Oral Questions

External yashvant
Orals questions
Fun 1 :-
What is pressure gradient force and how it is formed.
Heading control and track control.
Overtaking meaning.
Gyro errors.
Synoptic chart.
Some ROR situations.
Waypoint in track control system.
Fun 2
Type of ur last ship.
Concentrates and hazards.
Grain angle of repose.
High density cargo.
Chapter which deals high density cargo(needs some points about tht chapter).
Grain loading conditions( i explained with VHM).
Loadline zones loading of ships.
Coal loading precautions.
DOA.
Fun 3:-
Bi party
Triparty
Air inside liferaft expansion.
Critical period & formula.
Loaded ship and drydock.

If ship with forward trim how u go about drydocking.
Contents of docking plan.
Contents of chain register.
Contents of coswp.
Thats it i remember guys.👍
Function 1:
1)Hear the fog signal on stbd bow, but not detect on radar. Action
2) rule 19
3) rule 2
4)Which all tss rule 10 apply
5)principles of gyro
6)corrections of magnetic compass
7)bridge equipment carriage
8)btm
9)eta requirment
10)
Wat type of auxilary steering gear on ur last ship
11)requirment of aux steering gear
Sypnotic charts and types and symbols
Ship routing system
Function 2
Lashing on container
Parts of container
Uses and advantage of gun tackle

Sf
Wr u will find sf
Ship listed 20 degree wat wil u check as per cargo wise
Csm
Dg cargo certificate
Loading class 1 container. Precausions and wat u check
Static test and dynamic test for derricks
Fun 3
On/off load test
Narrow canel wat precausion u take as a seamen
Trim ahead how wil u proceed to drydock and procedures
What is shores in drydock
Why now a days they dont use shores
Ductality
Latest ammendments of imdg
Function 1:
Various controls of auto pilot
Follow up and non follow up procedures
Main steering, auxiliary steering and emergency steering differences and requirements
Narrow channel general precautions
How will u assist master in taking commanding actions
What's trial manoeuvre
Various emergency scenarios
Function 2:
How will load containers
When will u secure grain
Grain code
Stability requirements of grain
What's DOA
What is CSAP
Precautions while loading coal
Precautions while loading explosives
Various classes of loading explosives in passenger ships and cargo ships
ETA arrangements on tankers and other cargo ships
Function 3:
All about drydocks
Various plans required for dry docks
Various plans on board
What's bilge blocks and bilge shores
Bi party and tri party agreement
Documents A bunker barge issues to vessel after bunkering
Various PSC code and their meanings
Slipping of anchor
Lifeboat types on tanker vessel
Life raft types on tanker vessels
That's all I remember !!! External Yashwant raj . Internal Das
External Capt kalyanaraman
Internal : Das
Date 5th June 2017
Function 3 :
P &A manual
Ballast water management methods
What is BMP4
Citadel
Statutory certificates& name a few
Duties of mate as per ISM and STCW
What is Angle of repose
MLC sailent features
What certificates as per MLC ( answer: DMLC part,1 issued by flag part 2 by owner to support part 1 )
ORB entries
Cargo record book and enteries
Chain register.. ? How many parts
How often is load test carried out
Anchor dragging as a Chief mate how u make out... From fwd ( I said immediate observation vibration in
chain and. Variation in stay of the chain he was happy with the answer )
Who is QI ?
Load Line survey and how you prepare?
External pass
Internal Das :
DID YOU CLEAR ALL writtens?
Result : Pass
Over all Capt kalyanaraman makes it very difficult.....to fail an exam
Cleared mates...
All the best guys...
Kalyana Raman
Function 1
1. Explain rule 2
2. Ice reports
3. Synoptic and prognostic charts
4. Cards 3-5
5. What s the anchor light for fishing vessel?
6. Avoiding action of trs
7. Name some Reporting systems(amver,inspires,etc)
8. Region a and b differences
9. Are cardinal marks same in both Regions?
10. Echo sounder errors
11. Gyro failure actions
12. Distress signals of annex 4
Function 2
1. Isgott and imsbc full form
2. Angle of repose explain
3. Which is dangerous Angle if repose 30 or 60?
4. Precautions and planning of heavy lift loading
5. What s Mfag?
6. Coal hazards
7. Grain stability criteria
8. Steel cargo plan and precautions
9. Grain partly loaded and fully loaded in a hold how will u ensure grain stability compliance
10. Pv valve and beaker difference
Function 3
1. Entries in olb
2. Duties of chief officer

3. What is loadline batten
4. Load line marks found wasted in ur ship and how will u paint load line marks with correct dimensions?
5. Preparation for SEQ survey
6. Decision making with master and what will u appraise
7. Squat and how to reduce squat
8. Mlc salient features
9. What s cba
10. Torsional stresses
11. How do u comply marpol annex v
Today's Orals :
Function 2:-
- Racking Stress
- 5,20,25,30 ton container to be loaded vertically, the sequence of loading and reason.
- CSS & CSM
- IMDG class 1.3, precautions
- Environment Pollutants, precautions
- Nickel Ore Loading and precautions while carrying
- TML
- Can test
- IMSBC on High Density Cargo
- Coal hazards & precautions
- COW
- TLV
- Inerted tank gas composition. O2 level.
Questions asked to me by Capt. Ramadasa
Gyroscopic inertia
Precision
Ice navigation
Fronts
Depression
Trs
Rv situation
Cards
Buoys
Settling of gyro
South west monsoon
Ice reports
Polar code
Function 3
Surveys
Non return valve
Grounding
MlC
Ism
Solas in brief
Marpol discharge criteria
Damage stability
Log book entry
Wbt vent pipe diagram and expalin the working
Fixed co2 and foam systems
Heavy weather precautions
Master died , wat to do
Role of psc
If capt.das is psc inspector, wat to check in ships in Chennai port

