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Type of ships : Chemical Tankers

Date of Exam : 22.Jan.2010

Examiner : Capt. Fletcher

Duration : 0905 - 1000

Result : PASSED

Reached early at Fort Matilda around 0815.Got to the MCA building gate at 0845.Went through the formalities and was escorted to MCA office.

Mr. Fletcher called me to the exam room at 09:05. He introduced himself and said he would conduct the orals as per MGN 69.He went through my CDC and asked about the type of ships I had been on. He then started the session.

1. You are joining as Master. Explain how to do a tentative swing

2. Vsl to undergo ISM audit next port, explain the preparations you would make as a chief officer.

3. Explain how the auditor will carry out an ISPS audit?

4. Preparations for load line survey. Load Line dimensions.

5. Difference between prohibition and detention notice

6. Asked about Mandatory expanded Inspection

7. Give a description on Marpol Annex-II

8. Discharge criteria for category X,Y,Z ,OS

9. Give a description about Enhanced survey

10. As a chief officer what are the checks you do in relation with Fresh Water tanks

11. You join as a master what security certificates will u would like to see he wanted to here along with ISSC … CSR also

12. How is Safe Manning certificate issued to a vessel and by whom

13. Vsl entering English channel with dangerous goods onboard. What are the reporting procedures?

14. Explain the need for a Ballast Management Plan? Why is ballast water exchange carried out? Methods of doing an exchange?

15. How is ballast tank sediment controlling carried out?

16. What is the difference between an Angle of Loll and a List? Can you have them both at the same time? Which will you treat first and how?

17. Berthing vsl stbd side along side with Off shore wind- 15 kts Tide from ahead – 2 kts

18. Restricted visibility Target on stbd bow and stbd quarter

19. ROR situations Open sea You are on PDV

20. Tug and tow crossing from port to stbd ,

21. Tug and tow with a diamond each on both vsl crossing from port to stbd

22. Tug and tow displaying RAM day signal crossing from port to stbd

23. What do you mean by length of the tow?

24. Open sea You are on a CBD

25. Day signal and fog signal for a CBD

26. RAM crossing from port to stbd

27. You are NUC. RAM crossing from port to stbd

28. Fishing vsl crossing from stbd to port

29. Lights – He used large laminated cards and not smarty board

30. NUC underway and stopped

31. Fishing vsl seen from port side

32. Aground vsl > 50m

33. Pilot vsl seen from stbd side

34. Buoyage

35. Vsl heading 180 deg, placed an East cardinal mark and how to pass it? Top mark, light and rhythm

36. Buoyed channel, vsl against the direction of buoyage, take the vsl through as explain the characteristics of the buoy when passing each one Safe water mark

Preferred Channel to stbd(Region A) Stbd hand mark(Region A)

Isolated danger mark

Finally the most awaited moment

YOU HAVE PASSED