Stability Guidance Booklets
For Masters and Watchkeepers
Available for both Powered and Sailing Vessels
These booklets were prepared by a working group comprising representatives from:
- The Royal National Lifeboat Institute
- The Royal Yachting Association
- The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- The Jubilee Sailing Trust
- The Multihull Offshore Cruising and Racing Association
- The Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics
in consultation with a wide range of experienced seafarers.
Paragraph 11.1.11 of MGN 280 states that 'All vessels, other than those vessels deemed unsuitable for carriage of the booklet by the Certifying Authority (i.e. vessels with no cabin or shelter), are required to carry the relevant copy of the MCA Stability Guidance Booklet (Motor or Sail). Where a booklet is not carried on board a copy is to be made available to crew ashore. These booklets are available free of charge from the MCA or Certifying Authority. Although they contain generic safety advice, the stability and freeboard data already generated during the survey process should be appended to the booklet in the relevant section. It is the responsibility of the Certifying Authority to supply this information, and the owner / managing agent is to ensure that this data is included'.
Free copies of these booklets for both powered and sailing vessels are available from the MCA's distributors EC Group, see contact details below:
EC Group
Europa Park
Magnet Road
Grays
Essex
RM20 4DN
Telephone number: 0845 603 2431
Email address: mca@ecgroup.com
Or you can download the booklets by clicking on the following links:
Stability Guidance Booklet for Sailing Vessels