Function 1:
Various controls of auto pilot
Follow up and non follow up procedures
Main steering, auxiliary steering and emergency steering differences and requirements
Narrow channel general precautions
How will u assist master in taking commanding actions
What's trial manoeuvre
Various emergency scenarios
Function 2:
How will load containers
When will u secure grain
Grain code
Stability requirements of grain
What's DOA
What is CSAP
Precautions while loading coal
Precautions while loading explosives
Various classes of loading explosives in passenger ships and cargo ships
ETA arrangements on tankers and other cargo ships
Function 3:
All about drydocks
Various plans required for dry docks
Various plans on board
What's bilge blocks and bilge shores
Bi party and tri party agreement
Documents A bunker barge issues to vessel after bunkering
Various PSC code and their meanings

Slipping of anchor
Lifeboat types on tanker vessel
Life raft types on tanker vessels
That's all I remember !!! External Yashwant raj . Internal Das
Capt. N.KUMAR
Fun 1 :
Col
Ror cards ( towing, nuc, ram, fishing v/l other than trawler,.........)
Fronts, frontal depression
Coriolis force
Synoptic chart
Navigation in high latitudes
Principles of long by chron ( I said whole calculation but he not accepted)
Magnetic compass ( ABCDE, PQR)
Gyro compass
Fun 2:
Waybill
Bill of lading
Mates receipt
Hold preparation and precautions of
1) phosphoric acid
2) sulphuric acid
3) molasses
4) urea liquid
5) paraffin wax
6) iron ore
Precautions heavy lift
Npsh
Fun 3:
Competent person
Annealing and it's purpose
Stcw 2010 new requirements
Undocking precautions
Why vessel stern touches the block first, while drydocking
Boil off
What is certificate of fitness
What is psc and psc comes under which regulation of solas ( I said solas chapter but he wants which
regulations)
Triparty
Biparty
CBA
AOA
Ecdis functional requirements
Dredging of anchor,
Running moor
QH CURVE
External: Deepak Kapoor
Internal : Das
Function 3:
Design and construction of container ship.
Block coeff of last vsl.
Special survey for container vessel 15 yrs of age.
Implementation of ism in drydock.

Pms of hull in dry dock during special survey.
Pms of accommodation ladder.
Duties as safety officer.
Psc and fsc
Psc detainable deficiency
As per marpol solas mlc
Wat all psc will check
Chain register
Survey interval
Pms of lsa items
Fn 1
Principles of navigation
How many navarea
Met area
India nav area
Info u get from nav warning
Solas chapter 5 contents
Chapter 8 of stcw (naviagtion)
Tss duties of chief officer
6 cards
2 situations
Man over board action in bridge
Duties as a mate whole voyage top to bottom.
That's all I remember guys.
Internal
No questions asked.
Deepak Kapoor
#Bulk carrier construction, certification
#Dock labour act
#MLC for crew checks
#PSC INSPECTION which regulations
#Cap case
#esp SSP asp
#seaworthy in dry dock
#marpol for bulk carriers
# cargo residue discharge as per annex 5
#heavy lift vsl and cargo
#grain vhm and COA
#iron ore precautions
#coal hazards
# nls
#chemical tankers in general
# containers on bulk carriers
#crossing situation
#spl mark
#south cardinal mark
#light visibility criteria
#sound signalling apparatus criteria
# Electronic highway for navigation
# electronic navigation
#trs and avoiding
# master dead action
#procedure for anchoring
#solas general
#imsbc code general
#lights of various Val's

#sound signals of various vessels
#vsl listed to 15 deg. Corrective action
#drills procedure
#pms of bridge equipments
#ergnomics
#heavy weather precautions
#saftey officer
What is electronic high way
It s joint project between malacca strait countries Indonesia Malayasia and Singapore taking full control
of ship
For navigation
Ram doss questions
Fun 2
Which type of ships u sailed. Iam bulk so he started asking from bulk
Hazards of coal
Hazards of sulphur
BLC full form and its content
What is DRI? From where u will get information about it.
Say about ISGOTT
Loading steel coil, and u found rusted. What will be ur action. Where will u make the remark. Where
master will give clean BOL r not
Why crude oil is used in Cow washing.
What is sheer stress
What do u know about SF and BM
Fun3
PMS of free fall life boat
Explain any 2 chapters of ism

Objectives of ism
Harmonised system of survey
Difference between periodic and annual survay
Fun 3
Psc inspection onboard ur ship, under what all code and convention he will carry out inspection
Function one
Situations 5 to 6 involving. Fishing / TSS / Rv
Rules 19 10 understanding.
Annexe 1and 2
Gyro properties
Explain the same
How to take sight n methods.. any one
Explain the same..
Wat is TLD
Wat is katabatic anabatic winds..
Westerlies.
Corolios force
Synoptic n prognostic charts
Mean vector current chart
TRS formation .. lhsc rhsc.. escaping action.
Warm front cold front
Android barometer how it works..
Corrections to it.
Limitations of ecdis
Limitations of radar
Magnetic compass errors.
Errors of gyro. Explain why it happens..

