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MASTER 500t
MASTER 500t
The complete course runs over a period of five weeks but individual modules may be taken. To qualify for this Certificate of Competence you must comply with the requirements of MSN1858 and successfully complete the following training modules:
- Officer with OOW Certificate.
- Navigation, ARPA & RADAR Simulator
- Ship Stability
- Business & Law
- Seamanship & Meteorology.
- STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship.
- 12 months as Watch-keeping
- Celestial Navigation
- Oral Examination Preparation recommended.
- MCA Oral Examination.
SEAMANSHIP & METEOROLOGY
This module consists of 5 sections which is presented over a period of 5 days of formal instruction.
The 5 sections are:
- Seamanship
- Navigation & Passage Planning
- Meteorology
- Marpol
- COSWP.
Seamanship
- Heavy weather seamanship.
- Towing.
- Ship handling.
- Anchoring.
- Emergencies.
- Dry docking.
Navigation & passage planning
- Watch keeping.
- Meteorology.
- The IMO International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78) and as amended January 1, 2013.
COSWP
- Code Of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen.
NAVIGATION & RADAR
This module takes place over a minimum period of 10 days of formal instruction. Requirements for Master of Yachts (500gt) are:
- 12 months as Watchkeeping Officer with OOW Certificate Navigation & Radar, ARPA & Radar Simulator
- Ship Stability
- Business & Law
- Seamanship & Meteorology
- STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship
- Oral examination (Oral Exam Preparation recommended.
- Students will cover the module's 4 sections.
- Navigation, Radar, ARPA & Simulation
- Navigation
- International regulations for preventing collisions at sea (COLREGS).
- Compasses.
- Charts, chart work, tides & currents.
- Navigation aids.
- Passage planning.
- Search & rescue (SAR).
- Radar
- Radar plotting.
- ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid)
- Simulator
- Exercises.
STABILITY
This module consists of 5 sections and takes place over 5 days of formal instruction.
The 5 sections are:
- Basic Principles
- List & Related Problems
- Curves of Statical Stability
- Loll & Related Topics
- Dry Docking.
Basic Principles
- Hydrostatics
- Hull form & resistance to motion
- Statical stability
- Transverse statical stability
- Calculation of final kg.
List & Related problems
- List
- Inclining experiment
- Free surface effect.
Curves of Statical Stability
- Curves of statical stability
- Effect of beam & freeboard on stability.
- Loll
- Correcting an angle of loll.
Dry Docking
- Dry docking
- Stability information booklet
- Longitudinal stability.
BUSINESS & LAW
This module is divided into 3 sections and is presented over a period of 5 days of formal instruction.
The 3 sections are:
- Legal Framework
- Safety Management
- Contracts.
Legal Framework
- General.
- International law.
- Certificate of registry.
- Ships records.
- Arrival, departure & security.
Safety Management
- Safety certificates & documents.
- Safety organisation & statutory duties.
- Maritime pollution prevention.
- Seaworthiness & safe manning.
Contracts
- Yacht charter agreements.
- Contracts of employment (CREW).
- Contracts of salvage.
- Marine assurance.