Ghana Maritime Authority Master Mariner CoC foundations cheat sheet
Ghana Maritime Authority Master Mariner CoC foundations · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Management-level passage planning, independent evidence and collision risk
Separate horizontal and vertical reference datums.
Two displays sharing a sensor are not independent position evidence.
Distinguish relative motion, ground track, water motion and heading.
A trial maneuver depends on assumptions about target motion.
Apply the actual encounter rules and monitor the result.
Cargo acceptance, distribution, securing and stability evidence
Match the actual cargo to its governing code and ship capability.
A moisture certificate does not establish every acceptance condition.
Total mass, local strength, stability and securing require separate checks.
Clean apparent condition does not prove hidden cargo quality.
Positive initial GM is not complete stability compliance.
Bridge management, ship condition and bounded emergency judgment
A reliable handover describes the actual state and unresolved limitations.
A pilot does not remove bridge-team responsibilities.
Use actual vessel performance, not universal maneuvering recipes.
Do not create a second casualty through unprotected entry.
A single displayed value is not full environmental compliance.
Ghana master-mariner scope, flag responsibilities and commercial documents
GMA certification is not interchangeable with another flag-state qualification.
Identify the actual national and international framework.
Registration, surveys, pollution and security requirements are distinct.
Laytime, demurrage, readiness and laycan have different functions.
Practice questions do not establish eligibility or oral/practical competence.