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SURVEYOR:- ACHUTAN DATE:- STANDARD SET

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

Passage plan from UK to USA

What do you mean by not to impede the safe passage? I answered avoid

development of risk of collision. And example would be the above case as i would not

impede the safe passage of NUC. He wanted to hear fishing vsl will not impede PD vsl

as per Rule 10 TSS

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

ROR action for PD vsl on port bow

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

In detail Abt cyclostrophic force

Why & how seasons form.

TLD in detail

TRS (only thing I think which I made him happy)

Asked Abt formation of sea ice.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Vsl spd 15 kts...wind veering... pressure drop considerably..action

SURVEYOR:- AGARWAL DATE:- 8TH – NOV-17

25 approx cards (not word to word)

RULE 8, 13, 19, 10, 6

Many situation in NC & TSS & RV

DEFn NUC, RAM, GC sailing, composite sailing

Passage plan Mumbai -> Tokyo(in detail)(lots of cross question)

How will you assist master on bridge

High lat precautions

Tides

ocean currents

synoptic charts

routing charts

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How will you keep nav watch on bridg

bow cushion effect

TRS action (1-2-3)rule

In bay of Bengal you are approaching in 2-3hrsheavy weather

ETA full in detail both FWD and AFT

Calc tide for sec port

SQUAT and its calculation

Buoyage sys

How will you calculate star sight

star finder how to use

How will you calculate noon sight

wheelhouse poster

Gyro fail action

Aground vsl ahead action and what a mate will report to the master (i didn‘t

understood what he was looking for)

Barometer in detail (lots of cross question)

marine barometer(tall mercury wala)

android barometer

Errors->barometer

Errors-> Echo sounder

Errors-> Gyro

Errors-> Ecdis

Errors->Magnetic compass

How will you prepare deviation card (lots of cross question)

Maintenance on bridge of all gmdss equipment + nav equipment in detail

annual, monthly, yearly.

SURVEYOR:- ANISH JOSEPH DATE:- STANDARD SET

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

ETA arrangement forward

Pivot point

What do you mean by not to impede the safe passage? I answered avoid

development of risk of collision. And example would be the above case as i would not

impede the safe passage of NUC. He wanted to hear fishing vsl will not impede PD vsl

as per Rule 10 TSS

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Various ROR situations ( for crossing situations he wants to hear u will cross

ahead or alter course to port of the vessel if not a power driven vessel)

Transverse thrust (cud not convince him)

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

Shallow water effect (said turning circle will increase, steering will be sluggish,

stopping distance will increase...) was satisfied

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

NUC vessel on your Port Bow. Which rule will apply and action? I told him i will

alter my course to stbd and pass stern of it. He said he will alter to port and this led to

heated argument.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 16TH January‘18

As usual Awasthi started with some GK questions,

Which company, CEO of ur company, Training institute, asked me meaning of

noida as my training institute is in noida, native place etc.

Guys dont use short form as he gets irritated and there is no set pattern of his

GK questions, so if you dont know, tell him politely that you dont know.

Which vsl u sailed, i did crude oil tanker

Started with function 2,

How will u load crude oil for vsl going from mumbai to suez.

How will calculated stability of the vsl with and without Loadicator.

What is SF/BM and its calculation.

After that he started with function 1

Star sight calculations.

Vsl going from chennai to singapore, position fixing method,

As i said GPS, he said GPS not working, i said by celestial methods and started

saying various methods,he asked meridian altitude in details

Sextant errors including their corrections.

Same vessel going from chennai to singapore, beaching procedure as a mate.

TRS forming condition, structure of TRS, what is latent heat, what is coriolis

force.

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SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 10TH January‘18

Which company u sailing with.

What types of ships you have done...

Where are you from in India.....

How many river in Goa...

Which are the Major Rivers

No ROR situations

TRS in detail, action and sign of TRS

Why there since I'm only in the low latitude and not in high latitudes

All conditions favoring the formation of TRS

ETA arrangements in detail FwD and Aft

Why towing of pennant in called Pennant.

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Ships Routing

•Anchoring procedure in details as Ch officer in Fwd Station

Passage Plan from Barcelona to Rotterdam

Where is Barcelona? Spain , but where in Mediterranean Sea or North Atlantic

What is Sat C??

What is Weather Fax???

Which Station you will select for Mediterranean Sea Area.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 18TH December‘17.

All about sextant.

Sight calculation.

Star sight calculation.

How will u train your cadet.

Y trs decipates.

Vishakhapatnam to Durban plan a voyage as CH.off.

How will u calculate stability if lodicator fails.

Draw loadline. Stbd side With dimensions.

How will u come to know vsl is brought up.

Various way to determine ships posn.

How will u calculate compass error

Parts of magnetic compass

Liquid of magnetic compass.

How to do emergency steering.

Last ship ETA arrangement.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 8TH November‘17

Various ROR situations specially in TSS

TRS in detail

Why there since I'm only in the low latitude and not in high latitudes

All conditions favoring the formation of TRS

Navigable semicircle of trs and dangerous semicircle why navigable semicircle

is called as navig able and why dangerous semicircle is called dangerous

Arpa performance standards

Radar limitations

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•Gyro failure actions

•Anchoring procedure in details

•What is Citadel

•Precautions while transmitting GOA / High risk area

what publication you will refer for GOA/ High risk area

Gyro wandering how will U know your gyro has settled

where will you get information for ice limits

Polar code and POWM

regulations making polar code mandatory

DMP and what's the use of DMP

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 4TH October‘173

He started with introduction and then asked why u failed last time. Then little

lecture. Then told don‘t get tensed just be comfortable and answer.

Quote Rule 6, 10 and 19.

6-7 cards randomly. He wanted to hear everything of it.

What is annex 4 of ROR. I started saying points...

After 6 or 7 points.. he was like.. and..and...more. somehow i managed to

remember 10... rest 4 i forgot.

Fog signal at anchor

Performance std of vdr.

Errors of sextant.

Errors of Echo sounder.

Actions as mate after a collision.

what u know about e.t.a. & how to ensure that it will work properly when

needed in an emergency.

passage planning chittagong to singapore.

how wil u determine position using terrestial and celestial obs.

What are cold fronts.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 15TH September‘17

Where did you do your presea?

Which company?

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Why imi if you are in anglo? Is there any defence colony near that college?

Which street was it on?

Where do you stay? Which college? Why lbs? Why not mmti? If fees was more

why dont you complain to DG shipping?

How you use to go to lbs? Where is srk living? Where is amitabh ka bungalow?

What is the name of the bungalow? Is feroze khan alive? What about sanjay khan?

Passage plan from Chennai to Barcelona as a Chief Mate?

How will you get a TRS warning ?

How will you assist master in decision making? Master is sick, vessel about to

reach Mormugao? Will you make an entry in official log book if you are taking

command?

Assesment of vessel after collision as a chief mate?

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- STANDARD SET

G.K. QUESTIONS:-

What is the distance from your house to LBS.

Why do Tendulkar, Shirodkar, Gawaskar etc. use KAR in their surnames.

What is the name of this building.

Which is the famous hosp, theatre near this place.

General discussion present rank, company name , office address, bldg name ,

nearest cinema, what is capital of Malta ....

STANDARD QUESTIONS:-

Asked which was ur last ship and describe in detail (product tanker)? What was

the run?

General duties as mate ? Where will find all your duties ??

Difference between masters standing orders n daily order?

Navigation equipments onboard your last vessel.

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

Bridge Team and composition. Lots of cross questions. Basically helmsman,

lookout, taking over watch, taking charge in absence of master.

What type of communication system from bridge to steering room.

Publications.

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Contents of Admiralty chart catalogue.

Pilot ladder specifications

What is Panama lead why it's call Panama lead

Synoptic & prognostic chart.

Describe and Draw IALA buoyage system?

How to navigate a ship.

Passage Plan

o Kandala to Suez.

o Mundra to Barcelona lots of cross question for each point.

o From Nantong - Sabine pass, what are ur resp as a mate.

o Seoul to Japan

o As a mate loading iron ore in Chennai discharge in Durban.

o Chennai to Cape Town

o Kochi to Rotterdam.

o US to UK.

o Persian Gulf to Korea

o Sikka to Jeddah

o Mumbai to Suez emphasizing on Ch.mate aspect

o What will u check as a mate wrt passage plan from Singapore to Santos.

Chart correction completely done in olden days and now in your mordern day

of navigation.

You see 1buoy, how will u do position fixing ?

How will you know when sun is on the observers meridian.

Devation / Variation.

Asked about DR position in details.

Angle of repose.

Sight procedure in details, emphasized on intercept method, how do u resolve

the cocked. That, how do u apply intercept (here he wants to know "Towards" when

TZD < CZD)

........ Different Methods of Plotting a position. Also, when i was telling him fixing

position posn by start sights, he asked how many stars u need and how do u choose

the stars, told him the procedure, and then he asked y only 3 stars, y not 5 or 7 or 9. I

kept on answering somethings but he wasnt satisfied and then he said, its simple, cuz

it will take more time and he said, u guys should gimme practical answers only,

nothing to worry about.

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How to take fix @ evening time by celestial method. Explain in detail.

Atleast 4 methods for position fixing for coastal?? ( 2 brg, 2 range, brg n range,

vertical sextant to get distance off n a brg)

Star sight procedure, Sights in detail.

....... Magnetic compas parts. I ans only two parts which is kelvins ball and Flinders

rod .... Maintenance.

BNWAS in detail.

Anchor station duties as mate

What is Barometer?

Difference between mercurial and aneroid barometer.

What is solenoid?

Why chaffing wire called chaffing wire?

Sextant and errors, how to correct?

Position fixing sextant in detail draw . Principle. Error

How will you fix ship's position..I told him regarding celestial and terrestrial fixes..

asked me to describe celestial fix..I told long by chron and mer alt he's like you

didn't say you'll use a

sextant haha..

How will u teach your cadet to use sextant?

Sun sextant all correction/Define dip , total correction refraction.

Angle of dip

You are at sea Gyro fails, action?

Errors of gyro?

Maintenance of Gyro Compass.

GPS fails. Action?? / How will you fix vsl posn gps not working.

Diff methods if compass error

How you wil change true course to compass course.

How you take long by chron.

What is a Stevenson's screen.

Mechanical Advantage definition.

Have you worked on ECDIS? How is it? Discussion about ECDIS n paper chart..

Performance standard of ECDIS? Plenty questions of ECDIS in depth.

How will u correct chronometer error

When to use long pulse & short pulse in radar?

Limitations of Radar.

ETA arrangement, ETA equipment name , length of the towing pendent

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Target CPA zero reported by AB at 1 nm dist , what will be your reaction as a

duty off, few situations.

Vessel asks lot of current affairs, all the breaking newz in the television. Vl

check ur observing powers.eg:how many floors in the building and all. If u dnt know

the answer just say no to him with confidence. He likes it ,compared to a wrong

answer.

Amplitude, When i told him about amplitude formula...he asked what is true

amplitude. ..it is lat/dec

ROR Annex and Court Annex 4

Special area definition

Diff between master standing order and night order ,

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Avoiding action.

How will u calculate compass heading from true heading passage plan from

jeddah to some port in medi.

Principle of watchkeeping. How you will keep effective navigation watch.

How will you decide to keep a safe watch on bridge. (by 2nd mate & 2/3rd mate)

Passage plan as per mate from navigational point of view...giving inputs to

second mate

How many Annex in ROR.

2/3 ROR situation, Plenty ROR situations with 3-4 ships asked for practical

actions.

Contents of Colregs

Quote rules: 1,2,3, 5,6,7,10,18,19,21.

Few situations asked to quote relevant rule

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WEATHER MANAGEMENT

Purpose of weather routing.

Indian Ship routing system.

Latest cyclone name ?

What is TRS, Where TRS generate, Formation of TRS ? Avoiding action and

indication of TRS.

TRS in detail , how wil u converts True cource to Magnetic cource,

TRS, why dangerous quadrant is dangerous?? Lot of questioning.

TRS dangerous semicircle and why its dangerous.

TRS & how you come to know there‘s – als approaching sign.

Define TRS / avoiding actions/ tropics of capricorn /cancer. Where do they

originate.

................................................................................................................ Asked about TRS,

where it originates, reasons and fav conditions. ............................. and suddenly he

asked

do u know whats "ROARING FORTIES" .... i told him i heard it before bt i couldn‘t

recollect.....so he said i will give u a hint....its in the southern hemisphere at lat 40

............................................................................................................................... the

n i

told him about south america side, he agreed and said mainly these are south of

australia near New Zealand, areas of extremely strong winds which change the weather

instantly.

Weather routine

What are ocean currents.

Isophase.

Twilight..how many?

What all meteorological instruments u have onboard.

How to find pressure – atmospheric pressure.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

RV Situation (Normal).

R.V signal for vessel Aground.

Assessment of damage control.

Vessel aground action?

How you will come to knw anchor is B/up, how will you report to master.

Day signal for aground vsl?

Plan beaching as a mate and precautions to be taken.

Indian coast reporting INDSAR INSPIRES system purpose.

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How u wil determine visibility if no radar,

Black out action

Emergency steering gear test

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ow will u assist master in decision making....after I answered he then asked me a

question giving an eg: like u r on bridge and master says port 20 in a channel, so what

will u do ......................................................................................................................... i

said sir firstly i will check myself if port 20 is safe for the vessel, if not, then i will

repeat the masters order to confirm the same from him then he said, master says port

20 yes,

then....i said i will tell the master "sir if u can recheck your order once again" ..... he

seemed

happy and satisfied with this answer.

Safety contour , safety depth and shallow contour.

Emergency steering gear testing and drill.

Procedure for emergency steering gear drill /requirement. Which solas and

chapter of it.

Vessel collided how will you assess damage?

Collision action.

Collision assess damage stability of vessel.

Foul anchor and foul cable?

How will you know that anchor is dragging?

What will you check in life boat.. Then he asked me Pyrotechnics..

Fishing Vessel and dredger obstruction.

Wx associated with front

Emergency steering-procedure on your last ship.

Fairway buoy.

Ground tackle and its usage.

............................................................................................................................................... Ca

rds..isolated danger mark... Trawlers... Dredger.. Inconspicuous vessel/ object

............................................................................................................................... Fis

hing

vsl

Anchoring start to end... Anchoring terms. How you will come to knw anchor is

B/up, how will you report to master?

In which ship cert anchor chain length is mentioned ?

Construction of a lighthouse (char

of light, height, visibility range) nominal range etc.

How will you knw othr vsls dragging anchor

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Towing arrangement all euipmnt as per which chapt solas ? what all things were

there on your last ship.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI DATE:- 17TH JANUARY‘18

Lots of gk (floors in the dgs building, DD which place, capital of China, many more),

continuously jumping from function to function, doesn't allow to speak long on a

topic, keeps changing the question.

1. Crossing situation own vsl stand on, action as per what rule, quote rule 17.

2. During the action radar fails, how will you plot the target? I said brg from gyro

n range from ais n use radar plotting sheet, he asked about relative line of approach

and oaw triangle.

3. Mundra to Freemantle will you experience a trs? Approaching signs, avoiding

action.

4. You go on watch and realize GPS not working in open sea, how to verify vsls

posn, wats DR posn, wats EP.

5. Sight calculation, ideal conditions to take sight, asked about sextet error.

6. Quote rule 17 (asked me to quote the same rule twice)

7. Can you show on paper how 3 pls cut on a paper, y not 4 pls, 5 pls for

obtaining vsls posn.

8. Anchoring procedure on fwd stn, anchor dragging actions.

9. How will you take over watch from 2/O. As per wat regulation and wats the

procedure.

10. Emergency steering test reqmt, and procedure, how often does it need to be

done.

11. Ships routing, regulation and details.

12. Vts is it required, what is reqd from vts

SURVEYOR:- AZAD DATE:- 16TH JANUARY‘18

Past failing question.

How will u make gyro north seeking damped in azimuth and tilt.

Gyro fail action.

How will u assist master in pilotage.

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Light for preferred channel to port.

Input to ECDIS.

SURVEYOR:- AZAD DATE:- 14TH FEBRUARY‘18

Quote rule 10, two TSS situation

One PD vsl crossing from stbd bow in TSS action and,

In second case Fishing vsl crossing you from port bow action??

What action you expect from fishing vsl, he wants to listen "NOT TO IMPEDE"

word as per 10(i).

Sight calculations (last time failing question, he do checks ur previous failing

question)

How to make gyro north seeking, what is damped in azimuth and tilt, how to

make gyro gravity controlled.

I said everything from capt. bhatia book.

Errors of gyro including formula and asked me some specular error of gyro.

I said never heard about it, he said if u never heard about it then how will you

answer.

SURVEYOR:- AZAD DATE:- 15TH September‘17

Little screwing for previous failures. Prev failing questions.

What info u can get from weather facsimile.

Perf std for ecdis.

what is t&p. How its incorporated in ecdis. What if u dont don't get a.i.o for

particular area. How u wil obtain it.

What type of vdr ur last vsl had. (I said vdr. He was like.. should it be like all

passenger ships should hav svdr and cargo ships should have vdr.) I was confused. But

i didnt change my answer. Then he said.. all u mate candidates are using old notes

where someone has mentioned that...

You are in dangerous quadrant. Actions.

What is Solas chpt 7 and 8.

What Chpt 8 says.

If gyro fails can u still use it for acquiring target data.

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SURVEYOR:- AZAD DATE:- 15TH September‘17

What is NUC?

Can sailing vessels and fishing vessels be NUC?

Suppose there is no wind then is sailing vessel NUC?

What all are exceptional circumstances in NUC?

Give more examples of NUC?

What is the difference between to keep out of the way and not to impede?

Examples with respect to rules?

What are the types of AIS?

What is LRIT? What is the purpose? How much is the data sending interval? Is it

being used by marine traffic site?

What is vdr? Requirements for vdr?

Newly built VLCC, VDR or SVDR? What is the new regulation?

SURVEYOR:- AZAD DATE:- STANDARD SET

Why you fail in Last attempt

Went through whole file and started asking questions which were failing

questions from first attempt.

How will you know Tt&P notices in force ( ans: monthly in admiralty notice to

mariners in force list comes. Was very happy with this answer said someone after so

long time answered)

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

How you will manage the bridge its equipments personnel as a Mate.

Principle of navigation watch keeping on boards?

Difference in navigating a Car carrier and other vessel.

Lights of CBD, NUC

Various lights and shape of CBD, NUC and also as per annex I dimension of

shapes.

AIS annual verification test.

ECDIS performance standard

Explain in ECDIS

o Deep contours.

o Safety contours.

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o Shallow contours and representation of these on ECDIS.

o Then Last if Depth less than shallow contours setting in safe water area then

how it will represent ….i said the depth will be highlighted …… He was very happy with

this answer…

Requirements of ECDIS.

Main ecdis sensor ? GYRO-GPS-SPED

Performance std of auto pilot

Gyro failure Actions

Gyro fail in your watch what action you will take & What will happen to Radar ,

Can you trust on Bearing of other Vsl then ?? Will Arpa work ?? Can u trust on CPA &

TCPA given by Arpa ?

Gyro Fail Action? Can u rely on Radar? Course and bearing showing of Targets

on radar will be reliable?

Limitation Of Radar.

Apra - how many target can be selected ? 20

STCW chap Vll.

What does STCW chap Vlll says for senior officers including masters and chief

engineers.

How to make gyro north seeking?

Errors of gyro and magnetic compass

Spares for gyro.

How to navigate if Gyro Fails.

VDR requirements

On oil tanker SVDR or VDR

Performance Standards of AIS, VDR.

How Many Target Arpa Can Track as per performance standard?

What is the difference between Vdr & Svdr , what type u had in your last vessel ?

Any latest requirement for Vdr ?

As Mate how will you Make Sure Your Vdr is Working Properly?

Publications required.

Navigating in higher latitudes precautions as a mate?

Passage planning same thing which external asked ( later he answered bhatia

was looking for deep water route in singapore straits and speed not to exceed 12 knots

)

Why RORO ships capsizes so often.

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Whats anchor signal?

Buoys and their characteristics and asked about their lights.

How to make north seeking ? top hevy & bottom hevy

Cardinal buoy without any Topmarks .. recognized it?

ROR situation own pdv in tss and cbd on stbd bow actions ( ans: alter to stbd

and keep clear of her)

Quote Rule 1, 8, 13, 18, 19

Various ROR cards with cardinal marks

What in ROR is difference between not to impede and keep out of way

Restricted visibility situations.

Situations TSS crossing and overtaking situations.

Ror situation fv on stbd side of pdv vsl. Pdv vsl in tss. Actions

Can u overtake a Vsl in TSS ?

Do u require to follow any special Procedure to overtake Vsl in TSS ?

Which vessel not to impede passage in TSS

Three fishing Vsls are crossing your Vsl from port bow You are in TSS What will

be your action ?

Can you overtake a Vsl in Narrow Channel?

In a Narrow Channel If you give Sound signal to a Vsl to Be overtaken as per

Rule 34(c) & Vsl to be overtaken don't give any signal what will you do ?

Ship Routing guide contents

What is head reach

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

TRS 123 rule

TRS including Safety sector

TRS formation requirements, TRS safety sector

How will you avoid TRS .I told him 2 method safety sector &1 2 3 he wanted

123 wala funda explained him he was happy

What are spring and neap tides

Explain ocean currents of the world

Pick any of you're favourite current and explain why it is formed

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Vdr indication when its not working.

What is safety depth, shallow depth and anti grounding cone

What is safematic design in steering? On what kind of ships it is installed

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SURVEYOR:- BAWEJA DATE:- 12TH-FEBRUARY‘18

Guys one advice and hopefully ul have done it, note down all ur previous

attempts questions if ul haven't.. baweja attacks mostly from there. Both of them sat

together and kept firing from each side.

About 10 cards day and night

Ur overtaking a vsl 1 point on ur stbd bow vsls aspect shows she's crossing.. I

said open sea it is.. can alter anywhere and went to Port.. but Anish said stbd wud be a

better option

Very practical ror situations, vsl head on in a tss. I dint answer as per quoting

rules, just answered practically to various ror situations. Baweja was happy

TRS signs

Few charts and weather symbols

Echo Sounder, radar errors

SURVEYOR:- BAWEJA DATE:- 9TH-FEBRUARY‘18

Rule 19,13,10

All abt trs

Echo sounder error

Doppler log errors

Principle of watchkeeping

Ecdis- hw it helps n info u gt

Radar- trial manouvre, use of gain control..

Error of radar

SURVEYOR:- BAWEJA DATE:- STANDARD SET

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

How will you assist master on bridge

Errors of echosounder, doppler log, sextant.

Advantages and disadvantages of True Motion

Range discrimination

Switch on procedure radar

Procedure to switch on radar and diff between TM and RM

Radar switching on procedure, Radar frequencies wave length limitations

Gyro principle

Errors of gyro and causes.

Gyro fails actions.

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Preferred channel to port region B.

Performance standard for ECDIS, BNWAS, ARPA

Draw me stable, unstable, ship what is angle of loll. How to correct?

Capacity plan contents

Performance standard of LRIT.

IMO performance standards ARPA and VDR

Voyage planning

o Yokohama to Calcutta. (I didn‘t say loadline).

o Mumbai to Koba Japan (wants to know basically was all markings you will ask a

second mate to draw on charts.)

o Voyage planning from mumbai to liverpool

(told abt loadline zones , ballast exchange, port regulations for garbage disposal, HRA

as i speek Hra he is not happy as he ask me is there hra exist during this voyage..

Finally he told me there are 6 points nd u told me only one what is rest... I was blank.

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Cardinal marks.

Screening of nav lights.

NUC and aground lights, one green light right ahead.

Fog signals for same and some cardinal, lateral buoys

ROR cards.

2 ROR situations. Normal. (i didnt say attract attention when my vsl was

standon).

Rule 2,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,18,19

ROR situations in normal vis and RV

Difference in vq light and q light.

4-5 lights..all single white light two white lights two red lights..I got stuck in

one green light..I told him its sailing vessel..he said ok

Two red and one white light

You see ahead one green light

Tell me sound & light signals for vessel aground and pilot vessel.

What is flag for shooting nets.

What is the purpose of substitutes in flag. Explain me with example.

Ground stabilization and sea stabilization

Indian ship routing system is it mandatory.

ICE NAVIGATION precautions before entering the same

Cards towing vessel, ram.

Morse codes and meanings

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Trial maneuver

Performance monitor

Dangerous quadrant.

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

TRS signs

TRS in detail

Draw TRS in NH & SH. Explain me why it forms.

TRS avoiding action u are in path in NH and warning signs.

Ocean currents

Ocean Currents in North Atlantic

Current system in north atlantic.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

........................................................... Grounding... Action as 2nd mate I answered

as mate and he said first is to inform master.

Grounding actions as a mate.

Master drunk not coming on bridge before arrival

Vsl collide action.

SURVEYOR:- BEHL DATE:- 11th JANUARY‘18

Gyro compass in high lat

Magnetic compass in high lat

Navigation through buoyed channel with buoys without top mark

Overtaking in narrow channel of a sailing vessel

Bank effect

SURVEYOR:- BHATIA (Navaids book – Author) DATE:- STANDARD SET

Very practical guy does not like answer when you exaggerate.

Which company, what type of ships

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

How to assist master in decision making.

Passage plan

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o Houseton to Singapore (answered everything possible not satisfied. Asking what

special measures in Singapore strait).

o Gulf to Japan ....what will you check as a mate , second mate is new. master

informs

you check the pp?

Android barometer corrections.

What all nav eq?? Only u had on your vsl.....I missed on ROTI....

Duties of ch off as per STCW. Be specific abt STCW. Dont tell as per other

codes. Just tell first 2 points as per STCW

Bridge equipments onboard and as per solas

PMS in detail... What you can find exactly from it? Told me to give one example.

PMS of windlass ( his fav question)

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

ROR cards random 5, 10

ROR situations Own PD vsl another PD crossing from Stbd side action. How

much alteration you will do and how much CPA you ll maintain. How will you decide

upon doing an alteration?

Same situation PD crossing from port.Should ROC exist in this case then at

what distance you will alter? (Consider own vsl as your last vessel i.e. MR Tanker)

Another PD overtaking from stbd qtr ROC exist. Action if no response from

other vsl.Also your action in case u r on this overtaking vessel.

Rule no.18 What does it says abt CBD

CBD crossing from port Action

IALA buyoage system (safe water mark, region a port hand mark, region b port

hand mark, pilot vessel at anchor )

Crossing situation

Own pdv on port side of cbd vsl which is in narrow channel. Actions

Shapes and lights of cbd and aground vessel

Various situation around 20-30 situation using ship models and action.

What is the sector cutoff for side lights (answer. Fwd.1 to 3 DEG and aft 5 deg).

Baltic Moor.

2 kts stern current while berthing. How you will berth?

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

TRS how will you determine dangerous and navigable semicircle

TRS 123 rule. And sector methods.

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RV- You hear fog signal of another vsl from stbd qtr. After sometime sound

intensity increased . Take action. Cant ser that vsl on RADAR

RV- CBD crossing from port. You detect navigational status by AIS and it is

detected by RADAR as well

.............................................................................................................................. Situation

RV, Tells ur on bridge ...don't give bull shit specify only action ................... if addln

then

then I will ask you. First asked me type of ships I have done n voyage n route I have

travelled n cargoes carried, Basic knowledge from me.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Aground vessel right ahead. Actions

Vessel aground actions and assess damage.

You are chief mate on evening watch. Vessel grounded. Action.

How will you install a new navigation light full set (answer. Using L&SS plan.

Measuring vessel previous details on lights. And as defined in annex 1).

................................................. Asked ur a pdv u hear fog signal stbd qtr.....intensity of

noise increasing...in operational radar tell action...I said 19 d. he siad its in

operational radar will you use 19d its for radar

Observance. I said rule 2 depart from rules n try to avoid immenent danger a/c to

port.. Not satisfied with explanation for rule 2.

Handling emergencies.

Anchor cable damaged between 4 and 5 shackle what will you do.

SURVEYOR:- C.L. DUBEY DATE:- STANDARD SET

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

Checks and maintenance of magnetic compass/ how to remove bubble from

magnetic compass

Errors of gyro, how to make it north seeking

Passage plan from Mumbai to London

Magnetic compass corrections

Formula for Long by chron , Ex-meridian , Amplitude

When to take Amplitude and why ??

Polaris calculations

What is polar code to which ships it applies

Routing charts contents

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Showed some cards (RAM,FV, BUOY)

You are in TSS and see a v/l Reciprocal to ur own course in d same lane action

ROR CARDS

Quote rule no. 2,5,6,10,12,13,18,19

Errors of GPS , Echo sounder and Radar

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

TRS in detail

How TRS gets generated

TRS in south china sea

Current experience during voyage and why?

Weather reporting

Why there are less TRS in southern.

Weather fax symbol

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

TRS avoiding actions

Gyro failure actions

R/V sailing v/L n F/V whose duty to keep clear n action

R/V own V/l to port qtr of v/L to b overtaken , ROC exists , Action , why not

alter co to port.

How will you Navigate in Ice, What all precautions you will take before, during

entering ice and during passage.

TRS north Atlantic , ahead of you action

You are arriving port said , master is seriously sick u have to join night convoy

which is 3 hours after arrival port said, what Is ur action.

SURVEYOR:- CHAND DATE:- 21-December‘17

1. What is rule number 2 , explain in your understanding..

2. What is a stand on vessel ?

3. What are the four stages prior to collision taking place ?

4. What is a tss ? Have u transited straits of hormuz ?

5. You go on watch at o400 hrs , and 2 hrs prior arrival the tss what are your actions ..?

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6. Now your on watch on the above situation , and there is no marking on the chart ,

second forgot to do that .. ? Still 2 hours prior arrival to transit tss..action?

7. He set a overtaking situation on models of sailing vsl (approaching from stbd qtr)

and container ship and asked what does it look like from birds eye , i replied its an

overtaking situation

8. Ok your on container and doing 10 kts and sailing vesel doin 15 kts and i am on

that vessel , distance between us is 3 miles and roc exist action..calculate the tcpa (he

made me do that)

9. Now if tcpa is 36 minutes in this situation, when will you take action ?

10. Now the same situation and vessel has come to 2.5 miles range , and tcpa is

now 24 minutes action ?

11. He kept on asking anything else ? Wont u call master ?

12. (honestly i didn‘t knw why he wanted me to call master in a clear visibility and a

single vessel scenario ,) i complied and said yes , we will call master when she now

closes to 2.5 miles , breief him about the situation and now take avoiding action..

3. He went back to question number 3 and said , now we are not on to the third stage

of collision , so why have you altered ? ⁃ (i was like we are only running round in circles

), i thought for sometime , said sir as per rule 17 and rule 2…. For the above situation ,

he said that u have answered all as per the book and actions and sequence of taking

action is not wrong , but u gotta be more practical…

14. No cards / rules / equipment / metrology / celestial navigation questions

asked

SURVEYOR:- CHAND DATE:- STANDARD SET

Last time failing questions

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

How to assist master in decision making.

How to train a new cadet.

How will you train your cadet for taking sights.

You are joining as chief mate you are on jetty its 8'o clock..you have only 2

hours to hand over from him.. Vessel sailing time tom evening 1700 hrs..Asked me to

tell him in detail as what you will do and you will proceed with time how much time will

you give for everything.

Mate left the ship now what entries will you do in OLB .. Gave answer was happy

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cause he got what he wanted about drills and all required regs regarding drills and

what reg ch3 reg 19 says.

What are contents of routening Charts.

What is synoptic Chart? BMP4

Passage plan

o Mumbai to Africa

o How will you assist a new second Mate for passage planning from Mumbai to

Africa.

o Mumbai to Black Sea Port.What all inputs you will give as C/O?

o How to assist 2/O in passage planning from Singapore to Africa (lots of cross

questioning)

o Malacca transit

How you will make deviation Curve?

You are on VLCC approaching Singapore Straits 50nm . What all preparations to

be done?

Use of flinders bar and how it will be placed as per the effective pole

What is inertial navigation system.

How will you come to know LRIT is not transmitting LRIT data and who is

suppose to inform and whom to inform.

You are on watch and 2/O come to relive you at 8am..how you will handover to

him keeping in mind that you will be approaching TSS in next 30 to 40 mins..every

detail..

Draft marking for 8.28mtrs draw and explain.

Magnetic Compass errors? How will you correct it?

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

What is International Buoyage system?

When will u enter separation zone and what will u do before entering

separation zone.

Quote Rule 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 and important points.

Rule -7 ? he want to hear para (d) and cross question about compass bearing.

4 to 5 ROR cards, buaoyage system, fishing and trawler vessel.

Some ROR situation with our Vessel NUC?

Light and shapes for NUC aground

4 cards of Light signal for NUC, Ground vessels.?

ROR- Distress signals as Per Annexe-IV

Lights

RV

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VTS

TSS in detail.

Some Tacky TSS situations with 3 vessels at one time crossing and Head ON.

TSS precautions and lot of cross question.

Master told to call before entering TSS but master not picking up phone action.

Sound signals mentioned in Rule no 34.

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

TRS action

TRS approaching sign. And action in northern hemisphere.

TRS in details, He asked Ganpati chale Gaye but still it's raining why

You are on Japan to Mexico Passage , TRS 100 Nm away what action you will

take?

What is Ocean Weather routing?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

What all different types of emergencies on board?

What is difference between Emergency and Contingency?

Your on bridge master is busy and asked you to drop anchor and engines are

going astern how will you go about it and lot of cross question.

Agroud vessel ahead

Your vessel grounded, action?

Different between stranding and aground? Vessel Aground Action?

Action as a mate vessel a collide with another vessel ?

Four stages of collision.

Given aground vessel right ahead action, I said reverse course and call master,

he told me Master not coming, then Gave him all appropriate actions but he was not

satisfied, he said as per Good seamanship I should have stopped the vessel in the

vicinity of the aground vessel till the Master wakes up.

How to assist Master if an Incident has taken place in TSS.

Grounding Action in rough weather.

What are the four stages of Collision avoidance.

You are on watch and vessel aground or touches very lightly.. Action In detail

and in sequence.

You are on VLCC 13kts Collision-Action?

Going to pick up Pilot what all checks to be done?

Piracy Situation… Action when pirate at 6 Miles off when 2 miles off when they

are alongside and when they are aboard?

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SURVEYOR:- COUTINO DATE:- STANDARD SET

Draft marking for 8.28mtrs draw and explain.

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

You are joining as chief mate you are on jetty its 8'o clock..you have only 2

hours to hand over from him.. Vessel sailing time tom evening 1700 hrs..Asked me to

tell him in detail as what you will do and you will proceed with time how much time will

you give for everything.. Told him in detail was very happy..

Now again he started with old question that mate left the ship now what entries

will you do in OLB .. Gave answer was happy cause he got what he wanted about drills

and all required regs regarding drills and what reg ch3 reg 19 says..told him.

What is Synoptic Chart?

Passage plan

o As a Mate how u will help 2/Off in passage planning?

o Mumbai to Black Sea Port. What all inputs you will give as C/O?

o How to assist 2/O in passage planning from Singapore to Africa (lots of cross

questioning)..Then changed his question okay. You are on watch and 2/O come to

relive you at 8am..how you will handover to him keeping in mind that you will be

approaching TSS in next 30 to 40 mins..every detail..

How will you train your Cadet for taking sights.

Magnetic Compass errors? How will you correct it?

Going to pick up Pilot what all checks to be done?

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Rule 7..imp points.

Started with Rule 10 then cross questioning on TSS.

Some ROR situations(simple ones)

Some ROR situations(simple ones)

ROR- Distress signals as Per Annexe-IV

Some ROR situation with our Vessel NUC?

4 cards of Light signal for NUC, Ground vessels.?

TSS in detail.

VTS

Rule -7 ? he want to hear para (d) and cross question about compass bearing.

What is International Buoyage system?

You are on VLCC approaching Singapore Straits 50nm . What all preparations to

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be done?

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

TRS

Approaching signs of TRS. In features and in details.

You are on Japan to Mexico Passage , TRS 100 Nm away what action you will

take?

What is Ocean Weather routing?

How you will make deviation Curve?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

What are the four stages of Collision avoidance.

You are on watch and vessel aground or touches very lightly.. Action In detail

and in sequence.

What all different types of emergencies on board?

What is difference between Emergency and Contingency?

Piracy Situation… Action when pirate at 6 Miles off when 2 miles off when they

are alongside and when they are aboard?

Action as a mate vessel a collide with another vessel ?

Different between stranding and aground? Vessel Aground Action.

You are on VLCC 13kts Collision-Action?

SURVEYOR:- DANIEL JOSEPH DATE:- STANDARD SET

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

How to assist master in navigation?

How will you determine ur Radar is showing correct range and bearing?

Gyro failure what alarms

VOC n VOC manual requirements

VECS requirements

Is class compulsory?

Maintenance of on load release gear

Duties of mate as per STCW

Def. GHA SHA

How to calculate amplitude, Long by chron intercept, Pzx triangle

Why 30 min is subtracted from moon upper limb during altitude Calculation

(reason is in moon correction tables 30.min is included in HP correction so as to avoid

-ve values )

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Synoptic and prognosis chart

Wind rose, explain with drawing

What is Dynamic And Static Draft?

Star sight.

Why meridian passage, sunrise & sunset only in lmt in nautical almanac.

Your approaching Port and you found a lateral Mark missing.What is ur

responsibility and as per which regulation.(ref : Solas ch V reg 31 and 32 danger Msg )

GPS position not accurate what indication

What is pythagoras error in echo sounder will it be there on single transducer

echo sounder

RV situation, target coming and going on radar, action. If you will alter course

how will you a certain how to much and when?

How to access visibility, no radar, no terrestrial object, a particular equipment

to be used.

Which Draft will u use during ocean passage

Company requirement for Gyro testing.

Charter is asking you goto to some port in high latitude action? Lots of cross

questions

How will u know weather Gyro is showing correct heading or not

Effect of gyro failure on Course Recorder.

Echo sounder error, velocity gets affected due to change in density,

temperature: so how to allow for that in passage planning.

Occilating ISO difference

Error of ECDIS

Gyro Correction

Why sea stabilised mode used?

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

ROR cards

ROR cards fishing vessel trawler

ROR situations

ROR situations RV & cards for mine clearance vessel.

Started wid ROR cards around 10 to 15 n with situations

ROR card : Fishing Vessel with gear extending 150.m seen from astern.

Rule 8

Overtaking situation (normal)

How to assist visibity no target no shore mid altantic.

Aspect, how does it affects the different colreg situations.

IALA buoyage

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Can the Missing Lateral Hand mark be replaced with any other Buoy (Yes Safe

water Mark)

Fv lights

Pilot vseesl lights

Lights by mine clearance cross questioning why no ram lights ?

Light charasteristic and sound signal.

How will you determine visibility in night time when there is no target on radar

out side no lights?

What is relationship between ship reporting system and innocent passage ?

Types of reporting system and regulation and name few reporting system?

Lights shown by towing vessel length 50m and tow 200m.

Lights by trawler at anchor.

Annex 1, masthead light

Safe water mark lts

Overtaking, Cross question assesment n safe dist.

Card : region A prefer channel to stbd n light

Flag Meaning : V,W,B,C,Z,Q

Ship reporting system in detail

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

Currents

Currents in North Pacific.

TRS in detail

Why TRS not in south atlantic

Sign for TRS approach

Even if Labrador current and gulf stream meet at same latitude. why are they

different and reason.

What is tidal stream .Cause and how to calculate tidal stream on charts and

from where all you will get information from.

Ice navigation. How do you come to know what type ice your vessel can go.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

PMS and how to do changes in PMS

Anchor dragging signs and action

Why speed through water is used for collision avoidance? Radar plotting cross

questioning.

Collision with fishing vessel, actions

RV situation you See a target getting pained and then disappear then again

getting painted. What action will u take?

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One ECDIS failure action

Dragging anchor.

SURVEYOR:- DESHPANDE DATE:- 23RD-JAN-17

TSS various situations

Action after Collision

Dangerous quadrant of TRS in northern hemisphere and why

Types of cloud

What is axis point of current and how does it affect SEEMP?

Where is Aghulas current?

As C/O what all info you'll give Second mate in passage planning

You're on 000 course and you see North Cardinal buoy action

What is whirling psychrometer ?

What is dew point?

SURVEYOR:- DEVESH DATE:- 16th September‘17

Vsl towing Light and shape

Trawler on port bow- action

Is AIS sole aid to Nav. If not why. Position and CPA TCPA obtained from AIS is

also accurate then why not solely.

Correction of Magnetic compass

RV - You see a blip on radar at 3 miles and it disappears before you can

acquire it - action

Browsing Tackle and Tracing pendant difference

Union Purchase

Grounding Tackle

ALRS Vol and names

Currents and factors required for currents

How will you assist master in decision making

Duties of Ch Mate

Conditions for Lunar Tide

Why SHM for tide calculation?

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SURVEYOR:- DEVESH DATE:- STANDARD SET

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

Duties of mate as per stcw

How will you determine your radar is showing correct range and bearing?

VOC and VOC manual requirements

VECS requirements

Is class compulsory?

Tonsberg and mandal shackle difference

How to calculate amplitude, Long by chron intercept, Pzx triangle

Synoptic and prognosis chart.

Star sight.

Why meridian passage, sunrise & sunset only in lmt in nautical almanac?

How you will assist master on bridge?

How to assist master in navigation?

GPS position not accurate what indication

What is pythagoras error in echo sounder will it be there on single transducer

echo sounder

How to access visibility, no radar, no terrestrial object, a particular equipment

to be used.

Company requirement for gyro testing.

How will u know weather Gyro is showing correct heading or not?

Effect of Gyro failure on Course Recorder.

Charter is asking you goto to some port in high latitude action? Lots of cross

questions

Why 30 min is subtracted from moon upper limb during altitude Calculation

(reason is in moon correction tables 30.min is included in HP correction so as to avoid

-ve values )

Echo sounder error, velocity gets affected due to change in density,

temperature: so how to allow for that in passage planning.

Occilating ISO difference

Ice navigation

How do you come to know what type ice your vessel can go?

Error of ecdis

Gyro Correction

Ship reporting system in detail

Why sea stabilised mode used?

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Aspect, how does it affects the different colreg situations.

ROR cards

Rule 8

ROR cards fishing vessel trawler

ROR situations

ROR situations RV & cards for mine clearance vsl.

ROR card : Fishing Vessel with gear extending 150.m seen from astern.

Annex 1, masthead light

Lights by mine clearance cross questioning why no ram lights ?

IALA buoyage

Fv lights

Pilot vseesl lights

How will you determine visibility in night time when there is no target on radar

out side no lights?

What is Dynamic And Static Draft.

Which Draft will you use during ocean passage?

Why speed through water is used for collision avoidance? Radar plotting cross

questioning.

What is relationship between ship reporting system and innocent passage ?

Types of reporting system and regulation and name few reporting system?

Lights shown by towing vessel length 50m and tow 200m

Your approaching Port and you found a lateral Mark missing.What is ur

responsibility and as per which regulation.(ref : Solas ch V reg 31 and 32 danger Msg )

Can the Missing Lateral Hand mark be replaced with any other Buoy (Yes Safe

water Mark)

Lights by trawler at anchor.

Light charasteristic and sound signal.

How to assist visibity no target no shore mid altantic.

RV situation you see a target getting pained and then disappear then again

getting painted. What action will you take?

Safe water mark lts

Card : region A prefer channel to stbd n light

Flag Meaning : V,W,B,C,Z,Q

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

Currents

Currents in North Pacific

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TRS

Overtaking situation (normal)

Sign for trs approach

Why TRS not in south atlantic

Def. GHA SHA

Wind rose, explain with drawing

RV situation, target coming and going on radar, action. If you will alter course

how will you a certain how to much and when?

Even if Labrador current and gulf stream meet at same latitude. why are they

different and reason.

What is tidal stream .Cause and how to calculate tidal stream on charts and

from where all you will get information from.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Gyro failure what alarms

Dragging anchor

Collision with fishing vessel, actions

Anchor dragging signs and action

One ECDIS failure action.

SURVEYOR:- DIXIT DATE:- STANDARD SET

5 to 6 RV situation

Synoptic and prognosis chart

Trs avoiding action

What is vortex in TRS? (EYE)

IMSAR search patterns all

U r a deep draft vessel proceeding along narrow channel ? all prrecautions and

procedure

Rule narrow channel

What type of fog form when warm current meet cold current

How to predict adventsious fog (Ans plotting sea temperature and dew point in

graph where they are expected to be zero at that point or time we can expect

adventisious fog)

Characteristic of isolated danger mark buoy and special mark buoy where both

are used.

ETA requirement and deployment procedure

Tidal atlas how to use

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Principle of magnetic and gyro compass, how to make gyro north seeking

Collision underwater damage action.

SURVEYOR:- DIXIT DATE:- 3-APRIL-18

How would you make a Gyro Compass North Seeking show calculation s and

the diagrams.

Show with calculation the use of a tidal stream Atlas.

Draw a weather routing chart with the preferred route between 2 ports and the

calculations regarding the same.

SURVEYOR:- GUPTA DATE:- STANDARD SET

Aircraft carrier of Indian navy.

How will you identify a naval warship? (Ensign Flag)Red color

How will you identify a merchant ship ? (Ensign Flag)White color

What is density of ice? (he wanted value)

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT

Assist master in decision making ?

Various checklists on bridge.

How will you keep anchor watch ; sea bed is sand.

Anchor chain thickness measurement and discarding.

From Kolkata u r 12hrs off n delay in berthn. U hv to anchor and master is

unwell. Wat preparations you wil do?

Which all publications you want for P.P.?

If you found mistake in P.P. your action ? lots of question on P.P.

As a chief officer ur on watch , all voyage charts infront of you. How do you

check the p.p. made by 2/o is proper? Check every aspect of P.P.? & explain.

Factors that change while transferring positions from one chart to another

Chart are properly corrected or not how will you know ?

How will you carry out passage plan?

How to take sight? Sight calculation.

RoutingCharts?

Differentiate between synoptic and weather routing charts.

What is ―E and OE‖ stamped on the chart on the outside.

Taking all sights in detail. What preparation will you do before taking sights?

What are the criteria for selecting the stars for taking sight. What is the most

important factor to consider to select stars?

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Star sight has you taken and how?

Star sight? How do you choose the stars for the sight?

Can we take star sight of two stars if they are 180 degrees apart?

Star sight and use of sight reduction tables

What corrections in star sext altitude? Is der refraction correction for stars?

(many cross qstns)

Why can‘t we take star sights in astronomical twilight?

If you get 2 stars at 0410 & 1 star at 0450 can u get the fix? Will there be

inaccuracies?

Long by chron. Why long by chron in d morning?

Voyage Planning

o Gulf to Singapore - how wil u load max cargo

Classes of ships operating in ice.

Who certifies whether a ship can navigate in ice or not?

Can any ship do ice navigation

What is density of ice?(he wanted value)

What weather conditions you will see. And action. Which quadrant you are in. I

said all what is their we read. He then said what will you say immediately to engine

room. He wanted to listen change suction from low to high.

Angular diameter? how will you take angular diameter of sun : answer sextant.

Semi Diameter of Sun.

How will u do ex. Mer. Why do we do it?

How to calculate ex-meridian limits and when to take lat by meridian altitude?

Why? Tell me steps.

If we take exmeridian sight how youl find the noon position?

Your GPS fails how you find latitude in morning.

With heavy rains will the gps posn be affected?

Errors of GPS

How will you calculate semi diameter of sun

Sextant,, error then asked how to calculate semi diameter by sextant?

What is angular diameter?

What is DIP?

Pitch of propeller?

Some terms related to ECDIS, such as shallow contour, safety depth, safety

contour, deep Contour.

Prepare for EMG towing step by step

Company UKC policy. How vessel you comply it with ECDIS requirements

If EPIRB is accidentally activated how will you come to know ;

Types of Gyro and working principle

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How many Cummulative notices onboard ?

Where will you use Height of eye in wheel house ?

Which are Electronic nav aids use on board ? precaution while using them ?

Diff.between X and S band radar.

What is performance standard of Radar? How will you check ? How will know

from PPI image of performance standard your radar in proper order ?

SART is visible on which radar, when to use which radar?

How will you release anchor cable ? Procedure? How will join anchor buoy to

cable? Is anchor buoy available on board? If not then what will u use ?

Your near steering gear flat (poop deck )alone , naval ship is passing from stern

whats ur action?

Anchor chain maintenance and markings.

ETA requirements

You are on watch as a mate in restricted waters and restricted visibility.

Precautions?

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

No cards/ 3 normal situations

2-3 ROR Situations (RV Crossing) lot of cross questions.

Crossing situation own vessel paid others he keep on changing and cross

questions.

ROR Annex 3, frequencies of Sound Signals

Trawler day signal

ROR cards - just drawn 2 white light in vertical line and ask all possibility.

R.V. action.

CBD RAM ROC who will keep clear and why.???

Light for CBD ,RAM, dredger

Can Mine Clearance be a RAM, as per which rule (Ans: Mine clearance cannot be

a RAM, Rule 27 b)

NUC vs RAM ROR situation

Vessel coming up with an angle of 112.5 deg abaft your beam. Who is

responsible?

Characteristics of North Cardinal Buoy.

Steps in RV as a mate. How RV occurs. RV narrow channel bend what signal

RV rule and sound signals.

He has 2 small ships and he asks a lot of situations wrt RV and Overtaking.

Didn‘t tell to quote anything.

Power driven vsl making way and suddenly stopped what fog signal? Told me

on my stbd side bend or obtstruction. RV and Antr vessel is coming frm stbd to port

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behind the obstruction which you cannot see. What sound signal you‘ll give?

You Cbd and ahead vessel normal pd vessel her engines fail action, I told him I

will reduce speed or stop engine. He told still ROC moving. Ahead due to

momentum??? I told will do zigzag steering and drop anchor if required.

What flag to hoist when vessel carrying out emergency steering

Action when you are in dangerous quadrant, and at the path. rule no 17,9&10,

13 and cross questions.

On a ship can we use both the whistle simultaneously ? Why

Sailing vessel light ?

Lights and sound signals for a vessel being towed

Light for non displacement vessel.Asked me to show it in the book where it is.I

think he was not sure.

What lights will sailing vessel of 120m dispaly when propelled by machinery?

2 white lights can be seen one above the other. Explain what all possibilities.

Precaution taken during navigating in narrow ch. With cross current in the ch.?

You are 150 miles ahead of TRS in NH action.

Narrow Channel effects, problems faced in Restricted waters

You are in coastal area, naval vessel is passing. What you will do?

Starboard 5 points is how many degrees?

One situation sailing vl and pd vl ,sl vl 1 point abaft beam action, what Lt she

will display if propelled.

Sailing vsl propelled by machinery 130m in length, lights and shapes.

Sailing vsl underway and propelled by machinery

Flag when navigating with difficulty.

Draw Flags D, P, X, Z and their meanings

Colour ―N‖ flag

Total how many flag are there

Sailing vessel under way 143 m in length also propelled by machinery. What all

day and night signals?

Lights for sailing vessel air-cushion vessel wig.

Lights and shapes of different vessels?

Crossing, joining & leaving TSS.

Take avoiding action after ascertaining quadrant

Factors to consider when applying run while transferring PL. He refuses to give

any more details and wants action.

WEATHER MANAGEMENT

Define dew point

What all ways you can get weather reports.

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Regulation that governs weather routing? Which convention? (I said SOLAS. He

asked about regulation.)

What is visibility? Definition ?

On higher lat what is the navigational problems? I said all the things but he said

...no specially care of hull.

Cross currents in congested waters

Cross Currents

Range of the tide?

Secondary tide calculation. Explain

How the range of tide is a concern of chief officer?

Formation of sea fog.

Fishing vessel fog signal.

Fog signal of RAM vessel at anchor

Give examples of places where sea fog is formed.

What is the wind direction in semicircles of TRS?

Signs of TRS. TRS approaching action. TRS how it develop, favorable conditions.

Avoiding action.

You are in the eye of TRS.

8Mbar fall of pressure in a watch is it TRS?

TRS path in Southern Hemisphere.

TRS 200nm away. Action?

How to ascertain which quadrant vessel is in TRS

What is LOI TRS in Southern Hemisphere . actions? Wants detailed explanation

on formation of low pressure.

What is the current TRS in Bay Of Bengal (I apologised and said that I was not

aware)?

How will you ascertain of TRS near you. How far will you determine location of

the TRS and in which quadrant u lie.Avoiding action

You are at a big tidal range port having very low ukc; you are loading. What all

things you will keep in mind?

You are in Bombay port tell me the tide for today. Secondary port tide

calculation tell me the steps.

Towing arrangements, requirements, step by step.

Wig craft and air cushion vsl particulars

In RV you approaching a bend which obscures the other side what sound signal

you will give.

Restricted waters, What are the problems and what is the solution. (He said

hand steering don't forget)

Procedure for emergency steering

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Situations when you will press the back up button of the VDR

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Collision

Your ship collides at numbr B-47 shel plate. Which compartment wil be

affected frst?

Action in grounding.

You are at berth, pressure goes down by 6 mb? What is the possible reason?

You have run aground while approaching port in the middle of the buoyed

channel. Action?

Aground vessel sound signal? / Grounded in English channel. Actions?

Vsl grpunded, how will you ascertain where the vsl has grounded? How will you

cm to know of the nature of the seabed? What is the device called used fr chking the

seabed?

Slipping of anchor.

Capt Ashore, anchor dragging , Action?

Deep water anchoring.

Anchoring in depth 30m (seabed sand) how many shackles to pay out.

Anchor D-Shackle needs to b changed u hav spare onboard can u change with

ship crew if yes how if no why?

How will you come to know of anchor shackles if it is not painted?

Anchor dragging action / Assist master in making decission while anchoring?

Anchor dragging, vessels in vicinity action

Your vessel is dragging anchor eng not available...I told him I call for stations.

N payout make cable till we get the eng ready. Then he asked me eng. still not ready. 9

cables on the port anchor. Bitter end near, now what is your action?

Your on bridge capt is ashore , vsl at anchor? Ur actions? Wat will u tell the

officer frwd exactly wat to do?

Fowling if anchor

2 shackle in water during anchoring you are forward station and engine is

going astern due to problem in telegraph and unable to stop engine what ll be ur

action. cross Q

How will you know your anchor swivel is jammed or not rotating.

If engine Not ready your action when Anch drag

6 kts current you are at anchor master not on board what precautions you will

take?

What flag you will show if u are manouevring with difficulty

You are in congested water RV what precautions you will take as a mate.

Gyro fail action? I said I will use magnetic compass for steering and bla bla. But

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he wanted to listen that you would overhaul the gyro as per manufacturer guidance.

What could be the cause of sudden increase in magnetic deviation?

Your magnetic compass shows a large deviation. Wat action ul take?

How will you find ur lat if ur gps fails in morning.

Lights to be displayed by Mine Clearance Vsl, Trawler doing pair trawling,

ram/uwo dredger safe side, obstruction side.

Cocked hat? How you get & how you resolve?

What measures you will take to prevent ingress of water? (all above answers I

couldn‘t answer upto his expctations..so he said you‘ll have to study and come and

closed my file..so had to tel him ask me more).

SURVEYOR:- IYYER DATE:- 4-AUGUST-17

Quote rule 7,9,19 and Almost 10 to 15 cards.

2 rv situations with some combinations.

Perf std of Ecdis and ais.

TRS. WhT is 123 rule of trs. He says refer to the new Reeds meteorology book.

Gave one weather fax in my hand. And told to explain various symbols. Then

made one dot on it and said this is ur ship. Tell hiw is the weather.. direction...etc..

Case study of the collision of tht port to port incident last year.

SURVEYOR:- IYYER DATE:- 20th MAR‘17

Formation of TRS.

Determining of RHSC and LHSC.

Veering and backing of winds.

How will the winds behave if your vessel overtaking the TRS.

Concentration of fishing vessels situation. He has a sheet with the situation on

it.

A case study. Explain what went wrong.

Is the CPA to be kept on starboard same as on port.

Radar plotting with heavy concentration of traffic situation.

Narrow channel situation.

Interfaced Q8 and Q9. Action.

Interfaced Q8 and Q9 in Restricted Visibility with Pilot on board.

Another situation carried on a sheet by him.

Zigzag test. Overshoot angle.

Interaction between vessels. He has models explain using them.

Changes in a pivot point.

GPS integrity test. What is RAIM.

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SURVEYOR:- IYYER DATE:- STANDARD SET

...................... What is ecdis. (gave him in brief performance standards)

............................................................................ He carries his own things along wid him

he had made a buoyed channel on a canvas which included all d cardinal marks fairway

buoy isolated danger marks, lateral marks n then gave a ship told me to enter d

channel n proceed. ........................................ in btwn keeps asking various crossing n

collision situations withn d channel.

Roti calcn n formula...

Emergency steering drill how is it carried out

2 case studies actually gave me to read n then cross qustns regarding y

collision n y not...

one involved a situatn in tss n one in narrow channel

rule 19

Ship to ship interactions

2 ror cards- day cards just indentify n action

Gave a radar plot with congested traffic in RV n another kind of chart showing d

area in which ur navigating(shallow patches all around) - all actions of how ul go abt

navigating mainly concentrating on btm

Btm wid regards to pilot on board - in dis he wanted to hear that although pilot

onbrd ship personnel not relieved of their duties of safely navigating d ship n qustng d

pilot wenevr in doubt of any of his actions

Gave a weather fax told to indentify symbols

Wx associated with cold fronts

How will u check gps showing accurate posn - in dis he mainly wanted to hear

gps starts showing d caution msg when posn is not reliable

Everything abt trs

Showed me random situations on radar plotting sheet and asked if risk of

collison exists.

Gave case studies and asked diffrent situation in Tss and narrow channel what

will be ur action .

Then he showed me plotting sheet with different tss and asked me ur action in

restricted visibilty.

Then he asked me what all prep. U will do for restricted visibility.

Then he gave no. Of day and night signals and asked abt them.guys hes having

a chart and will ask u to navigate through from point a to b then he asked abt various

night signals for buoyage.he will also show u various night signals for buoyage and ask

u what is this.then came back to a narrow channel case study and ask my action.then

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he asked random question for restricted visbilty.

Then he gave a case study on ECDIS in which he asked me contour was set 10m

and ships draft was 10.6m the ecdis gave alarm and vsl grounded what went wrong .

Then he asked me.questions on sailing vsl light and day signals.

Then he showed me a weather fax chart and asked to give all info abt it.

Then he asked abt zigzag test of the vessel he will show u vsl moanouvering

characteristics sheet and ask u various question.asked if u have taken sights or not.

Then he asked sbout RIAM ANd weis in gps I didnt knew abt it.

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM DATE:- STANDARD SET

Trs nh. Dangerous quadrant actions ( wants to hear 1-2-3 rule)

Rule 19

Starboard hand mark specs

South cardinal mark specs

Carriage requirements of all equipments carried on board

Meteorological instruments to be carried as per which regulation

Publications required for passage planning

Grounding actions as mate.

Aground day and night signals

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM DATE:- STANDARD SET

Cards 4-5

Characteristics of the lights in the cards-sectors..annexe

Voyage planning from Mumbai to Japan

Publications you will keep on chart table

Screening of side lights

Synoptic charts- how to use them

Routingcharts- details n how many n how often are they printed

Collision with Fishing boat in my watch

What all equipments are required for metereology after which regulations.

Maintainance of magnetic compass.

Maintenance of Gyro Compass.

3 ROR cards

Weather Routing ( I told him as per subra‘s book but he was not satisfied).

Screening of light.

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What is dangerous quadrant.

What action you will take if you are in dangerous quadrant ( told as per Subra‘s

book but he went deep inside, told me I want practical answer)

Dimension of black ball, cylinder & spacing.

Action in case of grounding.

Specification of lights. (here he was not satisfied with my TRS, grounding &

screening of light & Weather routing)

SURVEYOR:- JAIKUMAR DATE:- STANDARD SET

4-5 cards-RAM/DREDG/TOW/NUC

RV Situation

Screening of sidelights

Collision with Fishing boat action

Metereological equipments after which regulation

Weather Routing(not satisfied)

Grounding action as mate

Passage plan from Mumbai to Osaka

Publications required for the same

Statutory publications required on ship

TRS questions ...

30,000 T tanker, what all certificates you will carry and as per what regulation

ROR cards

how will you slip the anchor to connect to a buoy

grounding at midnight

Action

you have damaged shell near no 2 and 3 wbt

What precautions for dry dock ... Will type later as I remember ....

What is the difference between safety equipment and safety construction

survey.

Why we need to check life boat and life craft in safety construction survey.

How will you make sure the ship is in the same stability condition as was when

you docked inside.

Anchor struck. Captain shouting. Action.

Asked me about radar again. Similar questions

How will u navigate in high latitude.

What can go wrong with the gyro n mag. Compass

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SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 11-APRIL-18

1. Asked previous attempt questions, y u didn't get those functions.

2. Rule 10, 17 in own words

3. chapters in ROR, ANNEXS- name them

4. why is echo sounder using sound waves and radar radio waves.

5. weather routing

6. ships routing

7. passage planning and publications used

8. Ecdis limitations and advantages

9. LRIT

10. first principle of ice navigation

11. most important thing when u take over a bridge watch

12. VDR inputs

13. Equipments effected by blackout

14. Under what conditions is Mer alt 90 deg

15. NUC conditions

16. A Stranded vessel right ahead in tss, action.

17. Draw Load lines, y different load line zones and what factors to be considered

18. bay of Bengal current

19. ocean passage Of The world, sailing directions what info they give.

20. routing charts, how many, name them, info u get from them

21. u join ship and go in bridge , how will u know u have all required equipments

for your type of ships.

22. how r tides formed, flood, ebb, mean and spring tide, bore tide

23. liberation Of The moon, augmentation Of The moon.

