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^- Today, we're holding a drill conductor course

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^for commercial fisherman.

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^Teaching survival techniques

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^and how to conduct drills

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for these survivors.

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We are, right now, putting them in to emergent suits,

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getting in the bay.

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They learn some swimming techniques.

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How to stay warm.

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How to stay together.

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How to rewrite an upside down raft

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and then, how to get in to it.

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Then, we also shoot flares,

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put out fires,

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operate epurbs,

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retro static releases.

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We write a station bill

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and then, use it conducting drills.

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We have 25 students

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and four instructors.

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We do about eight to 10 classes a year.

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I think it's a great class.

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I think every commercial fisherman should attend it

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numerous times.

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The requirement is that they conduct drills monthly

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with a drill conductor,

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a trained individual,

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and that's somebody who's graduated from this course.

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Currently doesn't have to be a member of the crew,

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but it certainly helps.

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Well, statistics have shown

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for the last several years

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that the survivors of casualties

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we had along the coast

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have almost exclusively been to this class,

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or been doing drills with somebody that's been to this class

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so it's essential.

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You know, that's how you be a survivor.

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You learn how to use your gear,

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and that's what we teach them.