Odas.
Eta arrangements
When to use composte circle sailing...
Tats all I remember..in function one..
Function two...
Garbaord strake sheer strake..
Gz curve draw n explain..
Virtual loss of gm formula n explain..
Racking stress.
Nickle iron loading in Philippines.. how do u go abt...
Density of ur last cargo loaded.. did not answer.
Prepare stowage plan..
Isgott
Grain stab criteria
Container ship stab criteria.....
Wat is flash point.
Wat is tlv..
Wat is bleve .didnot answer
Wat is pour point.
Wat is pv valve breaker mast riser.
Wat is fsm n mctc
Function 3
Official log book

Whose requirement..
Entries to b made...
Master dead .. wat actions.
Surveys..
Cas
Cap.
Pms for lifeboat
Pms for windlass...
Head currents..onshore wind. How do u berth..stbd along side..
Tats all bro....
What r the main certificates required for inward clearance by agents in most of the ports
What is that A1057(27)
Generally it is reg 19 ch.1 of solas
4 PROVISION FOR PORT STATE CONTROL
Regulation 19 of chapter I, regulation 6.2 of chapter IX, regulation 4 of chapter XI-1 and
regulation 9 of chapter XI-2 of SOLAS, as modified by the SOLAS Protocol 1988; article 21
of Load Lines, as modified by the Load Lines Protocol 1988; articles 5 and 6, regulation 11 of
Annex I, regulation 16.9 of Annex II, regulation 8 of Annex III, regulation 13 of Annex IV,
regulation 8 of Annex V and regulation 10 of Annex VI of MARPOL; article X of STCW;
article 12 of Tonnage and article 11 of AFS provide for control procedures to be followed by a
Party to a relevant convention with regard to foreign ships visiting their ports. The authorities
of port States should make effective use of these provisions for the purposes of identifying
deficiencies, if any, in such ships which may render them substandard (see section 3.1), and
ensuring that remedial measures are taken.

Coriolis force
Warning sign of trs
Carriage requirements of gyrocompass, RADAR
Solas chapter 5 contents in random just he wants want u know
Gyrocompass errir
How u will correct speed error
If gyro fails how u know
Impede the safe passage means
As a chief officer what precautions u will take in RV
Limitations of RADAR, ECDIS
How u will check the accuracy of ECDIS
What alarm will triggered if u not use appropriate scale chart in ECDIS Rule 8 a what it says
Rule 19a
Actually he expecting answer rule 19a u have to say in precautions RV....
If I remember, will update u
Function 2:
Stowage factor...from where u will get....
Intact stability criteria...
Tell something about grain code, timber code...
What is lumber line.... Why it is called lumber load line not timber loadline....
IMSBC and BLU code content
Angle of repose..
as a chief officer what all plans reqd for cargo loading...
Mates receipt and Bill of lading...
ISGOTT...
Types of chemical tanker and gas tanker.... What is stress and how will u find stress and I said
loadicator... Then he asked whether ur loadicator is correct or wrong how u know.... If I remember... I
will update u
Date:04.09.2017
External:
Capt. Ranganathan
1.Voyage planning in TSS
(He wanted to hear precautions, sound signals-I told overtaking signals, agreeing signals for overtaking
and 5 rapid blasts. He then asked me what about in a obscured bend)
2.Passage planning what you will check as mate. Master tells you to check and report the passage plan
prepared by 2/O. What will you report?
3.How will you assist Master in a narrow channel as mate. How will you assist Master in anchoring?
4.Man overboard actions. When I finished he asked me what is the sound signal?
5.Reporting systems. (I asked anything in specific, he asked for AMVER and INDSAR) Here I missed
deviation report he reminded me with a hint.
6.VTIS
7.Rule 19(he wanted only d(i)&(ii)), 8, Rule 2 understanding, CBD vessel and aground
Vessel definition (aground i told in own words)
8.How you will know vessel is aground?
9.Actions for aground vessel (he wanted to hear the lights, shapes and sounds as well)
10.About 15 situations involving RV, FV and towing. He had a wooden model and I presumed as a PD
vessel. He then said it is a towing vessel. And lights for towing vessel only.
11.Isolated danger mark usage, light and top marks. What you will do when you sight right ahead?
12.Cardinal marks lights only he asked.
13.Racon and Ramark difference.
14.ECDIS (I told in general)
15.How will you update ECDIS? And how do you know it is updated up to the latest updates. What will
you do if any updates are missing.
Date:04.09.2017
External:
Capt. Ranganathan
6.VTIS
16.TRS how will form, and actions. Coriolis force.
Yesterday parthasarathy qns fn-3:
1. Ism objectives and its certificates with validity
2. Issc certificate and validity
3. SSP contents
4. Mlc main function and its rest hours
5. Chain register contents
6. Plans required for drydocking
7. Critical infant and period difference
8. Contents of seq, radio cert, iopp form a and b
9. Passenger cert A and B
10. Biparty agreement
11. Enhanced survey programme applicable for wh ships and contents
12. Continuous synopsis record gives what data
13. Preparation for loadline survey as a ch mate
14. In drydock what are the maintenance you will do for cargo hold bilges.
Surveyor. Parthasarathi
Fun 1
All vsl light , day n night shape. Sound signal.
Rule 2 quote.
Ram, nuc, cbt definition.
Rule 18 related question.
Various ocean currents and name few of them.
Trs n fortal depression difference.
Various weather related equipment.
Ecdis maintainance.
How to correct enc.
Maintainance on sidelight.
Vsl aground action.
Thats all i remember