24. last month on March there were 2 full moons y, and how often does this

happen

25. what is equation of time

26. long by Chron formula and sign

27. what is The role of DG in SAR operations

28. y magnetic compass is placed on monkey deck

29. what is DF in terms of magnetism

30. ETA requirements

31. define collision

32. foundering and stranding

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SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 2-APRIL-18

Perigee spring tide?

Rule No 5,10,2,19 Explanation?

During sight calculation if I use different DR then wht effect will be on observed

long?

West cardinal mark without top mark?

Exemptions in TSS?

How to Test Emergency Steering? ( He want to listen I will follow procedures

which are posted on bridge and steering gear room)

Navigation light bulb specification?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 9-FEBRUARY-18

When is altitude 90 degree?

As per him LAT~DEC= 0.

Rules 2 cross question what is basic practices of seamanship here he wants to

here 1st basic commonsense and then blah blah...And Rule10 can u violet it?

Correction of Paper charts and Sailing directions? How u receive and how u

correct them?

Limitations of ecdis?

Perigian spring tide?

Lee tide?

Spring And Nep time?

Cross question what is blue moon?

Synopsit and prognosis chart?

How will u keep effective watch?

Contents or ror

Annexes of ror

Distress signals.

Current in East of North America. Basically he wants to hear Gulf stream and

Labrador current and from whr to whr it flows....

Grounding

Stranding

Foundering

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Beaching.

Trs occurs whr and why they recurve?

Trs avoiding action?

Weather routings? And its types?

Contingency planning- What and why?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 12-JANUARY-18

You take a sight using long by chron, if you use two slightly different Dr lats to

calculate, will there be a difference in obs long..why?

Where will the obs long like in this case, to the east or west?

What is gross effective tide

What is the compliment of trs in temperate lats.. describe their movement.. Why

do they move so?

Will your vessel be seaworthy if both radars go kaput..(no) why?

What is the glass the sidelights are contained in called? Why is the structure of

the glass as such?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 12-JANUARY-18

Rule no 2, 10

Explain

What will you do if u see a vsl violating tss.

No.cards.

Lots of questions on trs

Mid lat lows with diff between trs .

Sights and lots of cross questions

When will true altitude of body be 0 degrees

plan passage

Are magnetic poles 180 degs apart?

Most important req of bridge watchkeeping.( be on the bridge... and not in ur

cabin. That‘s what he expected)

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SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 10-JANUARY-18

What time sun altitude will be 90 degree ?

Why trs curve?

Current in East coast of America? flow from where 2 where.

Restricted visibility

What is TSS.can you violate traffic flow.

No ROR card

Why magnetic north & magnetic south are 180 degree apart?

Limitation of ECDIS.

Limitation of radar.

What is risk of collision and close quarter situation?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 11-AUGUST-17

When is azimuth 90 degree?

Before 3 days what had happened?

What is it called?

You have any idea about lunar eclipse?

Rules 9,10 and 19

Limitations of ecdis

Error of autopilot

Difference between raster and vector chart

Psc inspection

Synopsis and prognosis chart?

First principle of ice navigation?

Definition of restricted visibility

Declination definition

How vl you calculate meridian altitude without almanac

Contents or ror

Annexes of ror

How mny distress signals

Current in West of North America

Grounding

Stranding

Foundering

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Beaching definition of each

Few conditions in tss about ram n pdv vessel

Action you see nuc vessel ahead in tss?

Trs occurs where in NH n y?

Apogee n perigee

What is perigian spring tide?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 17-JULY-17

Started with last attempt failing questions

TRS in detail.. cross questions..

Y u take long by chron in d morning and intercept in d evening..

If two officers take sights at d same tym.. but dier latitude has little error.. will

dier obs long b same or not..

Ror situations..

Synoptic charts..

Blue moon.. dry moon.. wet moon.. (dnt gv him answers from Google.. it pisses

him off)

Calculate star sight..

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- 3rd Feb‘17

Voyage Planning, TRS N and East longitude,

How does it travel etc. Currents East on America ans he gave gulf stream,

overtaking which side what all signals will be given,

TSS can we violate the rules ans RAM ,

He said in magnetic compass there is no electricity or motors then how does it

move when the ship alters co. Ans:- he was wants to hear is DIRECTIVE FORCES of

earth ,

neep tide spring tide, TNorth & TSouth are 180° what's the diff in MNorth &

MSouth

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH DATE:- STANDARD SET

How will u keep a safe watch? (He wants to hear that you will be physically

present on the bridge)

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What is 'effective' watch? (performing and giving the results as laid down in SMS

and Master's Orders)

Can you go against the TSS traffic flow? (No, u can violate only if u are a RAM

vessel, as authorised by Rule 10)

Spring tide ? Neap Tide ? Lee Tide ? Perigee Spring Tide ?

How often does perigee occur ? ( i dint know the answer - he said 1.5 yrs)

Why long by chron is taken in the morning and Intercept at evening? (I was

stumped! Don‘t know)

What is VDR ? Inputs to VDR ?

South Cardinal mark lights and colors?

ROR contents

V/L in singapore striats 2 red light right ahead action

Perigee spring tide

Grounding , Stranding , Foundering

Nav Light bulb How much watts

Rule 10 and which ship this rule doesnot apply

Define TSS

WGS 84 datum refrence point

GPS and radar why diff positions

Deployment of fwd ETA

Principle of bridge watchkeeping.

How will u calculate meridian altitude of sun without nautical almanac.

Errors of magnetic compass.

Explain rule 19. Quote Ror annexes , distress signals.

What is spring tide.

As a mate how will u assist master in decision making.

What are contingency.

What is restricted visibilty explain.

U r in tss vessel, vessel ahead of you not following colregs action.

Eplain trs, avoiding action, reasons for formation of trs.

Started with tides - neap tide, spring tide,lee tide and one more spring tide

which happens once in a year or two year- cant remember the exact name - and he

asked it is so....

Then restricted visiblity and how far(acc to him 1 NM).... then different visiblity.

fog, mist

etc..

After that trs...condition,origin,in indian ocean.... current in coast of west

america...

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Ship routing everything u know....

.................. Position fixing method- how many types- then he asked u plot a posn by

two bearing and by gps fix. will they coincide-No, then why (given no error in any

equpt i.e. no error in

gps,radar etc. ..)

......................................................................................... Difference betwen navigation

bulb and ordinary bulb( gave the same diff two filament and single filament and then

he told me that he received a navigational bulb from ship and they r using it and it is

single filament and approved type. ............................ )

Rule 10....

Assist master in decision making.....

Synoptic chart...prognasis chart and there use....

Weather reporting - everything

Emergency grounding....

Restricted visibility?

Declination?

Why we take long by chron in morning and intercept in the evening?

TRS formation and avoiding action?

Snoptic charts

Weather charts

How many rules in colregs

What r names of new rules

Where in eastern longitude trs occurs name any one?

Perigee spring tide

What is foundering & grounding

Meridian altitude of sun without almanac

What is position line

What is circumpolar body?

Why distance between latitudes keep increasing in mercator chart as we go

towards pole?

Preigee spring tide?

what is waxing and waning of moon?

What is condition for body azimuth to be NE SE SW NW. (ANS:(as per him) NE:

Declination North rising

SE: declination south rising

SW: declination south setting

NW: Declination north setting)

TRS ? where it forms

What is collision n grounding

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Assist master as a mate in emergency

What is ship routing

Rule 10 19

what all nav equipment on bridge

true north & Magnrtic North is 180 deg, are Magnetic north and mag south also

180 deg?

ship roueting

rule 10

Can you violate tss? (i said oly ram vessels) he said wt ul do if some otr vessel

violating tss?

Aft towing arrangement

Ganger Length ( was askd to antr guy) - the

length of cable from anchor shackle to the first joining shackle

What is Trs?

What is Dangerous quadrant?

Why long by chron in the morning and intercept in the Eve?

Anaylsis charts?

1st Principle of watchkeeping?

Annex 4 Distress Signal.

Where do Trs occurate in Eastern Longitude and Northern Hemisphere? I was

only able to tell him South China Sea. The other one is Bay of Bengal

Ror contents

Situation vlcc in singapore straits 2 red lights right ahead action

Perigee spring tide

Grounding

Stranding

Foundering

Nav bulb watts how much

Rule 10 and which ship rule does not apply and define tss

Wgs 84 datum reference point

Gps and radar why diff positions

Deployment of eta forward

Ecdis limitations

Why difference between two dgps in posn at one particular time

Why morn sight is long by chron and evng sight is intercept

How to deploy eta fwd nd aft

Where does trs originate in nh and eastern long

Spring tide and neap tide

Are mag north and mag south 180 degrees apart

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How many rules in colregs and how many annexes

Ocean currents in east coast of America

Started wid intro like which cmpny and all

Is the diff. Betwn magnetic north and mag south 180? And why?

Who cannot follow rule 10

U r in tss and see a vessel ahead not following the tss , action??

Quote rule 19

Ror contents and how many distress signals

Diff betwn nav bulb and ordinary bulb

How will u keep watch as per stcw ?

What is principle of watch keeping ?

Perigee spring tide nd interval of occurrence? I said once in 3 yrs as he said the

same to previous candidate

Grounding stranding and foundering.

What is contingency and how will u assist master in decision making ??

How will u prepare cont. Plan for flooding?

What is synoptic chart?

Name few currents on East coast of USA ?

Where does trs originate in N and E long?

Long By chron in morning and intercept in evening.Y

Body whose altitude doesn't change for sight calculation

Perigean Tide , Lee , Spring Tides

VDR Principle

Synoptic chart

Nav Bulb / Normal Bulb.Have u seen onboard.

What is dangerous quadrant , why TRS recurves.

First principle of keeping navigation watch.

Weather Routing

VTS advantages

Loaded VLCC ..lights u will show

Restricted visibility - he doesn't want definition - he just wants to listen tht it's

a weather phenomenon.

Ships Routing

Where does TRS originates in N and E longitude and why

East coast of USA currents.

ECDIS requirements in short.

Rules in ROR and annexes , name the annexes

Magnetic poles , are they 180 apart.

What is d purpose of TSS, Is it mandatory?

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You see a tug in tss what is yr action?

Quote rule 18, 19.

How many rule in Colreg, how many Annexes, name annexes, how many

distress signals.

What is trs, how to avoid it?

What is WGS84, what is reference point for it?

Performance standards of ECDIS.

What is synoptic chart, what's use?

What all r wx chart?

What is 1st principle of ice navigation?

What is 1st principle of navigation?

Name the current on east coast of USA.

Fwd ETA deployment time and procedure.

What all celestial observation u do?

Why long by chron is taken in morning and intercept in the evening? Etc.

Why we take long by chron in the morning and intercept in evening. (I said in

the long by chron we get obs long and PL, whereas in intercept we get only PL. So

when in noon we take Mar mass we get more accurate position because we make the

run from obs long but which is not the case in intercept. I told him whatever I could

think of at that time then he changed the question.

Difference between true north and true south is 180 deg. What abt mag north

and mag south is it 180 degree or different. (no its not same it depend on variation)

What is the difference between normal bulb and navigation bulb. (navigation

bulb has got two filament and of close loop system so if it fuses we get alarm and it's

doesn't have pin aur screw it's even plated.)

Content of colregs and how many distress signal is there in annex 4. (I told him

distress signals and content and those newly added rules 39, 40 & 41)

What is perigee spring tide when does it occur and how often.( When moon's

perigee coincides with spring tide that is when moon is new moon or full moon and

this occurs 3 to 4 times in year and causes flooding in coastal areas. Perigee means

when moon is closest to earth.)

What is principle of navigation( I talked abt effective navigation, BTM and

whatever I could think of)

What is principle of navigation in ice.( I talked abt voyage planning, getting ice

reports from Canadian ice service and other services)

What problem u get when u navigate in high latitudes. ( mainly about mag

compass and gyro compass)

Rule 10 , can any vessel violate this rule. ( quoted the rule and those last 2 ram

vessel can violate the tss rule)

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How will you check whether clinometer is showing correct value of list. ( I told

him abt in port we do it but was not happy and changed question)

What is TRS. which eastern longitude in northern hemisphere does it occur.

Avoiding action and favorable condition for TRS.( eastern longitude in NH areas are bay

of bengal and south China sea where TRS originate. )

What is beaching, stranding, grounding, foundering & sinking. (told the

definition of all )

How many oceans and seas u know. (Told him whatever I knew)

Deployment of ETA. time requirements for deployment of eta for fwd and aft. (

fwd 60 mins and aft 15 Mins and told about the eta and booklet)

You have 2 GPS on board why they show slight different position. ( told him

that because of different position of antenna but he said satellite r at what height I said

average 20400 km then he said so what difference it makes with antenna position

which is some meters then I said because the both the antenna will not be of same

resistance but he was not happy then changed question)

What u know about WGS 84 Datum. (told him that the earth shape is not

complete spheroid but like potato so to make the computerized picture we make a

reference shape and all coordinates are calculated based on that reference spheroid

shape since this system came in 1984 we call it WGS 84).

SURVEYOR:- JHA DATE:- 2nd-FEBRUARY‘18

passage plan from new york to cape town

how will u go for great circle sailing.

signs of TRS

Conditions favourable for developing TRS

why TRS doesnt form near mumbai.

what are all precautions to be taken while transiting polar regions{w.r.t.

navigation only}.

what is rate of turn indicator

carriage requirements of ROT

how does ROT indicator helps u in navigation.

SURVEYOR:- JHA DATE:- 18TH-JANUARY‘18

How will you assist Master in Navigation? - I will give him all necessary inputs

and let him take the final decision

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What if Pilot is giving port 20 and there is a shallow patch on port side - I'll

bring it into the notice of pilot.

Pilot is still not listening saying that you will not understand - I'll bring it into

the notice of Master and will ask Master about pilot's intention ( important is that as a

duty officer you will raise your concern to Master)

What is Risk of Collision - Quoted him Rule 7 para (d) .

He was very happy saying that it's good you didn't gave some other fundas

available on internet

Have You Taken Compass Bearing- Yes Sir , I always take Compass Bearings

when in sight of one another, in RV I rely on radar Bearings

Gave me a situation- TSS and you have fishing vessel on port bow and roc

exists, Action ?

She's not supposed to impede my passage,

If still no action then attract her attention by 5 Short and rapid blasts,

If still no action then call Master but if situation is very critical then take action

before master comes on bridge. He was very very happy when he heard call Master, he

said finally someone is there who will call master before taking any action.

Manoverboard Action as a duty officer - told him all immediate actions then he

asked me which turn? I said Williamson turn, he asked why not Anderson? I said

Anderson is for ships with tight manoeuvring characteristics.

Heavy Weather Precautions

Approaching Signs of TRS

SURVEYOR:- JHA DATE:- 13TH-JAN‘17

Passage plan japan 2 us berth to berth

Trs avoiding action

Rule 19

RV situation

Tides, MOB

Grounding action as mate

Oil pollution action

Collision in singapore

Can dg suspend ur license, I was like what ???

Damage stability calculation

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SURVEYOR:- JHA DATE:- 6-JAN‘17

Started with all the failing question

2-3 situations/light for aground vessel,cbd v/l.dat shape and dimension.

Rule no 8,19

How u will know vessel is experiencing squat

Anchoring preparation

You r in fwd station and vsl touch bottom in the fwd part,action?

You are doing cross atlantic/higher latitude. heavy weather expected, what all

precaution? Signs of trs. Pressure fall by 10 mb,and avoiding action of TRS.

Vessel encountered fog,Action?

Gyro fails,action?

SURVEYOR:- JHA DATE:- STANDARD SET

Rule safe speed

Rule risk of collision

Restricted visibility rule including sound signals

How will you take over watch from a 2nd mate

How do u decide risk of collision exist

How will you know trs is developing or exists in proximity

Action to avoid risk of collision in restricted visibility

What r routing charts

How will you determine risk of collision in restricted visibility, if your radar is

not functional

If your gps is not working, how will you determine yoir position

How do u transfer ur position from chart to chart in ecdis and paper chart

Various checklist on bridge for navigation

Company procedure for navigation

SURVEYOR:- JOHRI DATE:-18-SEPTEMBER-17

STARTED with introduction and asked what type of ship you have done

All container ship

What was your last ship TEU And route

Nav

Rule 2,6,9,19

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Around 30 card

Situation - crossing , overtaking

Plan a passage from Brazil to Japan

How TRS forms and avoiding action when you are in southern hemisphere

Performance standards of GPS and LRIT

Errors of gyro and explain.

SURVEYOR:- JOHRI DATE:-18-SEPTEMBER-17

General introduction , Company , Status of

Written exams ,

Specific asked which type of ships sailed on ( chemical )

Rule 2, Rule 6

Shifted to Flags ( told him not prepared with flags )

What's 4 short blast

3 short blast

Morse code R and meaning

Morse code of alphabet Q

Said you gotta prepare thus also , its part of syllabus

Shifted to chart symbols

What's the most feared symbol on chart ?

- answered him wrecked dangerous to surface navigation

- draw symbol For the same

What is not dangerous to surface navigation , draw symbol

When is it a dangerous to navigation , what depths it becomes dangerous to

surface navigation?

NO card's

SURVEYOR:- JOHRI DATE:- 6-April-17

ROR Cards only

Word to word as written behind the cards

Speciaaly single white light, single red light, single green light, mine clearance

vessel, two side lights combined and white light, air cusion vessel non displacement

mode

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SURVEYOR:- JOHRI DATE:- 17TH-JAN‘17

Started with Brief Introduction

What is rule 19? I Quoted, What is Indsar & Inspire?

How to take star sight?

Passage plan from Mumbai to London ?

Showed 15-20 Ror Cards , Wants to hear everything in Cards

Flag For Fishing Vsl Hauling Nets?

Content of Notices to Mariner ?

Collision with another vsl action as Mate?

CBD vsl light & Shapes ?

Dimensions of Cylinder?

Trs avoiding action Vsl in Advance Quadrant NH ?what is safety Depth In Ecdis ,

How to set it?

Ecdis safety Contours ?

What is Ecdis grounding Alarm ?

Ocean Currents in the world what all u Know ?

SURVEYOR:- KHAMBATA DATE:- 22nd MAR-17

What is Paperless Navigation and How are you executing passage planning on

ECDIS, What all things you will mark on ENC for arrival port.

Distinguish Between Safety depth and Safety Contour.

Diffrence Between GPS and DGPS.

Steering Gear Test Requirements as per SOLAS.

TRS approching signs and evading actions in southern hemisphere.

Prominent currents you have encountered.

Tug pushing while vsl moving slowly ahead and while stationary...which is more

effective and why??

Weather Chart Symbols.

Steering Failure Actions.

Aneroid and Mercury barometer...which is better and why?

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SURVEYOR:- KHAMBATA DATE:- STANDARD SET

Rule 18 19

Sailing vessel n fishing v/l crossing whose responsibility ( ANS : Own)

Sailing vessel overtaking whose responsibility (ANS: S/V)

Screeing of Side lights ( ANS : V/L of 20m or more inboard screens painted

matt black with intensity cut off btwn 1 n 3)

Side lights from Fwd 112.5 degree n how is allowed as per sector light ( ANS : 5

deg is allowed on both sides)

Errors of GPS n on what principle does ur GPS works

What do u mean by BTM

OOW steering Fails action

Steering gear testing as per Solas

Weather Routing

TRS formation condition

TRS v/L in south china sea and in Dangerous quadrant Action

Performance standards of ECDIS

Day signal of CBD , RAM n AGROUND

Cone n Cylinder specifications

Types of weather charts ( synoptic n prognosis )

What is Synoptic n Prognosis

You see a group flashing 2+1 R ( ANS : Preferred channel to stbd in region A

Bridge visibility criteria as per solas chap V

various bridge Equipments Requriments

Scrreing of SideLights

Steerring Failure

Weather Routing

Ship's reporting as per Solas mandatory at which areas

What is innocent passage as per UNCLOS

Contents of Solas Chap V

Stoping Distance of ur Last ship as per maneuvering booklet

SURVEYOR:- KHATRI DATE:- STANDARD SET

Safe water mark buoy? Wich side u will alter? & related qstns

Cardinal buoy without topnarks, identify

2 ror cards

Ror situations in tss?

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Interaction between vsls wen close to each oder?

Vsls enginebreakdown in tss wen close overtaking vsl? Actions?

Synoptic, prognosis chart?

Spring & neap tide? Interval?

Gyro fails? How u wil steer d ship? Wich heading to steer?

Sensors on an ecdis?

New solas amendment?

Manoeuvring, Stern tide

Difficulties in navigating while approaching Mumbai

Stern Tide manoeuvring

Squat

UKC

Contingency Anchorage

Anchoring

Wanted in depth answers to all.

No ROR, no cards.

Went through my file for a few minutes.

SV with no wind, what condition? (NUC)

Vessel yawning 30deg what condition? (Said I don't know)

Corr of MC procedure

ROR situations.

Anchor light positioning. For vsl less than. 50m and over 50m.

Pm std of radar(during which he asked for exn and put P)

Duties of mate

Information from wheel house poster

Contents of standing order and night order of master

Calling port preparations

Cadet report for bridge watch.. What u will brief

What is narrow channel

In over taking situation when u will be in doubt

Gyro error

Calling port what u will brief to lookout. When u will call master

Ror new changes

How u will ensure echo sounder working properly

SURVEYOR:- L K PANDA DATE:- STANDARD SET

Lights for trawler , vessel fishing other than trawler

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Passage planning through piracy area , guidance notes from DG shipping for

same

Follow up and non follow up modes difference

Emergency steering procedure

Lat 30N Dec 20S , what is MZD

Fishing V/L light at anchor n while making way , why no Mast head lights

Synoptic charts meaning n symbols

Vessel Around Lights

Draft survey in detail with lots of cross questioning

Pyrophoric oxidation

Quote rule: 5,6,7,8,9,13,14,15,17,19?

Voyage planning?

What is TRS, sign of TRS, action for TRS?

Why Gulf stream current is stronger?

What are the metrological equipment on board ship, as per which regulation?

How will u assist 2nd mate in passage planning?

Difference between gyrocompass and magnetic compass?

What is ECDIS?

What is BNWAS?

What is polar code?

What is augmented diameter of sun

What is semi diameter of sun

Conditions suitable for taking star sight

From where u will find out value of semi diameter of sun

Diff types of reporting systems

Fog signal of P/D V/l underway but stopped and making no way thru water

What is light signal for sailing vessel propelled by machinery 120 Mtrs in length

Flooding of no1 hold action

Master instructs u to drop anchor u r on fwd anchor station wat u will do:I told

him I'll keep anchor on brake n as soon as I get instruction to let go I'll open brake n

let go and I also told him all the precautions to take on anchor station but he told don

beat around bushes tell me main point that wen will u apply brake I told him dat it

depend how many shackles I need to drop accordingly I'll apply n den check,he told me

know as soon as anchor touches bottom u apply first den check n pay out.

What do u mean by brought up and how will u know.

Can chain be up and down as soon as vessel is brought up

Flag for I m manoeuvring with difficulty and i m disabled

Pressure drops 8mb in 6 hrs wat does it indicate 14.)From where u can get

mean pressure for an area

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Autopilot controls

Spring and neap tides

Types of reporting in HRA

SURVEYOR:- MANOJ HIRAKNE DATE:- 19th DEC‘16

Information to 2nd mate for voyage planing between europe to u.s.

Polar code details.

Situations in TSS.

Pilot vessel crossing.

Star sight calculation

How to use star finder.

Any other method to identify stars without star finder.

Information from synoptic chart.

Upwelling current.

What is a tidal stream.

Working of LRIT.

Ecdis limitations

Information from AIO.

T & P in ecdis.

TRS action in southern hemisphere.

Warning of a TRS.

SURVEYOR:- MANOJ HIRAKNE DATE:- STANDARD SET

Wht info u ll gve 2 ur 2nd mate for passage planning

Passage plan frm Liverpool to New York, what prep u ll do (he want 2 heard abt

polar code n Ice Precautions)

Anchoring at more than 100 mtrs depth

Prep for Anchoring

TRS Formation

Weather Associated at Eye, Eye wall

Why re curvature of TRS take place

Determine TRS Centre, Vsl postn at TRS n Avoiding action

Synoptic charts

Diff betn Analysis n Prognolosis

Wat info u get frm Above

Currents n type

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Define Tide & tidal streams

ROR CARDS: CBD, Pilot vsl Day signal.

Special marks buoy cards & why its used, its flashing light.

What is Gr. Fl (2+1)R means in Region B & draw n show.

Quote rule 8

How to determine postn at sea, do target/object in vicinity

ETA explain everything abt it (Fwd eta with power n without power, aft eta)

Pilot vsl fog signals

Wat is d meaning of diamond with letters inside it on chart

Wat is routing charts

Explain how ll find position of vsl by sight (d whole staggered calculation with

morning sight n mer pass sight).

Formation of fronts

What is cold n warm fronts

Wx associated with cold n warm fronts

Some wx charts symbols

Information from Wx charts

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What aspects of passage planning will you look into as a mate?

You are approaching pilot station as a mate and the master

becomes unconscious what will be your action?

What authorises you to take command if the master is

incapacitated? Which rules do not apply in Restricted visibility

situation?

What precautions and measures will yu take when navigating on

high latitudes?

What does the GNSS compass indicate?

Quote rule 19...Both internal and external asked me various

situations.. What are the sound and light signals for an aground

vessel?

In restricted visibility which is a give way and a stand on vessel?

What do u mean by not impeding the safe passage of a. Vessel?

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1. Started with gyro principle and problem faced in higher

lat n reason for that.

2. Auto pilot fail during ur watch ( ALL

NORMAL STEPS AS WE TAKE ONBOARD …BUT HE SPECIALLY

WANTS TO HEAR I WILL START 2ND TELEMOTOR)

3. Girding of tugs

4. Wx routine

5. Routine guide and relationship with any ror rule ?

6. Not to impede explain and while explaining told me to

quote rule 8 f and explain me (TAKE FISHING VSL /VSL LESS

THAN 20 MTR OR SAILING VSL AND TSS/NARROW CHANNEL

SITUATION CROSSING ,,,NO NEED TO EXPLAIN HIM IN WORDS)

7. Then 2-3 situations in TSS ( ALL CROSSING SITUATIONS

BETWEEN DIFF TYPES OF VSL AND ACTION AS PER WHICH RULE )

8. Passage plan from mumbai to dubai as managment

point of view

9. Frontal depression.

10. Ur alone on bridge

master not well Ur proceeding for

anchorage engines on dead slow ... sudden eng break down 4

Miles shalow patch ... ur action / how u will stop / Now ur

speed 2 knowts will u able to steer ?? If no then what u will do ?

( I JUST TOLD HIM RUDDER CYCLING AND HE ASKED ME TO

EXPLAIN HIM AND ALSO HAVE YOU DONE IT ACTUALLY

ONBOARD …SO JUST SAY YES N MAKE ANY STORY HE LIKES TO HEAR I HAVE DONE IT PRACTICALLY …..)

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He was sitting all this while along with Capt. Awasthi so it

seems he was quite satisfied hearing the answers. So did'nt ask

too many questions.

It was a shocker to me frankly cuz I've heard stories about him

but then who cares if all goes well.

As far as Capt. Awasthi is concerned he is Old School and pretty

much sticks to his set of questions and seems like a decent

guy. But he would ask you a lot of general knowledge questions

in between and would try to confuse you for other questions.

He is old school so be really thorough with:.

1. Sextant

2. Sights

3. Celestial and terrestrial position fixing

4. Magnetic compass

5. Celestial definitions

One tip: If internal is sitting along with the external speak your

answers crystal clear and loud with confidence.

I screwed up few times here and there but then admit if you are

not aware of something.

1. Turning circle and importance.

2. Emergency steering gear test requirements and

procedure. Which steering motor is dedicated for it?

3. Inputs to 2nd mate for passage plan.

He signed the exn45 and said okay you are passed. Yeah have

got to say "What a relief it was today".

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1. 6-7 ROR situations

2. Star sight procedure in detail.

3. Cocked hat and how would you resolve.

4 Lots of general knowledge questions in between. 5.1st and

2nd acrew adjustments in a sextant

6. GPS and radar failed,how would you find latitude,how

would you go about collision avoidance in such a case.

7. Factors to consider for selecting stars for sights.

8. How is magnitude of stars calculated.

9. Quote rule no.17.

10. Emergency steering gear test and procedure.

11. Approaching signs of a trs.Avoiding action.

12. FWD and aft ETA arrangements,requirements and

procedures with power and without power.

13. What is UNCLOS, UNICEF.

14. Full form of NOIDA and Governor of Delhi.

15. Magnetic compass diagram and all parts with purposes.

Define magnetic compass.

16. Liquid inside compass bowl and chemical formula for

ethylene glycol. 17.Errors of a sextant and asked if you have

actually done corrections?

18. BNWAS working and if you can change the settings or

not?

19. Characteristics of navigation lights.

20. CZD and TZD definitions

21. Barograph and procedure to change paper. 22.Signs of

an approaching TRS

23. Master's standing orders and night order.

24. Asked about how to use star finder in detail.

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- Passage planning from Rio de Janerio to Amsterdam as a mate.

- Crossing situation, you are the stand on vessel and you have

another

p.d vsl on your stbd,parallel to you. Action considering give way

vessel is not taking action

- Magnetic compass principle

- Why is there a deviation in the magnetic compass and how do

you correct it?

- What all things will you take into account as mate when it

comes to anchoring? (Function 1 and 3 both covered by this

question...as an OOW assisting master during anchoring or as a

part of the anchor party, managing work-rest hours of other

members of anchor party, maintainence of windlass/anchor

chain/anchor etc.)

- Formation of TRS

- How will you identify from where is a TRS approaching? (I

answered, Weather reports will give a oredicted path, cirrus

followed by middle and low level clouds approaching in your

direction)

- His next question was what are cumulus clouds ( i said they

are middle level clouds - which is btw wrong, its nothing to do

with height, its a shape of cloud)

- About winds associated with eye of TRS

- Working of aneroid barometer

- Vessel aground. Action

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1. what u know about magnetic compass? How to remove

bubble in magnetic compass?

2. passage plan inputs by ch.off. (Qatar to Dahej)? 3.What

is TRS?

4.Errors of sextant and how to correct index error? 5.How to

identify stars?

7. what is CZD?

8. how will u solve cocked hat? 9.How will u train ur cadet?

10.fishing vessel crossing from port bow and u can see each other...action?

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Types of current, Causes of current.

Anchor vsl and aground vsl lights and shapes ( Got confused so

was not happy)

principle of Gyrocompass ( Going too much deep in to the

chapter was not able to answer to his satisfaction)

He said that is enough for function 1 i cant give u fun 1 even

though Capt

OAK has given u , u will have to come next time well prepared.

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Last attempt failing question

Narrow channel – overtaking – when to give sound signal Vessel

crossing from stbd qtr nearly 20 degree abaft the beam Ocean

currents

Currents in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea SW monsoon

Horizontal and vertical spacing of lights Screening of side lights

Cut off sector for side light in foreword direction

Procedure for adjusting side light after repair

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1. I answered wrong abt cbd crossing situation so surveyor

gave me 6 out of 10

Captain azad explained me abt same

2. Then he asked me abt fog signal of aground vsl more

than 100 m

3. Any vsl approaching towards aground vsl what signal u

wil sound

4. Fog signal of pilot vsl n identity signal

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1) ROR situations - very basic ones.

2) 4-5 cards (Fishing vessel, Aground vessel, Day cards of

Trawler). He is interested only in identification and action.

3) Why do we need SHM to calculate tide?

4) How will u calculate ex meridian limits.

5) TRS avoiding action(wants to hear 1-2-3 rule and asked

me to draw the same and also the stuff given in subra).

6) Symbols of Cold front, warm front and Occluded front

7) Errors in gyro (I explained course speed error and

started with damping error, then he changed the question. He

wants to hear the formula and how the course speed error and

damping error is corrected)

8) Action if vessel aground ( the first step he wants to hear

is stop engine and apart from tht steps such as u vl ask engine

room to change to upper sea suction, lights and shapes and

damage stability).

9) Errors of Doppler log

10) Horizontal spacing of lights

11) Cut off limits of side lights

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- planning in transiting Suez as a Chief Officer

- ARPA Alarms

- Synoptic charts

- TRS - Dangerous quadrant and in which lat TRS occurs

- North Atlantic currents

- Only two ROR Cards - sailing vessel of less than 20 m or less

with side lights in a lantern and the other one Two white lights

one above the other and side lights (towing or power driven

vessel)

- Only one situation - Crossing in clear visibility and you are the

stand on vessel what actions to take and if she doesn‘t alter

then what actions to take

- Collision - your actions

- What is Trial Manoeuvre and whats the sign displayed for it on

radar and how does it work and its regulations

- Gyro principles, Errors and how to correct it

- Ship routing system

- INDSAR and INSPIRES

- Difference in VDR AND S VDR. What all data is stored in VDR

extra than SVDR

- Gyro fails - Actions

- Principles of watchkeeping

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1) Radar to be started at open sea, procedure? Went deep

with radar questions like performance monitor, efficiency, etc...

2) Performance standards of ARPA?

3) 2 cards, 2 situations (RV and clear visibility)

4) 1 card of buoy (Isolated Danger)

5) Passage from Mumbai to Kobe (Japan) in December,

plan as a chief mate?

6) Last ship make of Gyro?

7) Vessel aground in open sea, Action?

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Anchoring in ice Damping in tilt

Principles of watchkeeping Alarms of ARPA

Some 9-10 cards, No situation TRS - approaching signs

Grounding action

Why u stop engines in grounding? Collision and how to do

damage control? Radar starting procedure Why radar goes in standby mode? What does it do?

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1. Voyage planning

2. Input to second officer

3. What you will check in passage plan

4. Types of ice

5. Gloccary about ice in which publication

6. Pwom

7. Wind chill factor

8. Cold weather precautions

9. Effect on gyro

10. CSE depend on which coefficient of latitude

11. Correction to gyro

12. Navigation through buoyed channel without topmark

13. Cards

14. Types of anchor

15. AC 14

16. Holding power of anchor

17. Immediate danger how much cable u will decide for

anchoring

18. Submarine buoy ( Given in annual summary notice to

mariner)

19. Emergency wreck marking buoy

20. Describe preferred channel to port for region B

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Bore tide. Polar code. PWOM.

Types of anchor.

Holding power of anchor. What is AC 14 anchor.

What is breaking yaw. Anchor dragging action. Doldrums.

Air chill effect.

Types of ice.

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Rule 6, 9, 10, 19

1 situation RV Polar Code

What equipment for Polar What is GNSS Compass Why Polar

code

What all equipment get effected. Any effect on AIS (unable to

answer) What is ship Routing

Passage planning

How will you calculate compass error How to calculate using

amplitude

Can you calculate amplitude of moon & stars, if yes how if no

why no 2nd off did departure checks calls you and says no

compass error bcoz cloudy sky how will you find error

Stars sight Complete details Polaris sight Complete details What

is totally correction for stars

Why apply a0, a1, a2 correction, what are these correction What

is inhore traffic zone, who uses

What is weather Routing

Wer you will get Router info, which all publications to refer

What all info in ocean passage, Routing chart Info in ships Routing

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Rule 5,6,10 Situations

Methods of gyro error

Amplitude draw diagram - when taking amplitude Weather

Routing

Polaris use Radar limitations

Take over watch in R.V Collision action

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1) Passage plan ( Ras Tanurah to Singapore) how will you

assist 2nd officer.

2) Rule 13,16,19 understandings

3) TRS ( why dangerous semicircle called dangerous)

4) Situation Restricted visibility base on 19 (e)

6) Stages of collision. And situation based upon them.

7) Noon sight calculation.

8) Polar code and type of certification.

9) Current in Indian Ocean during northeast and southwest

monsoon.

10) Solar eclipse criteria.

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First he asked me fn 1 kyon nahin mila terko last attempt

mein...jahaz chalana bhul gaya kya...

Then he told me be honest with me and if you dont know any

answer please tell you dont know..

Then he started

1. 2 situations

one head on and vsl is in 3 miles while from stbd odr vsl is

overtaking and TSS situation fishing vsl crossing..wt action??

2. Buoys, Flags(past failing questions?)

3. 4 stages of collision avoidance

4. seasonal corrections in tide..y u do...(past failing

question) 5.Annex 1 -formula for intensity and high speed craft

requirement.

4. what is LRIT and how it works, ECDIS advantages & lim

5.Inertial navigation system

6. Fohn wind effect

7. How is monsoon formed

8. Turning circle details

9. Vsl collided. Ur on bridge.Master injured. All Actions

10. Ground tackle

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- TRS.(each and everything, including what is Buys Ballot's Law)

- Synoptic & Prognosis.

- Weather Routening.

- Situations.

- Fog Signals.

- Buoys.

- Rule 10, 19 (Im sorry sir, would not be able to quote that.

Explained both rules to him with sketches.)

- Inputs as chief officer for passage plan.

- How to train your cadet on taking sights. (Lot of cross

questions.)

- Errors in GPS.

- Errors in Gyro.

(For errors I was just naming them, he didn't like that. Then I

improvised

and explained all in brief.)

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Rule 2,9,19 No cards

Situation third mate calls you and told mine clearance vessel

just 1 .5 miles right ahead action and what might have gone

wrong why mine clearance??

Loadline survey what all items you check Anchor dragging

action

Currents TSS in detail

Voyage planning from Mumbai to Canada

Beaching in detail with refloating .. sailient features of B/L

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TRS in detail

Why Dangerous quadrant is called dangerous? Why only

advance quadrant in RHSC is dangerous? Gyro overhauling what

they do?

How gyro works?

Why Gyro gives error in heading at higher latitude?

One crossing situation at calm sea good weather radar not

operational very basic and ask me to explain to third mate who

is on watch ? How third mate should approach this kind of

situations at sea? (Explained him about checking bearing and

aspect,determine ROC exist or not everything than I can but

still he wanted something different)

How does strong prevailing wind affect formation of TRS?

How GPS calculate position in detail?

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-2 situations only in narrow channel

- bulb gets fused and which bulb to be used for masthead light

( didn‘t know at all !! )

Occlusion

-2– 3 buoys he asked

- gyro not working in higher latitudes?

-Cadet has to take merpas at 40degress latitude. What altitude

to set on sextant ?

- synoptic charts

- ice charts

- warm front - frontal depression

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Few cards, Fishing vsl, Buoys etc

Why we prefer long by chron not intercept in the morning sight

Towing vessel 50 MTR length of the tow 200 MTR what lights

underway And making way

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Vessel in mumbai a tanker having a voyage to taiwan vai

singapore. How will u proceed and if ur charterer is forcing you

to take max cargo how will u do it.?

- Maximum angle of sextant

- situation of 2 PD Head on and 1 PD has a obstruction on stbd

side what will be your action?

- TRS avoiding action if you are on the path of the TRS

- Few more situations and also situations regarding lateral buoy

- No cards no rules

- RV master trying out engines astern what fog signals

- Sailing130 mtrs propelled by machinary day and night signals

- F.V / Trawler / mine clearance operation vs lights and shape - Prepare a ht. of eye table

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Procedure to take star sights.various cross questions on

calculations. Action if radar fails.

How will you ascertain ships position when gps and gyro fails.

R.V. narrow channel heavy traffic and strong cross currents.

How will you navigate.

Vsl coming out of port and ypu see 2+1 red flasshing

light..action..(i had to ask him which region after which he said

region B)

4 -5 situations .

Two white lights in a line..identify( i started with P/D vsl

underway 50 mtrs or more.. fucked up on that part ..then he

asked me can it be 40 mtrs..i said no..ans :can be less than

50mtrs as vsl less than 50 mtrs are not obliged but still can

carry two masthead lights)

Narrow channel you intend to overtake another vsl.. what

signals you will use.( no signals as overtaking is possible

without any action of the overtaken vessel )

RV you are making way and you put your engines astern. How

will you indicate that to the vessel astern of you. ( i said if

making way than 1 prolonged blast..but i will increased the

frequency n when m nt making way 2 prolonged blast with

increased frequency) he said no . How will you ascertain that the chart is fully corrected.

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1) 120 m length sailing vessel propelled by machinery

what lights show.

2) ship moving astern what fog signal in RV

3) Fv vessel at anchor what fog signal

4) some Rv ROR situations

Why you move in STBD side in narrow channel

5) Sextant: How many legs of sext , errors , long by chron

method

6) coastal sailing radar not working only one light house

available for fix

- he want to hear running fix

7) strong adverse current you are near coastal water -

want to hear hear more posn fixs and radar one on log spd nd

other on ground spd , PI , all type of fixes available

Then asked HSA and VSA in detail

8) all stages of cyclone

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9) passage planning stages and which is more important

and why

10) actions in TRS both semi circles

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NUC lights, Aground lights

Towing lights

Air cushion, WIG craft lights and what shapes, if any

Few questions from Annex 1 regarding sectors

Difference between Fish on vessel and trawlers..

Gave 2 case studies and old u r mate how u would have avoided

collision..

Brings his own passage plan - told me to do parallel indexing and asked

me to show how will I navigate, with buoys

About 10 questions in this.. Clearing bearing, landfall

Fleet of fishing vessel engaged in fishing ahead about 50 , I am senior

officer, what will I do- fishing vessel engaged in fishing won't be

underway... I drew a course through them with keeping safe cpa and

continuously monitoring them on radar and pass

He asked will u reduce speed or alter course and let them pass , I said I

would b on safe speed with engines ready for manoeuvre, keep situation

awareness and navigate as I would around Indian, china coast.. He

seemed happy

Gave me few situations.. Vessel. On port, stbd quarter and 3 vessels on

port bow and a head on vessel-action....

I told him own vessel will b give way only for one vessel for all rest Its a

stand on.. And wide alter to stbd about 80 Deg and pass astern of stbd

beam crossing vessel as per rule 15 , 16, 17 various parts

Every action i took, told him as per which rule and sub paragraph too, so

he didn't askuch and moved pretty quick

Just one RV situation

Difference between simplified and traditional symbols

How does bay of Bengal current behave,

2 currents on East Coast of North America

Falkland and Peru current difference

Beaching procedure

How will U assist master in decision making and train ur second officer

for passage planning

Cold front weather

Approaching signs of TRS

U r overtaking TRS, determine ur position

Lots of questions on ECDIS- limitations, UPS, back up Ecdis, route

monitoring, how do u update

Radar plotting draw and explain, he gave a situation off overtaking

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F1 vessel, told me to take series of compass bearing and do radar plotting

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1. Past failing questions

2. Pass plan Mumbai to UK

3. POLAR Code

4. Ice Navigation

5. Pilot v/l card

6. Towing v/l card

7. Fishing v/l card

8. Gyro error

9. Gyro use in higher latitudes

10. Duration of short n long blast

11. Weather routing

12. Routing charts

13. Coastal navigation from Mumbai to cochin

14. U r on Indian flag vsl, had collision with FV near Indian

coast, action n reporting.

15. Preferred channel to stbd region B n port Region B

buoys

16. Difference in composite n group flashing. 17. Special precautions to be taken having quartering seas.

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2 cards, 1 fishing vessel and 1 Towing vessel

Rule 19

Diameter and height of cone shape

Meteorological instruments onboard and according to which

regulation Correction to aneroid barometer

The pressure we get is for ship or sea surface Approaching

signs of TRS

U r in dangerous quadrant take avoiding action Passage plan

from mumbai to UK

What all publications u require Total tide volumes

ALRS and their names Ships routing Weather routing.

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2 cards, 1 fishing vessel and 1 Towing vessel

Rule 6

Annex 1

Meteorological instruments on-board and according to which

regulation. Correction to aneroid barometer

The pressure we get is for ship or sea surface Approaching

signs of TRS

what is dangerous quadrant

U r in North Atlantic in dangerous quadrant take avoiding

action Wind veers more take action by 10 degree now by 20

degrees Passage plan from Mumbai to UK. What all publications u require and something more I cannot recollect?

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ROR day Card for sailing vessel under propulsion Dimension of

black ball, cylinder & spacing.

ILALA Bouyage system one card. (Region B - Preferred channel

to STBD) What do you mean by composite group flashing (2+1)?

Navigational publications on the bridge as per which regulation

Meteorological instruments to be carried as per which

regulation What all meteorological are there on bridge

Android Barometer, How will you take the reading, what all

correction will you apply, will it be positive or negative and why

Carriage requirements of all equipments carried on

boardScreening of Navigational Lights

Synoptic Charts

What all you will keep in mind while carrying out cross oceanic

routingHow will you find out the eye of the TRS

What is dangerous quadrant.

What action you will take if you are in dangerous quadrant. (He

wants to hear something more then what is written in SUBRA,

says if you keep altering as the wind veers you will be rotating

round the TRS only. But additionally what i could add is that the

pressure should increase after taking action.)

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When is altitude 90 Phases of moon

Why long by chron prefer over intercept

Navigation from cape town to norfolk with radar failure and

both the gps giving different positions

What is trawler

Difference bw navigation & normal bulb

How will you differentiate bw jupiter & venus What is collision

Heavy weather precautions

Hw u do Effective watchkeeping What is Vts Weather Routing

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Meridian Altitude of sun 90 why how when,

Rv (it is weather phenomenon but i answered as per Ror),

Limitations of ECDIS, mag n gyro compass,

Ship borne Nav equip, ROR rule 10,

duties as per stcw, synoptic chart, weather routing, location,

origin, frequency to avoid TRS,

TRS eye hitting Port, ocean currents, collision,

Testing of emg steering. (i answered all as per our notes)

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When altitude of body will be 90 deg?

Which method is accurate for positioning fixing long by chron

or intercept? Why?

Long by chron calculation, Waxing and waning. Tides (spring,

neap, proxegian lee tide)

Last ship installation of gyro compass?

What do you mean by compasses compared?

Is true north pole and south pole 180 deg apart?

Is magnetic north pole and South Pole 180 deg apart? ECDIS

limitations

How many rules and annexes Rule 2, 18, 19, 34, annex 4.

Buoyage system region A and B Cardinal mark. Wx routine.

Adv and disadv of great circle sailing? What are synoptic chart?

In what latitude TRS forms. Movement of TRS. Why TRS re-

curve.

Ocean currents near east coast of north America And movement

of ocean currents

What is grounding, stranding, Beaching

Aft towing arrangement and procedure

What is the principle of ice navigation?

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1. What are the disadvantages of great circle sailing.

2. When is the altitude 90 degrees. Within what band of

latitude we can get altitude 90 degrees altitude.

3. Quote rule 2 ( meaning of seamanship), rule 5, rule 10,

rule 34

4. How many rules and how many annexes as per colreg.

How many distress signals.

5. Limitations of ecdis. ( important: hand over the change

of settings you have done in your navigational watch to the next

duty officer)

6. Perigian, Lee, neap, spring ride.

7. Dry moon wet moon blue moon.

8. What are synoptic charts.

9. .......................................................... Currents east of North

America ....................................... Two currents.

10. What is a TRS.

11. NO CARDS.

12. are magnetic poles 180 degree apart?

13. You are vessel constrained by draft in Singapore straits

and see a not under command vessel fwd who is supposed to

keep clear and what action taken

14. What is the difference between close quarter situation

and risk of collision?

15. As soon as you change the course how does your

magnetic compass point towards the magnetic north

immediately. ( explain him the directive force wala funda) 16. Which vessel can violate TSS.

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Few cards (trawler, mine clearance vsl, fishing, towing, pilot,

buoys) Quote rule 15,17,18,19, Annex 1 definition (height

above the hull) Synoptic & weather charts, ALRS volumes idea

for all volumes, Indsar, Inspires, how much is the area covered

by INDSAR & Inspires draw diagram, Is the coverage area same

or different and why, Voyage Planning, star sight, how many

methods for error calculations, Procedure for taking Error, Amplitude

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Rule 9, 10, 18, 19 , 34, 35

Cards almost 10 ( air cusion vsl, pair trawling, incospicutios

object, vsl less then 12 me, Nuc, aground)

Day signal 3 cards

He will confuse u with similar type of lights cards and then day

card Buoy to explain safe water mark, cardinal marks

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Property of gyro scope

Why it won't work on high lat(bcz tan error becomes too high)

Tell me about magnetic compass binnacle (Basically sab kuch

sunana tha..si sphere, Flinder bar,magnets etc)

What info in ocean passage to world Fishing vsl overtaking

whose responsiblity

A normal tug and tow crossing our vsl from port side whose

responsiblity How TRS is formed.

Which side is navigable side Nd

Which side is dangerous side and quadrant and why so

(Because in dangerous quadrant the wind Nd wave generation is

high and it pushes the vsl to the eye of storm)

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1. Started with introduction, he asked which company r u

working with and types of vsls u have sailed on.

2. Capt Manhas will first ask u all the questions which the

external has marked (X), then he will ask his own questions.

3. What is ocean currents?

4. Types of ocean currents and causes?

5. What is the difference between tide and current?

6. Now he put a wooden ship on the table and said wind is

coming from astern,now tell me in which direction will current

come and how will it effect the ship ?

7. What is Coriolis force ?

8. What is the

effects of Coriolis force on currents explain?

9. Principles of gyroscope?

10. Why gyro compass is not very effective in higher

latitude?

11. Why magnetic compass is not very effective in high

latitudes?

12. How will you carry out compass adjustments at sea?

13. On what conditions you will carry out compass

adjustments ?

14. What is heeling error?

15. How will you correct all errors of a magnetic compass?

He wants to know the procedure?

16. Errors of gyro compass?

17. Why TRS recurve?

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Started with introduction. Scamin option in ECDIS explain? ROR

cards.

IALA buoyage system? TRS- [Again few things] Angle of repose? And which cargo shift first?

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Started with introduction

1. How gps calculate posn - Explain in detail. Asked

pseudo range, atomic clock in detail gdop

2. Ror condition

Crossing situation btwn cbd n own pd vsl / she is on port bow

and u r in tss what action u wil take.

3. Errors of echo sounder

4. Formation of trs indication Avoiding action

5. Why trs recurve

6. Types of current

7. Explain upwelling 8.quote rule 6

9. How does the no of vsls affect safe speed as per ror rule 6.

Asked about lateral buoy

IALA region B

Preffered channel to stbd buoy characteristic

11. How to take sight and apply run

12. Sextant errors

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1) WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF PASSAGE PLAN THAT U

WILL CHECK AS A MATE?

2) THE 2ND MATE ASKS U ABOUT A CLEARING BEARING

HOW WILL YOU SHOW HIM REGARDING THE SAME?

3) HOW ARE OCEAN CURRENTS CAUSED?

4) WHY IS A TRS NOT FORMED NEAR THE EQUATOR? HOW

WILL YOUCOME TO KNOW THAT A U ARE APPROACHING A TRS?

5) HOW WILL YOU COME TO KNOW ABOUT ICEBERGS THEIR

BEHAVIOUR?

6) DESCRIBE A IALA REGION A PREFFERED CHANNEL TO

STARBOARD BUOY?

7) WHAT IS A MAGNETIC COMPASS? WHAT IS ITS

PRINCIPLE? WHAT IS THE LIQUID INSIDE IT? WHAT IS ITS

PURPOSE?WHAT ARE GIMBALS?

8) WHAT IS A GYRO COMPASS?

9) WHAT IS A BALTIC MOOR? WHAT IS MEANT BY THE

WORD MOOR?

10) WHAT IS A PIVOT POINT OF THE SHIP? IS IT USEFUL TO

NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP AND WHY? ( HE WANTED TO HEAR IT

GIVES THE " TURNING LEVER OF THE SHIP"

11) WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL LOG BOOK? WHY DO WE NEED 2

LOG BOOKS

THE OFFICIAL AND THE DECK LOG BOOK?

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1. Pair trawling card

2. What is skip zone and skip distance

Ans skip zone is a zone where if the vessel lies she will not get

any any transmission made by mf and hf from other vessel

3. Which speed is used in radar for

collision avoidance and why

4. What are the effects of tidal changes other than ukc

Ans. Difficulty in manoeuvring when tide is from a stern

5. What are the sensor in Ecdis Ans speed log, GPS, gyro

6. What to do on ecdis if both GPS sensor fail Ans use DR

mode

7. What is catzoc

8. Indication of trs

9. What is navigable semicircle

10. What is equation of time

11. Master is using speed over ground for berthing and you

are assisting master what will be your input on sog

Ans sog is used while berthing to get actual direction of

movement of vessel

12. What is aspect

Ans- brg of target

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PASSAGE PLAN GOA TO UK AS PER MATE. HOW WILL U ASSIST

MASTER ON BOARD DUTIES OF CHIEFMATE

HOW TO CHECK ACCURATE AND FAST GYRO ERROR – TRANSIT

BRNG. NAME FEW CURRENTS AND LOCATION

DRAW SYMBOL OF COLD WARM OCCLUDED FRONTS TRS SIGNS

AND ACTIONS

SEXTANT ERRORS GPS ERRORS

ECHO SOUNDER ERROR INSPIRES

INDSAR

FEW CARDS AND SITUATIONS

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Ekman factor Spiral gyres

10...12 cards, he used to confuse candidate with night signal of

CBD and day signal of aground. Hw will ask this frequently to

trap u.

RV situation one horn in port bow and one horn in stbd quarter

Chart symbols light house, wreck, tower,

From a to b distance given, ship speed given, current given

asked abt cts.

(silly question bt I did mistake.)

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Method to find gyro error,

20 cards including day shapes buoy cards , errors of echo

sounder,

LRIT in detail, INPIRES,

Currents( he will take names and ask where it exists), TRS,

errors of sextant, errors of gyro, heavy wx.

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Few lights and shapes Errors GPS

Error gyro Echo sounder Sights in detail Tides

TRS signs and avoiding action Sextant

ROR situation rv and normal very simple Rule 2

Ship handling some def.piovt pt .tactical dia

Clouds ocean currents

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Passage plan Goa to UK Currents expected

All the cold and warm currents and the area where they occur

Cards , said ur power driven vessel you see these lights right

ahead, so for eg u see a stbd side of avessel than roc doesn't

exist... (Failed all the second mates candidates for this as they

said whatever was mention on the cards)

Cards around 10 random Crossing situation action Bmp4

contents

Echo Sounder errors LRIT

INDSAR and inspires TRS formation Actions All the methods of calculating gyro error

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Cards (15-20), including day signals ( pair trawling hauling

nets, pair trawling net fast on obstruction)

Situation- crossing situation.

Turning circle and why it is important.

Chart symbols(No bottom found till this depth, SD(Sounding

Doubtful), Rock awash near the level of the chart datum

dangerous to navigation. Weather symbols for cloudy sky,

wind(50 kt, 10kt, 5kt) etc.

Ocean currents- Falkland Current(Malvinas Current). Tell me all

the currents you know and whether they are warm or cold.

Given ship‘s speed, point A and Point B and current. Find

course to steer.

(Drawn on paper)

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Lighthouse chart symbol and ecdis symbol

Chart symbols of wreck dangerous to navigation and rock LRIT

INSPIRES INDSAR

Draw diagram of various Wx Symbols, warm fronts. Currents

type with examples

Vessel aground. Action

All corrections from Sextant altitude to True Altitude Signs of

TRS

What is azimuth and what is amplitude? Which one is preferable

to obtain error?

Ror Cards:

Day signal of -

Sailing vessel propelled by machinery Towing vessel RAM

Fishing vessel with outlying gear 150m CBD

Aground

Towing vessel with tow exceeds 200m Mine clearance

Night -

Trawler hauling nets Aground seen from stern Towing vsl seen

from stern

Buoys -

Safe water mark

Region B Lateral Stbd Handmark

South Cardinal Mark

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IALA buoyage system:

How is it executed??? Seaward... Cross question that if both

ends of the buoyage system have sea, then how will it b

applied???

Difference between stranding n beaching...

Requirements of auxillary steering gear... When it is used... Lot

of cross questions... Passage planning as a mate... Lot of cross questions...

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1. Composite great circle

2. GC sailing

3. How will u cancel epirb alert

4. TRS avoiding ( he gav me one situation vessel at east

coast of india Trs approaching frm SE of india action i started

veering n bla bla he said dont giv me bookish ans )

5. Ocean currents, Causes of currents, Can upwelling current occurs at Indian coast?

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1) Passage planning as a mate.

2) Great circle sailing and calculation.

3) Fronts n type

4) define ocean currents n how are thy formed. Time

period of wind for formation of upwelling current.

5) Star sight & how to use star finder.

6) Height of bridge taken frm whch level n show calulation.

7) Drying hts.

No ror cards, No rules, No situations.

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What is polar code.

What nav equipment u will carry in polar areas specially for gyro

compass n magnetic compass fails will fail then which compass

u ll use.

Are all TSS are mandatory everywhere .

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1) Ex meridian sight

2) Meridian sight how to take...how you will come to knw

Sun's mer alt ( he wanted to knw practical ans with sextant that

sun LL starts dipping in horizon just aftr mer pass)

3) Fog signal of vsl aground

4) Some situations in narrow channel

5) SD of sun..how to calculate

6) You are on watch..RV about to enter narrow

channel..master is sleeping...you have past record of engine

brkdown...your action (he wants to here dat u vil keep anchor

stn stand by)

7) ............................................................................ Master told you

to anchor...how will you plan. ......................... aftr i reach to

selection

of seabed he said its sand how much you will pay in between

other cross question

8) Which tide you will prefer for anchor from where you

will find information about tide

9) ......... Your vessel grounded how will you come to knw which

part grounded vessel is intact no damage 10) Cross current in narrow channel action

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Started from passage plan as mate then details as second

mate..as mate precautions when entering ice area In detail and

most of the questions he wanted diagrams he will give u a book

and pen before starting of orals coz he wants diagrams to

support answers ,ship reporting systems ,ship Routing

,reporting as per IAMSAR, cardinal buoys ,safe water marks

(buoys and characteristics told to draw),actions when those

buoys reported and various situations all diagrams, TSS

navigation told to draw TSS gave various situations, rules quote

10,17 ,8,19 ..,gyro errors and maintenance ,TRS in detail with

sketches and actions .he gave various situations in south China

Sea and all, currents told to draw Labrador current ,gulf stream

and significance of those currents ..,asked about kuro shio

current and agulhas current ,bridge watching arrangements

..levels all,STCW ch 8 ..principles of watch keeping ,Routing

charts details ,lots of situations on bridge AB not good in

steering actions when approaching port ,BTM course what and

why it is ,berthing in ice areas and also duties of mate in port in

ice area ,wheel over point calculations and told to draw and

show,ECDIS.,taking over watch as a mate to relieve master in

long pilotage, fog signals for anchored vessel,aground vessel

,anchoring in deep waters and entire anchoring procedure

walking back

,letting go ,in detail as mate and master both ,action when

vessel grounded as mate ,details of ROR and all sections and

contents including difference and significance of all rules

,various situations and actions in restricted visibility ,TRS 123

rule was asked during TRS ka session ,how will your train your

cadet and crew ,cadet training more in details ,and many more

questions don't remember as it lasted for 2 complete hrs .and he wanted all in detail and with diagrams.

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1) Passage planning from Skaw to Montreal via english

channel and north of UK using 48hrs surface analysis weather

chart

2) meanings of symbols on 48hrs surface analysis weather

chart

3) what action if vessel is in path of TRS and buys Ballots

Law

4) Gyro principle and cross questions

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5) Various Ecdis alarm settings

6) Various situation and action in RV and rule 19

7) various ror cards

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ROR cards RV situation

Navigation of ship through buoyage system

Explain 9 objective of stcw chapter 8(failing question) TRS in

detail

Ocean currents all over world

Gyro principles and working (failing question) Foul haws n foul

anchor

Pivot point in detail

Bank effect and bank cushion effect with diagram

On weather fax passage plan from sqaw to Montreal (3 to 4 low

pressure areas were there & 1 high pressure) All weather fax symbol explain

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- Cards

- ROR Situations

- Rule 2, Rule 7 (Im sorry sir, would not be able to quote that.

Explained both rules to him, this time no sketches tho.)

- Weather fax gives you what all informations?

- Magnetic compass. Errors. Correction. Deviation card. Why

unreliable in higher latitudes? - Gyro fails. Action?

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Passage Plan - What to check in passage plan made by 2nd

Mate(Specific to Chiefmate)

Certificates required by Polar Code

EMG Towing Arrangement (ETA) requirements What is

Grounding, Stranding & Beaching Why Gyro cannot be used in

high Latitude

All details of BUOYS (South Cardinal Buoy / Isolated Danger

Mark / Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy)

What is Weather routine

COLREGS LIGHTS ( RAM, Mineclearence Ship & P/D less than 12

mtrs) Few COLREGS Situations and which rule applies

Sound signal for Aground vessel (Attract attention of other vsl) Lights for aground vsl.

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West cardinal buoy top mark missing alpha flag.

Region B buoy rhythm lateral marks and also preferred channel

buoy marks

Isolated Danger mark.

You are coming out of Mumbai green buoy right a head action.

Vessel aground action.

Rule 8, 19 (only explained not quoted) 3-4 RV situations and

Normal situations Around 10 cards

Chart Symbols Historic wreck, wreck dangerous to navigation,

swept depth sounding 26m

Performance standard of Radar Performance standard of ROTI

TLDZ weather associated with it Barometer Correction

TRS avoiding action

Flag for Emergency steering. Around vsl signals and lights

Passage plan from Gulf to China

Spring tide neap tide proxegian spring tide. Weather chart

symbols. What is pressure tendency?

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1. Many buoys and there meaning

2. Fishing boat and signals

3. 3 situation easy ones and one rv.. in one situation after

taking action he said vsl collided and action.. so collision

actions as per chief officer.. Capt. is unconscious then actions...

4. Gyro general

5. How will u carry out emergency strg drill

6. Amplitute how will u train ur cadet.. draw rational

horizon diag and explain

7. currents across oceans

8. duties as watch keeper as per stcw ..i ans few and got

stuck..

