MCA Approved Small Craft Stability (Workboat) Course

MCA Approved Small Craft Stability (Workboat) Course

This course is designed to meet the requirements of the workboat code edition 3, which states, for any vessel required to carry a stability information booklet, that – “at least Master shall complete an MCA approved stability course”

The concepts are equally useful to skippers and mates of all small craft (sail yachts, motor yachts, fishing vessels, rescue craft, pilot boats and workboats

This course is conducted by our colleagues from You & Sea Ltd

Course Content
Ideal for
Previous Experience
Course Timings
Minimum Age
Student Ratios
Course Materials

The aim of the course is to provide students with a working knowledge of small craft stability

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
Free surface effect
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.

The Stability course is mandatory for:

Skippers of any workboat which is required to carry a stability book (mandatory)
Skippers of workboats operating more than 60 miles from a safe haven (mandatory)
Skippers of workboats carrying more than 1 tonne cargo (mandatory)
Skipper of workboat fitted with a crane or dredging gear (mandatory)
Skippers of workboats operating in ares prone to icing, i.e. Northern European winter (mandatory)
Masters of sea going pilot boats (mandatory)

The Stability course is Highly Recommended for: