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Centre: Liverpool
Date: 25-APR-2013
Result: Pass
Mr. Hilliard checked my Discharged Book, C.O.C and Passport, then he asked me about the name of the company
and type of ship on which I was working. He asked me if I have ever been to dry-dock.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
R.O.R
Smarty board
(1) Power driven vessel less than 50 m underway on right ahead and he told me to show the lights on smarty board if
this vessel becomes N.U.C and making way.
(2) CBD on port bow and Action?
Ship Model
(1) Own-ship was two points abaft the starboard beam of the other power driven vessel. What is the situation and
Action? What if you are on 3 points abaft the beam?
(2) I was on RAM and another power driven vessel was two points abaft my starboard beam and he told me to
explain the situation and who is give way vessel.
(3) He put a chart of Dover Strait Chart on the table and put 2 ships, I am on the vessel following the traffic lane and
another vessel was coming up from more than 3 points, What is this situation? Then he dragged the other ship
from starboard side of my ship and stopped nearly two points on my starboard bow on crossing the lane and he
told me bearing steady and range closing. Explain the situation and who is give way vessel?
(4) Another TSS Situation, he told me that you are following a traffic lane and there is a vessel of about 10 m in
inshore traffic zone closed to traffic lane and this vessel is impeding your safe passage, What is your action?
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(1) South cardinal mark without top mark, while I was telling him about everything, he put the top mark. Then he put
an arrow to indicate the North. He gave me a magnet and told me to put the magnet where the danger exists. My
heading was 270 and asked my action?
RV
True vector/Relative trail
6 miles range
No.4 target is Racon (fixed)
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3
2
4
He asked me to explain what each of the targets is doing and with which one do you have R.O.C and what is your action?
That was my last question and he told me you passed. In my R.O.R situations, he didnt ask me to explain any rule and
every question was asked to the action as the situation was started with bearing steady, range closing.
I would like to say thank to all Lecturers from Fleetwood Nautical Campus and my classmates for everything that was
helpful for preparation of Oral examination. May all beings have peace and mindfulness throughout their life.
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NAME: ANIL KUMAR PANDEY.
CENTRE: GREAT YARMOUTH.
SURVEYOR: CAPT. PETER MAYNARD ( very fair n gentleman )
DATE: 02.05.2013.
RESULT: PASS.
TIME: 13:30 TO 14:30
CAPT. PETER HAS CHECKED MY DOCUMENTS AND ASKED THAT YOU HAVE DONE ALL CONTAINERS, I REPLIED YES, THEN HE
TOLD ME THAT YOU ARE CHIEF OFFICER ON CONTAINER VSL AND GIVE ME ALL ANSWERS AS C/OFF.
1.
2.
ON THE BIG TABLE BUOYED CHANNEL WAS THERE HE TOLD ME TO TAKE OUT THE SHIP FROM THE CHANNEL, OUT
BOUND, HEADING 270. AND TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT BUOY.
AFTER THAT BACK TO SEAT, HE ASKED ME DUTY OF SAFETY OFFICER.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
NOW YOUR VSL IS GOING TO DRY DOCK HOW YOU WILL PREPARE. WHAT FIRE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE DOCK.( ALL IN
DETAIL )
WHY SMALL TRIM, WHEN P-FORCE WILL BE MAXIMUM.
NOW IN SIDE DRY DOCK, WATER PUMPED OUT, WHAT ALL YOU WILL CHECK DOWN IN THE DOCK.
IN THE DRY DOCK YOU HAVE TO CLEAN YOUR F.W. TANK, HOW YOU WILL CARRY OUT THE OPERATION. ENCLOSED
SPACE ENTRY N INSPECTION / CLEANING.
NOW YOU ARE OUT FROM DRY DOCK PROCEEDING TO LOAD PORT, HOW YOU WILL LOAD YOUR VSL. DG LOADING,
DOCUMENTS, SEGRIGATION, REEFEERS, LASHING, STRESSES, IMO VISIBILITY CRITERIA, LASHING PLAN,CARGO
SECURING MANUAL ETC. ( DETAILED EXPLANATION )
HOW YOU WILL PREPARE YOUR VSL FOR LOAD LINE SURVEY.
HOW WILL YOU TEST YOUR LOADICATOR.
YOU ARE IN THE SAILING, MORNING WATCH, YOU ARE ON THE BRIDGE, YOU SEE SMOKE IS COMING OUT FROM ONE
DG CONTAINER, LOCATION MIDSHIP, ACTION.
DUTIES OF ALL TEAM, BACKUP TEAM WHAT SHOULD THEY CARRY EXTRA IN THE L/BOAT.
WHAT IS ISM, DOC N SMC, VALADITY, SURVEYS.
WHAT IS MASTERS RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY UNDER ISM.
WHAT IS BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT.
WHAT IS BNWAS.
THEN R.O.R. ( NIGHT SITUATION: CBD, F/V GEAR MORE THAN 150M, S/V, AGROUND V/L, EVERY THING BUT DID NOT
ASKED ACTION ONLY RECOGNISE, DAY SIGNAL,FOG SIGNAL)
EXPLAIN RULE 19.
RESTRICTED VISIBILITY TWO TARGETS PORT BOW AND STBD BOW, ACTION BY ALL VSLS.
NOW, TAKEN ME TO OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE, ON BA CHART,TSS, HE TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VSL FROM TRAFFIC
LANE TO OTHER CORNER OF THE CHART, TSS PROCEDURES, JOINING, LEAVING, CROSSING, PRECAUTIONARY AREA.
THEN HE TOLD ME O.K. MR. PANDEY YOU ARE PASS.
A GREAT FEELING, THANKS TO GOD FOR EVERYTHING.
I, WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY LECTURERS SPECIALLY CAPT.NADEEM ANWAR SIR, A.BANERJEE SIR & RALFWOOD FOR
PROVIDING VERY USEFUL GUIDANCE AND ALWAYS HELPING.
ALSO THANKS TO MY CLASSMATE KRISHNANDU CHATTERGY, SACHIN SHETTY N DHARMESHBHAI
TO CLEARING ALL MY DOUBTS.
BEST OF LUCK FRIENDS.
Candidate
: Kumar Mahangade
Surveyor
: Capt Lewis
Centre
: Cardiff
Date
: 11th May 2013
Time
: 1330hrs to 1430 (about 1 hrs)
Result
: Pass
Checking my Passport and CDC he asked about my last vessel type. I told him it`s a Product
Tanker.
