Venue: DG Shipping(FG), Date: 12-Nov-2013

Internal: Capt. Shukla, External: Capt. Mishra

Types of Ships: Prod/Chem Tanker

Capt. Mishra - 1145hrs to 1230hrs

1. How many Rules in COLREGS?

2. How many Sections, Annexes in COLREGS? Name each! (Also wants to know that Part B is further
divided into 3 sections)

3. Quote Rules, 2,6,8,9 (Rule 9 for overtaking he wants the sound signals as per 34(d)

4. R.V Situation, Own vessel overtaking another - Action, which rule? Quote?

5. Sailing vessel overtaking own vessel, action? which rule? ( I answered as per Rule 13, he asked
me why not rule 18..the first line of rule 18 says so..)

6. ROR Cards: at random

7. ISM Code - Why? Objectives!

8. Masters duties as per ISM Code?

9. Certificate issued as per ISM Code, their validity?

10. Types of audits carried out and duration?

11. Your vessel is enroute from Mumbai to Jeddah in SW monsoons, ure action and duties as a
Master before dep, during voyage and on arrival?

12. why PSC needed?

13. What wil you check as per PSCO? CLear grounds?

14. How will you do stability calculations on a Grain Carrier?

15. Stability criteria on a grain carrier?

16. Equipments as per area A4 requirements?!

17. IAMSAR search patterns - Expanded square search & Vector search? Draw and explain.

18. What is CLC convention? who pays for the damage? n how?

19. AS a MAster, what will you ensure before a Helicopter operation is carried out?

20. Fire Bulkheads meaning of A-0 & B-15?

21. Damage stability criteria for tankers?

22. What certificate is additionally or different required on a passenger ship than a cargo ship?

23. What is an STP Ship?

Capt. Shukla - 1235hrs to 1300hrs

1. What type of ships you have sailed on?

2. What do u mean by product/chemical tankers?

3. Diff types of tankers? & NLS cargoes? (Cat. X, Y, Z & OS)

4. Cert required to be carried on Chemical tankers?

5. IAPP Certificate, the form and details, contents?

Venue: Old MMD,Date: 12-Nov-2013 & 13-Nov-2013

Internal: Capt. Awasthi , External: Capt. Vibutti (MASSA)

1) Control test before leaving port?

2) Battery telephone what do u check in that? What type of battery is in that ?

3) Leaving Europe for the U.S and mexico.PSC Going to board there .Tell me what preparations
will be carried out?

( u cannot tell him lsa/ffa cos then he cross questions u as to why they r not in ready condition even
though u r just checking.similarly don’t tell him certificates as well cos he will tell u handover ka
time mein what were u doing?

4)Muster list how will u check 3rd mate has done it properly? Say solas ch3 reg 37 and then tell him
the normal muster list.

5)Ballasting / deballasting requirements as per marpol annex 1?

6) what is Ballast Management plan and why has it come into force. (tell him abt ecology and all he
is happy)

7) Drills how will u carry it onboard..(he wants to hear unannounced drill also to be carried out and
it should be very realistic.and to be carried out at any time)

8) SCBA Checks (here the main thing he told me is u will check when the wearer dons it and u will
go n close the valve n see if he is suffocating then all the checks r done)

9) Grounding during anchoring.Port anchor down heavy strain current from front 3 kts Mississippi
type only one way ..action? (told him abt deballasting hand lead line n tide it didn’t make him
happy then I told him ill drop the other anchor n reduce the weight on the other and then heave on
port he was somewhat convinced couldn’t tell)

10)Grounding has occurred who all will you inform ? and action ? (he doesnot want random first
person first action basis .lot of cross questioning on this as to why n why not him)

11) Fire in the engine room action?

12) Sri lanka to Europe via piracy area actions and what all checks ? (he wants to hear surprise
checks on the officers to see if they r not sleeping and also the guy on the poop deck)
13) List of statutory certificates ( exact names )

14) discipline on some crewmembers onboard?

15) ISM and ms act some small questions ? basic only

Hague visby rules speak abt it?

16) How will you register your ship and where does this happen? (bradson n ms act procedure is
ridiculous he wants actual)

1) Track line search?

2) What is the whole area and what is the distance.you are the osc only n u have to draw it.

3) Iamsar and its functions?

4) If the current is on your beam and you have to make a round turn what are its effects
(tactical diameter will reduce and path becomes elongated)

5) When do u use bank cushioning effect and bank suction effect?

6) What is interaction.vessels on reciprocal courses state the action u will take?

7) Berthing a vessel using current and no current with no tugs?

8) Fire in the engine room action and who all will you inform …order wise what messages will u
send .

Awasthi asked me abt galley fire and how will u proceed? After that If one member of your fire
party team who is in the galley becomes unconscious state actions( told him ill send the backup
party with a eebd he was happy n asked me again how do u know fire party is wearing the scba
properly, I told him ill close the valve n check for suffocation he was very impressed.dont think he
realized he asked me the same thing yesterday…

Registering a ship

Venue : DGS ,Date : 16.04.2015

Internal : Capt. Azad

1) You are about to takeover a new ship as master & for the first time. How will you implement ISM
onboard.

2) List all certificates onboard & where will you find the list to verify. As I kept saying the names for
each certificate he asked me some questions like validity of cert., contents of passenger ship cert.,
where is coc attached, what is attached to iopp cert., what is cor & why you need it.

3) ror situations: - rv in tss & vessel crossing from port bow

- rv in tss vessel crossing from stbd. bow

- rv & sailing vessel overtaking from port bow

- rv radar inoperational u hear fog signal intensifying

4) rule 19 what does it say about radar

5) What is the difference between keep clear & not to impede.

6) what is the regulation for steering gear regarding single hydraulic pipe. I didn't know this but
apparently there is suppose to be a valve which prevents draining of the entire line & making the
rudder inoperational.

7)did you see master signing any b/l's onboard. After what all checks he signed.

