The AI MCA oral examiner. Hours of mock orals every month, on your schedule — until passing feels like muscle memory. Free to download.
14topics
across Function 1, 2 and 3 — every syllabus heading.
5hours / mo
of paired voice mocks on Pro. Sit them whenever.
~30min
a full mock — short enough to fit between watches.
£49/mo
cheaper than one hour with a private MCA tutor.
Product
Bridgedeck Study recreates the pressure of a real oral. Same examiner energy, same syllabus mapping — minus the booking diary and the instructor invoice.
Sit a full paired oral whenever you've got 30 minutes. Voice-only, free-form follow-ups, no scripted multiple choice masquerading as a viva.
Transcript, examiner-style feedback per question, and a model answer to compare against. Close the gap, not just the file.
Mastery tracked per topic so you know exactly where you're soft and what's safe.
Audio is processed in real time, never persisted. You get the transcript — we don't keep the recording.
Sub-second responses from a stack built for natural turn-taking. Feels like a conversation, not a chatbot.
A single dashboard tells you whether you're exam-ready — by topic, by function, by exam date.
Workflow
No 14-week course. No course leader. Just the syllabus, the chair, and you — for as long as it takes.
1 STEP ONE
We map the syllabus to your qualification and the time you have left. No fluff. Just what matters for your viva.
2 STEP TWO
Paired voice sessions, free-form follow-ups, examiner pressure. Run a 30-minute mock at lunch or a full hour after watch.
3 STEP THREE
Track readiness per topic. Sit the real exam when you're green across the board — not when the calendar says so.
Why Bridgedeck Study
Every officer prepping for orals burns money on one of these. Bridgedeck Study is the one you can sit at 11pm the night before.
| Bridgedeck Study | Private MCA tutor | Mocks with a coursemate | Going in cold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per mock | ~£10 | £75–£120/hr | £0 | £0 |
| Available at 11pm | ||||
| Syllabus-mapped questions | ||||
| Free-form follow-ups | ||||
| Mastery tracking | ||||
| Transcript & feedback |
Which ticket are you sitting?
Bridgedeck Study is an AI voice examiner that puts you through realistic, spoken mock orals for the MCA oral exam — question, follow-up and all. Every mock is aligned to the MCA syllabus for your ticket; we train you, the MCA signs you off. Here’s where each rung of the yacht and merchant ladder stands today — and the free COLREGs module that’s open to everyone.
Full spoken mock orals for the Officer of the Watch (Yachts) <3000 GT oral, examiner-style across your syllabus.
Realistic mock orals for the merchant Officer of the Watch (Unlimited) oral exam.
Prep for the combined Master (Code of Practice) <200 GT and OOW Yachts <500 GT oral.
Mock orals for the Master (Yachts) <500 GT ticket.
The Master (Yachts) <3000 GT oral is next in the build queue.
Chief Mate (Unlimited) and Master (Unlimited) orals are on the way.
Your Yachtmaster is a practical, on-the-water assessment, so there’s no boat-handling mock to sit — but the free COLREGs module drills the Rules of the Road, lights and shapes you’ll be quizzed on.
Drill the Rules of the Road, lights, shapes and sound signals that every ticket tests — no card, open to everyone.
Pricing
Cheaper than a single hour with a private instructor — and you can sit a mock at midnight before your exam.
Free
£0
Start here. No card, no timer.
Standard
£49/mo
Steady prep over weeks or months.
Pro
£79/mo
For the final sprint before your exam.
Exam Pack
£90 one-time
Two weeks of all-in prep, up to your exam date.
Free COLREGs, flashcards & a voice trial — no card · Cancel anytime · PPP discount available for IN / PH / SA / EE
Founder note
Bridgedeck started because nothing on the App Store understood a watchkeeper’s day. Logbooks were forms. Study apps were quiz decks. So we built the tools we wished we’d had on watch — and shipped them.
By an Officer of the Watch. · Independent & self-funded
FAQ
Start free with the COLREGs drills. From £49/mo for unlimited voice mocks. Cancel anytime.
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