1) Restricted visibility ARPA sheet with 4 target (Recon T on port beam, 2nd target on 2 point on port
bow Roc exist, 3rd target on 4 point on stbd bow Roc exist and 4th target on stbd quarter ROC
Not exists action.
(Ans Broad Alteration course to stbd and explain about rule 19 (d).)
2) Gave me a diagram Statical stability curve and told me to explain about? What information u will get
from GZ curve?
(Ans - Gm , Range of positive stability, Max Gz, Angle of Max Gz, Angle of Max Gz, Angle of
Vanishing Stability, Dynamical Stability)
3) Statutory certificates for vessel including Classification cert.
(All Statutory certificate)
Emergency wreck mark, E cardinal mark, Safe water mark, isolated danger, Special mark.
That was it.... we will stop here and YOU HAVE PASSED!!!!
Centre:
Liverpool
Name:
Krishnandu Chattopadhyay
Surveyor:
Capt. Bates
Date:
07.06.2013
He put me in a container ship. The vessel is coming for loading in Liverpool and after loading she
will proceed to east coast of America.
Loading Containers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Passage plan
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. You have newly joined. Your vessel is on the way and after 6/7 days from departure Bosun
brought a bag of Garbage and tell you that, what should he do with this garbage. What will
be your action.
1. Bosun was painting ship side whilst vessel was alongside, vessel and jetty was almost on
same level. you saw from bridge that, Bosun jumped into the deck from jetty and went
inside store to fetch a roller brush and again he jumped to jetty from ships deck through
guard rail. What will be your action.
2. A cadet below 18 years joined your vessel . what is the rest hours for that cadet? What
kind of jobs you will nominate for him? Which publications you will advise him to learn the
navigation watch?
3. How you will carry out Annual and five yearly life boat test? In details.
ROR (In all the following situations, risk of collision exists)
1. You are in TSS and one FV in right ahead. What will be your action ? What is your
obligations.
2. Day time. A vessel on your Port side about 4 points. Your Action
3. A war ship. Helicopter operations are going on. 4 points of your port side. Also you see a
small supply boat is also going in parallel with the War ship. What will be your Actions.
4. Night time FV with gear extending more than 150m right ahead.
He asked few more questions, which I cannot recall now. But it was a good sessions. I Passed.
Thanks to our lecturer Aninda Banerjee, Jonathan Ward and my class fellow Sachin Shetty, Anil
Pandey, Murshed Shahariar Manju and Guru dattha.
Anthony Nicholas
Chief Mate
Liverpool 14:45 Tues 4th June 2013
1hr 50min
Examiner: Alex Keep
Pass
Went into his office, he went through my discharge book and asked about all the diferent vessels
I had been on, from Containerships to Ofshore vessels.
He then said it was a Unlimited Ticket so all questions can be on any vessel.
Certificates/Surveys:- Everything, what type Class/Flag
Can MCA do surveys for other countries?
How many Classification Societys, name them.
Types of Surveys, what intervals
What surveys MCA would not allow other C/S do? ISPS, etc
Wanted to know about Harmonisation of Surveys, benefits etc
MARPOL:- Everything,
Oil:- Special areas, how much oil can be dumped etc, tankers/all ships.
Garbage:- New Regulations, Garbage Management plan and record book, special areas
Emissions:- IAPP wanted know special areas and a bit about this Annex
ISM:Everything what ships comply etc
Company responsibilities
Masters responsibilities
DPA
SMS- Quite a bit, told him about contingency plans, how it is reviewed constantly.
Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate
Hours of Rest:Told him about Manila Amendments etc also for seafarers under 18
Port State Inspection
Wanted quite a bit in detail
Also Paris MOU What is it?
LIFEBOATS/ LIFERAFTS/ RESCUE BOATS/ ON-LOAD OFF-LOAD
Free-fall L/B when to lower, 3 month by crane, every 6 months has to be lowered properly.
Totally enclosed lifeboat launching procedure how does it release? Keel plate
What survey covers lifeboats? Told him about limit switches, 1.1 load test, dynamic brake test,
check all moving parts etc.
On-load/ of-load mechanism how it works? What checks/tests?
CRANES:LOLER Annual Inspection, Register of lifting appliances on-board ship etc, all lifting equipment.
Limit switches, load test etc, make sure swl displayed and correct
Wire change/ grease etc as per planned maintenance system
All crew have to be trained in the use of all ships lifting equipment
DRY-DOCK:Wanted to know lots about D/D
Docking Plan, Shell plating plan, Plug plan, GA plan, Expected work in D/D
Stability prior and after very small stern trim to reduce critical period, plus stern frame strong
etc
Wanted to know about critical instant P Force etc
Told him as much as I could about D/D. Seemed happy and moved on.
Ballast Water Management:Asked what it was and wanted to know about new regs for 2015. What damage to environment it
causes etc. IMO are at the forefront of this.
Types of BWM:- I gave him three Flow through, Sequential and Natural ballasting.
The first two he wanted detail in how it works, what problems are associated with them, Rules
and regs 200m deep and 200 nm from land etc
Stability problems
BWM Plan and record book what ships need to have in place etc
GRAIN:Document of Authorisation
Angle of Repose
Shifting boards
Use bags of grain to prevent grain shifting
Trim as much as you can
IMO Grain rules - minimum stability requirements
STABILITY:Angle of Loll what is it? How do you correct it
GZ Curves
Heavy Lift what happens? G moves towards weight /top of crane etc moves away when
unloading etc
Problems with heavy lift? Mates checks etc
Strong points - used my own experience on heavy lift as not everything is in cargo securing
manual.
Cargo Securing Manual:- what is it? Ship specific etc
Containerships:I was on these 14 years ago as AB, but spent 10 years on them, so used my experience to
answer questions , he seemed happy enough.
Loading/discharge
Ships Planner/ Loading plan
How to secure containers/ cell guides. CSM, also side of coamings of hatches, there is diagrams
of how to secure, this is done but stevedores, but C/M still has to check if secured for sea etc.
IMDG:- Asked about DGs - stickers on all sides of containers showing hazards. DG Manifest, how
to stow, UN numbers. Was not to good with this but he moved on.
6. Drawn a GZ curve on a paper and ask to explain., stability criteria, listing to a side during
voyage, how to correct it.
7. Alarm during your morning watch (fire alarm accommodation ) ,I started with raising
general alarm, master informed, emergency procedures, SMS,VDR, security msg,
etc.. Then he said it a false alarm.
