From day one of your cadetship to the final moments before your orals, SafeSeas Training is designed to support you at every step of the process – from your initial phase one exams, through to SQAs and orals. Our virtual learning platform is built to help you study the way you want, with written theory, worked example video tutorials and step-by-step guides to take you through calculation stages. This allows you to gain confidence, alongside your college studies and ensure you’re fully prepared for each stage of assessment required to achieve your UK MCA Certificate of Competency.
Phase 1 and Early Studies
Starting out, there’s a lot to take in—colregs, stability, chartwork, cargo, marine law and more. SafeSeas Training provides structured learning resources that break down complex topics, helping you build a strong foundation. Each subject is aligned with the HNC Nautical Science syllabus, ensuring that you know you are studying what you need to know for your college exams.
Our virtual learning platform caters to all learning styles, ensuring you can study in a way that works best for you.
Sea Phases & College Blocks
During your sea phases and return to college, our virtual learning platform remains your go-to study companion. Whether you’re revising key concepts or tackling new material, SafeSeas Training Virtual Learning helps you stay sharp and retain knowledge effectively.
Our materials are updated regularly, ensuring that regulations and best practices, as well as further learning materials such as downloadable resources are available for our subscribers.
SQA exams
If you need to pass your SQA exams as part of your assessment route, our virtual learning platform contains all the information that you need to understand the syllabus and pass your SQA exams effectively, from downloadable definitions lists, to video tutorials, we will ensure you know how to tackle every question.
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Preparing for the UK MCA Orals
The orals exam is a major hurdle, but SafeSeas Training offers practical and effective tools to make your preparation as easy as possible:
✅ Part A Mock Exam Tool – Practice under real exam conditions with a 40-minute timed test using real UK MCA-style questions. This tool helps you get used to the pressure of the actual exam and allows you to practice the style of question that can come up in your UK MCA part A assessment, allowing you to identify potential knowledge gaps and address them before the big day! The questions are real-life UK MCA questions and the mock exam tool can be used as many times as you want to practice within the purchased 30-day access.
✅ Part B Oral Exam Simulator – Test your knowledge with open-ended Part B questions, featuring real UK MCA exam questions. Compare your responses against the model answers and practice speaking your answers out loud—building confidence for the real orals exam.
✅ Part A and B Mock Assessment – You can have a mock part A and B UK MCA orals with an experienced lecturer who can give you valuable feedback before the big day.
For £49 you will receive:
- 1 part A assessment, to be completed before the zoom call.
- A 30 minutes orals assessment over Zoom as though it is the real assessment. Questions are drawn from a bank of real MCA questions. This orals will be conducted on Zoom at a mutually agreeable time.
- 15-20 minutes of feedback on where you can improve your performance of parts A and B of the assessment.
- A copy of the zoom recording for your records.
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We can also offer part B only training on a one-to-one or small group basis for 30 mins or one hour slots.
Whether you’re just starting your cadetship or getting ready for the UK MCA orals, SafeSeas Training ensures you’re prepared at every step.
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