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Operation Ready — Conservation

Know the mission.
Protect the ocean.

Pre-deployment training for crew joining conservation vessel operations — Antarctic campaigns, fisheries monitoring, documentation operations, and direct action. Built by practitioners, for everyone new to the work.

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Curriculum
Seven paths. Built for the work.
The curriculum covers everything a new crew member needs before boarding a conservation vessel — from maritime fundamentals to campaign operations, legal framework, and crew dynamics. Experienced mariners can move through reused paths quickly; the new content is where the conservation-specific preparation lives.
Path 1
Maritime & vessel fundamentals
How vessels work, orientation aboard, weather, personal safety, and watch systems. Start here if you've never been to sea.
Vessel layout and key spaces
Maritime terminology
Weather and sea states
PPE and deck safety
Watch systems and crew hierarchy
Adapted from SAR
Path 2
Campaign operations
The heart of the conservation platform. What campaigns look like in 2026, how documentation works, small boat operations, and working with government partners.
The conservation campaign landscape
Documentation as the primary tool
Small boat operations in campaign contexts
Government partnership operations
Remote & extreme environment operations
Media, communications & public presence
New content
Path 3
Emergency drills & vessel response
MOB, fire, flooding, grounding, oil spill, and abandon ship. Every crew member on every vessel needs this — regardless of mission.
Man overboard — procedures and recovery
Fire — alarms, muster, roles
Flooding and damage control
Grounding and collision
Oil spill — MARPOL and response
Abandon ship
New content
Path 4
Medical & first response
Triage, hypothermia, drowning response, and medical emergencies. Adapted for remote operation contexts — no helicopter, no hospital nearby.
Triage and mass casualty awareness
Drowning and cold water response
Hypothermia — stages and management
Remote medical decision-making
Adapted from SAR
Path 5
Crew dynamics & volunteer culture
The unique social environment of conservation vessels — activists, scientists, filmmakers, and professionals sharing a small ship for weeks or months.
Who you'll be working with
Activist mindset vs seamanship discipline
Long campaign dynamics
Working with media crew
New content
Path 6
Mental health & resilience
Vicarious trauma, fatigue, psychological first aid, and the specific moral injury of witnessing environmental destruction at scale.
Vicarious trauma in conservation work
Fatigue and long campaign management
Psychological first aid
Moral injury — conservation-specific
Adapted from SAR
Path 7
Legal & campaign framework
UNCLOS, flag states, the High Seas Treaty (now in force), what crew can and cannot do, and conservation law basics. The legal context that underpins every campaign decision.
UNCLOS basics for crew
Legal intervention vs illegal action
Flag states & enforcement agencies
The High Seas Treaty — what changed in 2026
Conservation law — CITES, IWC, CCAMLR
Personal legal exposure at sea
New content
Who it's for
Anyone new to conservation vessel operations
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First-time volunteers
Motivated to join a campaign but with no prior maritime experience. The platform gives you the foundational knowledge to arrive oriented and effective — without slowing down experienced crew.
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Professional crew, new to conservation
Experienced mariners joining their first conservation campaign. Maritime fundamentals are review — the campaign operations, legal framework, and crew culture content is where the preparation happens.
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Scientists, filmmakers & media
Non-maritime specialists embedded on campaign vessels. Vessel safety, watch systems, emergency procedures, and how to work effectively alongside professional crew — without getting in the way.