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Examiner - Capt Vinod

Duration - 1 hour

Result - Pass

Instruments:

Sextant -

What is in that box?

What is Index error? How can you find index error? How can you check index error?

All errors including how to adjust?

Hygrometer-

What is inside the screen?

What is it for?

Process for predicting fog?

PAB -

Take a reading

What errors are applied to give final reading?

Why do we take reading with PAB? Is the reading high or low?

Theory:

What is the ISM code? What are the functional requirements of an SMS?

He then said we are on a passage from Richards Bay to Singapore and he wanted heavy emphasis on my passage planning with regards to transitting the Malacca Straits.

APEM? I basically explained all stages of APEM which surprised me as I thought I would only have to do one area of it.

Where/how can you find/receive info about weather in your area?

How do you programme Navtex?

Where can you find reporting points for your area?

Special considerations when transitting Malacca? ( I struggled a bit with this one but the main point I believe he was looking for was CBD lights may be neccessary)

M/E Failure, actions?

Your 3 hours away from pilot station and the Master has instructed you to carry out all preparations for picking up the pilot, actions?

What is on a pilot card?

Prep for going to anchor?

Your in charge on anchor party forward, actions?

How would you know when the vessel is brought up?

In port all preps before disharging cargo including all checks made on cranes? ( I had gantry cranes on board )

Thats all the theory I can remember, there was loads, but probably because I was blurting my answers out really fast!!

ROR:

Alot of situations in open sea/TSS...you must know these inside out.

Rest Vis:

What rules apply in Res Vis? ( Dont forget rules 4 - 10, as well as 19 )

Explain WOA

Only three situations, the only tricky one was when he asked me actions then said I was on the other vessel, actions. Easy enough if you practice alot!

Buoyage:

Seven buoys laid out, navigate through them. I was told I was outbound, heading south.

Lights:

S/V viewed port side,,length not known, underway possibly making way

PDV CBD prob over 50m underway and possibly making way.

Single white light

Tug and tow viewed from stern.

Dont be scared to ask colours of the smarties because some of them are so faded it is hard to tell which colour they are.

That was it, pass!!! For me the theory really seemed to drag but Im assuming this was because it was my weakest area. All ROR/Res Vis/Buoyage/Lights took at most 10 mins. Just take your time!! And definately take a glass of water in with you, you need it.

Good luck!

Thanks to Vinil, Munawar, Rod, Robin, Alan, Parky, Simon, Tommy and all other lecturers who helped me during my time in the college.