Safety at Sea Conference on May 5
on Thursday April 19, 2012 07:12PM
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Mariners’ Museum is hosting a Safety at Sea Seminar on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The day-long seminar is designed and conducted by sailors and experts, providing both novice and experienced mariners with information and skills required to sail the Chesapeake Bay or offshore, handle heavy weather, conduct rescue procedures and more. The seminar is open to all cruising and racing skippers, crews and their families, recreational boaters and commercial fishermen.
Seminar topics include damage control; Coast Guard rescue procedures, crew overboard and rescue; First Aid; Chesapeake Bay weather and life raft demonstrations. Program moderator will be renowned sailor and instructor Capt. Henry Marx, owner and president of Landfall Navigation.
The workshop fee is $60, or $50 for Mariners’ Museum Members, and includes lectures, demonstrations, course materials and a box lunch.
For information, visit www.MarinersMuseum.org/safety-at-sea or call (757) 591-7749.
The Mariners' Museum, an educational, non-profit institution accredited by the American Association of Museums, is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For information, visit www.MarinersMuseum.org, call (757) 596-2222 or write to The Mariners' Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606.