Chief Mates Tutorials: Navigation & Stability

Chief Mates Navigation & Stability SQA online video tutorials by Philip Ashton
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Introduction

Chief Mates Navigation & Stability SQA online video tutorials by Philip Ashton
Welcome To Your Tutorials!

Chief Mates Navigation: Past Paper SQA Exams-important information

Please note regarding my workings
Exam Calculations Matrix

Exams 2023-

CM Navigation March 2023 Q1
CM Navigation March 2023 Q3
CM Navigation March 2023 Q4

Exams 2019-22

March 2019 Q1
March 2019 Q2
March 2019 Q3
July 2019 Q1
July 2019 Q2
July 2019 Q3
October 2019 Q1
October 2019 Q2
October 2019 Q3
November 2019 Q1
November 2019 Q2
November 2019 Q3
November 2019 Radar Plot
July 2020 Q1
July 2020 Q3
July 2020 Q5
August 2020 Q1
August 2020 Q3-5
October 2020 Q1
October 2020 Q4
October 2020 Q5
December 2020 Q3
March 2021 Q1
March 2021 Q4-5
July 2021 Q1
July 2021 Q3-5
October 2021 Q1-3
December 2021 Q1
December 2021 Q3
December 2021 Q5
March 2022 Q2
March 2022 Q5
July 2022 Q1-3
July 2022 Q5
October 2022 Q1
October 2022 Q2
October 2022 q45
CM Navigation December 2022 Q1-2
CM Navigation December 2022 Q 3

Exams 2015-18

March 2015 Q1
March 2015 Q4
March 2015 Q5
July 2015 Q1
December 2015 Q1
December 2015 Q4
December 2015 Q5
March 2016 Q1
March 2016 Q2
July 2016 Q1
July 2016 Q2
July 2016 Q3
December 2016 Q1
December 2016 Q2
December 2016 Q4
March 2017 Q1
March 2017 Radar Plot
March 2017 Q4
July 2017 Q1
July 2017 Q2
July 2017 Q3
October 2017 Q1
October 2017 Q2
October 2017 Q4
November/December 2017 Q1
November/December 2017 Q4
November/December 2017 Radar Plot
February 2018 Q1
February 2018 Q2
February 2018 Q3
March 2018 Q1
March 2018 Q2
March 2018 Q3
July 2018 Q1
July 2018 Q3
July 2018 Q4
October 2018 Q1
October 2018 Q2
October 2018 Q3
November 2018 Q1
November 2018 Q4
November 2018 Radar Plot

Exams 2010-14

March 2010 Q2-3
July 2010 Q1
July 2010 Q2
July 2010 Radar Plot
November 2010 Q1
November 2010 Q3
November 2010 Q5
March 2011 Q1
March 2011 Radar Plot
March 2011 Q2
July 2011 Q1
July 2011 Q2
July 2011 Q4
November 2011 Q1
November 2011 Q4
November 2011 Q5
November 2011 Radar Plot
March 2012 Radar Plot
March 2012 Q1
July 2012 Q1-4
July 2012 Radar Plot
December 2012 Q3
December 2012 Q5
December 2012 Radar Plot
March 2013 Q1
March 2013 Q2
March 2013 Q4
March 2013 Q5
July 2013 Q1
July 2013 Q2
November 2013 Q1
November 2013 Q3
March 2014 Q1
March 2014 Q3
March 2014 Radar Plot
July 2014 Q1
July 2014 Q3
November 2014 Q1
November 2014 Q2

