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Syed Saifulla Sadiq Greenock

Capt. G. Fletcher 28/01/10 - 1100, Thursday

Ro-Ro & Gas Carriers 45 mins - Pass

Mates/Masters

He took me in and asked to shut the door behind. Introduced himself and started looking throughmy documents. Asked the ship types I was on.

Instruments

He took me to the compass and asked me to do a Tentative Swing. Asked How would I check the accuracy of Azimuth Circle?

Miscellaneous

How would you know your PMS is working.

What do you understand by Critical Equipment as per your company's SMS.Give an Example.

Duties of a safety officer.

What documents you require as per ISPS Code. Why do you need a CSR? What would you do if one of the CSR ammendments went missing?

Which annexes of Marpol affects Gas Carriers?

In English channel, Engineer calls and says he wants to discharge Machinery room bilges. Action

What would the vessel prepare before entering English channel with regards to Annex VI?

What would you report for before entering English channel? CERS

Asked whether my ship was affected by M.E.I.

When and how would you report?

What is the fastest means of reporting?

What info will you give to your second officer for making a passage plan?

What would you like to see on a passage plan?

What will you advice your second mate on using an ECDIS?

When would you get a prohibhition notice? Give an example.

Cargo Related

What checks you will carry out as a Mate on Gas carrier prior arrival?

How will you prepare cargo tank for man entry?

Are you allowed to release vapours in the atmosphere as per Annex VI.

What preparations you will make prior to entering D.D.?

Emergencies

Grounding, tell me the duties you would carry out as a mate.

Fire while in port. You are discharging. Actions that would be taken by your duty officer.

Fire in Galley. Your actions.

Ship Handling

He said you are on the conventional Right hand screw Vessel.

Birth Stbd without tugs and thrusters. Offshore wind & tide ahead.

Buoyage

He put a West cardinal Mark. North behind me.

Then he put 4 buoys in a line and wanted to know how I would pass them and their lights.

Safe water mark - Preferred channel to port - Lateral mark port - Isolated danger mark. (Region B, Inbound)

Situations

All the below situations were in open waters.

Towing without Diamonds crossing from port to stbd.

Towing with Diamonds crossing from port to stbd.

Towing with Diamonds & Ram signals crossing from port to stbd.

Now he made me CBD and asked what actions will I take for above situation.

Now he said I am NUC. What actions for above situation. (For Towing With RAM)

SV overtaking FV

FV overtaking SV

Restricted Visibility

He said I am a CBD.

Two targets, one on Stbd bow and one on the Stbd Qrtr.

He asked the actions that each vessel would take.

Lights

Vsl Aground more than 50 mts.

FV with purse seine gear.

NUC not making way.

I was expecting more questions but he picked up the NOE and stamped PASSED.

He said my explanation for Prohibition notice was very short but the example was right.

He asked me whether I would stick to Gas Carriers and also had a little chat about my company. He then shook my hand and wished me for my future.

I told him that he took my OOW orals few years back. He said he would like to examine me for my Masters.