8)what clauses were there in your b/l.

9) you have made letter of protest for free water.nothing is mentioned in your b/l. will it be valid in
court of law.

10) do you know about electronic b/l's.

11) when will you anchor in high tidal areas . then he drew a situation with vessels around & told
me I am at 10kts. with only 5nm to anchor. how will I go about it.

12) what do you know about manoeuvring booklet.

13) crash stop & astern

14) following tide. berth on port side. you need to go alongside on stbd. side. How will you go
about.

15) What do you mean by clear grounds give exmples.

16) when you join as master you see some critical equipments not working, you see rust ondeck
with no paint onboard what will you do.

17) functional requirements of master as per ism.

18) official entries to be made for crew disobeying.

19) new amendments to marpol annex 6.

20) engines not operational. how will you take heavy weather precautions.

Venue : DGS ,Date : 13.04.2015

External: Capt. Miranda,Internal : Capt. L.K. Panda

1) What are the duties of master as per chapter -9 of Solas.

2) How to motivate the crew? - He didn't seem to be satisfied with the answers i was giving but he
wanted the answer in best interest of the company.

3) Psc detained ur vessel on grounds of leaking hold. Action

- Best is to inform operators and RO but also ask for quotations from nearest work shop for most
effective and speedy repair.

4) How to check integrity of hull. (other than checking visually i had also explained all the checks
required before safety construction survey. i think that was not correct)

5) how will you inspect ballast tank air pipe, draw the air pipe and show its construction and how it
stops heavy seas from entering tanks.

6) how to take over a 2nd hand vessel.

7) vessel aground, after re-floating what all surveys will be carried out

8) Fixed fire fighting system possible in pump room on tankers

9) how will you test foam system on deck. ( told him about foam shore analysis, then followed by
makers test procedures, he wanted to know practical procedure for testing system using foam. It
can be tested by start foam system and stop it once foam reaches the first foam monitor.)

10) what all information available on wheel house poster - As per IMO res A601.

11) turning circle of your last vessel and why one was smaller than the other because of Transverse
thrust of propeller.

12) why there is difference of no. of shackles in anchor chains. - I didn't knew about this.

13) a simple question about CTS n CMG when 1 kt southerly current,

14) C/O reports to you at 0700 a person is missing n was last seen at 0400 after his watch. action? i
told him will search the ship and his normal working area, after that will take a williamson turn to
come back on reverse track.

he asked which side will u turn, i told him we can turn either ways as person position not known.
but he told me best will be with smaller turning circle will help. We can assume the datum at a
position on reverse course after applying 6.5 hrs of current. but for which he told me that as we
dont know where the person had fallen so assume the datum for 0600 n 0500 also. so joining the
datum points of 0600, 0500 and 0400 vessel to travel on new course using a creep sweep search
which will be most effective.

15) you are off west coast of Africa, you get a distress call 500 nm, what is your action as per
convention. MS act 355.

16) 5 holds bulk carrier loading grain, 4 holds completely filled and 1 hold partially filled, action. if u
can load partially or not. check grain code. and also actual volumetric healing is in range with
allowable volumetric healing and kind of lashing we can do.

17) ROR cards on his mobile like CBD, Pilot vessel at anchor, etc and action.

18) precautions as per BMP4 while transiting piracy area

19) what is citadel n last vessel details.

20) how will you minimize static charge while loading oil cargo on tankers.
21) how to evacuate a sick person from vessel via helicopter.

He had asked a few more questions which I may have missed here.

Capt. Miranda is a very genuine person and listens to what you are saying. He wants us to be very
practical while answering the questions and at the same time don't like bookish answers and also
guides you to think most appropriate ways of doing a simple thing. He also expects you to be a
master who knows his lower ranks job also.

After waiting for almost two - two n a half hours i was called in by Capt Panda who expects a master
to know most of the things.

-he asked me whether a ship can be registered in Delhi or Frankfurt means a land locked place and
as per what international regulation.

-what certificates are issued under MLC - DMLC 1 & 2, what are these?

-if bottom is ruptured what action will one take. he expects us to know about ERS and where to find
the details of the same.

Venue : DGS ,Date : 13.04.2015

External: Capt. Miranda,Internal : Capt. Shukla

1) taking over a second hand ship.

2) while taking over U found one of the hatch cover leaking, action

3) how will you check for hull integrity. ( visual checks n filling water in tanks)

4) how will you inspect ballast tank air pipe, draw a air pipe and show its construction and working.

5) vessel aground, after refloating what all surveys will be carried out

6) Fixed fire fighting system possible in pump room on tankers

7) how will you test high expansion foam in pump room.

8) how will you test foam system on deck. ( told him about foam shore analysis, then followed by
makers test procedures, and actual foam testing on deck as per manufacturers instructions)

9) wheel house poster and information available on it.

10) track reach of your last vessel

11) other ways to stop the ship and what was the distance on your last vessel

12) you are in Pacific Ocean ( USA to Japan) great circle, you get a distress call 500 nm, what is your
action as per convention.

13) when you reach there you did not find the vessel, what could be the reason and action and who
will you inform/report,

14) after deciding on new datum what search will you carry out and why.
15) explain and draw expanding square search. ( as I told him wld carry out expanding square
search)

16) 5 holds bulk carrier loading grain, 4 holds completely filled and 1 hold partially, action.

17) ROR cards. He wants to hear very practical ans, what wld u do in real situation. Not wat is
written on card, u shld be able to identify the vessel n in real situation way action will u take. For
eg., he showed me a pilot vessel at anchor Card, I told him the vessel and told will pass from stbd,
on which he asked pass where to port ... He actually wanted to hear that u will contact the pilot
vessel.

18) As I had done only tankers, he asked me to tell watever I know about containers as my
certificate is for all.type of vessels..

19) information on CSC plate.

20) latest garbage regulation

Date: 7/4/2015,Venue: dg shipping

Internal: Capt Jaykumar,External: Capt Khambata.

