How to pass your UK MCA Chief Mates SQA written exams

This webpage is designed to help you pass your UK MCA Chief Officer SQA exams, which consist of:

• Navigation
• Stability and Structure

This content can also be used to study towards your Higher Nautical Diploma (HND) Nautical Science exams.

By subscribing to this content, you will receive monthly access to:

• Step by step guides for all calculations
• Worked example tutorial videos for all calculations
• Written theory
• Infographics
• Quizzes
• SQA style questions, complete with model answers
• Past paper questions

The content on this page is in line with the March 2025 Syllabus.

We suggest that you download the free SQA papers and work through the questions, using the material in the site to practice.

SQA Past Papers and resources

SQA Chief Mates Stability & Structure

Notes

1. Longitudinal stability calculations are to be based on taking moments about the After Perpendicular and using formula:Trim = Displacement x (LCB~LCG) / MCTC
2. Formula sheets will be provided to Candidates for the Examination.

Ship stability data sheet ship A

SQA Stability formulae sheet

SQA Chief Mates past papers

SQA Chief Mates Navigation

SQA Navigation formulae sheet

SQA Navigation past papers

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