American Nautical Services

ANS was established in Miami, FL, in January of 1977. Its founding roots were planted as marine surveyors and operators of a marine training school licensed by the State of Florida. The school offered license preparation training to individuals from the commercial world of small passenger boat operation up to 100 gross tons. ANS became a nautical chart and book agent for the U.S. Government in order to provide the necessary training materials to the ever-expanding student enrollment. At the height of this program, ANS employed seven instructors, conducting training in five states along the East Coast of the U.S. 1983 was a pivotal year in the company's life as one of its founding members passed away from illness. The training program was closed and converted into a self-study, home application program. The chart and book division expanded locally and was opened to the public in South Florida in order to accommodate the changing profile of the business. The marine surveying and consulting division was not affected by the change in company structure and continued to grow. ANS increased its client base within the marine industry ever while expanding its knowledge and presence within the industry. ANS moved its offices and storefront from Miami to Fort Lauderdale in 2004. The company currently is located in its own building at the South end of Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This location is within 5 minutes of Port Everglades, the Hollywood/ Ft. Lauderdale International Airport, the rail ramp of the FEC Railroad, and all major Interstate transportation arteries reaching into the tri-county area. Thus, ANS is situated at a key transportation hub in South Florida. Since its beginning, ANS has been dedicated to maritime training and remains a strong advocate of training as both a compliance and safety vehicle. ANS offers classroom training as agents of the National Cargo Bureau on regulations governing the transport of hazardous materials by vessel. ANS also acts as Regional Representatives to the Americas for Exis Technologies, authors of IMDG Code e-Learning (a computer-based training course for dangerous goods transportation). ANS currently is ranked top among American IMO Publishing distributors and is the only distributor in North America that stocks all IMO publications in English as well as all Best Selling IMO publications in Spanish. ANS has a bi-lingual staff to accommodate Spanish-speaking clientele. ANS was recently granted a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) to supply nautical charts and maritime publications to the Federal Government. ANS maintains its outreach to the global marine community via its two on-line web / e-commerce sites which can be found at: http://www.amnautical.com and http://www.maritimecompliance.com. ANS is ready to assist you 24/7. Our office phone is: 954 522-3321. Our store e-mail address is: [email protected]. The email address for Ed Hays, President, is: [email protected].