8. How you prepare the ship for dry dock.
9. What you understand by HSSC, ACS. Name all ships certificates
10.Then plotting sheet with one target on the just behind the port beam (restricted
visibility/12 miles),
When I start saying this is in relative vectors , start plotting.. (Answer given as per guidance
given in Capt.Fareen Saheed book ) ..The examiner changes the situation as follows.
11.Then examiner took module ships, other ship 6-miles away on my port side just behind the
port beam (ROC exist) and fog bank on my starboard side 3-miles away. Rule no 19 does
apply here as vessels are in sight of one and another
Keeping above situation examiner gone through all the rules 5 to 18 apart from rule no 12 by
changing the locations putting more ships like small ship, sailing vessel, fishing vessel and CBD.
( These ROR question s took more than 20-minutes)
12.The smarty board
Fishing vessel seen from astern making-way (the other possibility mentioned i.e. gear extending
150m or more.)
After removed the stern light and ask now what is it/what is it doing/is it at anchor or
underway/are they showing anchor lights/can you tell about the length of the vessel)
Then Capt. Bates said you passed this exam but he said you didnt answer well for passage
planning question then I started again SMS checklist/MGN 166/Bridge procedure guide, etc.
How would you know where to put that heavy lift? I went down the route of
taking into account the SWL and boom length of the crane youre delivering
to on the rig although he still wasnt happy.
Where would you find the deck load plan? I suggested the shell expansion
plan. No. - I researched this when I got out. On the P&I club website, it
turns out max weight on deck/tank top should be expressed in tons per
square inch and is included in the capacity plan.
Youre now loading Oxy/Acetylene. DG cert, placarded, IMDG code
segregation relaxed ofshore, gas bottles are protected by frame work i.e.
containerised. He was looking for the fact that it becomes unstable at 40
degrees.
Ok, so youve loaded. Prepare for departure. CSM, WT integrity etc..
So youre going along in the north sea, and the vessel suddenly goes over 2
degrees. What are you going to do?
What is loll? How would you correct it?
How would you go about ballasting these tanks?
What are the precautions using flow-through? He seemed happy when I
started talking about being aware of the pump capacity and vent capacity
for discharge. He also wanted to know where I would find the pump
capacity.
He then started scrutinising how many tanks I had on my last ship and what
were they used for? He moved on after I mentioned stab tanks and
permanent FW ballast tanks.
So, this 2 degrees. What do you suppose happens when you now have a
gale of wind?
If you have a list what is forcing the vessel upright? It wont come upright.
I asked for a pen and paper and drew the GZ curve for a vessel with a list
explaining as I went and he seemed happy and moved on.
Where is the point of vanishing stability and what happens there?
He was getting agitated and at some point during the stability grilling I got
asked the formula for GZ.
What is the particular problem with ofshore vessels? Free trim.
How would you load your cargo taking into account what you just told me?
No idea what he was after here although I said maintain a compact stow in
all cases ideally along the crash barriers to stop water cascading on the
deck in the first place.
LSA on your last vessel?
You have just noticed a hole in your rescue boat. Actions? Non-conformity,
inform flag state etc.. NOT A NEAR MISS
So I get a phone call from your Master, what is he going to tell me? He
seemed happy when I talked about the potential to get an exemption if we
had 2 rescue boats or get a replacement when the other is ashore for
repairs.
What else may you be aware of with regards to the hole? I talked about
how the boat would need to be re-weighed to prove no ingress of water
within the hull had taken place as per the M Notice.
What is a rescue boat for? I mentioned things like retrieval of persons in the
water, marshalling life rafts and rendering assistance to other vessels.
Anything else? I started to say it could be used in an abandon ship situation,
he didnt seem to think so but I assured him I would rather be in that than in
the water. Anything else???? I said Safety of Life at Sea. He chuckled and
said fair enough. Anything else still?! I started to tell him about the fact that
in MSN 1803, personnel should board the lifeboat from another tender at
the waterline to test the onload release during the dynamic load test but he
stopped me and said only legislation in this office and moved on.
Definition of a survival craft?
Ok, lets test your OOW knowledge
How do you set up your radar? After the usual stuf like scanner free, X/S
gain I accidently started to mention sea and rain first where he immediately
stopped me and said how do I tune the radar. He said, quote DONT GET IT
WRONG. I said sea and rain would be minimum.
Carry on and tune the radar.
Limitations of radar.
He then super-imposed me onto a picture. I was aground on a sand bank.
When I started to exhaust the mates stuf, I started talking about actions on
the bridge. He didnt want to know about any masters stuf.
What are the damage stability criteria for your last vessel?
He was pushing for something else out of me which I eventually got, being a
tug.
What strength of pull do you want from this tug. We went down the line of
the bits not being that strong as they arent designed for towing and he
moved on.
With regards to ISM, what is a major / minor non conformity with examples
of each?
ROR
Overtaking a CBD & definition of CBD
NUC making way starboard bow & definition of NUC
Vessel towing another <50m >200m tow on the port bow. The lights were
such to make the towing vessel look like she was <20m however he wasnt
interested in that.
He then put the dover strait chart in front of me and put my ship following
the lane. A vessel then overtook me on my starboard side and started to
cross from stbd to port.
Rule 17.
Examiner:
Antony Hilliard
Time:
0915-1020
To start with, Capt Hilliard went through my discharge book commenting on the vessel types I
had sailed on. He asked why I had chosen to work on Supply Vessels and what, should I be
successful today, my intentions were. I cannot remember all of my questions but here are the
majority.
1. What certificates would you expect to take over on joining a vessel as Chief Mate?
2. What would you find in the Safety Equipment Certificate?
3. What in particular would you be looking for as Chief Mate, in the SEC?
4. What navigation equipment would you expect to find on your bridge?
5. How would you know if your GPS had failed?
6. Why might your GPS fail?
7. What is a Doppler log and are there any other types of log?
8. What type of log input would you use for collision avoidance and why?
9. If your ship was to go paperless, how would you know if your ECDIS has been approved?
10.Your vessel is proceeding to drydock, what preparations would you make?
11.When would you conduct an Inclining Experiment and why?
12.What is KG?
13.What precautions would you take prior to having an Inclining Experiment?
14.How would you prepare for a Loadline Survey?
What are the vectors and trails showing? TRUE vectors, RELATIVE trails
What are my actions and by what rule? 090 alteration to Port or you can slow down
(NB I am sure that one of the trails in the radar plot he shows you is incorrectly positioned, it is
supposed to represent the above)
It was at this point that Capt. Hilliard said I had passed. Throughout the examination, Capt
Hilliard is very of-putting, frowning and pulling faces at a lot of what you say, so much so that I
was convinced I must have failed!