Cleared.. chief mate
Thanks to all...
All the best...
Fun 1
Sailing vsl crossing from port to stbd. You're CBD. Actions?
CBD, vsl aground, nuc, lights, daysignaks and sound signals
Actions on seeing vsl aground ahead
Definition of CBD
Rule 19
What maintenance you will do on navigation lights
What equipments are onboard used for wx observations
Errors and uses about them
Using terrestrial objects what methods are there to find position
Fun2
Flamability diagram
Alarms in IG systems
PV valve and pv breaker
Purging an gasfreeing
Hazards of coal, sulphur
Imdg classes and he asked abt DOC
FUN 3
preparation for loadline survey
And seq survey
Contents of form E
Navigation equipment s in form E

Drydocking, critical instant, frequency of dd, when will you do underwater inspection to get exemption
from DD
Maintenance of anchor in DD
Lifeboat static and dynamic testing
Entries in log book
What's the significance of making freeboard entries on departure
Watertight bulkhead
Margin line
Oly these I remember
QUESTIONS BY CAPT.IVR Function one :
1.Explain star finder.
2.In Rotterdam which buoyage system.(This port he asked because , he earlier asked me which is ur
trading pattern)
3.Rules applicable in Rotterdam Channel
4.How do u arrange manpower with respective of watches in the channel.what bridge watch keeping
level.
5.what was the min visibility applicable for ur vessel and from where u r quoting it.
6.Explain Rule 17.
7.diff BT GC and Rhumb line. some question on this topic.
8.Explain ECDIS anti grounding alarm.
9.TRS explain and favourable occurring condition.
10.Corolisis force.
11.Anchoring procedure.
Function Two:
1. Why Chemical carriers r small in size.

2. How to calculate cargo.
3. Which publication gives info about the cargo.
4.features of MSDS.
5.what is the means of venting system.
6.How does the Vaccum side of the PV work.
7.Inert gas system.
8.Why is Nitrogen used instead of IG.
9.primary and secondary Venting system.
10.Pump Room evacuation procedure. and venting arrangement .
11. LPG and LNG what diff. What r the types, and which cargoes each carries.
12.Flash point explain and define.
13. Why is coconut oil in cat Y as I am using it at my home daily , why is it not harmful for human and
only its harmful for marine environment.
14. Discharge criteria of Cat X how to measure 0.1% effluent.
15.How is prewash carried out. (He asks mostly on the ship u have sailed on )
Function Three :
1. What is official log book.what entries to be made as a mate.
2.how do u adjust work and rest hours after a long day of 15 hrs of work for 3 Deck hand.( Action if non
conformities and the exemption part and give sufficient rest the consequetive day )
3.Piracy, Armed Robbery, Hijacking.
4.IMB.
5.Dock labour act, reg for Gangway basis Dock labour act.
6.Proof load of a crane of 10 tonnes SWL.
This is all I remember guys. Hope this will be of some use.

Prepare well !!
Fun 3
Special survey
DD intervals for tankers
Special survey what r the things will check
All about drydock
Chain register
How r the entries made
Who will make the entries
Dock labour act
Safe eq and safecon surveys
If death occurs action
Whether marriages can be done on ship
Aoa and cba contents
Cross questions on that
Olb entries
Pms of masthead lights
Fun 2
Tanker constructions
How will load in tanker
Lop and nop
Tanker calculations
How will u load in bulk carrier
Grain calculations and how will u load grain
Isgott and what is the use
How will u load imdg
Grain code
Timber code
Hazards of loading timber on deck
Documents needed to load in tankers and solid bulk
IOPP survey preparation
Fun 1
Quote rule 1
Vsls exempted in colregs
Situations with respect to the following Rules 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 , 19
What’s the damage stability criteria for container ships ???
Internal : Capt.kalyanaraman
Ext: Das , Ghosh
Fn2:
1. How is car carriers separate from other ships,salient features
2.Ventilating system , fire fighting system in car carriers
3. Saftey measures on roro ramp
4. Loading of steel cargo,lashing and stowing procedures
5. Vessel listing during loading steel coil action
6. Timber loading procedure
7. Timber cargo calculation
8. Grain stability criteria , timber criteria
9. Imdg, Mfag,Ems full form
10. Segregation of dg cargo
11. Aor , Tml , Fml, stowage factor
12. Can test procedure

13.Concentrates definition and hazards
14. High density cargo precaution
15. 30° or 60° Aor which is more dangerous why ?
16. Raw sugar hold preparation(regarding lime coating)
17.Iron ore loading procedure
18.Prepare a stowage plan(gave the cargo qty n asked to draw )
19. Deck seal
20.Chain register contents
Fn3:
1. Seq and load line survey preparation
2. Load line paint damaged
3. Load line baton
4. Iopp cert validity and if it is not done in-between then your action
5. High risk area precaution
6. Duties of Chief off as per ism and stcw
7. P&A manual
8. Dock workers regulation
9. Pms for gangway , accommodation ladder, windlass
10. Training new joining crew
11. Olb entries
12. Undocking precautions
13. Checks in engine room after Undocking
14. Shallow water effect , Baltic mooring
15.Fire in accommodation ( breaker circuit cut off)
16. Anchor dragging how will cable lead ?
17. Pre bunker precautions and duties of mate in bunkering
18. Gg1 formula, Dry dock formula , critical period

