SV-CE<500-L4.5

Stability, watertight integrity, free surface effect and damage control

SV-CE<500-M4 · Controlling the operation of the ship and care for persons on board at the management level · SV-CE<500-M4-A Bunkering, fire organisation, detection and equipment, stability and damage control, MARPOL, safe working and enclosed spaces, and the SMS, survey and legislative framework.

The syllabus asks for **principles of stability, watertight integrity, free surface effect and reserve buoyancy**. The engineer controls the tanks, the bilges and the watertight boundaries: all three affect stability.

Independent study. xplor is not an accredited training provider and awards no certificate or Certificate of Competency. The SV Chief Engineer CoC also requires qualifying SV EOOW sea service, the MCA-approved Chief Engineer Statutory and Operational Requirements and Auxiliary Equipment Part II modules and examinations, the ancillary courses in MSN 1904 section 6 (including HELM (Management)), and an oral examination conducted by an MCA examiner. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.