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Health Safety & Environment
Offshore Safety and Survival Training
Margaret McMillan, founder and president of McMillan Offshore
Survival Technology, has been involved in aquatics as a competitor,
teacher, trainer and program innovator for many years. She is
internationally recognized as an expert in the field of sea survival
technology. Before forming her company Ms. McMillan was a professor
and coordinator of women’s physical education and assistant dean of
women. She earned her Master’s Degree in Education from the
University of Texas and has done advanced study at the University of
Southern California.
Through her efforts, thousands of offshore oil workers,
helicopter pilots, government employees, law enforcement officers,
corporate executives, barge and dock personnel, power boat operators
and air medics have been trained. In addition, Ms. McMillan has
consulted with sea survival experts in the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy,
Army, Air Force, Marines, the U.K. Royal Navy, and the Russian
government.
As a result of her pioneering efforts in aquatic safety and
survival at sea training programs, Ms. McMillan has been the
recipient of the following awards and honors:
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The U.S. Coast Guard Distinguished Service
Award
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The Gulf Coast Safety and Training Group’s highest honor, the
Distinguished Leadership and Service Award,
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National Cooperation in Aquatics, National Honor Award
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U.S. Marine Safety Association’s first Annual Safety Award
Ms. McMillan has contributed to improvements in workvests, life
jackets, and inflatable life vests. She spearheaded the development
of the Marine Survival Training Center at the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette and served as a consultant to that center.
She was a founding member of the International Association for Sea
Survival Training and is now an honorary lifetime member in that
organization, as well as the U.S. Marine Safety Association.
Recognizing the following individual that contributed to the
development of this technology:
Margaret McMillan
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