Capt.

IVR

FUNCTION-1

1. Diff between new moon and eclipse

2. Draw phases of moon and eclipses
3. Wat is V and D correction
4. How will u calculate lat by mer alt
5. Can u plot position from terrestrial bearing and position line obtained from celestial body
6. Errors of Magnetic compass
7. Coefficients of magnetic compass & formulas
8. ROR card: Vsl pushing alongside & Fishing vsl other than trawler using purseine gear
9. How will u find storm centre
10. Warm currents and cold currents
11. Diff between current, tide and tidal stream
12. Weather routing
13. How is weather routing useful onboard
14. Correctors for magnetic compass
15. Formula for calculating deviation
16. Principle of gyro, precession & inertia
17. Course & speed error in gyro
18. Lat error in gyro
19. Principle of GPS & DGPS
20. Principle of Doppler log
21. Ur co-180.South cardinal buoy right ahead. Wat action
22. Overtaking in Narrow channels in R.V. How to do and signals
23. Lights for composite units, towing alongside and partly inconspicuous object.
24. Route from Gujarat to Chennai. What info u ll give to master from ASD?
25. The pub which u ve nnot corrected for 4years. Where can u get the corrections
26. Contents of annual notice to mariners
27. How to prove dat ur ECDIS is corrected upto date for PSC. Wat records u kept in ur last vsl
28. Wat is SHM? Wat is the use of this?
29. Explain secondary nport calculations
30. Why dry and wet bulb thermometer on Bridge (don’t mention RH or Dew Point)
31. Waxing
32. Diff beween canal and Channel with respect to draft
33. Gyro errors explain in detail
34. Demonstration of vsl aground in RV
35. Echosounder errors
36. Janus configuration
37. Formation and causes of tides
38. Tidal streams and currents
39. Why TRS not formed in Higher Lat
40. Difference between wave and currents
41. Diff between tide and tidal streams
42. In Singapore strait wat all reportings u will do
43. Cardinal & lateral marks
44. TRS weather
45. Crossing TSS
46. Wat r the infos In weather charts
47. Performance standards of BNWAS
48. Few cards - trawler, RAM,
49. Cardinal buoy west and south?
50. Action when west buoy on 090co
51. Action when south buoy on 000co
52. What are the coefficient of magnets?
53. Why is moon available only 50% of time at night?
54. Explain about moon rise set etc.
55. What celestial objects you u use to find compass error?
LRIT?
56. What is MSI and EGC?difference between them.
57. What is AIS?
58. Polling?
59. Explain corrections of mercury barometer

60. Narrow channel RV overtaking sound signals?

61. What signal by overtaken vessel?
62. Isolated danger buoy?
63. Lateral buoy colour and shape when entering chennai port?
64. What colour and shape in region B?
65. Load line zone chart number? Where all it is posted?