1. What is the role of dpa in ism

2. Mob and u have to stop search and proceed on ur voyage how will u go about it

3. Quarterly listing from class

4. Prepare for sts ops

5. How has mlc affected seafarers

6. How will u as master decide how many tugs u need to unberth.

7. What is P&A manual and contents.

8. Cert reqd on gas tanker.

9. Disch port mumbai. Chartr asked u to divert to cochin. How will u go about it.

10. Co2 ext system requiremnets

11. Water mist system

12. Reqmnt of emcy fire pump.

13. Quick closing valves working. What all stops and how it works.

14. Master overriding authority, when is it used and where is it mentioned.

Venue : DGS ,Date : 16.04.2015

External: Capt. Khambatta,Internal : Capt. Panda

1) Emergency fire pump requirements

2) ISM code - SMS in detail, wat is d meaning of continuous review.

3) AS a master u send sms review to whom.

4) PSC procedures- intial inspection, when can PSCO can detain ur vessel

5) wat is clear grounds.

6) certificates reqd on passenger ships.

7) Wat is d validity of Safe manning certificate.

8) Fire control plan requiments , U find it is not updated, r u authorised to update it? wat is d
procedure for d same.

9) How many Gmdss operators reqd on board.

10) Wat r d duties of person responsible for GMDSS.

11) EPIRB- Hw it works,

12) Your vessel is in distress, u activated EPIRB explain ur crew in layman language hw EPIRB will
send signal to shore.

13) wat r d requrements for drills.

14) drill r done in day time, why cant we do it in nyt tym. will u do it on ur vessel.

15) How u cn propose dis to ur company, wat actions company cn tk rgd this.

16) Precautions in heavy weather.

17) As a Master u r nt satisfied with route provided by ur company weather roueting system bcoz of
expected heavy weather. u proposed another alternative route whc wil consume more tym and
fuel. owners and charterer not agreeing on ur route, action as master, and how wil u justify ur self
when aftr arriving next port, charter blame u for financial loss and tym.

18) wat is synchronous rolling.

19) Dg loading on containers, documents and precautions reqd.

20) Difference btween TPA and Immersion suit? how many TPA required on board,

21) Ur 2nd mate always chit chat on VHF, aftr repeated warnings no sign of improvement. action?

22) during river psg oow is busy in plotting position only due to PPI constraints, action as master,
will u increase PPI or any other means without doubling up with another oow?

23) Action to avoid Synchronous And parametric rolling.

24) U want to b called on bridge by OOW on wat all circumstances.

25) Diff btwn Hague and hague Visby.

26) Marpol discharge criteria for machinery space bilges.

27) wat entry u will make in in OLB in case of offences

28) RPSL

29) Passage planning during coasting in narrow channel and TSS.

Venue : DGS ,Date : 15.04.2015

External: Capt. Miranda,Internal : Capt. Panda

1) Master's responsibility as per ISM. Any incident where you have to use overiding authority.

2) Taking over new bulk carrier from yard. What all certificates will u check?

3) During PSC inspection, PSCO tested one hatch cover and found it be leaking, action as master.

4) Vessel aground and later refloated. what all will you check and procedures you will follow.

5) what all inspections applicable for fixed Co2 system

6) GMDSS Equipments required for Area A1

7) you are sailing off west africa in a northwest course and you receive a distress signal 500 miles
south of your position. action as master and if you proceed what search pattern will you use.(Lot of
cross questioning, mainly he wants to see if you are aware of the currents there and how you will
use it in search pattern)

8) you encounter ice for which you have not received any warning, action as master, is reporting
mandatory or non mandatory?

9) you are heading to Gulf of Aden, what all precautions as master and what all reportings, when
will u prefer to pass that area?

10) five cargo hold ship, four holds full with grain and one partially loaded, what action as master?

11) Difference between LOF 2000 and LOF 2011?

12) Different ROR cards(maintly trawler,NUC, Buoys region A) and simple RV situation.

1) Your ship is 200000 dwt and you have to load only 100000 tons of cargo. how will you go about it

2) what kind of charter party was there in my last ship. what kind of liability for bulk cargo.

3) low water at 0800, high water at 1400, range of tide 8 mtrs. when will you anchor and how will
you go about it.
Venue: DGS Kanjurmarg

External: Monday Capt. Achutan ,Internal: Capt. AZAD

CAPT ACHUTAN:

1. How will u determine that ship/company is safe.

normal: all certificates valid & all previous surveys, PSC, ISM audit internal-external reports
regarding all non-conformities , actions taken, any pending surveys, all daily, weekly, monthly &
other reports sent from ship regarding PMS, safety, navigational audits etc etc.

2.Functional requirements of SMS.

3. Any near miss on last ship.

4. Prepare a risk assessment for changing over from paper charts to paperless charts.

5. How will u train a cadet on board.

6. In connection with last question only, on a clear day vsl 4 points on port bow 15 miles, what all
you tell the cadet as he is first time up in bridge.

7. Authority of PSCO; Which all Instruments support the PSCO what all he can check in general
related to related to Statutory/Mandatory Instruments (Very small conversation on Marpol
regarding reporting in case of Oil Pollution)

8. Your 4-cargo tanks got damaged ..action

full stability part.. Use of SERS Services

9. what all you know about MLC tell me in your words, How it is Advantageous to master?

I said all about the MLC2006 including DMLC, Who issue, how it is issued and which all r required to
have this, About the advantage i said the i will get the good quality of deck hands and good
knowledgeable officer due to the minimum required qualifications set in MLC2006 so my ship will b
safe.

10. what kind of the Weather u will experience in N. Atlantic in the month of December.

11. what is TLD?

12. How will you go about Heavy Wx. Precautions as master?

13. What are the Changes to MARPOL & SOLAS since from Jan.2015 till today and what r the
upcoming changes, from where did u get the Authentic information?