8. shapes and there dimentions

9. anx 1 of ROR.. in genral horizontal spacing..

10. complete visbilty criteria..

11. TLDZ and the wx associated with it..

12. few wx symbols

cold front warm front etc etc 13. Draw turning circle and explain its terms..

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-Rule 8

-Situations

1) Vsl in fog, radar inoperative, u hear sound signals ahead

of u, action, wat all sound signals??

2) Own vsl overtaking in tss, fog , How will you overtake,

action?? Wat all sound signals??

-Vsl collided, action

-Amplitude, explains it to Cadet how will u carry out naming of

amplitude, not to use formula.

-clearing mark nd clearing brg

-U r on bridge, ur third mate on watch, heavy fishing traffic, ur

action as mate, as per stcw?

-sound signal of aground vsl, length 120m, table pe tap karke

sound karne bola. He wants to hear tapping noise on table.

-safe water mark bouy showed and asked wat bouy is it? What

is top mark of dis bouy, what is difference between ball and

sphere.

-what signs in waves, seas, clouds u see incase of trs

generation. I answered it, he strtd to add and to every ans i

gave, atlast i said barometer tendency. By the time he changed

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-Rule 8

-Situations

1) Vsl in fog, radar inoperative, u hear sound signals ahead

of u, action, wat all sound signals??

2) Own vsl overtaking in tss, fog , How will you overtake,

action?? Wat all sound signals??

-Vsl collided , action

-Amplitude, explains it to Cadet how will u carry out naming of

amplitude, not to use formula.

-clearing mark nd clearing brg

-U r on bridge, ur third mate on watch, heavy fishing traffic, ur

action as mate, as per stcw?

-sound signal of aground vsl, length 120m, table pe tap karke

sound karne bola. He wants to hear tapping noise on table.

-safe water mark bouy showed and asked wat bouy is it? What

is top mark of dis bouy, what is difference between ball and

sphere.

-what signs in waves, seas, clouds u see incase of trs

generation. I answered it, he strtd to add and to every ans i

gave, atlast i said barometer tendency. By the tym he changed

Q. -life boat ration expiry?

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ROR cards Rule no 8

Historical wreck symbol

Made some symbols on papers Nd asked what is it Depth

symbols Lateral and cardinal buoys

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Situation 2 nos. No ROR card. Flag G.

Preferred channel to port reason B. Content of Polar code Spare

of Gyro. Radar range and bearing discrimination.

Draw Latitude and Dec he gave me some values and told me to

name morning Amplitude. Some 5011 symbols like depth

doubtfull, no bottom at certain depth. Transmit safety

message.

Spares of Gyro. Correction to aneroid barometer. Formation of

TRS. Distance between lights.

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RULE 8 quote

ROR situation: vessel CBD is overtaking your vessel from stbd

side and vessel right ahead: Action?

Draw Bench mark symbol Flag G and Z.

Restricted visibility: radar un-operational: vessel on your port

bow 1.5 M. What action?

Dangerous quadrant? Seasonal corrections. Why do we do?

Buoys: preferred channel to port in region B

Barometer errors, Collision. Action.

Gyro spares, Steering drill reqs dec 16 N lat 34 N..tell me

azimuth?....

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Flood tide symbol

Wreck with historical data symbol

Shown me west cardinal mark and isolated danger mark and

told me to identify them

Light of fairway bouy

In Japan u see (2+1) flashing green which side to alter Quote

rule 8

What do u mean by "constraint imposed by radar range scale in

use" Ecdis what are various alarm

What are spare of gyro on board

Latitude 18 S and declination 45 N draw it and show on rational

horizon

,what will be azimuth

Port 45deg vsl coming down and our vsl doing 000 ROC exsist

in rv What action radar inoperational

( I told I will increase the frequency of fog signal and will post a

lookout ahead and will reduce my speed or take all way off)

How will u let other vsl know that u have taken all way off

(when PD not making way 2 prolong blast in interval of 2 min)

In r.v how will identity vsl is nuc or ram or tug

( he wants to hear they will transmit security message and tell

him content of security message...he doesn't want to hear that

we will get it's info from Aid etc)

U have a vsl ryt ahead in TSS moving on same course in rv how

will u overtake

( I told I can overtake her from any side )

He said OK if overtaking from port side of target now what

action (Basically he wants to hear ship to ship interaction wala

condtns while overtaking)

While overtaking engine fail what action

( I told inform master and vts and will enter in separation zone

and will drop anchor there)

At what speed u will drop anchor ( less than 0.5 knots)

Now u have current in there so what will u do now ...how will u

know which current is there

( he wants to hear about tidal diamond wala funda. .like what

info we get

from the tidal diamond tables etc)

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RULE 8

Region b preferred channel to port draw.

Kept two vsl Rv radar inoperational fog horn from port bow

action. I told slow down and take all way off. He kept more

closer what now. I could not able to answer.

He showed two buoy safe water and w cardinal buoy and asked

how will u identify at night.

Day signals for trawler hauling net. Draw flag G.

Collission.action master fainted. No cards

How many spring tide and neap tide in a month. Diff bet

current and tide

Emcy steering frequency and procedure. Course up north up

head up.

Naming of amplitude.

9 deg north declinatio 20 deg south draw RH DIAGRAM name

the amplitude.

Draw symbol of flood. Synopisis and prognosis. How trs forms.

Approaching sign of trs. Spare of gyro.

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All situations and flags, he kept wooden ships and flags on the

table.

1. RV, you hear fog signal of a vsl 2 points on ur port bow,

action?

2. How will you let the other vsl know in RV that own vsl is

stopped and going astern?

3. Told me draw flood symbol on paper.

4. Flags identify and explain E,J,8,first substitute.

5. Day signal for trawler hauling nets?

6. Describe hauling net flag G?

7. Gyro spares onboard?

8. How will u overtake a vsl in TSS,RV condition?

9. Now u are overtaking the vsl,you come abeam of the

overtaken vsl and suddenly ur engine fails,action?

10. What all equipments are supplied by emergency

generator?

11. What is AIO? Explain?

12. What is hunting gear in a steering gear system?

13. How will u make watch schedule for bridge watch?

14. How many times does spring tide and neap tide occur?

15. How to calculate meridian altitude of sun?

16. You see a west cardinal buoy ahead of you,action?

17. What is clearing mark and clearing bearing? Told me to

draw on chart and explain. 18. No ROR , No Cards.

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Quote rule 4,5,11,28 Dimension of Cylinder.

You have a Chinese master with whom u have a language

problem what all information will you ask to him before

proceeding to Anchor stations? Which equipment on the Ship

will affect Magnetic compass the most?

As a senior officer how will keep a navigational watch? How will

you determine a risk of collision for a target? In a TRS if the

wind is veering what action will you take? In the towing arrangements what is a catenary?

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1. Started with voyage planning. What makes you

mandatory to do voyage planning. Where it is written dat it‘s

mandatory.Which regulation which convention.

2. Bridge equipment and their Test 3.When to take VDR

back up and how?

4. After collision when u will take VDR Backup ( not

immediately after some time about hour or so coz he wanna

listen VDR should record all actions you have taken after

collision)

5. Bridge Electronic Publciation? How to correct them? How

to check it's corrected or no? What to do if not able to update?

6. What information given for light house on chart? What is

Nominal and Geographic range ? Which publication to refer for?

7. Height of light house and bridge given on chart? (For

light house and other object MHWS for Bridge and overhead

cable HAT ) what is chart datum?

8. SW Monsoon. Why SW? After saying Coiroilis and

Gradient next question

9. Coriolis and Gradient Force?

10. Situation RV target vslon stbd qrtr and not appearing on

radar but sound singal increasing action

(Increase interval of sound signal and post lookout on to check

any change, inform master, adjust radar setting and check if

target appear) nothing asked then

10. How you will assist master in decision making

11. high Latitude navigation planning and precautions (Ice

navigation)

12. How LRIT work ? How you will come to know LRIT

Working or not?

13. ECDIS Performance test? Why to perform? ( But this test

is now not required to do if upgraded to 4.0)

14. ECDIS advantages

15. Bore Tide, Spring and Neap Tide

16. How you will consider tide in passage planning and

which publication

?

17. Gyro error? How will you apply course lat error?

NO rules and cards

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1. LNG cargo operations scupper plug requirements.

2. LNG Drip Trays requirements.

3. Collision situations

4. ROR Cards

5. Action as a ch mate after Collision

6. Weather routing

7. Ice navigation

8. Polar code requirements, training requirements

9. Buoys

10. Rule 10

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NIG

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HI

1. As soon as I entered, he asked me quote rule 9,19 and 8

...

Did slight mistake in 8, told him later but he already moved on

to the next question.

2. Latest amendments in ROR . asked to quote,

I said I can explain you in my words, he asked to quote only . I

just explained..told him I haven't mugged it up!

3. Any regulation of chapter 5 of SOLAS .. asked me to quote

and fully explain , I answered Reg 10 , ship's Routing and

explained him..

he then went into the Danger messages to be sent by Master.

I told him everything I knew .. he asked me write the format of

the report to be sent(TRS and ICE).

I told him all the contents for the reports .. he kept on asking

me write the complete format, couldn't!

Wasn't satisfied.

4. Contents of STCW

5. Explain chap 8 everything

6. What is ship's Routing purpose. Explain VTS completely.

7. ECDIS performance standard No cards No situations

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1) Asked my to quote rules 7, 8, 9, 19 But quoted only 7,8

and 19 and 9 explained in own words. When i told surveyor that

rule 9 i cant quote i will explain it in my own words that time

the way he was looking at me was like i have committed some

crime.

2) Content of solas ch v

3) Content of STCW

4) Wind heeling criteria

5) Stability criteria with DOA and without DOA

6) Oil leaking from mast riser action

7) Ship shore safety checklist

8) Contents of MSDS

9) Critical period and critical instance

10) Content of ISM

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Quote rules 8,13

Asked me about solas ch 5 and to explain reg 26 and 12 TRS

avoiding action when in dangerous quadrant Leaving port and

collision action Performance standard of ECDIS

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NIG

RA

HI

Isophase & Occulting Quote Rule 8, 19,9

Various Cards : All rapid fire various buoys characteristics

Vsl in SH in dangerous quadrant:

Draw the diagram, name the parts of TRS and take avoiding

action. SOLAS chapter 5 : descride any regulation then he

forced to explain VTS (which his favourite)

What kind of danger messages

Write the danger format for storm warning.

Collision action while coming from port.

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1. Rule 19, 8, 9, 10, maneuvering signals, distress signals

2. Chapter 5 of solas contents. (answered only 4 to 5

headers which i was sure of)

3. Collision while departing port, general cargo vsl. Action.

4. Wind heeling criteria

5. Danger message as per solas ch. 5 (i had told in content

of ch. 5 so he asked)

6. Dangerous quadrant action

7. 6 to 7 ror cards

8. Narrow channel rule explain.

9. South cardinal mark. Explain

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DK

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How to assist master on bridge What is BTM

Difference between VTS AND VTMS

some 3 4 loghts of trawler fishing vsl towing vsl Explain rule no

9 and 10

Ship reporting system Indsar and inspires Trs avoiding action

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1) HOW WILL U ASSIST MASTER IN COMMAND DURING

NAVIGATION ?

2) AT 0300 HRS 2ND MATE CALLS YOU ON BRIDGE , HEAVY

FISHING TRAFFIC ACTION ?

3) WHAT IS PRUDENT SEAMANSHIP ?

4) SAME SITUATION AS NUMBER 2 , YOU ARE NOW

SURROUNDED WITH ALL NETS AND FV AND NO SEA ROOM CPA

IS NOW LESS THAN 0.5 MILES ACTION ?

5) WHAT TYPE OF SHIPS I SAIL ON ( CHEMICAL TANKER) ,

WHICH CODE APPLICABLE ?

MASTER OUT ON SHORE LEAVE , VESSEL IS AT HAZIRA

DRAGGING

ANCHOR ACTION ?

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DK

A

R

DGPS

Terrestrial AIS and Celestial AIS

TSS situation 2 vessel crossing one from Port one from

starboard action (c.v)

Cross situation VTS not respond How to inform other ships LRIT and AIS

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1. towing vsl on port bow...mine clereance vsl on stbd bow

6 points n trawler at anchor on stbd bow 12 points..action???

He said he wants answer specifically as chief mates

management lvl,.

2. Star sights n how to calculate set n drift..explain how to

calculate to 2nd mate candidate which were called in between

my orals..

3. why MINE CLEARENCE vsl doesn't show RAM light..

Wrong answer: it's on naval duty..not practically possible..

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1) 1 Situation

NUC on port bow and two white lights right ahead, one trawler

starboard side ROC exists action

Lights and shapes of all the three vessels.

Singapore strait transit your input to master as OOW and how

will you assist him in decision making. Singapore strait two vessels crossing from port and starboard, action.

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4 lights draw on paper and told to identify it 3 Situation

When u taken our watch pressure was 1010mb after 4 hour

1005mb pressure what action

Trs formation. Area where formed avoiding action. Gyro fail

action

Grounding action

How u will beach your vessel

Use of ground tackle

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*How will you transfer positions from gnomonic chart to

mercator chart?

*Everything about TRS

*Your ship was in a dry dock and a lot of steel and iron work

has been done and is now at anchor. You are expecting a

compass adjuster tomorrow. What preparations will you do?

*Rule 8

*Rule 19 4 to 5 cards

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1. Situations

2. Ror card, aground vessel, trawler

3. Rule 19 to expalin. Not to quote.

4. Errors of echo sounder .

5. What is zero error.

6. What is pythagoros error in

echo sounder.

7. Range of fog signals

8. Buy ballots law explain 9. Signs of trs

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- Sailing across Atlantic Ocean..great circle sailing,what

difficulties u will face, use of gnomonic, Mercator chart..

Composite sailing, plane, parallel sailing. Transfer of position

on those chart. ( He wants practical answrs) Restricted visibility

action

Rule 19

How u wil knw tht cal dragging anchor Principle of gyro Errors of magnetic

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-Weather Routing in North Pacific during winter's

-GPS fail

-Star sight calculation

-Buys ballot law

-Rule 5, 6

-Cards

-Buoys

-Malcca staright passage precautions

-How will u determine safe speed in straits

-Heavy weather precaution

-How will you use weather information And how it's given

-Vsl disable how to connect towing in heavy weather

-Higher latitude navigation

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Quote rule no 5, 6, 13 & 19. Day cards.

Night cards. Cardinal Buoys.

Voyage planning in detail. Anchor dragging, take action.

Allison with jetty while departure, actions.

What information is obtained from Weather routing charts.

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1. How r south west monsoon formed (i knew he wud ask

dat as now v facing monsoon) �

2. Passage planning as mate, inputs to 2 off

3. ers, wat info v give at dep n arrival

4. Types of ice

5. Bore tide

6. 2 cards

7. 1 narrow channel situation. Own vsl pd overtaking

sailing. If sailing vessel stopz wat wil u do. Ans is rudder cycling

8. What is rudder cycling

9. What is occulusion. Draw n show

10. Types of ice

11. Gyro erratic in high lat. Y. With formula

12. Bearing discrimination in radar

13. U r mate n vdr service done. Wat chcks to b done.

Mention u wil vil chk perf stds as per solas 14. What is kick ahead

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1. Navigation in light ice precautions

2. Gyro maintenance onboard

3. Wat is dry n wet type methods used for making gyro

north seeking

4. ERS

5. Quote rule 6 n 19

6. Rule 10. How to join n leave TSS, what precautions. Aft i

gave my ans he also elaborated.

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What is weather routing? Different equipments u use for it?

Quote rule 5, 6 and 19

Few situations on TSS and RV

Cards of NUC, CBD- day card, dredger, fish with persuine Ur on

watch and baro goes below 6mb?

How to determine location of TRS

What are weather routing charts and info u get from them?

Symbol of occluded front

Maintenance on mag and gyro compass

Why we prepare deviation card? Who does it and how?

When do GPS fails? He wants to hear the Jamming of signal and

world war situation

Errors of GYRO.. and what is ballistic effect- i screwed up in

this but he

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1. Contents of ROR

2. Vertical position of side lights as per ROR.

3. Vertical difference between mast head light

4. Trawler Vessel lights

5. One trawler on port crossing situation Action. (Wants to

hear if you can alter to port)

6. Two Red lights Identify Vessel.

7. What is synoptic chart.

8. Routing chart and info

9. ASD & info in it.

10. TRS Avoiding action

11. Difficulty in POLAR region?

12. Why magnetic compass & Gyro Ineffective?

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Polar Navigation difficulties

Lights for Trawler and Towing vessel

Situation with Trawler (Trawler on port side -- tell lights and

then action ) NUC vessel lights and shape

Why magnetic compass behaves erratic on high latitudes

Failure of steering gear. Action?

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-South Westerly monsoon

-Why India is operating on area 3

-Gmdss requirements for area 3

-Epirb alert how help in search and rescue.. who all recipients

of this

-MRCC

-MCC

-Polar navigation

-Gyro and magnetic errors in higher latitude

If both are having this error.. how will you navigate then?

-Trawler of 100mtr in length.. what lights

-Horizontal sector

-Practical cut off

-Vertical sector of lights

-side lights position

-fwd masthead lights positioning

-crossing situation with trawler, tug

- radar inoperative, clear day vl is on port side converging

- now u r on that vl.. radar is inoperative.. how will u know

wether overtaking or crossing.. now tell me aspect of that stbd

vl

- what is LRIT, Why it is introduced

- If your flag state want information of other vsl how they will get it

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Two red lights ahead action ; identify making way or not

Practical cut-off of side lights.

Vsl trawling more than 50m what lights she will show, she is in

port side roc exist action!

What is running moor he asked to explain ship model .

North cardinal buoy seen sight ahead action , what lights buoy

will show. RoR Dulles how many parts

Sections how many What are synoptic charts

Problem faced by Ships in polar region , gyro/ magnetic

problem in those waters? Why?

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Annex 1

1. Mast head lt specification .. as per him lt is not above

hull and not even cont upp deck .. dont know which word he

want

2. What is lux

3. What is candela ... define candela ...

4. ........................................................................................................... Why

mast hd lt should be distinguished from 1000 mtr .......... why

1000

mtr only

5. Manoeuvring lt characteristic and why only 2 mtr above

or below where diff between fwd and aft is 4.5 HE WILL ASK U REGULATION AND THEN HE WILL ASK WHY IT IS LIKE THAT.

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Standard set of Vibhuti

Narrow channel situation overtaking

Sea stabilisation and vectors representation. Magnetic compass

co 300, Gyro co: 295 variation 4°W Gyro fails – what happened

to radar and vector

Gyro fails what magnetic course u will steer

Now u r entering a new variation area of 2°W what would be the

mag co Vsl on stb bow both side lights n mast head light

visible. Action

Vessel overtaking from port qtr. Risk of collision exist. Action

Same situation in RV

Vsl on stb bow in RV.risk of collision exist

RV situation vessel overtaking, forward of the beam at a close

range Vessel anchored close to the shore anchor dragging

action, engine Unavailable.

Finally vessel aground action Anchor dragging

Engine didn‘t came and u beached on soft mud by astern wind

strong Gyro fail actions

Anchor dragging actions Grounding actions

how will u re float her(use both anchor as ground tackle de

ballast to change trim wait for tide)

TRS

Southern hemisphere Dangerous quadrant Navigable quadrant

Avoiding action Veering and backing of wind

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Sailing vsl more den 100 m anchor lights What is fishing boats,

pilot boats,

towing vsl with d tow cards in full details nd situation Rule 19

IAMSAR in detail

Collided with fishing vsl- action

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HU

TI

No cards and quoting of rule except 19

1) Few situations with under standing of rule.

2) Rule 19.

3) sea stabilisation Nd vectors representation.

4) magnetic compass co 300 , Gyro co : 295 variation 4°W

Gyro fails what magnetic course u wl steer

Now u r entering a new variation area of 2°W what would be the

mag co nw.

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HU

TI

1. vsl on stb bow both side lights n mast head light

visible..action Ans:risk of collision doesn't exist so maintain co

n spd.

2. Gyro course 300 n magnetic 295..variation 3॰ E..gyro

fails..what course

u will steer.

Ans: 300 by magnetic

3. Same situation chart changes n variation on other chart

is 1*W..now what course u will steer.

4. vessel overtaking from port qtr..risk of collision exist

..action..ans..give five rapid shot blast..

5. Same situation in RV

6. Vsl on stb bow in RV..risk of collision exist..action

7. Draw turning circle diagram.n show tactical

dia..advance..transfer on it.. *No ROR cards n no rules for quoting*

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Didn't ask any cards, told me to draw shape and lights of RAM

vessel,dredger while at anchor and underway.

RV situation vessel overtaking, forward of the beam at a close

range, some cross questions such as when to call master?

Situation with pilot vessel right ahead.

Gyro-300, Mag-298,Variation- 2 E, Gyro fails, what course you

will steer by compass.

Vessel anchored close to the shore anchor dragging action,

engine unavailable. Finally vessel aground action.

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Questions

FU

NC

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N-18

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AST

HI

Asked me to introduce myself then started with passage planning, what

all passage plan input u‘ll provide to 2nd mate. Lashing to b checked in

containers and how.

Type of sextant and errors

Explain error of colimation

Errors of barometer and how to correct it,

In between questions like where is IMO, which river flows through

lacknow was asked. How you will give training to yr cdt. On deck how will

u verify that any place is properly chipped. Which type of pain that you

will be using. And process.

Various codes and there contents (isgott, imsbc, grain code, imdg)

Imdg supplement content. N location of ILO

Asked me how many rules in ROR. Quote last rule. Who carry out audit on

board.

In container ships how will u load cargo if lodicator fails. How to verify

each containers weight if it s correct.

Heavy lifts loading and precautions.

Bill of lading Mates receipt

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1. Total 6 cards - asked me because I flanked in cards in last 2 attempts

2. What is vessel experience factor

3. What do you understand if vef is less than 1 or more than 1

Ans. If vef is less than 1 means ships fig is less than bl / if vef is 1 means

ships fig and bl are same / if vef is more than 1 means ships fig is more 3. Grain loading calculation

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Around 30 card. I did mistake in 4 cards he dint ask anythng

else directly went to fun 2. Grain loading criteria. DOA. IMSBC

contents. What is trimming of cargo n hoe u do it.

Stevdor brok crane action as mate. Methods of securing

Heavy lift loading Tanker calculation

Purging,inerting, gas freeing. Css n csm

Can u load typ 1 container with type 4. Container lashing

TPD full form(ans third party dec) Contents of imdg Full form of Ems

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UK

ESH

Few cards, What is lanyard (told what is given in Sagar samrat

but he told its not complete), Vessel collided how to assess

damage and action as a Mate, What is loadicator, how to test

loadicator is showing accurate reading, How much error

allowed in loadicator reading?, what is B/L and its function,

why grain code and BLU code differently given?

Chart symbols asked by Johori

All types of wreck, sounding doubtfull, lighthouse told to draw

all.

Why do we apply seasonal correction in tide??

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& F

2

4-JU

LY-17

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Engine failure your action you are near to island What fog

signal

I told him additional did da did, he asked me where it is written

show me How will you load pipe

How will you use dunnage

If dunnage is not available what u will use, I told that I will use

sand bag, saw dust bag

What is load density

Main deck load density is more or hatch top

If a person died because of Derrick wire broken your action

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Articles of Agreement? What are bi-party and tri-party

agreements? What is the difference between MLC and STCW

work and rest hours? What is the difference between risk and

hazard?

What action will you take when a TRS is approaching? What is

Buys Ballots Law?

Draw and explain how an air vent works.

What is LRIT? Can the coastal state get LRIT information? What

is the maximum range up to which a coastal state can receive

LRIT information? What are the latest amendments to MARPOL?

What is e-waste? What do you do with it?

Tell me about enclosed space entry procedure. What is a

permit? What

information does it contain?

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F3

23-JA

N-17

DA

NIE

L

Rapid fire and mixed everything Performance std of SSAS

You're in Tss call master point comes master not answering

action What is stp code

L and Ss code

If you're medicine chest expires onboard how you'll go about

ordering How you'll make PMS for lsa ffa equipment

Which certificate gives details of equipment

Which law or code gives you the permission to discipline

people onboard

How to slip anchor cable

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3

5-JU

LY-18

NA

KH

WA

Passage planning as a mate.

What is the purpose of a passage plan?

The stages of the passage plan.

You're en route from Japan to US west coast in the winter. Which route

will you take and what precautions will you take?

How will you prevent ice accretion on deck?

Tell me about Ship Reporting systems. When do you send them? What

format? What do you do when you deviate from your initial plan? Do you

make a new passage plan?

What are synoptic weather charts? Tell me all the information you can get

from them and their symbols.

What is tidal stream? What are the little diamonds that you see on the

charts? Which station are they taking as a reference?

Does the ECDIS and paper chart have the same datum? How will you

transfer a position to the chart with a different datum?

Tell me about the Aghulas current.

Errors of Gyro. What causes them and how can you rectify them?

How often do you test the autopilot? How do you test the off course

alarm?

What is the principle of the steering gear? Draw the steering gear of your

ship and explain how it works when I give a helm of Port 10 from the

bridge.

What is a CSR? What is it affiliated to?

When will you call the master?

Cardinal buoy characteristics.

What is a TRS? You're enroute to South America from Japan and

encounter a TRS in the Southern Hemisphere. Which way will you

alter?(Towards the equator)

Can you reduce emission from the bridge? (Yes, reduce rpm)

What is critical period? What happens during the critical period?

Rules 13, 18 and 19.

ETA arrangement on your last ship.

Contents of STCW and what changes were made in the Manila

Amendments?

Contents of COSWP? Who issues it? What is the latest edition?

What are statutory certificates?

As per what guidelines are ships constructed? (IACS)

Entries in the OLB What is chain register? Who issues it?

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What is ORB? What entries are made in Part 1 and Part 2? Do tankers have

both Parts?

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All failing questions of last attempt.. chain register part1, 2,3.

IMDG segregation as per code 4, precautions when carrying flat

track? Why grain shifting is hazard?

Why angle of repose is important?

Coal precaution while loading?

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AG

AR

WA

L

Stowage factor Load density Bale capacity Grain capacity

What all info you get from Hydrostatic particulars?

Precaution for Coal - before ldg, during ldg and enroute.

Ventilation for Coal?

Groups of cargo as per IMSBC Classification as per IMDG Define

concentrates.

Angle of repose Chain register

Entries in ORB 1 and 2 Garbage disposal criteria Loading steel

plate.

What is mate's rcpt and DG manifest? What is shipping bill?

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ISH

What is IMSBC code? What does it contain? Which ships is it

applicable? What is CSS code?

How will you load IMDG cargo on a car carrier? Which

certificate? What are its contents?

What are the types of separation as per IMDG code? What is

ship sweat and cargo sweat? Explain both.

What is Bill of lading? What is Mate‘s Receipt? Does a car carrier

have a bill of lading? Why does it not have a Bill of lading?

How will you load containers on deck? Lashing system on a

container. What precautions will you take while loading Reefer

containers? The set point temperature of a reefer is -6 deg C

and its return temperature is 4 deg C. What are your actions as

a duty officer? What is ISGOTT? What information is given in ISGOTT?

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Asked wht ships i did. I said chemical tankers.

He asked which cargoes i hav carried. I said ethanol..

methanol.. Sulphuric acid. palm oil.

How to decide max qty of palm oil to be loaded.

Properties of palm oil cargo. Wht precautions during voyage.

Wht is purging..padding. Precautions when loading heavy lifts.

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11-M

AY-1

8

AN

ISH

JOSEPH

1. How to make stowage plan gave me one cargo name (

arebian light )

2. How you will make sure that u will max cargo and ur

not breaking any law also .. (all loadline, FWA , DWA , bunker

consumption funda .) and max filling limits on what basis ?

3. Why there is no code for oil cargo? ( ALL TECH DETAILS

ARE GIVEN IN ANNEX 1 MARPOL AND FOR OTHER

SAFETY/OPERATION GUIEDENCE ISGOTT IS RECOMMENDED )

4. To which vsl IMDG IS compulsory..

5. Then why we keep IMDG ON tanker?? ( HE JUST WANT,,

TO FIND OUT MFAG AND EMS OF CARGO LOADED )

6. EXPLAIN IMSBC: (he wanted me to explaination that how

u will load cargo where to look what ... start from annex 1 of

imsbc and which all things you will get from individual

schedule)

7. any relation between IMSBC and annex 5 Marpol : (HME

/ NON-HME GRB PART 2)

8. Draft survey cal not much in detail

9. Stresses on ship due to cargo and from where you will

find

10. How will you come to know that ur loading with in

specific stress limits if loadicator not working

11. No 2 cargo hold explosion � ur action

12. How you will will calculate ur damage stability ?

13. Loadicator testing

14. What is BL and tanker need any BL

15. Types of BL u know

16. What is seaway bill ?

17. Mates receipt??

Why there is no mates receipt on tanker ? ( I DON‘T KNOW )

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JOSEPH

Tues of ship have done asked chemical. but asked more

about bulk

and container CSS code

IMDG segregation IBC content

Type of chemical tanker Chain register

Load density, SF

Who will u load bulk cargo . Draft survey ....

Told steps ....found OK formula asked then moved to next Concentrate loading and precautions

F2

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R-

18

AN

I

SH

JOS

EPH

Steps during loading oil tanker, action in case of Crew

disobedience, role of chief officer as per ISM, STCW,

Emergency actions as per SMS, personal experience on board,

explained fire caused and actions taken, also crew fight on board and actions taken.

F2

1-M

AY-18

AW

AST

HI

VHM, Nop, Lop Timber lashings

Cargo difference.. what to do? IG failed while discharging?

Why to inform master if IG fails, what‘s the legal implications?

Contents if mate receipt? (Don‘t know what he wants to

listen...told him name cargo quantity condn..still he said some

legal term?

What does ISGOTT tells about high oxygen content?

Contents of IMSBC?

F2

17-A

PRIL

-18

AW

ASTH

I

1. Volumetric heeling moments and grain loading

precautions, preparation of hold for grain loading.

2. Bundling and specifications of separation cloth. Y

bundling done, DOA for grain in full detail.

3. CSS code use and contents.

4. Imsbc code application and how to use.

5. As a mate how will you ensure safe carriage of cargo.

6. Cargo documents on bulk carrier.

7. Mates receipt, BL, note of protest.

8. What is dunnage, use of dunnage, how to place

dunnage for steel coil loading.

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ASTH

I

Asked me which ships have i done, i said product and chemical

tankers

- Things you will you do as a mate to make sure your ship crew

is not affected by the cargo you are carrying on the chemical

tanker.

- Types of chemical tankers

- Categories of chemicals as per MARPOL

- Preparations to be done before loading operations

- Number of chapters in ISGOTT

- How will load a heavy lift if it is exceeding the load density of

your deck

- What is 4X4 ( i was not very sure , i said dimension of

dunnage used, he just smiled... if anybody knows please share)

- What factors will affect the ‗allowable heeling moment‘ of a

ship which is to carry grain (Stumped! If anybody knows, please

share) - What is VGM and the amendment associated with it ( dint know )

F2

20-M

AR-18

AW

AST

HI

What ships u sailed on?

I said oil and LPG tankers 1.what is brittle fracture? 2.molecular

formula for butane?

3.how u will prepare ur ship for loading propane? 4.how will u

maintain cargo tank pressure?

5.what happens if cargo pressure is gets higher than requied?

6.what u know about isgott?

7.What are maintainance on pv valve? 8.what is ORB?

9. what is ODMCS?

10. what is special area as per marpol?

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18-D

EC

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17

AW

ASTH

I

What are the equipment to check the list of ship. Ship 20 deg

list action.

How will u find angle of repose. Cargo calculation lodicator

fails. How will u load heavy lifts.

What is issgot. Boyls law Charles law.

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OV

-17

AW

ASTH

I

• What is angle repose...

• cow operations

• what is Inert Gas

• precautions when doing cow

• loading of crude oil tanker & discharging full in detail

• Isgott and contents

• loading grain procedure and calculation

• why grain shifts easily....

• Loading of Grain without Document of Authorisation

• loading calculation for tanker

• Planning of loading with respect to maximum loading capacity

• FSM and calculation

• Where u can get details of FSM

F2

7-N

OV

-17

AW

AST

HI

Which company u sailing with. Which type of ship normal intro.

Stowage factor, Angle of repose. Salient features of ISGOTT

What is trim n stress, how will u find it without loadicator,

What all think u will check before loading heavy lift, type of

dunnage used for heavy lift, why we use dunnage, how will u

lash it ,

And lashing code.

Note of protest Power failure action.

F2

18-JU

LY-17

AW

ASTH

I

1. Cargo planning and preparations prior loading,

precautions while carriage, and discharging ops on crude

tanker.

2. Load density and where will u find this info.

3. Loading preparation, planning and operation for grain,

heavy lift, containers. He wants to hear everything u can tell

him.

4. Gist of IMDG and ISGOTT..he wants to know why they

were introduced and how they help us onbrd.

5. Loading of iron ore fines. 6. Chief officer's night orders when in port.

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LY-17

AW

ASTH

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1. What is lashing code ??

2. What is CSS code ? Contents

3. What is isgott ? Contents

4. Imsbc contents

5. High density cargo what precautions will u take

6. Heavy lift loading precautions

7. Ig requirement

8. Loading and unloading precautions on tanker

9. Loading high sulphur cargo what precautions will u take as chief mate

F2

15-JU

NE-1

7

AW

AST

HI

Angle of repose Load density Stowage factor Broken stowage

IMDG CODE Contents MFAG

ISGOTT

Loading concentrate hazards Loading coal hazards

Grain code

How will u load grain on vessel without doa Stability criteria

Timber code

Type of chemical ships its requirements

Heavy life and its precautions

F2

13-JU

NE-1

7

AW

ASTH

I

Q. Heavy lifts loading onboard? In detailed and lot of cross

questions .

Q. Loading crude oil what all precautions will you take ?

Q. Discharging crude oil procedures to be followed ?

Q. Loadicator fails how will you calculate stresses ?

Q. While loading crude oil a power failure occurs onboard and

black out . What will be your action ?

Q. Contents of ISGOTT ?

Q. What is PMS ?

Q. COW procedure and Inert gas system ?

Q. Why do you require dunnage onboard?

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NE-17

AW

ASTH

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Angle of repose, how will u check manually the aor of a cargo.

How will u create a saucer as a CH off.(stevedores/own crew)

Bundling(lot of cross questions)

Isgott contents/use

Roro ship description/dangers Heavy lift full procedure

Load density, where will u find load density(cross questions on

load

density)

F2

5-

JUN

E-

17

AW

AST

HI

Angle of repose, how will u check manually the AOR of a cargo,

IMSBC code contents and lots of cross question,

Preparation prior loading, during operation,

while discharging -cross question in between, wt is Inert gas

and

requirement

F2

15-

MA

R-

17

AW

AST

HI

Mates receipt, b/l, lop, nope Loading precautions for tanker

Ship shore safety cl few points Isgott, Sigtto basic, Imsbc Angle of repose.load density,stowage factor

F2

10-M

AR-17

AW

AST

HI

1. Stowage factor, MC ,TML, FMP, load density

2. How will u find GM if loadicator fails?

3. How will load, carry n discharge a cargo as mate??

Refer to Errols big book , there is a table given with

explanation. He wants to hear from that. Start with voyage

order, checking draft restrictions ,load line zones, n then start

with Errol.

4. What is constant of vessel??

5. What is the constant of your body?

6. Have u seen isgott?? I said yes . Have u actually held it

in your hand? No soft copy. But I told him the details n

contents but he was not happy. He said although u sail only on

bulk u should have gone to your college library n referred to it.

7. Have lift ? How will u load?? What r the 3 imp things u

have to check prior lifting heavy lift??

8. Can u exceed your SWL of crane?? No. Under what

circumstances can u exceed? 9. How to check weight of loaded containers is correct?? Mention VGM

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6-JA

N-17

AW

AST

HI

Started with general. intro. name, Where u stay, which

company,

Who is incharge, meaning of my name.

Where do u stay u said...? sir thane. hw much is the distance

from

thane to CST?... so hoe do you come ...? Sir train... how much

tym does it take...? Sir fast train 40 min n slow train close to an

hr. ........................................................................... How many

stations inbetween. ???

Where have u done ur functns... ? i said massa...

Ohhhh so hw do u travel... ?told him train. so from central to

harbour

hw u manage...??? Askd me which station u get dwn. hw

much tym does

it take

-Which ships hav u done- tankers

-definations from ISGOTT,

-explain pyroforic reaction in detail

-cow manual n what all things u'll get

-explain ldg procedure point to point in detail

-high H2S cargo.loading

-IMSBC principle n what u'll get(told him principle n content n

he swictched to next questn in between)

-types of bulk cargo

-loading iron ore hw u'll plan, how u'll start in details

- bundling, saucering, unfilled compartment securing n he was

more interested in dimensions, strength of saucer, burlap

material, lashing wire /mesh

-Reefer cargo loading

-explain ref system hav u seen any??

- IBC code, types of ship n cargo

- how u'll load any chem on board...

- IMDG - DG manifest,

- MFAG N EMS

- mates receipt, BL, various types of BL, funtn of bl

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N-17

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ASTH

I

Grain stab requirements

Pre arrival port loading preparations on oil tanker Heavy lift

precautions

Draft survey Tanker calc

Cow precautions

Pressure testing procedure, lines requirement

Vapor line color , how is it unique ?? Can u fit another cargo

line in it ?? I said no as there is a stud at 12 o clock posn ..

Drydocking preparations ?

Own vsl dragging anchor , action? Indiscipline on board?

Testing of crane Proof load If swl is 10tonnes , how much is proof load

F2

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APR

IL-

18

AZ

AD

1) What is a DOA and the regulation regarding the same.

2) Can u carry a cargo if a ship does not have a DOA?

3) How will you carry out load testing of cargo lifting gear

and at what intervals? 4) How will you perform dynamic testing of Lifeboats?

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D

VGM regulation

Maximum loadable quantity hw will u decide Tanker line up

Tanker topping up

Tanker loading rate determination Tanker topping up rate

determination Vef wat is the factor Ullage calculations

F2

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-17

AZ

AD

IMDG code segregation on container ship?

Documents needs be sent as chief mate to terminal on

container ship. Letter of protest?

Principle of lashing?

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-Why u faild last tym?

- written status

- which ships hav u done

- i said tankers n then this guy jst dig into tankers.in all

possible ways... all practicle... he said whatever u'llsay jst giv

me what u'll actually do...

Procedure as.mate...

1. Loading i started everything from.prior arr checks till

completn

2. Discharging gaseous cargo

3. Cow... i started with req n then my answer

4. Tank cleaning

5. Tank entry procedure... started with inerting n so on...

6. Flam diag(complete explanation)

7. Equipments

8. Odmcs operatn, test 9.chemtanker loading

10. Chris code,

11. Pn A manual

12. DOC

13. Bl n functions of BL, LOP n tell me which all have j seen. 14. As a mate on tanoer which all papers u'll sign

F2

10-FEB-17

BA

IJAL

1. Explain grain code

2. Stability criteria for grain code

3. why grain code needed.

4. strapping & lashing

5. concentrates almost everything, hazards, precautions

what happens and many other questions.

6. heavy lift precuations

7. Tanker calculation 8. Dg manifest contents

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NE-1

8

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WEJA

Which types of ships hav you done. I said crude oil tankers.

1) Types of BL

2) Reason for spontaneous combustion in coal ( Told him

as per errol fernandes book)

3) What is NOP. If your ship is in Mumbai where you vl go

to make a note of protest (Initially I said high court, he started

smiling. Then I changed my ans and said I will ask the local

agent to take me to the notary public. Looked satisfied.)

4) Heavy weather ballast requirement

5) Seachest pressure testing (3.5kg/cm2 for 15 min)

6) Paramount clause

7) Union purchase ( he wants to hear swl of the union

purchase will be 1/3rd of smaller derrick).

8) meaning of purging and inerting

9) Why do u carry out purging ( I told him purging is done

to to reduce hydrocarbon concentration in tank, then he asked

what else. I was silent. Gave me time to find out answer but

finally he said bcoz shipper will tell u to do so)

10) Oil spill from slop tank. Action?

11) what is the purpose of equalizing valves in slop tank

and how they are situated in each tank?( to separate clean slop

from dirty slop. One vl b at a lower level than other one. Can

also be used if one tank is overflowing.)

12. Three most important points in ship shore safety check list

( communications, loading and discharge procedures hav been

agreed and ESD arrangement)

13) overhauling of Pv valve 14) Amendments to Isgott.

F2

15

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AY-1

8

BA

WEJA

1) What is Heavy Lift and Precautions during loading?

2) Difference between LPG and LNG?

3) ISGOTT changes? Changes to SSSCL?

4) VGM?? (He told to go to DG site for this)

5) ORB requirements?

6) Difference between RORO and Pure car carriers?

7) Chemical tankers' types? Explain the types?

8) Chain register and it's parts?

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BA

WEJA

Angle of repose Load density Use of both

Bilges overflowing into the hold of iron ore, action - pump

bilges out, inform shipper and actions suggested, make for

port of refuge since MC could be more than TML

ISGOTT Contents and amendments

VGM and where can u find this- DG website Convention of IGC

code - SOLAS CH 7

What all consideration when loading a gas tanker to Max

capacity- I said density of cargo, loadlines, and drafts.. they

seemed content

Coal loading and hazards

Sulphur loading and hazards.

F2

9-FEB-18

BA

WEJA

Load density Angle of repose What is ore Hazards of coal

Precaution while loading n during voyage High density cargo

hw will u go abt it ISGOTT

Latest amendment

Cow advantage n disadvntage Mates receipt

Bil of lading

Diffrnt type of bill of lading What is diffrnc btwn lpg n lng

Types of container

Wat to chck in reefer container Marking of containers What is tare weight?

F2

7-FEB-18

BA

WEJA

Diff between PV valve and breaker Loading procedure of oil

tanker Composition of IG

Bill of lading Mates receipt Letter of protest Note of protest 2 to 3 more of tanker

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1. Dry dock.. Documents required.

2. Anchoring procedure when tight space. Explain in

detail. Draw.

3. MARPOL annex 1 - oil record book for cargo entries

4. Drills frequency.' 5. Ship shore checklist' 6. Duties of

mate as per ISM' 7. Load line survey, what will you check as

mate?

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19-JU

NE-1

8

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1. Tell me about the different pumps you know of.

2. What is NPSH?

3. What is cavitation?

4. What information will you get in the stability booklet?

5. You as a chief officer on chemical tanker have received

a query from charterers to load 4 different cargoes. Prepare a

stowage plan for the same. He wanted a detailed answer.

6. What is polymerisation?

7. What is putrefaction?

8. What is rollover?

9. Hazards of gas tankers

10. What all information provided in shippers declaration

for solid bulk cargoes

11. What all information provided in individual schedules

for solid bulk cargoes in IMSBC.

12. You see smoke coming out of an IMDG container on

your watch. What action? I said will first immi refer to the DG

Manifest, he cut me short and said your cadet lost it, what

now? I said will identify the class of the container from the

placard. (Had read this from one of his previous sets). He just

laughed.

13. What is COGSA?

14. Which are the rules which govern COGSA and multi

modal transport Act? Had no idea about this.

15. What is FOB, FAS? No idea again. He told me these are

INCO terms but said at ur level i can understand but not for a

masters candidate.

16. On arrival discharge port, receiver asks you to

discharge his 1200 m3 parcel, will you? I said will ask for the

B/L stating its his parcel. He asked no B/L, what now? I said

wont discharge. Will contact charterers and owners.

17. What is a LOI? Does it hold any value? I said from a

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shipper it doesnt. He asked and from a receiver? I hesitantly

said yes. Guys does it? Just want to confirm

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1) pyrophoric sulfide

reaction

2) roll over in gas tankers

3) putrefaction in chemical

tankers

4) venting arrangements on

oil tankers. secondary means 5) critical temperature in gas carrier

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IA

1. Grain stability criteria for both DOA and without.

2. Draw stability curve for grain.

3. What is lambda 0 and lambda 40.

4. VHM.

5. IMDG in details. Segregation, compatibility. Draw.

6. Latest ammendments to IMDG.

7. change over from gas oil to veg oil. Procedures. Tank

cleaning.

8. Which book u r referring on oil/chemical ships for tank

cleaning.(Dr. Varve).

9. Steel coil loading. Hold preparation. What all info u give

to 3rd and 2nd mate to monitor during loading.

10. What angle for lashing for tipping and sliding.

11. CSS code.

12. How many damage stability conditions are given in ur

last ship.

13. Iron ore precautions.

14. ISGOTT CONTENT.

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ATIA

1. You are on bulk carrier. Can you load grain into bulk

carrier? If yes by which regulation If NO by which regulation.

2. If you are loading grain but it is partial loading means

some tanks will remain slack after completion. How many tanks

are allowed to keep a slack and by which regulation? How will

you decide upon it?

3. If vsl is not having DOA then can you load grain? If yes

explain.

4. Grain securing specially saucering and bundling. Hold

partially loaded what precautions you ll take

5. What was ur last vessel? If you are joining as chief mate

and vsl is discharging. How will you take over from previous

chief mate

6. You are chief mate of vsl,What all info you ll provide to

2/off for passage plan making. 7. Content of ISGOTT in details and general description of each of it.

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GH

1. What was the dimensions of cargo line in last vessel?

2. COW line dimensions, how cow is carried out,

beginning to completion procedure

3. Grain code, doa, how to load without doa

4. Heavy lift planning

5. Loading procedure diff bw oil tanker and lpg

6. Ship type IGC AND IBC

7. how to load chemical or product on crude oil tanker,

tank preparation

procedures.

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NE-1

8

C.L

.DU

BEY

Stack wt,load density

Draw imdg segregation table

Zinc concentrate loading preparation Proof load, breaking

strength,swl

Relation between swl and breaking strength Heavy lift

precautions

Static electricity

Chemical tanker tank cleaning

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LY-18

CH

AN

D

1) IMSBC code. Content n importance.

2) IMDG code.

3) CSS code.

4) Cargo securing manual.

5) Chain register.

6) ISGOTT content .

7) COW requirement.

8) Tare weight , Stack weight , CSC plate , Bay plan 9)Proof

Load. ( carne SWL 20T)

10. Concentrate hazard n precaution.

11. Heavy lift lading preparation , precaution.

12. Oil spill action . Entry in which log book. Under which

point you will mention oil spill.

F2

6-

Oct-

16

CH

AN

D

He asked which type of ships you did I said bulky he started

asking about tanker about pv valve and breaker normal that vo

then came back to bulk How will you load grain after coal SF,

Load density SWL, Roof load, heavy lift cranes load test that's all I can remember.

F2

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19-A

UG

-1

6

CH

AN

D

1) what is a heavy lift with respect to your last ships crane?

2) my previous ship didnt have cargo crane, only provision

crane so he asked about SWL and what was the proof load on

it. What all markings on crane. Will you load 100% of your

cranes SWL.

3) Loading of coal and hazards

4) Liquification of cargo

5) Precautions when loading oil

F2

20-JA

N-16

CH

AN

D

(Since I have only sailed on Gas carriers only Bulk and

Containers ques were asked)

1. How to go about loading Grain with Flat bottom and no

Hopper space.

2. Contents of IMSBC,chain register ,IMDG code ,Grain

stability criteria.

3. PMS of Crain

4. Gave me SWL of a Crain 12T and asked me to calculate

exact Proof Load of the same.

5. How to conduct a Proof Load Test for a Crane Lots of

cross questioning in this topic ,then he asked me what all

description is given on the plate which is present on the Jib of

the crane,he wasn't getting convinced and satisfied with my

answer.

6. Loading of Cement ,precautions during Monsoons.

7. Documents Required for Loading Grain apart from DOA

and Grain Loading Manual.

8. During Loading of a container ,leakage found on Deck

action ?

9. Iron Ore Hazards ,what is Dry Shift?

10. Loading of Sulphur and precautions while cleaning.

F2

17-M

AR-18

CO

UTIN

O

- Draft survey.

- IMSBC

- Concenterates.

- If you found cargo damaged in cargo hold #3, as a mate what

actions you will take and what advice will you give to master

regarding singing of bill of lading?

- Stability requiremnts for general cargo.

- What kind of cargo you can take on your last vessel. I said last

vessel being a semisub DP vessel, we were limited to heavy

lifts.

F2

Page 23

- How will you load heavylift? (Many cross questions)

Page 24

17-M

AR-18

CO

UTIN

O

- Mates receipt.

- Bill of Lading & types.

- Cargo Manifest.

- Boat note.

- Stowage factor & where you find it.

- Load density & where you find it.

- Trimming tables & it's use.

- Grain Code. Stability criteria. Loading with DOA & without

DOA. (Asked me again which vessel other then DP have you

done?)

- Test on containers.

- CSC

- CSS

- CSM

- How will you load DG cargo. (Lots of cross question.)

- What is check digit?

- Container not on loading plan but about to be loaded. Action?

- You are loading two different chemicals. Procedure?

- Shore stops one chemical. Action?

- IG fails. Action? - Publications to refer for loading and tank cleaning on chemical tanker?

F2

16-M

AR-18

DA

NIE

L

What is ISGOTT ??

Next ques he asked what types of ships u r sailing on : I said

Gas carrier He told me that is bad for you i am LNG guy.

Different types of gas carrier as per cargo ?? Different types of

gas carrier as per igc code How will you go about loading ??

What are limits sets for loading in Gas carrier or how much you

can load your charterer is asking??

What is boil off?? What are hydrates??

Explain liquefaction cycle with diagram various cross

questioning.

What is knock out drum he asked me that as i had drawn in

liquefaction

diagram ??

F2

Page 25

16-FEB-

17

DA

NIE

L

Which ships have u sailed on. VLCC. can u load chemical on

VLCC? Loadicator tests carried out and how u do it

Tolerance limit for lodicator values. How is permissible

What is SMPEP?

Types of chemical tankers with definitions of each

F2

11-N

OV

-16

DA

NIE

L

1. what r the suverys conduct by MMD, DGS and IRS

2. Difference between survey, audit and inspection and

many cross qstns

3. Indian regulation for loss of bulk carriers

4. Indian regulation for vessel carrying timber from

kandla.

5. Indian regulation for vessel carrying gas cargo

6. Types of gas carriers And requirements

7. solas and Indian regulation for bulk cargo.

F2

8-

NO

V-

16

DA

NIE

L

1. Imsbc explain

2. What is VGM.

3. Loading containers without lodicator

4. How to ensure container wt is as declared.

5. IMdg code.

F2

18-

OC

T

-16

DA

N

IEL

What is chemical (wt r the exemptions) ,

can u load water on chemical tanker(if yes y if no y) can u load

water on gas tanker,

diff between tankscope n explosimeter,

what is dual cargo.

F2

17-O

CT-16

DA

NIE

L

Loading limit of chemical tanker Loading limit of gas carrier

Dual cargo Chemicals def

What are Exemption Types of lpg/what is 2pg Loading of wood

pulp

Cooling of gas carrier not taking place ,What could be the

reason.

Which all ship brine can be used

F2

Page 26

10-

OC

T-

16

DA

NIE

L

SIGGTO, classification of gas carriers based on construction,

what info is provided for classification and operation of Indian

regd. gas carriers ,

P & A manual,

classification of chemical tankers.

F2

28-

SEP-

16

DA

N

IEL

hold preparations for wood pulp, containers: VGM,

IMSBC contents and segregation,

damage control booklet

F2

15-

JUN

E-

18

DA

NIE

L

JOS

EPH

1. Tell me about tankers

2. Types of chemical tankers

3. What is a bulk cargo

4. Loading sulphur. Precautions

5. IMSBC contents

F2

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15-JU

NE-1

8

DESH

PA

ND

E

What ships have you done? Why do you not have DC. I said that

I don't sail on tankers. He said you should still have. I said okay

Started with basics

1. Angle of repose and what you understand from it

2. Stowage factor. Load Density

3. Received instructions to load Iron ore. How will you go

about doing it?

4. Precautions while loading.

5. Care for cargo during voyage. Here I accidentally said

ventilation for Iron ore so he asked again. Then I said no you

won't.

6. Ventilation criteria ( Dew point )

7. Ship sweat. Cargo sweat.

8. CSM contents

9. How will you secure Iron Ingots. Draw and show. Here I

just made a box shape vessel so he asked me to draw a

transverse section of bulk carrier.

10. Alternate hold loading

11. Types of dunnage

12. How will you secure a container on general cargo

vessel.

13. Flammable limits. Flammable range

14. How to measure CH in tank.

15. Explosimeter explain

16. Purpose of BL. How many original copies

17. Negotiable and non negotiable BL. Why to have non

negotiable BL

18. Stability criteria for general cargo ship.

19. What is angle of loll 20. Vessel at angle of loll. Action

F2

Page 28

7-JU

NE-18

DESH

PA

ND

E

Started with basics load density stowage factor permissible

load density Loading heavy lifts in detail everything

Loading high density cargo by checking it from IMSBC Loading

Grain and how u will use grain code

How to use IMSBC code Documents required to load IMDG

Change of grade in tanker what action u will take as mate and

vessel at berth

Hazards of heavy density cargo

Ship listed 5* stbd side due to cargo become fluid action as a

mate?

( Both were taking orals at same time and they were quite

satisfied with Function 2 but finally internal did not give

though I got 6/10. Internal said study Kore about tankers as I

am bulky guy and for exam purpose should know about tankers...as can't put limitations on COC)

F2

3-JU

LY-18

DEV

ESH

- Cargo record book

- Annex 2 discharge criteria

- What are groups for imsbc

- If cargo liquifies what action

- What is saucering - bundling

- Pyrophoric oxidation ?

- IMDG applicable to chemicals ?

- asked me to load plan with 4 grades of cargo

- clean BL ?

- Pump room ventilation requirements

- Timber lashing

- loading grain without DOA

- PA manual

- Angle of repose ,, when is it dangerous ? - Ship shore safety checklist

F2

Page 29

19-JU

NE-1

8

DEV

ESH

1. Contents of ISGOTT

2. Procedure to prepare tanks for man entry after

discharging

3. Working principle of tankscope

4. Which gas will you use to calibrate O2 sensor.

5. How often will you calibrate gas meters?

6. Requirement of gas meters on non-tankers

7. Hazards of coal

8. How will you use trimming tables.

9. How will you come to know the contents inside a refeer

container just loaded on your ship are in good condition. 10. Why no draft survey required on tankers?

F2

6-M

AR-18

DEV

ESH

Tell me about IMSBC not the content

What is high cube container how you differtiate in that

Can you load high cube containers below deck on container

vessel with hatch cover

Vessel without DOA can you loan grain What are the criteria for

the same?

On tanker why we are worried about the static electricity What

is there in IMDG volume 2

What are contents of DG list?

How will you go about finding MFAG and Ems for any situation?

Documents required for vessel carrying grain

F2

16-

SEPT-

17

DEV

ES

H

Docs req for Bulk carrier loading

High density cargoes loading in alternate holds. How will you

decide if you can load into those holds. Ships without DOA.

Who issues it. Ships without DOA

Containers CSC code

F2

18-

MA

Y-

17

DEV

ES

H

1. Pressure surge n reasons for same

2. Coal hazard

3. Reason for spontaneous heating hazard in coal

4. Concentrate hazard and precautions

5. Timber all lashings everything

6. Grain everything

F2

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3-A

PRIL

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8

DIX

IT

1) Show all the Grain calculations as per the Grain code

and state the criteria with and without DOA.

2) What are the precautions you wrt refer cargo. Draw a

refrigeration system and explain what is brine.

3) You have 5000t to load on a bulk carrier for trimming.

No 1 and no 5 holds will be used. Show by calculation how you

will distribute the cargo. 4)Describe the construction of a PV

valve. What is the pressure in the PV valve. What is the

difference between a PV valve and a PV breaker.

4) In an IG system what is the purpose of the scrubber?

5) How will you maintain the temperature of the Cargo

tank in a chemical tanker if the outside temperature is more?

Which code gives u the guideline?

5) How will you cool the cargo in a LNG carrier? Explain

the system used to do so. 6) How will you maintain a positive GM on a container ship at all times?

F2

19-A

UG

-1

6

DIX

IT

Rapid fire. Content of ISGOTT. CSS. CSM. Grain, IMSBC, BLU.

He jus want to know u know about it !! Not exact ratta wala

contents. I jus told him the contents which i knew about and

kept on explaining about them

It took a lot of time. Q sulphur loading? Grain loading?

Container loading?

Container shift in bad weather ??

A : i said if container has shifted then the weather must be Very

bad!! Then i will consider safety of crew first! Also use

gothenberg lashing for extra lashin of containers!

He asked me what is Gothenburg lashing?

A: almost same as turnbuckle but instead of rod chain is

present so its flexible!! ( see google images for non container

guys)

Again some rapid fire questions ? Who issues isgott? Grain stability criteria?

F2

Page 31

15-M

AR-18

DU

BEY

Info IMDG code brief

Segregation, what info. How will you refer and how does table

look like Xxx concentrate, how will you load

Hazards of concentrate

What is dry shift and wet shift IMSBC code in brief

Types of B/L What is foul B/L

Diff Between load density/stack weight Wer all info will you get

this info

Lifted weight using crane and then blackout action What is

static charge

How to reduce it IBC code

Disch criteria Annex II Prewash

ORB & CRB which all ships

Will chemical tanker carry both. Which ships will carry both?

Entries in CRB, specific code for Prewash

Tank cleaning how will you do Wall wash how will you take Wall

wash tests? P & A manual contents ans details

F2

13-JU

LY-

17 DU

BEY

Heavy lift

You have to load 60000t grain in us and uscg inspection how

will you proceed for loading

Chemical tanker alongside for loading, what all checks u will

carry out. After that he said u have to load two parcel of

chemicals how will u carry out the operation NOP/LOP

F2

Page 32

20-FEB-17

DU

BEY

1. What is load density and Stack waight?

2. Where did u find Stack wait ?

3. What is ISGOTT in detailed

4. STATIC ELECTRICITY

5. IMSBC

6. Chain register and which regulation

7. How ll u load Heavy lift on General cargo vsl

8. Black out and ur crain lift heavy lift by ur crain. 9.zinc

concentrate loadin

10. IMDG segregation table draw... what is *X*

11. Type of Bl and stop in between and asked what is Foul

BL.

12. Proof load and SWL

13. How will u decide how much cargo u loaded.

14.document sign as mate wrt to cargo operations. 15. Trim stability booklet

F2

8-M

AR-18

GU

PTA

Contents of cargo securing manual, how to check cargo sling

swl, how to check whether crane wire is suitable for the crane

and testing,

Fore pump requirements, checking, back up for the same,

Fosm system on deck, IMDG code details, what is Ems, mates

receipt details and condition how affects BL, difference

between LPG and LNG, action of chief officer immediately on

loading crude oil tanker, how to avoid static build up during

crude oil washing, difference between pv valve and pv breaker,

setting on both, action to take in case of Crew disobedience,

duties of ch. off, actions in piracy zone, action as per what,

duties of ch.

off during transiting river, dry docking, type of blocks, bilge

and keep blocks.

F2

Page 33

15-D

EC

-17

GU

PTA

1) why IG used on tanker

2) cargo calculation in detail on tanker (wcf, vol in air , vol

in vac) Use of tank trim table how to use

3) chain register all entries , if during dock operation a

shackle (your ship) broken accident happens how will you

prove your shackle is tested (he want to hear serial no.

punched on it and will show certificate in orignal)

4) 6/24 wire breaking load(formula)

5) certificate and documents for grain loading

6) imsbc content

7) RO-RO ship and timber carrier what documents on

board

F2

Page 34

21-M

AR-17

GU

PTA

1) Load density angle of repose...how to use angle of

repose...which is better low or high

2) You have 3 COPs all are discharging at max rpm..IG low

pressure alarm action

3) FEU n TEU...height of container is higher than normal

what u call that(i dint ans)

4) whos load density is more tanktop or maindeck

5) You have heavy lift of 200 T n your deck load density is

198 T can u load....i said no if anything goes wrng ch/off will b

responsible...he said just for 2T why can‘t you load u can use

dunnage to spread the load

6) What stress ship experiences..from whr u will find info

7) diff. betn loll n unstable ship...lots of cross quetioning

from both surveyors regarding corrective action in port n at sea

8) What info u get from curve of statical stability

9) Tender n stiff ship..which is better

10) ............................................................................................... you

have 130m long ship what framings vessel will have ......... how

you

will laid dunnage on decks of such ship

11) 25 SWL crane find proof load...breaking strength of 6 x

12 , 6 x 24

wire rope

F2

3-A

UG

-17

IYYER

Draw timber load line.

Than gave a photo of a big machine. Which had its

weight..lenght..height mentioned. Asked can we load this on a

bulk carrier.

Asked me.how to calc the load densitt. Wht al lashings..and

how to take it.

Imdg code. Its contents Etc.

Classes of imdg. Markings on a dg container. Wall wash

methods on Chemical tanker.

How to to open a framo pump. What are the key points? What is

explosivemeter?

What is tankscope.

What is the diff..and which to be used when. What all cargo docs u will be dealing with as a mate.

F2

Page 35

13-FEB-17

IYYER

1) What is flow moisture point , wer it is given, how to

tackcle it

2) Why we can't do saucering in bulk carrier - guessed but

not correct

3) ........................................................................... Grain loading

procedures, vertical shift of g ....................... wasn't happy don

know

wat he wants to hear.

4) imdg code

5) loading containers as per imdg

6) asked me to draw timber loadline

7) isgott contents

8) 2×2×2 parcel weight 2T aksed to find load density and

stowage factor

9) wat is d angle to prevent tipping nd sliding

10) one cylindrical heavy weight showed me the picture

asked how to

load stowage and securing

F2

26-A

pr-

16

IYYER

1. Imsbc in general, wat info it gives relating to d cargo...

2. Group b as per imsbc

3. Imdg in general

4. How will u use imdg

5. Shipper declaration

6. Dg manifest

7. .......................................... Now d qustn where i got screwed he

gave me a diagram of cylindrical cargo with weight n al

dimensions told me to give d calcn abt load density n how will i

load it ............................. n cross qustns in this watevr i told he

wasnt satisfied....

