Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Bernier, a quartermaster and Africa Partnership Station East visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) instructor, demonstrates searching techniques to Tanzanian sailors aboard the APS East platform USS Nicholas (FFG 47) at Dar es Salaam, Tansania. VBSS is just one of a series of maritime training courses being offered onboard Nicholas and the high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) to members of the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force. APS East is in Tanzania to participate in maritime and cultural exchanges with the Tanzanian Navy and will visit ports in Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros to enhance maritime safety and security in the region.