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Fishing fleet · Senior engineering
Fishing Class 1Fishing Engine Class 1 Orals Preparation
Senior fishing-vessel engineering preparation across managerial responsibility, machinery, systems and fishing-vessel safety practice.
Class 1 fishing vessel engineering oral preparation. Two weeks, £1,675, live online by Zoom or classroom, starting the first Monday of each month.
Rank / pathway
Class 1 Fishing Vessel Engineer — Engineering pathway
Duration
2 weeks intensive preparation
Delivery
Zoom / live online or classroom in Glasgow
Intake
Starts the first Monday of each month
Fee
£1,675
Course dates
Choose the batch you want to book.
Batches start on the first Monday falling within the month. Two exceptions: the December 2026 batch starts Wednesday 25 November 2026 and the December 2027 batch starts Wednesday 24 November 2027.
Answer first
What this preparation is for
A Class 1 fishing engineer carries the responsibility for the whole plant, in a fleet where the operating conditions are hard and the margin for error is small.
The oral covers a wide technical spread, from diesel engines and their ancillaries to refrigeration, hydraulics and deck machinery, alongside the managerial and supervisory responsibilities that come with the certificate. This course works through all of it and then questions you on it.
It is preparation for the MCA oral examination. The MCA conducts the examination and makes the certificate decision.
Syllabus-led preparation
What we teach for this MCA oral
Preparation is structured around the published MCA scope for Class 1 fishing vessel engineer officers. The examiner can draw from any part of the relevant syllabus.
Diesel engines & transmission
- Diesel engines and their ancillaries
- Gearboxes, clutches and transmission
- Starting and reversing arrangements
- Engine power and performance determination
Fuels, lubricants & pumping
- Fuels and lubricating oils and their properties
- Fuel and lubricating oil systems
- Pumps and pumping systems
- Bilge, ballast and fuel transfer operations
Pressure vessels, electrical & control
- Pressure vessels and their safe operation
- Electrical machinery, generation and distribution
- Automatic control and alarm systems
- Fault finding on electrical and control equipment
Refrigeration, steering & deck machinery
- Refrigeration systems and fish-hold cooling
- Steering systems and their maintenance
- Hydraulic systems and their operation
- Deck machinery and fishing gear equipment
Fire safety & machinery-space practice
- Fire prevention and firefighting arrangements
- Machinery-space fire risks and precautions
- Safe entry into enclosed spaces
- Safe working practice on a working fishing vessel
How the preparation works
Taught, questioned, then rehearsed
A sequence built for oral examinations rather than written ones.
01
Live instructor teaching
Each subject area is taught first by experienced maritime instructors, live online or in the classroom, so the foundation is solid before you are questioned on it.
02
Question and scenario practice
Topics are then rehearsed the way an examiner asks them: a scenario, your reasoning out loud, and follow-up questions that test whether the answer holds.
03
Directed study and discussion
Guided study between sessions, plus group discussion and peer questioning, so gaps surface in the classroom and not in the exam room.
04
Feedback-driven focus
Preparation is shaped by published candidate feedback on what is currently being asked, keeping your revision pointed at the right places.
05
Mock oral rehearsal
A live mock session runs the full oral format end to end, with structured feedback on both content and delivery.
06
Final readiness
The closing stage concentrates on the weak areas that remain, so you go in knowing what you know. No one can promise you a pass — the MCA decides that.
Built around real oral preparation
Support that sits behind the teaching
Experienced maritime instructors, feedback-driven preparation and digital learning support available alongside your course.
MCA Orals GPT & live mock
Oral-style question practice supported by MCA Orals GPT, with a live mock session to rehearse the real format.
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Fishing Engine Class 1 preparation
£1,675
Batch: — starts
The fee covers the World Yacht preparation course only. The MCA oral examination is booked, conducted and charged for separately by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Prefer to speak to us first? Use Book / Enquire or WhatsApp above.
Preparing for an MCA oral, not replacing it
This is oral examination preparation delivered by World Yacht. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency conducts the oral examination itself, sets eligibility, and makes the Certificate of Competency decision. We do not book, conduct or guarantee the outcome of your examination, and no preparation course can promise a pass. Confirm your eligibility and notice of eligibility requirements directly with the MCA before booking.
Questions candidates ask
Class 1 fishing engineering preparation FAQs
Candidates preparing for the Class 1 fishing vessel engineering oral examination.
Two weeks of intensive preparation at £1,675.
Courses start on the first Monday of each month — contact us to confirm your place.
Yes — live online by Zoom or in the classroom.
Class 1 carries managerial responsibility for the plant and covers a wider technical scope; Class 2 concentrates on watch duty, machinery preparation and operational systems.
No — the MCA runs and charges for the examination separately.
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Next step
Book your Class 1 fishing engineering preparation
Tell us your ticket and your exam timeline and we will confirm the next start date, the format that suits you and what to prepare beforehand.
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