8. Lashing for d same cargo

9. How to lash for tipping n slipping

10. Surge pressure

11. Various docs signed by d mate

12. High velocity vent valves

13. Pv v/v n pv breaker difference

F2

Page 36

16-JU

LY-18

JAIR

AM

TML

Coal loading complete Stowage factor

AOR

Contents of chair register Hazards of coal

Breaking stress

Breaking stress of wire rope

How to get SWL from breaking stress PV valve

Why PV valve on tanks....

COW, COW requirements

F2

12-JU

LY-18

JAIR

AM

Grain loading complete DoA

Ships widout DOA Grain Stablity criteria IMDG

How will u load IMDG

Container stack weight and container loading You need to load two different products on a tanker how will you proceed

F2

15-M

AR-18 JA

IRA

M

He asks only those questions of the ships you have done like

bulk carrier to bulk carrier guy and tanker to tanker guy, just

that you should have theoretical knowledge of the opposite

type.

IMDG contents

You are in Brazil, How will you go about loading steel coils,

steel plates for a cross Atlantic voyage, what all precautions

will you take.

Loading of Iron Ore and precautions

Loading of Sulphur, Preparations, Actions if there is too much

dust during the cargo operations (Use FW in mist type to settle

down the dust) Different types of Bill of lading How will you prepare a tanker for loading/unloading operations.

F2

Page 37

14-FEB-18

JAIR

AM

1. Last failing ques

Oil tanker cargo calculations, wire (6/12,6/24) BS,SWL

2. Grain code and grain loading full procedure, if loading

in USA what extra things,

3. IMDG code contents , name of all classes

4. IMSBC code , loading concentrates , sulpher hazard

precautions, loading and securing of steel cargos full details

for all

5. Angle of Repose, TML, how to check MC on board

Angle of repose for grain cargo and securing for AOR 30-35

deg and

>35degree

6. Oil spill in US water action

7. 3 different grade chemical cargo need to load

segregated How you load full procedure start from charters

quiry

8. bill of lading NOP LOP

name and explain all BL u know

9. Procedure and precautions to load heavy lift

cargo,rigging plan

10. What information will you get in shipper declaration,

11. bilge water flowing out in cargo space action if cargo is

sulpher and if grain 12. P&A Manual

F2

Page 38

15-FEB-17

JAIR

AM

IMSBC contents and full form of imsbc IMDG contents and full

form

How to load three grades of chemical. Preparation and

precautions Loading operation pf chemical tanker

Heavy lift definition and precautions

Various wires, ropes & chain breaking strength Steel coils

loading and precautions

Grain code loading and preparation Grain securing and stowing

Oil spill in us waters (wants to hear qualified individual

assigned by the company)

Note of protest Bill of lading

Types pf bill pf lading State bill of lading CSM CSS

F2

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14-A

UG

-1

8

JB S

ING

H

How will you load steel slabs Testing of cranes using proof

load Urea precaution during voyage

Types of refrigerated cargoes & precautions B/L & types how

many- 14

Mate receipt

Document credential system

Why grain is not listed in IMSBC code Dg manifest

How will you load Dg cargo & classes of it Loading explosives

precautions

How will you determine angle of repose ?

How will you prepare a loading plan from brazil to sydney

Thats all i remember guys.There were other questions also

which i dont remember.Oral went for 2 hrs almost.He is

difficult man.Azad was sitting nxt to JB Singh so he didn't ask me any question & signed Exn.

F2

2-A

UG

-18

JB S

ING

H

GA and Capacity Plan all info, prepare for loading, timber code

n timber vsl, imsbc, grain, isgott code, stability booklet,

loadicator,

vsl sailing from montreal to india precaution for urea n mop,

types of reefer cargo, pcc & roro vsl,

types of containers, gas carriers as per imo,

segregation table, mate receipt n BL when will master sign,

Dg Manifest Note of protest, contingency plan.

F2

Page 40

17-JU

LY-18

JB S

ING

H

Load density

Ship sweat and cargo sweat Cargo planning as a chief officer

What info.you will see 1st in stability booklet after joining Code

of safe working practices?published by whom?

Urea loading precautions Css code

While loading grab got stuck action

Dangerous goods manifest, why we require to have dg

manifest Various types of container

Precaution while loading reffer container What is timber vsl

How will you load timber cargo What are pcc and roro vsl

Loading heavy lift cargo explain procedure Types of

refrigerated cargoes

Explain ig system Explain framo pumps Loadicator what all

info..

Cow procedure and requirements Content of p and a manual

Types of gas tanker as per imo Mates receipt

Nop

How many types of bl ( i said 12 he told 14)

F2

15-M

AY-1

8

JB S

ING

H

1. Contents of chain register.

2. How will you load steel plate of some dimensions he

will give.

3. Types of gas carriers as per IMO ( 6 types... Lng lpg

ammonia etc)

4. Types of containers.

5. Types of refrigerated cargoes.

6. IMDG code applies to dangerous cargoes carried via sea

or all modes of transportation 7. What are the disadvantages of loadicator.

F2

Page 41

11-A

PR

IL-18

JB S

ING

H

1. Chemical tanker hazards

2. loading of Hazardous chemicals, precautions

3. what all information you will get from IBC code

4. cargo not in COF, action.. Will u load or refuse cargo

and on what basis

5. timber deck cargoes, define and what all lashings

required.. Y not

wood pulp

6. why grain is not in IMSBC code

7. what all do u know about IMSBC Code

8. precautions for concentrates

9. container lashing systems

10. difference between RORO and CAR carrier

11. how will u maintain stability on RORO

12. define heavy lifts and precautions

13. which code gives DG cargoes

14. how will u stow IMDG cargoes

15. requirement for IG systems on tankers

16. what info do u get from Stability booklet

17. what will u first check in that when u join a ship

18. what is GZ curve, what info, draw

19. stability criteria for grain

20. what all will u check for enclosed space entry

21. type of gas carriers as per Imo ( LNG, LPG, AMONIA,

CHLORINE, ETHYLENE, REFERIGATED)

22. what is Reliquifaction

23. what is high density bulk cargoes

24. timber deck loading and stowage

25. what is mates receipt and when is it made

26. what is bill of lading, when does master sign it( once it

is confirmed freight is payed).. Who issues it and on whose

behalf

27. what is foul Bill of lading

28. how will u take lashings for equipments on deck before

rough weather 29. what all docs will u sign after loading cargo

F2

Page 42

2-A

PRIL

-1

8

JB S

ING

H

Which type of vessels u have done? Grain stability criteria?

Types of gas tankers?

How to load 25tons steel coils and it‘s securing? COW

requirements?

What is IMSBC code?

Non volatile cargoes? VEF in details?

F2

9-FEB-18

JB S

ING

H

Loading from kuwait and discharge in Auckland. Mainly about

loadline zones.? Why so many codes?(Imsbc, grain, timber

codes)?

Grain laoding and types of securing? Contents of trim and

stability booklet?

Types of gas carrier? Loading of heavy lift?

B\L and how many types( as per him total 14), mate's receipt,

DG manifest? What is DG cargo?

Types of Refrigerated cargoes? IG plant? Vsl loading at berth-

Oil spill action? Laoding of cargo with separate 4 specific gravity.?

F2

7-FEB-18

JB S

ING

H

1. What is Timber vessel

2. Asked me to draw timber load line

3. Timber code details,

4. Why timber load lines are different from conventional

load lines,

5. What is dangerous cargo,

6. Types of gas carriers,

7. What is note of protest

8. What is mates receipt

9. What is bl and what is its importance,

10. Urea loaded from France to India precautions,

11. Stability booklet contents,

12. When you join as a ch off what you will check in

stability booklet,

13. Types of refer cargos,

14. Types of container,

15. Types of gas carriers,

16. Loading at Kuwait and discharging at new zealand make

stowage plan, what things you will consider, 17. What is dangerous cargos

F2

Page 43

12-JA

N-18

JB S

ING

H

IMDG class

Types of containers

How to plan and stow and lash containers seggregation tables

CSS code and contents

Imsbc code Timber loadlines

Breakdown of crane when cargo operation in progress.action.

Racking test on crane.

Stacking weight and block weight. Content of stability booklet. lodicator information

F2

10-JA

N-18

JB S

ING

H

1. Load density

2. mates receipt

3. who sign mate receipt?

4. TONN,TONNS,LONG TON,SHORT TON

5. Precaution during loading caustic soda and palm oiI.

6. tank cleaning on chemical tanker

7. COW

8. IMDG, ISGOTT, IMSBC code,grain code,timber

code,timber load line

9. How many types of gas carrier as per IMO.

10. How many types of bill of lading with definition.

11. Heavy lift loading and precautions.

12. Dock Labour regulation

13. Chain register

F2

6-FEB-18

JHA

1. Asked about last ship

2. what is the use of pv valve and pv breaker.

3. difference btn pv valve and deck seal.

4. precaution to be taken while carrying out crude oil

washing.

5. what O2 containt has to be maintained inside the tank.

6. what if it increased to 12%.

7. how will u measure o2 content inside the tank.

8. which gas is to be used for calibration of o2 meter.

9. which r all gas used for calibration of explosimeter.

10. precaution to be taken while loading 200 t of cargo

package.

11. when will u correct list ,before loading of 200t or after

loading.

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12. Can we remove container lashing at port.if yes where it

is stated.

13. while port operation twist lock fall on stevedore. What

is your Action.

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JHA

1. How u will go for loading in a oil tanker

2. U r carrying coal, precautions? Hazards of coal.

3. U have to load a 250T heavy load. what precaution u

will take?

4. What all instruction to 2nd officer for loading( He wants

to hear Chief officers night order book)

5. Documents required for loading IMDG.

6. IMDG code, information in supplement?

7. Stowage and segregation for cls 4 and class 6.

8. Explosimeter and tankscope?

F2

11

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LY-18

JOH

RI

Loading heavy lift precautions & while loading crane, cargo

hold hatch cover, cargo hold got damaged tell action as a C/O,

What is angle of repose, tell few cargoes angle of repose, is the

angle of repose given for any cargo very accurate, grain

stability criteria, can vsl load without DOA criteria for that,

timber & tanker stability criteria, hazards of concentrates, how

to load high sensity cargo and its hazards, why grain code for

loading grain? Contents of ISGOTT, IBC, what is B/L and its functions

F2

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ISGOTT content IMDG content MFAG procedure CSC plat

content

Test of container and why they do that How container located

onboard (Bay Plan) Lashing code content

Grain loading

Grain stability criteria also draw on paper Angle of repose -

whts for grain and water How to check onboard AOR

Where to find it and why it is important Loadline stb side

How to use loadline

What is Solas ch.12 and then screwed me there - asked for all

regulations

To whom it apply, whts endorsement in it * couldn't and this

but sent me out for 2 min to find abt ch.12

Bulk carrier alarms

BL why it is imp? Types? Mates receipt

Boat Note COW

Heavy lift precautions

Ships and Cargo Sweat

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What is IMDG and explained the procedure how will you load a

d.g container

Segregation and stowage table details and latest amendment

Stability criteria of timber carrier

What is hog lashing? Contents of IMSBC Hazards of concentrate

Loading preparation for coal and precautions Hazards of grain

and what are the securing method Contents of isgot

Types of chemical tanker

What is cargo record book and details Then he comes to the

container ...

What is bay?

How to locate a container on board a ship

Container marking and explain them like container code and

no. What is CSS and CSC code and contents of them?

F2

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7

JOH

RI

Content of IMSBC Content of ISGOTT What is lashing code ?

What a STP ship

Certificate A & B of Passenger Ship

How are cargo hazards of IMSBC identify What is tpd

Boatnote Types of Sweat

Voyage from UK to India , what about ventilation of hold Flow

moisture point

Hazards and precautions for cargoes that may liquefy Bill of

lading and purpose

How to determine moisture content onboard Where is it given

If you do the above test and it's showing moisture action ? (

Told him send samples for lab analysis ) Lab report is positive , will u load the cargo ?

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1) You are chief mate on tanker, awaiting in Mumbai to

discharge cargo, what all preparations you will do?

2) Contnts of CSS code

3) Container markings, safety plate, CSC code, lashings,

bay plan

4) Grain stability criteria

5) Heavy lift loading precations

6) Gave a pen and paper to me n told me to draw a trim

table of my last vessel

7) Contents of chain register: wants everything about it

8) How many times the dock labour inspector can inspect

your vessel?

F2

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AR-17

KH

AM

BA

TA

1. Shearing Force & how does it acts on ship.

2. Major Forces Acting on Containership in seaway and

how it is countered.

3. IMDG code and how to use it.

4. Diffrence between Segregation and Compatibility.

5. IG Plant Failure during disch. and repair not possible in

the same port, how will you disch. the cargo.

6. ISGOTT content

7. P&A manual

8. Grain stability criteria

9. Can you load grain without grain stability booklet and

how?

10. How do u test cargo hold bilges. 11. Heavylift precautions during loading.

F2

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-FEB-17

KH

AM

BA

TA

1. Loading of grain

2. How abt loading edible oil after cpp

3. Cargo book entrie

4. Loading of rice after cement

5. Heavy lift loadings precations

6. What is heavy lift

7. Capacity plan

8. Loadicator req

9. What‘s fosfa list

10. Ship shore checklist

12. Cow 13. P and A manual

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P & A manual Cow manual

Certificate of fitness

How to load cargo on tankers Wch documents signed by mate

Who issues bl and is bl signed on board or edp New load

orders of 10000 t How to go about it?

F2

28-SEP-16

KH

ATR

I

Describe last ship

Explain in detail cargo systems of last ship

I explained each and everything from cargo tanks, pumps,

pumping system, IG system,

Heating Arrt, emergency Framo system, PV valve PV breaker

Cargo stripping procedure

And wanted me to explain in detail everything.

Cross questioned a lot of my answers, why do you do this? Who

don't you

do that? Which rule says so? Where will you find out?

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TML FMP AOR

Why it is required (I said we will get the idea at what angle of

heel cargo might shift if untrimmed)

He asked but even some cargo with high Aor shifts why so

(because of moisture content increasing more than Tml...so a

liquid state will develop)

Tell me which were the bulk carrier which sank in India and

why they sank (Asian forest and black rose bcz of M.C got

more than T.M.L and cargo liquifiyed and vsl developed

list.....read on google to know the detail)

What is secondary means of venting on tanker

(I said we have alarm system on chem tanker which is 10%

before the PV valve setting )

But he still asked what is PV breaker (I explained him the

working and then he told that PV breaker is secondary means

of venting given in Sola's)

What is the nitrogen % coming from engine room?

What is the oxygen %coming from engine room in IG system?

Alarms of IG system (Total 9 alarms in IG)

What is separated from in Imdg Hazard of coal

What are hazard of roro (High freeboard so more windage area

As I said lacks from the transverse bulkhead. From to which

progressive flooding can take place easily)

He asked if so then what is remedy for it. (bilge pumping

system is there on decks) What all things u will consider while making a loading plan?

F2

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1) WHAT IS PMS?

2) WHAT IS SOLAS ? WHAT IS SOLAS CHAPTER 7?

3) WHAT IS ANGLE OF REPOSE? WHAT ARE THE MAJOR

HAZARDS OF CONCENTRATES?

4) HOW WILL YOU CLASSIFY A CARGO AS A HEAVY LIFT

CARGO? WHERE WILL YOU FIND ON DECK THAT A PARTIULAR

DECK IS SUITABLE FOR HEAVY LIFT CARGO?

5) WHAT IS A SHELL EXPANSION PLAN?

6) DURING TANK INSPECTION HOW WILL YOU FIND OUT AS

TO WHERE IS A FLOOR PLATE? WHAT IS A FLOOR PLATE?

7) WHAT IS A CHAIN REGISTER?

8) WHAT IS A CARGO SECURING MANUAL?

9) WHAT DO U KNOW AABOUT TANKERS? WHAT IS MEANT

BY STATIC ELECTRICITY? (ASKED BY AWASTHI) HOW WILL YOU

PRODUCE STATIC ELECTRICITY?

10) WHAT IS MEANT BY LEL?

11) WILL A MATCH STICK BURN IN 99% LEL? WILL YOU

ALLOW A CREW MEMBER TO ENTER A SPACE HAVING LES THAN

1% BY LEL OF HC?

12) HAVE YOU CARRIED OUT BUNKERING AND WHERE?

WHAT CHECKS WILL YOU CARRY OUT DURING BUNKERING AS A

MATE?

13) WHAT ARE THE POLLUTION EQUIPMENTS ON BOARD?

14) WHAT IS SOPEP?

15) WHAT IS MEANT BY ETA? DO BULK CARRIERS HAVE AN

ETA?

16) WHAT IS THE GRAIN STABILITY CRITERIA FOR A SHIP

CARRYING GRAIN?

17) WHAT IS DOA? WHAT INFO DO U GET FROM IT? WHAT

WILL YOU DO IF YOU HAVE TO LOAD A CARGO WITHOUT DOA?

18) WHY ARE AREAS GIVEN IN THE GRAIN CODE GIVEN IN

M.RADIAN? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF A RADIAN?

19) DESCRIBE THE ISPS CODE?

20) ARE HATCH COVERS WATER TIGHT OR WEATHER TIGHT?

21) WHAT IS BILL OF LADING? WHAT IS A MATES RECEIPT?

22)WHAT IS ISGOTT?

23) WHAT IS DYNAMIC LOAD TEST AND STATIC LOAD TEST?

24) WHAT ARE THE PRECAUTIONS THAT U WILL TAKE AS A

MATE IN CASE OF HEAVY WEATHER?

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25) THE BOSUN COMES TO U AND TELLS U THAT A WIRE

DOESNT HAVE A

CERTIFICATE WHAT ARE UR ACTIONS?

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H

1. What is angle of repose?

2. What are hazards of oil

3. What are hazards of liquifying cargo

4. Low angle of repose is good or not

5. Is any cargo included in imsbc which liquify and any

special measure required

Ans. Iron ore fines and special methods are used for

calculating transportable moisture limit

6. Wall wash test procedure

7. What to do if charterer informs you to keep bill of

lading onboard Ans. It should not be kept onboard with master

as it is violation of law 8. Functions of bill of lading

F2

7-M

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NO

J HIR

AK

NE

- Angle of repose.

- Load density.

- If we hv to load a solid bulk cargo, where we will find the

information about the cargo?

- How will you make a loading plan of oil tanker ship?

- How will you carry out crude oil washing?

-what will be the tank O2 content?

-What is debottoming?

- what precautions will you take while loading heavy lift?

- Why you need to remove slack tanks for loading heavy lift?

-How will you go about loading grain?

- Which all documents are required for loading IMDG cargo?

- What is shipping document?

-What items are there in Shipper's list about cargo?

-What is mate's receipt?

- what are hazards of coal?

- How will you load iron ore?

- You are loading a container and you found that container is

leaking, what will you do?

- which MS notice is there for loading iron ore?

- How will you prepare for loading concentrates?

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Angle of repose. Information from imsbc.

Trimming requirements as per imsbc.

Grain cargo.. Angle of repose and securing methods. VHM of

grain cargo

Stability requirements for grain vessels. Loading a ship without

DOA procedures. Lashing code contents.

Securing steel coil exceeding load density. Loading rusted steel

coils.. If can accept or not. Mates receipt.

Heavy lift precautions.

Stability while loading heavy lift cargo. DRI and coal hazards.

IG requirements. Percentage of O2 required to be produced by

IG. Semi dry deck seal.

How to prevent loss of cargo during voyage.

Is sf/bm different in sea and harbour condition. What condition

is set in port. Tank cleaning procedures for product tankers.

F2

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4-JU

LY-18

MIR

AN

DA

Load density. Stowage factor Broken stowage Angle of repose

IMSBC purpose nd contents and

What was change in IMSBC from BC code. CSM purpose and

contents

Draft Survey explain Constants

Loading concentrate hazards and precautions Heavy lift cargo

precautions

Types of chemical tankers, what all specifications. Types of gas

carriers.

High density cargoes COW req

Ship shore safety checklist carried on oil tankers. ISGOTT

contents

Note of Protest and when will you issue. He wants to hear nop

is extended Multimodal transport doc

Types of containers Straight bl what it is Lop

Fwd perpendicular and aft perpendicular define What is code

and convention

What comes under what Types of container Lashing of container

F2

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NE-1

8

MIR

AN

DA

Types of tankers

Then he asked me what type of i have sailed on and since i

have sailed on tankers he started with bulk carriers

What are concentrates?

Precautions of loading concentrates

Loading concentrates in goa discharging norway via cape of

good hope what all precautions related to cargo will u take

Types of coal Hazards of coal Cow in detail

If in detail

Static electricity precautions Definitions sour crude spiked

crude How u will load 5 grades of cargo Heavy lift

Precautions Which all plan will u refer prior loading heavy lift

F2

10-M

AY-1

8

MIR

AN

DA

Permeability, S.F,

load density, stability manual, broken stowage, AOR,

CSC , what is heavy lift, what is quarter mean draft, ship sweat,

types of chemical tankers, COW, SSCL,

Concentrates and properties,

Types of Bill Lading, Container lashings, EMS.

F2

11-A

PRIL

-18

MIR

AN

DA

1. Contents of stability booklet,

2. Capacity plan information,

3. Action as mate after grounding,

4. Plans required prior dry docking,

5. All marpol amendments,

6. Lifeboat drill requirements and items to check during

drill

7. MLC rest hours

F2

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6-JA

N-18

MIR

AN

DA

Stowage Factor, Load Density, Angle Of Repose, Broken

Stowage, Permeability.

Difference between Permeability and Broken Stowage. ISGOTT

contents

SWL definition

CSS code, CSM contents MFAG, CSC plate

What is a heavylift?(Say something along the lines of: An

indivisible load that adversely affects the stability of the ship.

DO NOT SAY 100 tonnes or give any other value)

Precautions while handling heavy lift

Precautions and hazards associated with concentrates. Types

of containers

Ship Sweat

How will you calculate cargo loaded on a bulk carrier? How do

you carry out a draught survey?

What is Quarter mean draft?

Types of chemical tankers.

F2

19-JU

LY-

17

MIR

AN

DA

SF, Load density, AOR IBC code, ISGOTT

Concentrates, EMS, Mfag, CSC plate,

Heavy lift, securing, CSM, CS

F2

12-JU

LY-17

MIR

AN

DA

Load density. Swl of wire rope. AOR. BLU code. IMSBC code. Csc

plate.

What is heavy lift cargo? What is mop?

Crude oil washing. Concentrate hazards and precaution.

Coalhazard. Broken stowage.

Which container livestock is carried? Timber cargo explain.

ISGOTT contents. What is ship ahore check list.

Contents of IMSBC code.

Grain cargo what is angle as per grain.

And why is angle of heel due to shift of grain shall not be

greater than 12

Loading grain without DOA. Permeability.

F2

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MIR

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DA

Mates receipt, Draft survey in detail Bill of lading, IMDG.

How to use EMS and MFAG. LD SF BS.

AOR. CONENTRATES HAZARDS AND CARRIAGE PRECAUTIONS.

IMSBC. Static electricity.

Cargo sweat and ship sweat (hw to prevent). CSM. CSS.

F2

13-A

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IL-17

MIR

AN

DA

1. Stowage factor, load density, density, angle of repose.

2. You are given 20t, 2x2" dunnage, load density 2 t/m2

can you load? Full calculations asked.

3. Different types of Dunnage used.

4. What dunnage to use for above given weight? Why?

Grilled! 5 TML

6. Heavy lift definition

7. How to load heavy lift? Different cargo types.

8. You are given 50t cargo unit to lash. How will you lash

it? What type rope used?

9. Diameter of rope used for above. Calculate and show.

10. Mfag in detail

11. Ship sweat. How caused?

12. NOP

13. How to calculate cargo on bulk carrier?

14. What do you know about chemical tankers? Explain

15. Types of Gas carriers

16. Explain use if Ethane in reliquifaction plant.

17. Function on Compander in LNG reliquifaction system...

Asked this coz I sailed on Gas. Won't ask others.

18. Explain boil off.. How tanks pressure maintained.

19. What is concentrate? Hazards.

20. Hazards of static electricity. How is it formed? How to

reduce it?

21. Types of containers. Name all types.

F2

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17

MU

DU

L

I

Explain entire grain calculation with grain loading manual

explanation... Show draft survey calculations... Lots of cross

questions...

Technical reason for applying 2nd trim correction...

Documents required for loading dangerous goods... What info

on dangerous goods declaration???

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VGM in detail (cross questions)

Mates receipt (samul‘s is not enough for him )

Loading Coal at Richards bay-Vessel at Anchorage and it rained

whole

night .. Will you load cargo as u reach port .. Lot of cross

questions Coal carriage precautions..

F2

17-M

AY-1

7

MU

DU

LI

1) Load density, Angle of repose.

2) trimming procedure for cargoes vth angle of repose

<30, 30 to 35 &

>35.

3) timber code

4) draw stbd side timber load line n how vl u use ths for

loading, loading procedure including lashing n stability.

5) Intact stability for grain.

6) incoterms, what info thy provide n their legality wrt

cargo.

F2

17-FEB-17

MU

DU

LI

1) You are going to load coal in Richards bay , you notice

it is raining heavily and cargo is to start the next day , will you

load the cargo ? If yes why , if no why and what will you do ?.

2) what is TML

3 ) where is the load density written down ? ( I told him capacity

plan and ship trim and stability booklet )

4 ) You are to load IMDG on your bulk carrier , how will you load

it , what all documents should the port provide to you ?

5 ) what is written in the DOC , what does it contain .

6 ) you have 300 tonnes remaining to load on your ship to

complete cargo, how will you load it , what trim would you

prefer , by head , by stern or even keel ( I said even keel , he

then asked me why ) why not stern trim , will you prefer a hog

or a sag ?

7) What if your loadicator is not giving you the right

readings .? What will be your action ?

8) how can you get information on the trim of your vessel

with regards to cargo you are loading?

9 ) you are loading steel in Japan and have to discharge it in

Bangladesh, what are you actions as a Mate during the voyage ?

F2

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1. what all docs you need for loading IMDG cargo? Does

DOC mean that you can load IMDG cargo? Content of DOC.

Difference between DG list and cargo manifest ?

2. What is there in mate's receipt? Who issues it?

3. You are loading crude oil. What regulations you will

follow as per VOC. What are content of VOC manual? 4. What all Internationally used cargo terms you know abt ?

F2

8-

DEC

-

17

NA

RA

NG

1) grain code stability requirements and cross questions

2) Timber code stability requirements

3) Contents of CSM

4) major hazards in oil tanker

5) what is min. toxicity level

6) what is TLV and STLV

F2

6-A

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16

NA

RA

NG

1. Loading of grain cargo

Scenario : 55000 DWT, max capacity.. give steps to load cargo

complying with grain regulations. Draw diagram showing grain

requirements .

2. Is there a segregation chapter in IMSBC?

3. IMDG stowage class

4. Wind helping criteria for Ro Ro vessels

5. Timber intact stability criteria , what is the max GM

allowed on timber ships.

6. MSDS content .

7. Unit to measure toxicity and instrument required

8. Dangerous goods docs.

9. Groups of cargo as per IMSBC.

10. Steel coils loading. What kind of dunnage you will use

and what kind will u reject. Draw a diagram showing loading of

steel coils. 11. Ship shore safety checklist

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RA

NG

1.How to load a bulky? Explained frm samsul 2.Loading of Coal

n it's hazards

3.Loading of steel Coil? Asked me to draw n explain 4.Grain

code and stability criteria?

5. Imdg code? He asked something abt stowage in the vol

2 table? I was zapped

6. Angle of loll n hw to go abt correcting it?

7. Tanker calculations n use of astm tables?

8. U accidently drop a granite on the deck n rupture the

fuel oil tank ? Action as a mate

9. Csc plate ? Draw n name wats on it? Drew da same frm

samsul?

10. Lashing code n chain register?

11. Ibc code contents n min quantity u can retain on board?

F2

11-M

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16

NA

RA

NG

1. Loading of grain cargo

Scenario : 60000 DWT, give steps to load cargo complying with

grain regulations. Draw diagram showing grain requirements .

2. Is there a segregation chapter in IMSBC ?

3. Nickle ore - what does IMSBC say abt this cargo?

4. You r loading sulphur through conveyor belt. Belt

catches fire and it spreads all the way to the hold and is

increasing. ( cannot close hold and release CO2 as the conveyor

belt is inside the

hold on fire)

5. Timber intact stability criteria , what is the max GM

allowed on timber ships.

6. Lashing code contents .

7. IMDG Classes and all subdivisions of class 1 .

8. Dangerous goods docs.

9. Groups of cargo as per IMSBC.

10. Steel coils loading. What kind of dunnage you will use

and what kind will u reject. Draw a diagram showing loading of

steel coils.

Precautions during voyage for the same .

11. Urea cargo and it's hazards.

12. You r on a container loaded with class 1 IMDG which

catches fire. You have taken all precautions as per IMDG but

still fire not in control. Action?

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1. Hazards of grain

2. Hold preparation for wheat

3. IMDG Code Contents

4. Imdg container smoke � coming out, actions ?

5. You are discharging oil at berth and have to make man

entry in cargo tank, how will you proceed ?

6. What precautions will you take for hot wash ?

7. How will you recognize a imdg container on a container

plan ( dg manifest and bay plan )

8. Ship shore checklist, Explain ?

9. Loading grain in a ship without DOA

10. Coal, everything from loading to discharging

11. Smoke coming out of hatch with coal, actions ?

12. Concentrate had deceloped a flow state, actions ( do

not say port of refugee)

One of the points i said was port of refugee and then he

started asking me which convention calls for port of refugee,

what does it mean, what all requirements and all. Basically he

got pissed off with port of refugee.

12. Minimum requirement for gm for all types of vessels (

he specifically wanted to know for a vessel liaded with coal)

13. What will you look at before ballasting and deballasting

as a mate in a port

14. What is draft survey, why is it used and which ships use

it, formula

15. Iron ore loading, can it be loaded in any vessel ??

F2

15-JU

NE-1

8

NIT

IN M

UK

ESH

IMDG, segregation between two classes with 3 in segregation

table. Went into depth in imdg.

How to identify MP DG list contents

Shippers Decl Contents

Heavy lifts - List of 10° when you pick up weight, action How to

load heavy lifts

What is the most critical point when loading heavy lift cargoes

Hog lashing of timber - draw

Draft survey explain

How to calculate constant, final cargo

Boat note - for him CO issues after conducting draft survey of

each barge

and it is not a custom doc

F2

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ESH

Types of Chemical carrier & explain. Difference between LPG &

LNG. Draw Flamability Diag and explain.

How to Gas Free after discharging operation.

Precaution for carring concentrates(What will you do in sailing

if wet shift occurs)

Water entered in cargo(What all certificates / How will you

assist investigation)

How to test Crane.

How to test lodicator(how much error is allowed) Difference

between Note of protest & letter of protest

F2

12-JU

LY-18

OA

K

Contents of IMSBC Contents of BLU,CSS

Types of pump on ur last vessel Explain full discharging

procedure including COW

Loading Plan from Gulf to China what all points to consider.

Cohesive and Non cohesive cargoes

Classes of IMSBC , IMDG

Can u load IMDG cargo on General cargo vsl. Grain loading and

Segregation.

Securing of timber, action on sighting a snake, snake has

bitten u what action.

Helicopter operations.

ISGOTT contents (many questions from ISGOTT all normal ones

like flammability diagram and all)

Storm valve

Static accumulator Oil definition, precautions while loading this

types of cargoes

Pyrophoric reaction.

VEF how to determine , when will it not be applied.

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-define sf

-what all cargoes cn be loaded in bulk

-groups of cargo

-group 123, what does that mean as per imdg.

-timber cargo lashings u cn do, what are uprights/stays, what

are their requirements?

-cargo trimming, calculate nd show.

-tankers what alarm are der in pump room.

-whats diff between flame arrestor and flame screen.

-how will u load imdg cargo in general cargo ships? What u'll

chk??

-content of CSM.

-Few Q's tanker, which i cud hardly ans, told u shud do group

studies

much.

F2

8-JU

NE-18

OA

K

-define sf

-what all cargoes cn be loaded in bulk

-groups of cargo

-group 123, what does that mean as per imdg.

-timber cargo lashings u cn do, what are uprights/stays, what

are their requirements?

-cargo trimming, calculate nd show.

-tankers what alarm are der in pump room.

-whats diff between flame arrestor and flame screen.

-how will u load imdg cargo in general cargo ships? What u'll

chk??

-content of CSM.

-Few Q's tanker, which i cud hardly ans, told u shud do group

studies much.

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Types of dunnages Content of imsbc and csm

( no need to tell chapter wise ...bas Fta fat bolo he will change

the qstn ) what are the group of imdg not class

( never hear groups in imdg)

Draw and explain me how G shift during heavy lift operation

What is tlv,static accumulator

What precaution u will take when loading static accumulator oil

(Initial loading rate to be 1m/s until bottom structure is

covered And then maximum 7m/s)

How will u load grain on general cargo ship (Ship must have

DOA and grain loading manual Then explained him about Vhm

)

Timber lashings

How much separation is Allowed in UPRIGHTS (for a ht of below

4 m timber deck cargo 3 m separation is required

In uprights

Ht of 4 m and above 1.5 m separation is required in uprights )

Wids (for bulky water detection alarm system requirements)

Then ship specific

What type of tanks did u have

What is emrgncy framo pump at what pressure it work .. What hydraulic oil u use in framo ,where will u find info about it

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15-JA

N-18

OA

K

What all test on container and programme for testing.. Said

ACEP and period but wanted types of test.. I knew there are 6

in CSC code but never came out in words!!!!

What does the container number i.e Alphabetical and numeral

digits mean.. What is a check digit

Problems faced with Container and RoRo ships

Effect of wind.. Severe heeling criteria and how are the levers

formed Where to find stowage factor..

What is CSM and its contents

Imsbc code.. How to load concentrate You have 50 DG

containers.. How to load What all documents to sign

Imdg code and supplement.. Action in fire.. EMG MFAG

You want to load heavy lift on the hatch of container what to

check Isgott.. Static electricity and static cargoes.. Requirement

for cargo to be static cargo wrt electric conductivity Dilution and displacement

F2

9-M

AY-17

OA

K

1) Draft survey grilled in details

2) Why 1 st trim correction

3) Why +- 50 from draft for MCTC

4) Air pipes and maintenance

5) Bilge alarm in bulk at what height they are provided

6) How will u find ph value of bilges

7) do trimming calculation on paper along with formulas

for draft survey

8) Alarm for pump room

9) IMDG code how will you load IMDG on general cargo

ship which doc it is mentioned 10) Hatch cover testing maintenance

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20-A

PRIL

-17

OA

K

1. Tlv, tml, load density definition

2. Imsbc contents

3. Isgott contents

4. Hazards of concentrates

5. How will u load heavy lift on container on deck

6. How many alarms for cargo hold in bulk carrier

7. Alarms of pump room, and ig plant

8. Fire in IMDG cont under deck: how will u go abt it

9. How to refer ems and mfag

10. What is chain register

11. Construction of container vessel

12. Types of lashing on timber carrier, requirement of Dist

between two lashing 13. Fire fighting

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13-A

PR

IL-17

OA

K

1) What is the crude oil tankage on crude oil tankers , he

wants the value.

2) What type of ventilation is there in pump rooms

3) Pump Room bilge is overflowing , action

4) You have 6000 tonnes left to Load after your

intermediate draft survey

, and holds no.1 and no.9 is to be loaded. You have 60cm trim

, how will load the cargo so that you get a 30cm trim .?

5) You have to load a heavy life cargo on deck , how will

you load it on a ship not designed to carry the same.

6) Explained CSS code , annex 1 , then he asked me to

state the contents of the CSS code.

Then he said that there are no lashing points. What will you do.

I told him i will weld it on to deck .

Then he asked me who will you the approval for the same from

?

7) state Any one stability criteria .

8) What is a static accumulator oil?

9) How will you reduce the conductivity? Told him anti

static additive is to be used.

Then he asked who will you take approval from for the same ?

10) Fire on starboard side and you are loading on port side

, what is your

action as a mate?

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15-M

AR-17

OA

K

1. What is heavy cargo

2. how will u load imdg on general cargo

3. who gives doc and on what basis

4. Types of valves

5. What is gland packing how will u change on cow line

6. Static accumulator oils and precautions while loading

and during voyage

7. Settings on pv valve nd brkr

8. Timber loading requirements

9. Relation between api and sp gravity and M3 nd barrel

10. BLU code

11. What is min stability criteria

12. What is Note of protest and how will u help master in it 13. Requirements for COW

F2

17-FEB-17

OA

K

1. define spontaneous combustion

2. how will you go about loading 50 imdg containers on

board your vessel

3. when I mentioned imdg for segregation he wanted to

know another publication besides imdg that helps in

segregation of imdg containers. Answer is storck guide

4. wind heeling criteria. I didnt know this which made him

very upset

5. stability criteria for container vessel

6. You get a call from second mate at 0200 at night saying

that a stevedore is trapped in the hold while loading steel coils.

State all actions as a chief mate

7. Static electricity hazards

8. when your vessel goes from dock water to sea water the

trim changes. Why is this. Also will the trim change by head or

by stern.

9. contents of imsbc code 10.contents of isgott

11.what all claims will you expect when you are discharging

cargo 12.as a mate what all documents do you sign?

13. you have to load a heavy lift onto a gearless container

vessels hatch cover. How will you go about doing that? 14. what is a cargo manifest

F2

Page 69

10-FEB-17

OA

K

1. IMSBC contents and what is load density

2. Concentrates and their hazards

3. How will you know ingress of water on a bulky

4. How many bilge alarms

5. How will you load heavy lift on container hatch cover

6. load 17 grades on them tanker

7. What is COF

8. Protective location of tanks wrt IBC

9. How to pressure test heating coils ( wanted value of

pressure used)

10. After loading how will you leak in heating coils ( I said

drop in pressure of boiler ,he wanted exact value of steam

supplied to deck)

11. Emgy framo pump and how to fit

12. What oil used in framo system 14.Chain register and

who inspects

15. Contents of csm

16. Cargo claims 17. Precautions during loaded passage

F2

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N-17

OA

K

How to go about loading in product tkr ( since it was my last

ship ), Static accumulator oils ,

Types of pumps ,

which hydraulic oil in framo ( I said I will refer to manual and

topping up of oil is generally looked after the engineers )

correct answer to that is : visga46 ,

ISO vg 46, basically 46 is the grade to use ,

p/rm bilge alarm goes off what action , bunker spill , IMSBC

contents,

timber lashings and types , IMDG code how to use , operating pressure in framo system

F2

Page 70

2-JU

NE-17

PA

NIG

RA

HI

1. Wind heeling criteria (GRAIN AND RORO) Didn't look

satisfied

2. Grain loading how would you calculate Grain wind

heeling moment Not satisfied

3. Concentrate precautions

4. ISGOTT contents word to word

5. Ship shore Safety checklist ( almost everything)

6. Loading of heavy cargo on deck

7. Survival capability for Oil, chemical and Gas

8. Dangers associated with RORO

9. Oil coming out from Mast Riser. Action .. answer action

for a mate only. No other crap

10. Vessel lists suddenly .. action?

11. COW checklist everything.

12. Grain stability criteria. Make the

graph . ( He gets into details , so

be quiet sure)

F2

9-D

EC

-16

PA

NIG

RA

HI

1) You are in bulk carrier loading iron ore, how will you go

about it

2) Concentrate loading precautions

3) What do u know abt csm manual

4) What do u know abt isgott

5) What do u know abt Csc plate

6) What is heavy lift, precaution for same

7) Draft survey calculation

8) Marpol amendments

9) Discharge criteria for annex 2

10) Quantity that can remain for X, y,z cargo on ship

constructed after

2007

F2

Page 71

7-D

EC

-16

PA

NIG

RA

HI

1) Dangers associated with RORO ships

2) What is ISGOTT

3) What all precautions you will take for loading

conentrate.

4) What is concentrate.

5) Why do we carry out COW

6) Solas requrements associated with COW

7) What is TML

8) What is purging , inerting and gasfreeing

9) Why trim is required while dry docking.

10) IMDG cargo loading class 1

F2

Page 72

3-D

EC

-16

PA

NIG

RA

HI

Ship shore C\L at least 30-40 points Content ISGOTT

IGC IBC IMSBC COSWP IMDG

Msds content at least 10 points

Cargo is coming from mast raiser during loading in port action

as mate Wind heeling criteria explain with diagram

Hazards of concentrates

Loading Concentrate vessel list, how you will decide whether

angle of lol or list

COW requirements checklists -all sections

Flammability diagram

F2

12-JU

LY-18

PC

MEEN

A

How will you know how much cargo you can load in a hold and

upto what height?

Contents of intact stability booklet

From where will you know which cargoes you can load in a

chemical tanker. COF and what does it contain

Damage stability booklet. Where all is it there onboard? (He

wants to hear in CCR and on bridge)

Is there any automatic equipment onboard tankers which gives

continuous information on trim and stresses. Said its not the

loadicator but something else. I didn‘t know what it is.

Loading of cargo with failed Loadicator. How will you go about

it? What is ERS? When do we use it?

Hazards of naphtha. Hazards of concentrates. Hazards of sawn

timber. COW operations in detail. What is AOR? If a cargo has

high AOR what does it mean?

Examples of cargoes with high and low AOR.

Gas cargo calculation, chemical cargo calculation. Which ASTM

tables you use?

How will you use benzene dredger tube (wants to hear about

the tube

you will break from the centre and use).

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JUN

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NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Precautions of concentrates Heavy lift

Summary of isgott

What all plans to be referrred prior loading Load density Stowage factor

F2

7-FEB-18

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

All grain questions Grain code

Procedure to start loading

Stowage plan of grain make before loading

Where will u get info of coal if shipper does not provide What is

IMSBC

What r hazards of grain Procedure to load pipes Hazards of

pipe loading Concentrates hazards

F2

3-

JAN

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7

SA

NT

O

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Grain stability calculate

With and without stab booklet

If two oil cargoes contaminated wat will u do ?? Latest Solas

amendments in chapter 2

Bi party triparty

He send me outside to find out questions which i dint ans...

F2

17-M

AR-17

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Segregation table to dram Explain segregation in brief

Csc plate and what all thing mentioned on csc plate

Fire on 5th tier of container how to extinguish if water not be

used it is a imdg cargo.

Ring main and direct line system

Ig sytem flammable diagram. Bay plan of container. Chemecal

category xyz

Prewash on chemical tanker Type of container.

Car lashing on general cargo

Car loading on flat rack container

F2

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15-M

AR-

17

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

A

R

1. What is form E

2. Content of form E

3. How will you assist 2 mate in passage planning

4. How will you assist master in sigapore strait. 5.mlc work

and rest hour

6. Latest amendment of solas and marpol

7. What do you mean by mandatory.

F2

10-A

PR

IL-18

SIN

HA

1. Load density / stowage factor. What‘s the use and

where to find this on all ships?

2. Hazards, loading and precaution for sulphur/ coal/ iron

ore.?

3. Stability booklet contents?

4. COW procedures and precaution?

5. How will to carry out Gas freeing operations on tanker?

6. Flammability diagram?

7. Loading of refer cargo?

8. ISGOTT contents. What edition. What info contained.

Everything?

9. Bill of lading and who issues it?

10. Note of protest?

11. While Loading steel coil, it fall on deck and in hold, and

also stevedor injured, what action?

12. Planning / Loading of heavy lift? By ship crane as well

as by shore crane? What difference and what happens?

13. Grain loading / stability criteria?

14. Loading of IMDG container?

F2

15-M

AR-17

SIN

HA

1. Details of mlc

2. Chief mate role as per mlc

3. Definition of special area

And name of special area for annex 1 4.chief mate duty as per

ism

5. Pms for streering gear

6. What are the facility for crew for recreation as per mlc

7.what all plans are required for dry dock

8. Explain each what info we get from it (shell expansion

plan, docking plan, last dry dock plan) 9. why last dry dock plan required

F2

Page 75

9-D

EC

-16

SIN

HA

1) What is permissible load density and where u get this info

(tell him stability booklet)

2. Cow (his fav question) in detail all points. Also tell him

which type of crude can be used for cow

3. Draw and explain flammability diagram

4. Draw and explain deck seal construction type of nrv

fitted

5. What is pv valve and pv breaker in detail construction ,

maintenance ,

6. what is function of mast riser

7. What are hazards of coal ?

8. U r on container vessel having IMDG cargo onboard

what will u instructor ur duty officer during cargo handling

8. what is dangerous good manifest

9. draw and explain what is angle of repose it's significant 10. Intact stability criteria for grain vessel

F2

14-Ju

ly-16 S

INH

A

-PLD (permissible) load density

-intact stability grain criteria

- heavy lift.. Loading precautions, (I went on until he stopped

me)

-B/l, mates recipt.. Meaning of document of title, evidence of

contract.. Mates receipt.. Who issues it

-one situation of loading heavy load and required dunnage

calculations

— crane loading a heavy cargo, crane wire snaps, stevedore

hurt and tank ruptured action.

-COW Complete procedure planning.. to.. arrival preps to

operations.

Cow requirements

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12-JU

LY-18

SRIV

ASTA

VA

Polymerisation in detail. Inhibitor in detail.

Loading of 4 grades of chemicals, 2 reactive and 2 non-

reactive, in detail (He wants to hear everything from the voyage

order to loading operation).

You have started loading, now your duty officer is on watch,

you go and take a deck round, tell me what all things you ll

see.

Chemical spill, action ( Again he wants to hear everything from

alarm to spill collection)

Product carrier- Precautions required during voyage.

Load two grades of white oil in a product carrier and

precautions( in detail).

You have to do hot work in a COT. Explain the full procedure.

Critical temperature.

What is its significance. Angle of repose.

Hazards of bulk cargo with examples of each. Testing and

maintenance of cargo hoses.

2 criteria for Static accumulating oil.

Where can you get guidelines for carrying out hot work. how

will you take water in your slop tanks.

How will you inert your DB tanks.

Primary and secondary means of venting.

F2

Page 77

12-JU

LY-18

SRIV

ASTA

VA

IMDG-Classes, Contents, Documents, Precautions before

loading IMDG container, Stowage & segregation.

Phosphoric acid loaded in all the tanks, what all precautions to

be taken during the voyage.

Chemical cargo spill at manifold, take action.

Make a discharge checklist for discharging of 4 grades of

chemical. Types of chemic tankers.

Load 4 grades of product in a product, in detail, precaution to

be taken for their segregation, contamination.

Top view of pipeline system for product tanker and chemical

tanker. Bill of lading- What is it, how many copies, issued to

whom, copies for which all parties, why u have this many no of

copies.

Note of protest in detail. Role of P&I club.

Both to blame clause. Angle of repose.

Stowage factor.

Load density.

F2

6-JU

LY-18

SR

IVA

ST

AV

A

1. Def of AOR n TML

2. Grain loading. Procedure. When i said VHM he asked

wats d value of allowable VHM.

3. Precautions at sea when carryin iron ore

4. What are high density cargoes

5. Container bay plan

6. Container lashings

7. EMS and MFAG

8. Container lashings

9. CSM 10. Vgm

F2

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15-JU

NE-1

8

SRIV

ASTA

VA

-Parametric rolling

-Synchronous rolling

-Grain loading

-What is lean gas and reach gas and their content. (Lean and

Rich gas are type of natural gas. Lean gas high concentration of

methane and ethane (95% or more)

Rich gas have higher concentration of propane, butane and the

intermediate weight hydrocarbon pentane C5, heptane C7)

-Boiling point of Propane, Butane and Ammonia.

-Explain full procedure to load propane and butane. -How to control cargo boil off during voyage - reliquifaction plant.

F2

13-O

CT-17

SR

IVA

ST

AV

A

What is load density Stowage factor

Angle of repose and why its important Contents of ImSBc and

why its formed? How will u go about loading containers?

What are the different lashing systems on containers? How will

u prepare ur ship for loading on a crude oil?

What is a prewash? How many ltrs is allowed after which year?

Why grain code is formed?

Contents of CSM and details in it?

Locomotive loading.. talk about stability? He wants to hear that

the cog of the loco gets transferred to the top of the crane

block..!!

What will u get from trim and stab booklet?

What is damage stab booklet?

F2

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18-JU

NE-1

8

UPPA

L

-why draft survey of ballast vl

- use of constant

- draft survey calculation

- why trim correction

- what is fwd perpendicular

- what is frst trim correction

- Bill of lading

- what will shipper do with it

- why PV valve is not ig line

-how will u load class 1 good

- compatiblty and segregation for class 1

- subclass of class 1

- grain stability requirements

- full grain stability calculation and explain me with diagram,

why it's like that

- what is void in grain ship

- what is chain register

- why annealing is Carried out

F2

4-JU

NE-

18 UPPA

L

Bulk carriers not sailed but must know - how u carry out

draught survey. Difference between PV valves and pv breakers

- they work for same cause but why different construction.

Tanks fully loaded u just signed on Master asks calc the cargo .

Principal of UTI

Requirements for loading grain .

Compactibility n segregation as per Category 1 .

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AY-1

6

VA

Z

1. What are the alarms on IG SYSTEM. Told him all Alarms

on panel in ccr… he said ok… now tell me the alarms in the

ecr… i could tell him two… he said no not good… have u

traced the line from engine room from boiler to deck?

2. What is difference in gas proportion between the boiler

uptake and the scrubber outlet…?

3. What is the valve between the boiler and boiler uptake?

4. What is the mismatch in proportion between the gases

that can lead to an explosion before the deck seal?

5. How do u rig a three fold Purchase to advantage and

disadvantage.. Diagram.

6. Loading in progress.. Topping up.. Hydraulic valve not

closing action. Manifold valve stuck. Manual Hydraulic pump

missing. Shore not responding to calls and also the ships

whistle. No place in other tanks. What action? As and when I

was telling an action he was replying for it bringing a new

hindrance!!

7. Draft survey.. Entire procedure…

8. Why is it divided by 8 in quarter mean draft?

9. How many corrections u apply to get the quarter mean

draft? (it seems there are 4 corrections which are used onboard)

10. What is application of negative answer in the first trim

correction.? It seems there is a separate formula for it.. What is

that formula? Addition is directly adding. But subtraction is not

like that. This is what he told me. 11. What is the derivation of list correction formula in draft survey??

F2

7-MAR-

18

VIBHUTI

Vsl in Goa port loading iron ore- regulation, precaution, Indian

rules Iron ore loading in Red Sea and to discharge in

Mediterranean and preparing for grain loading IMSBC code

F2

Page 81

15-FEB-18

VIB

HU

TI

Container.

1) segregation table for class 1 with class 2-9. Meaning of

code 1,2,3,4,X in segregation table.

2) Segregation table between class 1 compatibility grp.

3) If b/w reference package Nd compatible cargo

Segregation reqd is 2. If reference cargo is loaded in row 02 Nd

bay 02 Whr wl u load the compatible cargo.

4) Identification of container ( Bay, row, tier)

Bulk cargo

1) Angle of repose of a cargo , whr u wl find it Nd it's

importance.

2) While at port wrkng cargo , angle of the cargo exceeds

angle of repose

a) Can it first of all happen.

b) What r it's consequences.

c) Ur action if vsl lists at berth Nd at sea.

F2

6-A

PRIL

-1

7

VIB

HU

TI

Carriage of RoRo cargo in hold and on deck.

CSS manual content, how will you use it to secure the RoRo

cargo. Vessel in Red sea next port in Mediterranean sea last

cargo coal next cargo Grain how will u prepare the hold for

loading?

Discharge criteria for hold wash. IMDG cargo stowage criteria.

How to use segregation table, what all information written on

it? Container bay plan

Gave a condition in which IMDG 40 feet container with stowage

category is to load with stowage category 4. What will be the

slot no?

Sulphur loading hazards and hold preparation. Cow

precautions and procedures.

I sailed only on tankers but all his questions were from bulk

carrier

except the last one.

F2

Page 82

3-FEB-17

VIB

HU

TI

- General Introduction

- Why u failed in last attempt

- Imdg code

-Imdg segregation of cargo, make a Segregation table , what is

it mean of 1,2,3,4 and x ..?? which shows in table.

- How will you go for loading steel coiled..?

- what is css code , what all are there in css code, hv you seen

it..??

- what is direct line system and ring main system in tanker,

explain in details?

-what is static electricity, use of bonding wire???

- During cow operation , hw will you avoid static electricity,

explain in details??

- What all info u will input in loadicator?

- What will u do for 2nd n 3rd mate for the ease of loading the

cargo?

- What is concentrate?

- Hazards associated with concentrates.

- hw will you go for loading of Sulphur , in extremely hot

climate ??

- U r in red sea, Last cargo was iron ore n next cargo is grain,

loading in itely , how will u go about cleaning ur hold, also he

mentioned i want the answer as per MARPOL Annex V.

(I said since it is in special area , we can not throw the hold

washing water , we will store it onboard in residue tank and will

give it to shore facilities , but he does‘nt look fully satisfy )

- From where will u find whether the cargo is Marine Pollutant

or not?

- U r discharging to barge, say 2 barges at a time? How will you

know how much cargo u have discharged to each barge?

- What all document u will give to barge after completion of

discharging?

- Reefer cargo? - Types of cargo carried in reefer container?

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3-N

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VIB

HU

TI

- General Introduction

- Why u failed in last attempt

- U r 1 lakh tonner tanker & u have to load 2 different grades of

crude, say 1st grade 30000T & 2nd grade 50000T, how will u

go about planning the cargo?

- What all info u will input in loadicator?

- What all info u will check in loadicator while planning the load

plan?

- What will u do for 2nd n 3rd mate for the ease of loading the

cargo? ( I answered him that i'll provide them with Loading

Sequence n will carry out Cargo Meeting before Loading Starts)

- Ur ballast pump-out rate is less than the loading rate? Action

(i said i will check if i can maintain the de-ballast rate by by

pumping out n simultaneously by gravity or else i will reduce

the rate of loading)

- What is concentrate?

- Hazards associated with concentrates.

- U r in Mediterranean sea, Last cargo was coal n next cargo is

grain, how will u go about cleaning ur hold, also he mentioned

i want the answer as per MARPOL Annex V

- How will you identify a DG Container?

- What all will be provided by the shipper for DG container?

- IMDG sticker for Marine Pollutant (i said don't know the exact

colour of the striker but it is of fish being crossed)

- From where will u find whether the cargo is Marine Pollutant

or not?

- U r discharging to barge, say 2 barges at a time? How will you

know how much cargo u have discharged to each barge?

- What all document u will give to barge after completion of

discharging?

- What is Boat note n Mate's receipt?

- Reefer container?

- Types of cargo carried in reefer container? (Chilled, aircooled

n i don't

remember the third one)

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NE-

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BA

WEJA

- chain register and who signs it

- IMDG Code and contents

- ISGOTT Contents

- What is a B/L and different types of B/L

- How to load Heavy lifts and precautions

- Hazards and precautions while loading coal

- Byparty and triparty (something related to CBA)

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(All failing questions of past). Indian regulation for loading

timber (Told him as per merchant shipping carriage of rules act

1995 , follow

.regulations of timber code & there is a plant & quarantine

order 2003 under which inspector will check holds with lumber

prior to operation & fumigate it if required )

.Indian regulation for loading sulphur & urea

.Indian regulation for loss of bulk carrier (31/2009 – came after

sinking of m.v arcadia )

. loading limits of gas

(limits as per diff tanks structure and their designed pressure &

temp, told him CH 15 of IGC code , COF , varies for semi

pressurized & fully pressurised )

.what do u mean by clear grounds with respect to PSC (enough

proof for psc that the ship is nonseaworthy )

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F3

3-N

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DA

NIE

L

- Loading limits of Gas Tanker, from where u will get it?

(Bouncer for me)

- Loading limits of Chemical tanker, from where u get it?(Again

Bouncer for me)

- Amendment in STCW chapter 2?

- Your COC as per which chapter?

- Dock labour Act?

- A stevedores fell down in hold, action?

Master gone ashore, u r loading container, u seen a container

with ice accretion on it, action? - Answered but he wanted to

hear that check frm cargo manifest whether that container

containing IMDG Cargo n may be due to bad packaging, imdg cargo may have spilled)

F2

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3

11-JU

LY-18

DESH

PA

ND

E

- what is todays date ?

- what type of ships ?

- what cargo ?

- draw midship section of ur last ship

- why r d beams on chemtanker on deck ?

- precautions while discharging heavylift with ships derick of swl 200 t

- tell me something wat all stability related problem you will face while

handling above operation

- hazards of car carrier

- what do u call d place wer cars are stowed?

- ffa maintanence ?

- tell something about foam onboard your last ship ? what is the

compound used in foam tank called ? where does dat compound is

getting converted to foam ?

- suddenly he asked me wat was the swl of the derrick in the heavylift

question

- how many types of product tankers ?

- why u cannot load chemicals on oil tanker and why u can load oil n

chem on product tankers ?

- contents of marpol

- contents of imsbc and full form

- what is Dri *

- what is nickel ore and wat is the indian regulation for it ** ( dis asshole

was so upset that i didnt had taken interest to read about this topic on

internet and he also conveyed the same by exaggerating in front of

biggest asshole of d.g muduli )

- flamibilty diagram for naphta *

- draw last ship intact stability curve

- LFL of naphta *

- how will you test loadicator

- what all things you will check before man entry in ballast tank ? what all

checklist ? which certificate u will check ?

- you have to load grain and after that you have to laod iron ore what all

things you will reffer and what all informations required and important

for planning and tell me the procedure ?

- you are entering drydock what all stability related things will happen ?

what is critical period n instance and why is it associated with drydock ?

- parametric rolling

- you get an alarm in GDS showing 1 ballast tank action

F2 &

F3

- how will u remove that cargo out of the ballast tank ?

- how will u dismantel kenter shackel and name the parts ?

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ING

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What is timber ? Entries in Olb

What you enter in olb if somebody misbehaves on ship ? What

all things you get in stability booklet ?

What is Sf n Bm ?

Diff between porthole and schuttle ?

What all things you check in Loadline Survey ?

What is diff between statutory, mandatory and class certificate

? Explain Shell Expansion plan. why it is used. whats the

purpouse ? What is docking plan n what is the importance ?

COSWP who issues and who is this body? What is Olb?

How will you load different parcels of cargo in your ship? (chem

tanker ) what all precautions u will take while you have Urea on

your ship and coming from U.k to India?

Preparations to Load timber? How many types of container?

How many types of BL. What is mates receipt n who signs it?

How will u manage multinational crew?

Why is OLB used?

What is tri-party and Bi-party?

F2 &

F3

11-A

UG

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7

NA

KH

WA

IMDG code and amendments in detail, IMSBC code, ISGOTT, IG

system in detail, requirements, inspections and maintenance in

IG system, action when failure, oil spill at port actions, ESD ,

ship shore safety checklist in detail ,cargo operations all in

detail loading discharging, 7 barrel kit , Frame pump details as

I said I worked in chemical tankers during cadetship, action

when pump fails ,chain register details ,stresses calculation ,SF

and BM draw and show ,vessel at port loaded to max with a

hog of * cm..what all consequences load line regulations, chain

register, dry docking, AOA, bunkering procedure, surveys and

certification all mixed questions don't remember exactly

,hazards associated with container ship GM issues explain how

vessel will behave

,VGM ,concentrates define and all procedure for loading and

precautions while loading and also hazard associated, TML

,many more questions in function 3 but at the I was exhausted

i don't even remember what all he asked ...practical guy ...he

only comes once in a month ..if u get him then

F2

& F

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u r lucky.

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How will you go on to change over from dirty oil to clean oil in

product tanker ?

Concentrate liquify what actions will u take ? What is declivity?

What are the casualty entries made in OLb n as per which

section ?

What is the diff between Safcon survey and loadline Survey ?

F2 &

F3

15-M

AY-1

8

OA

K

Content of IMSBC code. P and A manual.

Testing of Steam coils. Hieght of steam coils in cargo tank.

Material of steam coil. choking of scupper. Greasing of

gangway. Open joining shackle. Crude oil tankage. Gas tankers

types.

Gritt ballasting surface preparation. what is sa 1 sa 2 sa 3. How

to order lub oil? types of lub oil.

Cargo claims. Note of protest.

Ship listed to one side at port. (I told every thing like cargo

ullages and ballast as per plan or not, mooring, any vessrl

along side, any damage ship side, any increase in sounding,

ask engine room if they have transferred some thing.) he told

all is contact and ok. but still listed. action??

Which certificate for polar ship. Pilot ladder in detail dimension

etc Risk assessment. what is scantling?

what is gusset plate?

Shell plan numbering.

F2

& F

3

16-M

AY-1

8

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

1. ................................... Which is the first survey after new

delivery. Validity of that certificate and can it be extended.

................................. If yes then for how long.

2. Elements of ISM code.

3. Contents of seq certificates.

4. From where will you get the list of all bridge

equipments onboard.

5. ........................ Types of coal. If IMDG code applies to them

or not?

6. ............... Documents required for loading grain. If no grain

loading booklet the how to load. Do you calculate vhm for

individual hold or for entire

ship. ?

7. Difference between PV valve n PV breaker

8. ................................................ You are going to a certain port n

you want to know if you have all the required medicines

F2 &

F3

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onboard? ............................. who checks upon arrival of the

required

medicine onboard....

9. What all parameters changes When vessel goes from

one density to another. 10. Hazards of concentrates and ore.