14.whatz aspect

CAPT AZAD:

1.Wch company u sailed??type of ship

2.Psc guidelines nd details

3.How will you load conc.of coal nd itz hazards...

4.Wht all cert signs by master in loading above cargo

5.B/L as per wch rule and how u know B/L is as per wch rules...itz written in 2nd page..as per clause
paramount nd hague visby rules.

6.Whtz GA and PA full detail

7.fire fighting in ur last ship....as my it was gearless bulky..so exemption cert...fire in e/r..why
sprinker system not use for e/r full compartment

8.Sprikler system requirements and testing

9.Nairob convention

10.person die onboard as per MSA...secction 152

11.Shipping casualty as per MSA ....section 358

12.Disciplinary action as per MSA......section 194

13.MOB in tss

14.NC nd MNC

15.Details of cert as per solas nd marpol

16.Action if ur emergency fire pump not working...action if ur are in anchorage port.....refer to 1052
section 5.2 and solas ch1 reg 11

17.vessel propeller damaged drifting near coast.....action....ballast..list..drop anchor...and other

factors.

Date: 09/04/2015,Venue: DG Shipping

Internal: Capt Shukla,External: Capt Jairam

Following questions asked by Capt. Jairam :

1. ISM, SMC Certificate & DOC

2. How will you ensure ISM is followed on board ?

3. Role of PSC, MOU, CIC

4. Certification of 30000 Chem Tanker.... While at it, he asked the difference between Ship
Sanitation Exemption Cert & Ship Sanitation Control Certificate.

5. Contents of Fire Fighting Plan

6. LSA equipment required to be on board

7. ROR Cards... towing vessel, fishing vessel and preferred channel buoy.
8. Vessel proceeding from South America to English Channel. What are your actions as Master ?
Important to mention ECA

9. Flooding of Pumproom in US waters. Actions as Master regarding reporting.

Most important points are QI, USCG and request them for barges to discharge water & to request
divers incase of hull breach to plug the breach.

10. Vessel in Mediterranean. Collision with Fishing Vessel. Action. While at it he asked the duty in
this case with respect to MSA & how the procedure for enquiry and investigation as per MSA.

11.Berthing vessel portside.. no tugs, no current, onshore wind force 4.

Its better to mention that you would use offshore anchor.

Internal: capt panigrahi,External: Capt S K Shukla

Date: 18 Feb 15 13:30- 14:00

1 .MS Act definition content and ammendments

2 .MSC 1228 in detail

3 .MSC 1245 in detail

4.Res A.1032 in detail

5.Res A 1052 in detail

6 Res A 1072

6.Res A 741. Solas chapter 9 contents in brief.

7 .Fixed co2 reqments.How many co2 bottles in ur last ship with opetating procedure

8 .All marpol and solas certificates.Annex Vi .what is EEDI

9. Piracy attack imminent . Action

10 Rule No 6, 9,19..

Contents of LSA code FSS code.

Solas Ch 2 contents.

Ground tackels.

IALA Boyage system

11.03.14(Wednesday),Venue: DG Shipping

External: Capt. Panigrahi,Internal: Capt.Jayakumar

Internal:(in no particular order)

Rule No.8,9 and 19

What do you mean by impeding passage?

Contents of the ISM Code?

Contents of SOLAS?

List the Certificates required as per SOLAS Chapter wise?

Certificates Required as per MARPOL?

What do you know about Resolution 1052(27)?

Requirements for Fixed Fire extinguishing system CO2?

Maintenance checks as per MSC.1318?

What do you mean by hydrostatic testing? (i didn't know this)

Action as a master incase there is a false distress alert sent?

What do you know about heavy weather precautions?

and then drifted onto dangers of quartering sea

What do you know about IAMSAR and its contents?

What do you know about harmonization of contingencies?

How do you carry out Load testing of your lifeboat davit?

(did not get this correct)

Contents of IOPP certificate?

Vessel on fire near Maldives and the EPIRB is activated , your actions as master?

Explain who the transmission takes place from the EPIRB?

Contents of a Damage control plan?

Imminent pirate attack, what are your actions?

What is a ground tackle?

What do you know about the Rotterdam Rules? do you think its beneficial for trade?

What are the dangers of carrying Iron Ore?

Damage assumptions for a Tanker?

Role of P&I club in CLC and Fund ?

Contents of the MSA?

Explain about the formal investigation procedure?

Salient features of the LOF 2011?

Reporting procedure incase of spill of Dangerous cargo?

External:

If the PSCO demands to see the confidential section of your SSP , what will you do?if you refuse , he
has threatened detain the ship.

Ans: you should continue to refuse to show the PSCO , as you have overriding authority when it
comes to 'safety and security'.

17th(Tuesday) and 18 March 2015,Venue - Old Mmd

External : Capt. Gupta,Internal : Capt. Mudli

Capt. Gupta

-At 0410 mate calls u and tells u thatthe vsl is grounded action as master.(Oil Tanker fully loaded
grounded in Malaca strait Action)

-SERS in general

-Alerting all ships in vicinity (security call - demonstration)

-Cancelling of Distress alert on Mf/Hf ( Make sure switch off eqmt. b4 cancelling on all RT
frequencies of alert)

-1P DB touching bottom how to refloat (Ballast transfer/ERS blah blah.......key word is Trim her to
stern to refloat fwd part)

-Condition of class??For how long??and how many times in a year you can take COC??

-One white light.

-Difficulty in manoeuvring which flag??

-Flag of Japan (Out of Random)

-Which is the best salvor to choose?(i said it depend on ur requirement i.e tug having equipments
required by u.......key word LOF)

-General Sec of IMO (Out of Random)

-u r overtaking a vsl by wide margin what sound signal (not required)

-R.V Vsl approaching Bend does she required to make 1 Long Blast apart from fog signal for RV in
use??

