There
will be a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshop in Apalachicola on
August the 23rd.
The
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer the workshop at
the Apalachicola Community Center at Battery Park on Tuesday,
June 12 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
This
workshop provides mariners with hands-on training and experience with
ocean survival equipment and techniques.
The
course will cover a number of emergency procedures drills; as well as
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons, signal flares, and
mayday calls.
It
will also cover man-overboard recovery and firefighting; flooding and
damage control; dewatering pumps, immersion suits and Personal
Flotation Devices.
There
will also be discussions on helicopter rescue, life rafts, abandon
ship procedures, and cold-water survival skills.
In
addition, there will be an in-the-water skills practice session.
AMSEA’s
Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshops meet the U.S. Coast Guard
training requirements for drill conductors on commercial fishing
vessels.
This
workshop is 95 dollars to commercial fishermen, thanks to support
from the Buddy Ward & Sons Seafood, the National Institute for
Occupational Safety & Health, and AMSEA members. .
The
cost is $175 for all others.
Interested
mariners may register online at www.amsea.org.
http://live.oysterradio.com/
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