M500-3.2.4

Working knowledge of stability and trim information

M500-3 · Onboard Ship Operation · M500-3.2 Seaworthiness of the Ship

This lesson covers what an MCA oral examiner expects a Master candidate to know and demonstrate about onboard stability and trim information — from the content and authority of approved documents to real command decisions about loading, free surface, trim management, and recognition of deteriorating stability.

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.