Page 82

13-JU

LY-17

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Heavy lift loading Grain loading

Precaution while loading jet fuel Form A&B

Load line survey

Difference b/w audit and survey and inspection Duty of ch off

as per ism

How will you implement ism onboard ship Orb entry

Chain register

Ism contents

F2 &

F3

13-A

PR

IL-17

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Explain structure if IMSBC

Latest ammendments

What part of IMSBC deals with bulk cargo names?

SOLAS contents. Which part deals with security?

ISM code?

How is ISM audit carried out? New ship, how will

certificate be issued? In detail. Very very particular.

Fixed fire fighting on last ship? Draw and explain. (drew

CO2.. He asked me which type ship. I said LNG..he asked how

you used CO2 then? I said it was used for engine room and DCP

for deck. Then asked to explain DCP in detail) L&SS plan.

F2

& F

3

3-FEB-17

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

- Fixed fire fighting system on your last ship , explain all

about??

- how does water mist system work??

- Preparation for SEQ survey??

- where will you find all safety equipment list, I said FORM e ,

what it really called???

- ism code

- imsbc code

- hw to calculate vhm??

- disable ship???

- isps code??

- Latest Amendment in solas???

F2 &

F3

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16-JU

LY-18

VIB

HU

TI

1. asked me whether u done or not explain me imdg container

to load and do stowage using imdg books. he actually handed

over me the hard copy of imdg.

i was just.. any how i get something in vol 1 chapter 7. but

unable to explain.

2. During discharging cargo line leak action (C-clamp)

3. How u take samples at manifold. What document for

support. (quality certificate)

4. cargo operation with barges, documents used. (boat

note)

5. Crane jib broken repaired on-board. make entry in

chain register. where and what.

6. load line suvey.

7. safety construction survey.

8. how you do draft survey. he gave some figures and told

me to find constant.

9. Mate receipt. explain

10. Tanker cargo paperwork.

11. Discharge critetia and special areas

12. SOLAS and Marpol amendments. some more practical

things I forget.

F2 &

F3

17-M

AR-17

AC

HU

TA

N

Accidents In fujairah and chennai Ism compliance how will u

ensure?

How will u come to know if ur joining a safe ship? Safety

equipment form e details and name

Stcw details and Manilla amendments Also details of Rutc

course Teamwork and leadership

Decision making with Master Functional requirements of ISM 3off doesn't have lsa manual onboard how will u guide him to

make one

F3

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17-O

CT

-16

AC

HU

TA

N

-MLC in detail with respect to Chief officer

-ISM code and Master

-STCW 2010 use to ch Off

- Few certificates

- ISPS code implementation as ch.off

-Training of Cadet

- Anchor/windlass/crane maintenance.

-Slipping anchor

- Various emergencies

- inclining experiment ..in short

F3

8-N

OV

-17

AG

AR

WA

L

Your anchor dragging action, Foul anchor, Cable struck in

Anchor how to remove, While cleaning anchor fluke broke

action, Where you will get all details anchor, How to change

anchor which all parties to inform, Anchor in which survey, SEQ

survey in detail form E, Statutory cert & mandatory cert with

examples, AOA in detail, oil spill action, bilge keel, strakes

shell expansion plan(info), decking plan (info), Stability booklet

info Complaints on ship handling, Dry docking full in detail,

Stability booklet info, ISM full in detail, Risk assessment,

Loadline markings in detail full draw.

Why triangle sometimes on load line PMS, Disciplinary action

Coswp, OLB, ORB Disch criteria Annex 1

Special areas (All Annex) Contingency plan

Ship aground you are fwd action Ground tackle

Name 10 manuals onboard Name 10 conventions Chain

register

Ballast water Exchange in detail MOB

Anchoring

Types of mooring Windlass maintainance HRA precaution

F3

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9-M

AR

-17

AG

ARW

AL

What is bilge keel?

What info in shell expansion plan? Name 7 to 8 diff manuals

held onboard. Prepare for SEQ survey

List the statutory certificates Diff between fsc and psc What you

know about AoA?

2/o complains about AB - how will you go about resolving the

issue? How to clear a foul anchor? Oil spill - Actions?

F3

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11-M

AY-1

8

AN

ISH

19. Types of moors u know?

20. What is the meaning of moor ?

21. Told me to explain any 2 and gave 2-3 situations about

wind direction and current and then which anchor to drop 1st ..

with diagram

22. Relation between ism and pms?

23. How you will train ur crew ....(

FAV QS . HE ALMOST GAVE ME 15 MIN TO COMPLETE THIS ANS

: Safety , security, operational , health , work related , emg

training etc he dont want to listen CBT , video and drill .. he

just want to listen above points i remember 6 now but as per

him there r 10 points )

24. What is OLB ??

25. What all entries you will make.

26. other than normal which entries u will make in OLB ( i

told him about fights or any death or change of command, any

collision. But he said anything else which is more imp ... and

then gave me hint that it is related to cargo .. and I said any

pollution due to cargo and jettisoning of cargo).

27. What is F.O.B and some more terms( I DON‘T KNOW SIR

) ... which all charter party terms u know ??

28. Aft tug line parted ur action ... ( he wants to hear check

for any casualties and tell master to stop engines as bcoz of

wire propeller can get stuck or damage)

29. What is MS ACT??

30. And then his last and fav question ... latest MS notice

who is the approval authority? How many ms notice in 2018?

Tell me one more ... One Imp Tip: Try To Show Him That You

Have Practically Done It Onboard Like Stowage Plan And Ship

Handling, Loadicator Testing And All He Will Move On To Next

Question And Also If You Know Regulation No Same Thing).

F3

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15-M

AR-18

AN

ISH

MLC few question Accommodation requirement Solas ch 5

overview

Rest hr STCW MLC both

Marpol orb 2, Annex 6, BL types,

LOP, LOI, Drills, PMS, Mornings. .standing and . all

Emergency grounding ETA in detail

F3

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7-

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AN

IS

H

1. how does ISM helps mate.

2. Risk Assessment how do u do.

3. risk assessment meant matrix

F3

4-

AU

G-

17

AN

I

SH

MLC..he wanted to listen full..how many titles...wht each

has..etc. Wht all u do to comply with mlc on board.

Objectives of ISM.

Pms. How do u use pms onboard.

What is INDSAR.. mooring ...mix.moor.

F3

1-

MA

Y-

18

AW

AST

HI

Deep anchoring procedure? Grounding contingency plan? ISM

elements?

Contents of STCW? Manila amendments? Slipping of anchor?

F3

17-A

PR

IL-18

AW

AST

HI

1. Chain register, entries, who makes entries.

2. Wats a lifting appliance, wats loose gear (basically every

word u speak he will add "what is" and give a question back to

you, so keep Ur words to bare minimum)

3. Anchor dragging.

4. Ism overview, Duties of mate as per ism.

5. Drydocking procedure,Critical moment, critical period,

critical instant, jobs in DD.

6. Wat is training, how to carry out, is it a reqmt ?

7. Have you done a running moor? I said no, so he said

then I won't ask this.

8. Bilge shore, bilge block.

9. Eta reqmt, what ETA eqpt on ur last vsl? Towing

pennant. Wats a pennant? Material of pennant.

10. Indiscipline Onboard.

11. Power failure and blackout actions.

F3

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20-M

AR-18

AW

ASTH

I

- definition and quick diagram of tumble home, rake, sheer,

rise of floor, flare (for flare and rise of floor he asked what is

the use of them?)

- How will you motivate crew on ship

- PMS of windlass

- How will you maintain LSA/FFA equipment?

- How will you take anchor lashing and loose gear, deck fittings

used

- If i have done a dry dock? I said yes. Asked me where?

Setubal, Portugal. Capital of Portugal? Lisbon. Distance from

Setubal to Lisbon.

�Asked me what kind of a dry dock was it?

- Critical moment during docking

- Critical period during docking

- What is ranging of cable And why is it done?

- whether i have gone to a bottom of a chain locker, i said dint

get the chance. Asked me how will you remove water from

chain locker. Said will use an eductor to pump out water from

CL. Asked me to explain principle of eductor

- As a mate what all factors matter to you most when it comes

to stability

of a ship

F3

20-

MA

R-

18

AW

AST

HI

1. what is ETA?

2. what is chafing gear? 3.vessel aground action? 4.what is

bilge blocks?

5. sudden blackout onboard action?

6. what is magic pipe?

F3

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10-JA

N-18

AW

ASTH

I

• Stealer Plate, Rise of Floor,

• Why stealer plate in called stealer plate and where it is found

on the ship?

• Misconduct of crew actions

• Surveys of Ships

• Keel block , bilge shores and shoring

• Pms on Life boat , Life raft and HRU

• What is the Rope HRU

• Why HRU is not for forward life raft

• Have u don't dry Dock??? Why have u not done dry dock? Why

I don't request your company to send u for dry dock so u can

get expienrence in dry dock....

• What is PSC? Have you done PSC.??? Why u dint get detainable

deficiency???? Lots of Cross Questions

F3

18-D

EC

-17

AW

AST

HI

PSC what is form A and B

Differences bet foundering and flooding. Many drydock

question pracrical.

Preparation for drydock. Chain register.

How will u check swl of crane. Ranging of cable.

Official log book.

What is Disabled ship

F3

8-N

OV

-

17

AW

ASTH

I

• Types of dry docks

• Official Log book

• ORB A and B and enteries

• Keel block , bilge shores and shoring

• Marpol Annex 1 and discharge criteria

• Oil spill at manifold and actions

• Sopep and contents of items in Sopep

F3

Page 91

19-JU

LY-17

AW

ASTH

I

1. Ranging of cable

2. What is joining shackle, draw joining shackle and name

parts, how to open n what all equipments required to open

3. How will you prepare drydock job list, what all jobs you

will carry out

4. Changing of windlass brk liner

5. Material of brk liner and type of bolt used.

6. Chain register

7. What is proof load

8. Testing of crane( dynamic n static)

9. Changing of lifeboat falls

10. Material of wire used in Lb davit.

11. What is galvanised iron

12. Critical moment, period and why it is calld critical.

13.How do u carry out annealing of loose gear.

14. What is critical temp during heat treatment.

15. How will you determine your anchor is dragging( Gyro n

radar nt working)

16. Training of Cadets

17. How will u carry out maintenance of LSA n FFA onboard.

18. PMS in detail.

19. PMS of Chain locker

20. Anchor chain wht al tests and maintenance carried out.

F3

18-JU

LY-

17

AW

AST

HI

1. SMC certificate, IOPP, and chain register

2. Maintenance of LSA and FFA with emphasis on PMS.

3. Blackout, Fire in emgs

4. Vsl ran aground, ground tackle, how will u lay the

anchors in tandem if no availability of boat.

5. Disciplining crew ref to MSA

6. Training cadets

F3

5-JU

NE-

17

AW

ASTH

I

Ism

Handling crew

Assist master in decision making

Ship constr. Definitions rake, yield point, curved sheer strake

Drydocking

Anchor dragging

Actions as mate in case master incapacitated

F3

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10-M

AR-17

AW

ASTH

I

1. What all to be done in Safety equipment survey.

2. Preparations for drydock,Declivity of dry dock,Critical

period and critical moment.

Why docking should not be done on even keel.

Preparations for dry dock when loaded ship comes for

emergency repairs.

3. Crew misbehaving action.

4. Difference between Convention,protocol and resolution.

5.Bilge shores and bilge blocks.

6. Chain register contents.

7. Slipping of anchor cable and how to do it. 8.Foul

Anchor.

9.Latest amendments of Solas. 10.ISM on depth. 11.Shell expansion plan

F3

20-FEB-17

AW

AST

HI

1. What is diff in the construction of a bulk carrier than

other vessels.

2. Olb entries n requirement

3. Orb 1 and 2 entries

4. Indiscipline action

5. Dry docking a few questions

6. Eta requirements

7. Car carrier dangers

8. Pilot ladder requirement and dimensions

9. Foul hawse, slipping anchor. Hanging off

10. Berthing with and without current.

11. Types of moors

12. Dry dock jobs

13. Risk assessment

A few gk questions like capital of Australia n a few more that I

can't

recollect right now.

F3

18-

JUN

E-

18

AZA

D

AOA, MLC

Certificates on-board

CLC expiry and who issues EEDI

Classification society

Condition of class and where to find?

F3

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9-

NO

V-

17

AZA

D

1. What is condition of class from whr u will get info

whether ur ship has any condition of class

2. Cert issued under marpol annex VI

3. Contents of IEEC

4. What is EEDI

5. Unit of EEDI

F3

12-O

CT-17

AZA

D

Started with all past failing questions .The n started with his

own set.

1) special surveys what all inspected.which certificate is

renewed?

2) MLC regulations related to wages . 3)substantial

corrosion.

4) ESP related few definitions and questions like close up

survey, suspect areas etc.

5) when the plate has to be changed for example a plate

of 20mm then at what thickness u will change plate...that is

after how much extent of corrosion.

6) how will u come to know how much ballast to take in

fpk tank to make even keel if initial the trim was about 1 m ?

7) contents of stability booklet. 8)inspection of gangway in

which survey ?

9) lifeboats annual thorough test .details of dynamic winch

brake test .

10) how will u check load line marks are correct .?

F3

12-M

AY-1

7

AZA

D

1) what is the entries u will do as mate in the OLB ..

2) how will u calculate the freeboard when making the

entry in the OLB

..told him I'll add the related freeboard and the draft at that

time and then use this height as reference to get the freeboard

at that instant.( He gave me a lot of hints here )

3) what is condition of class..

4) can condition of class be given to statutory items ..I

said no ...then

what is done if some statutory item is found defective ...I threw

flag dispensation wud be reqd..he nodded and accepted it.

F3

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9-N

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AZA

D

1. Slipping of anchor in detail

2. Lifeboat Davit testing requirements static and dynamic

3. Testing of lifting gear and loose gear onboard

4. MLC ? What's DMLC 1 and DMLC2

5. Chain register

6. EEDI / SEEMP

7. Statutory and mandatory certificates

8. Contents of ISM code

9. What certificates required as per ISM code

10. Various surveys and certification

11. What is principal difference in inspections of PSC and

flag state

12. Lifeboat engine not working? Company asks you to sail

to next port for repairs. Will you?? If yes Process??

13. You're ship grounded? Actions as a mate??

14. Calculations of which parameters of stability you will do

after grounding?? And their significance in refloating/ stability?

15. Drydocking jobs?

16. Going to dry dock how much GM? How you make sure

GM positive at

critical moment.

F3

13-M

AY-1

8

BA

IJAL

What is ism code? Functional requirements. Mandatory? why?

Onboard implementation. ? Who thick book is? Colour of the

book?

Have you read it thoroughly? CBA and AOA content, In detail.

Why CBA require. How thick CBA? Have you read it?

Many more questions about but irrelevant to the syllabus.

Steering failure ..then same situation grounding then action

Then I said it betn angle of loll.

So 10 min on angle of loll .he was trying to change my ans. But

stick what you have read . He will act like you are answering is

wrong .

Stability little bit about. Stiff tender vessel, Not in detail

Synchronous rolling. How many ways ship can have list? PSC

inspection full on, Regulations about PSC.

Where it is written, Is there anything written in Marpol? Foot

notes in solas what is exactly given have u read it?

F3

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10-FEB-17

BA

IJAL

1. Drydocking checks

2. docking plan

3. Calculation for upthrust and dry docking formula

4. broaching to

5. angle of loll

6. definition of stability

7. what is form e

8. How will u know how much persons u are allowed to

carry onboard

9. Prepare ship for ism audit

10. Duties as a mate incase of ism audits

11. Latest amendments for ballast water management

12. Ballast water related docs onboard 13.orb1 and orb 2

which regulations. 14. Product spilled overboard action..

F3

15-M

AY-

18

BA

WEJA

1) STCW manila amendments, all of them?

2) Anchor dragging, master ashore, Ur action?

3) Documents required for cargo claim?

4) Duties of Chief Officer as per ISM code?

5) Statutory and Mandatory certificates?

6) Contingency plans, action for vessel aground?

7) Flag state and Port state differences?

F3

9-FEB-18

BA

WEJA

Chain register Stcw amendmnt

What is diffrnc btwn statutory n mandatry certificate. MLC

Name some statutory n mandatory certfcte

What is bi party n tri party, Giv some example What is AOA?

What is CBA?

Preparation for load line survey. Letter of protest. Note of

protest.

Note of protest hw u go about it. Anchor dragging action

master went ashore

F3

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13-D

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BA

WEJA

- type of welding

- faults of welding

- ballast water treatment

- parametric rolling

- ism chapter 13-16 word to word? Only heading

- pms for steering gear

- duties of mate as per ism

- grounding u r on bridge action

- undocking the ship

- Plan to b referred before dry docking

- FPD maintaince

- foul anchor

- exact definition of major NC as per ism - Statutory certificate

F3

11-JU

LY-18

BEH

L

1. CSR certificate what all information you get from it

2. Various plans on vsl

3. Capacity plan contains and information you will get

4. STCW Ammendment

5. MLC titles

6. Duties of chief off as per ISM

7. Articles of agreement in details

8. What all check you will carryout before flooding the

dock as a mate

9. Antifauling paints

10. Life boat tests and frequency of tests

F3

17

-M

AY-1

7

BEH

L

1) Crude oil tanker full procedure from discharging, COW,

procedure to take water in slop for cleaning, tankcleaning and

thn enclose space entry in 4p COT tank for repair.

2) anchor yaw

3) bow broke

4) parametric n synchronous rolling. Whch wave n in wat

direction.

5) anchor dragging

6) who is insured as per clc certificate.

7) CSR

8) 4 main functional requirements of PMS

9) why is bow n stern always wind seeking. (Regd windage

area point and

torque actin on it)

F3

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11-A

PRIL

-17

BH

ATIA

1 last time failing question IMO committee n sub committee 2

what is convention

3 psc preparation only 15 mins notice u have and grounds for

detention ( here he grilled a little )

4 dry docking prep as pe mate

( little cross question in docking ) 5 anchor ranging

6 checks on anchor cable ( here I knew 10% deterioration but in

how much length I dint knew)

7 equipments used to open lugless shackle ( I told him sledge

hammer

and explained him d procedure he told to find out n wait outside)

F3

9-M

AR-17

BH

AT

IA

Started with intro , which company, what ships, what happ last

tym n all

1. Suppose u r new mate n ship has to go for DD what all

prperatn u'll do

2. Aftr 30 days long voyage n u faced heavy wx inbetween

what precautions u'll ask bosun to take prior operating anchors

for arrival

3. Pms

4. Pick up any dech mach u lyk n explain pms for it daily,

weekly, monthly, qtrly, annual

5. Ism

6. DD- stability req, critical period, plans

7. Mates futies as per stcw

8. Master died... actions

F3

8-

MA

R-

17

BH

AT

I

A

1. ISM certification.

2. STCW mates duty. 3.Biparty triparty.

4. Mooring winch PMS.

5. Dry docking in details.

6. Contigency planning . What u understand.

F3

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BH

ATIA

1. Your last vessel is goin to dry dock. Tell me how will

you go abt it

2. Explain PMS. You are joining brand new vessel. Select

any equipment and tell me PMS of that equipment. Dont give

generalised answer. And state reason for each PMS schedule.

Explain PMS for lifeboat on same ship.

3. Your last vessel has experienced heavy weather and

now its arrival port and anchoring. What will you explain bosun

who is going forward to open anchor lashing. 4. Statutory certificate on your last vsl

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Testing welding method onboard.

Types of welding.

Damage stability in case not tied up with ERS.

Grounding, bilging formula, it‘s effect, condition

depend upon?

Bow cushion effect, rudder cycling with exact helm, olb

on master death, heavy wind why bow tend to move toward

wind.

Types of paint, lifeboat tests weekly, monthly,

quarterly, annual and 5 yearly. Parametric rolling (said as per notes) he said wrong.

F3

12-JU

NE-1

8

C.L

.DU

BEY

Loadicator failure how will you calculate SF BM and GM What is

ship stability

Marpol Annex 4 Foul anchor Chain register

Critical period and why it's say critical How you file NOP

Stcw 2010 content

How to calculate damage stability

Stealer plate

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LY-18

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1. Article of agreement. Detail .

2. Most important information in AOA (He want to listen

Next of Kin )

3. What you understand by Environmental protection.

What convention to control it.

4. Latest amendments of solas.

5. Annex 7 of Marpol.

6. MLC. How does it benefited seafarers.

7. Planned maintenance system why it is required.

8. Drydocking plan information.

9. Dry docking preparation most important aspect as chief

mate. (He went to listen vessel stability )

10. ISM elements. 11. Screening of light. L&SS

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1. DUTY OF CHIEF MATE AS PER STCW ?

2. WHAT ALL ENTRY TO BE MADE IN OFFICIAL LOG BOOK ?

3. HOW WILL U TRAIN YOUR CADET ONBOARD ?

4. WHAT IS BMP4 ? WHO ISSUES IT ?

5. WHAT ALL CHECKS / JOB PREPARATIONS REQUIRED 2

MONTHS

BEFORE DRY-DOCKING.. ?

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Chain register content. Olb content.

What equipment u have on board for environment protection.

Garbage record book.

Bmp 4 content.

Ur vessel is schedule for dry dock after 2 months what all

preparation u will do as mate.in this he asked me what is the

most imp thing that u will inform to company after looking up

the previous drydock specs.i was like sir bottom plug and

amount of paint used. He told wrong. And he told u will look

for thickness measurement of steel plates and then u will

inform company.

Duties of mate as per stcw. List of satutuary certificate. Pms of

Crain. Gave me a swl of a Carne 20t and asked me what be the proof load of it.

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N-17

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1. Duties of C/o as per STCW.

2. Name few statutory certificates ,few cross ques

regarding each certificate.

3. How to prepare for SEQ survey.

4. Which is the First certificate issued to the ship as per

ISM .(I was sent out to find the ans by ques by Capt Santosh).

5. How will you prepare for Dry Docking with respect to

surveys and Dry Dock specs.

6. How will you conduct a Departure station with Master

not on Bridge and a New Second Mate in the aft station.

7. Validity of SEQ certificate.

8. Details about Load line Certificate.

9. Contents of BMP4,Latest SOLAS amendments with

respect to FFA.

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- On Indian flag; how will you make sure that any crew or

officer other then Indian nationality is MLC compliant. (Exactly

same question which was asked by Capt.Coutino)

- STCW amendments

- Have you studied M.S.Act? Yes! Good then, tell me M.S.Act

Reg no. @#¿ (I don't even remember the number now. This was

the time I knew he is not going to give me function 3.)

- As per M.S.Act which actions come under disciplinary actions?

- Polar code and what all certificates as per code?

- EEDI

- Dynamic and Static test for lifeboat. (Answered him, but he

was asking me to answer like a chief mate and not a second

mate.) - Chain register. (Lots of cross question)

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AR-18

CO

UT

INO

- You are OOW, morning 5 o'clock. Vessel agrounds. Action?

(Cross questions on damage stability and lodicator.)

- Polar code. Preparation prior entering?

- ETA.

- MLC

- Have India ratified MLC? - When?

- On Indian flag; how will you make sure that any crew or

officer other then Indian nationality is MLC compliant. (Have no

fucking idea, what he wanted to hear as he was not satisfied

with my answer; which was everything about MLC & DMLC- I &

II.)

- Drydock.

- Anchor cable PMS.

- Slipping of anchor.

- Anchoring as mate on forward station.

- Mates entries in OLB.

- Discharge criteria Annex 1 & 5. (Cross questions)

- Annex VI. Special areas.

- Prior piracy area preparations?

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1) Master is not coming on bridge on his regular

time?actions..how to declare him incapacitant?

2) Have india rectified mlc?

3) Wht inspection a foreign flag vsl retified by mlc wil

undergo when comes to mumbai?

4) Inspections as per mlc

5) Certification as per mlc

6) How to dry dock ship?full procedure from

In/stability/work carried/out

7) How to carry SEQ survey

8) PMS on anchor cable

9) Slipping on anchor at both locations

10) How to prepare for ETA

11) Requirement for ETA

12) ETB??

13) mates entries on OLB

14) Security breach by pirates?actions?

15) When to change anchor shackles

16) Foul anchor action?

17) Disch criteria for Anx 1 n 5

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DA

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Was worst for me only indian regulations number he wants

Master incapacitated which rule or law ??

Discipline on board ?? Which law What is Sire ?

IMO regulations 1052 ?? What is CDI ? STCW contents and chapter 2 overview

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9-FEB-18

DA

NIE

L

1 ship sanitation certificate, what is it, what regulation why is it

required ( ans is WHO)

2. what is deratting certificate, regulation, under what rule

it is required

3. All certificates issued under solas ch 3, under solas ch 5

4. Deratting Indian regulation and plenty other Indian

regulations which I

didn't knew.

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L

Biparty and Tripaty Aoa ammendnents

Anchor at 2 Kta Southly current

How u know vessel stop and speed zero...practically

Answer give astern kick and see the wave shd come to the

bridge wing. Drop anchor, now dragging

Heavy weather precautions Psc code for no.15 and 30 Dry

docking detailed question Ism ammendnents and duties of mate as per stcw

F3

15

-FEB-

17

DA

NIE

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1 emergency generator requirements

2 IMO committee n sub committee what r thy...acha u tell me

only how many r thr.. I dunno

3 htw? Wat is it I dunno 4 SP code ? I dunno

5 iii code? I dunno. he looked up n said this is thr in ur

syllabus?

I jus sarcastically said yes sir

F3

8-D

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DA

NIE

L

U are mate joining new indian ship how will you check medical

chest (i told him medical chest ka list hai who me addendum)

he said indian ship again... I said i will check additional

requirements for indian ship and order accordingly.. Bola u

shud kno all the requiremnts...

Then if u donot have a ballast water management plan. How

will you know what treatment procedures are needed.. I said

bina ballast water management plan ke kaise pata chalega... U

need that... Bola nai as a mate u shud kno..

How will u test lodicator. I told him loadicator manual has

approved test conditions u put those and check if values

match... Bola no this is wrong answer. Then he asked me whats a audit/inspection/survey..

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1. Define rules, regulations, convention, law, circular,

notices.

2. STCW CODE sections and regulations with amendments.

3. Solas chapters explain with reg and amendment's.

4. Marpol annexes explain and reg with amendments.

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1. What is a bill of lading. Does not want Errol answer or a

general answer.

2. what does it contain.

3. is it necessary to write the name of the port you will

depart and arrive at .

4. How will you prepare for A loadline survey. 5.why do

you conduct it.

6.what is HSSC. 7.why was it started. 8.when was it started.

9.what is Articles of agreement. 10.why was it started.

11.what type of agreement is it. 12.what is IBF.

13. Are you a part of any of these.

14. your on a bulk carrier , and one of your holds explodes,

your action.

15. Can you anchor is water depths more than 100 meters.

I said yes,then he asked me 130 metres. Again I said yes. He

asked me what it depends upon.I told him having capacity of

your winches.

16. what is the general value of the heaving capacity.

17.you are dragging anchor , action. Wanted everything , shapes lights flags.

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1. Pooping, broaching, surfing

2. Bilge shores what is the use

3. Kentar shackles, diagram and name of parts, what is

the use of stud in it. and Then mondal shackles and name of

the parts.

4. Make diagram of vsl sitting on the blocks

5. Formula to calculate upthrust, and various cross

questions in that

6. What was the material of soft mooring rope on your last

vessel

7. What is the material and diameter of wire rope on your

last vessel,

8. How many strands on wire rope of your vsl

9. Types of anchors,

10. Type of anchore, weight and holding power of anchor

on your last vsl.

11. Official log book entries as per MS act

12. Crew training is mandatory as per which chapter of ISM

13. Forcastle door is open, water is coming in it, wind force

8, action ?

14. How you will turn your vsl in this condition.

15. Engine room fire, tell me fixed fire fighting equipment

on your last

vsl, and explain full procedure to activate it.

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7-JU

NE-18

DESH

PA

ND

E

Grounding Stranding Beaching

Dry docking everything in detail Statutory certificates

Labour Act

What is deciplinary action as per MS Act and what regulation

deals with it?

Can u sail without class? If yes how? And if NO how? Form A

and B

Attachments of all Satuatory Certificates Ground tackle how to

rig? Girting of tug?

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Bow cushioning effect

You have 2kt astern current and have to berth 2 miles ahead

what advice you'll give master

How to turn around vsl in rough weather

How many annexes in marpol and what is Annex 6

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Page 108

3-JU

LY-18

DEV

ESH

-Marpol annex 6 regulation

- enclosed space entry on chemical tanker WBT . Checks ?

-Ism into force and functional requirement

- Load line survey

- ISPS discuss. You as C/O are SSO . What all you will check

- Anchor foul — cable foul

-ISM contents

-STCW manila amendments

- What is ERS

- 3 stbd cot leaking? Action? - grounding action?

F3

3-JU

LY-18

DEV

ESH

-Marpol annex 6 regs for nox nd sox

-Change over procedure from hfo to lsmgo

-Morning watch: 3/E collapsed in engine room- action as mate

-loadline survey

-fsi nd psc

-master ashore, anchor dragging- action

-ism contents

-stcw manila amendments

-special and enroute definition as per marpol

-hot work on forwrd mast, in ballast voyage on tankers, full procedure

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6-M

AR-18

DEV

ESH

Validity of interim DOC and SMC

What are the survey frequency of both MLC amendments of

2014

Situation of anchor dragging what will be your action ( please

answer that I will give notice for Engine )

AOA procedure for Indian vessel ( told him about that 5

originals but he said their is some new regulation has come

now )

F3

16-SEPT-1

7

DEV

ESH

PSC gives list of items to be rectified. How will the PSC of

another port know about these items that need to be rectified

by your ship.

Req for GMP

Annex 6. EEDI and what does it pertain to

Monthly Maintenance on On load release gear of LB Plans to be

carried as per Sopep Manual Conventions required/related to

carriage of cargoes Straight BL MLC Ammendment

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1. PSC clear ground

2. EEDI

3. Doc and smc interim cert requirement

4. Dry-dock precaution

5. Ranging of anchor

6. Vsl dragging anchor action

7. Slipping of anchor

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11-M

AY-1

7

DEV

ESH

Voc n voc manual requirements

vecs requirements

is class compulsory

ism interim certification

triparty agreement

Aoa amendments

Psc requirements

how many mou n latest entry

pssa definition n latest entry

Tonsberg n mandal shackle difference

Form e contents n preparation for seq survey

Maintenance of on load release gear

pms and how to do changes in pms

anchor dragging signs and action

duties of mate as per stcw

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17

DEV

ES

H

Wat is clear grounds Psc mandatory as per ?

Ism is mandatory as per Wat

Solas chapter 9 and chapter 5 contents Stcw chapter 2 in

details Mlc tittle and some more questions

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DEV

ESH

1- Aoa ammendments

2- Doc from which convention , validity n survey 3- Smc

validity n survey

4- Form e

5- Solas ammendments

6- damage stability calculations 7- Vessel collided action

8- dragging anchor duty as duty officer

9- declivity of dock

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Stellar plate

Bilge plate / Bilge keel Chain register

Official log book entries

What is foul anchor, how to clear STCW contents and details

Dry docking details and precautions What is critical interval

What is critical instant

Stability of ship, what is stable and unstable. When unstable

and stable ship Heavy weather precautions

F3

13-JU

LY-17

DU

BEY

You are on bridge and Vsl agrounded action.

1p 1s DB tanks open to water how will you consider foundering

Proceeding to dry dock for repairs duty as a ch off.

Orb

Oil spill action. Chain register CBA/IBF

Itf blue card/ itf green card difference b/w them How MLC is

related to your wages. How to use anchor chain to make fast with buoy

F3

20-FEB-17

DU

BEY

1. BWE PLAN

2. various plan on board

3. Ig Requirement

4. oil spill on board

5. Sewage treatment plant and certificate issue for Sewage

Treatment plant.

6. v/l collided with FV

7. vsl grounded during High tide and after 1hr low tide

...how will u calculate vsl I‘ll b stable or not

8. ESP in detail and how bottom survey is carried out.

9. dry docking trim

10. stcw 2010 and watch keeping ch-8 content

11. use of bottom plugs

12. certificate for oil tanker

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GU

PTA

Shackel got parted in port while cargo handling and cargo

operation was stopped. dock safety officer onboard he was to

check weather the shackel was properly tested or not. how will

u show him ?

- Transum floor

- Stellar plate

- If you want to secure a anchor if your bow stopper is stuck.

what type of wire rope. what is it called. And what size ?

- What maintenance on Anchor cable by ship staff?

- Vsl dragging in Hazira master ashore what will b ur action ?

- How does longitudinals and transverse run

- what is the angle of longitudinals and transverse (des are the

words wic he asked me. i also didnt understood what xactly he

wanted. i asked him twice but he repeated d same again)

- in panting beams what all things u will add to strengthen it ?

And what

can replace a panting beam ?

F3

15-D

EC

-17

GU

PTA

1) GA plan and capacity plan

2) dry docking - use of shore blocks and where they are

as Ch. Off what you checkfor these , wt will you do if your capt.

Want to come out on same trim as before( want to hear

sounding same for all tanks as before) What you check before

signing flooding cert.

Maintenance of anchor , how you measure wear and discard

anchor chain

3) anchore in very deep:

3 shackles down anchor fould how you release it (he wantfrom

kenter shackl and full procedure)

What all use you can take from anchored Ground tackle full

Anchor equp maintenance

4) stcw which reg. For your COC

5) SMC cert. inspection interval

6) how you implement ISM on board as Ch. Mate

7) as Ch. Off what entries in OLB 8) BL and how many original copy how you know frieght paid

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21-JU

LY-17

GU

PTA

1. Why Frame spacing Less in

fwd part of ship ? with proper

explanation.

2. Certificate Dont have annual survey ? reason if any ?

3. Why Article of agreement onboard ?on what basis it is

on board ?

4. Stcw 2010 originally comes at which year ?

5. Why passanger ship called passanger ship ?

6. Rescue boat Requirement Passanger and cargo ship ?

7. Lifeboat Requirement Passanger and cargo ship ?

8. Shackle damaged ... auditor want to knw shackle before

in good condition and tested properly , hows he got that info ?

9. Mooring Rope size? Gant line size ?

10. What is bilge shore? How‘s it useful? Where it fitted ?

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21-M

AR-17

GU

PTA

1) sheer strake

2) which form psc use...i dint ans for this

3) crew refused to work action

4) as a ch/off what maintenace n checks you will

do...explained him everything but he ws not satisfied

5) diff between balance n unbalanced rudder...i dint ans

for this

6) condition of class

7) ship heavily pounding action

8) tanker 100000 T dwt...wt deck fire fighting sys...how

long low

expanssion foam system should last

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PTA

Stealer plate Keel block Bilge block

Duties of choff as per ism

Crew not working .. action as mate .. and then cross questions.

No of pyrotechnic on ship Vessel aground .. action as a mate..

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IYYER

Mostly from his sets he will ask wht happened last time, what

have u prepared,

he is kind of practical brings lots of stuff wid him

1. he gives u a small stage practically and rope and asks u

to prepare it, says onboard other crew doesnt know how to do.

he also asks u different types of knots.

2. marpol in detail annex 5 disch criteria

3. drydocking how will undock vessel ita checks, while

midway why flooding is stopped.

4. prepare vessel for loadline

5. what is fsc, what are its effect

6. how will release bitter end.

7. other ship anchor dragging towards your vessel(he

wants to listen in worst last optn will tie up buoy and release

bitter end)

8. static, dynamic test of lifting appliances, also proof

load, he wants to. listen that. proof load

9. different types of mooring, especially Mixed mooring.

10. statutory cert, its max validity.

11. what is ISM.

12. duties of mate as per MLC.

13. what is Coswp, whatsl precaution you take while doing work aloft.

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3-A

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IYYER

Gave me rope. And told to show bowline ..reef...and clove

hitch... i was like....comeon...itna to aata hi hai.

Then gave me a small wooden peice. Which was a proper mini

stage. Told to tie knots for staging.

He was happy to see the correct start i did. So he stopped in

betn. He was like, when u tel crew ..u should know it ..

Latest ammendments of sctw. What is article of agreement.

Whts the use of ISM.

Wht is pms. How is pms linked with ism. Different plans to be

refered frequently as mate. Action in case of m.o.b.

Dry docking prep. What all precautions to be taken during dry dock as a mate.

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IYYER

1. Statutory Certificates

2. Certificates for loading IMDG and Grain. As perwhich

chapters.

3. Certificate for ISM. How does the procedure for issue of

this go about.

4. Crane load tests. What is difference between Static and

Dynamic. When do you use either of them?

5. Latest amendment for Marpol Annex 1 with regards to

Lightering operations (Did not know this)

6. Mixed moorings.

7. Contents of Chain register.

8. What is FSM. How does it affect ship. But why does it

reduce GM. What is the theory behind it. (Did not know theory

behind it)

9. Marpol annex 5 discharge criterias.

10. STCW 2010 amendments.

11. PMS

12. Have you done Drydock. No. Went into a tirade as to the

inexperience of youngsters. I had to whole heartedly agree with

his view. �.Then he calmed down.

Procedure for docking, undocking. Checks prior flooding of

dock. Works carried out in Drydock.

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1. ................................................................................... Gave me 2

small ropes of unequal thickness n asked me to join it i tied

one d knots i knew he asked me d name n reason. i said sheet

bend n i

used it bcz it is used to join two ropes of unequal thickness.....

Hearing this he was impressed n den remaining qustn went

rapid fire

2. Statutory certificates

3. What is Clc

4. Changes as per stcw 2010

5. Mates duties as per stcw 2010 wid regards to training

(in this he wanted to hear how u go abt training d crew)

6. What is static n dynamic test

7. What is pms n how is it carried out

8. Coswp wid regards to gangway

9. Coswp wid regards to staging

10. What is fsc, where do find it, how does it affect d ship

11. Ballast exchange how is it carried out...can u empty all

d tanks in one go? How does removing ballast affect ur ship.

Ans. With regards to fsc n gm

12. Crane wen do test it n how

13. Proof load for 10T crane

14. How much should be ur Gm wen entering dry dock

15. Drydocking in detail..

For functn 3 iyyer u need to knw bit of seamanship n coswp

bcz for him rigging of bosun chair, stagging n knots are

commn things which v shud knw!!

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LY-18

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AM

IBF, Green card Blue card

Any ISM certificates onboard DOC AND SMC.. CBA

Sheer strake, Garboard strake.

How frames are numbered from aft and from keel?

Vessel going to Dry dock with damaged forward how u ll plan.

Vessel grounded...action

Vessel hull breached. No 1 port n stbd tanks n forepeak taking

in water.action..

What factors to be taken into account for re-floating the

vessel? Flooding n foundering

Formula for foundering Heavy lift precautions

Critical stages while heavy lifting

U r loading crude in USA..oil spill..action...whom all u will

contact

He is very quiet fellow and he doesn‘t react to any answer but

incase you said something slightly wrong then he will reask

you

Anchor dragging..action

MLC amendment

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13-JU

LY-18

JAIR

AM

Bill of Lading. Received for shipment bill of lading. ITF, IBF,

Green card.

Blue card, How a owner can become a member of any

organisation? Hanging off an anchor, DOC AND SMC.

CBA, AOA, Sheer strake. Garboard strake.

How frames are numbered from aft?

Vessel going to Dry dock with damaged stern how u‘ll plan?

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AM

Grounding actions as a mate

Oil spill in US waters actions while you are discharging Actions

you will take if No.1, No.2 FWD WBT are bilged CBA, what do

you understand by it

IBF TCC

Use of anchor chain for mooring it to bouy.

How will you secure the anchor, and what type of wires will you

use.

Different types of wire, and the calculations of using the same

for breaking strength and SWL

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AM

1) Slip of wire.

2) Mooring with a buoy using anchor.

3) CBA & IBF

4) What is IMFC.

5) Your ship is damaged from forward, precaution you will

take while entering dry dock.

6) Dry dock preparation.

7) Bill of lading & types.

8) Multi modal bill of lading.

9) Damage stability booklet.

10) What precaution you will take when no1. & no.2 hold

are damaged.

11) How will you come to know your u/l will capsize.

12) What all stuatory ceritificates are required for chemical

tanker?

13) Certificate as per convention & load.

Guys JAIRAM WANTS Practical answer but he will nto tell you

whether you

have replied him right or wrong, he will move to next question.

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Accommodation ladder maintenance as per PMS List all

statutory certificates

Additionally required for chemical tanker IBF&CBA Bill if lading & types

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Sydney web and Luthdale or something he asked based on bi

and tri party

Chain register n contents who issues certificate and chain

register book What is environmental protection as per Which

marpol annex?

Persian gulf to Singapore seq certificate expired including 3

months what actions

Ballast water treatment

Advantages and disadvantages of flow through Bwmp

Statutory mandatory and class certificate

(Mandatory he wants to hear as per imo regulations ) Seq and

loadline survey

Heavy weather precautions Standing and running Moor

Indiscipline actions (as per olb)

Technical definition of foundering (loss of intact stability he

wants to hear )

What is stranding and grounding Have you done a dry dock ?

What's coswp?

Who issues it ? Full form of MCA

what is mca what authorities they have ? Certificate of clas ?

Authorized person ?

Who is competent person onboard (top 4 ) ? Who surveys the

lifting appliances ?

Draw timber load line ?

What is L in timber load line ? What is timber ship ? Define ? What is piracy and armed robbery? And difference between them ?

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GH

Environmental Protection, Bwn, S/M/Class certificates, olb, orb,

chain register, maintain dicipline on board, prepare for

loadline, Lsa, ffa, pms,

personnel management, grounding, stranding, Hanging of anchor to release cable, dry docking.

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What do you mean by environmental protection Ballast water

management plan and various methods OLB and ORB

As per MSA definition of unseaworthy Chain register contents

What are statutory and mandatory certificate What is bi party

and tri party agreement How will you maintain discipline

onboard Duties of choff as per stcw

Psc and flag state inspection How will you maintain lsa and ffa

Contingency plan

Pms?as per which regulation How you will train your junior

What is foundering,beaching, Stranding ,grounding

Faul anchor. Faul hawse. Anchor dragging action

Heavy wx what all precautions Content of stability booklet What all jobs needs to be carried out in dry dock?

F3

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8 JB

SIN

GH

1. How will you maintain discipline onboard as a chief

officer.

2. What is bi part and tri party agreement

3. Difference between grounding and standing n

foundering

4. ............................................................................................................................ What is mates

receipt and bill of lading ........................... When does master

sign the

B/L

5. ................................................................................ Your chain register is full. Who

will issue the chain register.

6. Who is MCA. whom is it equivalent to in India.. (

maritime and Coast Guard agency equivalent to dgs) 7. Contents of stability booklet.

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JB S

ING

H

OLB entries? Discipline onboard?

How u will take care of the welfare of multinational crew? AOA

in details?

Annex 1 discharge criteria?

Difference between OLB & Deck Log Book.

How to deal with crew if they ask for Porn Movies? Prepare

vessel for dry docking ?

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Page 115

7-FEB-18

JB S

ING

H

1. Chain register and contents ,

2. If chain register fill up completely then what will you do,

3. What is environment protection as per marpol,

4. Ballast water management and types of methods of

water treatment,

5. Entries to be made in ORB Part 1 & 2,

6. Any latest ammendment for marpol and solas

7. What is statutory certificate and what is mandatory

certificates,

8. Load lines survey preparation,

9. Heavy weather precautions,

10. Port state control preparation,

11. Bunkering operations what instructions you will give to

your oow,

12. How will maintain discipline on board,

13. Handling of multinational crew procedure,

14. Bosun asked for porn movies what you will do,

15. What is stranding and grounding,

16. What is MCA,

17. WHAT is ganger length,

18. What is OLB, why it is on board,

19. Entries into OLB by which regulations

20. What is bi party agreement and tri party agreement,

21. What is PMS in details including types of PMS and

advantages of PMS,

22. What should be the gm while entering into dry dock

with formulas,

23. What is class certificate and conditions of class,

24. What is collision and Alison,

25. Why marpol came into force, 26. PMS for LSA and FFA.... This much right now I remember.....

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Page 116

12-JA

N-18

JB S

ING

H

How will you address issues with regards to multinational crew.

OLB requirement under what? Entries in it

Application of paints in various areas Orb cargo spaces entries

Hiw will u assist Master in emergencies Vsl in port detained by

psc actions.

How will u immplement ism as mate Ballast water latest req.

Total number of b/l and explain.

How will you brief your officers prior to bunkering operations.

Mates receipt. Statutory n mandatory certificates.

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Page 117

10-JA

N-18

JB S

ING

H

Failing questions-

Replacement of plugs in DD and MLC amendments Ballast

water latest amendments

Olb and Orb

Handling indiscipline onboard(he wnts to hear by following

guidelines in olb)

Statutory,Mandatory and Class certificate.

Are these interrelated? Yes,if anyone is not valid,then ship is

unseaworthy.

Suez canal tonnage certificate comes under what?

Types of Containers( Don't say refrigerated,say temperature

controlled ,3 types : Self ,ship-shore supply and air cooled,

open top is two types - tarpaulin and hard cover top ).

Diff in stranding,grounding and foundering? Dry dock plan.

Difference in ton,tonne,long ton,short ton. Duties of chief mate

as per STCW. Training Onboard.

Info given to duty officer before bunkering.

What is PMS? Why is it required? What are its advantages?

At the start ,he asked you failed because of only these two

questions?

(MLC and Dry dock,plugs)

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Page 118

9-N

OV

-17

JB S

ING

H

1. What is environmental protection?

2. Why Marpol came

3. Do all Marpol annex come at same time - No, then

which annex came 1st

4. What ballast exchange method u were using on ur last

ship. Advatage n disadvantage of sequencial method

5. Why OLB is required - MS Act sec 212 he wnt only this

ans

6. What is ORB hw mny typs purpose of same

7. Chain register content

8. How will u maintain discipline onboard - I started

answering ensuring no fights among crew...he stopped me n

said as per procedures mentioned in OLB

9. Duties of chief mate as per stcw

10. Statutory mandatory n class cert

11. How will u prepare for PSC inspection - ensuring no NC

onboard (JB Singh ans)

12. What is PMS

13. Launching methods of ships, why stern launching, why

sideway launching - ans if depth of wtr n searoom is sufficient

then stern launching if not enough searoom then side

launching

14. COSWP

15. Foul anchor foul cable 16. Have u done DD. What all works u carried out in DD

F3

6-JA

N-17

JHA

1. Statutory certificates?.

2. ORB entries when pumping out p/p room bilges.

3. Discharge criteria of Annex-1

4. Chain register

5. Work and rest hours as per MLC?

6. How u record rest hours/(planning in advance for

compliance in the software)

7. Crew refused to work.what will u do

8. Chief cook and GS are fighting .How will u handle?

9. YOU have to transit Somalia and u agreed to sail.what

preparation u will do? 10. What all checks u will do before undocking?

F3

Page 119

18-JU

NE-1

8

JOH

RI

ISM code

Chief mate Ism duties What is PMS

What‘s chief mate areas in PMS PMS for bulk carrier

AOA and what‘s new column added to it? (NO IDEA said some

new column added)

OLB and ORB entries MLC & STCW rest hour PSC inspection

STCW amendment Annex 5 amendment Dry dock preparation

Dry dock plans to refer

Critical period and calculation Bmp4 Piracy preparation onboard and citadel

F3

19-SEPT-1

7

JOH

RI

What is statutory and mandatory cert and name them MLC

2006 latest amendment

ISPS code in detail

You are a sso and ship route is passing through a piracy prone

area explain your duties

Annex 1 disch criteria

How to implement ism on board Life bouy specification

How many chapters in solas and name them Mlc cert . In detail What are the fire division then explain A class division

F3

18

-SEPT-

17

JOH

RI

Difference between STCW and MLC rest hours How's to

implement ISM on yard delivery vessel Solas requirements for

lifejacket

Oil record book part 1 and 2 What is LWNA , LS , LW ?

How do you determine the length and breadth of vessel from

the LWNA

and LW load line?

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Page 120

18-SEPT-1

7

JOH

RI

Testing methods of lifting appliance Titled of MLC

MLC details with respect to payment of wages What happens if

payment of wages not done Certificate as per Marpol all annex

What is EEDI

What is mentioned in EEDI certificate ? Purpose of EEDI

certificate Difference with respect to IAPP and EEDi ? ( Failing question)

F3

6-

APR

IL-

17

JOH

RI

1) How you will implement ISM on your vessel

2) Discharge criteria for marpol annex 1

3) Oil record book requirements part 1 n 2 And entries to

be made How will you motivate your crew on board

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8-D

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HR

I

1. Tare weight of container

2. Contents of ISM code

3. Annex 1 machinery space discharge criteria

4. Entries in ORB

5. How many types of ORB

6. Difference between M & MS notices 7. Latest DGS notice

F3

22-M

AR-17

KH

AM

BA

TA

1. Diff. between MLC and STCW rest and work hours.

2. Crew deserted ship, action.

3. Oil in drums loaded on poop deck, what entry to be

made in ORB.

4. Grounding actions.

5. Dry dock preparation.

6. Critical period in drydocking.

7. Statutory Certificates.

8. Windlass Brake testing annual. how it is done?

9. Working Aloft.

10. Oil spill actions.

F3

20-

FEB-

17

KH

AM

BA

TA

1 paint scheme

2. tft reguarding paint thickness

3. drydocking

4. dragging anchor action

5. emergencies

6. additional passenger sab req

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Page 121

29-SEP-16

KH

ATRI

While approaching Mumbai your vessel grounded. Actions

How will you find out?

How will you find out the location of grounding? Damage

report!

Make a damage report

What details will you include?

Where will you get all the information from?

He wanted practical answers.

F3

5-JU

LY-

18

MA

NH

AS

• Introduce yourself

• Why u failed last time, Failing questions

• Surveys is details..

Type and how many surveys

• Principal difference between Flag state and PSC

• ........................................... Types of Anchor Mooring how many types and procedure for same..

F3

6-DEC-17

MANHAS

WHAT ARE STATUTORY CERTIFICATES? THEIR PURPOSE?

WHAT ARE SURVEYS AND HOW ARE THEY CARRIED ON BOARD?

MISC QUESTIONS: WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THANE

AND VT? WHO ISSUES THE DRIVING LICENSE IN INDIA?

F3

Page 121

7-M

AR-17

MA

NO

J HIR

AK

NE

- If you are going to experience bad weather, what all

precautions you will take?

- latest Marpol ammendments?

- list all statutory certificate?

- What all surveys are there?

-What is form E and how will you prepare for SEQ survey?

-which survey is for tanker and bulk carrier? What does it

includes?

- What is harmonised system of surveys? Which all certificates

comes under it?

-What is shell expansion plan? What is most important thing in

it? Ans: plate thickness and grade?

- As per MLC, how will you maintain discipline onboard?

- MLC rest hours?

- How fatigue is important?

-you are undocking, before giving flooding certificate what

precautions you will take?

- How to carry out leak test of bottom plugs?

-your anchor is dragging, action? How much you will pay out?

What all things you check in anchoring? What is scope of cable? - PMS for windlass?

F3

Page 122

16-M

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MA

NO

J HIR

AK

NE

1. Entries in OLB, Oil record book, Chain register

2. What is form 2 of chain register n it supplements

3. Biparty? Triparty? U hve sailed on FG vsl, so what u sign

(Contract of employement – COE)

4. COE is wat Bi ya Triparty (Triparty)

5. CBA

6. IBF

7. Diff betn CBA N IBF

8. Drills Freq?

9. Action on Collision / Grounding

10. Steering Gear req?

11. How u ll do EMG Steering

12. Anchor Dragging Action

13. Anchor not cmng up Action (I tld use engine / pick up

Anchor after motor is cooled / or use mooring wire help )

14. What s girding

15. How u ll make fast tug

16. Precaution while making fast tug

17. Gob Rope??

18. Chief mate duty as per STCW n ISM

19. ISM contents

20. Diff Interim DOC n DOC

21. Solas contents with new amendments

22. Zig zag test n how u ll do?

23. Kick ahead technique?

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10-N

OV

-16

MC

YA

DA

V

1.Drydock prpn 2.declivity of dock

3.how will u anchor in river 4.coswp purpose of it 5.list of stat

cert

6. biparty,triparty agreement

7. mooring of ship when current from Stern u r 4 mile off

n will get one

tug at 1 mile n master is sick how will u go about in detail

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Page 123

5-Feb

-16

MC

Yadav

1) Wat is the initial gm which u will keep on ur vessel before

entering dry dock. ..

I said sufficient and positive Gm fluid

He asked me Wat it should be give me a value by calculation I

calculated the GM wen vessel will be having after touching the

blocks and said will keep the GM above this...he said give me a

value I don't know Wat value he wanted...

Not satisfied wid my answer

2) Vessel on anchor and u have all the books u want for

stability and u have all the figures on board of all tanks and

everything temme Wat will be your forward and aft draft...I

proceeded till finding hydrostatic draft and den he said I'll ask

u other question

3) Vessel wid negative GM at angle of loll stbd 12degrees

which equilibrium vessel is...I said as it is at angle of lol it is on

neutral equi.

..den he asked me Wat corrective action you will take I told him

all bookish knowledge about ballasting lower tanks wid the

least moment of inertia...he said pumps will take tym to fill the

tank till then vessel will capsize now Wat ..I said I'll ballast by

gravity he said do one thing study and come after lunch

After lunch wen I came back he called me at 1500 and asked

me 2 normal questions

4 ) Deep water anchoring

5) Orb requirements and records

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14-JU

NE-1

8

MIR

AN

DA

Frequency of fire and abandonship emergency steering drill to

be carried out

Statutory certificates reqd

Then he asked me about SIRE inspections whether ive done any

or not Why sire insp are done and general checks

Maintenance of anchor cable windlass Duties as per ism amd

stcw Rights of seafarer as per mlc

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Page 124

10-M

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MIR

AN

DA

Drill requirement Abandonship (duty wise)enclosed space (2

monthly), ORB, DD precautions,

Enclosed space permit, Amendments to Marpol, ISM, STCW,

open moor, bi tri party agreements, ETA, capacity plan.

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Page 125

6-JA

N-18

MIR

AN

DA

Checks to be done prior a load line survey. What are the latest

amendments to MARPOL?

Discharge criteria for oily water mixture from Engine room in

Special Areas.

Enclosed space entry precautions. You and another crew

member are inside a DB tank(0.76m high) near the bell mouth.

The crew member collapses. How will you rescue him? Ans: By

Tied Hands Crawl method. (He called it Drag and carry method,

which is also correct, as Tied Hands Crawl is a type of Drag and

Carry method)

Entries in the Oil Record Book What is a chain register?

Multi modal bill of lading.

What is Note of protest? When is it written?

What are anodes? Where are they used? Difference between the

ones found in the ballast tanks and the ones placed around the

hull.

Where are they located on the ship‘s hull? What is their

purpose? Ans: They are sacrificial anodes that are placed on

the hull near the propeller because the propeller and the ship‘s

hull are made of different metals. The hull being more reactive,

behaves like a sacrificial anode. Hence, sacrificial anodes are

placed to protect the hull from corrosion.

A fully loaded gearless bulk carrier runs aground on a rock(Fwd

portside) at high tide. Range of tide is 4 metres and the next

low water is in 5 hours. No damage to the hull. Actions as chief

mate. Ans: Ballast the tanks on the starboard side which will

create enough list for the ship to slide off the rock.

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Page 126

8-A

UG

-17

MIR

AN

DA

1.Loadline survey prep 2.heavy wx precaution

3.what is MLC ( told 5 titles..was enough for him) 4.Rest hours

as per MLC

5.Grounding of vsl ...action ( ground tackle n change in tide)

6.what mooring preffered in river ( running moor...asked proc)

7.Marpol amendments

8. Hot work procedures n precautions

9. Enclosed space entry procedures n precautions 10.fire n

abandon ship drill freq as per solas 11.how will u train ur

second mate

12. Contents of capacity plan

13. Annex 1 cargo disch criteria 14.ORB part 2 entries

F3

19-

JULY-

17

MIR

AN

DA

Marpol annex 1 amendments, Drills interval,

Expansion plan, Documents for Drydock,

Type of anchoring to be used in a river with constrained sea

room, (

standing, running moor) ... Which is more preferable.

F3

12-JU

LY-17

MIR

AN

DA

MLC contents What is COSWP Rest hour

Orb Olb

Latest amendment to solas and marpol Heavy weather

precaution

Duties of Chief off as per ism How will u motivate crew

Standing moor and running moor

U r in tidal water which anchor u will use Ism code

How will u train u r 2 ND off Interim cert

What r certificate for is code and when they r carried out

Form R what is it

F3

Page 127

15-JU

NE-1

7

MIR

AN

DA

Amendments od ISM Rise of floor

What is MLC

Rest hours of MLC Drydock preparation

Solar n marpol amendments SEQ survey preparation

How will you train your second mate Orb part 2 entries Olb entry for indiscipine

F3

15-JU

NE-1

7

MIR

AN

DA

Marpol amendments Discharge criteria Aft perpendicular Bilge

keel

Bilge blocks Docking plan

Precautions while dockin

Dock labor chain register nd contents who issues it COSWP

Duties of chief as per ism

How will you train ur second mate on ship Orb 2 entries AOA and CBA

F3

1-

JUN

E-

17

MIR

AN

DA

Harmonised system

Dry docking critical period Preparations for dry docking MLC

Rest hours requirements

Person gng ashore is it rest hours?

F3

Page 128

14-D

EC

-17

MU

DU

LI

Conditions of assignment of loadline with all specifications...

Mlc amendments... N what led to the amendments...

Mates receipt??? Issued by whom??? He misleaded me first and

then caught me...

What all info on mates receipt... Bill of lading and why

required...

Difference between stranding and beaching??? What all actions

ul take on stranding and on beaching??? Lots of cross

questions...

More than an oral it was an argument...

What he did on many occasions is that he will misguide first

and once Ur on wrong track he will catch u on that...

A suggestion to all that be confident n stick to ur answers and

don't fall

for into his misguidance...

F3

10-

NO

V-

17

MU

DU

LI

U have 3 lifebouys in forward store and cadet asks u, can i use

it to rescue a person in water, what will u tell him

Chain register

Dry docking how will u go about Prepare drydock specs Company tells u to carry out thickness measurement, how will u go about

F3

19-A

UG

-

16

MU

DU

LI

Vgm for containers? I gave him all the knowledge of vgm as per

imo circular!! He was happy

What cirtificates are kept by chief mates on a ship? I said no

cirtificates !! All are kept with captain!

He still wanted to know what certificates kept with chief mate?

He din give me answer? Idk either New ammendments for container ships ?

F3

9-

AU

G-

16

MU

DU

LI

Ground tackle

Chain register who issues it

Ur on oil tanker Entries in ORB? As per which requirement

Condition of consignment of freeboard What do u understand by Hanging off Anchor

F3

Page 129

5-JU

LY-18

NA

KH

WA

• On what rules ship is constructed

• Who makes construction Rules for ships

• ................................ IACC what are they. Name them

• Chain register contents and who endorses and issues it

• ORB part 1 and 2

• what all logbooks are carried on board ship

• Types of dry docks

• Official Log book

• ORB A and B and entries

• MARPOL Annex 6 what does it deals with.

• SOPEP and contents of items in SOPEP

• If you have SMPEP are u required to keep SOPEP

• What is RPSL, how it benefits the seafarer

• What is PSC?

• What is PMS?

• What regulations make PMS Mandatory

• Dry docking preparation

• Dry docking hazard when docking

• Types of Bulkheads

• Duties of mate as per STCW

• How to train you crew

• How to handle crew and deligate jobs to deck crew.

F3

8-D

EC

-17

NA

RA

NG

1) ISM code objectives

2) AOA contents

3) Flag inspection contents

4) Preparation of LL survey

5) what all information given in shell expansion plan

6) preparation of renewal survey 7) Contents of cargo ship safety certificate and preparation for it

F3

8-D

EC

-17

NA

RA

NG

Amendment to STCW

Action in case crew misbehavior

DD in full 6 months advance preparation AOA CBA

PSC flag state MLC in detail

Ism functional requirements ask me total 12 all of them he

wanted to listen Vessel grounds and collision action

F3

Page 130

6-A

pr-

16

NA

RA

NG

1. PMS?

2. MLC?

3. SOLAS AMMENDMENTS?

4. P & A MANUAL CONTENTS?

5. Oil record book?

6. How is stcw95 diffent frm stcw2010?

7. Pms for crane n windlass?

8. Drydocking entire procedure ? Purging, tank cleaning,

gas freeing? Jobs to be designated to crew in the yard? 9. Ecdis is mentioned in Wich statutory certificate?

F3

8-A

UG

-18

NIT

IN M

UK

ESH

1. What are the certificates you carry on board ?

2. What is CSR, contents, who issues it ?

3. ISM contents

4. MLC Structure, titles, dMLC 1 and 2, amendments

5. CLC and fund

6. If CLC AND Fund is exhausted then where else will you

get the money from ?

7. Who forms the Fund ( i said ship owners... but he

wanted to hear ship owners of 150000 dwt and above)

8. Anchoring procedure

9. Flooding, actions

10. Your vessel hit a fishing vessel in 2nd mates watch and

he didnt inform anyone. You as a mate came to know at 4 in

the morning after you took over the watch. Your actions as a

mate ? ( he specifically wanted to hear vdr extract, which is

missed)

11. STCW 95 and 2010 major features changed ?

12. Official log book entries as per MS Act, also to mention

which section

?

13. Where can you find the capacites of pumps and lines

and max loading rate etc( the answer is VECS Manual)

14. AOA, Explain

15. Shipper asks your master to sign a clean B/L, where as

the cargo loaded is damaged, as a mate what will you suggest

your master ? 16. Contingency plan

F3

Page 131

15-JU

NE-1

8

NIT

IN M

UK

ESH

PMS of crane

How to check particulars of crane wire Contents of Chain

register

Annex 5 amendments

Discharge of cargo, cargo wash water, cleaning water, deck

water from passage from red sea to Medi

ISPS - how to change security level, who will inform you - tell

him

procures in SSP and that CSO will inform you to change.

