Venue: Old MMD

External Surveyor: Various
Internal Surveyor: Capt. Ajit Topono

Table of Contents

Questions were asked by external and internal just marked as per his remarks.

Brief explanation about SOPEP. List of Equipment and Quantity, as per the last ships done;
List of all MARPOL Annexes with dates, Check Here
they came in force
List of all new MARPOL Annexes proposed;
Requirements of Garbage Record Book and its contents including entries made;
Everything about SEEMP. Have you seen one?
Garboard strake
Hogging/ Sagging
What is Angle of loll and actions after that when starboard heel
What is Unstable Equilibrium? Draw diagram of it
ISSC : How does a new ship get it? Wants to know briefly about RSO and documents required.
Aft perpendicular
Contents of stability booklet; Asked me if I had used Loadicator and how to test its accuracy.
There is fire in Galley. Action?
Explain step-by-step procedure for Fire Drill. Explanation about different parties and their duties;
Immersion suit and TPA requirements
Procedure for launching a Liferaft;
Medical Emergency- if Chief Officer and Master injured whom to contact? doesn’t want CIRM but goes deep into GMDSS;
Explain about Foam Extinguisher and how to do its inspections;
Tests to be done on SCBA.

Red buoy sighted 2 points on stbd bow, action?
Heading south, west cardinal buoy sighted 2 point on port bow, action?
While taking action for 2nd case , u got grounded , actions , lights , emcy signals transmitted.
Characteristics of a Buoy
RV- one vessel approaching from 2 Point Port Bow, not sighted on radar, action?
How will the target vessel know that you have taken some actions?
What is the range of fog signals?
NUC- lights, shapes, dimensions and colour of shape.
Why do you take barometer pressure during every watch?
Errors of Barometer? Where will you get Index Error? Do we calibrate it? What is the interval?
Your Height of eye is 30 mtr, Pressure is 1001mb, what to log in log book?
Different types of log books , what all entries made in made by Second Mates in log books.
What is Reserve Source and Emergency Source, duration of use of both sources. Instrument used on Emcy sources.
Compass error, gyro error- 3 degree high, Course 125, what will you steer?
Your vessel is dragging anchor, how will you come to know visually? without Radar or sight? Told chain will take long stay – short stay, load on chain. Asked change of stay is continuously or once.
Asked from where are you referring your notes? What is the authenticity of it?
How to set NAVTEX
Some questions on ECDIS
Fishing Vessel shooting nets , how will you identify by day;
Name of the cyclone which hit Mumbai in Month of June.
If you were at anchorage , what action will you take.

What all ship have you done?
What is P&A Manual? when to refer, what all information in it, different types of gas instruments used on chemical tankers.
Relationship between LEL, volume. For personal gas meter how much LEL for Hydrocarbon.
As OOW for Cargo Watch, What all checks you will carry out?
What will lift first PV valve or PV breaker , why?
Different types of containers?
What is subsidiary risk, EMS, MFAG.
How will you check hold temperature? At how many levels.
Hazards of Coal
You see a damage cargo getting loading by crane , what action you will take, loader still not stopping it, actions. I told i will inform E/R and cut the power of crane. Now it is loaded on your ship , what you will do? Told, will inform master, C/O, make Stevedore Damage Report, take photos , inform surveyor , loading master. Still loading Master not agreeing that it was loaded in damage condition than what will you do?
Some hazards of cargoes
Bulk cargo distinguish in how many categories?

Heading south, west cardinal buoy on 2 pts port bow, action? Explain all its characteristics
Flag B, G
How will you identify pilot vessel in RV
How to identify CBD vessel day and night
Gyro error 2 deg high, you want to steer 125 T what’s your gyro heading.
Timezone
ETA calculation. Westerly course what you will do.
Draw diagram of Dec 10N lat 20S name all the parameters.
Where will the body rise on the diagram and how will you denote it.
Radar shows 12 blips of beacon your action.
What is INDSAR, its reporting and area limits
Day Light Signal Dimensions
Distance between day signals.
Distance of additional fishing lights as per annex 2.
Trawler cards
RAM Cards
Many cross questions, to confuse, rapid questions, doesn’t wait for full answers.

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