NTSB -- NTSB TO HOLD MARINE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COURSE

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2011

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NTSB TO HOLD MARINE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COURSE

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WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board is

holding its Marine Accident Investigation course on December

5-9, 2011. The course, held at NTSB's Training Center in

Ashburn, Virginia, focuses on the fundamentals of marine

accident investigation including fracture analysis, human

factors, survivability, operations, engineering, and

electronic data collection and analysis.

Current and former NTSB marine accident investigators are

the course instructors. Attendees should have basic

knowledge of marine transportation issues. Previous

participants have included marine accident investigators,

safety personnel from the marine industry, civilian and

military agencies, and members of the academic community.

For registration information, click on the following link:

NTBS Media Contact: Terry N. Williams, (202) 314-6100

NTSB Public Affairs

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