MCA Small Workboat Stability

The MCA Stability for Workboats, Pilot Boats and Small Commercial Vessels course was introduced to meet the requirements in the Workboat Code Edition 3 for crew to attend an approved stability course and, as such, it complies with Appendix 3, 2.14 Stability Training of the code.

Category: MCA Courses

This course would be most useful for those holding other MCA qualifications such as Master 200/OOW 500, Boatmaster, Tug Master and Yachtmaster Offshore and who wish to fully understand a potentially complex subject.

For further information please refer to the MCA Stability guidance notes here.

Course Content

General terms in use
General principles of transverse stability
Adding, removing and shifting weights
The Stability Booklet
Stiff and tender vessels
Use of cranes and shift of CoG
Critical KG calculations (transverse stability)
Inclining test
Deck edge immersion
Catamaran stability
Risks associated with tug and tow
Risks associated with deck cargoes
Wind & ice accretion effects

This training is best undertaken by those who have experience working in a deck capacity on small craft and are familiar with their deck operations and general terms in use.

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