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USCG Approved F/V Drill Conductor Training
June 17, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Bucksport - Maine Maritime Academy facility/Old Paper Mill, 24 Mariner Way, Bucksport
July 01, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Bucksport - Maine Maritime Academy facility/Old Paper Mill, 24 Mariner Way, Bucksport
To help commercial fishermen meet the Federal requirement 46CFR 270 (c), McMillan Offshore Survival Training is offering USCG approved fishing vessel drill conductor courses. Upon completion, participants will be nationally certified to conduct the required monthly on-board emergency drills. 46CFR 270 states: “The master or individual in charge of each vessel must ensure that drills are conducted & instruction is given to each individual on board at least once each month. Instruction and drills must ensure that each individual is familiar with their duties and their responses to at least the following contingencies. The course covers the following:
- Abandoning the vessel
- Fighting a fire in different locations on board the vessel
- Recovering an individual from the water
- Minimizing the effects of unintentional flooding
- Launching survival craft and recovering lifeboats and rescue boats
- Donning immersion suits and other wearable personal flotation devices
- Donning a fireman’s outfit and self-contained breathing apparatus, if vessel is equipped
- Making a voice radio distress call and using visual distress signals
- Activating the general alarm
- Reporting inoperative alarm systems and fire detection systems.
WHAT TO BRING: In water training takes place so participants are requested to bring their survival suits. Suits can be provided if necessary for students. This course has been designed for the swimmer and non-swimmer alike. We also encourage participants to bring any equipment that they would like to review or discuss in class. (EPIRB’s, distress flares etc.)
First Aid Training
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Date, time, and location TBD
This course is designed to provide essential first aid skills which will enable a person to react effectively to a medical emergency.
Crew Boat Safety/Survival Training
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Date, time, and location TBD
This 1-day course is designed to provide crew boat personnel with the knowledge to respond effectively to an on-board vessel emergency.
Customized Water Survival Training
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Date, time, and location TBD
This customized Water Survival course provides companies and organizations the ability to develop a specific course to target company training requirements.
Crew Boat Safety/Survival Training
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Date, time, and location TBD
This 1-day course is designed to provide crew boat personnel with the knowledge to respond effectively to an on-board vessel emergency.
Survival Gear Loan Program
Maine Coast Fishermen's Association
The Maine Coast Fishermen's Association has life rafts and survival suits available to loan
PFD's for Fishermen
Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Lifejackets are provided at a discounted cost to fishermen who attend a safety or first aid/CPR training or meet with FPSS staff.
Basic Swimming Skills
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Date, time, and location TBD
This program is designed to provide the non-swimmer with a higher level of aquatic confidence. It will familiarize participants with body principles applied to swimming.
Portable Fire Extinguisher Training
McMillan Offshore Survival Training
Date, time, and location TBD
his course is designed to meet the OSHA training standards for companies/organizations/universities that are required to provide Portable Fire Extinguisher training to their employees.