F3

14-M

AR-18

NIT

IN M

UK

ESH

What is bi-party & tri-party aggrement What if CLC fails?

What is Fund Convention?

How will you know when ship has touched block in dry dock

MLC

PMS for anchor chain & Anchor

Pressure testing requirement for immersion suits Foam A & B

During bunkering Oil Pollution (First 3 actions) What is dump

Valve Precautions to open dump valve.

F3

Page 130

12-JU

LY-18

OA

K

Frame numbering Plates numbering Types of Floors

Slop tank requirements,

Anchor cock a bill , Snub anchor

PMS of anchor and how will you change the brake band ISM

amendments

Marpol amendments

Critical period why is it important

Have u done dry-docking (asked many questions on Dry-

docking) What all thing u will check prior flooding of dock.

Bi party and tri-party agreement

u have not been given salary for 1 month action

Grounding action, how will u come to know where ur vessel has

grounded.

Fire in the galley action what all things will u check, How will u

bring back the galley in to working Condition.

Load line survey preparation

MLC, MS ACTs for not following discipline on board. Name

some statutory certificates

F3

9-JU

LY-18

OA

K

Construction: types of floor, sheer stroke Snubbing of anchor,

a cock bill

Slipping of anchor. Ground tackle

Tank inspection report .

Meat room provision spoiled action as mate. Company doesn't

pay u salary for 2 months action Ism amendments

Olb entries

Marpol amendments Statutory certificate Loadline survey

Tri party and bi party agreement Critical period

Jobs of chief officer Replacement of wire rope

Ffa arrangements in cargo hold of PCC: as I had sailed on PCC

Ventilation in cargo holds for PCC

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Page 131

8-JU

NE-18

OA

K

-what is guset plate, bracket, both draw nd show.

-what is transom floor,

-what is ceiling of a cabin or masters cabin called in shipping

term.

-what is companion way

-what entries u'll make in OLB.

-ur vsl collided, action.?

-what are the contents of stability booklet.

-ur gallery drain choked, action, i don't know what he wanted

to hear.

-how will u heavy lift cargo, ur vsl doesn't hv crane, what all

precautions u'll take. -Ammendment to ism code

F3

8-JU

NE-18

OA

K

-what is guest plate, bracket, both draw and show.

-what is transom floor,

-what is ceiling of a cabin or masters cabin called in shipping

term.

-what is companion way

-what entries you'll make in OLB.

- your vessel collided, action?

-what are the contents of stability booklet.

-ur gallery drain choked, action, i don't know what he wanted

to hear.

-how will u heavy lift cargo, ur vsl doesn't hv crane, what all

precautions u'll take. -Ammendment to ism code

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Page 132

15-JA

N-18

OA

K

Flare

What are Statutory certificate and name few Official log book

Cadet hit bosun.. Act... If no witness.. Then.. Still misbehaving

the.. How to warn and entries in log book

ISM ammendments

STCW... Manila ammendments.. Duties

Your cable which was let go in TSS.. Now with Ch engr replace

the brake band.. How... What is the post for lifting the brake

band called

Fire on container... Did you have one on board... How to fight

on deck.. . DG action... Not a DG now action. Do you have

something you can

puncture into the container.. What is it called.. How will you

deploy it.. Master says jettison the container with ship's crane..

How and what to use.. Types of slings.. How will you let go off

the sling once the container is over the side.. What is snotter

What plan to refer to for accommodation scupper.. Wire used

to clear the scupper..

Spurling pipe cover.. How arranged and what is the use. Where

does

the pipe lead to and what will happen in heavy seas.

............................................................................ Messed up

here

Ranging of cable Drydock plan

Grit blasting standards

What information does the GA Plan give.. Why the profile view

is of the

stbd side

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Page 133

12-O

CT-17

OA

K

Started off with introduction, which company which ships done

. Then rapid fire questions.

1) salient features of MLC.

2) role of flag state In MLC.

3) how to change gangway wire procedure .Also sketch of

wire securing arrangement on drum .

4) meat spoilt in meat room actions ,went more deep into

it with temp of meat room precautions, garbage disposal

criteria.

5) types of floors ,purpose of lightening holes in floor.

6)Gusset plate .

7)how will u disconnect joining shackle . 8)heavy weather

precautions.

9) bow cushion effect .

10) ballast tank inspection In detail along with report to

made. 11)Weeping rust .

12) Fight between cadet and bosun action ,lots of cross

questioning . 13)ISM ammendments.

14)preparation for seq survey .

And few more questions can't remember coz it was a rapid fire round.

F3

9-

MA

Y-

17

OAK

1) flare

2) Camber

3) ism amendment

4) Official log book entries

5) load line renewal survey preparation

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1. Galley scupper chocked, which plan to refer, and

actions, and how to find the position of choke

2. Shell expansion plan, naming

3. Amendments in ism

4. Olb entries

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OA

K

1. ISM Code and latest amendments

2. Oil Record Book entries

3. What is steeler plate

4. Numbering of frames and which is the first frame

5. Pumpy unconscious in pumproom

6. Galley fire at night

7. Galley scupper chocked , which plan and how to clear (

lot of cross questioning)

8 . snubbing the cable , acock bill, releasing anchor in emcy

9. Dry dock checks before flooding , critical period

10 . maintenance in chain locker and which paint used

11. Cargo tank parts and inspection

12. Hull surface preparation

13. Certificates onboard

14. Maintanence of lifeboat

15. Bi party and tri party

16. Company hasn't paid wages , action

17. Heavy traffic area how will you plan watch keeping

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NIG

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Which ships have you done? Bulk Carrier Then he started with

his standard set.

1. Ship shore safety checklist for tankers

2. Contents of ISGOTT

3. IBC code

4. IGC code

5. Vessel loaded with Concentrates and sudden heel

experienced. How will you determine if angle of loll or list due

to shift of cargo?

6. Wind and weather criteria

7. How to calculate windage area

8. Wind feeling criteria for vessels with large fretboard

9. Hazards associated with RO-RO vessels

10. Flammability diagram

11. What is LEL

12. What is SF and BM and how to calculate?

13. Heel due to wind formula.

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2-JU

NE-17

PA

NIG

RA

HI

1. ISM content and functional requirements word to word

2. Emergency preparedness

3. Critical moment and period. Why is it known as critical

period?

4. Various plans onboard, What is docking plan?

5. Why trim required in drydocking?

6. COSWP contents word to word

7. What is ground tackle, draw and show! Why is preferred

over tugs?

8. What does IMO say about Emergency Preparedness..

quote !

9. Vessel foundering.. action?

10. MLC amendments

11. Mediterranean moor.. advantage ? How would you

decide you have to moor that way? 12. Damage stability criteria for tankers..

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RA

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1) What is IOPP certificate. What is the info u get from it.

Who issues it

.Validity...

2) How to calculate the GM when drydocking : I couldn't

convince him over this I told him I'll calculate the P force then

the virtual loss of GM and subtract from the initial GM.

3) Definitions wrt drydocking the ones in Samsul was okay

for him.

4) Ground tackle uses and advantages

5) Definition of foundering.

6) Contents of Is code. Why is it mandatory (wants to hear

as per solas chapter 9)

7) STCW convention, contents.

Pretty much the same questions from the question bank...

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I 1) Amendments to STCW

2) What is Bill of lading and its types

3) What do you mean my master over riding authority

4) Tell me any names of conventions as much you can?

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Content SOLAS ISM Content

What is emergency preparedness STCW content

Fire in E/R while loading STCW -safe watchkeeping Critical

Moment Steering gear requirements as per Solas

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Drydocking critical moment and period why trim etc Various

plans on board

What is shell expansion plan and docking plan Contents of ISM Contents of STCW

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Fire in E/R while loading

Oil from mastriser while loading Steering gear requirements as

per Solas what is port state

COSWP STCW

STCW -safe watchkeeping

Critical instance

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Ism code content Critical moment Y critical moment Coswp

content Stcw CH 8

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1. Ground tackle

2. Collision action

3. Grounding action

4. How to clear foul hawse

5. Solas content

6. Ism content

7. Coswp content

8. Solas reg any VTS

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LY-18

PC

MEEN

A

What is an operation as per ISM?

ISM code as per which chapter? Is compliance mandatory?

How will you make sure your vessel is complying with ANNEX 6

requirements

Statutory and mandatory certificates with examples

Spill at manifold during discharging, actions. Marine casualty.

ORB 1&2, CRB differences. Difference between foul anchor and foul cable.

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11-JU

LY-18

PC

MEEN

A

1. Difference between ROC & RANSCO course.

2. Ice classification, Ice Nomenclature (1/10, 2/10 etc.)

3. Where will you get info regarding ice.

4. What is POLAR code.

5. Which ship can go to ice? Which All certificates are

required for Polar región and as per which regulation?

6. Difficulty in ice navigation.

7. How will you navigate in ice?

8. How will you prepare your passage/voyage plan in ice?

9. What info will you obtain and from where?

10. What preparations / precautions will you take for ice?

11. Is training required for officers and crew on ship? What

training with respect to ice is required for officers and crew as

per Polar code?

12. As per which legislation is voyage planning required.

Which regulation number?

13. Difference between voyage and passage plan. What is

mentioned in SOLAS Voyage or passage?

14. What is bore tide.

15. What are duties of C/O duties as per STCW

16. How and when will you take star sight.

17. How will you assist Master in decision making.

18. What is requirements Side light, sternlight and

Masthead lights in horizontal directions ( cross question on this

one)

19. Now you come to know that you are not complying 3

deg in fwd direction what will you do. (I answered him but then

he said your ship is 15-20 yes old now how will you do)

20. What is synoptic chart and what is mentioned on it.

Which symbols.

21. Damage control what is it. Did you had damage control

plan or book let. As per which regulation.

22. Tell me everything about ETA (Requirement, Equipment,

Deployment procedure etc)

23. Foundering and sinking difference.

24. How will you train your cadet and crew on board?

25. What is your opinion on digital cadet record book?

Asked how did you prepared for the exam. What all did you

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refer? Then asked me why did it took you so long to clear your

exam and asked for EXN. He keeps all publications near him

and most of the time confirms your regulation numbers that you quote.

Page 140

4-JU

LY-18

PC

MEEN

A

What is shipboard operation/operation(as per ISM)

You are a chief officer taking a yard delivery. What all plans will

you check are there onboard?

what all plans will you send to dry dock prior to drydocking?

capacity plan.

what is bilge block.

what is parametric rolling.

Will you incorporate contingencies in cargo plan? Bosun

complaining about AB not working well . Action.

Master asks you to drop anchor in deep water. As a mate what

will you do ?

what is triparty biparty agreement? what is AOA?

You are on ship.. your article of agreement expired. what will

you do?

Duties of mate as per STCW.

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4-JU

LY-18

PC

MEEN

A

what is shipboard operation/operation(as per ISM)

You are a chief officer taking a yard delivery. What all plans will

you check are there onboard?

what all plans will you send to dry dock prior to drydocking?

capacity plan.

what is bilge block.

what is parametric rolling.

Will you incorporate contingencies in cargo plan? Bosun

complaining about AB not working well . Action.

Master asks you to drop anchor in deep water. As a mate what

will you do ?

what is triparty biparty agreement? what is AOA?

You are on ship.. your article of agreement expired. what will

you do? Duties of mate as per STCW.

PC meena will asks you questions very indirectly and will drop

hints..He will guide you for the answer.

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10-N

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NG

AN

ATH

AN

(Covered everything from that portion checklist, ‖samsul first

page‖) Marpol annex 5 discharge criteria

Various ship plans

Shell expansion plan detail Stealer plate

Olb , chain register , What is dock labour act AOA , triparty

biparty

Lsa ffa maintainance , prepare pms schedule ( lot of cross

questions) Anchor cable maintenance

Chain locker construction ( draw) Show how eductor works

What is foul anchor, how will u free ur anchor from underwater

obstruction

How will u slip ur anchor Kenter shackle construction

How is anchor connected to chain ( draw )

Emergency steering change over procedure and wht are the

requirements Ship aground action ( he wants all practical on

priority basis)

Sopep equipments Bunkering preparation

(And mny mre cant remember, he went on fr 1.5 hours)

( for this new surveyor just prepare that checklist on first page

of samsul

and he wants all practical answers)

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Fixed fire fighting arrange of last ship digram to draw on

paper. Psc form a and b

Iopp form a and b

Seq survey what all thing u ask ur third officer to check

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SA

NT

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H

DA

RO

DK

AR

Diff between convention code n regulations.. Y ism is

mandetory evn if it's code

Y isps is mandetory evn if it's code ...anw is its mentioned in

solas ..n he wanted to knw chapter no n regulation no...

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15-JU

NE-

18

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

-Form e and Form r

-What is disabled ship.

-What is unseaworthy ship.

-What is arm robbery

-What is piracy. ( He wants definition of piracy as per UNCLOS

article

101.

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EC

-17

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

1) diff. btwn resoultion, code, guidelines

Then in detail what is code , guidelines , convention on board

examples How code , Guidelines ammended , what is protocol

2) INDSAR , INSPIRE

3) BMP4 detail ( how issue nd what in it latest version),

Piracy prone areas in world

4) LRIT, SAAS , how you know positioning of equips on

bridge

4) TSS ror situations

5) MLC what is imp things for chief mate

6) ISPS and ISM why mandatory

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NT

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RO

DK

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MLC

Financial security provider Audit and survey

IOPP form A and form B in detail Prepare for Load line survey

Prepare for SEQ survey

Prepare for Safety const survey Fire in dry dock

How will you prepare report to give to master (master has to

give it to supt tomorrow)

Survey and inspection

Which is mandatory

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NE-17

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Chain register contents who issue certificate,

Oil record book entry and regulation, STCW contents, Draw

load line, Dry docking preparation, wt u will check as mate,

wt is shell expansion plan, critical period and critical instant,

anchoring.

Quite frequently he is asking some GK question ,and many

more but I

couldn't recollect ...

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12-M

AY-1

7

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

1. Form e and r

2. Preparation for iopp survey form a and b

3. Fixed fire fighting system on last ship draw and explain

to cadet. 4.Ism in detail

5Latest amendments of solas and marpol 6.Stcw amendments

7.Mlc and stcw rest hr

8.2/0 thinks he collided and calls u action as mate and master

unconscious.

9. Preparation for safcon

10. Drydocking.

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1. Form A and form B w.r.t. IOPP

2. Preparation for dry dock

3. Audits n inspection difference

4. At haldiya Anchor dragging and master gone shore

action?

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SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

what do u know about GAGAN

Do you give sound signals for altering course in RV.

Trs avoiding actions in south china sea.

1.Documents required from shipper for grain loading.

Note of protest.

VHM diagram

How will Prepare for seq survey

Requirement of surveys...where is it written that surveys

is required.

Survey and inspection difference.

L&SS plan

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9-M

AR-17

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Aftr waiting period capt darodkar emerged from sumhere

behind da front desk along with our files n askd for 1st guy to

come inside... i was 2nd Started with intro, name, company,

attempt, written result status, when u cleard

Then rapid action started

1. Ism

2. Which audit for ships n schedule

3. Certificates

4. Stcw ammendments

5. Solas n marpol ammendments

Aftr solas i satrted woth marpol Inbetween this he had already

wrote 'p' aginst my name in his register

6. Disabled vsl

I cud say only half n then i admit that i rade it but now forget

so he smiled n askd me to go outside n findout... Aftr sum tym calld me back askd again about disabled vsl n exn....

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6

SA

NT

OSH

DA

RO

DK

AR

Asked about written status, said all clear

Asked why you failed last time , said maybe surveyor not

satisfied 1.) What do you understand by ISM as a management

level officer 2.) What is difference between SMS and ISM

3.) What is environmental protection policy (this was a cross

question ) 4.) Preparations for high risk area transit .. I said

three fundamental requirements of BMP4 , he asked are you

sure that's the latest BMP, I said yes

5.) Do you know about MV Enrica Lexie , I told him the whole

thing regarding Italian guards killing Indian fishermen

6.) You are chief mate on that ship when this incident

happened , action 7.) Latest amendment of SOLAS regarding

life saving appliance , told him about the LSA code amendment

for removal of requirement for jump test and drop test for

infant lifejackets 1st Jan 2016 , he did not look satisfied ,

asked is there any other ? Told him about 1st July 2014 , solas

ch 3 reg 17 recovery manual amendment ..he likes to hear reg numbers That's all I remember thanks to all for their help

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16

SA

NTO

SH

DA

RO

DK

AR

1. ISM

2. ISM Audit type? Various type? And deir intervals ? cert

issued by them ? validity of cert ? n var cross questioning in it

3. Disabled vsl

4. IOPP form A & B

5. Latest Ammnd of FSS code

6. Any Circular for loading Iron ore from DG

7. Datum

8. Solas chapter for ISM? Contents inside?

9. Solas contents

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1. ........................................................................................ All statutory

certificates , validity, who issues it ...................... Difference

between

statutory & mandatory cert.

2. ................................................... ILL certificate, survey related &

how to confirm that marking are as per cert... The means to

know that ............................. (battens)

3. A.O.A : details & contents

4. Chain Register: another name & details

5. ......................................................................................... Drydocking in

details & Undocking preparations. ....................... Critical

period,

types, advantages of having, floating dock, precautions. almost

everything

6. BWM: details.& new amendment in future

7. Fire in Hold & vsl in Port, Actions

8. Heavy weather precautions for container... 9. How will u come to know Anchor dragging

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HA

1 . What r duties of mate as per STCW

2. Vessel in port fire in hold action

3. whats is graving dock and floating dry dock his fav

question in fun 3 do this in detail vessel enter with same trim

as floating dock

4. critical period and critical instant

5. Loadline survey preparation he wants to hear loadline

batten as first point

6. what is weather and water tightness

7. Tanker tank dome n bulky hatch cover weather tight or

water tight

8. AOA and it's content

9. towing arrangement

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HA

Solas content. Iopp cert content.

Latest marpol ammendmend. Kenter shackle parts and diagram

While loading heavy lift crane wire parted and tanktop

damaged action . Difference btwen fixed (graving dock)

&floating dock.

Here he wants to listen floating dock is used if the v/l damaged

so that the v/l cannot achieved the desired trim required by

graving dock(declivity of dock).

Critical moment and critical period and y it is called critical.

What all preparation for load line survey.

What all preparation bfore entering dock.

Wat all check to be made before undocking the v/l Psc

inpection .

Def of nc and major nc.

And sum more not recollecting now.

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SIN

HA

-AOA AND CONTENTS

- AOA TRIPARTY IN India what about non indian ships

- chain register.. Who issues chain register

- all statutory certs with who issues it, validity, surveys linked

with it

- Doc, validity, verifications for it

-CBA

-Preps for loadline

- graving dry dock and floating dry dock

When are floating dry docks used .. I guess that's it

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LY-18

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AV

A

VGP.

How many categories.

What type of fluid can be discharged. Vessel aground action.

Now the vessel has started leaking cargo and all your tanks are

98% full. Actions.

D2 method of ballast water management, he asked me

specifications.

Effect of change of density.

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12-JU

LY-18

SRIV

ASTA

VA

Entries in ORB.

ISM- Major NC, motto of ISM, How SMC is issued to a new ship,

Detain- able deficiency as per ISM,

Chain Register Interval for annealing.

PMS- mooring winches, windlass, anchor chain, discard criteria

for anchor chain.

MLC- titles, certificates, detonable deficiencies of MLC.

Docking plan, info in it, Docking plan Version 1 & 2. Emergency response system, How does it work, in detail.

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VA

-MLC: titles, fundamental rights, social rights, PSC inspection

as per MLC.

-Official log book enteries.

-two crew fighting onboard- your action.

-Anchor foul- how to remove.

-You encounter pirates at sea- your action.( mention BMP)

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IVA

ST

AV

A

What is chain register? Duties as a chief officer Talk about Ism

code Talk about Isps code?

What is Note of protest

BL and types of BL? In this he wants to hear the clauses about

Hague visby and hamburg mentioned at the back of the BL

What is force maijure? ans: situation out of control of humans

What is tri party Agreement

Purpose of Article of Agreement Entries in ORB and official log

book

Why annex two of marpol is Control of pollution and the rest is

prevention of poll?

Drydocking prepare ur ship? Critical period? What will u touch first? Bow or stern during docking and why??

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L

1. Chain Register, Annealing

2. Drydocking, Calculations, surveys checks

3. ISM - audits, SMS etc

4. Ship Plans, details etc

5. Draft Survey calculations.

6. Little bit about ship construction

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18-JU

NE-1

8

UPPA

L

- what is Enhanced survey system

- enhanced survey criteria for bulk carrier of 10 year old

- marpol Annex 6, tell me what u know abt it

- voc management and it's regulation

- IEEC

- What is Seemp

- Eedi

- Annex 6 requirements for ship constructed before Jan 2013

- what is ranging of cable

- what is criteria of discarding it

- now u discarded it but new cable is not available , what will u

do

- condition of class

- stcw 2010 amendments

Now tell me what DG shipping has done with respect to this?

For every

answer he was asking why why like that?

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NE-18

UPPA

L

Dry docking - how much trim u will proceed , I said small trim

he asked why small trim there is a reason . I said about the

stresses he wanted to hear something else.

MLC: tell me something about it . What is chain register?

Contents Back on MLC and contents

STCW convention- tell me in detail , your certificate as per

which regulation .

Amendments to STCW convention , he tried to help me in

gaining the answer but I said I couldn‘t remember. He asked if

seafarer stranded at one port how he will get his wages from

owner as per what regulation

-ISM docs

Certificate as per ISM

What is the document as per SMC carried onboard . - he

answered it is

your SMS manual.

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L

SSP, ISPS documents & certs, ISM docs IOPP cert, statutory

certs.

Types of paints

What is BL & its types? Ranging of cable Chain locker paint

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E-

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UPPA

L

Cleared writtens ? Trim for dry docking

Mates duties in dry dock

What is p and how does it affect ? Armed robbery and piracy Tri party

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UPPA

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1 hra

2 recent attack in goa

3 changes to hra co ordinates in Goa ( I dint knew) 4

equipments used for opening shackle

5 ism certification n few cross questions 6 ranging of cable 7 drydock procedure

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1) Ground tackle

2) stcw'10 amendments ...sctw sec A sec B ..what is 1/10 ,

2/2 , which coc you r going to get ...ans is management

level...content of it ..

3) non conformity and major non conformity xact

definition..

4) IOPP full content

5) Bunker spill action

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Z

1.MLC rectified on which date . 2.ISPS rectified on which date

3. In which all codes n conventions amendments came due

to ISPS.

4. As per which regulation OOW is responsible in case of

collision and if he does not call master ..

5. Deviation clause and warranties when i gave ans his

next question

Marine insurance date of enforcement and and many more

regulation number like these.

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VIB

HU

TI

Annex 5

New amendments in marpol Fixed fire fighting system

Why ism code mandatory Nd where listed Certificate on Bulk

carrier

Iopp what is form A

Solas in detail - 3 imp things

Why is ISPS code mandatory

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15-FEB-18

VIB

HU

TI

1) Latest amendment in reference to foam fire fighting

system on containers.

2) How will you fight fire in 4-5 tier container.

3) Latest STCW 2010 when it was in force Nd any 10

changes from earlier one.

4) Content of chain register.

5) Static Nd dynamic load test of crane and in depth

knowledge.

6) While wrkng cargo with ships cargo gear-shackle

breaks - cargo damage- dock inspector onboard , how wl u

assist him and how will u identify the damaged shackle in chain

register.

7) Drydock survey what all maintenance is carried out.

8) maintenance on anchor cable and chain locker during

DD and how is inspection of chain locker is carried out.

9) Bitter end arrangement with drawing.

10) Kenter shackle drawing.

11) Marking on anchor Nd anchor crown.

12) Care Nd Maintenance on transducer during DD

13) Location of ICCP

14) How is seachest Nd bow thruster protected with anodes

or ICCP. For him chain register is an important area he will get

into indepth knowledge of it as he was working in Mumbai dock for 8-9 yrs.

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VIB

HU

TI

1. Chain register have u seen it..no..ok..then on vsl u r testing

derrick what entry u have to make in chain register..how the

test is carried out? Will u use union purchase during testing or

single wire..

2. Mandatory n statuary certificate.

3. Without which certificate vsl can't sail?

4. Dyanamic n static load test? N how it is carried out..

5. Inspection n survey difference ?

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TI

Contents of chain register.

Markings on shackle, how to refer to chain register if there is

any defect. Man overboard manoeuvres, advantages

disadvantages.

Ship interaction. Bow cushion effect.

Amendments to STCW 2010 and rest hours in brief.

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TI

Preparation for safcon survey

In chain register annealing entries where What is annealing and

how done

Major changes to STCW

What all is done with regards to anchor in dry dock Fire in eng

room and only 50% crew available

Latest solas ammdmt with regards to fixed fire fighting of

containers on deck

You're on watch and dragging anchor actions

Orb part 1 entries

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VIB

HU

TI

- Why we do dry docking and all dry docking, many cross

questions. (his fav topic as he teaches the same in MASSA)

- Ship Safety construction Survey n Loadline Survey?

- Difference between Weather tight n watertight?

- Lugless shackle drawing n how will u dismantle it?

- Slipping of Anchor, why n how?

- Latest amendments of Solas

- Complaint handling procedures on board?

- Rest hour as per STCW 2010

- your one of the crew found drunk and misbehaving with

senior ,and not performing his duty , what will be your action

as chief mate??? Will you sack him??

- what is minor and major NC???

-How will you go about reporting of NC to the company??

- Ground tackle , given situation on paper , hw will you reflot it

with ground tackle???

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3-N

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VIB

HU

TI

- Why we do dry docking and all dry docking, many cross

questions. (his fav topic as he teaches the same in MASSA)

- Ship Safety construction Survey n Loadline Survey?

- Difference between Weather tight n watertight?

- Lugless shackle drawing n how will u dismantle it?

- Slipping of Anchor, why n how?

- Latest amendments of Solas

- Latest Amendments of Marpol

- Changes in STCW 2010 frm 1995? (Any five changes)

- Complaint handling procedures on board?

- Rest hour as per STCW 2010

- 4 days voyage n u have to do tank cleaning, how will u

motivate your

crew?

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Passenger recent ammendme ts in solas I did a passenger vl

Diff bitween passenger and cargo ship Loadline certificate

Loadline and safcon survey

Annex5

Ig plan req as per solas Ism code

How Loadline survey and safcon survey is carried out on

passenger ship

How often Drydock done on passenger ship

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18-JA

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Asked me to Introduce myself

What to do if a country wants to make new TSS?

Told him that state should ask IMO and design the TSS as per

guidelines and design criteria given by IMO

Once IMO approves it will be mentioned in IMO ships Routing

guide

Are all TSS mandatory? - Yes Sir, even though TSS is not

approved by IMO it still may be mandatory under local rules

What is Vessel Engaged in Fishing? - Quoted him the Definition

as per Rule 3

By This time He already wrote PPP in my file

What to do if country wants to make a special area for fishing?

- Told him that first proposal to parliament and then it should

become a part of some act like MSA

Some more questions regarding Random topics like Sanchi

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In the beginning he started with all the history And asked me

to write all my previous failing question

Q: what corrective action was taken by you; when u failed ? &

started with function 3 then full mix

Q . Draw a risk assessment when u r going to changeover from

paper chart to ecdis ?

Q: draw a risk assessment for enclosed space entry ? Q : what

is risk assessment?

Q: statutory certificate ?

Q: drydocking ? Critical moment/critical instant/ upthrust ( was

goin deep into it)

Q: TRS ? Wind is 15 knots pressure is dropping .. how to

determine wher u r? Avoiding action .

Q: errors of GPS? Q: error of gyro ?

Q: grain code ( with almost everything ) Planning and vhm

diagram also

Q: IMDg code

Q: IMDG amendments

Q: IMSBC code sections only Asked about the amendment Q:

stcw amendment

Q: marpol & Solas amendments Q: ISM amendment

Q: tanker calculation

Q: precaution in a tanker voyage ? Q : BRT plan

Q: stowage factor / broken stowage / load density Q: AOA /

CBA Q: deck seal

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Passage planning as a mate,

Problems with high lat. Navigation, compass used in high

latitudes. Rule 19, why vessel not to alter course to port for a

vessel ahead of her beam.

How to go about loading bulkcarrier after receipt of voy orders.

Regulations related to tankers... marpol, IBC, IGC.. basics.. Training of crew.

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- what are the minimum inputs required for ECDIS (position,

heading, speed through water)

- How to make gyro noth seeking

- MARPOL Requirements of ships to have COW system onboard

- Cow manual

- How will you clean tanks from one grade to another

- VEF in detail

- 2 main principal motions to avoid for safe securing or cargoes

as per CSS Code (sliding and tipping)

- Asked me to draw how will i secure a 60t rectangular object

on deck and angles at which securing will be done

- functional requirments of ISM Code

- Preparations for dry dock

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Passage plan Goa to Durban Sight calculation

Why intercept to be used VDR, ECDIS

ROR cards, Towing Mine clearance and Ram Loading iron ore

Coal hazards, ISGOTT Grain loading

DOA, Loading without doa Volumetric heeling moment in detail

Strapping ?

Grain loading manual What is moment ( wxd) What is GZ?

Calculation of Gm Calculation of gm on board

What is FSC? How to calculate FSC? Neutral equilibrium

Port state control inspection Collision action

Fouling of cable Ground tackle

Is blackout an emergency y ? Emergency generator

What all connections from ESB Grounding , beaching

Flag state

Graving dock floating dock when each one of them is used Aor

fmp high density cargo tml

Chain register, annealing Chain register contents Heavy lift loading precautions

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VDR retrieval procedure.

In normal watch how you will come to knw vdr is working If any

alarm comes in vdr and psc boarded action

Ballast water management plan requirements When did india

ratified the convention?

Classification society, p&i Principles of insurance

If cargo damage who will pay for damage

1 ror card(fishing vsl extending gear more than 150 mtr) Day

and night signals for vsl aground

Specification of shapes as per annex 1 Rice loading what all

precautions Testing of lifting gear appliances Chain register contents? who will sign and when?......

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He thought I had done tankers and was surprised that I didn't

answer tanker questions. Then I said I had done only bulk

carriers. He said fine but you should know. Azad is a chilled

out guy. Makes it very comfortable.

1. How will you go about loading concentrates?

2. Hazards of high density cargo?

3. What is load density?

4. How will you know if your vessel can load high density

cargoes?

I said I will check I'm the vessels stability booklet and cargo

details. But he wanted to know the Solas regulation. I didn't

know that.

Untill the last question Azad wants to pass candidates. But I

guess I just

fell short. He asked me to prepare all topics next time.

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Past failing questions

Launching appliance test criteria Ism code contents

Docs to be signed as chief mate

Practical knowledge of containers (my last ship)

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Cert. Of registry? Which regulation? statutory or mandatory?

(only 1 failing q) Sight reduction table star sight calc.?

Star finder?

Sight calculation in detail

Nautical twilight time in almanac is commencement tym or end

tym? Vdr new req? (something about recording duration)

ETA requirements, checks to b carried and drill requirements?

Rule 19

Some cards nd situations

How to make gyro north seeking?

Rate of turn calc. and wop

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Started with ch8 stcw

Chief mate on bridge and pilot is busy on vhf action talking (

here I said I will tell pilot to stop , he said he will not stop

instead u keep watch on 2 vhf , common sense )

2 cards (surprise)

How will u test lodicater

How will order paint for painting full ship in drydock ? He want

to listen ship painting plan given in dock with thickness and

should b measured by chief officer with machine ( it was a

bouncer )

accordance to that and after paint ion just

After drydock how will u screen navigation lights Critical period

Icpp purpose?

Bottom plug how will know where is ur bottom plug Eemp, eedi

Draw symbol of weather report on paper with meaning

Synopsis and pyrognsis reports

Purpose of ism

Mlc title , what it say about wages

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Rule 9,10, 14

In rule 14 he asked me what does ' nearly reciprocal' mean (

ans : he wanted to hear 1-3 degree cut off arc)

And gave me a few situations where I fucked up

While Anchoring, you are in charge and your engines are not

going astern while trying out, what action?

Rule 10 he wanted to hear the unwritten rule! ( As in call

master and stuff)

He is not keen on quotes, more on understanding. Proof load?

Asked me to calculate the proof load of my last ships cargo

crane and provision crane

IMDG

Duties of chief officer as per STCW Statutory certificate

PMS of crane

Statutory certificates, which certificates are related to chief

mate? Garbage record book What entries to be made in garbage record book?

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Give professional intro Draw steering gear HSE code

SSP code

Legal requirement for Chain register - Told him dock labor act

- He said that's wrong

Functions as per stcw: Told him as per samsul few points said

no. Then told him the headings said no.

Then asked what regulation as per COC.

Told him A II/1. He said tell me all the regulations in chapter II

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What are the storm signals ? Types of chemical tankers ?

P&A manual why is it required in deep

(I replied marpol annex two for prewash and discharge

procedures- not happy)

What is lumber code ? What are the requirements as per Indian

law ? How will u load ?

What are concerntrates ?? Requirements in Indian law ?? What is

tainting ??

What is the difference between LPG and LNG ( he was expecting

definitions) how is each of that derived ??

Requirements of flag state inspection ( replied surveys are

conducted by class on behalf of flag state - not happy )

Audits surveys and inspection difference

Psc conducts inspection why is not that a survey or can it be a

survey Why do we have Official log book in terms of

requirements ? ( replied flag state requirement like for india

MSA but not happy asking why there's a requirement in MSA

then !!

What do u do for complete compliance of ISM code as mate on

vessel ?? (Requirements)

What is L & SS plan ?? Is it required to be carried onboard ?? If

yes then by what regulation ??

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What is autopilot and performance standards

What all ways of sending distress from which GMDSS

equipment and how?

What is off course alarm how will you test it ... how often do

you need to test it?

Secondary ways of taking compass error. HSA and his Will u

use it ?

Constant radius turn .. formula what's is F , how to execute.

What's is L & SS plan.

What is MHB, why are they called so. What's the reason ?

What is chaffing ? What all cargoes r affected and on which

ships ? What is PMS, as per what code is it required.

What is regulation, code, survey and audit.

Dock labour injured at kandla , master out what actions ? What

are your actions as a mate ? Whom will you inform ?

Did India ratify marpol Anx 6.

Can a country apply regulations if they haven't ratified a

convention ? And then how do they go about it ?

What are INCO terms ?

Chapter 2 of STCW, what r the new ammendments to it as per

2010. Has India ratified timber code ?

U have to load timber in India how will I go about it. What

codes apply as per Indian rules.

What is VGM. He went into a 10 mins discussion on this topic?

Shipper has declared wrong goods in a container and ur calling

kandla.. who all will you inform ?

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1. Tell me about ur self. I gave genral intro.

He said thats it? U can talk about ur self only five lines? Tell me

more. I was thinking wat to tell. He said if i told u to write

essay about u wat u will write. I started with i live in navi

mumbai. He said only professional. I started with cadetship.

Talked for around 7 min continuously. He said only this much?

If u cant talk about urself then how u can talk n motivate ur

crew? I am failing u in func 3.

2. Ror situation. Rule 34.

3. Wat is clear grounds?

4. Load 17 chemicals. I satrted telling then he stopped

me. Asked Where is written only 98 percent required? I told IBC

CODE. That was not sufficient. He wanted chaper n point no n

all.. i cudnt ans. he said if u dnt kno requirement charterer will

make u load 100 % . Bc kuch b ��

5. How u will load LUMBER in kandla.

6. Cadet misbehaving. Wat action. I told everything. He

made that cadet

asshole.i said repatriate him n ask relacement. He askd

according to which rule? I said ms act. He wasnt satisfied.

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In RV If u see target on Radar at 3 mile dist on stbd side ahead

of beam & it's bleep coming n going what action u will take

2 ROR card(NUC, Preferred channel to port B region) Why

additional whistle signal for aground vessel in RV n why 2 short

1 long why not 3 short 1 long or any other signal

If gyro fails, how will u know its fail.

Why we calculate Tide by harmonic constant and when? Where

you find load density?

Entries made in chain reg n what is annealling What all

documents are required for grain loading

What is timber load line,is it diff from normal loadline n at how

much height u can load timber on deck

All about COW procedure on tanker What is CPP, how it work?

On a tanker how will u decide max loading rate What is letter of

credit? What is solid ballast?

What is BS & SF. How they relate to each other. From where we

will get Broken stowage n stowage factor of cargo loading

What is VOC? What is Brine trap n what is use of it? Fire in E/R

generator platform action

How will u assist Master in decision making

PSC report form n what is meaning of code no.17 n 30 Tell me

everything about AOA

Which all entries we make in Logbook regarding weather

observation n

why we kept record of dry n wet bulb n sea water temp.

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1. Sextant angle measure..back angle

2. Sextant legs

3. Poisonous cargo.. imdg class

4. Lifebuoys requirements

5. No cards, no buoys,no situtation

6. Oil tanker.. cargo fixed fire fighting system.. low

expansion foam or height expansion foam

7. IMDG segregation

8. Crane breakdown.. shackle broke.. one shore guy

injured complaining no proper shackle.. your action

9. 6 strands.. 12 wires per strand swl?

10. Ht of eye .. to make tables urself..particulars lost ...

11. Container fittings

12. Load density of main deck or pontoon will be more

13. Load density

14. Condition of class

15. Safe management certificate.. inspection frequency ?

15. Imdg containers precautions

16. 10000 grain bag loaded.. what remark to put on BL

17. Anchoring dragging..master n ch. eng out..what ul do..

18. Load density

19. Stack of container

20. Potassium cyanide..which class

21. Capacity and GA plan difference

22. Contents of capacity plan

23. Where ..Why transverse frames are closer

24. Stages of CTRS..low.. depression..cyclone..severe

cyclone..super cyclone

25. SMC certificate.. inspection interval

26. Number of Tide volumes

27. Range of tide

27. Bale capacity..grain capacity

28. Ex mer limits

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(he chks all Ur file single page ship sailed on ..Pre sea institute

...When did we clear written ...wch attempt ....Wht went last

time

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from last surveyor Etc means every page if file ) Two cards ,

trawler and towing .

Wht all publications u will have onboard. Synoptic charts

Wht all info u have in routing charts.

U have collided with fishing boat action. Y dip correction .

Wt correction u use in barometer .. Eqpts onboard for

metrology .

TRS .

Ur in danger qdt action . Anchor ball Dia .

Oil record book n it's entrys

Wht is CBA .Also he asked me blue n green agreement ...I dint

know ............................................................................................ He

asked me wht u had on Ur ship ..I said don't know �. Heavy lift

precautions.

Mlc he stopped in between at title 3 .

Ur supposed to give Ur anchor chain to moor at buoy at Hong

Kong and u have 5 seamen how will u go ABT it ...I made

fuckup here ..................................................................... He

wanted

to listen anchor secure n swl of wire Type of wire etc .

Dry dock .

Oil pollution action . Grain code details . IMDG code .

Chemical tanker of 30000 wht all cert statury .

How will u load chemical tanker of 3 diff grade ..He knew I dint

sail on chemical so he said tell basics .

IMDG class

Nop ,type of BL , when I said stale BL he said wht is it .

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Capt Singh is a very practical guy, goes as per the checklist,

must have sailed on timber and livestock, so interested more in

that. All the questions asked were from his set, il be writing the

additional questions and answers he wants.

1. Define restricted waters (depth is less, width is less)

2. Define restricted visibility (weather phenomenon)

3. Which country enter IMO recently (Belize)

4. Fog, how much distance (1000m)

5. Why TRS recurve (when it reaches western edge of anticyclone,

westerly‘s turn it)

6. Areas where it is formed (all areas, as per subra met)

7. TSS what it is (first 3 points of rule 10)

8. You see a vessel not following TSS( determine, if vessel is a

priveleged vessel as per rule 10, last two points. If not, show

international code of signal YG)

9. Currents in east coast of America( as per subra, met)

10. Contents of ror ( as per ror, annex specially)

11. Annex 4 (total 15 signals, just number)

12. Assist in command making( input info to master, and let him

decide the final action)

13. Synoptic chart( weather chart, bird eye view)

14. black out, action as NAVI OFF( switch off gyro,don't loose

situational awareness)

15. loading steel (load density)

17. Urea loaded Canada to UK (ventilation)

18. Livestock ( in India rules regulated by MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND

AHEICULTURE)

19. What is code( law)

20. Marpol why?( Torrey canyon, NW UK, near English Channel, in

force 83)

21. Lsa/FFA maintenance(PMS)

22. crew asking porn( issues keep safe locker, no child porn, maintain

register)

23. stranding,grounding,foundering(stranded,can be refloated, no

reserve buoyancy)

24. Suez Canal cert( obligatory certificate, previous notes answer is

wrong in oways)

25. official log book(msa section 212)

26. Timber load line( as per errorl, show 1/48 and 1/36 of SD)

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How will you assist Master in Navigation? - I will give him all necessary

inputs and let him take the final decision. What if Pilot is giving port 20

and there is a shallow patch on port side - I'll bring it into the notice of

pilot. Pilot is still not listening saying that you will not understand - I'll

bring it into the notice of Master and will ask Master about pilot's

intention ( important is that as a duty officer you will raise your concern

to Master). What is Risk of Collision - Quoted him Rule 7 para (d). He was

very happy saying that it's good you didn't gave some other fundas

available on internet. Have You Taken Compass Bearing- Yes Sir , I

always take Compass Bearings when in sight of one another, in RV I rely

on radar Bearings. Gave me a situation- TSS and you have fishing vessel

on port bow and roc exists, Action ? She's not supposed to impede my

passage, If still no action then attract her attention by 5 Short and rapid

blasts, If still no action then call Master but if situation is very critical

then take action before master comes on bridge. He was very very happy

when he heard call Master, he said finally someone is there who will call

master before taking any action. Manoverboard Action as a duty officer -

told him all immediate actions then he asked me which turn? I said

Williamson turn, he asked why not Anderson? I said Anderson is for ships

with tight manoeuvring characteristics. Heavy Weather Precautions

Approaching Signs of TRS. Imdg Class 1 ? – Explosives. Precautions When

Loading Explosives? - Have him all Common Sense replies that Store

away from Engine Room Bulkhead. Handle without impact. Avoid Radio

Transmission whilst cargo operations. Store with adequate Sheathing

Check packing. Imdg Container Cargo Spillage- Refer Ems guide

Still Can't Control Spillage- Wants to listen that safety of life will take

priority in your actions. Shipper has given Wrong Information about

weight of container and You have loaded 25t of container on top of 5t

container, negative GM because of this, Actions- Just told him I will

ballast opposite side and bring the GM down taking care of stresses

Recently Ship Capsized while Ballast Exchange, possible reasons? -

Virtual Loss of GM due to Free Surface Effect. Recent Case Study about

fire on ship near Kandla, why couldn't they flood the engine room with

CO2? - Because they already had used fixed CO2. Requirements for fixed

Co2- 40% of largest Cargo Space or 35% of Engine Room including

Volume of casing, whichever is greater

Which gas to use inorder to calibrate oxygen meter- Pure Nitrogen Gas

i.e 0% of oxygen

How will you verify 20.9% of Oxygen? - By Fresh Air

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1. Specifications of high velocity vent valve

2. Tell me everything about TRS Your vsl is in the eye of a

TRS action

3. Vessel aground in US waters action

4. Some questions about Chemical Tankers

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You are discharging coal in Richard bay who much coal you‘ll

keep on board to trim the vessel.

You hav 1000 tonnes to go how will you load the ship (he

wants to hear trimming tables to be used)

Vgm requirements when in force and Indian circular no. Very

important Formation of TRS

Mates receipt

In the dock chief inspector comes on board what all he will

check You hav a vessel how much grain you will load in it

What is the value of atmosphere pressure when you say normal

pressure Ps.

Muduli doesn‘t want ans from Errol Fernandes or subra for him

u hav to study from a book may b made by him

After the orals there was a lot of cross questioning for

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How often you change crane wire? (Didn‘t knew anything about

crane wire so told him that when it deteriorates. After some

time he said that better answer some say 4 or 5 years.)

At night 2'o clock second off calls you and says vessel is listed

to stbd.? What is your action as ch. Off? Started with checking

tanks and all he interrupted you are at sea what will come to

your mind, before you do that. I was lost so he told you ask

eng room if they transferred any thing Difference between deck log book and official logbook.

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Tanker cargo calculation

Coal hazards precautions for loading Vgm

Pressure surge

What is float free, frefall Buoyancy requirement for immersion suit

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heavy lift again ,

aoa changes as per mlc ,

olb entries and various sections of msa , ins betwa - lot of

cross q's ,

cel nav ,

ms notices of 2016, and many more ...

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1. Voc generation mechanism n what does regulation say about

voc? 2.solas amendment in detail?

3.multimodal document? 4.module of contingency plan? 5.oil pollution in us your action as mate?

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1. wat is polar code

2. tank cleaning grade

change frm dirty to clean procedure

3. Grain stability criteria

4. grain stability calculation

5 stcw 2010 changes frm stcw 95

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How to find gyro error Limitation of ecdis Loading refer , imdg

cargo Imbsc

Marpol annexe naming , annex 6 new regulation and annex 4

discharge creteria

Olb part1 and part 2 entries Passage plan as per mate Heavy

weather precaution

What is contingency anchorage? Nogo area

Publication as per solas on board Coswp who publish

Imdg supplement + part with info Srs reporting in India

Ror overtaking in narrow channel Quote rule 18

Loading different grades of cargo High tidal port alongside

precaution ?

Stability criteria for gm only timber cargo , general cargo and

grain code. Y grain code applies to grain only ?

Drydocking have u done ? I said no ? He said what u plan in

general before drydock

Pilot in size seuz canal touch bottom ? As an mate action ? I

stared with stability . Then he said he had done purposely. It's

common practice there.

Cargo spill action

Chief officer night order

What are the manning levels on bridge ? Stcw chapter 8

Who report QI in case of spillage

What is maximal deviation applicable as per solas on magnetic

compass Trs 1-2-3 draw Draw agulas current and kurioaheio ?

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1. He drew islands in atlantic (made it look like chart),

vessel is at skaw and intends to go to Canada.3 days forecast is

low pressure in mid north atlantic travelling north east very

slowly. How u will plan passage.. Via english channel or via

shetland islands.. Why?

2. Ur just out of panama canal and heading to Miami there

is trs on top of Venezuela. Ur action.

3. Simple crossing situation

4. Made it rv and asked action as per which rule and which

point. Quote point. asked how will i use trial manoeuvre in this

case.

5. Passage planning from chile to japan.. How u will do it

to get max advantage of currents.. I explained it coz i did this

passage many times. He wanted me to name all the currents..i

didn't know..

6. Currents near japan, their name and Func 2 and 3

mixed

7. Stcw 2010 whats new?

8. Manilla amendments

9. Ism code 13 elements

10. Timber loading intact stability criteria

11. Grain stability criteria

12. 1.8 lac dwt .. Max capacity how will u load grain.

13. Imsbc code explain what are groups of imsbc code

14. P & A manual contents, explain

15. U have discharged sulphuric acid n then loading

phosphoric acid steps. Whats the first step? (Cof)

16. Loadicator test procedure, where u find test condition

other than stability booklet.�

17. What is difference between bch code and ibc code?

18. What entry the inspector makes in chain register after

annual thorough survey

19. What is objective of chain register as per which

convention?

20. What is annealing ,which form in chain register

21. Ur loading 40 ton granite rock.. Crain wire parts

,granite falls on bunker tank ur action. ( wants to hear what we

do in the interest of the owner its his typical question from his

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set )Ur chief mate u need to take disciplinary action against

crew member how will you go about it

22. Imdg code segregation in detail.

Even though questions were not very tough i did very bad in

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CLC expired What is Fund LDC

Tankers how to gas free, inert, purge Cow washing

Static electricity

When is static electricity most possible on tankers - Cow and

operations with static accumulator oils

Cow advantage/disadvantage

Tanker pump room 4m of water, all pumps submerged at sea,

action.

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Contents of IMSBC

Trim and stability booklet contents Wind heeling criteria

Container identification system detailed ( I am from containers)

Bills of lading

Documents to be signed by chief mate Bilge alarm at night

procedure WIDS Types of valves in bilge system

PMS for windlass Type of grease used

PMS for galley to avoid fire CDT bosun fight action Drydocking

flooding the dock Container fire on deck action

: Preparations for seq survey Storck guide use

How to load 50 imdg containers What is segregation table

How do we segregate

: Galley hood mesh cleaning agent

: Mlc & dmlc

How to avoid galley fire When to condemn wire

How to check integrity of bottom plugs before flooding Ship

construction terms

Anchor - how to open a joining shackle

Ism code amendments

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1) Scantling

2) Shredder plate

3) Stealer plate, shell expansion plan, naming n

numbering of stealer plate

4) How to change runner wire

5) How to change gangway wire.

6) types of grease used for different equipment

7) ISM amendment

8) Anchor chain and chain locker maintenance

9) MLC titles

10) Crew complains meat stinking. Ur actions

11) How is ISPS certificate initially given

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imsbc - everything u know Imdg - everything u know Isgott -

everything u know Ship shore safety checklist (wants more and

more points)

Oil coming out of mast riser action Grounding contingency

plan Foundering. Action

Wind heeling criteria.

Angle of loll, how to determine if list or angle of loll, formula

for same Critical moment

Critical period

How much trim for drydocking??

Tell me 15 certificates of your last ship with validity and who

issues it Code of safe working practices??

Hazards associated with roro ships? Lashing on roro ships??

IOPP certificate contents??

Emergency steering requirement as per solas?? Many more

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1.) Quote rules 8 , 10, 13

2.) What does SOLAS say about VTS

3.) Precautions for high latitude navigation

4.) Shown 2 cards

5.) Action in dangerous semicircle

6.) Criteria for IALA buoyage system

7.) What is weather routing and what is its significance

8.) Vessel coming out of port, collision, action? What alarm will you

sound

9.) What type of ships done : LNG

10.) What is chemical formula of methane

11.) What is molecular weight of methane

12.) Survival capability of gas tankers

13.) Cargo tank location on your last vessel

14.) Type of gas carrier your last vessel

15.) Damage criteria for gas tankers as per IGC code

16.) Contents of IGC code

17.) Which ships IGC code applies to

18.) What information contained in MSDS of LNG ( told him about

density, booling point, melting point, auto ignition temp, flammability

range )

19.) What is TLV ? WHAT is TLV of LNG ?

20.) Summary of minimum requirements , what does it contain ?

21.) Ship shore safety checklist , what does it contain ? ( he expects

all 4 parts and what is inside )

22.) LNG carrier dry dock ( told him about heel out, warm up,

innerting and aeration )

23.) How will you carry out warm up on gas tankers

24.) damage stability for gas tankers

25.) What is ground tackle , advantages of ground tackle

26.) What type of inert gas used on LNG tankers, what is its due point

? How will you find out dew point ?

27.) contents of Stcw code 28.) Entries in official logbook

30.) Oil coming out of mast riser while loading in port action ?

31.) Vessel carrying concentrates lists 15 deg to stbd, action ?

32.) Vessel listed how will you determine if it's angle of loll?

33.) How will you carry out cargo calculations on gas carriers ?

34.) Wind heeling criteria for high freeboard ships

35.) Certificates as per SOLAS , chapter wise

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MLC amendment AOA amendment

Coal spontaneous combustion Ex-meridian

Straight bl PSC code

Duties when aground How will u overhaul valves

Sea-chest pressure testing Overhauling of pv valve

Heavy weather ballast requirement as per marpol except cow

Errors of gyro

Draw flags K, Y, substitutes Details on Indian charts

How to do gas change operation on gas carriers? Indian

regulations for timber carriage

DOC/SMC

Paramount clause

When ballast management requirements came in force DG

manifest

Paramount clause HNS convention Plenty gas carrier terms which I never heard before

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1. Procedure for taking a sight.

2. Draw on the paper and explain to second mates. 3.write

down all formulas.

4. How will you load iron ore.

5. what will you ask from the shipper.

6. how will you do a test onboard to see if there is water

in a concentrate.

7. What is there is no laboratory , how will you test it.

8. Will you be able to verify the cargo is good enough to

transport.

9. Few situations. You are CBD , NUC and Mine clearance

vessels crossing your bow , what is your action and why.

10. As per what rule and which code or book are the Indian

medical chests updated.

11. Explain HSA, VSA. 12. Explain IMSBC code.

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Trawler shooting net day n night signal, spacing between

trawling n shooting net light.

NUC 2 point stbd of CBD distance 7 miles action. Day n night

signal of NUC.

AIS terrestrials n celestial difference. Dead ship ?

Moisture content formula. Naptha hazard.

Coal information if not given by shipper. Which code you refer

to get its properties.

DOC, SMC period of SMC interim validity n its extension

duration. ISM elements

Difference between survey n Inspection.

Portable fire extinguisher inspection duration ( that came from

2nd mate

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Draw search patterns

Draw last ship sprinkler system Inspection n audit n survey

Is inspection mandatory...

Difference in height of the fishing vessel hawling lights Hawling

lights n flag

One RV situation

One vessel on STBd now n one on port bow..action

Mlc structure

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1. Which ships, introduce urself. Also called one master

candidate.

2. Loading of grain criteria, how to calculate without

booklet.

3. 2 crossing situations in Singapore tss

4. What is cba,

5. Psc cums onboard, ur lifeboat had sum damage while

berthing. Master ashore your action as mate.

6. Can u sail with a damaged lifeboat. 7.What is give way n

stand on in RV. 8.is vts mandatory

9. Show in solas where, is ship reporting mandatory.

10. Inspires n indsar.

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1. Survey, inspection, audit, Is an inspection mandatory or

recommend, as per which reg?

2. Grain loading, aor, properties of grain, stability criteria.

3. Iron ore loading (Indian regs regarding iron ore fines)

4. Black rose, Asian forest, emerald star case studies in

full detail.

5. Which cargo in Imdg and imsbc both? Types of coal?

6. Imdg classes, explosives, recent incident regarding

carriage of such cargo.

7. Sight calculation, y long by chron in the morning, best

time to take morning sight?

8. Draw on paper how will you teach a cadet how to take a

sight. He wants to see the mornings sight run till noon. And pls

cutting.

9. Elements of Ism code

10. How many chapters in Imsbc code? Is Imsbc mandatory?

To which all vsls is it mandatory, as per which reg?

11. Some chemical tanker cargoes, precautions.

12. Own vsl CBD, mine clearance on stbd bow crossing.

Action. As per which rule?

13. Rv in tss English Channel with vsls all spread out fwd of

the beam on both sides.

14. Fishing vsl at anchor lights.

15. Trawler, trawler at anchor lights.

16. Mine clearance lights, y no ram lts, is mine clearance a

ram vsl.

17. Aground vsl lights, less than 100m, more than 100m.

18. Vertical distance and sector between lights.

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How will u train cadet as star sight calculation Which mtd is

preferred.

What is diff bet survey and inspection. Hazards associated in

loading concentrates. How will u load timber in bulk carrier.

Gm required for timber carrier, grain.

He asks only related to your type of ship. How will u check

moisture content onboard.

Which certificate required in bulk carrier related to cargo. Fixed

fire fighting in cargo hold.

Latest amendment of Sola's regarding LSA.

Anchor dragging action.

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Loading of grain without hydrostatic particulars Loading

without DOA

What is the starting word in a safety message iron ore

precautions Form b (IOPP)

Contents of form b

Vessel in Port life boat damaged,

PSC officer on board: ship unseaworthy, company pressurising

to sail out , repairs will take time.

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1. Passage plan inputs

2. Diff between noon sight and noon position

3. How to take sights.

4. Form A and B

5. Bay plan.

6. Loading iron ore precautions.

7. Latest Solas amendment.

8. First certificate as per ISM when ship is built.

9. Loading grain without grain stability booklet.

Questions were randomly asked not as per function.

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How to go about loading grain in general cargo and OBO

carriers..( told him about the stability requirements with or

without DOA).. he wasn't happy, dont know what he was

expecting

Angle of repose for grain?

As a C/O, how would you plan drills? What are statutory drills

onboard?

IOPP form A and B

What does the IOPP contain?

As a C/O explain your cadet the importance of ISM? PSC form A

and Form B Difference between survey and inspection

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aftr delivery

,wt is Survey and inspection and as per which Solas regulation ,

Disabled ship

Audits and inspection difference.

Singapore strait in TSS both side vessel crossing wt is ur action

lots of cross question, ur vessel about to collided wt is ur

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1. RV situation (3-4 vessels fwd of the beam i said nt alter

course to port,than 1 more vessel on stbd beaam and on

quarter i saId will reduce speed to min than he put 1 vessel at

rigjt stern 0.6 cable.

At the end i said will alter to port as per rule 2.he was happy

after listening this...and also he said in the rule it is written so

far as practcable that says u can alter to port also to avoid

collision.

2. Rule 19-quote

3. ISM- which audit will be the first after yard delivery.

4. moisture content cert-where it is writem should nt be

more than 7 days old. I said IMSBC he said no 5. Shippers declaration.

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U r in bridge how will u assist Master in dense traffic

Situation you are in Singapore straits 2 vsls crossing

from port to stbd on bridge 2nd off ,3rd off ,master present

what action u will take as per which rule.

Concentrate loading in Goa

What documents u will collect from shipper

Which section of imsbc deals with accepting of cargo

for shipment

Laboratory report 6 months old. Will u accept it.

How will Prepare for seq survey

How u will prepare for load line survey

Survey and inspection difference

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How was Ur orals with external I said was good ...He said sure

good ............................................................................................. I

said little missed out on f3 . He said it is not good ....

Intro he said .

Ur going to b ch mate when senior capt has said it's not good

means not good ...I said yes sir ...

He said how will u train Ur cadet Ur also going to b training

officer to train .

Wht corrtn on barometer how much .

Ism how to implement ism on new yard delivery . Ur on ore

carrier RT ... Precautions ..

Wht all thg u will get from shipper before loading ...

Container on fire action ..I said basic he was not happy n

started

smiling ...I thought gone By this time I saw him turning pages

from my

file ....

Then he asked survey n inspection n audit He said wht is

mandatory

survey or inspection I said both He stopped wht he was doing

with my

file � He said u should know this by now go out n find this RT

now he

said ..Later ..When I was replying to this ans he said Ur not fully

correct but still I will pass u And even he told me the

correct ans but it was

bouncer for me I said survey are carried out by class wch is

not

mandatory if owner does not wish to take class as it is not

mandatory to have class ..But inspection is mandatory example

I said PSC inspection ....To this he said Ur correct but not fully correct ....

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Started orals at about 22:20 hrs

1. What r hazards of grain.

2. Hazards of iron ore? ( ans - hazard of shifting, damage

to holds) - thanx to SNEDEN for the answer.

3. Vessel in congested area. 2nd mate calls u Bcoz of Main

engine failure. Master not coming on bridSge . Action?? Further

winds increases n visibility reduces . Action? Ans: NUC lights n

shapes. Sound NUC fog signal. What's the interval between

them?? 2 secs. Thanx to YAMAN .

4. U c 2 all round red lights. What is it??

5. Lights n shapes of NUC.

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1. Difference between MLC and StCW rest hours.

2. Ship Routing in specific.

3. Passenger ship safety certificate and Form R.

4. Y ism is mandatory and resolution no.

5. SEQ survey.

6. IOPP form A& B

7. Disabled ship.

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1. How was your session with external? I said good.. he said

wat good? He has failed you in func 1... it was like bomb to

me.. he showed me file and said you dnt even kno this? I had a

very good look on file... most of topics he wrote were not even

asked to me!!

I decided to brave� n said as far as i kno i have answered each

n every question from func 1.. n told him wat all things he

asked. Then he decided to consider me...

2. He drew on paper.. radar screen.. full of fishing

vessels... all around.. How will you assist master?

3. Secondmate thinks he knocked off fishing vessel but he

is not sure.. he called captain n captain called you for your

suggestion.. wat will you suggest...

4. Form A n B.. both iopp n psc wise..

5. Iron ore loading?

6. Loading grain which has angle of repose 30 deg. Wat is

angle of repose?

Asked me to find out... then he went somewhere... as I was last

candidate..

After finding out also lots of cross questions.. was not happy

till the end

7. He said ok here is your last chance for func 1.. gave me

situation..

mine clearance vessel..

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How will u load grain

What is grain stability booklet and contents What is self

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What's void space for grain ...

What trim will u prefer as a chief mate in dry dock

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He started with what kinds of ships i have done and i told him sir bulk

carrier and mostly car carrier

so the first question was from Gas Carrier

2) What do you mean by control?? No bookish and piratical knowledge

reqd.

3) What do you mean by module of ISPS and when was it implemented?

4) Situation in RV

Radar nonoperational, You hear a fog signal of a vessel on port bow,

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He started with what kinds of ships i have done and i told him sir bulk

carrier and mostly car carrier

so the first question was from Gas Carrier

2) What do you mean by control?? No bookish and piratical

knowledge reqd.

3) What do you mean by module of ISPS and when was it

implemented?

4) Situation in RV

Radar nonoperational, You hear a fog signal of a vessel on port bow,

stbd bow, stbd beam, stbd qtr, and port qtr.Take Action.

Answer- He just want to listen Call Master,

5) Some more question of Master mariners level which mostly i

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1) Anchor restricted vis signal.

2) Latest amendment to solas with respect to container ship

3) Cross members in container ship

4) Maximum angle between 2 wires of Derrick ?

5) Horizontal positioning of lights and sector cut off angles

6) Solas chapter 12 what are the densities ?

7) How container ships are framed ?