19. Types of lifebuoys , solas requirement for static and dynamic test of lifeboat
20. Davit lowering solas requirement, Mob marker weight and lifebuoy specifications
21. Draft survey procedures (fn2 with formulas)
Internal : Capt.kalyanaraman
Ext: Das , Ghosh
Func 1:
1. How will plot a GC co from Europe to u.s
2 . Wat all precautions will u tke
3. Wat all currents will u experience
4. Wat all reporting u know
5. Explain INSPIRES
6. Wat r warm and cold currents
7. Errors of gyro
8. Sextant principle
9. Around 20 cards
10. 2 situations
11. Heading 000 deg North bouy ahead action
12. U mate and ur 2nd off received new charts wat all u will ask him 2 check and where will find the info
13. U r mate master called u 2 bridge and said dat ur cal aground... Ur action as mate
14. Wat all currents u'll experience in da equatorial regions
15. U r going around Cape Town 2 north wat all precautions u'll tke
16. How will plan ur above passage and plot ur co
17.baltic moor
18.echo sounder error
19.how will plot ur posn all method astro terres and equipment
20.how u taken a running fix

21. Reg A and B buoy diff and similarities
22. Which all countries in reg A and B
And a few in between cross questions
Result: pass
Date:04.09.2017
External:
Capt. Ranganathan
6.VTIS

16.TRS how will form, and actions. Coriolis force.
capt. DASS
capt. SHAU
capt. RANGANATHAN
FUNCTION 1
UTC diff GMT he
there is some error b/w these two he waned to hear that error
Diff b/w safe water buoy nd isolated danger buoy both are same alround navigalbe water around then
why
two differnet buoys in Buoyage system (and various cross quesstion)
circum polar wt is that and condition
star sight full procedure and hw u wil select stars and
justify y hav u told this said procedures
1st magnitude to star
wt is H102 and wer u wil get that forms
all forms in H
and procedure to fill that form

few examples for filling these forms
u sighted a ice berg wt is u r action
and how wil u report to master wen he comes to bridge
and wt all actions u will take b4 master arrives bridge
and how to report this iceberg and whom to report
few ROR situation
horizontal and verticle positioning of lights annex 1
safe water mark light shapes clolour
rule 7 (quote and he wanetd to hear apporaching vsl)
soem situation which option u wil do and y
alteration of course of reduction of speed
CBD rule definition and signals day and night
how wil u fill H102 form
horizontal sextant angle draw and explain all 3 cases =90, +90, -90
verticle sextant angle

FUNCTION 2
As chief mate loadiacator not working wt all u wil do
u hav to load 40,000 cargo wt u wil do
how will u load steel coils draw and explain hw lashing is done
how wil u load steel slabs which direction u wil load
and out of which 300MT finally u cannot avoid loading chartrers inisting to load
and u cannot load F& A due to space constrains how wil u go about
cadet reported u some noice in ballast tank wt u wil do
and u found oi leaked in to balalst tank
wt u wil do how will u arrest that leak
after gasfreeing owners telling u to do hot work inside ballast tank
hw wil u do (all 3 wants to listen, u r sequence of action and hw u wil go about)
load density and from wer u wil get that
timber loading he wants to hear every thing (continuously keep telling all until he stops u )
spacing of stonchions
lashing and y WIGGLE (shoe lace) lashing y not other lashing
loading scale
wt all information u wil get from hydrostatic table
wt is summer draft and for which water

hydrostatic draft which water
mean of mean draft
hydrostatic draft is for which water
flamability diagram
critical level of dilution
purging explain from that diagram
FUNCTION 3
SOPEP
U collided a vsl in her engine room wt all things u wil do
(he wants to hear u wil do mutual assiatance to another ship,
do not give astern and try to seperate and he wil ask Y u should not seperate ships
he want to listen by the process of seperating ships u will tear the skin more & more damage to hull etc
etc ....
Merc.Shipp ACT PART 10,share contact information
stop if any spill by quick closing valve & no further spill and etc etc.... all 3 were happy in listening all this
continuously keep telling until they stops u )

which all ships not having oil record book
statuatory certificates
does garbage annex V have any certificates
garbage disc criteria and any certificates as per MARPOL ANNEX V any
certificate for garbage
GRB
BWM certificate and requlations to exchange convention which year
PSC & FSC with example
duriation of certificates all certificates
certificate B
FORM R and its contents eloborate in detail
GT & NT not only definition wt is it used for
ORB entries
which ships ORB not required
wt s decanting full procedure

hw u wil discharge oil by complying marpol
how ODME works (he wants to listen hw it is calculating instantaneous rate of discharge and hw it gives
command signal to overboard vale to close and open recirculation valve to slops
thans frnds this is wt i remeber
al d best mates
Capt.ranganathan
Function -3
1. Statutory certificates, list the certificates,
2. About Aoa
3. Plenty abt dock labour act and chain register,
4.various test of loose gear and lifting appliance
5. Plenty question on ism
6. Stcw 2010 major amendments
7. PMS on winch and anchor
8. How u will train the crew on ism and various approach of training
9.what u will do for welfare of crew
10. Safety precaution on oil pollution
11. Banking effect
12. Definitions in anchoring
13. Critical instant and critical period
14. As a mate preparing for dry dock
15. Damage stability issued by whom, what all things in that, under what convention
16. What is strake.
October 2017
External: Capt. Yesvanth raj
Function: 1
1. Mean by Heading control and Track control. Requirements as per SOLAS chapter
2. LRIT requirements and LRIT working principle
3.SVDR & VDR difference
4.Gradient force
5.Synoptic chart content and use
6. Magnetic compass error
7. Gyro errors
8.Rule 19
9. Rule 13
10. Annex 1
11. ECDIS auto track control system
12.Various situations
13.Coriolis force
14. TRS avoiding action
15.GPS errors
16.Various question based on synoptic chart
17.Various forecast related to weather
18. Ice forecast
19.Polar code
20. Various nav equipment carriage requirements as required by solas chapter 5
Date: 1-11-2017
External: Capt. IVR
Internal: Capt. S.k.Das
Function: 2
1. Lodicator fail how will u find GM.

