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

[Jennica Deely]

*March 12, 2014*

*For Immediate Release:*



*Sea Education Association/SEA Semester(R) offering US Coast Guard Approved
Courses for Mariner Training*

 (Woods Hole, Mass - March 12, 2014) -

*SEA/SEA Semester(R) 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 <ameyer at sea.edu>**;
**www.sea.edu/training
<http://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 atcrewtraining at sea.edu <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
<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 atcrewtraining at sea.edu <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(R)*
* 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(R).*





*SEA Semester(R) 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(R) 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
<http://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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