FUNCTION-2
1. How will u explain to a layman wat is Product tanker and wat is chemical tanker (no definition, jus understanding)
2. Difference between centrifugal pumps and framo pump
3. Construction of framo pump
4. Action wen Framo pump failed during discharging
5. Capacity of Framo and Emg Framom pumps
6. By looking from the berth, how ll u make out whether the ship is Product tanker or Chemical tanker
7. After stripping how much of cargo can be left over in tank for CAT-X&Y
8. Discharge criteria for annex-2
9. Discharge criteria for annex-1
10. GM of container/Tanker/Timber/Grain/Passenger vsl
11. Tell me the density of any one cargo u carried
12. Wat is stowage factor
13. Relationship between stowage factor and density
14. U have jus joined in a general cargo vsl and goin to load container, how will u lash the container
15. Hazards of RO-RO
16. How will u lash truck in a Ro-Ro
17. Mechanical advantage of three fold purchase
18. Chemical cargo leaked from one tank to another . wat action
19. Why cargo tank of Gas carrier is curved on top
20. Name some cargoes of LPG&LNG
21. How to calculate the load density of cargo hold
22. How to calculate breaking strength of a new wire received
23. How to measure diameter of a wire
24. SWL, Breaking strength, FOS and proof load
25. Wat is VHM
26. Full calculation of Grain
27. Why timber load line is higher than other
28. Draw timber loadline
29. On text book diagram for Loadline is given from Portside or Stbd Side
30. Wat is the required visibility after loading timber on deck. Max height u can load timber
31. Iron ore loading procedure & precautions
32. Coal loading procedure and precautions during voyage
33. How to check PH value of Bilge water
34. When u will change wire
35. Full draft survey explain with formulas
36. How to calculate constant of a ship once u join as new c/o
37. Inerting and Purging
38. Characteristics of IG
39. During cargo operations, ur crane wire parted. How ll u renew?
40. Marpol Disch Criterias
41. When do u condemn a rope
42. Types of pumps
43. Driving mediums of centrifugal pumps
44. Reciprocating pumps are electric driven or Hydraulic driven?
45. Can Reciprocating Pumps be electric driven
46. MCTC value of last ship
47. Unit of MCTC
48. Unit of SF and BM
49. Master tells u to keep SF 70% what does it mean
50. How water tight integrity of Hatch cover maintained on General cargo vsl
51. Primary and secondary means of venting
52. What is the pressure maintained on cargo tank during voyage and during discharge
53. Your tank came to stripping lvel and u have to shut down IG plant. Wat actions
54. Diff types of gas carriers tanks
55. Wat is the temp of cargo carried in fully refrigerated ship
56. Pressure of cargo carried in fully pressurized ship
57. In crane next to SWLir ll be marked (4m-20m) wat does t indicate
58. Wat is lambda zero & lambda 40 in grain calculation
59. Boat note
60. Your vsl reached discharge port and master tells u not to discharge the cargo
61. Sulphur fire wat extinguishing medium to be used. Why water shud not be used
62. STS checklists
63. Wat is A & R code in ship shore safety checklist. Give some examples
64. Grain loading in Authorised and unauthorised ship
65. IG fails . wat action
66. Shore cargo pump fails. Action
67. Container stowage and securing
68. CSC plate
69. IMDG
70. Types of gas carriers
71. Monorail Limit switches
72. ETA
73. Cargo record Book
74. How ll u calculate cargo in tanker if loadicator fails
75. High density cargo precautions
76. Why 12deg heel in grain stability criteria. How they calculated
77. Rough load density figures of grain
78. Prepare hold for loading Banana
79. Hazards of coal concentrates
80. CSM content
81. In REEFER precooling not done wat ll happen
82. Your charter gave u the above figure to load and u did ur loading plan. Now u ve to send by email ur loading plan.
Wat ll be the figures

83. What is the content of CSC plate?

84. What is stack weight?
85. What are the stability requirements?
86. What is the GM required for tankers,
87. Containers,timber carrier, tanker?
88. Explain what is radian?
89. Stowage factor and load density
90. How to calculate GM of the container vessel if loadicator not working?
91. What are the hazards of coal?
92. When is a ship called timber carrier?
93. What is a heavy lift?
94. Classes of IMDG carried onboard ?
95. What is the diff between imdg carried in containers and gen cargo ship?
96. Where will u find diff in which booklet? (no difference- imdg code applies)
97. Ventilation requirement carrying coal
98. What is boat note ?
99. Reefer container compressor not working, if chief engg has a spare will you use it?
100. What are the limit switches on a crane onboard ur vsl?
101. Wire rope is damaged of a crane, how will u order a new one?
102. What is a specification of a rope (6x24mm etc from chain register)
103. what are the contents of cof?
104. Will you load a chemical which is not in cof ?
105. what is antidode?when will you use it?where to get info about?it?(msds,chris code)
106. p&a manual contents?
107. how will you do gas freeing in chem tanker?man entry procedures?
108. type of chem tankers?
109. summer to summer passing winter till which l oad line u will load?
110. procedure for stripping in framo?
111. how much quantity to be left in tank after stripping?(75 Ltrs)
112. bonjean curve?
113. category of chemical?
114. load density stowage factor?
115. heavy lift def?
116. why timber ships have very less free board?
117. Bill of lading?
118. granulated sulphur?is it a grain cargo ?
119. discharge port you have500t less cargo what will youdo?
120. p&I club what they do?
121. chemical spill how Will you go about it it?
122. cargo leak in ballast tank ?
123. Last item in Grain definition?
124. Example for such items?
125. What is DOA?
126. Segregation of DG? Is it same in gen cargo and container ships?
127. CSM contents?
128. RoRo main hazard?
129. Type of gas carrier?
130. U are going to join a Reefer, What will u think about first in aircraft?
131. What do mean by dangerous substance, hazardous substances and toxic substances?

