Candidate : Deepak K V

Examiner: Allieston
Ship: Container,PCTC,VLCC
Duration: 1600 - 1650
Result :Cleared

• Join the vessel newly as chief officer.What information you would require /From where?
Mentioned ISM and Company SMS.
• How does ISM/SMS govern what you do onboard? Standard answer lead him to Initial
Familiarisation
• Give the scope of your familiarisation checklist as per SMS? He lead me to Handing over
Procedure there on.(Change of Officer checklists) Handing over lead me to Ballast water
Management when i mentioned about handing over the ballast status.
• Describe the whole BWM (wanted last ballast tank inspection report and sediment condition
apart from the usual answer). Recording procedures.
• How would you go abt inspecting Ballast tank? Enclosed space entry Procedures etc. Risk
Assessment Matrix and so forth.
• Now what would you look for in ballast tank? Structural /Coating /Sediments/Strum
Boxes/Pipes/Doubler plates /Web Frames /Lightining holes etc – which lead on to become an
Hull survey!
• Hull survey/In water survey/Dry dock – leads me to LOADLINE SURVEY (which i was waiting for)
• Loadline Survey (Full Account) Had to define : Wx tight / wtr tight/ Loadlines/Guardrail
hieght?/Freeing port area?/Hull doors/Underdeck Passage/Hull Piercings – (Seemed Happy so
broke the chain finally)
• Master Ashore. Fire in E/R Bottom Platform. Actions?One casuality in E/R– (Smoke dive ASAP)
• Fire Uncontrollable.Actions? CO2 . Chief Eng/Tech Support denies.(Masters discretion ).Post
reporting/procedures.
• What Docs to be ready for Fire brigade? (Easy Stuff)
• (chain begins again) Departed UK waters – Mandatory Reportings (ALL)? DG/CERS etc
• Crossing Suez – What Reportings to Piracy Centres? MSCHOA/NATO etc
• Full Account of ISPS Procedures when passing GOA. Advisory to Master/Navigator etc. Can SSO
raise Security level at sea? AIS & Masters discretion
• Reached Arabian Sea - Indian Monsoon?weather patterns? Preparations?
• Heavy swell . Heave to ? thumb rule?(I did a blunder of a manoeuvre which i corrected
immediately)
• Synchronous/Parametric roll – lead to Stabilizers/Flare etc. Weather routing Outfits.
• Approaches port. PSC inspections. Brief Account. Whats new in PMoU? NIR. Give a full account?
Where does your ship stand?
• Container cargo work – State All Documents Req. Lashing stresses. Went Ballistic on
CSM/IMDG/Load Program/Stack density/stack weights/forces on containers &
lashings/buckling/racking /accelarations/tier hieghts/IMO visibility criterion/SWL of Gantry/Twin
lift precautions/ Reefer/OOG/He asked me everything under the sun on container cargo work,
till he ran dry and i got fed up of leading him to new topics.

****************** Exit Mate/Master(To my relief) – Enter OOW (The devil himself)

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• ROR – Open Sea (Amazingly Rule 18 only?) Own Vsl =CBD
FV crossing CBD P-S & then S-P
Tug+Tow Crossing CBD P-S & then S-P
Tug+Tow (RAM) crossing CBD P-S & then S-P (Asked for shapes if L>50& Tow>200 & if
Dracone)
• Lights
FV + Gear x 150m
CBD
• Radar Plot(RV)
Make a whole Plot of a Vsl Overtaking another – Double the speed - Update Plot for Bold
Alteration to port for a vsl being overtaken.
• IALA
 Region B Outbound Main Channel - Navigate around – Pref Channel to Port – Special Mark –
South Cardinal

** ISM /ISPS/M notices/Ship Specific Knowledge were the life savers. Try to mention “where to get
relevant information” and “references to M notices” in all your answers. Absolutely Fair Examination
and purely Ship/Trade specific Questions !!!