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Apr 2, 20191 min read
AMSEA Training Coming to Togiak & New Stuyahok
Alaska Sea Grant agent, Gabe Dunham, will be teaching Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor classes in New Stuyahok, Alaska on April 15 & 16 and...


Mar 12, 20191 min read
USCG Issues Guidance on Certificates of Documentation
Back in January, the National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) got backed up on issuing new and renewed certificates of documentation...


Mar 4, 20192 min read
Marine Board of Investigation Report on the F/V Destination Sinking is Released
Update: The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has issued Findings of Concern resulting from the sinking of...


Feb 21, 20192 min read
How Do You Really Feel About PFDs?
Nearly every AMSEA class covers the importance of wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) while on deck. AMSEA instructors have...


Feb 1, 20193 min read
Time to Repack My Life Raft...Again?!?!
Under federal regulation (46 CFR 28.140), any commercial fishing vessel that is required to have a survival craft, must have its...


Jan 28, 20192 min read
USCG Helps Mariners Who Couldn't Get Documentation During Gov't. Shutdown
The U.S. Coast Guard is offering some relief to vessel owners who have been unable to obtain a Certificate of Documentation and other...