Beaufort, South Carolina – Marine Safety Instructor Training

Date: February 3 – February 7, 2025

Hours: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Location: Beaufort Water Search and Rescue 817 Paris Avenue
Port Royal, SC 29935

Cost: Starts at $995, scholarships from AMSEA and Sea Grant are available for qualifying commercial fishermen which will cover most of the costs.

Instructor: Jerry Dzugan

Registration: Register online at https://www.amsea.org/msitregistrationform
or call (907) 747-3287

AMSEA is conducting a five-day U. S. Coast Guard-accepted Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT). The MSIT provides practical, hands-on experience in marine survival equipment usage and procedures.

This class will cover:

Methods of Marine Safety Instruction
Emergency Procedures
Risk Assessment
How to Conduct Effective Drills
Cold-Water Survival Skills
Man-Overboard Recovery
Firefighting;
Life Rafts
Abandon-Ship Procedures
Helicopter-Rescue
Flares, MAYDAYs, and Other Emergency Signals
Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
Flooding Control
Conducting Safety Orientations
Cross-Cultural Communication