Norway Deck Officer Class 5 study plan

Convert between true, magnetic and compass bearings using variation and deviation tables without error

Solve speed-time-distance and time-zone problems for a multi-leg passage

Plot a coastal passage on a paper chart and extract course, distance and ETA for each leg

Explain the limits of chart datum, chart accuracy (CATZOC) and how to mark a safe position fix

Compute set and drift from a current and apply it to a course-to-steer calculation

Work out a running fix and a fix by two or three bearings, including cocked-hat error

Use a tide table to derive height of tide at a required time and compute charted depth available

Describe the principles of GNSS, ECDIS route checking and the dangers of over-reliance on a single position source

Calculate initial metacentric height from a rolling period and interpret the result against stability criteria

Work a small free-surface correction and a shift-of-weight problem to find the new list

Identify the structural members of a hull and explain how a bulkhead or double bottom contributes to survivability

Describe how rudder angle, propeller transverse thrust and bank effect change a vessel's turning behaviour in confined water

Apply the steering and sailing rules to at least ten crossing, head-on, overtaking and narrow-channel scenarios and state who gives way

Determine stand-on vessel obligations and when action becomes required under the rules

Explain lights, shapes and sound signals for power-driven vessels, sailing vessels, vessels at anchor and vessels restricted in ability to manoeuvre

Describe watchkeeping duties at sea and in port, including handover content and fatigue management

Outline the certificate, manning and watchkeeping obligations placed on the master by SOLAS, STCW and MARPOL

Explain the master's obligations and reporting duties in a pollution incident and under the salvage and assistance framework

Sequence the actions for abandon-ship, man-overboard, fire and flooding drills, naming each crew station and equipment item

Describe the use of life-saving appliances, immersion suits and the LSA maintenance and drill record requirements

Interpret a synoptic chart: identify a frontal system, its expected movement and the wind shift it will bring to a planned route

Explain how sea state, swell and fetch relate, and describe the effect of shoaling and refraction on waves near a coast

Calculate a simple stability check for a heavy lift or deck cargo using a weight-shift and GM approach

Describe the hazards of cargo liquefaction, cargo shift and improper lashing, and the information a cargo declaration must contain

Explain the operation and failure consequences of the main engine, steering gear, bilge and ballast systems from a deck officer's viewpoint

Describe the checks and immediate actions for a steering-gear failure and a blackout in confined waters

Draft and deliver a standard bridge VHF exchange using SMCP phrases for a pilot boarding and a traffic situation

Write a clear internal report of a near-miss using plain maritime English with correct sequence and terminology

Complete two full-length timed mock papers and log every wrong answer by domain

Re-derive the five calculations most often missed: course to steer, tide height, GM, list and time-zone conversion

Recite the rule numbers and key wording for the highest-frequency COLREGs and convention questions from memory

Build a final one-page revision sheet of formulas, rule numbers and reporting obligations