Business & Law (Master Yachts)

Business & Law (Master, Yachts – MCA) - Course #407

This 5 day course is designed for Master of Yacht candidates pursuing their MCA Certificate of Competency or for ambitious mariners desiring to improve their knowledge and abilities in UK Maritime Law & Administrative Procedures. This course is theory based, which is led by a certificated instructor to prepare candidates for the additional responsibilities needed to upgrade to the Masters position onboard yachts and other vessels.

Subjects Include:

The course is divided into three sections:

1 – Legal Framework

2 – Safety Management

3 – Contracts & Charter Agreements, Marine Insurance

Exam:

Assessment will be by a written 2½ hour examination of five questions with one question being drawn from Topic 1 and two each from Topic’s 2 and 3 of this syllabus. The pass mark will be 60%.