareness & Damage Control...

With one day left in the season, you can still read our Fall Newsletter ahead of the Winter Solstice. In this issue: USCG "Good Marine...

This past week, the U.S. Coast Guard released a new voluntary program replacing the existing Alternate Safety Compliance Program (ASCP)....

This week AMSEA staff are busy with a Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) in Sitka. The Sitka MSIT is an annual event and this year...

It might be the first day of autumn, but that doesn't mean that it's too late to find out what we've been up to at AMSEA this past...

Jerry Dzugan and Jenna Rockwell are teaching a Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) in Newport Beach, California to trainers in...