2. Requirement for grain loading.
3. Additional requirements for ships loading grain with out DOA.
4. CSC Plate content.
5. IMDG segregation and compatibility table.
6. Tanker loading calculations and gas cargo calculations.
7. High density cargo
8. Cargo crane faulty cargo is hanging in air what's your action.
9. Hazardous, Dangerous, harmful substances difference.
10. CSS Code in brief.
Result: Pass
Cleared mates brothers thank you all for you help .
This is all that I remember as of now will post rest
1.11.2017
Capt.IVR
Fun:3
1. Prepare Vsl for drydock
2. How will you confirm Vsl is dragging
3. Foul anchor , foul cable
4. Anchor chain diameter
5. Requirements of free fall lifeboat
6. Frequency of lowering of freefall lifeboat
7. Galley fire action
8. What are FFE required in galley
9. How and where will you use fire blanket

10. Galley fixed fire fighting system
11. Damage stability criteria
12. RPSL, AOA, CBA
13. Annual survey
external Das: no ques
Result: Pass
Fun 2,3
Date:02 nov 2017
Ext: capt.kalyana raman
Int:das
Loading and discharging of palm oil ,palm stearin , con .H2SO4 .
Tank cleaning of of all above .
Loading palm oil after H2SO4 tank preperation .
FOSFA
Type 2,3 chemical tanker construction .
Calculation of oil tanker full procedure .
Venting system of chemical and oil tanker

IG requirement and latest amendments of IG requirement by vessels .
COW procedure .
Flammability diagram asked to draw .
All discharged criteria for annex 1,2,4,and 5
SOLAS latest amendments.
POLAR code
BWM convention and is india party to it .
Types of gas tanker
MARVS Where will you find it .
Types of tanks in gas tanker and there thickness and which cargo it can load .
IBC AND IGC code .
Grain loading booklet
Doa and without doa intact stability requirements .
IMSBC,BLU,CSS,CSC
CSC PLATE
Stack weight,load density , profile plan,shel expansion plan .
Loading of steal coil asked to draw and show in paper .
VRP
UNCLOS in general .
All plans on board and explain wt you will get in that .
Damage stability booklet contents .
Ship shore safety checklist especially wt is p stands for (p -request permission )
Racking stress,torsion stress, all 6 degrees of freedom .
How to anchor vsl practically asked to draw and show.
Anchor dragging how will u find out .
Girting of tug boat and how it happens
Angle of lol
How to correct that angle of lol
Loading of sulpher ,coal , rice

All the hazards of above
How to avoid the hazards of above .
2nd mate call you at night saying that ballast pump not working action and you are loading iron ore .
Docking of ship wt is your preperation
Un docking ship wt is your preperation as mate .
Mlc requirements
DMLC
Chain registration
Annealing ,quenching .
Different types of mooring of anchor asked to draw .
Wt happened to emerald star that sank .
How will you load iron ore and DRI .
Where will you get detail of the tank capacity .
Quarter mean draft in draft survey

How will you prepare ship for load line survey .
Dynamic and static test of L/B and crane .
Wt is ISM
Wt is doc and smc
As mate how will you comply ISM
Ship got listed suddenly to port side wt is your action in ballast condition and when loaded with
concentrates .
ISGOT Contents .
General average , types of B/L .
Lop ,loi , nop
When to issue all the above .
Psc onbd wt is your action master not onbd
Different MOU and who is first mou .
Detainable deficiency , NC , major NC .
If detained wt is action .(he want whom will you report ).

Internal : no questions .
Result :P P
This much only I remember and many cross question in between them and he will listen every thing wt
ever you answer and if you have doubt in question u can ask him to repeat the question .
All the best guys .
Fun 2:
DK
IMO codes applied in general cargo loading.
Timber code
Grain code
Heavy lift precaution
ISGOTT contents
IBC contents
IGC contents
IMSBC contents
NOP,LOP
FUN 1
DK
Some cards
Situation in RV
Application of Rule 9,10,18
Key Rules?
Totally how many rules
Lights for NUC,AGROUND
BTM
contents of passage plan
Shop routing
Fun 2-
Sahoo. & Das
1. Heavy lift. He was asking practical questions.
2. Load density. Where u ll find it.
3. Load scale.
4. Hydrostatic draft.
5. Stability criteria of all .
6. Documents required for grain carrier.
7. Dock water allowance.
8. BC
9. Alarms of inert gas.
10. CSC . Full form and contents.
11. Mainetance of lifting gear.
12. Precautions for carriage of heavy lift.
13. Stowage factor.
14. Where u ll find load density other than stability booklet.
That's all I remember.
Result: Cleared Chief mates.

