# Advanced Stability (MARTPT–25)

Course number: 605
Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT)
Duration: 5 days
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/advanced-stability-course-605
Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date)

## Overview
Satisfy the Advanced Stability training requirement for Chief Mates and Masters and get some of the necessary Advanced Stability assessments completed along the way! Learn even more about stability issues a Chief Mate or Master can encounter while working through some of these scenarios on a stability software. Contact the Student Services Office for availability.

## Course description
**Advanced Stability - Course #605**

This 5 day course covers every aspect of calculating stability, trim, bending and shearing moments for the Chief Mate and Master. This course will satisfy the Advanced Stability Training of STCW A-II/2 for raise in grade from the operational to management level licenses as per USCG NVICs 10-14, 11-14 and 03-18.

**Subjects Include:**

Trim

Stress

Bending Moment

Damage Stability

Use of Stability Software Programs

Advanced Calculations

**NVIC 10-14, 11-14 and 03-18 Tasks completed:**

 9.10, 11.2, 11.3, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, and 17.2.A

## Prerequisites
Candidates for this course should have taken a basic stability course and reviewed its contents before attending the course.



## Required materials
PASSPORT for Photo ID, Paper, Pencil, Pen, Highlighter, Scientific Calculator, Stability Data Reference Book, plotting tools.

## Class dates, prices, and enrollment
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