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Name-OgegeAzino

Examiner-Fletcher

Date 3rdDecember 09

Greenock

Time- about50mins.

Result-Pass

I arrived atthe venue about 30mins before time and had to wait an extra 10mins beforeFletcher came out of the exam room.

He thenwelcomed me, introduced himself and another lady sitting in the room observing,gave me a safety briefing, and went through my documents.

He then askedme what kind of ships I had been on and my trade routes.

Questions heasked,

Took me to thewindow and asked me the direction of swell and force by looking at the compassrose.

I was asked totake the pressure with the PAB asked about the errors and what I could use thereadings for.

Magneticcompass- what the bowl was made of, its content, talked him through thecorrectors.

Hydrometer-how to use it and what to do with the readings.

Sextant- toldme to take the reading and talk about side error and correction.

I was thenasked to sit down.

Otherquestions included,

My knowledgeabout ISPS code.

Duties of asafety officer.

Duties of a securityofficer.

Duties of anOOW.

Mooringoperation. Checks prior to and things I would ensure and look out for duringthe operation.

What annexesof MARPOL applied to my ship. (LNG carrier).

How SECA wouldaffect my passage plan.

I was asked totalk through passage planning steps.

Fire in themanifold and asked for my actions in order of priority.

Rules.

Towing vesselcrossing from port side. Action?

Where is thelength of tow measured from?

Pdv crossingfrom port side.

Pdv crossingfrom stbd side.

Head onsituation.

Restrictedviz.

Put a plotforward of my starboard beam. Action?

If I were inthe other vsl, action?

He put a plot,both vsls doing the same course and speed.

He put a vslengaged in fishing vessel on my starboard bow with risk of collision and I wason a CBD. Asked for my action. (That confused me so I quoted the rule thatapplied but took the wrong action. he told me to think about it and try againso I got it right.)

Buoyage.

West cardinalmark. I identify, light, retroreflctor, action.

Buoyedchannel.

Region Ainbound.

Port handlateral mark

Preferredchannel marks

Special marks.

I was asked totell the kind of buoy, light and move my ship on the right side of the buoy.

At a point hesaid I was asked to proceed to the secondary channel so beware.

How would youmark a new danger?

Lights andshapes.

He gave meabout 10 laminated already prepared papers with lights on them and I identifiedthem, fog signal, day shape and action. (Refer to Guptas CD and it should cover99 percent of all you need for situations lights and shapes)

 Practice buoys, Lights and shapes.

Don’t lie tothe examiner no matter how tempted you are.

Specialregards to

Gupta

Vinoid