Thank u all.
Questions are
-As chief officer implementation of mlc on board
- types of chemical tankers and construction and stability requirement for them
-total number of rules
-quote rules from 1 to 19
- prepare vessel for dry dock
- assumption of free board on chemical tankers
- solas chapter v contents
-preparation and certification in drydock and survey in dry dock
-4 ror cards
- 5 ror situations
- manover board action
- use of gymbul tackel
- use of achors
- foul anchor clearing procedure
- documentation and certificates
- ETA and it's requirement
- visibility 0 manover board
- annexe of ror
- maintenance of navigational lights
-where to find special mark buoy in India
- where and all special buoy is used
That all I remember guys
Function 2
Yaswant raj
Angle of repose
Hazards of concentrate
Csm contents
Imdg documents requirmens
And contents
List formulae
Vertical shift of kg formulae
Precausions when picking up heavy lift
Types of lashing on deck while loading timber
Result :P
Function 3:
External: Yashwant raj
Dry dock prep
Bi-party , triparty,
Cargo gear maintenance
Declivity of Dock
Bunker delivery notes content
Proof load test
Chain register
Grounding action
Maintenance of lifeboat
Formula for upthrust force P
Internal: Ghosh
MLC
ISM
SOLAS contents
Weight of the MOB buoy
What u will get from Sheer expansion plan
SOPEP contents
Formula for virtual loss of GM
Result : Pass
Cleared mates fellas
Fun 1
Rule 13 and rule 19
Few situation
Define fishing vessel
What is synoptic chart and what all information u will get from it
Passage plan in ecdis
Meaning for flag Z and P
Internal : ghosh
In which all situation u will alter to port
Result pass
Cleared mates
capt. DASS
capt. SHAU
capt. RANGANATHAN
FUNCTION 1
UTC diff GMT he
there is some error b/w these two he waned to hear that error
Diff b/w safe water buoy nd isolated danger buoy both are same alround navigalbe water around then
why
two differnet buoys in Buoyage system (and various cross quesstion)
circum polar wt is that and condition
star sight full procedure and hw u wil select stars and
justify y hav u told this said procedures
1st magnitude to star
wt is H102 and wer u wil get that forms
all forms in H
and procedure to fill that form
few examples for filling these forms
u sighted a ice berg wt is u r action
and how wil u report to master wen he comes to bridge
and wt all actions u will take b4 master arrives bridge
and how to report this iceberg and whom to report
few ROR situation
horizontal and verticle positioning of lights annex 1

safe water mark light shapes clolour
rule 7 (quote and he wanetd to hear apporaching vsl)
soem situation which option u wil do and y
alteration of course of reduction of speed
CBD rule definition and signals day and night
how wil u fill H102 form
horizontal sextant angle draw and explain all 3 cases =90, +90, -90
verticle sextant angle
FUNCTION 2
As chief mate loadiacator not working wt all u wil do
u hav to load 40,000 cargo wt u wil do
how will u load steel coils draw and explain hw lashing is done
how wil u load steel slabs which direction u wil load

and out of which 300MT finally u cannot avoid loading chartrers inisting to load
and u cannot load F& A due to space constrains how wil u go about
cadet reported u some noice in ballast tank wt u wil do
and u found oi leaked in to balalst tank
wt u wil do how will u arrest that leak
after gasfreeing owners telling u to do hot work inside ballast tank
hw wil u do (all 3 wants to listen, u r sequence of action and hw u wil go about)
load density and from wer u wil get that
timber loading he wants to hear every thing (continuously keep telling all until he stops u )
spacing of stonchions
lashing and y WIGGLE (shoe lace) lashing y not other lashing
loading scale
wt all information u wil get from hydrostatic table
wt is summer draft and for which water
hydrostatic draft which water
mean of mean draft
hydrostatic draft is for which water
flamability diagram
critical level of dilution

purging explain from that diagram
FUNCTION 3
SOPEP
U collided a vsl in her engine room wt all things u wil do
(he wants to hear u wil do mutual assiatance to another ship,
do not give astern and try to seperate and he wil ask Y u should not seperate ships
he want to listen by the process of seperating ships u will tear the skin more & more damage to hull etc
etc ....
Merc.Shipp ACT PART 10,share contact information
stop if any spill by quick closing valve & no further spill and etc etc.... all 3 were happy in listening all this
continuously keep telling until they stops u )
which all ships not having oil record book
statuatory certificates
does garbage annex V have any certificates
garbage disc criteria and any certificates as per MARPOL ANNEX V any
certificate for garbage

GRB
BWM certificate and requlations to exchange convention which year
PSC & FSC with example
duriation of certificates all certificates
certificate B
FORM R and its contents eloborate in detail
GT & NT not only definition wt is it used for
ORB entries
which ships ORB not required
wt s decanting full procedure
hw u wil discharge oil by complying marpol
how ODME works (he wants to listen hw it is calculating instantaneous rate of discharge and hw it gives
command signal to overboard vale to close and open recirculation valve to slops
thans frnds this is wt i remeber
al d best mates
Func 1
1.what is circumpolar body-condition.
2.Cards about 7 ,8no- sailing v/l, Ram, pilot vl , trawler , dredger .
2. What is RAM,
3. What is NUC , what light u will display wen eng, failure and anchored
Fog signal for sailing vessel ,
Vessel engaged in dredging at anchor lights and fog signal .
5. What is gyro compass property, gyro errors ,
6. What correction u apply for barometer , what all errors in barometer .
7. What is eye of trs, what weather u experience in eye -mainly he wants to hear about visibility,
8. What is dangerous quadrant, in both hemeispher, action to be taken when your in navigable as well
as dangerous hemisphere
9. Condition for TRS formation, what is the intial movement of trs in northern hemeisphere.
10. Fronts- its weather
11. What is Coriolis force, buy ballots law ,
Fun-2
1.What is IMDg code ,stowage and segregation,
2. You have to load a container having dangerous cargo how you will load , segregation type , how to
find for suitability .
3.what document s you need for dangerous good
4. What is solas requirement about bulk cargo
5. Say something about IMSBC- code
6.what is TML, how much it should be ,
7. What is FMP, MC
8.you are loading bulk cargo and u see its moisture content fairly high , as a chief officer what will u do,
9. Test procedure to determine flow moisture state,
10 . Will you load if TML is higher , requirement
11. How will you load grain in general cargo ship
Namely he wants condition for loading without DOA, stability requirements for grain, what r the types of
securing grain.
12. He placed a object infront of me said this is cargo of 100mt tonnes tell how you will proceed,
Precaution when loading heavy lift .
13 what is Lel,ufl, diagram,
14. What is difference of PVvalve/ Pv breaker
15 . What you will measure with multi gas detector , how. You will know if it's working properly ,
procedure for carring out calibration
16.what is oxygen analyser, how it works .
FUN-3
1.what is chain register ,what test you do ,what is the frequency for annealing ,
2. What is proof load how much it should be ,how to carry out test on cargo lifting appliance
3. PMs for life boat , frequency duration of life boat dynamic test,
4.vessel collided what action
5. What is critical instant , why do we need to caculate it.
6.formula for virtual loss of GM
7. What is stealer plate,
8. What is shell expansion plan , what does it give and where you use it.
9.what is sewage.
10. Define special areas,
11. Garbage disposal , what is Odmc
12.preparation for SEQ Survey, load line survey.
13. How will you implement crew
14. How you will motivate crew .
His other fav question asked to other candidates are
1) lodicator failed how u will load
2) head on situation u have shallow patch action as per which rule

