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This 30-minute hands-on workshop hosted by Alaska Marine Safety Education Association is designed to help fishermen understand and apply key principles of vessel stability, knowledge that can be critical for safety at sea. Participants will explore essential stability factors such as proper loading for their specific vessel and operations, roll period, center of gravity, freeboard, free surface effect, and righting arm. Using a model fishing vessel in a water tank, attendees will experiment with these concepts in real-time. Additional small-scale hands-on models will be available to reinforce these ideas in a practical, memorable way.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
To get the most out of this workshop, we strongly encourage attendees to attend AMSEA’s Main Stage educational session, Preventing Stability-Related Vessel Disasters. This session will provide valuable context and foundational knowledge that will enhance your experience in the workshop. Preventing Stability-Related Vessel Disasters will take place on the Main Stage from 11:00AM – 12:00PM on Thursday, November 20.
Registration: Registration is free and can be added as an add-on to your Show Pass.
Location: The workshop will take place in the National Fisherman Arena sponsored by Port of Seattle.
Schedule:
Thursday, November 20
workshop #1: 2:00pm – 2:30pm
workshop #2: 2:45pm – 3:15pm
Friday, November 21
workshop #1 | 2:00pm – 2:30pm &
workshop #2 2:45pm – 3:15pm
Saturday, November 22 |
workshop #1 11:00pm – 11:30am
Hosted by: 
Jerry Dzugan, one of the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association’s (AMSEA) USCG approved FV Stability instructors, has worked over 38 years in fishing vessel safety training and policy. Jerry is a fishing vessel safety training curriculum specialist and conducts AMSEA’s USCG accepted Marine Safety Instructor-Training which supports a national network of fishing vessel safety instructors. Jerry worked for nine seasons in Alaska fisheries as a vessel owner and crewmember and has written a variety of marine safety publications and curriculum. He has a small fleet of vessels which he has operated for the past 46 years out of Sitka, AK.
