Our marine instructors have years of experience dealing with a broad range of maritime emergencies from U.S. Coast Guard approved ship and barge fire fighting classes to rescue and mass casualty incidents.

• Marine Confined Space Rescue - All maritime employees involved in the entry and work in or rescue from confined spaces are mandated by OSHA to be properly trained and equipped to safely perform the tasks assigned to them by their employers. This course is designed to meet and exceed the requirements for confined space rescue teams as described by OSHA standards 29 CFR 1915 Subparts A and B.
  
  
  This course will give the participants the knowledge and skills necessary to safely perform a rescue from a confined space. The major emphasis of this course is placed on practical, hands-on field exercises. This course is taught at your facility using your confined space problems.
  
  
  Subjects to be covered include: Confined Space Regulations Overview; Special Rescue Equipment; Knots; Lowering and Raising Systems; Belaying Techniques; Patient Packaging and Hands-On Practice.
  
  
  
• Marine Competent Person Training - OSHA mandates that a “Competent Person” or certified Marine Chemist perform all atmospheric testing prior to any work being performed in confined spaces. This course will give the participants the knowledge required under OSHA standard 29 CFR 1915.7 Subpart A "Competent Person".
  
  
  Subjects to be covered include Subparts B, C, D, and H of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1915; Confined Space Operations; Hot Work Requirements; Atmospheric Monitoring Procedures; Hazard Recognition and Control; Personnel Equipment; and Record Keeping.
  
  
  
• Marine Confined Space Entry Training -  All maritime employees required to enter and work in confined spaces are mandated by OSHA to be properly trained and equipped before performing any tasks assigned to them by their employer. This course is designed to prepare those employees to work safely in confined spaces and to meet or exceed the requirements of OSHA standard 1915.
  
  
  Subjects to be covered include: Confined Space Regulations Overview; Hazard Recognition; Hot Work Safety; Personnel Protective Equipment; and Self-Rescue.
  
  
  
• Marine Fire Watch Training - This program gives the participants the knowledge to recognize and eliminate fire hazards while acting as a fire watch and the skills to safely utilize both portable fire extinguishers and low-volume hand lines to extinguish incipient fires.
  
  
  Subjects to be covered include: Classes of Fire; Types of Extinguishers; Extinguishing Agents; Extinguisher Inspection Practices; Fire Ignition Sources; Low-volume hand lines; and hands-on practice extinguishing incipient fires.
  
  
  
• Water Survival - If you work on or around the water you must be prepared for a sudden, unexpected water entry. Newspapers regularly report the drowning fatalities of maritime workers who have fallen from barges, ships and docks while wearing their personal flotation work vests! Just because you are properly wearing a personal flotation device doesn't mean it will keep you from drowning.
  
  
  How many of your employees are non-swimmers? How many of your employees will panic when they inadvertently enter the water because of a lack of training, misinformation and myths? This course teaches the skills needed to survive a sudden and unexpected water immersion.
  
  
  
• Hydrogen Sulfide Safety - This 4-hour course covers the characteristics, physical properties and hazards of hydrogen sulfide as well as Department of Transportation/Emergency Response Guidebook recommendations, signs and symptoms of exposure, patient management, decontamination, atmospheric monitoring, ventilation and respiratory protection.