[Classifieds] [classifieds] Press Release - SEA to offer crew training courses this spring and fall

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From: "Jennica Deely" <jdeely at sea.edu> 


March 12, 2014 


For Immediate Release: 

Sea Education Association/SEA Semester® offering US Coast Guard Approved Courses for Mariner Training 


(Woods Hole, Mass – March 12, 2014) – SEA/SEA Semester® is accepting registrations for training classes, open to mariners, aspiring mariners and Outdoor Educators interested in advancing their skills. These USCG approved courses are being offered to SEA Faculty, Staff and Crew as well as other interested Mariners and Outdoor Educators. 


For more information and to register for any of these classes, please contact Audrey Meyer: ameyer at sea.edu ; www.sea.edu/training 

I. Wilderness First Responder (WFR) / USCG Medical Care Provider: 

This is a 7-day course offered at SEA: 

Course Fee: $850.00 
April 4 – 10, 2014 

II. Bridge Resource Management (1600 Tons) (BRM): ** 
This is a three-day course offered at SEA: 

Course fee: $550.00 
April 1 – 3, 2014 
December 9 – 11, 2014 

III. Basic Safety Training (BST): ** 
All four BST modules are scheduled over a 5 day period 
Course Fee: $950.00 
April 14 - 18, 2014 
December 15 - 19, 2014 

**To Register for BRM or BST Spring or Winter sessions: Please contact the SEA Marine Department at crewtraining at sea.edu 
Prices include housing in the cottages on the SEA campus and lunch each training day held at the SEA campus. Current SEA Faculty, Staff and Crew may inquire about tuition assistance for these trainings. 

I. Wilderness First Responder (WFR) / USCG Medical Care Provider: 
The Wilderness First Responder program is the ideal medical training for leaders in remote areas including outdoor educators, guides, military, professional search and rescue teams, researchers, and those involved in the marine environment disaster relief. The curriculum is comprehensive and practical. It includes the essential principles and skills required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments for days and weeks if necessary. 

This Medical Care Provider course is also approved by the USCG to satisfy the Medical First Aid training requirements of 46 CFR 12.13-1: and the competency to apply immediate first aid in the event of accident or illness on board of Section A-VI/4 and Table A-VI/4-1 of the STCW Code, as amended. 

This is a 7-day course offered at SEA: 

Course Fee: $850.00 
April 4 – 10, 2014 

** To register for WFR this spring, please contact Audrey Meyer at ameyer at sea.edu 


II. Bridge Resource Management (1600 Tons) (BRM): 

BRM provides training to mariners seeking an STCW endorsement at the management and operational (Master/Mate) levels. 

This is a three day course offered at SEA, 

Course fee: $550.00 
April 1 – 3, 2014 
December 9 – 11, 2014 


III. Basic Safety Training (BST): 

BST consists of four modules, and is designed to satisfy the basic safety training and familiarization requirements of STCW. These modules include: 

a. 12-Hour Personal Survival Techniques 
b. Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (offered at New England Maritime, Hyannis, MA) 
c. 4-Hour Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities 
d. 8 Hour First Aid & CPR 

BST modules are offered at SEA, with the exception of Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, which is taught at New England Maritime. 

All four BST modules are scheduled over a 5 day period, 
Course Fee: $950.00 
April 14 - 18, 2014 
December 15 - 19, 2014 

**To Register for BRM or BST Spring or Winter sessions: Please contact the SEA Marine Department at crewtraining at sea.edu 

100% attendance is required for USCG approved courses to be eligible for a course completion certificate. 

Prices include housing in the cottages on the SEA campus and lunch each training day held at the SEA campus. 
Current SEA Faculty, Staff and Crew may inquire about tuition assistance for these trainings. 

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About Sea Education Association/SEA Semester® 
Creating Ocean Scholars, Stewards & Leaders Since 1971 


Sea Education Association (SEA) is an internationally recognized leader in undergraduate ocean education. For more than 40 years and over one million nautical miles sailed, SEA has educated students about the world’s oceans through its fully accredited study abroad program, SEA Semester ® . 



SEA Semester ® is the leading off-campus Environmental Studies program focused on the oceans. SEA Semester creates environmentally literate leaders who are prepared to address the defining issue of the twenty-first century: the human impact on the environment. SEA looks for motivated students of all majors who are passionate about learning, willing to seek out new challenges, and eager to become part of a unique learning community. 



SEA/SEA Semester ® is based on Cape Cod in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts and has two research vessels: the SSV Corwith Cramer, operating in the Atlantic Ocean, and the SSV Robert C. Seamans, operating in the Pacific. 

To learn more about Sea Education Association’s mission and programs, please visit www.sea.edu . 




	

Jennica Deely 
Marketing Coordinator 
Sea Education Association 
P.O. Box 6 • Woods Hole, MA 02543 
t: 508.540.3954 x523 
f: 800.977.8516 
www.sea.edu 

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