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Seafaring is a fulfilling and meaningful career but given the unique challenges and stresses that seafarers face while working at sea for extended periods, suicide is a serious concern within the seafaring community.

It’s a rock and a hard place situation. You need money and experience, so you work but you also need to focus on studying for your MCA oral exam.

MCA oral reports are incredible useful but can also be dangerous. How can you take advantage of them while avoiding the common pitfalls?

The big day is fast approaching, the oral exam looms in the distance and the tension is building. Don’t worry, we’ve got you! Here are our three top tips for the last 24 hours leading up to the exam.

Unfortunately, the MCA oral exam is, well, an oral exam. That means that you not only have to know the answer but you also have to deliver the answer in a convincing way.

From OOW Unlimited to Chief Engineer, the MCA oral exam can be a daunting challenge but having helped thousands of deck and engine candidates since 2017, these are three of our top tips to make sure you smash it on the day!

The MCA has announced that the exam will now follow a new structure and will be divided into two parts for OOW Unlimited candidates. So what does that mean for candidates?