During the mandatory training, a lifeboat is filled to capacity with crew members and maneuvered in the water to familiarize them with lifeboat operations. Sep 20, 2012 The Cruise Lines International ...

Lifeboat manufacturer Norsafe is calling attention to safety issues in abandon-ship drills – specifically, the danger that crews may not understand how to use the equipment in the event of a real ...

Glen Paine, Executive Director of MITAGS-PMI announced that Northwest Maritime Academy in Seattle will offer the Institute’s U.S. Coast Guard approved enclosed lifeboat training. “We chose Northwest ...

“OK, today is the day, your final practical lifeboat exam. You must demonstrate to me that you can lead a group of sailors in the safe and proper lowering and raising of a lifeboat.” I was already ...

Just days after being passed out as safe to go on service, volunteer Crew Member Luke Harlow answered his very first shout ...

Lifeboats will be fully manned during training exercises under a new policy adopted by the Cruise Lines International Association and the European Cruise Council. Effective immediately, lifeboats will ...

In the commercial maritime and offshore industries, where worker safety and competency are crucial, effective training practices are an absolute must. While hands-on, in-the-field learning will always ...

Natalie Withey says it is a "privilege" to have been appointed as coxswain.

A team of new recruits have passed their training to join the lifeboat crew at Portishead near Bristol following an appeal for volunteers. Lifeboat trustees put out the request after an increase in ...