Course Description
Stability & Ships Construction: Basic - OICNW - Course #203
This 5 day course provides candidates with an understanding of the Theory and Calculations for Stability and Ships Construction for the OICNW.
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 OICNW on vessels of 500 GT or more; AND
- The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) for an STCW endorsement as OICNW on vessels of 500 GT or more; AND
- The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by 11.317(a)(2) for an STCW endorsement as master of vessels of less than 500 GT limited to near coastal waters; AND
- The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by 11.319(a)(3) for an STCW endorsement as OICNW of vessels of less than 500 GT; AND
- The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by 11.321(a)(2) for an STCW endorsement as OICNW of vessels of less than 500 GT limited to near coastal waters; AND
- The stability and ship construction standards of competence required by STCW Code Sections A-II/1 and 3, and Tables A-II/1 and 3, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from:
- NVIC 12-14(Ch-2) Tasks 10.1, 11.3, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, and 13.4; AND o NVIC 13-14(Ch-1) Tasks 8.1.A, 8.2.A, 8.3.A, and 8.4.A; AND
- NVIC 02-18 Tasks 10.1.A, 11.3.A, 13.1.A, 13.2.A, 13.3.A, and 13.4.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
NVIC 12-14 (Ch-1) and NVIC 02-18 Tasks completed in class include:
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10.1 – Effect of Cargo on Seaworthiness
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11.3 – Ship Structure
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13.1 – Stability, Trim & Stress Tables and Diagrams
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13.2 – Partial Loss of Intact Buoyancy
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13.3 – Fundamentals of Watertight Integrity
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13.4 – Ship Structure
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NVIC 13-14 Tasks completed in class include:
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8.1.A - Determine stability data
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8.2.A - Partial Loss of Intact Buoyancy
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8.3.A - Watertight integrity
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8.4.A - Vessel construction
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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