In the longer answers, he will pause for a while and wait if there is something you have not said
and he is waiting for, but if you say what he wants to hear early one, he quickly moves to the
next question.
I would like to thank Jonathan Ward, Nadeem Anwar and Anindiya Banerjee for
organising the course, putting on the extra classes and for getting us through!
The original FDs maintain their 100% record!
Kate Allen
Liverpool
1315 Friday 12th July
Ship types: Cargo INF2/3
Capt. Leggett
Pass 1h
He introduced himself as Mr Leggett and asked for my discharge book, passport and sea
testimonials.
He asked a bit about my company and how they were getting one (they changed management
companies recently). Said he was about to do the next audits ISM/MLC in August!!
Below are the most of the questions I was asked, its hard trying to remember them all. I didnt
get much ROR and no lights, or radar plotting!! Capt. Leggett is fair and likes you to be
confident. Sometimes I would pause half way through my answer but he looked up and moved
to the next question before I finished!
He knows all the ships in the fleet and so started of by putting me on one of the older ships and
said Id just joined as C/O what would I do? What documents would I take over?
He then asked what is the INF Code / whats in the code?
He followed that by asking what the damage stability was for the ships?
What type of ships are they e.g. Type B for damage stability?
Whats special about the INF ships?
What are the normal stability criteria?
What was the GM on my last voyage?
Talked about my last cargo, and how this would afect the vessel when loading. Lashing
arrangements for the cargo and how I monitor the cargo and safe carriage of the cargo.
He then said I think Ive seen enough, I pleased to say you have passed.
Many thanks to Nadeem Anwar, Anindya Banerjee and Mr. Ward, who all went above and beyond
the call of duty to help us all :-)
Chief Mates
Joe Nuttall
Cpt. A.Keep
8th August 2013
1045-1025
Class 1 Passenger.
Arrived at the MCA building 15 minutes before scheduled start. No mobile phones allowed
apparently.
The examiner took my documents and then poured me a glass of water. A.Keep is very
reassuring and throughout the exam nudged me along if required.
Certificates:
Started by asking ALL of the statutory certificates and validity, which led him onto HSSC. How
does the system work and why? What certificates come under this? When can you get an annual
survey done? (3months either side of anniversary)
On a Passenger ship where can you find the number of passengers on board and max capacity of
passengers? (PSSC)
What training do ALL crew members dealing with passengers require? (Crowd management and
requirement of STCW)
What are the basic short courses you require? (4 in question)
When proceeding to San Francisco what are the requirements for sulphur and how can you
reduce emissions? (Low sulphur fuel). How can you prove you are burning low sulphur fuel?
(Bunker note from supplier)
What are Port state inspections? What documented types of non-conformities are there? (Minor
and major) and anything else? (Notice of prohibition to individual)
Compliance:
ISM, what is it? Who does it apply too? (Ships over 500t and all passenger ships) What are the
masters responsibilities? What is a DPA?
What are the Annexes of MARPOL?
Garbage discharge requirements?
Oil Discharge requirements? And a little on the ORB and ODME.
Cargo Operations:
What are the Stability criteria for normal vessel (GM, Angle max GZ etc)? Where is this stated? (I
didnt know the answer to this but its the stability criteria code apparently?)
How are grain carriers diferent? And why? How would you secure grain to prevent shift?
What is DWA? What marks can you submerge? How is FWA calculated?
Who creates the loading plan?
Loading DG container full of compressed oxygen, what document would you receive before
loading? What is in the Declaration? What signage would you expect to see on the container?
How many? What is segregation?
What would you look at to ensure cargo is secured properly?
LSA FFA:
Watertight doors: classes of door (A, B, C) what are each? When can they be opened? Where can
they be closed from? Where are the remote stations located? (Above the bulkhead deck) Can you
pass through if they have been closed from the bridge? How?
Emergency fire pump, where is it kept? What type did you have on last vessel? How frequently is
it tested and any other time it should be run (weekly and during drills)
Liferaft launching, how frequently?
Same with rescue boats and lifeboats.
Annual thorough and 5 yearly lifeboat checks, who conducts them? What is inspected and
tested? And how?
Navigation:
Ecdis approval, what are the requirements to be a paperless ship? How can you fix the vessels
position manually on the ECDIS?
GPS fails deep sea, what other methods of fixing the vessels position? What are the correctable
errors of a sextant?! Learnt this on Tuesday Alhamdulillah!
Buoyage:
With the direction region B.
Starboard Hand Lateral Mark, Flash? Which side to leave it?
Preferred channel to port
Safe water mark?
South cardinal ahead inward bound to San Francisco. Light and Actions?
ROR:
TSS;
Power driven vessel crossing from starboard to port. Actions?
Power driven vessel 10m in length crossing starboard to port. Obligations and actions?
Examiner
Date/Time
Duration
1hour 15mins
Result
Arrived at the Liverpool MCA Officer just after 9am, signed in and sat in the waiting room waiting
for a examiner to come out to get me...At 0915 Capt Alec Keep walked through the door and
introduced himself and led me into the exam room.
Had quite a informal chat with him as he was looking through my discharge book; where and who
I had been sailing with, my cadetship, college courses and work over the last few years since
gaining my OOW ticket. Was a very pleasant, soft spoken man and managed to create quite a
nice calm environment for an exam!
After the small talk, we were straight into the exam...
CARGO
Put me on a large bulk carrier. What is bulk cargo? Imagine a transverse cross section of a cargo
hold. What unique feature are there of a bulk carriers cargo hold? (Was after hopper tanks)
Structural Requirements?
Are the hatch covers flush to the deck? (No Was after Hatch Coamings)
Put me on a container ship loading a dangerous cargo. Documentation required? Labelling?
Classes of Dangerous Goods? What is meant by segregation?
You want to pump out your machinery space bilges, what are the requirements? (15ppm, ODME,
Alarm, Autos shutdown etc etc).
NAVIGATION
When are you required to call the Master? (Listed a load of points but was really after When in
any doubt, when I encounter restricted visibility and when I am concerned about traffic)
What would you say is the definition of restricted visibility? (Rule 3)
GMDSS Sea Areas Define A1, A2, A3 and A4.
What factors would you consider as a Master when determining a safe bridge watch? (MSN
1767)
CERTIFICATES
What are all the statutory certificates for a UK Vessel? Validility of each?
What is the HSSC? What certificates come under the HSSC?