Chief Mates Navigation: Theory

Bridge Manning Levels
please note regarding my workings
Preparations On The Bridge Prior To Arrival In Port
Pilot On Board
Masters Standing Orders
Publications Required To Carry As Detailed In The Mariners Handbook NP100
Navigational Equipment Carried On Board The Ship
Bridge Equipment Tested Prior To Departure From Port
Emergency Checklist In The Case Of A Vessel Grounding
Bridge Manning Levels In Particular Situations
ISM Functional Requirements
The Appraisal Process
MGN 285: Electronic Charts
MGN 379: Use Of Electronic Navigation Aids
WWNWS
ECDIS, ENC & RNC
Availability, Accuracy & Sources Of Error In Position Fixing Systems On Ocean Passages
Super Refraction & Its Effect On Radar Waves
Outline The Current MCA Guidance Regarding Parallel Indexing
Navigational Equipment Required On Board Affected By A Complete Heading Input Fail On Passage
Appraising A Passage Through Heavy Traffic & Confined Waters
Planning A Landfall After A Long Ocean Passage
Choosing A Safe Anchorage
Precautions When Passing Remote Island Chains
IMO Publication: Ships’ Routeing
Weather Routeing Making Ocean Passages
Adopted & Non-Adopted Traffic Separation Schemes
Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Co-Tidal & Co-Range Charts Used By Deep Draft Vessels  
IAMSAR Medico: Medevac Action Cards
Oil & Gas Field Areas
Ice & Icebergs
Dangers To Report
Fog
Information On Ocean Routeing Charts
Search & Rescue (SAR)
Reporting Shallower Depth Encountered In A Narrow Channel 
Systematic & Random Errors In Celestial Navigation
Tropical Revolving Storms

Chief Mates Navigation: Example Calculations

Calculating GC Courses
Please note regarding my workings
Civil Twilight Double Approx
Composite GC Example
Composite Great Circle
European Port Secondary
Pacific Port Secondary
European Tide Example
Pacific Tide with Bridge
Neaping
Fuel Burn Ex 1
Fuel Burn Ex2
Fuel Burn
GC Passing Distance E-W
GC Passing Distance N-S
Mer Pass Planet
Mer Pass Star
Mer Pass Sun North of Observer
Mer Pass Sun South of Observer
Mer Pass Explained
Mercator Sailing C&D
Mercator Sailing Final Position
Mercator Sailing Passing Distance
Morning Star Observation Period
Parallel Indexing
Planet Intercept and ITP
Rendezvous Plot 1
Rendezvous Plot 2
Rendezvous 2nd Approx Calculation
SAR Example 1
SAR Example 2
Star Plot Inside Cocked Hat
Star Plot Outside Cocked Hat
Star Plot 4 stars
Start-End Period For Observing Stars
Sun-intercept & ITP Calculated
Sun-intercept & ITP Plotted
Tidal Atlas
Tidal Stream
Time & DR of Civil Twilight By Single Estimation
Vertex Before Initial Position
Vertex Between Positions
Vertex Properties

Chief Mates Stability: Past Paper SQA Exams-important information 

Please note regarding my workings
Matrix of questions by Exam

Exams 2023-

CM Stability March 2023 Q1
CM Stability March 2023 Q2

Exams 2019-22

March 2019 Q1
March 2019 Q2
March 2019 Q3
July 2019 Q1
July 2019 Q2
July 2019 Q3
October 2019 Q1-2-3
November 2019 Q1
November 2019 Q2
November 2019 Q3
July 2020 Q1-3
July 2020 Bilging Theory
July 2020 Q2
August 2020 Q1-2-3
August 2020 Bilging Theory
October 2020 Q1
October 2020 Q2
October 2020 Q3
December 2020 Q1
December 2020 Q2
December 2020 Q3
March 2021
July 2021 Q3
July 2021 Q1-2
October 2021 Q1-2
October 2021 Q3
December 2021 Q1-2
December 2021 Q3
December 2021 Q6
March 2022 Q1
March 2022 Q2-3
July 2022 Q1-2
July 2022 Q3
October 2022 Q1
October 2022 Q2-3
CM Stability Dec 2022 Q1-2
CM Stability December 2022 Q3

