Venue: Old MMD
External Surveyor: Various
Internal Surveyor: Capt. Ajit Topono
Table of Contents
- Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Unknown | Internal- Capt. Ajit Toponov
- Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Capt Oak | Internal- Capt. Ajit Toponov
- Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Capt Oak | Internal- Capt. Ajit Toponov
- Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Capt Oak | Internal- Capt. Harinder/ Capt. Ajit Toponov
- Internal Surveyor
Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Unknown | Internal- Capt. Ajit Toponov
Questions were asked by external and internal just marked as per his remarks.
External Surveyor Questions
- 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.
Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Capt Oak | Internal- Capt. Ajit Toponov
Function I
- 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.
Function II
- 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?
Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Capt Oak | Internal- Capt. Ajit Toponov
Function I
- Port lateral mark
- West Cardinal Mark
- ROR Rules 6 & 19
- Various situation in RV
- Type of AIS, Requirement,
- Define Flag B, G
- How will you identify Pilot Vessel in RV
- How to identify Sailing vessel day and night
- Various Gyro Errors
- Time zone
- What is INDSAR?
- What do you mean by Participating in INDSAR
- Azimuth
- Chart symbols
- Aground vessel lights
- CBD Vessel, Day Signal and Night Lights
- Dimensions of Day Signal
Date - 11 Aug 2020 | External- Capt Oak | Internal- Capt. Harinder/ Capt. Ajit Toponov
External Surveyor
Function I
- 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.
Internal Surveyor
- Have you used star finder? How to use it?
- Tell me the constellations of stars you know. Name the stars.
- Captain Toponov didn’t ask anything.
