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AMSEA Training

Recreational & Subsistence Boating Safety

Boating safety training for operators of small power, wind and paddle-powered vessels on near-shore coastal waters and lakes.

Description

AMSEA's basic boating safety course is designed for new boaters and experienced boaters new to Alaska, and can be tailored to groups such as teenage boaters, hunters who boat in winter conditions and kayakers. Recreational offerings also include Safe Boat Handling, Boating Without the Boys, Shore Survival and Trailering.

Key features

  • Float plans and trip risk assessment
  • Reading the weather and essential items to carry
  • Handling an outboard engine malfunction
  • Man overboard retrieval and types of PFDs
  • Cold-water survival skills
  • VHF radio use, Mayday calls and emergency signals including flares

Applications

  • Operators of small power, wind and paddle-powered vessels on near-shore coastal waters and lakes

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