MCA Courses

Radar and Electronic Chart Systems are common place on small commercial vessels and workboats, and when used correctly can be very versatile aids to navigation.

The MCA approved Fire Safety course is aimed at skippers and crew of small workboats and small commercial vessels. The course has been launched primarily to meeting the manning requirements of Workboat Code 3. The course also meets the requirements for those applying for their MCA Boatmaster Licence (BML).

The MCA Stability for Workboats, Pilot Boats and Small Commercial Vessels (SCV) has been introduced to meet the requirements in the Workboat Code Edition 2 and Edition 3 for crew to attend an approved stability course. This course meets the requirements of Appendix 3, 2.14 Stability Training of the code of practice.

On the 13th December 2023, vessels coded under the MCA Workboat Code Edition 3 are now required to hold the new MCA courses for electronic chart systems and radar stated in table A5.3. iPowerboat Ltd have MCA approval to run the MCA Electronic Chart Systems (approved) and Bridge Watchkeeping Procedures and the MCA Radar & Meteorology courses.

The Efficient Deck Hand Course is a practical and theory course covering deck seamanship skills and ship knowledge. Efficient Deck Hand (EDH) is the qualifying examination for an Able Seafarer Deck certificate. It is also a requirement for the issue of an Officer of the Watch (Yacht less than 3000GT) Certificate of Competency.