Which certificates MUST the MCA do which cannot be delegated out to class? (ISM Certs DOC
and SMC, ISPS Cert and ILO Certs He helped me out with the ILO as I couldnt remember)
Oil Record Book What colour is it? (Green) What entries are made? (ANY MOVEMENT OF OIL
IN OR OUT OF THE VESSEL IS RECORDED IN THE ORB)
What types of insurances are there for ships? (Really struggled with this and did not know the
answer Hull and Machinery Insurance, Protection and Indemnity (UKPandI Club) Annoyed with
this as I spent most of the week on the clubs website!!!)
LSA
ROR
Buoyage Placed a model ship in front of me and placed a green buoy on my port side and a red
buoy on my starboard side and said I was going into port. Where am I? (Region B) Where is
Region B? THAT WAS IT FOR BUOYAGE!!!
Warship 10nm away 5 points on my port side. Is the warship required to comply with the
COLREGS? What would be my action? Stand on...Why? Rule 17 He went into MEGA detail with
this and ended up nearly saying the rule word for word!
Trawler <50mtrs Stbd Side Aspect placed 2 point on my port bow. Identify and Action?
Tow Vessel <50mtrs Tow <200mtrs. Identify and Action?
Vessel Aground. Identify and Action and Fog Signal? (Guaranteed Thank you Mr House!)
VLCC 2 points on my port side. Risk of Collision exists. Daysignal? Action? Rule 8 in detail.
Radar Plot What does ARPA stand for? Placed a target on a radar plotting sheet with a relative
vector, showed my true vector for 12mins, asked me what was going on? Risk of collision
existed. He placed my vector to the side of the paper to indicated my speed for the purposes of
the question. I was overtaking the target. What would be my action? (A/C to stbd as I would
expect him to go to port as I was overtaking and I was on the other vessels stbd side so the other
vessel would not alter course towards me)
Then the magic words Ok, that great, Im happy to say you have passed your oral exam!!!
Capt Keep is very pleasant and helps you along if you are getting stuck on any question which
was a godsend!! I really did think that I did not do enough to pass the exam, but I was wrong so
even if you think you havent passed just keep going till the end!!! The questions are not in
exact order but that is pretty much how it went on the day and there may be one or two
questions missing but tried my hardest to remember.
Thanks to all Fleetwood College Lectures, Mr David House for his services and all classmates.
Best of luck!
TANKERS
What measures are in place to prevent explosions? (inert gas systems).
Describe diferent types of inert systems, how they work, and requirements.
How do you clean the gases? (scrubber tower, cooling etc).
SMALL COASTAL CARGO SHIP
Preparations for a heavy lift and placing and securing on top of the hatch covers.
What documents, plans, manuals and stability preparations are required?
SHIP CRANE. What are the requirements for inspection and maintenance of cranes in LOLER?
Describe the stability requirements for a voyage (measures for increasing GM, removing FSM
etc).
RO RO FERRY
How are vehicles loaded and secured to a deck?
What manuals and documentation required?
How does a vehicle securing chain work?
DOCUMENTATION/CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATIONS
ISM
Do you need to have a maintenance system on board?
What documents and certificates are required onboard?
What is on the back of a DOC?
How does a Master verify ISM (internal external audits).
LOG BOOK
Describe all sections and all entries made.
Describe the course of disciplinary action onboard (Seamans code of conduct).
How do you check the manning requirements onboard?
MUSTER LISTS
Describe all contents, emergency signals, emergency duties, checks , postings etc.
Does a flag state have to approve a muster list? (only on a PAX ship).
BUOYAGE/ROR/SHIP HANDLING
BOUYAGE
Region B preferred channel to port buoy. Describe colours, shape and lights.
Describe region B.
What does an emergency wreck buoy look like. Describe with lights.
RULE 19
Paper radar plot. One vessel on STBD bow.
Asked if I wanted relative or true vectors.
Would my ship have a vector if in relative mode? (no).
Describe rule 19.
Actions? (slow down or broad alteration to STBD).
RULE 14
Describe rule. Make sure to emphasise reciprocal courses.
Vessel engaged in fishing right ahead, is this still a head on situation? (No).
RULE 10
Describe rule.
You are on ship following the lane. Ferry crossing from STBD. What are your actions and
obligations?
7m boat crossing from STBD. What are your actions and obligations?
RULE 15
Warship 15 degrees abaft your STBD beam. What situation is this?
Does a warship have to follow the COLREGS? (yes).
What are actions and obligations?
SMARTIE BOARD
Power driven vessel probably more than 50m in length, constrained by her draught, showing
green navigation light. Seen on your PORT side heading into port.
What are your actions and obligations?
Define a vessel constrained by her draught? What rules apply?
Vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling on your PORT side with white light.
What does the white light indicate?
Actions and Obligations?
Vessel engaged in towing, seen on PORT side. Length of tow less than 200m.
Actions and Obligations.
SHIP HANDLING
Ship is PORT side along side(single screw no thrusters). Wind pressing you onto the Berth. How
do you get the ship of the Berth? (use springing of technique).
Name: G.S.Gill
Ships: Chemical Tankers
Place: Liverpool
Examiner: Capt Alec Keep
Date: 06th Aug 2013
Time : 13:15-13:55
RESULT: PASS
Before starting He asked me about my SQA exam and my Company and type of ships I am working on.
Than He started with Certificate,
What are the certificates you have onboard on chemical tanker ,not required for other type of vessels
Which ships carry annex II certificates.
If the cargo is not in the IBC code ,will you load it.
What will you be looking for a new cargo which is not in the IBC code and Shipper offer you to load (he was looking for
IMO(ms circular).
Than asked me what is circular.
Ask me how will I load a chemical tanker .
What will you do prior to dish. a chemical tanker.
Than jump into stability booklet, ask me what is there in chemical tanker stability booklet different from other type of
vessels ( I was not aware I told him sir I dot know because I have seen only chemical tankers stability booklet as I have
not sailed on other type, but will have a look on this)
Ask me about when we need to do a DOS.
Which countries are on security level II.