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-Difference between ulcc and vlcc? (Not size n all he wanted

technical spec diff)

-wats compliance wat do u understand (I told him bout

complying with codes n issuing of cert but he was saying ur

sayin a very general ans didn't knw wat he wanted exactly)

Tacit n explicit acceptance and some eg of dem. From which

regulation is SMD derived

Hns code

Wat are the consequences of wrong entry into CSR Solas CH 2

regulations

What's d common link between 6th n 10th element of the ISM

code Isps code who orders the increase of security level

Solas amendment with IG n date. why has dat reduced to 8000

NOx regulations

Scopic n reg 13..,I only told him wat I knew cldnt understand

wat he was askin

New rules for ROR & as per which code

Then what is mandatory audit scheme how is it implied on

board Horizontal spacing of lights

How will u plan a passage which point to point Where is it

given berth to berth pp

Trs spoke for sumtime on it lots of x questn Why trs moves the

way it does

Solas CH 5 in detail...various regulations

Many rv situations to each ans he will add AND ...cross questns

Sailing vessel rule n why is it so

Rule 2 what do u understand

How will you convince master for third party damage?? What

are obligation of master

More into resolutions n regulations n legal aspects These were

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SURVEYOR:- ACHUTAN

1. Plan a passage from UK to US in month of December, what factors will you take

into account?

I explained him regarding normal procedure of passage planning adding marking of

ECA areas, load line zones and other special areas. Precautions against cold weather

and ice etc. What is ice accumulation? Have u ever seen ice accumulation? How much

ice can accumulate overnight? I replied I have never seen ice accumulation and no idea

about quantity. Then he explained, about 400 tons of ice can generate overnight

effecting stability of the ship tremendously, ceasing the access to the forecastele which

is again a dangerous situation.

2. Make a risk assessment on use of ECDIS:

I prepared it normal way but he was not satisfied sating some columns are missing in

this, I could not understand his reasoning.

3. You have a vessel 4 points on a port bow, clear day, good visibility, you have a

trainee cadet on bridge with you who will keep an independent watch when he is

officer, how will you train him regarding this situation?

Train that cadet how to report a target like 4 points on port bow, 2 points abaft the

beam etc. take visual bearing and keep monitoring, if bearing remains constant and

vessel is approaching than risk of collision exist as per rule 8. Determine the situation

such as head on, crossing or overtaking.

He asked how will you do that? By determining the aspect.

What is aspect?

I gave him a proper definition of aspect. After that?

In this particular situation if aspect is more than 112.5 than we r overtaking and if less

than it‟s a crossing situation. He stopped me here.

4. You are in northern hemisphere, moving at 15 knot, wind veering, pressure

drop 4mb, your action.

I replied with the action to be taken when TRS is encountered and also told him since I

am not stationary, I have to stop the ship to ascertain the wind pattern. He was

surprised to hear a word „stopping‟ from me and asked me can you stop the ship in

such heavy weather? I replied no I want.

Than what will you do? I was really stuck here and didn‟t know what to say. He told me

you are very close to the answer but you don‟t know that term, there is a specific term

for this. finally he only told me that its „heave to‟ which later on stricked me and that

was the end.

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SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

1) IDENTIFICATION OF BUOYAGE SYSTEM SYSTEM A &B

2) R.V. VESSEL IN TSS YOU HAVE A SHIP AHEAD AFTER 45MINUTES EXPECTED

COLLISION REPLIED REDUCE SPEED , NOW SHE WILL COLLIED IN NINETY MINUTES WHAT

ACTION

3) YOU HAVE A VESSEL RIGHT AHEAD ,ONE VESSEL IS COMING FROM PORT . THERE

IS A SAFE WATER MARK OR A FAIRWAY BUOY ON YOUR STARBOARD SIDE WHAT

ACTION WILL YOU TAKE.

4) YOU ARE GOING TO ANCHOR BETWEEN TWO ANCHORED VESSEL DISTANCE

BETWEEN THESE VESSEL IS HARDLY ONE MILE .HOW WOULD YOU ANCHOR (SAFE WATER

ONLY BETWEEN THE TWO ANCHORED VESSEL)

5) R.V RADAR NON OPERATIONAL YOU HAVE VESSEL AHEAD OF YOU ACTION

6) JANUS CONFIGURATIN

7) Y

OU ARE IN BRIDGE IN SINGAPORE NEAR ONE FATHOM BANK YOUR ENGINE FAILS DUE

TO SOME REASON MASTER UNAVAILABLE TO GO ON BRIDGE HOW YOU WILL HANDLE

THIS SITUATION?

1. How will u load Grain cargo on general cargo vessel? Ans. obviously that vessel

will not have DOA so tell loading grain criteria for vessels without DOA.

2. What r the stability requirements for grain vessels.

3. What is static accumulator oil and how will u load it (Ans. Tell that u will add

anti static accumulator device to raise the electrical conductivity to more than 100 Pico

Siemens).

4. How will u plan to load crude oil including full cargo calculations?

5. What is the requirement for the number of crude oil tanks to b washed?

6. What is MARV? (Ans: Maximum Allowable relief Valve Setting).

7. How will u load heavy lift on the hatch cover of a container ship? If u mention

about CSS code then what r the contents of CSS code and cargo securing manual.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

1. Passage planning from Mumbai to Kuwait in very detail? (Mention all details

including checking of the Lat Long of intended ports first)

2. Now you have found that few charts & few Publications for the intended voyage

are not onboard? (Indent for it)

3. How will you indent for your charts? (Do mention the procedure to get the

latest edition date, cumulative notice & weekly notices)

4. How will you indent for your publications? (Do mention the three monthly

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5. When will you indent for these? (As soon as i get the info for next ports)

6. How will you go about marking the restricted areas in relation to available

depth & width of navigable waters for your vessel in the passage? (My answer was as

per my company policy i.e, 10% - Port limits & berth, 15% - Fairways outside ports,

20% - Ocean Passages)

7. Now your passage plan is ready. What Next? (My ans - I will present it to master

for approval & amendments if any)

8. Ok Master had made some amendments. What next? (My ans - Call for a Bridge

team meeting)

9. Why will you call a bridge team meeting before departure? Is it necessary? (I

told him that it was there as per my company policy)

10. Now assume you are Chief mate and second officer has called you for bridge

team meeting. What all things you are going to check in Bridge team Meeting? (My ans

– As a Chief Officer I will ask the second mate to show me all the loadlines zones which

we will be crossing, suitable areas where i can carry out ballast water exchange, Special

areas for Oil & Garbage, High traffic density areas where i need to assign extra crew for

lookout duties)

11. As a mate what can be done from your side for a safe & proper lookout? (My

ans – To assign extra crew for lookout)

12. What if you feel that there is not sufficient crew onboard, how can u confirm

that? (My ans

– Safe Manning Cert.)

13. Ok the no. Of crew is Ok as per Safe manning certificate but still you feel that

everybody is overloaded with work. (Since the safety of the vessel & safety of

navigation is getting hampered, with consultation with master to request the company

to provide additional hands)

14. Sight Calculation. Last position known to you is previous day 1200 hrs.

15. TRS from which all places you will get the information? (Do not forget to

mention the ASDs, the last TRSs & also path traced by them)

16. How will you find that a TRS is forming? (Blah blah as per Subhra Book)

17. Why the height of the swell is mountaineous outside TRS? (Blah blah as per

Subhra Book)

18. Synoptic Chart? (Blah Blah as per Nitin Mahajan Notes)

19. Have u done it? (My ans - No)

20. Then why r u saying it? (My ans – Sir because u asked it and i have read it in the

book)

21. Flags A,B,G,I,O,N,Z,1st Substitute

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SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

1. What will u do in order to develop a healthy working atmosphere on ship as a

mate( safety, welfare, positive att., skill and knowledge of job ………)

2. Actions as mate if a crew member comes to u with a complaint(be patient, calm

him down, investigate the cause..take action accrdngly….if out of cntrl infrm master)

3. CBA & AOA( biparty-triparty agremnet)

4. Ship handling during anchoring and berthing( use of wind, current/tide)

SURVEYOR:- BAWEJA

1. What is the power of bulbs used for Navigation purpose?

2. Does ROR applies 2 WARSHIPS?? xplain both yes n no n as per which rules n in

what respect. Ans =

complies as per Rule1(a) n Rule 2 at all times xpect in war times.

cannot comply fully positioning of lights n shapes due to a diff kind of constn see

Rule1(c).

3. SW monsoon winds Storm Signals. Ans = not known.

4. Principles of wheelhouse. Ans=he xpects STCW(rest hrs n fitness for duty).

5. Steerin gear failure in a TSS. Actions. Ans=discuss n c Subra's book on

watchkeeping. storm signals

- ship Routing imo publication

- solas ch. 5

- taking over watch- cargo,nav nd heavy weather

- when vl u cal master(if he asks u this question tat means u hav passed)

SURVEYOR:- DESHPANDE

What ships u have done?

o A:Containers

how will u load liquified gas?

o A : i said as per igc code. All necessary precautions. He was not happy. Then i

said gas is liquefied by cooling it below boiling point, and then carried in fully

refrigerated or partly refrigerated.

Q: trs avoiding action

Q difference between trs amd tld?

Q : why is ahead quadrant in rhsc dangerous in n hemisphere ??

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Q : containers carried as per what code ?

o A: Css

Q : ram on port side action?

Q : if u r ram will u give 5 short blasts is other vessel is not altering ?

o A : yes but range is only 2 miles so other vessel may not hear it. He told me

never say only 2 miles u can hear for more than 5 miles also

Q: why to have tide by head while berthing?

Q: gyro principle ? Errors? Corrections ? Precision of gyro scope?? Too many

questions on gyro?

Q fronts ?? Symbols ? Occlusion ?? Tld again?

Q: eta arrangements on tankers ? Which circular ? A : i said i dont know circular

number but i know content!!

After i gave him answer for eta he told me its msc 33.

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM

1. U are in north atlantic ocean, how do u come to know that where r u wrt a TRS?.

2. How wil to determine u are in the dangerous quadrant?

3. Ok, now u r in the dangerous quadrant, how will u keep clear of the trs?

(here he was not satisfied with my answer, i told him everything that is there in subra,

but still he wanted something else, he tried giving he some hints but i culdnt

understand,

he said he wanted a practical answer --- i didnt know what practical answer shud i

give, then he asked, since u r telling me that u will face the true wind on ur stbd bow

and proceed and keep altering as the wind veers where will the storm lie - i said on the

stbd quarter( i was not sure in my mind)....so how will u clear the storm if u keep on

altering explain...i gave all subras fundas...jairam unsatified, said u guys shud not just

tell things written in some books, i want practical answer ...---- i was lost i gave up.)

4. Ur vessel in aground in south china sea, in ur watch i.e c/o watch, actions ?

(after giving all the aground fundas, i finally told him , i'll try to refloat the vessel, and

i'll try to ascertain the nature of the seabed. ok, sea bed is rocky, i said i'll chk if there

is ny change

in ny soundings of ny tanks, he said ur fpk tank and ur no.1 db port and no.1 db stbd

are open to sea, what will u do second time lost)

5. he asked me 3 ROR cards 1. fv seen from astern with gear extending more than

150 mts., 2.cbd more that 50 mts seen end on, 3.lateral port hand buoy region B

4. What is region A , B ?

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SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

What do u knw abt BTM

(all gen. things abt organization, effective navigation, coordination, communication,

avoid accidents out at sea etc.)

U r on bridge ur vessel is approaching pilot stn. 3rd off goes 2 pick up pilot without

walkie talkie , n ur 3rd off riggs d pilot ladder witout man ropes due 2 which pilot falls

in2 d water, ur actions in this

( I said as I vl b on manoeuvring speed will stop engines, inform master ….blah blah I

said I vl take action as I vl keep monitoring frm w/h as 3rd off has no means 2 inform

me)

What do u call this incident ( I said failure of bridge team management)

How cud u avoid ( I said proper communication, certified off 2 receive, manropes

checked, lifebuoy 2 b kept stand by… blah blah)

Whats master responsibility in this (I said tat its his responsibility to ensure tat pilot

embarks n disembarks safely, organize things as he remains d overall

incharge…inform company if things get out of hand… blah blah)

Wht is d 1st n basic principle of navigation thru ice( I spoke abt voyage planning n even

that if i hav a route whr conditions r warmer n if I can avoid navigating thru ice I vl

avoid it was satisfied)

Wht r meteorological conditions n how do they affect u as a navigator (I said temp,

weather, current….etc and d affecting part I spoke little round d bush n then spoke abt

d visibility….he was waitin 2 hear visibility he was satisfied n told me 2 b specific he

said if I want u 2

elaborate will let u know)

Ur r a loaded vlcc in a tss u c a tug right ahead in ur lane ur actions( I said 1st will

ascertain my posn. ten inform master, inform pc, five short n rapid blast n five short n

rapid flashes if at night he said n wht more no flags… i said X first ten D he wanted 2

hear D I guess)

What is weather Routing(I said ant currents , tides , iceberg limits, pressure etc… n will

help

in navigation n stuff ....... was satisfied)

Wht is effective navigation ( I quoted rule 5, he asked me y effective I went elaborating

d rule again goin round n round… he changed d question)

As a chief mate how will u assist a casualty ( I spoke abt immediate first aid, stretcher

hospital 2 b ready inform master maintain co-ordination, I told him abt d near miss

part, safety meetin discussion n finally told him I will assist d master in implementing

proper n effective safety standards onboard to avoid such accidents in future was

satisfied)

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Wht is occupational hazard( gen… )

Tell me everytin abt rule no. 30 ( I quoted d rule for him) Tell me everytin abt rule no.

21 ( I quoted d rule again)

Fog signals for towin vessel, towed vessel, vessel aground ( pls mention if towed vessel

not manned not obliged 2 do so)

Wht is restricted waters( gen. I spoke abt d depth n insufficient sea room 2 navigate n

stuff ...... )

If d diff bet true north n true south is 180 deg wht is d diff bet magnetic north n mag.

South ( I said it will vary n it will not b 180 deg. As it will depend on variation… n diff

bet TN N MN is

variation… was satisfied)

What r d means for position fixing at sea( he said jus 3… ...... it ten stuck me celestial,

electronic n terrestrial........ was happy)

Wht is ship Routing( general)

What is tss( I started quotin d rule ... he stopped me half way) n asked can u violate tss

(I

said no I cannot violate tss he said ten who can violate I quoted rule 10 para k and l n

said they can violate ten he told me u r on tat RAM vessel mentioned in d last 2 para so

can u violate ten I confidently said yes I can violate was satisfied)

Ten he started wit his pet questions wht I was waitin for as I knew sum of tem

Wht is d diff bet. Normal bulb n navigational bulb( normal bulb -1 filament, nav bulb-

2 filaments …he wanted more…..apart frm wht I told him…. he told me normal bulb r

screw type n pin type n nav bulbs r even plate type………m not aware… )

Wht is d outer portion of d sidelight called d casing part ( dioptic lens…….was

satisfied)

Wht is lee tide n how does it help u ( lee tide- wind n direction of current same, I said

it helps in passage planning current n wind favours u like plan accordingly, n even

during maneuvering )

Spring tide n neap tide( spring- sun n moon in conjunct ........ neap sun n moon in

quadrature)

Wht is gyro technically known as ( -sensitive element.......... guys tis question was not

asked 2 me but it is one of his pet questions)

Asked me wht is new colregs divided in2 ( how many parts n annexes) Wht is annex 1

of colregs

How will u test a sart n epirb ( I will follow instructions given on it .. satisfied)

How vl u carry out emergency steering drill( I started elaboratin……he said talk like a

mate…………I said instructions r given in steering flat n wheel house vl follow tem

….was happy)

How will u as a mate assist master in decision makin… (general…)

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Wht is synoptic chart n how vl does it help u( general I spoke abt it givin me a d

behavior of weather at tat time n accordingly vl help in makin prognosis from d

present condition….n help me 2 take appropriate n effective actions)

Whr does trs originate , wht is d general movement, why does it recurve , n whr in NH

n E longitude does it occur( originate I said 5- 25 deg, gen movement WNW in NH, y

does it recurve I did not know I said I was tryin 2 find out but I cud‟nt ten he xplained

2 me tat it recurves bcoz low pressure area goes n strikes d high pressure area n tis

high pressure area acts like a wall n due 2 which it strikes it n gets deflected, in NH

it occurs in bay of Bengal

near Andaman n even in south china sea……was satisfied… ... )

Avoiding action dangerous quadrant NH( met book)

Wht is d defn of beaching,stranding, grounding, sinking n foundering...... (sinking-

vessels

looses its buoyancy completely, foundering- ingress of water n followed by sinking,

vessel unable 2 cope up wit ingress, grounding – wen vessel takes d ground,

stranding- wen vessel does not hav tendency to refloat……m not sure………I did not

knw sinkin defn… ............................................................................................... n

gave

him some crap……ten he told me d defns.)

Vessel has a collision take action as a mate (general)

Wht r d latest amendments 2 colregs n solas n wen did they come into force (I told him

abt colregs – annex 4 dist. Signals, n abt solas ( ETA,LRIT, VDR wit regulation no. n

chapter no. was satisfied)

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

1) DESCRIBE SHIPS REPORTING SYSTEM .

2) PLAN A PASSAGE FROM YOKAHAMA TO SANFRANCISCO

3) WHY ARE CURRENTS STRONGER IN THE WEST ATLANTIC AS COMPARED TO EAST

ATLANTIC.

4) DESCRIBE OCEAN CURRENTS

5) DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OCEAN CURRENTS & TIDAL STREAM

6) SINGS OF APPROACHING TRS.

7) CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF A TRS

8) ACTION TO AVOID A TRS.

9) ECDIS ( PERFORMANCE STANDARDS)

10) QUOTE RULE- 5 ( WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ―all other available means‖

11) QUOTE RULE- 6 ( STOPPING DISTANCE , TURNING ABILITY ??? )

12) what was my vsl last sea speed , so now u r in Malacca straits , suddenly heavy

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rain causing

restricted visibility , action , what is your safe speed now & at what speed u will

proceed now

,, he actually wants da speed u will be doing

13) characteristics & limitations of radar , what does it mean?

14) QUOTE RULE- 19

15) DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOUYAGES IN THE WORLD ..

16) DESCRIBE A EAST CARDINAL MARK- DEFINITION – COLOUR –SHAPE- LIGHTS –

INTERVAL

17) DESCRIBE A WRECK MARKING BUOY - DEFINITION – COLOUR –SHAPE- LIGHTS –

INTERVAL

18) ABOUT 8 BOUYAGE CARDS

19) ABOUT 15-20 ROR CARDS

20) PRINCIPLE OF A GYRO COMPASS.

21) HOW WILL YOU FIND COMPASS ERROR ( AMP , AZIMUTH, TRANSIT BEARING

)WHICH IS THE MOST ACCURATE – TRANSIT BEARING. , FROM AMP & AZIMUTH WHICH IS

MORE ACCURATE. WHY

22) DEV CARD SHOWS 8degree W, YOU CALCULATE 10degree W, WHAT COULD BE

THE CAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE

Sorting out the differences between tides and currents

It takes a sailor to know the difference between currents, tides, and tidal streams,

although the rules are simple. A current is a steady, permanent, horizontal movement

of water, like a broad river running through the open ocean. A tidal stream also is a

horizontal movement of water, but its speed and direction vary frequently and

regularly according to the state of the tide. A tide is a vertical movement of water. You

can‟t pile up water vertically, of course, so when the tide rises, the water has to slip off

sideways. This movement is called a tidal stream and, like a current, is described by its

set and drift (course and speed).The average strength of a 6-hour tidal stream is two

thirds of its maximum flow. The total drift in nautical miles in that time is two thirds of

the maximum rate in knots, multiplied by 6.In most locations, the ebb (outgoing) tide

is stronger than the flood (incoming) tide, and lasts longer. At or near the coast, the

ebb and flood don‟t flow toward and away from the shore, but rather run parallel

with it. A tidal stream is usually stronger within 2 or 3 miles of the coast than it is

farther out. See also Ocean Currents; Slack and Stand; Tides.

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SURVEYOR:- KHAMBATA

1. Overtaking situation. Im the vessel over taking her from stbd side, what

action…..then I overtake and alter my course to port and situation seems to be

crossing whose responsibility ( I said still my responsibility cos any chnge in brg wil nt

relieve me of my duty of keeping clear til it is finaly past…happy)

2. Southern hemisphere U r near a Trs .Action … ( tel every thing from

determining the bearing til taking wind on port bow or quarters depending on the semi

circle)

3. Errors of GPS

4. Which is accurate GPS or DGPS and how will it be indicated if it is a DGPS (

markings are not there) …

5. In Ecdis how will you put T n P notices…Does T n P corrections come in C.D. for

correcting…( In Ecdis manualy data can be added and erased when required…this is

used for T n P correction s and T n P corrections wil not come thorugh c.d. as normal

ECDIS correction comes)

6. what is BTM and BRM

7.U r leaving a port and u have a small UKC… will the ship squat ..( yes) then what are

the factors on which squat depends ( I told on speed ) and then he asked anything else

any co efficient( I recalled block co efficient ) does the ship always squat by stern ( said

no) then how is it related to coefficient and if block co efficient more then squat by

head and if less then squat by stern

8. mooring operations , what precautions will u take ( said all abt normal mooring

practices and snap back zone)

9. In what conditions tug rope will part and what precautions will u tke to tke cre

of the crew. ( said if rope is bad or tug pulls it more then the strength required or

chafing of rope and to prevent wil keep crew out of that area when tug id pulling)

10. Anchor is dragging , action

11. If the pressure is dropping and u don‟t see anything on the wx fax, what are

your obligations ( said him open bridge door and tap the barometer and then may be

trs is developing or a tropical depression then inform other vessels and coastal

authority as per solas ch V met services reg. ) then he asked answer me as a mate .. I

replied I will first have to inform the master …that was what was required )

12. when are you allowed to enter a traffic seperation zone.

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SURVEYOR:- KHATRI

1. terminology of TRS( wanted all the defination and its meaning including angle

of indraft n vertex n all)

2. Recite Rule no.1 exactly word to word and Rule no.7

3. Fishing vessel defination word to word ( also asked me what fishing gears are

there and which annex it is given jst to confuse its all in Rule 3 only)

4. procedures to take moonsight ..( dont miss to say augmentation of S.D. and HP

which i missed)

5. Procedures to calculate Ex Mer sight by Noories table ( i told him the formulae

bt he wanted frm Noories table)

6. ............ 5/6 ROR Cards ( his fav is Red White Green light in a vertical line ,,,,,i

answered him seaplane and i gt a plus point ther bt of no use)

7. ............................................................................ then red and green combined side light in

fwd and two white lights above it ( i answered vessel less than 12m and towing sme

object .......................................................... he dint say nethin)

8. Ror cards for isolated danger mark, North cardinal buoy and Preffered channel

to stbd in region B. also what is the purpose of North cardinal buoy ( i said for markin

the north side of a shallow patch ...or it shows the direction according to compass. he

was nt satisfied,,,n he

said it was started initialy fr markin wrecks.)

9. ............................................................................................................ characterstics of VQ and

Q flashing lights....( i cudnt answer ......................................... he wants the no of

flashes

per minute )

10. ........................................... Sailing vessel situations. ( both were sailing vessel and

who is supposed to take action(

ask fr which side the wind is )

11. then Annex 3 Requirement for bell..( he told me to draw a bell jst a normal dia i

drew a manual bell he wanted an electric bell. minus one there)

12. gave one Narrow Channel situation

13. ...................................................... Fog signal for vessel aground. ( exact sequence

how the signal will be heard)

14. .......................................................... Approaching Restricted visibility preparation as a

duty officer

15. In cards Fishing vessel with hauling nets shooting nets and nets fast upon an

obstruction ( will show hauling nets underway and then ask what if the instead of white

over red there are two red lights one above other i told its nets fast upon and

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16. obstruction then he asked nethin else needs to be dne i said no then he said if

nets are fast upon an obstruction then hw can a vessel be underway so side lights and

mast head lights are not required)

SURVEYOR:- KHATRI

1. Use of flinders bar and spheres

2. Schuler tuning

3. Started with cards.

a. W - R light in a horizontal line

b. R - W - G in a horizontal line

(Seaplane. I did not know)

c. Asked a few more cards.

4. Situations

a. NUC, CBD, RAM

Which v/l will take action and by which rule.

I said CBD will not impede the passage of NUC and RAMas per rule 18. NUC, R A M.

Now, which v/l will keep clear and as per which rule?

I said rule 2 but he wanted to hear crossing situation and said that rule 2 is the last

resort and he wanted a more immediate rule

b. Two sailing, which v/l will take action. i forgot to ask him the wind direction, By

now i was sure that function 1 was out of my hands

5. After this he went into Annex 1 COLREGs

SURVEYOR:- LK PANDA

Func 1

1. what is voyage planning?

started telling him about appraisal and referring publications. using asd and ocean

passages to select the best route.

here he stopped me and said suppose if you have plotted a great circle and capt says

to use a rhumb line. i said i would put rhumb line. he asked why do you think capt

asked you to do that. explained to him about GC taking to high lat where weather can

cause concerns.

2. How would you determine safe speed ?

i started explaining in my own words. He said if you can quote then do that because

you are bound to make some mistakes when using your own words. i said ok sir, and

started quoting in the middle he would ask me to stop and explain the points.

In the radar section he asked me about limitations of radar.

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3. Gave situations with the ship models (we were sitting in capt saggi's office) ?

Expected to hear what rule is applicable quote the rule and action to be taken. Pretty

standard situations.

4. How would you navigate in and around a TSS? What precautions will you take in

those places.

told him about the converging and diverging traffic, reporting as may be required by

the port control etc.

5. TRS- pretty much everything about them formation, action, detection etc. in

which areas does it usually form, i said between 5° - 23 °. he said it is 25°.

then he asked where in bay of bengal do they form. i had no clue. i said in the northern

part of bay of bengal. he looked at me funny then i said little more to the south. he

said a lot more to the south near andaman. then he explained that place has the

perfect conditions for formation of trs.

5a. difference between currents and tides how and why do they occur? standard answer

6. Difference between beaching and grounding ?

told him beaching is intentional and done to save the vessel in dire situations.

grounding is accidental.

As a mate your master tells we will be beaching what action will you take?

i started by saying that we would scout for appropriate beaching ground, he said that

is master's job you tell me what YOU will do practically. I said to minimize pollution

and stuff i would try to transfer if possible any cargo and fuel to safe tanks. he said is

that ever possible. i said usually not possible. he told me to give a straight practical

answer. i said ring alarm , muster crew, close water tight doors, ready boats, prepare

fire fighting and sounding equipment. He was satisfied.

7. what all is there in damage stability booklet?

I dont know why but somehow i thought this was in func 3 and i had left it completely.

I was struggling. then he asked me which ships i have done. i said gas carriers. then he

said suppose there is damage to the ship, how will you use the booklet. i told him i will

find out which spaces which have been affected, get their volume and permeability

calculate the ingress of water, and get potential loss in GM, trim, list, stresses etc. He

seemed satisfied.

8. Ocean currents? reason they occur. standard answer

SURVEYOR:- LK PANDA

1) how wil u take weather precautions on a voyage

2) details on polar code

3) weather criteria for ships

4) with what instrument on board will chief officer monitor effect of weather on

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the vessel ( loadicator )

5) how loadicator can be used to monitor stress due to bad weather

answer given by him :- loadicator sea condition is given for beufort scale 4. so

increase teh scale in teh loadicator and then check teh stresses if they are acceptable

at higher beufort scale

6) difference between current and tides

7) what drift ( not satisfied by my answer )

he explained by drawing on paper . he explained that there is cyclic roation of the

water which sets in the water speed

8) what is upwelling ( not satisfied by my answer)

he explained by drawing on a paper how upwelling occurs. for me this concept was

new and it did not match at all with subra book

9) gps fails on board . how wil u come to know on ecdis ( alarm )

10) ecdis fails. what wil u do ? ( not satisfied by my answer )

Answer as per him - change to paper charts , compare the scale of the ecdis chart and

paper chart, plot the dr on the chart, plot own course from dr , check for how long it is

safe to continue on that course

11) how does a trs form ?

12) in bay of bengal , where would a trs develop ? ( andaman nicobar )

13) why wil it develop there ?

14) what are convection currents in formation of clouds ?

15) what is a ship Routingsystem ?

ROR TIME :- HE TOLD U MAKE ONE MISTAKE AND FUNCTION 1 IS OUT FOR U. I AM

VERY STRICT IN ROR AND RULES

he kept about 5 models of ships in front of my model and told me to assess the

situation and answer for all the vessels giving the situation with all vessels, type of

action i would take , due to which rule, and then to quote the rule whatever i used in

the situation.

I told him i wont be able to quote the rule but wud be able to say the full rule in the

understood way.

he said that that is not acceptable by me. u have to quote the rule. i said i wil try sir.

16) situations involved -

a) crossing from port bow - rv and normal

b) fishing vessel on port bow

c) headon situation

d) sailing vessel overtaking

e) crossing from stbd bow with sailing vessel on stbd bow overtaking us

17) rules quoated - 6,13,14,15,19 ( best i could )

18) master informed u that vessel is to be beached, action as chief officer ?

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19) how to calculate the stability of the vessel in this situation? ( i didnt knew ) - he

was frustrated by me at this point of time

20) how would u calcute value of p when drydocking? ( i told i dont know the

formula to find out p at this point of time )

21) how does the stabilty of teh vessel is effected when drydocking of the vessel? ( i

told about virtual loss of gm as weight of p is discharged virtually when vessel

drydocks )

22) what is difference between bilging and damaged vessel above waterline ( i told

bilged vessel wil create a loss of buoyancy and water plane area will be affected and

that wont happen in damage vessel above waterline) - he was not satisfied

his answer :- bilging can cause flow of water in both directions in and out while the

other can cause only ingress

23) princlipal of gyro compass

24) explain precission and explain how does the movement happen when torque is

applied ( he gave me a pencil and tole me to explain )

25) how wil u make a gyro north seeking ? ( explained precission in tilt and azimuth

and top heavy bottom heavy etc )

26) principal of magentic compass ? ( tried to explain but could not satisfy him )

27) can magnetic compass used in higher latitude?

28) reason for not being used? ( i tried to answer as per nitin mahajan - he got wild

at me and told me to stop my nonsense )

29) why are currents on wester sides are stronger than easter sides? ( western

intensification and coriolis force . i followed by saying that i am not too sure on how

that helps making the currents stronger! he replied U ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANYTHING

TILL NOW!!

30) precautions for ice navigation?

31) what happens when u use de-icing compound ? ( it prevents ice accretion on

decks )

32) how will u determine your position in open seas

33) in which rule does it say " scanty info shuld not be used "

34) different types of ship reporting systems in the world?

35) reports to be sent to them?

SURVEYOR:- OAK

1) U are on a container ship, thersa container ship comind down right ahead,

thers another vsl on or port bow around 3 pts and thers a fairway buoy on ur stbd Bow

around 4 pts. The fairway buoy is at around 4 miles . good visibility and risk of

collision exists. The tcpa of both the vsls is the same . Action

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My Rply: 1 short blast and alter course to stbd.

2) Identify the Fairway buoy

My rply: told him the shape , colour, and light of the fairway buoy(Safe water mark

buoy).

3) U are on a container ship ,there‟s a vsl 3 pts on ur port bow and another vsl on

ur stbd qtr. Thers risk of collision , the radar is operational and RV.action

My reply: Reduce speed to the minimum at which I can be kept on my course and if

necessary take all way off.

4) You are transiting through a TSS and thers a vsl ahed of u , whom u r

overtaking and RV My rply: Alter course to port and over take him frm the port side .He

asked me as per which rule …I said rule 19

5) u r on a big tanker ship transiting through Singapore straits. One fathom Buoy

is around 3 pts on ur port bow and ur engines failedk, thers another vsl behind u in the

tss.action

rply: display the NUC signal, inform master ,inform the Singapore VTS and prepare for

emergency anchorage.

6) Master is not yet come on the Bridge Rply: call him up again

7) master Still not coming

Rply: Ring the emergency alarm

8) Still not comin

Rply: Send a crew member to his cabin. In the mean time ask another officer (2nd

officer ) to go Fwd stns for the anchorage.

9) the Crew member reports to u that master has slipped, banged his head and is

unconscious(Master is incapacitated)

rply: Call up the chief cook and the stwd .as they are the members of the medical party

and so are familiar with the location of the first aid kit and procedures and equipment.

First anchor the ship and then attend to the Master.

10) now u have to prepare for evacuation of the master frm the ship.what options

of evacuations do u have

rply: helicopter evacuation , one method where the helicopter lands on the ship and

the the other method is the winching method.

11) This particular tanker ship of urs does not have enough landing space for the

vsl

Rply: prepare for winching , whinching area the bridge wing area as the tanker bridge

wings have a considerable open area. Told him about helicopter operations

12) after u anchored the ship u suddenly find that the ship has developed a 3

degree port list. rply: Call another officer on the bridge and hand over the watch to him

while I go down and investigate the cause of the list . sound the tanks

13) u r grounded at 4 db port side and now have to prepare for emergency towage

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14) make the fog signal for a vsl aground ( he wants u to make it with ur mouth)

rply: I asked him the length of the vsl (130m).

15) what emergency towing arrangements does a tanker have fwd and aft

16) how will u pass the towing line to the tug coming to u frm the stbd side and u

also have a wind of force 5 blowing frm the stbd qtr

rply: told him that ill use the LTA and attach a messenger line to the line of the LTA

17) how will u fire the LTA

for ur understanding, if u have to pass the line of a LTA in the North direction and if u

have the wind blowing frm the west , then u fire the LTA in a dirction of around 045 so

that the wind catches the line and the line will curve and the propellent of the LTA will

to the north. 18)how will u make use of the small diamonds on the chart.

The tidal range and the tidal stream diamonds. Thers a table on the chart giving the

tidal range and stream.

19)u have received weather warnings of heavy weather , what precautions with respect

to cargo will u take

18) how will u assist the master with ice navigation, u r already in a pack of ice

19) wat happens to a gyro in high latitude

SURVEYOR:- OAK

No cards, No quoting, No Magnetic boards. Capt. Khatri's cabin has models. So straight

forward models for situations. I was confident with ROR though.

1. 4 vessels ahead, 1 on STBD bow abaft the beam crossing, 1 overtaking from

fine quarter vessel entering port. I said reduce speed, assess situation and tackle each

target as per least CPA.

2. Rest. Visib. operational RADAR- 1 on STBD quarter and 1 on Port Bow. I said

reduce speed and let both vessels pass as per rule 19.

3. Red buoy 2+1 flashing in Japan- Which buoy. Preferred channel to PORT.

Topmark- I said Triangle, He said cone.

4. Then asked about fairway buoy characteristics. Told him for Special mark.

5. Vessel in Singapore Straits, one vessel o'taking not taking action. Action- 5

short blasts. Narrow Channels rule.

6. Now you are NUC, OFB Buoy on Port Buoy (OFB btw is ONE FaTHOM BANK and I

didnt know. I told him never been to Singapore as a officer and then he asks me how

much is one fathom, yaha se mera Function 1 starting getting screwed)- I said I'll show

proper signals, inform VTS and consider anchoring.

7. What speed will U anchor- I said Emergency Situation and Shallow very close so

at 4-5 knots. Not satisfied says anchor gone and Master will come up on bridge. (Then

remembered Master ko kal raat ko daru pilake sulaya hai). He says anchor gone Master

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gets a heart attack, U have to land him ashore. Said about Helicopter ops, inform VTS

and stuff after anchoring.

8. If other anchor does not hold and breaks. I said beach the vessel. He asks how

without engines. Im clean bowled, runout, caught, hitwicket all at once. I said wherever

find suitable beaching ground go and beach. Aise hi just to show miracles do happen.

9. Towing vessel comes to ake you out. Not coming close coz of shallow, how to

pass heaving line. I said LTA. He asks which side. I said into wind. He says 1 LTA

wasted. I sad use the other I have two now away from the wind. Happy.

10. What is MSI?? Stumped that was the only one left. Ok Its Maritime Safety

Information. Ch V reg 4. I took it in terms of Meterology since we were talking of wind.

Wrote it on my form.

11. VTS and SRS regulations.

12. What is Ship Routing? Answered and Happy.

13. Which Solas Ch. V regs important as a Mate. Said all, then most impo Pilot

Hoisting arrangement coz under mate's control and his responsibility. Happy.

SURVEYOR:- OAK

1) safe water mark on starboard side..vl right ahead, sailing vl on port and vl on

port bow..roc with all vls take action...

I answered since this is a safe water mark it indicates safe water all around I will alter

to stbd keeping clear of the buoy…he changed the situation..

2) RV radar not working other vessel approaching from port bow. Intensity of

sound signal increasing..action..

I said since I cannot determine the cpa I will reduce my speed..he said still coming..i

said I will take all her way off by going astern…then he said how will convey other

vessel u r going astern..

I said I cannot bcos in rv cannot use manvring signals…he wasn‟t happy..he kept

saying then how u will convey other dat u are going astern…

I think he wanted to hear that even if u r going astern on engine ship is actlly not

moving astern…hence till the time we fully stop we give 1 long..nd then 2 long blast

eventually on stopping…

3) describe safe water mark

4) Errors of gyro

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SURVEYOR:- OAK

1. Situasn in RV, u r going in singapore st. behind a vsl, ur spd is more, risk of

collision exists... action... ans i vl overtake her, he said shallow patch on stbd side, tel

him, i vl overtake from port side cos as per rule, u can alter to port for a vsl being

overtaken...

2. Calculasn of tide in detail, wat is neap n spring tides

3. Errors of GPS

4. SRS (ship reporting system) n VTS (vessel traffic survices) in detail

5. RED Flashing 2+1, in Japan... describe the buoy

6. ............................................................................................ In Singapore straits near OFB

master died action. ................................................. i was answerin suddenly he said

engine

fails, action... while i was answering, he askd how much is one fathom, i said. 6 feet

den he

said, soon after u anchored, vsl listed 2 deg to port, action...

7. How vl u assist master in command decision making (read from nitin mahajan)

SURVEYOR:- PANIGRAHI

1) Quote Rule 8 and 2 – He actually listened to each and every word I said. Was

blank at the start but then started rattling it off. Asked me to explain Rule 2 and what

is observance of good seamanship. Gave him a few examples.

2) Steering failure while heading out from port – told him switch over to the other

steering system, and try out NFU too, if still not responding then call for emergency

steering. Broadcast PAN PANPAN alert by VHF informing vessels and VTS. Contingency

anchoring position. He stopped me there, I guess he was satisfied. But one never

knows from his expressions, as dead as they can get.

3) ECDIS Performance standards – could not answer many points,

4) Role of AIS and LRIT IN today‟s world – gave him a broad description and

finished off saying that it helps in the overall management of traffic Routing and

enhances safety of navigation, safety of life, and prevention of pollution. What is

mentioned about VTS in SOLAS? ( I guess the main point in func I was that rules were

quoted, if u do that when asked, Func I is in ur kitty.)

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SURVEYOR:- PRAMOD KUMAR

1. new wreck mark

I think its Blue and yellow strips,, with red and yellow flashing( not sure) 2.TRS and

signs of TRS.. ( looking for word halo- P kumar told me) 3.cardinal marks and lateral

marks

4. prefered channel markins, region A and B.....

5. ..................................................................................... gyro error ( Damping error and co

spd lat error. ....................................................... formula for the same,,

6. which gyro compass have damping error ( not sure) 7.few cards and situations..

8. make cargo plan for loading 100000 t of crude oil on your previous vsl......

9. precaution for cow operation. ( he want to listen that cargo kept for cow should

not be

from the bottom of the tank.)

10. draw flamemability diagrame and explain it..

11.. when loading cargo how will u release the tank pressure...

12.anchor dragging action( I told him that 1st i will lower more shackle on 1st anchor

and

than if sttill not holding drop 2 nd anch........capt P kumar said no mmmediately drop

the 2

nd anch......

SURVEYOR:- PRAMOD KUMAR

1) ROR situations regarding sailing vessels, power driven vessels etc..i had to

justify my action as per which rule in each case..

2) What is Safe speed? And who do u determine it in different situations and what

factors does it depend on?

3) TRS: favourable conditions? How will you detect? How to determine in which

quadrant you are in? what is veering and backing? How do you determine veering and

backing? Action to be taken when in dangerous quadrant and navigable quadrant?

4) Once anchor is aweigh are you underway? (yes) now if ur heading is 000 T and

current is 180 what will ur heading be? Without using engines? What will happen if you

give hard starboard? Will ur heading change? By how much? Will she settle on any

particular heading?

5) How will you identify a north cardinal buoy by day and night? You are steering

000 T and you see a north cardinal buoy right ahead.. action?

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SURVEYOR:- PRAMOD KUMAR

1. Weather at centre of TRS?(absolutely calm)

2. Various Cards esp fishing / RAM / Sailing.(be thorough)

3. Whether Fishing vsl is RAm?(YES-Definition of Fishing vsl).

4. Night / Day signal of Sailing vsl propelled by macinery.(Power driven of her

lenght).

5. BIMMS?(Bangladesh,India,Myanmar,Maldives,Srilanka-for coastal vsls and NCVs)

6. NCV?(Near Coastal Voyage)

7. RV encountered, actions.Calling master in forepeak tank.(to call master , he

wants to sound 5-short and

rapid blast on whistle as master has no walkie talkie or responsible person on top_.)

8. Sailing from India to Brazil, precautions w.r.t. cargo (other than weather)?

9. Loadline charts, on wat basis these are made?(made on seasonal basis-he

wants the "SEASON" and nothing else).

10. Identification of dredger / diving opn vsl at anchor?(her day and night signal)

11.Alarms of navtex , doppler log, echo sounder, gyro?(for navtex-when URGENCY or

DISTRESS message recd)

12. Controls on auto pilot?

SURVEYOR:- MIRANDA

1) Self introduction, type of vsl I have sailed.

2) Abrupt written status.

3) Voyage planning from Mumbai to Japan through Singapore Malakka straight as a

Mate, he doesn‟t want to listen 2nd mate part.

Ans – Loadline zone requirement, high risk area (Piracy), all about ocean currents on

passage, ballast wtr mng, cargo care & ventilation, warm clothes for crew, Marpol Reg,

any special areas, garbage disposal. He said ok. Next question.

4) Sign of TRS

Ans:- Swell, drop of atmospheric pressure, Wx msgs, weather.

5) Name some ocean currents?

6) Where you find Labrador current and Gulf stream current.

7) 20 to 25 ror cards from his mobile.

8) Two crossing situations, action.

9) Heavy Weather Precaution? All I told Shamsul Notes.

10) Error of Sextant.

Ans:- a) Error of perpendicular b) Side Error c) Index error d) Error of Collumination e)

Graduation error f) Centering error g) Optical

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11) Draw some synoptic charges symbols.

12) Error of echo sounder.

13) Open moore. Explain.

14) All procedure about emergency, steering on your last vessel,

15) Enclose space entry in ballast tanks, how you proceed?

SURVEYOR:- MIRANDA

1) Current (What do you know about current) Ans:- Drift, upwelling, gradient.

2) Formation of TRS

Ans:- 1st Indication shell, baro< 3mb

3) South China Sea, wind veering, action?

Ans:- Keep Wind on Stb bow and proceed.

4) Passage Plan from Mumbai to UK

Ans:- Check chart, order if not available.

- Piracy area, so preparation for that.

- Cold climate, ice a creation.

- Conduct meeting, explain all the points.

5) ROR Cards:-

Ans:- „N‟ Cardinal, aground v/l < 50 m & > 50 m, NUC, CBD (only identify)

6) Piracy area precautions.

Ans:- Call cell crew, meeting, brief all the risk. Razer wire to be….

Company security officer & DPA contact no. posted SSAS mock test to be done.

7) Heavy weather precaution.

Ans:- first meeting, all loose item keep in store and lash bridge eqpt to be lashed. All

crew to lash in their cabin. ER informed M/E on & slow speed.

8) Enclose space entry in ballast tank.

Ans:- First de-ballast if water present.

- Ventilate thrash manholes (both manholes opened) till O2 content is 21%, CO as

per checklist.

- Have one man standby with walkie-talkie.

- Provide lighting, complete the checklist and get sign by master and seaman then

proceed.

9) Barometer correction? Err?

Ans:- I told index err, then he said it is correction ―No idea about Barometer err‖

10) How will you drop it in a river whose width is not sufficient. 11) Draw Cold/ Warm/ Occulded front symbol.

12) Going from warm to cold climate. How will you ventilate cargo?

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Ans:- ―Ship Sweat‖, Check dew pt. temp of outside air if temp of hold is < Dew pt of

outside air then do not ventilate.

13) Error of Sextant.

Ans:- Side err, index err, err of perpendicularity, graduation err. (only name, not in

detail)

1) Error of Echo Sounder.

Ans:- (Only Err Number, no details)

SURVEYOR:- SHUKLA

1) what precautions in RV when navigating in a narrow channel in Japanese

waters?

2) Have you taken star sight ? How to take it? ( DEBATE WENT ON FOR 30 MINS )

3) CBD AND RAM WHO WILL KEEP CLEAR? CBD AS PER RULE 18

4) NARROW CHANNEL ENUF WATER AROUND FOR THE OVERTAKING VESSEL , NO

NEED FOR THE VSL TO BE OVERTAKEN TO TAKE ACTION , WILL THE OVERTAKING

VESSEL GIVE THE SIGNAL. YES . SHE WILL

5) ..................................................................................................... HERE WAS THE GOOGLY -

THERE ARE TWO TRS ONE BELOW EACH OTHER ...U R IN NAVIGABLE SEMICIRCLE OF ONE

AND WHEN U TAKE ACTION U LAND UP IN DANGEROUS QUADRANT OF OTHER. DONT

ARGUE HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE .............................................. JUS TAKE ACTIONS AS PER

THE QUADRANT U R IN ...AND YOU WILL BE SAFE . IF AVOIDING ACTION FOR TWO TRS

WAS

OF SO CONCERN AND IT WUD HAV BEEN GIVEN IN MET FOR MAR.

6) MASTERS WIFE ON PORT WING ,, AFTER SUMTIME JUMPS OVERBOARD AT 19:45

ALL ACTIONS FOR MOB.

7) ............................. F/V AT ANCHOR. SIGNALS , LIGHTS

SURVEYOR:- SRIVASTAVA

Directly started with q's frm Capt. Srivastav

1. How will you carry out passage planning ? (told him duties of both 2nd mate

and chief mate)

2. ................................. Pressure is fallin how will u prepare ship ( read the various

reports and c if u have a

storm warnin , record weather hrly and all tat , inform dept heads to secure items etc.)

3. ROR cards 10-15 and a buoys.

4. TRS.

5. ................................................ Ship is enterin port said assist master in approach

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SURVEYOR:- SRIVASTAVA

1. Psg planning. explain everythng (wants everything in precise).

2. Explain Weather routing, ship routing

3. Routing charts. Explain in detail.

4. Explain briefly about all publications/equipments on the bridge.

5. Sight calculation, methods and ways. Why do we use the method of back

angel??

6. COLREGS Rule 01,02,09,10,18,19, various situations.

7. Nav Warnings. explain the format u receive on a NAVTEX receiver. He asked

various signs used on the weather map. Fukin asked me 2 draw it!!

8. Every single damn thing of a TRS (ALMOST THE ENTIRE CHAPTER). Thn he

started asking as if it was orals jus for MET!! Fronts, col, and lot of difrnt things

including equipments!! ( This topic went on for long!!)

9. Weather prognosis, synoptic charts.. timings..

10. Characteristics, limitations and restrcn of radar.

11. Performance standard of a Radar. Also for GPS (thnks mithil)

12. Vessel in dover straits, visibilty suddenly reduces to 1 mile.. What will be ur

safe speed and how will u determine the same?

13. Factors 2 b determined while considering safe speed.

14. Errors in gyro. He also Wants the formula for co.spd lat error!!

15.

16. Polar navigation, precautions and planning. (Wants 2 kno that u kno about the

POLAR CODE!!). Vessel planing a voyage frm San Fransisco 2 Yokohama. Plan ur psg.

17. Draw the constellation for URSA major n minor!!

18. Asked me a lot about piracy!! Transiting in gulf of Aden!! Wants 2 kno ur

knowledge of entire reporting and the pre planning b4 entering a piracy porne area as

a chief mate (whos the SSO in almost every 2nd company)!! (do not forget 2 to tell him

bout, Actions as per the SSP and increasing the security level, CONVOYS, CITADEL

POSITION). Since, in my company the 2nd mate is the SSO, i told him hell lot of things

which he was pretty amazed 2 listen NON STOP ;-). So it came in my favour.

SURVEYOR:- SUBRAMANIAM

1) How will you take over watch at 0400 hrs?

(he wanted to listen main points…master‟s night orders, navtex - Wx warnings on

chart, check quarter master if in fatigue, acquire targets on radar, SMS watch take over

checklist)

2) Heavy weather onset precautions?

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(I started with inform Master as per standing order wind force, inform mate, engine

room, catering department, respective precautions in each department, log wx in deck

log book as per frequency in SMS manual heavy weather checklist)

3) 1900 hrs Vl aground what action how will u assist master?

Stop, inform, lights, sounding tanks, sounding n nature seabed, ascertain damage or

pollution, E/R tank sounding, reporting as per sopep, damage stb calu, Blah blah blah

4) ROR Cards (NUC + Aground, fishing, safe water mark, isolated danger, south

cardinal)

5) Approaching restricted Vis action?

Inform Master as per standing order, fog signal, extra lookout (he asked who is extra

lookout I said bosun or OS other than quarter master as per bridge watch schedule,

blah blah blah) Vry imp I forgot to tell switch on nav lights…but as he promted I

realized and told him, anything about radar…he always likes to listen acquire detected

objects first….)

6) Crossing situation other vsl on STBD side action at 12,9,6,4 nm range ROC ?

Assess situation take action as per rule 15 at range of 6 nm….lot of cross questions

abt safe range to take action…he was happy when I never changed my mind to take

action at 6nm range ….as speed of own vl and target vl was irrelevant…he said I don‟t

know abt their speeds

7) Same question as above but u r watch on radar ?

I started at 12 nm acquire target…assess…he stopped me…said ok

8) Crossing situation other vsl on PORT side action at 12,9,6,4 nm range ROC ?

As I was answering he asked me when own vessel in doubt what signal… I said sound

signal range max 2nm so target vl at 4 nm cannot hear….he wanted to hear this

9) Determining and Avoiding TRS ….everything as per his book…wanted to hear vl

should HOVE TO for determining wind veering or backing…also when v/L overtaking

TRS or approachin TRS from aft.

10) Have you ever tested DSC test call and R/T, which station ? Yes, Australia

(wiluna)

11) Departing from port and joining TSS, as per which rule and statement? I started

rule 10, he stopped me in between

12) Rule 2?

I started but he stopped after 1st para

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

Passage planning frm Bangkok to US east coast.

(Told him everything how to go about it a lot of cross questioning)

- Calculation of Sight

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(Told him things came to my mind, asked me time of star sight i said nautical twilight)

-wht all equipments on bridge

(Slowly started with equipments i knew thoroughly, asked me how the compass heads

towards north,blah blah blah from nitin mahajan notes)

- How will u know determine your compass showing right heading at berth (told him by

ships position on chart and comparing with compass)

- any other method

(said by taking azimuth may be i was wrong)

- Ecdis interfaced with which all equipments (Ecdis notes)

- If you are approaching a port and u see something on the radar which is not on chart

ur action

(told him will check t&p, navtex, navarea warnings may find it there which is not

plotted)

-he said if nothing there and its a new wreck

told him will ask the vessel in the vicinity and port authorities by vhf

- wht if master doest speak much while appraoching and departure and only give helm

orders

(will tell him politely to do a bridge meeting before dep and before approaching with

chief eng so that everyone is aware of the way the ship is going to be manoevered)

- TRS

(blah blah from SUBRAH'S book)

-synoptic chart

(nitin mahajan notes)

-beaching in detail and asked me to beach a vessel (told him about beaching by head)

- asked me hows my ROR (i replied am good)

- asked me flags N,P,I etc

- asked me to quote rule for narrow channels

(i told him i have not mugged up but can tell him)

- he said then tell me

(told him the whole story of rule no.9)

- sound signals of narraw channel while over taking other vsl and nearing a bend

- information about strg gear system (from nanda notes)

- which make u had in ur last ship

- he said u draw strg gear system on ur vessel and bring it tomo. (i nodded my head

and said yes)

- tell me which cargoes u loaded (blah blah blah)

- how ships are constructed

(told him everything which i could remember of errl fernendes bk)

- drydocking which plans

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(from bulk carrier practice told him things i could remember)

- asked me to come tomo

========================

Day 2

- asked me several things w r t strg gear drawings i bought

- asked about GZ curve and angle of loll

( told him wht ever i could remember from subrah's bk)

- asked me to draw vsl upright and heeled and some cross questioning ( told him about

shift of COB and all)

SURVEYOR:- ACHUTAN

1. Why there is a grain code and why not included in IMSBC. I replied: 2 major

hazards associated with carriage of grain i.e. settling and shifting. He agreed and in

reply is asked if due to settling G goes down and GM increases than why it is not good

for the stability of the ship. I was speechless. He asked me to write down the stability

criteria for grain ships on a

paper. I wrote the first point of stability criteria for ships without DOA. He stopped me

there and asked me to draw a GZ curve for grain ship and to show initial GM in the

same. I did the same.

2. Your ship suffers damage due to iceberg like Titanic breaching 5 holds in a

way. What will be your action? I replied to refer to damage stability booklet for stability

calculations for damage assumptions given in the booklet. He replied "do you think

such assumption will be given there?" I replied "probably not and since we can not

calculate same using intact stability booklet, I will report to the rapid response damage

assumption.

Than he asked who provides this shore based facility, I replied "class".

3. How will you calculate KM of the ship?

It is given in the hydrostatic particulars against various drafts.

But how will you calculate KM? Along with that he gave me a hint if I have done

problems on bilging in phase 2. I immediately replied yes and wrote on same paper

KM=KB+BM(T).

What is BM(T): BM(T)=I/V

What is „I‟: „I‟ is the second moment of inertia for water plane area.

He corrected me that „I‟ is the second moment of inertia for „intact‟ water plane area

and all related parameters in hydrostatic particulars are based on intact water plane

area and thus in case of any damage we can not use intact stability booklet.

4. On an oil tanker, IG plant gives alarm and fails during discharging operation,

your action as a chief mate.

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Immediately stop discharging, inform terminal, master and duty engineer. Ask duty

engineer when IG plant can resume working.

Some cross questions:

Chief engineer replies that plant can not be resumed, some spare parts will be required

which are not on board then what will you do? I remained stuck to my previous answer

that discharging will not be resumed without IG plant operational and added owner,

charterer and operator will be informed so that spares can be arranged operation can

be resumed.

Will you wait for so long? What is the problem in discharging while IG plant

inoperational? I explained him about pyrophoric oxidation and he was satisfied

(„Pyrophoric oxidation‟ and exothermic reaction‟ these are the two words that he wants

to hear from you)

Pyrophoric oxidation‟

In an oxygen-free atmosphere where hydrogen sulphide gas is present (or specifically

where theconcentration of hydrogen sulphide exceeds that of the oxygen), iron oxide

is converted to iron sulphide.When the iron sulphide is subsequently exposed to air, it

is oxidised back to iron oxide and either freesulphur or sulphur dioxide gas is formed.

This oxidation can be accompanied by the generation of considerable heat so that

individual particles may become incandescent- Rapid exothermic oxidation

withincandescence is termed pyrophoric oxidation. Pyrophoric iron sulphide i.e. iron

sulphide capable of pyrophoric oxidation in air, can ignite flammable hydrocarbon

gas/air mixtures

5. At last he explained me about settlingof grain, settling of grain will cause the

GM to increase (not reduce). Due to settling grain will rise up (this was surprising to

me).

Now knowing this when will you load the heavy lift in general cargo ship, at the

beginning, at intermediate stage or at end?

Heavy lift must be loaded at the beginning so that it can be loaded as low as possible

in the hold. If not and if loaded at last, it will cause it to load at the top level reducing

the GM.

SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

1. Which all ships you have done?

2. How many cranes you had on your first ship?

3. How much SWL?

4. What purpose cranes?

5. Chain register in detail?

6. What type of hatch covers?

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7. What all you used to check as a cadet before opening hatch cover?

8. Now as a mate what you will tell to your cadet before opening the hatch cover?

9. What is IMDG Code?

10. Have you loaded IMDG cargo? (My ans – yes inside containers)

11. What IMDG Cargo you have loaded? (My ans – I don‟t know as it was inside

container)

12. What if that cargo catches fire? (I will refer to IMDG supplement for Ems Fire)

13. When you don‟t know your cargo itself then how can you take action in

emergency? Are you going to open & refer all those books, once the fire has started? (I

was zapped, he wanted to hear that as the cargo is loaded on my ship i would refer to

Ems, MFAG, MSDS well in advance to be aware of all hazards beforehand)

14. Have you loaded Sulphur?

15. Which type of Ships you are sailing now a days? (VLCCs)

16. Tell me how crude oil affects you, your ship crew, shore personnel, the

environment and your country? (Blah blah as per ISGOTT)

17. What is lashing Code? (CSS code)

18. What is there in it? (Do not forget to mention Actions in heavy weather &

actions when cargo has shifted)

19. Have you seen it? (My ans – No)

20. Then what you have seen? (Cargo Securing Manual)

21. What is CSM?

22. Does it need approval? (Yes)

23. Who is the authority to approve it? (My ans - Adm or class on behalf of Adm)

24. What is a boat note?

25. What is its Significance? (Don‟t forget to mention that it will serve same

purpose as Mate Reciept)

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM

1. U are in brazil and u are loading steel plates and steel coils in ur cargo holds

for a trans atlantic voyage, what all precautions u'll take ?

( i told everything related to lashings, csm, css )

2. How will u make sure that the lashings are done properly ? ( i said visual

inspection )

3. U are loading sulphur, what instructions u'll give to ur duty officers ? (told in

general but the hazards and precautions of sulphur)

4. what is a b/l ?

5. what are the diff types of b/l (i didnt know the answer)

6. what is a STALE b/l ? ( B/L not made available to the consignee even after the

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date specified in the letter of credit, not acceptable as a valid document )- thanks to

nitin choughle

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM

Sulphur loading, precautions and what instruction will you give your duty officers. I

spoke in general abt Hold prep, hazards with sulphur. He moved, fairly satisfied Stale

Bill of Lading?

I said I am not sure but shall I try? He laughingly said ofcourse go ahead, I said this is

post dated bill of lading.

Ok tell me what exactly is a bill of Lading

I started like a talking machine and he said ok ok good

Then contents of Chain register, he was happy as I told him abt 3 parts and additional

forms which are entered upon an inspection.

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM

Saw my file again..... mmmmm only Bulk carrier......

1. Start loading of grain....., vsl at US port.... disch at Asian port...

2. ........................................ damaged grain, action. ( he wanted funda of STALE

B/L,which I explained)

and then........... he changed..... started asking me abt Tankers...... dat spoiled

everything......

Actually he asked me Practical Qs which I didn't answer satisfactorily.... like how will u

go

abt disch in vlcc.... shit..... no idea.....Single buoy mooring.....

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

1. Which ships you have done? (Oly gas tankers)

2. how many type of gas ships are der as per imo?

( i was teling him Full ref, Semi pressurised... bt he stopd me and said dose r the

modes of carriage)

so i oly told him Chlorine carrier, LPG, LNG, Ethylene Carrier).

3. How would u load ammonia and lpg?

so i askd him wtr he wantd d grade change process from ammonia to lpg, so he askd

me wtr i had laoded ammonia.. i said no

so he said tell how to load LPG.

4. What precautions ul take for loading lpg cargoes.

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5. What precautions youl take so that the gasses dont vent out side

(just told dt we hv a compressor onboard and den at port dey provide vapour return

too)

6. What is Timber code? what does it tell?

7. What is Timber Cargo?

8. Where it is loaded?

-inside the holds and on deck

9. What is Wood Pulp?

-obtained from pulpwood and timber code doesnt apply to it.

10. What is Dangerous cargo?

- i just told him which is harmful for the environnment, non safe for personnel and

safety of ship

11. Montereal to some port in India. Tell how to load Urea?

- just started wid Urea is a Groub C cargo and is hygroscopic and may form cake if

moisture gets in contact. He stopd me.

12. how to laod Steel Plates of dimension 6 x 10 m, thickness 5mm.

- i started wid checking d laod density of steel plate, laying dunnage below deck and

shorings on the bulkheads at 1m spacing. he stopd me

13. What is IMSBC code?

- told him d full form and its purpose and that there are 13 chapters in it.. he stopd

me.

14. Why seperate grain code and imsbc code?

- told him because grain has a small angle of repose 15-20 and even imsbc has some

trimming procedures wic says dat below 30 degress trimming

to be carried out as per grain code. and even solas says dat u hv to carry a sperate

grain code and imsbc code.

15: How Many types of Refrigerated cargoes are there?

- Told him the Air cooled, Chilled and Frozen with the temp.. bt he said dose temp gvn

in errol fernandes book are outdated whic are 30 years back.

16. How many types of Heavy Lifters are there?

- Told him that i knew that oly 2 types are der and the names i dnt know.

17: What is Chain Register? What does it contain?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

1) what is Inerting & purging

A) Inerting means reducing O2 content of a cargo tank & Purging is to further reduce

O2 content of a COT , also reduce HC content to a level below which combustion can

not be supported.

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2) what all books n plan u require for cargo loading ..??

A) a-stability booklet b- loading manual

c - GA plan

d - Capacity plan

3) What is the 1 st thing u will see in the statbility booklet as mate joing 1st time

A) i said first ill see vessel particular , various conditions , stress in varous conditons ,

IMO no. N approval stamp.

