This course is the follow on from the Seafish Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen Course. The Advanced Stability Awareness course is required for anyone working towards the Under 16.5m Skippers Certificate at both levels, restricted within 20 miles and unrestricted beyond 20 miles. The intermediate course should be completed first.

On completion of this course, you will understand:

• How poor vessel stability links to deaths in the fishing industry
• Risk, the ALARP principal, ‘Event and Consequence’ and the Risk Spectrum
• The responsibilities of the skipper in respect to managing stability risks
• Event chains using event and consequence diagrams
• How weight and the shape of a vessel contributes to vessel stability
• The stability of both ballast stable and form stable boats
• Initial (GM) and static stability (GZ)
• The methods used to monitor risks to stability
• The risks posed by external forces, the transverse movement of weight, the FSE and the up-ward movement of weights and the condition of a vessel are managed
• How vessel watertight and weathertight integrity is managed to minimise risk
• How vessel condition and modifications are managed to maintain stability
• How to monitor and maintain the stability of a vessel during fishing operations
• How fishing vessel stability books manage the stability risk on fishing vessels
• The role of regulation and the regulatory organisations concerned with fishing vessel stability

Course Certification and Compliance

Our course is fully approved by Seafish

Entry Requirements

• Working towards the Under 16.5m Skippers Certificate
• Ideally have completed the Safety Awareness for Experienced Fishermen Course

Course Content

• How poor vessel stability links to deaths in the fishing industry
• Risk, the ALARP principal, ‘Event and Consequence’ and the Risk Spectrum
• The responsibilities of the skipper in respect to managing stability risks
• Event chains using event and consequence diagrams
• How weight and the shape of a vessel contributes to vessel stability
• The stability of both ballast stable and form stable boats
• Initial (GM) and static stability (GZ)
• The methods used to monitor risks to stability
• The risks posed by external forces, the transverse movement of weight, the FSE and the up-ward movement of weights and the condition of a vessel are managed
• How vessel watertight and weathertight integrity is managed to minimise risk
• How vessel condition and modifications are managed to maintain stability
• How to monitor and maintain the stability of a vessel during fishing operations
• How fishing vessel stability books manage the stability risk on fishing vessels
• The role of regulation and the regulatory organisations concerned with fishing vessel stability

Examination Type

There is an examination at the end of the course, which requires short written answers.