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EXPERIENCE: REEFER SHIPS & CONTAINER SHIPS

EXAMINER : G.FLETCHER

NAME : KUMARESH

DATE& TIME : 22Nd Jan 2010 & 1300 ~ 1400

DURATION : 1 Hour

COURSE : CHIEF MATES UNLIMITED/MASTER LESS THAN 3000 GT ORALS

PLACE : GREENOCK

RESULT : PASSED

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Reached MCA Office AT 1230,my Orals was scheduled @ 1330.Guards let me in By 1245.Capt.Fletcher asked me if He can take my orals earlier than the scheduled time. Capt. Fletcher called me inside the room exact at 1300.Check All my Documents & then asked me what type of ship & the trading routes.

Called me near the Compass & told me that ship is laid for 6 months & what all check would you carry out as a Master of the ship less than 3000 GT. Standard Answer

Then he followed with how do u carry out TENTATIVE swing. Again Standard Answer.

Then he asked me take the Seat & then Started off with - As chief officer what all preps will you carry out for ISM AUDIT.

Followed by ISPS Audit & then Load line Survey

Who is security officer onboard your ship & when do u exchange DOS?

What do u know about CSR? If you are the master and find one certificate missing in CSR what would you do?

Who issues CSR? Is there an M-Notice on this?

You are the master & find that the Chief cooks Medical certificate is expired? what will you do?

If any new Crew Sign ON in your ships where do u ask them to Sign? Where does master Sign in the ALC?

What is Safe Manning Document? Who decides safe Manning for Ships Over 500 GT? what all factors are Taken into consideration before deciding safe Manning

What Would u Advice your Second Officer regarding passage plan? Limitations of ECDIS?

How does MARPOL Annex VI affect u? what are the latest Amendment to MARPOL ANNEX VI?

Tell me what do u understand by MEI? When & How do u report to Port State?

What is CERS? Whom do u inform?

What are the Rest Hours Of Young Person onboard?

How do u implement Garbage Management Plan onboard?

Berth the ship alongside STBD Side VLCC with no BOW THRUSTER & NO TUGS, HEADING the tide 2 Kts & OFFSHORE wind 15 Kts.

How were the Final Moorings in your last ship?

What are the advantages/Disadvantages of using Polypropylene rope onboard?

Heading Out of the Port and Chief eng calls and says Problem with Engine & you r in the channel Meet with Collision with Fishing vessel. What is your action as Chief Mate onboard.

Bosun comes to you & tells you that One container ondeck is Self Heating? what action will u take?

Heavy Life Preparations?

BUOYAGE:

Gave me only one Buoy East Cardinal & asked me which side i will pass if NORTH is facing behind you. Then asked me the Characteristics’ of the Buoy.

Then he placed 4 Buoys in a Line and asked me pass the Buoys then Tell him the characteristics of those buoys - Safe water Mark, Stbd Hand Lateral Mark, Port Hand Lateral Mark Indicating Preferred Channel to STBD & Isolated Danger Mark.

SITUATIONS:

U PDV – TUG & TOW PORT BOW crossing ACTION?

U PDV – TUG & TOW RAM PORT BOW crossing ACTION? Diamond FWD & AFT what does it mean & what do u mean by TOW More than 200 Mts.

Showed me fishing Vessel and asked me what is day signal for This? Then he said this is vessel engaged in Fishing overtaking Sailing who’s action to keep clear?

Is sailing vessel overtaking then?

U CBD in TSS and ferry crossing from STBD to PORT who is Give way & ACTION? NO Change is Bearing and Range decreasing then?

U CBD in TSS Vessel engaged in Fishing port to STBD Crossing? Your action?

Where all can Vessel engaged in Fishing do Fishing?

U PDV in TSS Following Lane , Ferry Overtakes & then crosses your Bow? What will you do?

RADAR PLOT:

HEADING North Target on STBD Bow and STBD QTR? What is your action?

What will other vessels action be?

What can the vessel in STBD QTR do apart from Going to STBD if no Target on his STBD BOW?

LIGHTS: (He wants Only to Identify the DAY signal and FOG Signal no actions)

NUC Stopped

Pilot Vessel Seen Port Side

F/V seen on port side Underway

Sailing Vessel seen End ON

Vessel Aground > 50 Mts

F/V with Purse Seine Gear Underway, Stopped Or @ Anchor

Then He took my NOE & Said U Have PASSED ,But Make sure when u come for your MASTERS Orals Learn more about ECDIS and SAFE MANNING DOCUMENTS. ALL THE BEST.

I would like to THANK ALL THE LECTURERS & MY FLAT MATES who helped me for this Orals Preps.

Special Thanks to Mr. Derrick Robbie ,  Mr. Vinil Gupta, Mr.John Mac ( for His Compass Classes).

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR ORALS