-While heaving anchor cof reported that it is not housing properly action ( Flukes got stuck i gave
alot of answer but he needs the very basic i.e to free it by lubricating)

-Liability Under CLC.

-Pkg Lost under MTD who will pay??

-Official log book entries.

- vsl 50 m length - 2 masthead lights?? compulsory??

-Partly filled compartment how will u load??nd criteria??

- ATL and CTL in detail with examples - alot of cross questioning on this topic.

-Place of refuge - PA or GA??

- Which certificates have no annuals but only intermediate ( SMC ,ISPS,MLC)

Question asked by Capt. Mudli

- Nairobi wreck convention??In force date and liability under that ??

- Which all party to inform before salvage operation starts?? (Keypoint - Cargo Intrest )

11.03.2015,Venue - DG shipping

External : Capt. Panigrahi,Internal : Capt. Jayakumar

Grade: Master (F.G.)

1. What you know about ISM?

2. SOLAS chapters?

3. No. Of regulations in chapter v of SOLAS and tell me which is your favorite regulation?

4. IAMSAR contents.

5. Colregs - rule 8

6. Firefighting requirement - co2 and foam.

7. Any guidelines for maintenance of co2 system.

8. Who is SAR in India?

9. Testing procedure for lifeboat Davit?

10. Any guidelines for prevention of false distress alert?

11. Damage control plan? Do mention about SOLAS ch II-1 reg 19.

12. Wind heeling criteria ? Do mention all the formulas

13. Dangerous phenomenon occurred while quartering and following seas?

14. Pirate attack imminent? Action

15. Chemical tanker damage assumptions and survival criteria?

16. Rotterdam rules?

17. What you know about MS act, how many parts are there? Quoted the definition - an act to
foster the development.....

18. Difference between PI and FI?

19. Changes in LOF.

Capt. Jayakumar:

1. What India has done for it' s own GPS. Any satellites being launched recently?

2. What problems faced with normal gyro in high latitudes ? I told about directional gyro but could
not tell about that it has got only 2 degree of freedom. Later on, called up Capt. Verma who told me
that tilting is not there in directional gyro.

3. Anything specific with reference to anti piracy measures taken by the countries in Mallaca
straits?

Co-ordinated patrol by naval and aircraft

MSSP - malacca strait sea patrols

(Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia)

ate: 11 Feb 2015 / Wednesday /Venue : DG Shipping

External: Capt. Khambatta

1. Your joining a Company that doesn't want to implement ISM.Is it possible or is ISM mandatory?

Ans: Its possible, if their ships are less than 500 GT ,Govt operated for non commercial purposes, or
primitive, wooden shape with no mechanical propulsion! ( SOLAS ch IX reg 2 and ch I reg3 )..and i
will prefer not to join.(Smile)

2. As a Master how do you address grievances wrt SMS?

Ans: SMS review.

How often?

Not exceeding 12 months and/or every Change of command.

3.Safety committee meeting, purpose?

Ans: Discuss the months near miss, safety issues,mlc issues, environmnt issues,any circulars and
training of crew and experience transfer. Document minutes and send to company and receive
feedback.

4.You have decided NOT to proceed to assist distress vessel, what are ur other obligations?

Ans: DONOT ack. Distress alert/Msg. Try and relay the msg to nearest CS or any other vsl.

Inform DP, charterers and make Log entry for denial and reason.
5.Best possible equipment in your entire GMDSS and communictn console to seek distress
assistance. High seas no ships or coast stations in vicinity.

Ans: Sat fone ! Fast and easy. Telephone numbers given in ALRS vol 1.

6.Ur tanker company wants to add a new bulky to their DOC.procedure?

Ans: Interim cert, internal Audit, external audit and get amended DOC.

7. Prepare vsl for MLC inspection?

Ans: Start with all 5 titles -

Crew contracts and certs, medical certs, from approved medical practitioner ( As per latest MS circ
01 2015), wort rest hours, food water quality, cook COC, ventilation sanitary recreational noise
levels as per certified limits etc etc

8. What is 1052 (27)

Ans: Revised PSC guidelines. Started with contents and he switched.

9.Damage control plan contents.

Ans: SOLAS ch II-1 reg 19.1 and MSC circ 1245..contents and he switched.

10.Master pilot exchange info and purpose?

Ans: Firstly Pilot card contents and then traffic incoming/ outgoing, expected depths and weather,
current tugs etc .

V.IMP -that what route will pilot take and approve ur PAsge plan acordingly and where the pilot will
disembark.

11.Emgcy Fire pumps reqmt?

Atleast 40 pct capacity of the ships service pumps. 2000 GT and over 25 m3 atleast.

Pressure? - Enough to set a charged hose for fire fighting on the topmost part of the vsl and the
foremost part of vsl and press enuf to fight fire frm one end of the ships beam across to another.

12.English channel prep.

Ans: Meeting with dept heads and BTM

Passage plan as per English channel planning chart ( he wants this)

Traffic, fog, tidal streams, reportings, watch level mangmt and enhanced.

MARPOL spcl area I, V, VI

Notice to ERM for engines and LSFO changeover

Garbage disposal etc etc.

13. Anti Fouling Cert reqmt n contents.

And: Tributyl tin (TBT) free paints.

Ships particulars, date of application, name and specs of paint etc.

14: how will u identify if ship is certfd. for Helicopter OR winch only by luking at deck ?

Ans: H in white inside Green Circle for helipad or yellow circle with WINCH ONLY.plus d obstructions
for height as per ICS publication of helicopter ops.

Prepare vsl for ops. How?

Ans: as per SMS checklist. (Keep it simple)

15: Quick closing valves purpose and operation pneumatic or hydraulic?

Ans: Pneumatic ,with dedicated service air with relief setting to keep it in readiness at all times.

In case of fire activate valves which will cut off fuel to all all machinery, auxiliaries, boilers, tanks,
purifiers etc etc.

16: HRA prep and bmp4

Ans: 3 steps; Register, Report and implement SSP. Gave details as per BMP4.

