Flexible remote route · Deck

Master level · Remote

Masters Orals Distance Learning

Master-level oral preparation for candidates who cannot attend the standard timetable — the same preparation focus, arranged around your availability.

A flexible, remote Masters-level MCA oral preparation route for candidates who cannot attend the scheduled course. Timetable and fee are confirmed on enquiry.

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Rank / pathway

Master level — Deck pathway

Duration

Agreed on enquiry

Delivery

Distance learning with live online sessions

Intake

Arranged individually — enquire

Fee

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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.

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What this preparation is for

Not every candidate can clear four consecutive weeks. Ships do not stop, leave gets moved, and exam dates arrive at awkward times. This route exists for that situation.

The preparation focus is the same as the standard Masters oral course — seamanship, magnetic compass, shipmaster's business and law, and command-level scenario work — delivered remotely and arranged around what you can realistically commit to.

Because it is arranged individually, the timetable and fee are confirmed when you enquire rather than published as a fixed package. It is preparation for the MCA oral examination, which the MCA conducts separately.

Syllabus-led preparation

What we teach for this MCA oral

Preparation is structured around the published MCA oral syllabus for Master (Unlimited) — the same coverage as the scheduled course, delivered remotely. The examiner can draw from any part of the relevant syllabus.

Voyage planning & command navigation

Passage planning in all conditions, including restricted waters and ice
Weather routeing, tidal and current planning for the intended voyage
TSS, VTS, ship routeing schemes and mandatory reporting
Monitoring and amending the plan as conditions change

Position fixing, publications & compasses

Celestial, terrestrial and electronic position fixing and their accuracy
Charts, ENCs/RNCs, publications and keeping them corrected
GNSS principles, errors and limitations
Magnetic and gyro compass principles, errors and checks

Watchkeeping, COLREGs & bridge management

COLREGs applied to close-quarters and restricted-visibility scenarios
Bridge Procedures Guide, standing orders and watch handover
Bridge resource management, pilotage and pilot-master exchange
Reporting, communications and maintaining situational awareness

Radar/ARPA, ECDIS & integrated navigation

Radar and ARPA performance, errors and limitations
Target acquisition, trial manoeuvre and collision avoidance
ECDIS management, updating, safety settings and alarms
Backup arrangements and response to equipment malfunction

Manoeuvring, SAR & emergencies

Ship handling, interaction, squat and confined-water manoeuvring
Anchoring, mooring, tug work and heavy-weather handling
IAMSAR search patterns, GMDSS distress and communications
Collision, grounding, flooding and emergency steering or towing

Cargo, stability, safety, law & command

Cargo operations, securing and dangerous goods under IMDG/IMSBC
Trim, stability, stress and use of loading information
Ship construction, watertight integrity and damage control
MARPOL, certificates, statutory legislation, crew management and leadership

View published MCA syllabus

How the preparation works

Taught, questioned, then rehearsed

A sequence built for oral examinations rather than written ones.

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.

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.

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.

Feedback-driven focus

Preparation is shaped by published candidate feedback on what is currently being asked, keeping your revision pointed at the right places.

Mock oral rehearsal

A live mock session runs the full oral format end to end, with structured feedback on both content and delivery.

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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eSailor learning access

Digital maritime learning support available to candidates preparing with World Yacht.

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Choose your option

Published booking options

Two published options: OOW Unlimited and OOW Yacht 3000.

OOW Unlimited

£850

Four-week preparation for the unlimited Officer of the Watch oral.

OOW Yacht 3000

£1,400

Four-week preparation for the Yacht 3000 Officer of the Watch route.

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OOW Unlimited

£850

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OOW Yacht 3000

£1,400

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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.

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