Norway Deck Officer Class 1 (Master Mariner) study plan

Solve 20 terrestrial position-fixing problems (bearing, distance, running fix) using a plotting sheet, achieving ≥90% within ±0.5 NM accuracy.

Compute great-circle and rhumb-line courses and distances for 10 routes, including vertex and composite sailings, without reference notes.

Derive and apply the Mercator sailing formulas to convert between course/speed and latitude/longitude changes for 8 legs.

Interpret a nautical chart's datum, source diagram, and reliability notes to plan a safe coastal passage.

Determine position by celestial observation (meridian altitude and intercept method) for 6 simulated sights, achieving ±2 NM or better.

Apply the IRPCS Rules 5–19 to 15 collision scenarios, identifying give-way/stand-on vessel and required action.

Construct a 24-hour bridge watch schedule that complies with STCW rest-hour limits for a 6-officer complement.

Explain the operational use of ECDIS safety settings, route checking, and alarm management in a 500-word briefing.

Calculate intact stability parameters (GM, GZ curve, righting lever, angle of vanishing stability) for 5 loading conditions using a stability booklet.

Perform a damage-stability assessment for 3 flooding scenarios, applying permeability and free-surface correction.

Evaluate longitudinal strength (shear force and bending moment) for a loading sequence using a loading computer printout.

Identify 10 structural failure modes (buckling, fatigue, corrosion) and the survey/inspection method used to detect each.

Plan and execute (in a simulator or written scenario) 6 ship-handling maneuvers: berthing, unberthing, anchoring, man-overboard recovery, tug-assisted turn, and heavy-weather steering.

Explain the effects of bank, shallow water, and interaction on a vessel's handling, with 3 worked examples of squat calculation.

Trace the fuel-oil, cooling-water, and compressed-air systems from tank to consumer, identifying 12 key components and their failure symptoms.

Diagnose 5 machinery casualties (loss of lube-oil pressure, scavenge fire, boiler flame failure, steering-gear failure, blackout) and state immediate bridge actions.

Classify 20 dangerous goods entries by IMDG class, division, packing group, and segregation group, and determine stowage/segregation requirements.

Draft a dangerous-goods transport document and a container packing certificate for a mixed consignment.

Calculate a grain stability check (heeling moment and allowable grain heeling moment) for a bulk carrier.

Plan a cargo-securing arrangement for 10 unitized loads using the CSS Code and calculate required lashing strength.

Summarize the master's obligations under SOLAS, MARPOL, MLC 2006, and UNCLOS in a 1,200-word comparative table.

Apply flag-state and port-state control inspection regimes to 5 deficiency scenarios, stating the detention risk and corrective action.

Explain the legal process for a marine casualty investigation, including the master's reporting duties and evidence preservation.

Compare the liability regimes of Hague-Visby, Hamburg, and Rotterdam Rules for 3 cargo-damage cases.

Lead a tabletop emergency exercise (fire, abandon ship, oil spill) and produce an after-action review with 5 improvement actions.

Apply the MARPOL Annex I–VI requirements to 10 shipboard operations, identifying the record book and reporting obligation for each.

Interpret synoptic charts and forecast products to plan a 72-hour passage, identifying 3 weather-routing decision points.

Explain the formation and avoidance of 5 hazardous weather/ocean phenomena (tropical revolving storm, frontal fog, rogue wave, squall line, sea ice).

Facilitate a bridge resource management debrief using a recorded scenario, identifying 5 human-factor failures and coaching actions.

Prepare a voyage budget (fuel, port costs, canal dues, crew) and calculate the break-even freight rate for a 10-day voyage.

Explain the master's personnel administration duties under MLC 2006, including crew agreements, rest hours, and complaint procedures.

Build a personal leadership development plan with 3 measurable 90-day goals for communication, assertiveness, and fatigue management.