17: Loading Dangerous goods. Docs needed?

Ans: DOC, DG manifest, IPL (indian packing Ltd) cert for India. Shippers declaration for PSN and
stowage seg etc

18.H / HV hamburg rules. Diff and limits.

Capt Shukla : Ravish Have u done a Drydock?

Me : No sir but hoping to do one next as out ships are due for their Second and third Special survey.

Date: 18.02.2015 (wednesday),Venue: DGS Kanjurmarg

Internal: Capt.A.K.Azad

Questions:

2.) Which company are you sailing? Is it ownership or management? How do you know this?

3.) Is your company recruiting seafarers from india, while they are sitting at israel? No? Then how
do they do the recruiting?

4.) How do you know if your manning agency is authentic? What all jobs does a manning agency
does?

5.) What are the various ways in which a management/ownership company can check the proper
functioning of a manning agency?

6.) What are the main differences between an ownership and a management company? Which one
would you prefer?
7.) How will you check the certificates and upcoming audits/surveys while joining a ship??

8.) Change of owner? What all certificates will change?

9.) Change of management? What all certificates will change?

10.) Certificate of Registry, issued according to which convention? (i could not answer this, told him
clearly and he did not mind)

11.) You are joining a ship and taking over from another management.. How will you proceed?

12.) Details of interim DOC and interim SMC?

13.) After how much time can you call an auditor to audit your ship to get a full time SMC if you are
holding an interim SMC?

14.) During ism audit, a non-confirmity is observed.. Actions??

15.) During ism audit, a major non-confirmity is observed.. Actions??

16.) During ism audit, one crewmember found not holding flagstate endorsement. immediate
actions? and further actions to improve the system? which all levels will this observation will be
filtered down to?

17.) Port State Control?? which convention empowers the psc to exercise their powers?

18.) You are at the anchorage in new york, inbound pilot after 24 hours, your gyrocompass fails?
Actions? whom all will you report? by which regulation are you obliged to report to the port state
also?

19.) Fixed fire fighting system on your last ship?

20.) Foam applicator requirements?

21.) Fire hoses requirements?

22.) How will you fight a fire in a container on deck loaded on the 7th/8th tier?

23.) Any fixed fire fighting system for containers loaded on deck?

24.) False distress alerts? Actions?

25.) EPIRB, how is routeing done?

26.) LUTs in India?

27.) EPIRB activated off the coast of sri lanka? explain the routeing process? who will come to
rescue?

28.) Man-overboard various turns? draw and explain..

29.) IAMSAR various search patterns? draw and explain..

30.) Avoidance of dangerous situations in heavy weather and quartering seas?

31.) Single most effective action when seas from the quarters and vessel rolling heavily?

32.) SSAS routeing procedure?

33.) At 0200, second officer calls you and the rudder stuck on 10 degrees to starboard. Actions?

34.) Difference between a follow up and non follow up steering system?

35.) Draw a diagram of follow up steering system and explain the parts? (i could not answer this,
neither could draw the diagram, he told me to take interest in engineering too as a master)

36.) Harmonisation of contingency plans? various checklists?

37.) As a master, how will you ensure that crew is prepared for emergency situations?

38.) Fog in middle of the ocean.. both radar's fail.. Actions?

39.) Fog in coastal waters, dense traffic.. both radar's fail.. Actions?

40.) TSS, and fog.. one person found missing, time unknown.. Actions?

41.) Colregs, sound signals of various vessels in restricted visibility?

42.) Vessel NUC, lights and shapes?

43.) ROR situations, very simple ones!

44.) Obligations as per MSA in case of collision with another ship?

45.) Official log book entries as per MSA?

46.) Disciplinary action as per MSA?

47.) Shipping casualty as per MSA?

48.) Casualty investigation as per MSA?

49.) IMDG code, various documentation?

50.) What all cargo documents to sign on a container ship? documentation in detail..

51.) Do you sign bill of lading on a container ship? Who signs on whose behalf?

52.) Any new amendment to solas regarding DG documentation?

53.) What all stability checks on a container ship?

54.) Container ship, loadicator fails.. how to calculate stability and stresses manually?

55.) Centre of gravity of a loaded container?

56.) Effect of wrongly declared centre of gravity of containers on GM, loaded below the CG and
above the CG of the ship?

57.) Oil compensation mechanism as per CLC, Fund Convention? what is a contributor, contributing
oil? how does the system work?
58.) Oil pollution in singapore strait.. when will you pay? who pays on behalf of whom? meaning of
strict liability?

59.) LOF 2011 amendments?

60.) LOF 2011 amendments for container ships?

Date 16.02.15

External - Capt Achutan,Internal - Capt A. K. Azad

1. How will you make sure before joining the company and ship is safe. In between lot of cross
questions and clarifications.

2. Reporting of the NC and the action. Three actions involved immediate, corrective and preventive
with practical knowledge. lot of cross ques.

3. Risk analysis. hazardous condition and hazardous act.

4. 4 Tanks ruptured action.

5. As master what you will check before departure from loading port.

6. GMDSS functional requirements.

7. ISM functional requirement and practical aspect.

8. SMS implementation.

9. ERS

10. Practical use of aspect in colregs.

11. A vessel on four point port side how will you train your cadet.

12. What will you check in the psg plan from UK to US in dec month.

By Capt Azad

1. Damage assumption as per marpol annex 1.

2. Damage due to collision with buoy action.

3.New ship take over how will you ensure proper implementation of ism.

