Learning options
Four ways to prepare — mix them freely
- E-Learning Academy
- Live clinics
- 1-to-1 tutorials
- Revision library
Every candidate is starting from a different place: different sea time, different weaknesses, different months until the oral. The academy is built as modules you can combine — not a single rigid course.
The core programme
MCA Orals Prep E-Learning
A cloud-based academy covering every module of your oral syllabus — built to start on leave and survive the ship's wifi.
- Syllabus-mapped video modules with examiner-style prompts
- Interactive question bank with model answers
- Downloadable notes, mind maps and the eBook library
- Twice-weekly live clinics with serving Masters
- Offline-capable — take your revision to sea
- Progress tracking across every topic
Passage planning — appraisal
14:32
Navigation
92%
COLREGs
78%
Legislation
61%
Examiner-style prompt
“Your fog signal is sounding, radar shows a target fine on the port bow closing — walk me through your actions, in order.”
Included with every subscription
Twice-weekly live clinics
The oral is a spoken exam. Clinics are where answers stop being notes and start being speech — in front of a serving Master and a small group of peers.
Tuesdays & Thursdays
19:00 UK · recorded for every time zone
Scenario rehearsal
Examiner-style scenarios worked live — answer, get challenged, refine, repeat.
Small groups
Deliberately small sessions so every candidate speaks multiple times per clinic.
Drop-in format
No booking windows — attend whichever sessions your watch pattern allows.
Recorded always
Every clinic is recorded, so sea time never costs you a session.
Optional, bookable anytime
Orals prep one-to-one sessions
Some weaknesses need a tutor, not a module. One-to-one tutorials target exactly what is holding your answers back — or run as full mock orals with structured feedback.
Study eBooks
Full-colour revision texts per syllabus area, searchable and yours for the subscription.
Quiz banks
Hundreds of examiner-style questions with model answers and spaced repetition.
Notes & mind maps
Condensed one-page sheets per topic — the final-week revision layer.
Offline apps
Mobile apps that sync progress when connectivity returns.
The revision library
Everything else in the academy
The video modules are the spine, but the oral rewards breadth of retrieval. The library is the layer you dip into between modules and on the walk to the exam centre.
Library access is included in every subscription tier — there is no separate “materials” purchase anywhere in the academy.
Not sure which mix fits you?
Most candidates start with a subscription and add a mock oral four to six weeks before the exam. Tell us your date and we will sketch the plan.