SAS Seminars
Safety at Sea Seminars - Classroom Presentations
Before you head offshore to cruise or race, join us for the most authoritative daylong seminar on safe seamanship, heavy weather tactics, weather forecasting, communications and boat preparation. See safety equipment demos and crew-overboard recovery techniques. Pose questions to our expert bluewater sailors. Tuition fees vary and seating is often limited so call or go on-line now for reservations. This could be the most important day of your sailing life.
- Learn about Sun Safety, Hypothermia and Seasickness prevention
- Learn the differences between SOLAS and other visual distress signals
- Moderated by some of the top names in sailing safety
- Organized by US SAILING, developed by Cruising World Magazine
- Sponsored by Cruising World, West Marine and Landfall Navigation
- The US SAILING Sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar is a certified safety program for offshore sailors, required for many US races and recommended for anyone who wants to learn about safe sailing .
- Seminars are delivered by approved Moderators using a US SAILING certified curriculum
- Don’t miss it!!
Practical, Hands-On Training Seminars
An optional second day of training includes theory review & exam plus in-the-water exercises with and without lifejackets and in-the-water inflation & boarding of a liferaft including righting an overturned raft. Additional in-the-water drills are held with throw ropes, lifeslings, signal mirrors and other signaling devices. Hypothermia is described and ‘keep warm’ exercises practiced. Students learn to use fire extinguishers against actual fires, send Emergency Communications, including MAYDAY Messages and EPIRB deployment and fire all types of flares. Conducted by USCG Certified instructors using ISAF approved curriculum. Click here for a syllabus.
ISAF APPROVED OFFSHORE PERSONAL SURVIVAL COURSE CERTIFICATE.
- Issued to all who attend both Safety at Sea and Hands-On Training Seminars and pass written exam all in the same calendar year.
- Good for five years
- Required by some US races and most Category 1 and 2 races that start outside the US
- Issued by ISAF Member National Authority (NMA) who is the Offshore Director, US SAILING Association (offshore@ussailing.org)
ORGANIZE A SEMINAR IN YOUR AREA
Are you looking for a US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar in your area? Request a Planning Guide on how you can host and run a professional quality Safety-at-Sea Seminar. Volunteers accept the responsibility of organizing and running these seminars. The comprehensive Planning Guide includes a contract the volunteers sign, committing to provide a standard of excellence. You may apply to the United States Coast Guard to help defray the cost of hosting a seminar.