Exams 2015-18

March 2015 Q1
March 2015 Q2
March 2015 Q3
July 2015 Q1
July 2015 Q2
July 2015 Q3
December 2015 Q1
December 2015 Q2
December 2015 Q3
March 2016 Q1-3
March 2016 Q2
July 2016 Q1
July 2016 Q2
July 2016 Q3
December 2016 Q1-2-3
March 2017 Q1
March 2017 Q2
March 2017 Q3
July 2017 Q1
July 2017 Q2
July 2017 Q3
October 2017 Q1
October 2017 Q2
October 2017 Q3
November 2017 Q1
November 2017 Q2-3
February 2018 Q1-2-3
March 2018 Q1-2-3
July 2018 Q1-2
July 2018 Q3
October 2018 Q1-2-3
November 2018 Q1-2-3

Exams 2010-14

March 2010
July 2010 Q1-2
July 2010 Q3
December 2010 Q1-3
December 2010 Q2
March 2011 Q1-3
March 2011 Q2
July 2011 Q1
July 2011 Q2
November 2011 Q1-3
November 2011 Q2
March 2012 Q1
March 2012 Q2
March 2012 Q3
July 2012 Q1
July 2012 Q2
July 2012 Q3
December 2012 Q1
December 2012 Q2
December 2012 Q3
March 2013 Q1
March 2013 Q2
March 2013 Q3
July 2013 Q1
July 2013 Q2
July 2013 Q3
November 2013 Q1
November 2013 Q2
November 2013 Q3
March 2014 Q1
March 2014 Q2
March 2014 Q3
July 2014 Q1
July 2014 Q2
July 2014 Q3
November 2014 Q1
November 2014 Q2
November 2014 Q3

Chief Mates Stability: Example Calculations

New Lesson
Please note regarding my workings
Air Draft
Angle of Heel Turning
Angle of Loll Using Hydrostatic Particulars
Angle of Loll Box Shaped Vessel
End Bilging with watertight flat-method 1
End Bilging with watertight flat-method 2
End Bilging-no watertight flat-method 1
End Bilging-no watertight flat-method 2
Bilging Midship 1
Bilging Midship 2
Bilging Midship-Recoverable Buoyancy
Bilging Side
Changing Density
Draft Survey
Dry Docking GM
Dry Docking Trim
Grain-Max Perm Moments
Heel & Trim
Inclining Experiment
List: 1 Weight
List: 2 Weights
Timber
Wind Heeling
Worksheet
Midship Bilging-increase/decrease in GM
Loading a weight to finish at a set draft aft
Loading a weight to finish at a set trim

Chief Mates Stability: Theory

Short Theory Questions: Part 1
Please note regarding my workings
2 Hold, Loading To Finish Even Keel
Short Theory Questions: Part 2
Short Theory Questions: Part 3
Assigned Freeboard
Bilging Countermeasures
Grain
GZ Curves
Heel Turning
Loll
Passenger Ships
Rolling & Synchronism
SIB & Ice
Specialised Vessels – Off Shore, Ro-Ro and Towing vessels
Surveys
Timber
Type A & B Vessels
Wind Heeling- GZ curve on video
Midship Bilging-increase/decrease in GM
Surf riding, Broaching, Dead ship
Stability Instruments
Container ship-alternative criteria
Dangerous Chemicals/Liquified Gas in bulk damage and flooding
New Lesson
New Lesson

Chief Mates Stability: Vessel B Calculations 

Vessel B booklet (questions expected to commence July 2022)
Interpolation using TMD
Interpolation using Displacement
Angle of Heel Turning
Inclining Experiment
Load Line Compliance
Dry Docking GM
Dry Docking Trim
Angle of Loll
Constant aft draft
Air Draft
Timber
Two Hold calculation
Loading to a set trim
List and Trim
Draft and Density
List one weight
List two weights
Grain Maximum moments
Grain GZ curve
Two hold calculation- example 2
Longitudinal-max weight to load
Wind Heeling example
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