This non-profit organization is dedicated to providing safety education and training to mariners. Its Seattle, Washington location at Fishermen’s Terminal is the hub of commercial fishing in the North Pacific.
The NPFVOA Vessel Safety Program is a non-profit association totally dedicated to safety education and training for mariners. Developed in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1985, NPFVOA remains the model safety program for commercial fishermen. Attendance has exceeded 39,000 and includes the commercial fishing, workboat and passenger vessel industries. Classes are conducted in Seattle as well as in coastal communities throughout the U.S.