MCA Approved Stability Course. (1 day)
Friday 30th May @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
One event on 2nd May 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 30th May 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 27th June 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 1st August 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 29th August 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 26th September 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 31st October 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 28th November 2025 at 9:00 am
€350.00
Duration of the Course
The course is a one day course commencing at 09:00 hrs and finishing at 17:30, with a total of 6.5 hours of tuition
Course Aims
The one day course has been developed so that learners will have a basic concept of ship stability, particularly with respect to the centre of gravity, centre of buoyancy, GM and GZ Curves. The course aims to make learners aware of dangerous situations that can adversely affect stability such as FSE shifting of weights and the effect on the C of G and the GM, angle of loll, also what good stability and bad stability is.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course the learner will be able to understand basic ship stability in relation to
- Centre of Gravity.
- Stable, Unstable and Neutral Equilibrium.
- Flotation
- Box Shaped Vessel Centre of Gravity (C of G)
- Centre of Buoyancy
- The Metacentre (M)
- First Principles (GZ)
- How to Find Righting Moment (Moment of Statical Stability MSS)
- GZ Curves
- Angle of Loll
- Stability Hazards (Things that will reduce stability)
- How to Eliminate or Counteract a Negative GM.
- Calculation of KG
- Adding, Shifting or Discharging a Weight
- Hydrostatic Tables
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of the above by solving problems using the below formula.
Course Timetable
| Day One | ||
| Time From | Time To | Topic |
| 09:00 | 09:45 | Safety Induction, Course Enrolment |
| 09:45 | 10:30 | Centre of Gravity.
Stable, Unstable and Neutral Equilibrium. Flotation Box Shaped Vessel Centre of Gravity (C of G) Centre of Buoyancy The Metacentre (M)
|
| 10:30 | 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 | 13:00 | First Principles (GZ)
How to Find Righting Moment (Moment of Statical Stability MSS) GZ Curves Angle of Loll Stability Hazards (Things that will reduce stability) How to Eliminate or Counteract a Negative GM. Calculation of KG Adding, Shifting or Discharging a Weight Hydrostatic Tables |
| 13:00 | 13:40 | Lunch |
| 13:40 | 15:15 | Calculations and worked examples |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | Break |
| 15:30 | 17:00 | Calculations and worked examples |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | Re-cap Q&A’s |
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