Ship Construction & Basic Stability (MARTPT-449)
Course 203

Any applicant who has successfully completed your Ship Construction & Basic Stability
(MARTPT-449) course will satisfy:

• The stability and ship construction training requirements of 46 CFR 11.309(a)(4)(xii) for an STCW endorsement as Officer in Charge of a Navigation Watch (OICNW) on vessels of 500 GT (ITC) or more (Operational Level); AND
• The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by 46 CFR11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from:
• NVIC 12-14(Ch-5) Tasks 10.1, 11.3, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, and 13.4; AND
• NVIC 02-18(Ch-3) Tasks 10.1.A, 11.3.A, 13.1.A, 13.2.A, 13.3.A, and 13.4.A; AND
• The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by 46 CFR11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 13-14(Ch-4) Tasks 8.1.A; 8.2.A; 8.3.A; and 8.4.A.

Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Task
Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

Approved Assessments 

Stability Subjects Include:

• Displacement
• Buoyancy
• Fresh Water Allowance
• Statical Stability
• Initial Stability
• Statical Stability Curves
• Movement of Center of Gravity
• List and Correction 
• Slack Tanks and Free Surface Effects
• Trim
• Partial Loss of Intact Buoyancy Calculations

Construction Subjects Include:

• Ship Dimensions & Form
• Ship Stresses
• Hull Structure
• Bow & Stern
• Fittings
• Rudders & Propellers
• Load Lines & Draft Mark Calculations