Instructors Jerry Dzugan and Nick Nickerson led participants in the Alaska Marine Education Association (AMSEA) boating safety course through a packed two days of learning and drills April 21-22 in Juneau. Among the more active sessions were mock use of fire extinguishers, working as teams to plug leaks that mysteriously sprung in a U.S. Coast Guard leak training trailer, and learning how to safely set off flares.
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) was in town April 25-26, conducting Emergency Drill Conductor training for SEAS. AMSEA’s “Fog Fury 1000” smoke machine made for spooky drills aboard Optiminium and Thalia. Before drilling, the class worked through drill scenarios in “Beating Odds on Northern Waters,” including crew overboard, fire, flooding, and abandon ship. (http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Odds-Northern-Waters-Fishing/dp/1566120780)
Not sure if you heard about this tragic sailboat accident that killed several crew members during a race in San Francisco Bay: http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-08-08