Than asked me how will you prepare a passage plan from Persian gulf to Suez Canal.(basically all about security)
Than he ask me What you cant dish in Red sea(want to hear about Marpol Anexes)
THANKS TO ALL
Name: Lionel M Tellis
Ships: Bulk Carriers , Ore Carriers
Place: Liverpool
Examiner: Capt Alec Keep
Date: 06th Aug 2013
Time : 09:15-09:50
RESULT: PASS
Was at the MCA office at 0900hrs and was waiting when Mr Keep called me at 09:15 and introduced himself. He was the
same surveyor who took my 2nd mates back in Aug 2009. He took my CDC , Passport and COC. And asked about the
ships I sailed. I had prepared mainly on bulk carriers esp very large ore carriers and told him that i have only done bulk
carriers and after getting my COC done 3 Very large ore carriers. He then asked me which college am studyin in so told
him B&FC, Fleetwood. He then asked me which centre I gave my OOW orals and i happily replied that it was the same
Centre, same room and also the same Surveyor.
He then informed me that there is water and feel free to have more whenever you feel like. My oral assessment is for a
chief mate unlimited and as a master 3000 GT. He put me as a mate on a very large ore carrier.
So lets start with cargo work...and am loadin a consignment of iron ore from Indonesia
What is the IMO requirement for every bulk carrier?... Was confused actually and den realized it has to b a
publication..IMSBC code and included is the BLU manual..and contd tellin him about both parts and the uses when he
stopped me
Solas chapter 12?? Told him many bulk carriers getting lost and stuff and abt the stability and strengthening requirements
of vsl to load cargo 1850kg/m3 and he stopped me
Soo how will u load ur vessel with iron ore?...started by tellin him requirements as per solas ch 6 the shippers
responsibility and my responsibility as a chief mate.. before i could say any thin about hold prep , tests etc he stopped me
(he liked that i said i will make sure the vessel is suitable for the cargo and cargo suitable for the vessel)
You arrive in port and you see that the cargo is kept open on the jetty?? I said that will check the type of ore am loading ,
for most ores there is no problem however if its the fine ores class A subject to liquefy then i will check the moisture cert
supplied by the shipper, go on the jetty and do a can test and with the slightest of doubt inform the master ask for a P&I
surveyor and get a new test done for the moisture content and only if that is below the TML will allow to load the cargo..
He spoke abt ISM and Asked about the shore responsibility?? The normal ISM stuff.
Statutory Certificates on board my vessel?? Heard only about 10 and then stopped me..
Spoke about the HSSC?? Told him the reason and how the system helps the owner to prevent the ship getting delayed..
He then said so now the master or dpa will have to arrange for a surveyor for the loadline certificate?? I said that loadline
is issued by class soo it would be a class surveyor..
How will u prepare ur vessel?? Started by sayin that the LL cert is valid for 5 years however subject to annual periodical
inspections soo as a chief mate i would make sure my vessel is ready in all aspects to make sure the vessel is not
delayed..after a few checks he stopped me..
Then about PSC inspection in the Europe?? Paris MOU, how they formed and ships classed hi , low and std risk ships..etc
What can u tell me about the inspections towards the accommodation?? Weekly and 3 monthly ohs insp by safety officer
of all the accessible places onboard..
Safety officer onboard the vessel?? Normal safety officer stuff
Then he said as per ms circ .....(some number) there are requirements for annual lifeboat tests what are they?? I had no
idea abt that circular, only said as per solas the normal annual inspections that are carried heard till winch break test...
He then put 2 vessels and said that my vsl has collided with the other vessel?? Heard till muster crew and account for
missing persons and any casualties (bridge procedures have to b perfect rem the points by MR ANWAR)
And then his Fav topic the Radar..(HE is a Radar Specialist)..luckily he only asked abt the Performance monitor checks..
How will prepare your vessel for dry docking?? Till plans exchanged info exchange and stuff..
So what about the trim u told me about?? Normal Small trim stuff
Alec Keep is a very nice and practical surveyor..he makes u feel at ease from the start and asks the very basic questions
and makes sure u know the basics and goes deep only if u fail to show that u know the subject..there r still a few things
that i have not put in as it was very brief and he only let me say a few things before going to the next question ..i didnt
mention any MGN MSN numbers even though i knew lifeboat is msn 1803 and HSSC msn 1751..keep those as backup if
u get stuck in anything .make sure u answer with confidence and keep telling him everythin thats important as once ur
start is good there is no turning back from there....
Walked into the place 10 minutes early, signed in a reception and was asked to take a seat. I was then met by my
examiner, Cpt Hilliard, who took me into the examination room and checked through my discharge book, CoC and
passport. He asked me what sort of ships I have sailed on and what trading area. (Last ship Dive Support in South China
Sea)
After a few minutes he said ok you examination has begun.
Below is a list of all the question I can remember being asked:
Does your ship carry DGs? If so what are they? I answered yes and we mainly carry class 2 flammable gasses
which are for the divers chambers.
Which gasses do you carry? What are the dangers with those gasses? I answered, helium, oxygen and nitrogen
and tried to bullshit him with the dangers. He knew I was so I stopped and said the dangers would be highlighted
in the IMDG code.
What papers must you have before loading DGs?
What markings will be on the gas bottles? Wanted more than DG label
What is on the DG declaration?
What are the dangers associated with offshore vessels? Free trim!! explained all in detail.
How is your aft deck designed to reduce the amount of water shipped due to the low freeboard? I said we have
freeing ports. He then wanted to know their construction, material, exactly what they were and if they were class
approved?
What is the heaviest lift you can use with your offshore crane? He wanted me to be aware of the SWL and the
load density of the deck and where I could find this.
What are the contents of the stability book? He wanted this in mega detail.
On your vessel how many compartments can you flood and still remain afloat? I didnt know there were
regulations for a Class 7 type B vessel with regards to how many compartments can be flooded. I said I would
have to do a stability calculation.
Crew certification? Wanted all certificates I require to sign crew on. Wanted exact short courses ranging from
GMDSS to the cooks and stewards certificates. Blabbed my way through this luckily.
A deck Officer joins the ship and has no CoC or CeC? What else could I sign him on with? Really had no idea
about this so I told him I couldnt sign him on. Maybe he was looking for signing him on under the Ballast
section and make him wash the dishes?
A crew member joins with a Medical certificate which expired a few days ago? I would not sign him on and
Officer will have to send a replacement of send him to nearest Medical centre to get him one.
Where does it state that you must have a Medical Certificate?
As Master you are 12 hours out of Port and you find 3 stowaways what are your duties and legal requirements?
Hours of rest for crew? Straight forward.
How do you check the compliance with Hours of Rest? I said look at the Hours of Rest Matrix and see if they
comply. He then said in which 24 hours do you chose to check if they have had the required rest? In ANY 24
hours they must meet the requirements.
Launching a rescue boat as a drill? The full thing including limit switches.
