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FMA Training Schedule

Listed below is the Seattle and Anchorage training schedule for September 2008 through January 2009. An accompanying calendar is available in pdf format.

Date	Day	Training Type¹	City
Sept 2-5	Tue-Fri	4-day briefing	Anchorage
Sept 3-4	Wed-Thu	2-day briefing	Seattle
September 4	Thursday	1-day briefing	Seattle
Sept 8-26	Mon-Fri	3-week training	Anchorage
Sept 8-11	Mon-Thu	Level 2 training	Anchorage
Sept 12	Friday	1-day briefing	Anchorage
September 18	Thursday	1-day briefing	Seattle
Sept 18 - Oct 3	Thu-Fri	12-day crab training	Anchorage
September 25	Thursday	1-day briefing	Seattle

Oct 2-3	Thu-Fri	2-day briefing	Seattle
October 3	Friday	1-day briefing	Seattle
Oct 6-9	Mon-Thu	Level 2 training	Anchorage
October 10	Friday	1-day briefing	Anchorage
October 16	Thursday	1-day briefing	Seattle
October 24	Friday	1-day briefing	Anchorage
October 30	Thursday	1-day briefing	Seattle

Nov 3-6	Mon-Thu	Level 2 training	Anchorage
November 7	Friday	1-day briefing	Anchorage
November 14	Friday	1-day briefing	Anchorage

Nov 17-20	Mon-Thu	4-day briefing	Seattle²

Dec 1-19	Mon-Fri	3-week training	Seattle^2,3
Dec 1-19	Mon-Fri	3-week training	Anchorage^2,3
Dec 4-19	Thu-Fri	12-day crab training	Anchorage^2,3
Dec 29 - Jan 15	Mon-Thu	3-week training	Seattle^2,3,4
Dec 29 - Jan 15	Mon-Thu	3-week training	Anchorage^2,3,4

Level 2 training is required for all lead observers on AFA and Amendment 80 vessels and for all observers on MSCDQ vessels.

In addition, all certified Observers must attend and pass a 4 day annual briefing before their first deployment in a calendar year.

¹ All trainings and briefings are for the Alaska groundfish program unless otherwise noted.
² Observer training for the 2009 fishing year.
³ Proposed dates for planning purposes only, subject to change.
⁴ The proposed 3-week trainings would include two Saturdays, Jan. 3 and Jan. 10, but Jan. 1 would be off.

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