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Ch Mates & Master < 3000 GT

Adrian Glen Affoo vs Capt Bala

22 Jan 2010, Start 15:15,

Time Taken approx 55 mins

Oil/Chem Tankers and 1 VLCC (last ship)

He said I was C/O on a VLCC after seeing my last vessel was a VLCC then looked at me and asked if I would prefer Chemical Tanker so I took that option to be C/O on a Chemical Tanker

- What are the duties of C/O?

- Certificates you would have on your ship?

- You discharged Ethylene and your next cargo is Sodium Hydroxide…tank cleaning procedure? including gas freeing and entry procedures. This took at least 15 mins.

- Annex 2 disc criteria? including details for pre-wash?

- What will surveyor look for on ISM audit?

- What inspection records would you keep for mid-ship crane?

- What is Risk Assessment and how do you do it? everything in detail.

- What is detention notice?

- Can it be given to foreign flagged ships at a uk port?

- You are Master on 3000GT going with tide, onshore wind. He said berth any side alongside. So had to turn around to stem tide and go stbd side alongside.

- What is the latest amendment to COLREG ?

BUOYAGE

- One by one outbound region B, which side to pass?

- Stbd lateral and preferred chan to stbd

- Heading 270, south cardinal

SITUATIONS

Many situations. Usual open sea and tss.

He made tss large to cover most of desk and put 5 boats on. Risk with only one at a time though. Looking for impeding passage and safe passage, use of ITZ, where to fish.

Just be careful when pdv crossing from port not taking action. He moves it so close it looks like its seconds away from collision but he says it is not.

RESTRICTED VISABILITY

- He put W in wrong place so I told him. Where does W go?

- One target at a time…… crossing from port then stbd, overtaking then head on.

SMARTIE BOARD

- Many flip cards. >10

- He was also looking for addition signal for vessel aground.

- The vessel towing had fwd/ aft mast head lights switched around.

Then silence…I watched him fill up logs and NOE stamped PASSED. No remarks or comments.

Good Luck