Function 1 : Gyro principle, errors,
Corriolis force ?
Trs how does it forms and how it travels ?
Cards : towing , pilot vessel
Head on situation with shallow patch on stbd side ?
Dredger at anchor what lights ?
Fucntion 2 : ( first he asked what ship have u done ? I said tankers )
What's timber code ?
How will u load timber ?
What is upright ?
Lashings of timber ?
How will you load explosives ?
Classes of imdg ?
Deck seals ? Types of deck seals ?
Lifting gear maintenance
Sss as per solas ch-12 for bulk carrier and marpol annex 1- for tanker
Function 3 - what is special area ?
Ballast water management?
What are the types of ballast water exchange ?
Criteria for ballast water exchange at sea ?
What are the statutory and mandatory certificates ?
Who issues loadline certificate? ( He didn't accept the answer that administration issues )
Lifeboat Pms ?
Function 1
Ror cards he asked me 3 cards
Duamonds importance in charts

How to decide neap tides or spring tides value
How do we do reporting system on ship
Deviation report in detail and
Its importance
Ice code
Situation of towing in narrow channel and rule 19 situation in detail with reference to overatking
Funtion 2
Pv valve and breaker
Importance of purging
Importance of self triming in bulk carriers
Cargo securing manual in detail
And stowage of steel cargo
Importance of loading grain cargo and difference between grain and timber code
Funtio 3
Certification and classification
Equipments damage condition of fibre and wire ropes
Marpol in detail mainly concentrated on annex 6 air pollution
4 PROVISION FOR PORT STATE CONTROL
Regulation 19 of chapter I, regulation 6.2 of chapter IX, regulation 4 of chapter XI-1 and
regulation 9 of chapter XI-2 of SOLAS, as modified by the SOLAS Protocol 1988; article 21
of Load Lines, as modified by the Load Lines Protocol 1988; articles 5 and 6, regulation 11 of
Annex I, regulation 16.9 of Annex II, regulation 8 of Annex III, regulation 13 of Annex IV,
regulation 8 of Annex V and regulation 10 of Annex VI of MARPOL; article X of STCW;
article 12 of Tonnage and article 11 of AFS provide for control procedures to be followed by a
Party to a relevant convention with regard to foreign ships visiting their ports. The authorities
of port States should make effective use of these provisions for the purposes of identifying
deficiencies, if any, in such ships which may render them substandard (see section 3.1), and
ensuring that remedial measures are taken.

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External yashvant

What is pressure gradient force and how it is formed.

Heading control and track control.

Some ROR situations.

Waypoint in track control system.

Type of ur last ship.

Concentrates and hazards.

Grain angle of repose.

High density cargo.

Grain loading conditions( i explained with VHM).

Loadline zones loading of ships.

Coal loading precautions.

Air inside liferaft expansion.

Critical period & formula.

Loaded ship and drydock.

Contents of docking plan.

Contents of chain register.

Thats it i remember guys.👍

4)Which all tss rule 10 apply

6)corrections of magnetic compass

7)bridge equipment carriage

Wat type of auxilary steering gear on ur last ship

11)requirment of aux steering gear

Sypnotic charts and types and symbols

Ship routing system

Uses and advantage of gun tackle

Ship listed 20 degree wat wil u check as per cargo wise

Loading class 1 container. Precausions and wat u check

Static test and dynamic test for derricks

On/off load test

Narrow canel wat precausion u take as a seamen

Trim ahead how wil u proceed to drydock and procedures

What is shores in drydock

Why now a days they dont use shores

Latest ammendments of imdg

Various controls of auto pilot

Follow up and non follow up procedures

Narrow channel general precautions

How will u assist master in taking commanding actions

What's trial manoeuvre

Various emergency scenarios

When will u secure grain

Stability requirements of grain

Precautions while loading coal

Precautions while loading explosives

Various classes of loading explosives in passenger ships and cargo ships

ETA arrangements on tankers and other cargo ships

All about drydocks

Various plans required for dry docks

Various plans on board

What's bilge blocks and bilge shores

Bi party and tri party agreement

Documents A bunker barge issues to vessel after bunkering

Various PSC code and their meanings

Lifeboat types on tanker vessel

Life raft types on tanker vessels

That's all I remember !!! External Yashwant raj . Internal Das

External Capt kalyanaraman

Date 5th June 2017

Ballast water management methods

Statutory certificates& name a few

Duties of mate as per ISM and STCW

What is Angle of repose

MLC sailent features