November 19-21, 2026  •  Seattle Convention Center Arch Building  •  Seattle, WA

AMSEA Safety Workshop

Survival Craft Deployment

In this 30-minute hands-on workshop, the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association walks fishermen through real survival craft deployment — the kind of training that could save your life or the life of someone in your crew.

You’ve drilled it, but have you actually done it? This hands-on workshop gives commercial fishermen the chance to work through a real survival craft deployment — from pulling the raft from its canister and throwing it over the lee side to hauling the painter line and watching the CO₂ canister fire.

Because on the water, there’s no time to figure it out for the first time.

The session also covers what to do when you can’t deploy the raft yourself, and gives participants an up-close look at what’s packed inside a SOLAS survival kit and the key features built into the raft. Whether you’re a veteran of the fleet or still building your sea time, this is the kind of practical, no-nonsense safety training that sticks.

The details...

Registration: Registration is free and can be added as an add-on to your Show Pass. Reminders will be sent but please only register if you plan to attend the designated workshop.
Location: The workshop will take place in the National Fisherman Arena.
Schedule: 
Thursday, November 19
1:00pm – 1:30pm
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Friday, November 20
11:00am – 11:30am
2:00pm-2:30pm

Hosted by: 

Meet your instructors:

Kennedy Menendez

Kennedy is a lead marine safety instructor for Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA). 

Rick Peterson

Rick is the Director of Training for Alaska Marine Safety Education Association.

Raffle!

The Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial is hosting a raffle for all workshop participants.

Attendees will check-in at the National Fisherman Arena for their specific workshop and receive a raffle ticket. Please fill out your cell phone number on the ticket and hand back to the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial (SFM) representative. Following the workshop, a SFM representative will alert you via text message if you’ve won. The winner will pick up their prize at the SFM booth #814.