Date: 11th December 2014 Internal: Capt. Shukla External: Capt. Jha Result: Pass Questions: 1. What type of ships have you done? 2. What is a Panamax bulk carrier? 3. What did you learn on your last ship as a Mate? And what jobs did you learn of a Master? 4. How will you make loading plans on a bulk carrier? What criteria will you keep in mind when deciding in making a loading sequence? Why you are taking trimming holds as 2 & 6 and not 1 & 7 in the final stages of loading? 5. How will you clean cargo holds when changing over from coal to grain? 6. What are precautions to be taken when loading coal? What checks to be done during the voyage? How to do cooling of cargo holds during the voyage if temperatures in cargo hold rise above normal? 7. Grain stability criteria? Loading precautions? How will you get the holds trimmed after loading? Then he said this was all being a mate, now we will talk about being a Master. 8. How will you take over a vessel as a Master? What all things you will check? 9. How will you anchor a ship, no wind, no current, congested anchorage? Why will you let go or why will you walk back the anchor? 10. How will you ascertain that she is brought up from the bridge, without asking anything from the mate on fwd stations? 11. Vessel in Singapore straits. VTS calls and tells you that you are exceeding speed limit. Action? 12. Vessel departing berth, POB, one tug fast. Engine fails. Action? Is anything given in your companys SMS regarding such emergencies? 13. What is bow thruster? How does it work? How will you use it to make fast a ship to a berth without the use of tugs? Then one ship handling situation of making fast to a berth. 14. How will you determine if risk of collision exists? Vessel in Singapore straits, risk of collision exists with another vessel (you cannot reduce speed as it may cause concern to other traffic). Action? 15 What is ISM code? Contents? How will you implement it on board? 16. What do you understand by MLC? What NCs can PSC give relating to MLC? What certification is required by cooks? What recreational facilities and welfare you will provide to the crew? What are requirements for rest hours and how do you maintain records on board? What onboard inspections you will carry out? 17. What is piracy? Action in case of pirate attack? What if pirates board the vessel? Whom to report? 18. CLC and Fund convention? 19. IAMSAR Vol3 contents? 20. MOB action? Explain Williamson and Single turn? 21. What are errors of ECDIS? Have you done IMO model 1.27 ECDIS course? Is it mandatory? In force date? 22. You join a ship and see one mandatory certificate is going to expire in a months time. What action will you take? How will you check the other certificates? 23. PSC detains your vessel. What will you do as a Master? Then he asked me to wait outside. And after a while Capt. Shukla called back again to declare me pass. Thanks everyone.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:02:27 +0000
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