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Interview Checklist for Master

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No. Interviewing Points Comments Grade

1. Careers and English Ability
1) Service Record (History Card)
2) Years of Service at Chemical Tanker
3) Years of Service in Present Rank
4) Explain your history (self-instruction) in English

2. International Safety Management

1) ISM Code and relevant Conventions, Company Policy
2) Master’s Overriding Authority in SMS
3) S.M.C. (Safety Management Certificate)
4) D.O.C. (Compliance of Certificate)
5) Internal / External Audits / Designated Person
6) Emergency Contact with Company Staff in case of
Cargo matters and Navigational casualties

3. Navigation & Bridge Team Management Technique

1) Double check the prepared passage Plan
2) Random check of Charts / Publications correction
3) Random check the various checklists at bridge
4) Experience of passing narrow channel in Japan ?
5) Experience of self-operation for berthing/unberthing ?
6) Experience of trading JANZ and USA trading?
7) When encountering heavy weather, how do you do?
8) Experience of navigational accident before?
9) Master’s Standing Orders

4. Cargo Operation
1) How do when receive a instruction of loading the non-
experienced cargo.
2) Documents of Bill of Lading, LOI (Letter of Indemnity),
Notice of Readiness, when having cargo discrepancy, etc.
3) Check the Stowage/Loading/Discharging planning
- Compatibility charts
- Precaution to handle the Static Cargo
- High, Overfill alarm system
- Stability and damage stability calculation
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4. 4) Ready MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), posting and

educate crew prior to cargo operation
- IBC Code and Chemical Data Guide of USCG.
5) Kind of Experienced Cargoes
①Hexane, ②P.wax, ③Sulfuric acid, ④Hexene-1
⑤Styrene Monomer, ⑥Latex, ⑦TDI / MDI, ⑧etc.
6) Experience of Cargo Tanks Cleaning
- Coating types
- Stainless steel tanks
- WWT (Wall Wash Test) readiness
7) Handling of Cargo Equipment
- Cargo Pump, ①Framo ②Taiko ③Screw ④others
8) Important Manuals of Cargo Operation
- P/A (Procedures and Arrangements) Manual
- Operation Manual

5. Basic Knowledge in Rank

1) Inspections onboard at Chemical Tanker;
- Oil Major (Exxon/Mobil, BP, Shell, Texaco, Chevron),
CDI (Chemical Distribution Institute), Petronas , PSC
(USCG, AMSA), Flag Administration, Class Survey,
and ISPS Inspections in chemical tanker
2) Environmental protection;
- Annex I, II, III, IV, V, VI of Marine Pollution Regulation
- SOPEP, SMPEP, OPA-90
- ODM (Oil Discharging Monitoring) System
3) Carrying out various Safety meeting, Training, Drills
4) When very cold weather, what do you carefully to do?
5) Alcohol and drug policy and Smoking regulation
6) Handling of Fixed Fire Fighting Equipment, what’s the
interval to check the CO2 & Foam liquid system?
7) Management the medical lockers;
- Check lockers and getting certificate, how often?
- Resuscitator equipment, explain how to ready/use
- Narcotics medicines, how do you handle it onboard?
- Any human incident, what valve allowable the BAC?
Check BAC (Blood Alcohol Contents) and lost duties
8) Official Certificates
- Various Official Certificates
- Declaration of Management
- ETAS (Emergency Technical Assistance System)
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5. 9) ISPS Code;
- Various records of general or confidential information
- Drills required every 3 months, USCG strongly suggest
to carry out every month (we have 11 items)
- Locking the entrance doors at restricted areas
- How do you ready the DoS (Declaration of Security)?
- Explain Master’s Overriding Authority in ISPS Code.
10) Maintenance on board;
- Making maintenance the schedule and report to the
company together with works done
- Do not painting over the rusts
- Greasing is very important on moving machineries,
how do you making the greasing schedule?
11) Ballast management, especially USA/Australia waters
12) Explain your management for Cost Saving on board.
13) Double check the Work/Rest hours record

6. Smoking / Drinking

7. Trading area for latest 3-years

8. Foreign Languages; English / Others

9. Family / Home Area

Overall Appraisal :

* Grade Code:- A : Excellent B : Good C : Acceptable D : Poor E : Unsuitable

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