Friday the 11th..Feb..2015,DG

External - Capt. Khambatta,Internal - Capt. jaykumar

1. Contents of MSA

2. List of certificate on board

3. What Do you understand by DOC?How will you obtain an interim DOC?

4. Preparation for anchoring in congested waters?

5. Precautions before signing of B/L?

6. MANEUVERING INFO AVAILABLE ON UR LAST VSL?

7. Squat and questions relating squat ?

8. Vessel even keel departed river port squat calculations?.

9. Documents required for registry of Indian ships ?

10. TRS ??? and actions in NH?

11. Is it a requirement to have Sewage Holding tank?

12. What is Masters Overriding Authority? When will you use it? Examples

13. Manoverboard cross questioning ?????

14. Your are on chemical tanker, charters gives you Chemical name for next loading.How will go
about ????????????

15. Contents of fire control plan, can the plan be amended if master wants to, procedure for any
change in fire control plan?/

Date : 5th Feb 2015 / Thursday,Venue : DG Shipping

External : Capt. C.L. Dubey ,Internal : Capt. L. K

1. What is rule 9

2. After you sound your signal when rounding a bend, what signal will another vsl rounding from
the opposite direction give?

3. Two situations in R/V

a) You are overtaking a T/V from her port quarter

b) You have a T/V crossing from your Stbd bow

4. Berthing situation in a narrow channel with strong following currents, the berth lying on her port
side as she goes, a shoal on her stbd side and no tugs. Vsl to berth S/S A/S, There is little room to
turn the vsl ahead of the berth.

5. What all instruments and equipment's can you use on board for distress?

6. No and type of distress signalling equipment's found in a L/B?

7. Vsl in Fog, you see a crew falling overboard, action?

8. What turn will you carry out, why and how is the turn carried out?

9. What are the certificates in a Passenger ship?

10. Tell me about the above certificates?

11. What is a Special Trade Ship?

12. Under PSC, what is Form A and Form B?

13. What certificates are issued under ISM?

14. What are their validity>

15. What is the frequency for carrying out External Audits as per ISM?

16. How will a PSCO go about an inspection, what all will he check?

17. Draw the Flammability Diagram?

18. Explain how the above works and when will you refer to it?

19. Draw the segregation table as per IMDG and explain how you will use it?

20. What is Away From, Separated From......( all wrt the above )

21. Draw and explain the Expanding Square Search?

22. What is ''S'' in the above and how will you calculate it?

23. You are in Sea Area 4, what all equipment's will you carry on board?

24. Who is a MTO?

After this i was asked to wait outside.

Was called in by Capt L.K. Panda around 1530 hrs and questioned

1. What certificates are issued under MLC?

2. What is DMLC 1 & 2?

3. Who issues the above certificates?

4. Is Certificate of class mandatory, where is it given?

5. Your the Master on board and the Company informs you that there is gonna be a Class survey.
What all will you prepare for and what all will he check?

6. What all certificates will the class inspector see?

7. What are the certificates as per SOLAS and MARPOL?

8. F/V ( not trawler) 70m long, what are her lights?

9. Now the same vsl is at anchor, what lights will she display?

10. On Tankers, as per liability, what all certificates will you carry?

11. Anchoring Situation:

LW is @ 0900 LT , HW is @ 1500 LT, Range of tide is 8 m, Ships draft is 9 m, CD is 10 m

What time will you choose to drop your anchor, why and how will you carry out this operation?
13.02.2015

Capt. Kambaata

Starts with MSA .death onboard . I told him each n everything .. He asked how will go for
interrogation in front of police ..( too much cross questioning )

2. Passage planning in dover straits ( i told him almost everything ) but he wants to listen about
bridge procedure guide )

3. Difference b/w TPA n immersion suit .

4. When u will abandon d ship ?? I dont know wht he want to listen ..

5. SDR - meaning i told him n all currencies .how it is calculated. ? Where u will find out daily SDR
rate ?? He wants to listen internet.

6. Any procedures or guidelines for Stowaway ?

7. MSA application .. Territorial waters defination

EEZ defination

8. Pilot told u to come more Inside from d pilot st. ??

I told him no. I ll not go ..

He told me tht pilot is Insisting u to come more Inside .

I told him tht i ll Check all the conditions Like traffic density ..etc.

I think dis was the failing Ques.. He told me tht u Should never go beyond Pilot st..i told him
practically sometimes we used to go more inside and pilot also disembark before pilot posn.

9. Diffrence b/w hot work n Cold work ??

I didnt Knew

Friday the 13th..Feb..2015

DG

External - Capt. Khambatta,Internal - Capt. L.K. Panda

1. Since i've been on product tankers - If IG fails what will you do?

Stop discharging. Repair not possible..shore supply not possible..said carry out risk
assessment..check with company / terminal / obtain permission then carry out checks on the ship
for vacuum side flame screens..open mast riser..no dipping or gauging..continue discharging..as
tanks are epoxy coated no possibility of pyrophoric iron sulphides so no incandescence, plus some
products if above 60 deg C flash point provided carriage temp is not within 10 deg C do not even
need I.G.
2. Chief mate joins..very tired. Must hand over and only 12 hrs to departure. What is the first thing
you will say?

Thought a bit and said i'll tell him to go to sleep for at least 6 hrs. Once he wakes up all i require is
that he find out whats defective..the rest i will guide him. He liked this answer..said i appreciate this
thinking, but why 6 hrs? So i said because of rest periods and i have to plan for departure so he's
compliant.

3. PSC on board and wilden pump on deck not working..deficiency..what will i do?

Said why do i require wilden pumps..i have 2 dump valves to R.O.T. That led to why we have R.O.T
and will anything go in despite the pressure in the tank..i mentioned U pipe arrangement, water
filled, prudent to isolate IG stop valve if draining into tank is required. Then he asked what is the
size of the Marpol line? 4"

He then asked what is the procedure for PSCO giving a deficiency i.e. what all paper work? On what
basis?Said he is obliged to inform the master first.

Clear grounds to be established and described some of them. Form A / B

4. Drills are part of rest hours or not? why do we only do drills in the day time and never after
sunset..don't u think that an emergency can happen anytime? As master what will i do? Isn't human
response less at night, can i correct this? can i make a change and what procedure?

Said yes..review the SMS, suggest a change, inform the company.

