Stability for Fishermen Course

Product Overview

NCB offers this practical and thorough self-study course in fishing vessel stability. The course curriculum has been evaluated at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters by the Marine Technical and Hazardous Materials division, the Merchant Vessel Personnel Division, and the Department of Transportation by the U.S. Maritime Administration.

Some of the material in the course is complicated, but has been included for completeness. As a result, some of the concepts may not be easily understood by students with no background in stability. While a thorough understanding may be beneficial, it is not necessary for the purposes of this course.

Anyone who satisfactorily completes the course is considered to have gained two weeks sea service credit (deck or engineering) toward a U.S. Merchant Mariner’s Document or License.

The course consists of eight lessons contained in a workbook and accompanied by an examination book. Each assignment is submitted to National Cargo Bureau when completed. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, a certificate of completion is issued.

• COURSE CONTENT

  • Module 1 – Why Study Stability?
  • Module 2 – What is Stability?
  • Module 3 – Understanding Stability Information
  • Module 4 – Vessel Behavior, Stability and Rolling
  • Module 5 – Determining Your Vessel’s Center of Gravity
  • Module 6 – Icing and Your vessel’s Stability
  • Module 7 – Loss of Vessel’s Stability due to Free Surface Effects
  • Module 8 – Fishing Vessel problems related to Stability

• COURSE FORMAT

  This course is written in a straightforward manner for those that may not have gone to a maritime academy. It is intended for all who may have a particular need or interest in understanding the process and complexities involved in the operation of fishing vessels with particular reference to provision of adequate stability and the factors that may influence that. English units are used throughout.