FUNCTION-3
1. Wat is RPSL
2. As a mate how u ll assist master in a critical decisions
3. Ur vsl Sec level-1 and Port is at 2 Wat action
4. U vsl Sec level-2 and port is at 1 wat action
5. Declaration of security
6. Certificate to be carried as per ISPS code
7. CSR
8. ISM code in general
9. If u take ISM code print out how many A4size papers u need
10. Difference between grounding, Beaching and Stranding
11. Foule Hawse
12. Foul Anchor
13. Your 3rd officer is not doin his job properly. U jus joined as c/o. wat action
14. Letter of indemnity
15. Wat is camber
16. Side shell plan
17. Hw frames are numbered
18. ETA req on bulk carriers
19. Ballast wate exchange methods
20. Min trim requirement for tir, of Vsl as per IMO
21. Form A and B of IOPP
22. Form Aand B of PSC
23. Code 17 and 30
24. Detainable deficiency
25. Master over riding authority under ISM
26. Cert having intermediate survey
27. Cert doesn’t have annual survey
28. Competent persons
29. Name some statutory certs
30. Floating dry dock
31. Checks to be done before dry docking
32. Doc required for dry docking
33. Deep water anchoring as per ur company policy
34. Etb arrangements
35. How ll u train the crew onboard
36. Stress on container vessel
37. Stack weight of container, if loadicator fails
38. Explain annual/intermediate renewal of certificates
39. What is camber?
40. Tumble home?
41. Entries in OLB?
42. Chain register?
43. Crews job specification where will you find?
44. What is RPSL?
45. Why need to enrol in RPSL?
46. Name any 5 statutory
47. PSC detention codes?
48. What is anniversary date?
49. Master gives u all the original document folder how will u find when is the next survey?
50. What is harmonised survey?
51. What is isolation valve in steering?
52. What will happen if we don't isolate
53. What is occupational hazard
54. How will u berth the ship with wind on stbd and u have jetty at port and current fromahead? I informed about tug
and thrusters, he wanted to know abt using anchor, the ship model is kept and I explained the manoeuvre using
anchor and berthing.
55. What is slipping of cable?
56. What is floating dry dock?
57. Have u transited panama canal?
58. Explain abt panama canal as a chief mate?
59. What is shoring in drydock?
60. What is MCTC give value of MCTC of ur ship.
61. Why is it req for a mate?

62. What is HSSC? LOI? CBA? RPSL?

63. Going from summer load line to summer load line, in between passing winter load line, how much will u load?
64. What is Floating dry dock?
65. Is there critical instant and critical period for floating dry dock?
66. ISM overriding authority of master in simple words?
67. Dragging Anchor signs?
68. What is ground tackle?
69. When will you discard a wire rope?
70. Density and SF?
71. Previous vessel SWL of gantry?
72. What cargo u carried? Weight of unit cargo in ur last vessel?
73. COSWP how many copies in ur ship? Where all locations? Publisher?