OOW-3.4.5

Safe manning, hours of work and watchkeeping

OOW-3 · Onboard Ship Operations · OOW-3.4 Business and Law

This lesson covers the MCA's safe manning requirements and the MSN 1858 hours-of-rest framework — minimum rest periods, record-keeping obligations, exceptions, and how to demonstrate competent situational judgement in the oral exam.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA OOW (Yachts <3000 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.