I said I would check the condition of the boat before use to which he asked what I would check. I said for any
cracks in the hull etc. He then said whats the big problem if there is a small crack say 3mm by 30mm. I blabbed
about hull integrity and said I would not launch. He really tried to push me to launch and was trying to make out
that small cracks were not a problem but I stood my ground.
What is HiFog and how does it work? What pressure does it work at?
How does your CO2 engine room system work? Wanted the full activation process.
When will you open the engine room up after using CO2? I said I would use a thermometer to check the
temperatures and plot a graph. Once the graph showed a steady temperature I would send in an inspection team.
Then I wanted a second opinion and sent another inspection team in and once I was happy I would then open the
ER and vent. He then went a bit mad and asked why I would ever send guys into an ER when it is full of CO2. I
said they would have BA sets on but he still wasnt happy. I told him I could not open and vent the ER until I was
happy and have done an inspection. Thought he was going to fail me on this because he was getting really irate.
How to make a passage plan on a paperless bridge using ECDIS? Was after safety contours etc.
How do I know my ECDIS is approved? Certificate, and a stamp on the machine itself. Wanted to know what this
stamp/sticker was and what it looks like. I wasnt sure cos I have never seen one
How do I know my GPS has failed on the ECDIS? Alarm and goes to DR mode
How do I know my GPS has failed by looking at the unit itself? Audible and visual alarm.
What was the safe manning of my last vessel and tell me how many of each rank?
ROR
Sailing vessel with optional all round lights crossing port to stbd? Action, range of lights, fog signal, day signal,
day signal if using engine?
Tow less than 50m, towing 1 vessel crossing port to stbd? Action= stand on.
The tow does not take action? Call master, man on wheel, 5 or more short rapid blasts etc. He then quizzed me to
death about why I have called the Master. He said who was in charge on the bridge and would I call the master
every time I had a situation like this. I said Yes I would always call the Master. He came back at me more and
more saying that if I called the captain every time would he not get annoyed. At this time I was sure he was trying
to make me fail. I stood my ground and said fairly abruptly If I was the give way vessel then there would be no
problem, I would take action as required by the rules, however if another vessel out there is not taking action as
required by the rules it is my duty and obligation to inform the Master of the vessel that there is a navigational
hazard and risk to his vessel as stated in his standing order that I have read and signed!!!!! He then moved on.
Vessel exactly 2 points abaft stbd beam bearing steady range closing? I said reduce my speed and let him pass
ahead. He was not happy. What will you reduce your speed to? How will you know if it is sufficient? I said about
trial maneouver etc but he didnt like it. Tell me all about Rule 8. I then said that there was another option
available providing there is sufficient sea room. A/C to stbd and pass round his stern. A/C by how much? I said I
would show him my port side light meaning an alteration of course by way more than 90 degrees. He was happy
and moved on
Approaching restricted visibility, action? Wanted everything including long range radar scanning which I missed
first time around.
Radar plot, 2 vessel with relative trails and true vectors. Action and why?
He then muttered under his breath like he did all the way through the exam that I had passed. I was actually shocked
because all the way through he was trying to trip me up, screwing his face up, making funny noises and writing lots of
notes. He is very off putting and does not put you at ease. Saying this he passed me so even if you think the exam is going
very bad there may still be a chance of passing.
Good luck all.
I would like to thank all the lecturers at Fleetwood including Mr.Anwar, Mr Ward and Mt Banerjee. Also a big thank you
to Mr. House for his tuition and advice, also to all my class mates.
Candidate
Sam Hughes (Container Ship and Passenger Ship Class 1 Experience)
Examiner
Captain Alec Keep (Liverpool MCA Office)
Date/Time
Friday 09th August 2013 0915
Duration
1hour 15mins
Result
Pass 1st Attempt (Chief Mate Unlimited)
Arrived at the Liverpool MCA Officer just after 9am, signed in and sat in the waiting room waiting
for a examiner to come out to get me...At 0915 Capt Alec Keep walked through the door and
introduced himself and led me into the exam room.
Had quite a informal chat with him as he was looking through my discharge book; where and who
I had been sailing with, my cadetship, college courses and work over the last few years since
gaining my OOW ticket. Was a very pleasant, soft spoken man and managed to create quite a
nice calm environment for an exam!
After the small talk, we were straight into the exam...
CARGO
Put me on a large bulk carrier. What is bulk cargo? Imagine a transverse cross section of a cargo
hold. What unique feature are there of a bulk carriers cargo hold? (Was after hopper tanks)
Structural Requirements?
Are the hatch covers flush to the deck? (No Was after Hatch Coamings)
Put me on a container ship loading a dangerous cargo. Documentation required? Labelling?
Classes of Dangerous Goods? What is meant by segregation?
You want to pump out your machinery space bilges, what are the requirements? (15ppm, ODME,
Alarm, Autos shutdown etc etc).
On a ballast passage from North America to Brazil what would you be required to do? (Ballast
Exchange Went quite into detail with this)
How would you carry out a ballast exchange? What are the precautions when carrying out the
exchange? What are the requirements? (200mtrs depth, 200miles from land etc)
What are the stability problems with carrying out a ballast exchange? Was after sheer forces.
NAVIGATION
When are you required to call the Master? (Listed a load of points but was really after When in
any doubt, when I encounter restricted visibility and when I am concerned about traffic)
What would you say is the definition of restricted visibility? (Rule 3)
GMDSS Sea Areas Define A1, A2, A3 and A4.
What factors would you consider as a Master when determining a safe bridge watch? (MSN
1767)
CERTIFICATES
What are all the statutory certificates for a UK Vessel? Validility of each?
What is the HSSC? What certificates come under the HSSC?
Which certificates MUST the MCA do which cannot be delegated out to class? (ISM Certs DOC
and SMC, ISPS Cert and ILO Certs He helped me out with the ILO as I couldnt remember)
Oil Record Book What colour is it? (Green) What entries are made? (ANY MOVEMENT OF OIL
IN OR OUT OF THE VESSEL IS RECORDED IN THE ORB)
What types of insurances are there for ships? (Really struggled with this and did not know the
answer Hull and Machinery Insurance, Protection and Indemnity (UKPandI Club) Annoyed with
this as I spent most of the week on the clubs website!!!)
LSA
ROR
Buoyage Placed a model ship in front of me and placed a green buoy on my port side and a red
buoy on my starboard side and said I was going into port. Where am I? (Region B) Where is
Region B? THAT WAS IT FOR BUOYAGE!!!
Warship 10nm away 5 points on my port side. Is the warship required to comply with the
COLREGS? What would be my action? Stand on...Why? Rule 17 He went into MEGA detail with
this and ended up nearly saying the rule word for word!
