M500-1.4.4

Operation of small ship power plant and auxiliaries

M500-1 · Navigation · M500-1.4 Ship Manoeuvring and Operation of Small Ship Power Plant

Covers command-level understanding of small ship power plant and auxiliary operation, focusing on pre-departure readiness, monitoring, emergency generator and steering gear obligations, and management decisions when plant fails.

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.