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Commercial Fishing Safety Training in Alaska (July l, 2001 - June 30, 2006).

PB2019100249

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Dzugan, J.
Page Count	11
Abstract	The five years of this project has allowed AMSEA to continue to provide and refine marine safety training to commercial fishermen in Alaska. Monthly emergency drills are required on fishing vessels over five net tons. The person conducting these drills must be trained as an EDC. The maintenance of this training infrastructure has been critical to allow fishermen in Alaska to access federally required Emergency Drill Conductor (EDC) training. EDC training has increased in every year of this current five year project. Marine Safety Instructor-Training (MSIT) continued and expanded to further enhance the port based instructor network that can deliver this training to fishermen. The existence of this Alaskan program has also allowed other regions of the nation to use its expertise and experience to establish infrastructure in underserved portions of the U.S. Continuing research continues to demonstrate that this training is effective in surviving an emergency at sea. Fishing fatalities have continued to maintain their 65% decrease since safety training was made available. However research has shown that the protective effects of training diminish over time, highlighting the need for refresher training. The continuation of this program in Alaska has demonstrated to the U.S. Coast Guard the importance of marine safety training to fishermen. This has resulted in a federally proposed rulemaking that would make EDC training more enforceable. It would also result in a requirement for EDC refresher training. This marine safety education and training project has resulted in research that has in tum positively affected policy towards fishing vessel safety.
Keywords	Alaska Commercial fishing Safety Training Fatalities Fishing industry Marine workers Safety education Safety programs Emergency preparedness Injury prevention Information dissemination Risk management
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	98F - Fisheries & Aquaculture
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final Grant Rept. (July l, 2001 - June 30, 2006).
NTIS Issue Number	201910

Commercial Fishing Safety Training in Alaska (July l, 2001 - June 30, 2006).

Commercial Fishing Safety Training in Alaska (July l, 2001 - June 30, 2006).
PB2019100249

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Dzugan, J.
Page Count	11
Abstract	The five years of this project has allowed AMSEA to continue to provide and refine marine safety training to commercial fishermen in Alaska. Monthly emergency drills are required on fishing vessels over five net tons. The person conducting these drills must be trained as an EDC. The maintenance of this training infrastructure has been critical to allow fishermen in Alaska to access federally required Emergency Drill Conductor (EDC) training. EDC training has increased in every year of this current five year project. Marine Safety Instructor-Training (MSIT) continued and expanded to further enhance the port based instructor network that can deliver this training to fishermen. The existence of this Alaskan program has also allowed other regions of the nation to use its expertise and experience to establish infrastructure in underserved portions of the U.S. Continuing research continues to demonstrate that this training is effective in surviving an emergency at sea. Fishing fatalities have continued to maintain their 65% decrease since safety training was made available. However research has shown that the protective effects of training diminish over time, highlighting the need for refresher training. The continuation of this program in Alaska has demonstrated to the U.S. Coast Guard the importance of marine safety training to fishermen. This has resulted in a federally proposed rulemaking that would make EDC training more enforceable. It would also result in a requirement for EDC refresher training. This marine safety education and training project has resulted in research that has in tum positively affected policy towards fishing vessel safety.
Keywords	Alaska Commercial fishing Safety Training Fatalities Fishing industry Marine workers Safety education Safety programs Emergency preparedness Injury prevention Information dissemination Risk management
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	98F - Fisheries & Aquaculture
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final Grant Rept. (July l, 2001 - June 30, 2006).
NTIS Issue Number	201910