Trawler <50mtrs Stbd Side Aspect placed 2 point on my port bow. Identify and Action?
Tow Vessel <50mtrs Tow <200mtrs. Identify and Action?
Vessel Aground. Identify and Action and Fog Signal? (Guaranteed Thank you Mr House!)
VLCC 2 points on my port side. Risk of Collision exists. Daysignal? Action? Rule 8 in detail.
Radar Plot What does ARPA stand for? Placed a target on a radar plotting sheet with a relative
vector, showed my true vector for 12mins, asked me what was going on? Risk of collision
existed. He placed my vector to the side of the paper to indicated my speed for the purposes of
the question. I was overtaking the target. What would be my action? (A/C to stbd as I would
expect him to go to port as I was overtaking and I was on the other vessels stbd side so the other
vessel would not alter course towards me)
Then the magic words Ok, that great, Im happy to say you have passed your oral exam!!!
Capt Keep is very pleasant and helps you along if you are getting stuck on any question which
was a godsend!! I really did think that I did not do enough to pass the exam, but I was wrong so
even if you think you havent passed just keep going till the end!!! The questions are not in
exact order but that is pretty much how it went on the day and there may be one or two
questions missing but tried my hardest to remember.
For high value cargo: check seals in order and no damage, packaging cert if any, insurance copy, to be loaded
preferably inside the hatch, with the openings against a bulkhead, cctv inside the hatch if possible, additional
guards also to be placed onboard, out at sea check bilges regularly for any water ingress and damaging of cargo
6. He asked me what else? I was out of options at this time and said I cannot think of any other precautions or
procedure, he said u must check what is inside the container before loading it to avoid any claims at the disch
port.
7. Asked me how would u do that? Inform P&I club, shippers, charterers & customs. In their presence would do
the inspection. On completion of inspection would issue new seals and informed the concerned parties
8. With break bulk cargo: as the cargo would not be a standardised cargo therefore ask the shipper for any
additional carriage requirements, holds to be prepared with dunnage, watertight integrity of hatches, keeping it
away from cargo sweat, strapping and adequate lashings of cargo, ensure water ingress alarms are in working
order inside the hold.
9. Why do u have to check for watertight integrity and water ingress alarms? As break bulk cargo more volume
available for ingress of water as per MGN 335.
10. What is this volume available for flooding called? Permeability of the hold
11. What about the lashings? As the cargo would be non standardised cargo the cargo securing manual would not
contain the exact procedures to be carried out, use the right hand rule for lashing
12. While loading would u prefer a cargo with high or low stowage factor? with a higher stowage factor as that
would reduce the permeability of the hold
13. So what do u think of the weather you would experience (reference to the synoptic chart, had the departure
and arrival points marked on it) weather associated with an occluded front, heavy weather precautions,
monitoring weather reports
14. What kind of fire fighting arrangements would this general cargo vessel have for its size? Fire pump, emg
fire pump, fire line, hydrants and hoses. Stopped me there
15. What all equipments will u have inside the free fall life boat? Told him about SART to be placed inside,
named a few equipments and the rest as per LSA code
16. So u give the 3rd mate a job on the lifeboat and when u come back u see that he is standing on the lifeboat
without a harness. On asking him he shows you that he has carried out a risk assessment and it says that he
does not need to wear a harness? Risk assessment should be aimed at identifying any additional corrective
measures required and not to reduce the existing measures. Risk assessment should be verified by the dept head or
the safety officer. Since none in this case therefore the risk assessment would not be valid. Also a near miss report
( a few points on ISM) and in informal warning given him to him ( para 11 offence as per code of conduct)
17. What if the vessel is less than 500 GT? take references from COSWP as it is a mandatory publication to be
carried. Section 3 work activity will provide guidance on the measures to be taken while carrying out certain
work activities
18. So you are heading west and the lookout reports that he sees a light 5 points on the port bow, what
direction is that? Asked him for a calculator, he said he wants to know the direction not the bearing, asked him
for a piece of paper, drew the bearings and replied SW by S.
19. Now, while proceeding on the same course u have a fog bank in the north direction? asked him if I can see
the vessel five points on the port bow, he replied yes, so any actions will be in accordance with section 2 of part B
20. So what will be your actions? take a series of compass bearings to determine if risk of collision exists, he asked
why? Assumptions shall not be made on scanty information and as per rule 7
21. Is there anything else you can do? Systematic plotting on the radar, acquire the target
22. So there is a risk of collision, what will u do? Asked him to place a model to show what aspect do I see, he put a
PDV crossing from port to stbd- action as per rule 17
23. What options does the other vessel have? she could alter course to stbd well in advance or reduce her speed
24. Can she go to port? I said any action taken to avoid collision should be in accordance with the rules, if
necessary to avoid collision towards a later stage she might alter course to port as per rule 2 but in the present
scenario she should not as that would create more confusion and not resolve the situation
25. Which rule talks about vessels keeping out of the way of other vessels? Rule 18, stopped me after the first
paragraph
26. Gave me a situation with vessel in TSS, asked me if rule 10 would be applicable or not? Only if the TSS is
adopted by IMO
27. Where would u find information about that? The chart, Annual notice to mariners and ships routeing guide
28. So there is a fishing vessel stopped in the lane, action? Take series of compass bearing to determine if risk of
collision exists or not, maintain my course and speed and i shall expect her not to impede my passage as per rule
10
29. What is the meaning of shall not impede your passage? as far as possible keep out of my way, but once
collision or close quarter situation is developing then would be my responsibility
30. So why are u still maintaining course and speed, with risk of collision? Said these type of vessels do not
require time to start their engine, can do so in a very short time
31. Followed on with vessel not taking any action? Sound 5 or more rapid short blasts, man the wheel, inform
master, carry out a navigational assessment of the area and if safe to do so, reduce my speed in ample and allow
her to pass clear
32. You reduced speed but she is still not moving away? Avoid going into the ITZ and would prefer to go to the
separation zone to avoid a close quarter situation
33. 2 white lights in a vertical line and side lights- either PDV more than 50 or less than 50 engaged in towing,
length of tow less than 200
34. Now as you come closer to the vessel the distance between the white lights starts to reduce and they are
finally 2 lights, one above the other? Definitely a PDV less than 50 and engaged in towing
35. Why so? As per annex 1 the aft mast head light should be visible as clearly separate and above the fwd mast head
light
36. At what distance would this happen? 1000 m from the bow of the vessel