Stability by Distance Education
Course Prerequisites
Stability 1: Satisfactory completion of at least year 10.
Stability 2: Successful completion of Stability 1, or a Certificate of Competency as Deck Watchkeeper or Mate/Master <500GT or equivalent, as a minimum
Scheduled Dates
Distance Education
For enquiries please contact our General Manager of Operations, Catherine Wilson.
Course Duration
The course must be completed within 1 year of the commencement date.Content
Ballast Control Operations Stability Course 1
The aim is to provide the very necessary basic understanding of stability. This requires the learning of formula which at first appears a daunting task. It is not, the formula and the fairly easy mathematics required to solve the formula can all be simplified by first learning the principles behind the subject of stability.
Ballast Control Operations Stability Course 2
Knowledge of a ship’s stability is not a process of memorising and blindly applying formula, but of understanding the principle behind the formula and the process of what is actually happening to the vessel’s righting and trimming levers as the vessel changes the distribution of weight or buoyancy within its hull. The golden rule throughout this course is therefore: Learn the principle not the formula. Once you understand the principle there will be no need to learn the formula as it will be engraved in your memory forever! The purpose of this course is to teach the practical knowledge and application of a ship’s stability. The aim is:
- To provide an understanding as to how the hydrostatics particulars of a ship’s hull are derived and to furnish participants with sufficient knowledge for them to calculate their own hydrostatic information should the need arise.
- To provide some practical knowledge of stability for participants to use in their seagoing careers or when dealing with the operational considerations relating to the safety of ships.