M500-1.2.3

Establishing a safe engineering watch - sea, anchor and port

M500-1 · Navigation · M500-1.2 Safe Watchkeeping Arrangements and Procedures

This lesson covers the master's responsibility for establishing safe engineering watch arrangements at sea, at anchor, and in port, including the role of the Safe Manning Document, UMS authorisation, and hours of rest obligations.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 500 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.