Ship Construction & Basic Stability
- Length5 Days
- Pre-requisiteNone
Course Description
This course (MITAGS-449) is recommended for all "Able Seafarer - Deck" upgrading to Officer In Charge of a Navigation Watch (OICNW) and Third Mate Near Coastal or Oceans on vessels 500 GT and greater. The course provides students with a basic understanding of ship stability and construction. Through this course, trainees will become conversant in ship construction and proficient in basic stability and trim theory and its practicable applications.
Prerequisites- None.
Suggested Courses/Skills- Trainees will benefit from prior knowledge of basic math and physics; See NVIC 12-14 & 13-14.
This course satisfies the following Tasks of NVIC 12-14: 10.1.A, 11.3.A, 13.1.A, 13.2.A, 13.3.A, and 13.4.A.
What You Will Learn
- Displacement
- Buoyancy
- Fresh water allowance
- Statical stability
- Initial stability
- Statical stability curves
- Movement of the center of gravity
- Lilst and correction
- Slack tanks and free surface effects
- Trim
- Actions in even of a partial loss of intact buoyancy
This course satisfies the following STCW95 and CFR training requirements:
- Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code pertaining to maintaining seaworthiness of the ship (ship stability).
- 46 CFR 11.901(c)(1) Formerly 46 CFR 10.901(c)(1)
- 46 CFR 11.903(c) Formerly 46 CFR 10.903 (c)
This course also satisfies the NMC Policy letter 01-02 requirements for training in Basic Stability.
Available Dates - BALTIMORE
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