AMIDSHIPSTAKE COMMAND

    Pass your maritime exam.With confidence.

    Independent prep for Day Skipper, Yachtmaster Offshore, STCW, AEC and Master 200gt.
    1,500+ questions, mock written exams, memory drills and a syllabus tracker.

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    See how Amidships trains you

    Three real Yachtmaster Offshore questions, then a quick memory drill. About two minutes.

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    Everything you need to pass

    Seven tools, one disciplined system.

    Adaptive Quizzes

    Timed mock exams that focus on your weakest topics: COLREGS, navigation, stability and more.

    Smart Memory Drills

    Short recall prompts that resurface exactly when you're about to forget. Lights, shapes, knots, signals.

    Readiness Score

    A single number reflecting accuracy and topic coverage. Know when you're truly exam-ready.

    Voice Oral Examiner

    Voice-driven oral simulation for Master 200gt. The examiner speaks, you answer aloud, scenarios evolve from your decisions.

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    Ask Amidships

    Ask anything by voice or text and get plain-English answers, every reply cited back to the syllabus and question bank.

    Syllabus Library

    Every recreational and commercial topic mapped to bite-size notes, diagrams and worked examples. Tap any quiz answer to jump straight to the source.

    Ask a Maritime Instructor

    Send a question with context and get a written answer from a working maritime instructor. Captain calls available too.

    Ask a Maritime Instructor

    When an explanation is not enough, ask someone who has done it.

    Amidships gives you direct access to working maritime instructors and professional captains for the questions that need judgement, context or a proper explanation.

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    Ask with context

    Send your question with the pathway, topic and what you have already tried.

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    A professional reviews it

    A working instructor or captain answers within their own qualifications.

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    Receive practical guidance

    Written answers usually within one working day, or book a captain call.

    Study guidance only. Instructors answer within their qualifications, and this is not emergency or live-navigation advice.

    Built from the waterline up

    Maritime exam preparation, built by maritime professionals.

    Amidships is developed within The Maritime Consultancy, the group behind Yacht.Delivery. Its learning tools are informed by working captains, instructors, examiners and professional crew, not assembled as an anonymous question generator.

    Real operational experience

    Yacht.Delivery has managed more than 120 vessel deliveries across 300,000 nautical miles and 45 countries. That operational experience shapes how Amidships explains judgement, safety and responsibility.

    Maritime accountability

    Run by The Maritime Consultancy Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. Course development draws on input from captains, instructors and examiners.

    What sits behind every Amidships pathway

    • Maritime professionals involved in course development
    • Content mapped to the relevant syllabus and primary sources
    • Explanations built for understanding, not answer memorisation
    • Practical context from real vessels and real passages
    • Structured mock exams, memory drills and readiness tracking
    • A clear route to report, review and correct content
    • An accountable maritime company behind the platform

    Software can generate questions. Maritime experience determines whether the guidance deserves your trust.

    1,500+
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    How it works

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    Pick your level

    Day Skipper, Yachtmaster Offshore, Master 200gt, STCW or AEC.

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    Set your exam date

    Get a daily plan and a live countdown to keep you on course.

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    Train every day

    Quiz, memory drills, or oral practice. Even 10 minutes counts.

    Your exam day is closer than you think.

    Stop guessing. Start tracking. Build a streak that gets you certified.

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    Amidships is an independent study tool and a trading name of The Maritime Consultancy Ltd (Company No. 13436865), registered in England and Wales. Content is based on publicly available syllabuses and the STCW Convention. Always verify with current official publications before examination. Amidships does not issue certificates or qualifications, including STCW certificates, which are issued only by approved training centres.