Instructors with the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will conduct two first aid/CPR courses and one fishing vessel drill conductor course in Cordova in the last week of April.
All those completing the free mariner first aid and CPR courses being held on April 27 and April 28 will receive the U.S. Coast Guard accepted two-year first aid and CPR certification from the Health and Safety Institute.
The cost of the class, to be held at the Cordova Fire Hall, is $150.
The drill conductor course at the Cordova Fire Hall on April 29 is free for all commercial fishermen and $250 for all others. It meets U.S. Coast Guard training requirements for drill conductors on commercial fishing vessels.
The class includes cold water survival skills, emergency position indicating radiobeacons (EPIRB) skills, signal flares and MAYDAY calls, man overboard recovery, firefighting, flooding and damage control, dewatering pumps, immersion suits, abandon ship procedures, helicopter rescue, life rafts and emergency procedures drills.
For all three courses register online at www.amsea.org or call 907-747-3287.
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