Then he said why imo no. Is mentioned in d stab book then he said during jb time imo

no. Was not there , he was pissing me off k why it is mentioned now , then i said it is

now required as per SOLAS then he said where it is mentioned in solas i was quiate just

thinking k wich chapt ...he keep pressing k were it is mentioned i could not ans then

he said k it is mentioed in solas ch ( i dint remeber it )

Then again to the point he asked what will b the first thing ull see in stab book i said

whatever i can bt he was not agreed then he said Exemptions is the first thing to see

so that ull not do the things which the book says k not to do these things during load

or discharge.

4) what is CODE ..??

A) I said sir it is compilation of rules n regulations which the ship is suppose to follow

for loading the cargo covered by the code then i said its LAW we follow.

5) Why IMSBC n Grain code separate ..??

A) I said sir grain has diffrent hazards like shifting n settling which d other cargo dnt

hv dats y grain is separate .

So he said all cargo hv diffrent hazards like sulphur also settales n shifts so then we hv

sulphur code he was just pressing for ans he want , then i said grain has low angle of

repose (15°to 18°)..he said okk but wot else more after thinking i said sir grain can

shift

easily once grain shifts to 1 side due to rolling , the same amount of grain will not

return back wd d rolling on other side and like this slowly vessel will capsize then he

said okk.

6) then he asked wot types of LPG , before i can start he asked hv u done gas

tanker , i said No then he moved to next quest ...

7) wot precaution u vl tk for UREA.?

A) Urea is hygroscopic cargo it absorbs moisture n form cake so hold should be

complete dry n entry of spray , water n moisture should be prevented into d hold .

8) then he asked me wot ol cargo u carried in chem tanker ..??

A) i told him about sulphuric acid , phosforic acid - loading precaution both are acids n

corrosive in nature plus sulphuric acid vapours are toxic so these are to be handled wd

proper PPE chem suits n SCBA set to be used for manifold connection n disconnection ,

lifting PV valve n other person should b far away from pv valves plus ballast under the

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acids tanks are to removed if possibles coz any leak wl lead to explosion .

Then i said i also carried SM n PARAXYLENE.etc

9) what is contingency ..??

A) it is planning in advance for any emergency which includes actions which we hv to

take in such emergency . Contingency plans are made for possible emergency which

may arise on board.

Then he asked how money contigency check lists u had in ur company ...i think for a

while then said sir total about 17 checklists .

10) what is dangerous cargo ..??

A) i said cargo which presents danger to marine environment n human health.

He asked what else more then i repeated same thing bt he was pushing me to get wot

he want bt it was not clicked in maa mind the lastly he only said cargoes which are

listed in IMDG are dangerous dats old anything more.

11) what is Timber ..??

A) timber includes sawn wood , log , cants , poles , pulp wood

12) types of refrigeated cargo ..?

A) I said 3 types like fruits carried in temp. Atm n below to +5° & milk product carried

at 2° & 5°

Frozen products like fish , meat carried at 2 ° n below ..

13) what is ISGOTT ..who publishes it ??

A) international safety guid for oil tanker n terminals ...it provides safety guidline for

tanker n terminals for safe loading n unloding n said few contents like hazards of

petrolium , properties etc.

It is published jointly by OCIMF , IAPH n ICS

14) what is mates receipt ..??

A)I said as per errol ka chhota book , it is a receipt signed by d mates of the ship for

goods dat is loaded on board . And it should be available to mate before loading

commence so dat mate can use it for planning n stowage n comments on cargo ..then

he said how can u sign the mate receipt before cargo is loaded ...i said sir it wl be

signed by mate after the cargo is loaded then he said okk so how u get mate receipt

before cargo is loaded ...so i was quiat for some tym then he moved to next quest ..

15) what is BL ..??

A) BL performs 3 main function

It is d receipt for cargo loaded on board n signed by master or agent on behalf of ship

owner. It is d document of title to d cargo .

It is negotiable document ..means cargo can sold just by signing n tranfering BL to the

name of new buyer.

16) who prepares BL ..??

A) i said it is prepared by agent on behalf of shipowner...then he said wrong ...i

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thinked for sometym then thought might be shipper bt he was getting high so i waited

then he only said k it is prepared by shipper..

17) what is NOP ...note of protest .. V i said as mentioned in samsul ka book .

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

Wen u run ur cargo on recirculation do u start IG n y ( yes… .... blah blah….normal)

Ten he asked me hav I done containers I said no my knowledge abt containers is very

bookish

…..he said lets c how much u knw n started off

Tell me everytin u knw abt containers (I told him everytin givin in errol fernandes book

how much I read… )

Wht is d technical name for reefer containers ( temp. control containers… he told me)

Wht r d type of cold cargoes( hard, chilled n frozen… .. he told me again guys pls chk it

out

)

Wht is loading in a container n unloading frm container called (loading- stuffing,

unloading frm a container – stripping)

Wht r d contents of isgott( I answered well) Wht is imsbc code ( gen idea)

Wht is a ro ro ship ( I said it carries passengers as well as cargoes)

He said if for a container if u say 5000 teu, 20000 teu how do u measure a ro ro ship (

I was again blank……..after thinking I said tonnes… he said how will u measure

passengers in

tonnes… n he told me its measured in meters like passengers n cargo r disch on

tracks like

it measurement depends upon d length of d tracks……)

Wht is thr on d 1st page n last page of trim n stability booklet ( 1st page- stamp of

class….tat its approved by administration……….last page deadweight scale folded

……was satisfied)

Wht is d difference between chemical tanker n product tanker with regard 2 doc. n

equipment ( I spoke abt centirugal/ framo pumps, orb/ cargo record book, sopep/

smpep……changed over 2 next question did not react)

Tell me everytin u knw abt livestock carrier ( I told him everytin I read frm errol

fernandes book he wanted 2 knw abt d vet officer, cert. of fitness, n chks tat d

surveyer does

prior 2 issuing d cert.)

If u r a chief officer on a livestock carrier n if u have inadequate data 2 load wht do u

do ( I told him I vl refer 2 d manuals, n even 2 previous loading plans n stuff…..ten he

said still u r not satisfied ……….i did not hav anytin 2 say………..he told me go n refer

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2 d net if u give one click u vl get 80 pgs on how 2 go abt loading livestock…….)

Wht is heavy lift

Wht is css code ( gen spoke abt stowage n securing)

Wht is a code ( I told him code is a set of rules n reg. which has 2 be followed…...... but

JB

SINGHS ans is code means law n under no circumstances can it b violated…must b

strictly complied with… had lots of cross questioning on tis)

Precautions while loading /unloading tanker ( as per chklist) Precautions during cow (

gen)

Why is grain not included in d imsbc code ( I spoke abt d angle of repose, behaviour n

VHM but was not satisfied… )

Ten he said define grain n y is linseed not included in grain (I defined grain, linseed-

behaviour is not similar 2 tat of grain in its natural state ) again lots of cross

questioning

Wht is d defn of timber 2 which ship does it apply

Wht is woodpulp n wht is pulpwood n y is it not included in timber ( I did not knw so

lectured me sayin I never took trouble 2 go on net n find out………blah blah… )

U r a vlcc wen unloading how will u go abt takin ballast ( gen… sequence n stuff)

Types of gas carriers as per imo ( I knew 2 LNG N LPG… ........... but he told me thr r 6

types

of gas carriers- LNG, LPG, AMMONIA, ETHYLENE N 2 more which I don‟t remember)

Precautions while loading sulphur ( gen)

U hav 2 load steel coils of 25t each in a hold how wud u go ldg. ( he gave me a paper n

pen n asked me 2 draw n show I drew a hold n made a single tier ten made another

tier on top of it

………………he told me ur ship will sink coz wen d wt. is 25t u r supposed 2 load it in a

single tier……..i thought by now I lost func 2… later I made corrections 2 d figure)

How will u load still billets (gen……I said I vl load tem in fore n aft dirn in d hold….blah

blah) Wht is dangerous goods ( all mentioned in imdg code)

Imdg code applies 2 whom ( carryin dangerous cargo in packaged form) Wht r d

precautions 2 b taken while loading imdg (gen)

Wht is mates receipt ( apparent cond of goods… .... blah blah)

Func of bill of lading

Wht r cargo claims (I told him abt if a cargo is damage it must not b accepted or owner

is liable for cargo claims …..blah blah… )

Dg manifest

Take any operation whr pollution can tak place n tell me ur actions ( I took cargo

unloading on tankers n started of emcy stop… blah blah)

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SURVEYOR:- KHAMBATA

1. when will u condemn a wire rope

2. what all conditions are there in Loadicator ( said sea and harbour). At anchor

which condition will use and why ( said sea condition and reason being at emergency if

I have to move out I will need sea condition)

3. Heavy lift precautions . ( told all) then asked if load density is little less then the

load of cargo will you load ( I said yes but only after applying proper dunnage so that

the load gets distributed. And load is not applied on a point ) if lifting a heavy lift crane

stops .actions . ( ask chief engineer if manual over ride is there to lower the crane .

then ask for shore assistance wheter they have any crane to hook on load and just take

the weight)

4. While discharging on tankers IG system fails action. ( stop discharging and

cannot proceed till IG system is back) .what if it is a product tanker ( I said still no. but

he said it is possible

….asked master candidate outside he said in Isgott provision for product tankers is

given) 5.contents of d.g. manifest. When I told un no. he asked what is un no. (said no

given for all dangerous cargo which helps to identify all the properties from vol 2)

6. does IMDG apply to tankers ( no its only for D.G. carried in packaged form ) .

then to tankers what Chapter applies ( Solas Ch 6 and 7)

7. what is vapor recovery line . ( used to supply tank vapors to terminal where

during loading it is prohibited to release vapor in atmosphere like U.S.A California

state ) if at discharge port terminal person is fitting a discharge chiksan on vapour line

by mistake what wil u do ( I said not possible cos it has a stud at 12 oclock position

due to which normal discharge line cannot be fitted ) how will you identify vapor line (

said that 1m yellow band and red band on either said and black stencil of vapor wriiten

on it)

8. loading rate depends on what ( said first the dia of line and thn recalled also on

venting capacity )

9. precautions against shifting of cargo ( saucering, bundling , lashing,

longitudinal divisions, strapping with wire mesh )

10. What is marpol annex 2.( said jst the tittle and shifted to next function)

11.Loading explosives in general cargo ship, what all documents are required.

SURVEYOR:- LK PANDA

1) grain loading precautions?

2) stability requirements for grain loading?

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3) intact stability requirements for normal ships

4) how wil u find out the initial gm of the vessel? asked me to draw teh graph of

gz curve and explain

--- i drew a tangent from zero to the point of contraflexture where it reaches the

vertical line of 57.3 to find out initial gm.

he didnt agree with me and told me that all my concepts are totally wrong. he said that

it is not always that that line wil pass through point of contraflexture. this point is

different from deck edge immersion point.

he was totally pissed off at me with this point.

5) what is tht angle 57.3 ( i told its 1 radian )

6) from the point so called as point of contraflexture, he asked me what shud be

the angle on the x-axis for it to be allowable? (12 degrees )

7) tell me everything u know about ISGOTT. - he told me u make one mistake in

this and u wil go out of this rooom failed!

( i told him the parts of isgott and its latest ammendments )

8) what is a mates receipt?

9) what is a bill of lading?

10) why bill of lading is an EVIDENCE OF CONTRACT AND NOT A CONTRACT ?

his answer :- b/l is signed only by master and a contract is between two parties. so b/l

is not a contract but an evidence of contract

11) securing arrangements for grain

12) oil loaded on a tanker is dangerous goods?.( i said no . as its not in packaged

form )

SURVEYOR:- LK PANDA

1) HOW TO GO ABOUT LOADING A HEAVY LIFT ( 1.1 what is load density.

(1.2 shipper does not give u the load density of the cargo , can u find out the load

density of the heavy lift.

(1.3 now the load density u obtained is greater than the load density of the deck ,, can

u go about loading the heavy lift

(1.4 what is the critical point in loading the heavy lift ( ans- when the load is just

picked up off the ground by the crane . the KG of the load shifts to the crane head)

( 1.5 what is DRAG – precautions for the same ..

2) CSS Code – told him the contents & use

3) Purpose of IMDG code – told him about IMDG code ( vol , suppl , what info in

vol-2 , & how to use the code) & also contents of vol -1,2, supplement.

4) BC code – told him contents

5) Explain Grain stability requirements using GZ – Grain heeling lever curve,

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6) How will you obtain the grain heeling lever to be used in the above

7) How will you go about planning the distribution of grain cargo in various holds

8) How will you determine SF & BM of a vessel,

9) What is lodicator – its use , what info is fed in it , & what info is obtained from

it .

10) Can the vessel exceed its SF & BM maximum set values.

11) How will u go about loading on a gas carrier .

12) What preparations to be carried out prior to a gas carrier arriving berth for

loading ,

13) How is per-arrival carried out on a gas carrier.

14) What info u get in the IGC code – told him the content

SURVEYOR:- MIRANDA

1) Load density?

Ans:- Capacity of tanktop or deck to load more amount of cargo, per unit area.

2) Stowage factor?

Ans:- Volume of cargo per unit weight.

3) Angle of repose?

Ans:- Angle Between horizontal plane and bulk cargo.

4) Angle between B/L & Mates recpt.

Ans:- B/L signed by master, document of title, M/R signed by C/O..

5) Grain Code (What do you know)

Ans:- Required by ships carrying grain, it has chapter … DOA… Without DOA….

6) IMDG code.

Ans:- Has 2 vol & Suppliment, 2nd Volume has list of Cargo, Suppliment has EMS,

MFAG. (Only this much I told te next question)

7) Latest amendment of MARPOL. Ans:- I don‟t know, sorry sir.

8) COW?

Ans:- It is used to remove the patch stuck of crude carrier

9) Types of container?

Ans:- Open type, half height type, tank type (Next)

10) How will you load coal. (Precaution)

Ans:- Coal is meth emitting cargo and spontaneous heating, surface ventilation only to

remove pockets of methane (Next que)

11) Any latest amendments for tanker. Ans:- Sorry Sir.

12) Tanker loading procedure?

Ans:- IG should be maintained in < 8% O2 in tank and be positive.

13) How you carry out draft survey?

Ans:- Check all 6 draft, calculate quarter mean, apply 1st and 2nd trim correction, list

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correction and subtract all deductibles.

14) Duty of C/O

Ans:- Loading cargo, care during transport, unloading garbage management, SSO,

deck PMS (next que).

15) What all plans you know?

Ans:- GA Plan, LSA/FFA Plan, Shell expansion plan.

16) What info you get from shell expansion. Ans:- Bew line, buttock line (forgot

everything)

SURVEYOR:- MISHRA

6.what is multimodal transport vessel? said dnt knw 7.wat is permeability,,,he doesnt

want ans ki bs/sf%

8. in bulkis Whr do u find d density range of cargo ur vessel is suppose 2 carry,,? (

its in cert of class),,,,i din knew tht

9. wat all codes apply 2 bulk carrier 10.wat is bill of lading,,,

11. can a master sign mates receipt,,(shud say no)

12. if ur vessel is discharging crude oil and all suction n discharge pressures r fine

but still cargo is not reaching manifold, thn wat is ur first action as a mate,, ?

( i said 1st i will check d line up for discharging,,he said line up is okk,,, 2nd if ny valve

is stuck thn,,he said thn d pressure will vary,,

3rd i said tht means cargo is goin overboard or in some other tank,,i wl stop d

operations,,,,he said no,,,

thn i dont knw hw it came out i said i wll chk tht d drop valve is shut or not,,yess thts d

answer,,

i told him sir i told u abt d line up in tht drop valve is checked,,no no beta u shud say

drop valve only,,thts means cargo is gettin recirculated,,,i said OKK SIR)

13. if ur vsl is not a timber carrier n u hav to load timber thn wat is ur action,,,

(according 2 capt mishra ans is master shud call for timber load line marks n lashing

requirements required as per timber code)

SURVEYOR:- OAK

1. Grain loading on Gen Cargo ship. I asked him do I have DOA.

2. Grain loading without DOA.

3. You have to load 1200 tons of Iron Ore and have to trim the vessel from 1.2 m

to 0.6 m. How to do it. Told him using Hydro tables using LCB and LCG or Using

wd/100MCTC taking 60 cm trim change. Told him another crude method by keeping

people on marks. He said not practicable. I said the same since terminal must be

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informed where how much, because shoots cannot be repositioned. I said the using

the formulae. I guess he was Happy.

4. Load Heavy lift on Container Vessel's hatch cover. Told whatever I knew about

CSM.

5. Where will you get load densit of Hatch Cover. I said Capacity Plan and CSM.

6. Loading precautions and Position. I said C/L to keep accelerations minimum.

Happy.

7. Prepare Crude Oil tanker for DD. How will you go about tank preparation. I

started I will cow all tanks at last disch port. He then asked have U done crude. No.

8. Then to Chem. My Baby. I took good care of it. Types of Chem Tankers. What is

Cargo containment. He was Happy with my answers.

9. P and A Manual?

10. Cargo Samples Fail when Vessel in Disch port. I saw maybe due to SW ingress.

Keep temp and press logs ready. Inform Charterers, P and I and ask for independent

Survey.

11. Says Cargo gone bad due to Bulkhead failure. Intertank leakages. Everyday

occurence on UNIVAN vessels. Faad diya. Cargo offspec. Discharge to barge.

12. Which survey for checking Transverse bulkheads, I said SAFECON.

SURVEYOR:- PANIGRAHI

1) COW operations- told him the basics, permission from terminal, type of cargo,

and checklists to be used

2) Ship shore safety checklist- some of them were explained and asked me how is

it coded? Told him about the A-P-R system of coding and mentioning the interval

period to be mentioned for repetitive checks. Part A , PART B PART C for which

cargoes.

3) You are carrying concentrates and the ship lists while departing port. Action.

4) What are Bonjean Curves/

5) Loadicator failure

SURVEYOR:- PRAMOD KUMAR

1. IGS?

2. From where we get IG?(from IG generator)

3. Loading of granular Sulphur, wat document required?(he wants ONLY "DOA-

DOC OF AUTH.)

4. Fumigation?(refer IMDG vol II)

5. Reliance on loadicator? (basically test of loadicator).

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6. Is Loadicator manual approved?(Yes-Class approved)

SURV EYOR:- PRAMOD KUMAR

1) What type of pipeline systems are there on tankers? Draw..( I could draw direct

line but got stuck drawing ring main system..nw who remembers that..we all had done

it during our 2nd mates..

2) How many chapters are there in Isgott? I started telling him the chapters..serial

order..he asked me 4 the no. instead..i took a wild guess n told him 21..its actually

26..though I knew all the contents I still lost this question too..as I didn‟t knw the no.

3) He asked me to draw flammability range diagram..i drew it..lot of cross

questions here..i answered well..

4) Grain code contents..

5) Stability criteria for Grain..

6) Container lashings..? I told him all the equipments used as per Errol Fernandes‟

book and how it is to be done..but he wanted the name of the lashing..i didn‟t knw the

name..(result lost another question)

7) Difference between LPG and LNG..i told him 2-3 points..but he wanted in

detail..

SURVEYOR:- SHUKLA

1) BS OF WIRE ROPE 6 X 24

2) IMDG CLASS7 AND CLASS 9.

IN THIS FOR CLASS 7 I TOLD HIM INFECTIOUS SUB ..BUT I CORRECTED AND TOLD HIM

IT WAS RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS....BUT HE STILL WROTE IN THE FORM... THAT I

ANSWERED WRONG

3) WHY THERE IS TRIM CORRECTION ON TANKERS . SINCE THE ULLAGE PIPE IS

LOCATED AFT.

4) CAN ULLAGE PIPE BE PLACED SUCH THAT THERE IS NO TRIM CORRECTION. I

TOLD HIM NO

...HE TOLD ME IT IS POSSIBLE .. WHERE THE DIAGONAL OF THE TANKS MEET.. PLACE

ULLAGE PIPE THERE...

I STILL INSISTED IT CANNOT BE PLACED ...I SHUD HAVE LET IT GO...BUT THEN I TOLD

THAT IF THE ULLAGE PIPE IS PLACED AT THE CENTER WE WONT BE ABLE TO CALCULATE

THE WEDGE...GUYS DONOT GIVE FUNDAS IT WILL BACK FIRE..

5) DRAW TIMBER LOADLINE AND LOADLINE

6) MATES RECEIPT, B/L..

7) WHO ISSUES B/L ...

I TOLD SHIPPER IN RETURN OF MATES RCPT...HE TOLD ME I WAS WRONG.. IT IS THE

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ONWER OF THE VESSEL WHO ISSUES THE B/L..GUYS PLS CHECK ON THIS..

SURVEYOR:- SRIVASTAVA

1. wat temp does gas freeze ? no idea ... i asked him which type of gas but he told

me my thermodynamics shd b strong coz i have done lng.

2. Institiute warranty ? no idea ... fn 2 didnt start off well

3. went bck to earlier q and started off with boilin pt (def) and y is lng carried in

liquid state and at this temp

3. thr were alot of q's on Lng coz he has been involved with operations on Lng ,

leakage in primary barrier & causes (failure of primary membrane but also can b due to

diff pressure gauge v/vs bein open cargo cant b transferrd - past exp...temp sensors ,

gas detection system , manifold operations along with purgin and drainin , safety

onbrd lng ships , safety vv and relief v/v settings , hazards associated with cryogenic

cargo.

4. IMDG code , contents , classifiation , loading

SURVEYOR:- SUBRAMANIAM

13) Dangers of RO RO ship?

Imp…they have few transverse bulkheads…ingress of water major hazard

14) How will you refrigerate a cargo hold?

Independent refrigeration, brine,,,,he said one more…then he promted as air

conditioning principle…put cold air….i said ok

15) IMDG in detail? Imp…supp contents n use

16) High density cargoes? (jst SF < 0.56 m3/t)

17) Concentrates n precautions? (I started wid defn, MC, TML, he stopped me)

18) What is lashing code? (he wanted to listen everything… stand, semi stand, non

standardized cargoes stowage n securuin n CSM guidelines)

SURVEYOR:- BAWEJA

1) how many of grades of cargo u loaded on LNG ship-ans: only one grade

methane coz on lng u can load only methane.

2) difference between LNG and LPG

ans: LNG -163 ,LPG : propane -40 : ammonia -33 : nbutane 0 :isobutane -4 LNG :

lighter then air LPG: heavier thn air (exception ammonia)

3) ISGOTT ammendments(i.e new ISGOTT) ans: 1) its divide into 4 parts

2) ............................................................................................... use of mobile(can use only if its

intrinsically safe) ................................................... looking for this answer

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3) bunkering operation included 4)static electricity hazards

there are few more which i told him i cant recollect

4) hazards of LNG

ans:Fire, spillage can cause brittle fracture as cargo is cold, Frost bite ,asphyxiant.

5) What instrustion u will give to ur junior officer regarding cargo operation as

mate ans:1) written standing orders(tell him evrything eg: breakdown of

pump,difficulty in adhereing to the plan,when in doubtetc)

2) any req by sms

3) special instructions and req by shore all the above things should be in writing.

6) Cargo gear breakdown contingency plan:

ans: Stop cargo opertion as soon as breakdown occurs by pressing esds or cut off

switch(he wants to here this 1st) inform cheng elec officer

inform port and chief inpector who will send a competent person.

7) what is load density and angle of repose.(define)

8) load LNG.

9) what is note of protest. their were few more cant rememeber.....

Fucntion 3:

1) Why is dry docked needed. ans: 1) class req

2) and for underwater hull maintenance

2) construction of LNG/LPG ships. 3)statutory and mandatory certificates.

ans: statutory which is reqd by the law or statute mandatory : local reg

4) Chain regsiter parts.

5) what is Biparty and tripary with eg

ans : biparty CBA(betwwwn owner and union) , triparty AOA(owner/master , shipping

master and employee)

6) Duties of mate as per Stcw and Ism

ans : 2nd in command(he wants to hear this 1st) and thn blah blah...

7) As a mate prepare for PSC inspections

Ans : tell him i will first check the last psc report and all the previous NCs, if any are

rectified.

SURVEYOR:- KHATRI

1. .......................................................................................................................................... Things tht i

would check when i enter in a hold of a fully ref gas carrier. .................... I told him

everything except the most basic thing....tht he wanted to hear. Frosting , which is

an

indication of a leak in a tank...

2. Wht kind of insulation was there onboard

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3. Loading ....what action would u take incase the pressure in the tank is rising

after commencement of loading, all compressors working....

Ans: i told him tht i would ask if shore could take the vapours. ... but the "Shore "

declined... Then i told him i would stop loading.. Pressure is still rising i told him i

would

check compressors functioning....which was in perfect normal condition. then he

told me

tht consider u are on a pressurised vessel and now answer....then i told him tht i would

use the water spray system to cool the tank from outside thts wht he wanted to

hear.

4. Dry Docking with respect to LPG...

i) Stability Aspect

ii) Last carg o carried is Ammonia...he wanted entire operation from stripping the

liquid toAiring

5. How would i prepare for a survey of Certificate of Fitness on a Gas carrier...

Ans: Told i would check everything tht made a LPG carrier, "a LPG carrier " including i

would check tht extra SCBA sets and safety equipment

SURVEYOR:- MISHRA

1. Defn Heavy Lift. Precaution.

While i was answering one of the points i gave was press up ballast tank he said be

precise jus dont say anthing...i told DoubleBottoms and he said ya that i the way.

2. You are on a ship suppose 20,000Dwt can you load timber and u don‟t have a

timber load line assigned to your ship.

3. What is grain Cargo? Give eg.? What all you require? I answered him and he said

do u also Require a DOC. I said no , not for cargo but yes as per ISM. He said no am

asking bout cargo. I said no.

After the orals he said yes u require for IMDG.

How you r supposed to know he is asking this, relating to IMDG 4.what is breeches

buoy? (FUN 3)

5. You are on a bulk carrier approaching port 48 hrs in hand fwd draft 8.0m after

draft 8.5. Port control tell you bring after draft to 8.2 what is ur action? U cant change

ballast and u r on ballast voyage.

6. what is Hanging off anchor?

7. What is CRB? I answered him and told its for chemical tanker he said why is it

not for gas carrier I said no.

8. What is Part A and Part B ?

I said it is in PSC inspection form.

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Then he asked do you Form R, Form E. I said no.

9. What is Bilge blocks.

10. How high can a Reefer Container be loaded?

11. Container Lashing

12. Tare Wt, Stack wt.

Looking at Sydney‟s ques and all other previous questions from him. These were

totally unexpected to me and I guess to anyone. he was good to Sydney but am still in

a shock what all wrong went that day.

SURVEYOR:- OAK

20) As a mate on ur container ship how will u check that a reefer container after

arriving on the ship was cooled properly prior its arrival on board

Rply: there is a Parthlow chart which gives the record of the temperatue of the reefer

container for a period of 1 month.

21) what are the various test that a container undergoes prior it is put into service

22) how will u load a heavy lift on the deck of a container ship

23) on ageneral cargo vsl how will u load explosives

24) on a general cargo vsl how will u know wat loose gear do u have Chain register

25) what are the contents of the chain register?

26) On a bulk carrier what do u determine frm a Draught Survey

27) U have 6000 tons of cargo to load in the 2 triming holds No.2 and No.7 ,ur

present trim is 60 cms and u have u get the trim to 30 cms.

Told him trim formula (hindship)

28) severe wind criteria. Drawn and shown him including the formula

29) the different lashing requirements as per the timber code

30) Cow requirements

31) Displacement and dilution method

32) Whats MARVS, SPMEP(I think is something to do with oil containment system on

tankers), CAS and CAPS ( some surverys related to tankers)

33) SOPEP , what oil containment equipment do u have on board.

34) Different statutory certificates

35) How will u go about preparing the defect list for drydock

36) What jobs are carried out with respect to the hull in the drydock

37) What is critical period, why is it important( refer to hindship its explained

beautifully there, note that critical instant is the time when the bow is just about to sit

on the blocks and NOT when the stern touches ( as stated in Capt. Dubeys Book , it is

wrongly stated in Dubeys book and is gona be corrected in the new book)

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38) How will u shift the ship frm jetty no 54 to jety no 66, and the master is not

onboard. Also u have an off shore wind.

Know all ur Stabily Formulas (Hindship ones) for List, trim, drydocking, severe wind

criteria.

Capt. Oak is a dam gem of a guy. In the start he asked me if I was comfortable with

any function in particular.nyways I started off with one ( of course he passed me in all

3 functions).

But honestly I do feel he is, considering he was very practical and wanted practical

answers so pls take a moment ,think and then answer the question ..don‟t just say

anyting instantly. I was not asked any rules or shown any cards. Also no SOLAS and

MARPOL stuff ( after all a practical guy would definitely refer to these publications

which are always there on board).

I was able to answer all the questions of function 1 and 3 . in function 2, I wa unable to

answer 2 tanker questions , I taught I may not get function 2 but then capt. Avasthi

gave me all the 3 Functions, he did not ask me any questions.

Remember guys when u pass , don‟t forget to write down ur questions, after all

someone also wrote them down for u.

SURVEYOR- ACHUTAN

1. He checked my file and asked if I have done all modular courses and he pointed

at copy of RANSCO certificate with STCW II/2 mentioned on it and asked me that have

you gone through this. I replied with no. He gave me STCW 2010 code and asked me to

find out same. While searching for it I replied that my certificate is as per STCW 95. So

he started looking for old edition and replied that this old edition will not be here so

find it in new edition only, it won't be different. Somehow I managed to find out this

section and read in front of him.

He asked me the content of STCW code. I started with some standards in random order

and he stopped me in between and asked to refer STCW 10 in future.

2. You as a mate going to join a new company and joining in next 4 to 5 days.

How will you come to know that the ship you are going to join is a safe ship?

I will check if company has valid DOC. I will ask company to familiarize me with

company SMS procedure. That's all I could answer. Then he replied to state functional

requirement of SMS. I explained him few points and then he gave me ISM code. This

was definitely old edition. He asked me to read out the functional requirements. After

reading out those 6 points I explained it better this time.

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SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

1. What is beaching? (Best Notes – Refer to D J House Shiphandling)

2. As a mate go about beaching a vessel? (After all preliminary blah blah, I said i

will take maximum ballast before beaching)

3. Why you are taking maximum ballast? (My ans - To refloat her easily also so

that she doesn‟t refloat accidently by itself, mentioned the rise of tide condition in flat

bed grounding)

4. Why are you dropping Anchors before beaching ? (My ans - So that i can pull

her back to refloat)

5. Additional precautions? (Blah Blah As per DJ House)

6. Now you have beached your vsl to repair a cargo tank leakage. There is an

expert Welding team onboard your ship provided by the owners. Tell me the basic jobs

of which you have to take care as a mate? (My answer – were preparing the tanks for

Hot work all procedures as per ISGOTT, Enclosed spaced entry permit – points, Hot

work Permit – Points, Working Aloft or overside permit – points and other precautions

related to safety of operations)

There was a lot of cross questioning in most of the questions. Questions asked were

random and not functionwise.

Then he told me that I was lacking the instinct of a candidate as I was answering

specific and precise. He told me that its like I have showed you a pigeon and asked you

what is it? You have answered Sir it is a pigeon, but as a candidate you must answer

that Sir it is a pigeon, it has got 2 eyes, 2 wings, 2 legs and so on. until I stop you. I

was a bit depressed by this

statement from him.

After that he told me that most of the situations & emergencies I have handled quite

well as a mate. He said that his observation is that I will be able to handle the Chief

Mate‟s Job onboard. He said that he is passing me in all 3 functions. He wished me

good luck n said be a good Chief Officer. We both shook hands and I told him that it

was a nice & learning interaction with him.

SPECIAL OBSERVATION: Capt. Awasthi is not a very soft spoken guy, but very practical

fellow. He is not at all bothered about Solas, Marpol, ISM, STCW, amendments, MS Act,

MS Notices, Quoting rules and all. All he is interested in how sincerely you had carried

out your last duties and how will you handle the job in your next rank.

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SURVEYOR:- AWASTHI

1)STATUTORY CERTIFICATES

2) AS CHIEF OFFICER WHAT IS YOUR DUTY WHEN THERE IS REPAIR WORK OF BOW

THRUSTER

3) INTERACTION BETWEEN VESSELS WHILE PASSING A BEND OR A BANKS.

1. One ship 2 points on port bow coming down, one ship right ahead coming

down and fairway buoy 4 points on stbd bow. Action? And fairway buoy characteristics.

2. Open sea, one ship right ahead, one ship on port quarter and stbd quarter both

overtaking. Practical action out at sea i.e. no speed reduction.

3. R.V. one vessel on port bow 3 points is crossing not taking avoiding action, one

ship on stbd quarter, radar working. Action? Now radar not working. Action? Now if u

reduces speed she is still coming in. Now if u go astern how will u convey her that u r

going astern because she is still coming in i.e. what sound signal for this action.

4. Narrow channel, one vessel right ahead and u r overtaking. Action. Now how

will interaction takes place between u 2. What helm orders throughout manoeuvre u

will give taking care of interaction as well as bow cushion effect until u overtake and

go ahead of him.

5. U r on anchor at 4‟o clocks other vessel not under command drifting on u.

Action. Now u cannot use engines as maintenance is going on it. Action. Now if u paid

out full anchor chain still u r colliding. Action. Now u r unable to release bitter end

also. Action. Now even if u rig fenders she collided at No. 2 DB tank ruptured. Action.

Now after all collision contingency u r waiting for getting towed. What arrangements r

there for towing on your vessel. How will u pass your messenger line to tug right

ahead with wind from 3 points on port bow i.e. how will u throw LTA.

6. U have to go for buoy mooring and u have to disengage your anchor from

anchor chain and pass your anchor cable for mooring. Describe procedure. What is the

name of pin in lug less joining shackle?

7. What r the problems associated with Gyro in higher latitudes.

8. What r the prognosis and synoptic charts.

9. What all preparations for ice navigation u will do?

10. Wind force 4 and u r o forecastle. How will u know anchor has brought up?

11. What r the latest amendments of SOLAS Chapter 5?

12. What is Ice reporting and trs reporting? (ANS: SOLAS CH V Reg. 31, 32 and MSA

Act 354 and their contents, this was the only question asked by Capt. Das to me &

which became my failing question).

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SURVEYOR:- BAWEJA

master-certificates 2off- bridge items 3off- lsa/ffa

mate-loadicator printouts

log book entries:ORB, ballast watre management,OFB(drill entries)etc,work rest hours.

crew-knw their duties and thier duties during emegency.

8) give examples of NC

1.work rest hours not complied 2.cannot lower life boat 3.gmdss equipment not

working

5.emergency equpmet not working.

9) as a mate how will u make a PMS for any equipment on board. ans:1) i will refer

to maker's manual.

2) as per company sms.

10) contingencies

Grounding- stop engine...thn blah blah

collision- stop engine..exhange of info and check the feasibilty of staying interlocked.

11)master gone ashore and ur anchored in port limits..action if there is any

emegergency. i used dragging anchor eg as emergency.

ans:1)since im send 2nd in command i will assume the reponsibilty

2) send 2nd officer for emergency anchor stations.inform port and alert nearby

ship. contact master on mobile (he is actually waiting to hear this)

3) inform engine room.

4) pay out extra cable.

5) if still not holding thn pick up anchor and reachor

12) can u pick up anchor on our own.

ans : no sir ..b4 picking up i hav to inform portand req their clearance..who will

arrange for a pilot

SURVEYOR:- JAIRAM

In US waters, discharging and there is an oil spill, oil is in water.

I went in details abt notifications but he said son this is for asm orals, what will you do

as a mate, I said activate ESD / stop discharge and he said Yessss this is what I want to

know and then asked me if u are the man at the spot and you have some chemicals

which can disperse oils will you use, I said No. Happy.

What is Collective Bargaining Agreement, CB. Act?

Told him unions and flagstate and stuff. Then he asked me what does your company

refer to when they prepare a seamans contract. I said ITF

He said do you know what is IBF? I said no sir.

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Ok is your company a part of IMEC? I said I am not sure.

Okay the AB onboard is misbehaving, what will you do as a mate.

I told him abt finding out his problems, warning and making a log book entry as per

MSA in OLB. Happy

You have a hold no. 2 damaged and you have to proceed to Dry Dock what precautions

will you take, I talked abt careful passage planning reviewing the weather vis-à-vis

damaged condition. Then damaged stability seeking advice from em‟cy response

services etc.

The he asked abt choice of Dry Dock. Told him abt Floating or if circumstances so

desire then Graving dry dock. He said what would be the trim that you would prefer? I

said as low as possible as reason very simple, less upthrust which will reduce undue

stresses on the hull.

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

1. What is BL?

2. How Many types of Bill are there?

3. What are statutory, Mandatory and Class Certificates?

- just gv def from samsul notes..dat ws enough for him

4. why do we follow several codes? imsbc, grain, css etc..

- js had read smwer in the qstn bank dat he wants to hear oly dat code means law and

u hv to follow it.

and also told him dat such codes become mandatory under some conventions.

5. what is stability booklet?

-just gv him the 5-6 points frm grain stability booklet.

6. what is Docking plan?

7. What is midship section plan

- i cundt tell him dis so i said i dnt knw

8. Loadicator inputs.

- i said i dnt know. i hv worked on it bt the exact thing i dnt knw

9. while working on d crane and lifting some hose on gas tanker. power failure

action

10. Hanging off an anchor. How youl do it?

- Just drew the diagram and expalined it.

11. what is AOA.

- told him as per MSA 100 for indian ships

12. What info does it contain?

13. What is OLB?

- told him as per MSA 212 u need it on indian ships

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14. What entries do you make in it?

15. how you wil take care of Multi national crew?

16. What precautions you wil tell to the crew to take while bunkering?

17. How you will carry out maintenance of LSA n FFA?

- As per solas reg, Training Manual and Mfc instructions

18. your crew is indisciplined. How youl manage them?

- as given in samsul

19. Your crew asks you for porn. what youl do?

-i read somewer that he himself said that porn cds r kept in bond store. so i said

exactly dat..said il give the Porn cds just like normal cds

to the crew and eneter in the book and take his sign on it and tell him to return it back.

20. What youl will first check in the Stability booklet wen u take over from a new

choff?

-Exemptions which will give u what not things to do

21. What is Biparty and Triparty Agreement?

22. Have you gone through the COSW? Who publishes it?

Maritime coast guard authority, UK and told it has 34 chapters. he stopd me.

23. How youl help master in decision making with respect to any maritime casualty?

- Just gave him an eg about collision and accessing damgage stability etc.

24. What is Contigency?

25. How many contigency Plans were there onbaord your vessel?

26. What is the Minimum GM required for general Cargo Vessels?

-Minimum GM = 0.15m as per intact stability criteria.

27. How will You Plan for PSC?

28. Did you go under any Psc Inspection? what NC's You had gt?

- Just told him bout rest hours.

29. Preparations for Loadline Survey?

30. Duties of Mate as per STCW?

31. What is PMS?

SURVEYOR:- JB SINGH

Wht is statutory certificates, mandatory certificates n class certificates ( statutory –

reqd. by d administration, mandatory- reqd. by international regulation, class- reqd.

by d classification society was satisfied)

Wht is suez canal certificate ( suez canal cert. counts non earning spaces of d ship as

earning spaces I cud not give him a proper example its reqd. by class but its

mandatory for

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trading was my ans ........ he said ok still can improve)

Entries 2 b made in d official log book n its reqd. by whom ( entries gen ……reqd by

whom I said flag state….he said whr is it written I said MSA 1958, reg 212 was happy)

How will u go abt welfare of crew onboard ( blah blah… ..... )

Wht do u knw abt safety n environmental protection policy ( I told him wht I read frm

notes n abt companys policies… was satisfied)

Wht is pms ( ..gen……)

Wht is ballast water management ( I told him abt international convention for control

and management of ballast water n sediments frm ships, its c/o respon. Plans r

available on board n even abt d amendment regarding ballast water treatment in

2016…was

happy)

How many contingency plans r thr on board ( 23 I answered)

Wht is a contingency plan(gen… .. gave me a paper n pen n asked me to write some of

d

contingency plans on board…….i wrote abt 10 of tem……ten he asked me 2 stop)

How wud u go abt implementing contingency plans onboard ( I told him d gen stuff ten

I evn told him tat d contingency plans r attached in d muster list for our refrence n

stuff….was satisfied)

How will u make an olb entry for a person who has died onboard ( ask me 2 write n

show him wht I did was name , rank , cdc no, passport no, is presumed to be not

breathing even after doin d following checks… carotid pulse, light check , heart

beat etc…ten I send a copy 2 a

shore doc who will verify tat d chks done by personnel onboard r appropriate n ten he

will certify tat person dead on d basis of chks made onboard… n send d copy onboard

only ten

tat person can b called a deceased ... in addition I even made entries abt personnel

effects,

money, wages of tat person, deductions if any supported by vouchers .......... was

happy)

How wud u go abt carryin abt risk assessment ( like he wanted assessment 2 b carried

out in accordance wit safe practices given in code of safe working practices for

merchant seaman Bunkers r 2 b transferred precautions ( general… inc orb entries)

Hanging off anchor ( frm dantons book is wht he wants… ..... )

Since I never did a drydock he did not ask me abt drydockin

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SURVEYOR:- KHAMBATA

1.STCW req fr rest hours 2.What is STCW

3. Does it apply to chief cook and fitter and how ( said the full form of stcw and

said they require certificate for working on ship as well as pre sea training and courses)

4. with ism what r u expected to do in a safety meeting ( gave him a practical ans

what v actualy do on ship )

5. what is risk assesment and how wil u determine wheter risk is high or low ( said

determining hazards and eliminating them or preventing them is risk assesment and

how often it occurs and what is the consequence will determine its degree, but sir was

looking for 2 words which are probability and severity)

6. what if the port side anchor is not coming up cos motor is not working, can you

bring it back ( said yes by taking the wire rope from the adjacent winch to the spring

winch , operate the srping winch and this will move the port windlas winch which wil

then help to move up the anchor.) on this he asked me think out of the box. ( told him

can apply three fold purchse like that on a ground tackle and hauling in the cable

slowly…bt he asked me can u use the stbd motor I said yes port can be replaced by

stbd, thn asked any other method…was thinking til that time he told if u want to move

out in short time then said slip the anchor . then he told yes and also put a bout at the

last end so that anchor can be retrieved later on…)

7. What is mast head light. What will be its intensity when at 112.5 and what is the

cut off range( cloregs annex 1 horizontal sectors)

8. Preparation for dry docking

9. what is pms and how it is helpful. If there is any overdue job. How wil u carry it,

cos if overdue jobs are completed then present jobs wil get overdue …( said I wil take

assistance from master and ask him for sme time then

SURVEYOR:- KHATRI

1. what is Cabotage Law

2. Duties as per STCW of a mate( i said a few points then he asked where else can

u find i said ISM then he asked ne new regulation or convention where u can find i said

no idea)

3. what if a seamen stabs another ( i gave him sme points then he asked what if u

r in coastal waters i said then this becomes a civil jurisdiction case ...no mre qns on

this )

4. what if a seamen is not coming for work inspite of being fit ( i told him all the

points of giving him a warning and making an entry in log book,,,then i forgot only to

tel that a copy of this statement should be given to the seamen for his records then i

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tol i will not punish him bt try to talk to him thn next qn was )

5. what is the quantum of punitive action and where will u find it...

6. When will a DOC ( ISM ) be taken back ( i said when then auditor finds a major non c

onformity and and ISM and SMS is not followed and he wanted something more which i

cudnt recollect)

SURVEYOR:- LK PANDA

1) Own vessel in Malacca straits , STEERING GEAR FAILURE, Action ..

2) SOLAS requirements for emergency steering gear.

3) ISM code - gave him its purpose, certification, requirement , use & also told

him its Content. . is it mandatory ?? what gives it the mandatory status?

4) ISPS ( spoke about security levels , DOS (declaration of security ) , CSO , SSO ,

PFSO ), what gives it mandatory status?

5) Own vessel proceeding through Piracy areas – PRECAUTION.

6) What is SSAS (ans: Ship security alert system ),

7) Who is alerted when u press the SSAS on board?

8) Where is the SSAS received for Indian flag ships ( DGS ( jahaz bhavan) – 6th

floor)

9) Crew refuses to take orders from you – as a chief mate - How will u go about

handling the situation : how will u go about recording in the official log book,

10) Taking over a new vessel in dock – Owner new – what surveys required to be

carried out .

11) MARPOL , what is it about & annex covered in it ?

12) Your vessel damaged / breached in the bow area - which dry dock will you

prefer & why & how will you go about Dry docking it ( ans: Floating dry dock preferred

– as can adjust the floating docks trim to dock the vessel with minimum trim , so that

upthrust (P) is minimum , hence the loss of GM is minimum.. )

SURVEYOR:- MIRANDA

1) ORB entry on bulk carrier?

Ans:- Any ballast taken in fuel oil tank, disposal of sludge, bilge (E/R), disposal.

2) How will you guide you 2/o.

Ans:- Explain him in passage planning, cargo watch, navigation.

3) MLC

Ans:- Min requirement fr seafearer ( all 5 topic only)

4) Preparation for DD

Ans:- Prepare a list of eqpt to be repaired. Ask all officer and E/R dept. to submit a list.

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Take photo & send to office. Docking plan to be sent to dock to prepare the blocks.

5) Have you been to DD? Ans:- yes sir once.

6) What did you learn?

Ans:- ship side blasting by sand, painting, remaning of propeller. On deck many

plates, brackets changed…. All doors changed….

SURVEYOR:- MISHRA

1. Plans reqd for DD

2. ........................................................................................................................... Then told me

that trim and GM are imp for DD...wat is the 3rd factor. ....................... i told him that

maybe if ther

is cargo onbd...he told me thatthat is not correct but it is something to do with weight

................................................................................................................................. s

o i

told him

ships displacement....he didnt reply so i then said lightship...and he was like. u were

answering so well and now why are u messing it up...at this point i thought Func 3 to

gaya...

3. ESP, HSSC

4. wat is PMS

.Where will you get Mer Pass for planets.Wants exact page.

2. Visual Cross Brg and USing range rings and EBL which one is accurate?

3. HOw to use Star Identifier? Procedure

4. Which is the Brightest Star.

5. HE wanted to name one constellation and the starts in it.

6. HOw will you choose star for sight

7. In a round bout TSS.Which way to go CLockwise or Anti-clockwise.

8. You are on a course visibility suddenly drops to 1nm. Master tell you to

come down to safe speed. what will you do? i gave him all factors but wasnt convinced

he told will you tell this in engine room.

9. You are on a course u se a shoal and its not on the chart what is ur action? he

wanted reporting according to Hydrographic Note.

10. He drew a pilot station on a paper and drew a CTS and drew 50m and 100m

contour and said said you have No Nav Aids only Echo sounder how will you navigate.

Ans. Missing course it dint strike me.

11. Can almanac be used for the next year. I said yes for Sun and stars. And he said

even if its leap year.i said yes he asked me am I sure I said yes.

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SURVEYOR:- OAK

1. CAS/CAP

2. ESP

3. Removing anchor 1st shackle for towing, how will you go about. I said take

extra lashings, Lower slightly to check if bearing weight of Anchor + Chain. Remove

lugless Shackle and pass cable. What is pin of shackle called. Spile pin, choked with

Lead.

4. ETA which reg- I said SOLAS Ch. 2 and requirements for deployment. All OK,

but said reqd for 10000GT+ but actually for 20000DWT+.

5. Risk Assessment for removing bow thruster motor. Said all. Fine.

6. What is close up survey and what is overall survey. All part of ESP.

7. How to arrange for close up survey. Again ESP.

8. P and I clubs. Just started and said enough. Wait outside.

SURVEYOR:- PRAMOD KUMAR

1. Wat all plans required for docking?

2. D/Dock requirement i.e. how many times in 5 years.

3. Wat is shell expansion plan? wat info we get?(thickness and grade of plate)

4. Certificates esp IOPP, IAPP, IPPC, Sewage, Form A and B(supplement to IOPP).

5. Validity of Safety Mgmt Cert?

6. Any audit for SMC?

7. NOP? When lodged?

SURVEYOR:- SHUKLA

1) DIFF BET A- CLASS BULKHEAD AND B - CLASS BULKHEAD

2) SMC AND DOC REQUIREMENT , VALIDITY.

3) AS PER HAGUE / HAGUE VISBY ... LIABILITY LIMIT FOR CARGO LOSS.

SURVEYOR:- SRIVASTAVA

1. Drydockin procedure ... stability , enterin , precautions bfr floodin ( keep same

stability cond with the 1 u came in with , vacuum test of bottom plugs etc )

2. Implement ISM code on new ship ... DOC , SMC

3. Statutory and mandatory cert

4. CBA , AOA .... give expls of CBA in india ... told him its btw MUI and shipping

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companies ... but he wanted names of contracts

5. Chain register

6. ........................................................................................................ relate loose gear with

chain register and also wire ropes ........................................ loose gear thru idn no. and

wire rope thru a systematic pms ... thr is no identification no. on wire ropes. thr

were a few

emergencies as well ...it all i can recollect .....

SURVEYOR:- SRIVASTAVA

1. Articles of agreement.

2. What all certificates as per SOLAS?? ESP?? Close up examination>>??

Preparations before surveys?? SAFECON>>?? (In the list of certificates, do not forget 2

mention CLC). Do u kno wht is certificate of financial responsibility>>??

3. Explain ISM code with contents?? In force? Latest Amendments?? What is ur part

as a MATE with the code??

4. (this went on pretty long!! HIS EVERY QUESTION WAS DIFFERENT!! NO RELATION

2the previous in many cases!!) Master is hospitalized onboard after a accident!! Ur

engines fail!! Moderate seas. U are bout 150 Miles off the Port and ur only option is

emergency TOWING. Explain the procedures right from the start, how will u go about

it>>??

Explain the documentation involved with the tug. As per which SOLAS Reg is ETA

required on tankers?? Is the mate authorized 2 initiate anything with rgds 2 LOYDS

OPEN FORM in the absence of master?? HAVE u seen a LOF?? hw dose it look?? Hw

many sections?? What all things u have 2 write inside?? How do the owners reserve ther

rights w.r.t LOF?? (and hell lot of cross questions which i managed 2 answer as i have

worked on the company manuals!!) Do not forget 2 use this word NO CURE NO PAY

whn u r answering bout the owners!!!)

5. STCW 95?? Contents?? As a mate wht will u comply with??

6. Bosun acts smart, AB is indisciplined, What action will u take?? Can u sack

them?? If yes, give me a example which says u can do so! ( wants 2 here MS ACT).

7. Bill of lading>?> Mates receipt?? Letter of protest?? SOPEP?? Contents of

SOPEP?? Wht all revisions do u get for SOPEP?? Who sends it??

8. Filing system for C/o ONboard?? Are u suppose 2 keep the old cargo plans

onboard?? Why?? Documentation with the SHORE?? How will u check tht ur maintenance

is as per plans??

9. What is a treaty?? What is a convention??

10. Tell me a convention made for combating oil pollution, where major parties are

involved. Explain.

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11. Wht is CSS and CSM?? Is it the same?? What all do you get from it??

12. how will u dry dock ur vessel?? Procedures with the docking master??

calculations?? (wants 2 kno all the formulas) How will u assure the master that u have

done a correct assessment for the stability of the vessel prior entering DD and it will be

safe at all times?? Explain critical, inst, period!! How will you refloat the vessel after the

dry dock is over>?> Precautions and checks?? how about the stability??

13. U are a General cargo vessel, A stevedore dies because of your operational

mistake. What do u think is going 2 happen next?? Consequences>? legally,

operationally?? Is the P and I gonna pay for it?? What happens 2 u?? Can u be

imprisoned or is it tht ur licence wud b cancelled?? (Well, Most imprtnt in all this which

luckily , FORTUNATELY clicked me here, DOCK LABORS REGULATION!! Thts all he wants

2 kno.)

13. This checklists and all are just waste papers and nobody is actually filling it.

Thts the truth. While complying with certain things, Wat do u think is the best??

Experience or by the book??

14. Chain Register?? Entries?? Inspection?

SURVEYOR:- SUBRAMANIAM

19) Two imp record books for C/O? ORB n Garbage rec book

20) What all receipts u will attach to them? Garbage landing, oil-sludge disch to

shore/barge

21) Have u done drydocking?

Yes, said twice….he didn‟t ask me anything

22) B/L and mate‟s receipt, boat note?

23) Chain register?

24) Biparty / triparty?

25) What u know abt ISM code? ( I started as per 16 elements, never told him all,

doc smc cert…gave few points how to implement onboard,,,)

26) CO2 flooding in E/R?

I told him abt how to operate, quick closing v/v‟s, alarm, 85% in 2 mins, head count

blah blah blah…but he wanted to hear some vent v/v in emgcy,,,,I was not aware…

SURVEYOR:- LK PANDA

1) what does ur father do?

2) who was safety officer on ur last vessel?

3) duties of safety officer

4) duties of safety officer while cargo work is going on

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5) how wil u go about loading in a bulk carrier. ( i said a few points and stopped.

cud not cover all the imp points)

he didnt seem happy with this

6) loading heavy lifts ( i did not mention that i wil check all the gear associated

with picking up the heavy life)

he said that why u straight jumping to the stability and loss of gm without checking

the gears and ropes for picking up the heavy lift??

7) how wil u load dangerous cargo?

8) what all documents and information are given by the shipper for loading

dangerous cargo

9) what is the importance of time sheet and statement of facts in a voyage charter

party?

10) how will u go about loading a bulk carrier which is on a voyage charter party? (

he wanted to hear the clauses associated with voyage charter party regarding loading

time i guess ) - Ans as per me :- i told that in a voyage charter party its very important

to finish loading in the laytime and hence delays should be minimum he was not happy

with this and told me that i had expected an answer wrt arrived ship, laytime etc

11) as a chief officer , what all corcerns you in a voyage? ( i answered loadlines, ice,

weather, traffic , etc )

12) ship Routing system and elements of ship Routing system.

i could not understand what to answer in elements of Routingsystem. so i told about

mandatory tss , areas to be avoided, asl lanes, etc.

he said that u are forgetting most of the things like precautionary area, dw route, flow

of traffic arrow etc

13) ship reporting system

14) as an oow, how does chapter 5-safety of navigation of solas and colregs help

you i answered that all 35 regs of chapter 5 helps in navigation.

15) name a few of them

all i could remember is carriage requirements few points, srs, vts, tss, master

obligation to report. at this is stopped,

he asked me to continue and name more. he said that u are forgetting srs vts. at

this i just

told him that i had said vts earlier. he got very angry at this and told me that he was

not deaf and dont act smart in front of me. he asked me to go outside and wait till he

thinks he has time to take my orals. I was totally shocked at this reactions and thought

that now alls over. nothing in my hand will be given by him. he called me agian after

about 2 hours.

15) told me to continue my answer on chapter 5 of solas. ( this time i said many

things. 2 hours are enough to know most of the regulations of chapter 5)

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16) on magentic board, resembling to ror cards, showed me towing vessel on port

bow. . actions and as per which rule

17) sailing vessel ahead , action as per which rule

18) fishing vessel ahead , action as per which rule

19) on magnetic board, made aground vessel more than 50 mtrs. action ?

20) fog signal for such aground vessel?

21) your action as a mate when u see such vessel right ahead? master is sleeping

and does not wake up?

( i said i wil check the chart and see why this situation has happened and why it has

come on our course. that means even our charts are not corrected or our position is

not being plotted properly as per teh passage plan . i wil go on reciprocal course and

then check the next best route to be taken for transitting that area. also i wil report

this situation to the coast guard/vts/port)

during this answer he wrote p-p- on my form. my mind was more on seeing wat he

was writing than in answering!!

22) ....................................................................................................... who issues nav area

warning in india ( i said i dont know ..................................... i was having a feeling that

he

wil cut the letter p and put f in

SURVEYOR:- VAZ

Opening question: what informations do you get from M.O.I (din know what it meant,

supposedly it is meterological office of india.

1. as a mate what are the regulations you are interested in solas ch v. he wants a

list of regs...

2. he gave me restricted visibility situaitons 2 of them, over taking inside tss, and

one with a

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isolated danger on stbd side and port bow and right ahead targets.

3. then a vsl proceeding from singapore to japan at night you observe a red light

flashing (2+1) basically preferred channel buoy in region b.

4. heavy lift loading on container hatch. if wire breaks which regulations to refer

on actions required. he wanted specific answer.

5. then he asked about procedure to change the wire of a crane, step by step,

including reporting and also requesting for surveys, which i missed out.

6. he grilled regarding grain loading, but i guess it went well with me, stabvility

requirements and stuff and about volumetric heeling moments, doa he was very

particular, lot of cross questioning, like who issues and how they issue and who

maintains teh standards and stuff

7. he asked what is the unit of conductivity, ( pico siemens) then he asked what

are static accumilator oils, and last part i couldnt answer, he wanted what should be

the conductivity of an oil for it to become static accumilator oil.he wants precise value

Grandfather Clause :

Grandfather clause is a legal term used to describe a situation in which an old rule

continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future

situations

The term grandfather clause in its current application refers to a legislative provision

that permits an exemption based upon a preexisting condition. For example, through

the application of grandfather clauses, certain prerogatives are ext...

Radar Horizon :

The electromagnetic waves follow the rules of the optics in higher frequencies (>100

MHz). All radar unit systems almost without exception work in this frequency domain.

Well, therefore the wave fronts also propagate to quasi-optical rules. Radar horizon is

something

related that actual distance is different and radar distance come to differeent coz of

various reasons like temp dew attenuation etc

1) U have done only tankers and none of dry bulk vessels???? i hope u have some

knowledge atleast of other type of vessels!!

ANS :- YES SIR , I HAVE

2) what the the ammendments to the venting requirements of a product tanker as

compared to a chemical tanker. only the ammendments

ANS :-I KNOW THE REQUIREMENTS BUT I DONT KNOW THE AMMENDMENTS SIR

3) what is the meaning of " not warranted for "

ANS :- i answered tht its the conditions for the marine insurance. he said thats

"warranty" and i have asked u " not warranted for "

AMMENDED ANS :- I DONT KNOW SIR

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4) what is grandfather or grandpa clause ( not sure wat out of the two he said )

ANS :- I DONT KNOW SIR

5) what are the ammendments of chapter 12 of solas , when was it incorporated

and something more he asked which i still can figure out ANS :- I DONT KNOW SIR

6) when did ILO convention /code came into force ANS :- I DONT KNOW SIR

7) when did ISPS code came into force, when did india ratify, when was it adopted

and when was proposed

ANS :- INDIA RATIFY - OCT 2003, IN FORCE - 1 JUL 2004

ADOPTED - DEC 2002 PROPOSED - I DONT KNOW SIR

8) along with isps code ratifications, give any 5 codes / conventions which got

ratified along with it

ANS :- I DONT KNOW SIR

9) have u read lsa code?

ANS:- YES SIR, BUT NOT UPTO UR STANDARDS

started laughing and said are my standards different ??? ANS:- YES SIR THEY ARE

LITTLE DIFFERENT

10) when did LSA code came into force ANS:- gave some date BUT WRONG ANSWER

11) ism code ammendments are under which standards?

ANS :- I KNOW THE AMMENDMENTS BUT DONT KNOW UNDER WHICH STANDARDS

12) in what conditions can tacit / explicit ways of acceptance be different for

different conventions?

ANS - I DONT KNOW SIR

13) has india ratified SEWAGE ANNEX 4? ANS :- NO SIR

14) HAS MLC 2006 COME INTO FORCE? ANS :- NO SIR

15) what is meaning of ratified , adopted, inforce:-

ANS - I WIL GET INTO MORE COMPLEXITIES IF I ANSWER THIS. I DONT KNOW SIR

16) when is next stcw conventions coming into force ANS:- 1st jan 2012, MANILA

CONVENTION

17) can india detain a ship of 499 grt for many findings on the ship? eg sewage

related non conformity

ANS :- i cant recollect how i answered but i said NO. i am wrong i guess

18) wat is radar horizon? have u experienced in your watch? ANS :- I DONT KNOW

THE MEANING OF THIS TERM

19) while keeping watches have u experienced that land which is many miles away

has been shown on radar very near

ANS :- NO SIR I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THAT

20) have u read about it and the causes for which it can cause? ANS:- NO SIR

21) wat are the testing requirements for immersion suits?

ANS:- SIR THERE IS A MSC CIRCULAR NO 1114 WHICH GIVES GUIDELINES REGARDING

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TESTING

. 3 YRLY TESTING FOR SUITS LESS THAN 10 YRS, AND SUITS MORE THAN 10 YEARS ,

MORE

FREQUENT TESTING in between the orals he asked that do u feel that anything wat i

have asked to you is irrelevent from the topics you should be knowing??

ANS :- no sir, all questions are basic , but i was not prepared for your questions vaz

said in the end:-

yesterday only i had asked a person from the office and he was not aware of this

circular himself. i am happy you know about it. I was not looking for the circular

number but wanted to know if u knew anything about the msc circular. the reason i

asked is that I had made some inputs to that circular. I hope you were comfortable

during the orals! you have to be very comfortable in order to answer the questions

properly.

ANS:- YES SIR I WAS VERY CONFORTABLE. BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMEMBER ALL

THE DATES . AFTER COMING TO THE 6TH DATE, I WAS CONFUSED AGAIN OF WAT THE

FIRST DATE WAS ??

1. Ratification of ISPS code : 31st Oct 2003

2. Ratification of LSA code : 01st july 1998

3. Ratification of Solas Ch 12: 01st july 1999

4. Requirements for Venting on a tanker

5. tests to ve carried out on Immersion suit

6. Extension of Liferaft shore manintenance

7. ITU pulications used onbd

8. Is GMDSS logbook a Mandatory reqt (ITU Req)

9. Can IMDG loaded without DOC

10. What codes is applicable for old gas ships?

11. Range ans Bearing Discrimination