M3000-2.1.2

Trim and stability effects of compartment flooding and subsequent actions

M3000-2 · Response to Emergencies · M3000-2.1 Response to Navigational Emergencies

This lesson covers how compartment flooding affects trim and transverse stability on a yacht, the physics of free surface effect and lost buoyancy, and the ordered actions a Master must take to assess, contain and respond to the emergency.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 3000 GT) examination syllabus (updated June 2026). Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.