5. Risk assessment - What? Why? How?

He wants pure logic here..the understanding of risk assessment, when is a control required
etc..honestly i didn't give a great answer but he helped me out.

6. 1 A/B always very shaky during drills..what will i do?

Said train him more..get more interactive training and suggest to the company that he needs
additional training ashore. Then he said the A/B said i've already done the training and the
company says the same, so i said will recommend a refresher training in that case.

7. Asked if i've actually seen a damage stability plan? damage control booklet? what is on it?

So i said yes and gave the whole list but he said really what is the most important thing for me to
know..So i said contact info for SERS.

Naturally..where else? so i said SOPEP.

8. What is a bore tide?

I said i can't remember.

9. Anchoring - mate fwd, reports anchor not coming up. what will i do?

I said everything i could think of but what he wanted to hear was i would first check the chart to see
if there was a pipeline or cable. This seemed a bit odd because why on earth would i have anchored
over one in the first place? That led to anchor not coming up despite all my good seamanship
practices. So i said before i even think of slipping the cable i would ask for AHTS vessel to come help
out. Worst case scenario slip the cable and mark the location.

10. CLC / Fund liability

11. Chemical tankers - if cargo not on COF then what? Can we load that cargo?

So i said i'll ask charterer / shipper. That wasn't good enough so i then said different name is being
quoted so check against UN number.

12. What is UN number and how do you come to it?

13. SCAC?

14. 2nd mate chatting on the VHF. I have given him a lecture but does not seem to work and the
2nd mate says but its only innocent talk.

Verbal warning..if no cooperation from his side then log him down. This he related to MSA.

15. Questions on what kind of equipment i could use on a tanker? as in any light?

Of course no and mentioned intrinsic safety and explosion rating like ATEX certified etc..zone 1,
zone 2, in close proximity to deck, above etc..

16. Very short question on ice sighting. Said u left port and now suddenly there is ice.

I said that precautions for ice should have been taken from departure port if there was even a slim
likelihood of seeing ice. Will manage with what i have and the basic draining of pipelines etc.

17. ECDIC perfomance standards..safety depth and safety contour..i totally blanked on the safety
depth and safety contour, so was asked to find out this answer and come back.

Capt. L.K. Panda..

1. Why did i mention CLC when i'm on a product tanker?

because the ship is classed crude/product aframax carrier.

2. What do i know about bunker convention?

3. What do i know about the certificates w.r.t MLC?

4. What is the difference between DMLC 1 and DMLC 2?

Date:-12-Feb-2015 ( Thursday ),Location:- DGS

External:- Capt. C.L. Dubey,Internal:- Capt. Shukla

1. Quote Rule 2. What do you mean by ordinary practise of seaman – I replied from the examples
given in Cockroft for the same.

2. Quote Rule 6. Stopped me as I started with part (b) of the rule for vessels fitted with radar, What
are a) characteristics b) efficiency, how did you ascertain PM on your last vessel c)What are the
limitations of the radar
d) Just after that he gave me the following situation : Your are in mid atlantic, R/V, vessel has 2
radars, one not working, other also functioning not as required by your makers PM standard. Your
action as a master? – Wants to hear use AIS, in addition to all other standard precautions.

3. Continuing and completing Rule 6.

4. Which all rules does R/V apply to? Just wanted to hear the rule nos.

5. RoR situations a) You are CBD in TSS, fishing vessel in the lane. Action?

b) R/V- Own vessel overtaking another vessel 1 points on stbd bow,ROC, Action?

c) R/V- Own vessel being overtaken from port quarter ROC, Action?

d) Own vessel being overtaken by F/V from port quarter,ROC, Action?

e) Own vessel being overtaken by sailing vessel from port quarter, ROC, Action?

Also as mentioned by previous candidates, was quoting whichever rule ,part and section as
applicable.

6. What precautions will you take as master, while navigating in shallow water? – Bank cushion,
Bank Suction, Squat, Interaction b/w vessels?

7. What is squat, formulae, were you using formulae while calculating – Used to refer to squat table
for my vessel to get a more accurate interpretation wrt the channel navigating in. What was your
company’s UKC policy?

8. Asked me to draw and explain the interaction between vessels while on reciprocal course in
shallow water.

9. ISM certification and validity? Frequency of surveys/audits for the same?

10. How will you take over as master, signing on for the first time in rank?

11. What is master’s overriding authority? Give one example – told him, vessel departed from port,
contingency on board, will be violating rest hours, but still I will order my crew to respond
accordingly.

12. PSC – Contents of Form A and B ?

13. Duties of On scene coordinator?

14. How will you load grain? – I mentioned as per whatever I had read from books and knowledge
sharing from other colleagues preparing for orals, which he could gauge. Asked me, what type of
ships have you done, told him, served on LNGs for past 7 years . He changed the question and
asked me, What precautions would you take while preparation for loading LNG on your ship? - Was
just waiting for him to ask me this one…..LOLz.

15. Any special requirement wrt to certification for LNG carriers? – COF.

16. Fire drill requirement on cargo vessels? – Monthly.

17. Fire drill requirement for pax. Vessels?- Mentioned the latest amendment for muster prior or as
soon as possible after departure, at each port of call for newly boarding passengers as well.

Wanted to hear, weekly, where there is no requirement for all crew to be present every week but
within a period of ONE MONTH, every crew must have attended one fire drill. Which I learnt later.

18. IMDG segregation?

19. Difference b/w CLC and fund? Who pays in each ?

20. Have you seen Form E? Where? Contents?

21. GMDSS equipment requirement for A4?

Date 3rd feb 2015 ,Old mmd

External - Capt Gupta,Internal- capt panda

1) how will u implement ism on a new ship?

2) who can check for mlc?

3) mlc certificate and who issues it?

More information abt mlc

4) what is the provision regarding accommodation in mlc?

5) how many persons can stay in a cabin as per mlc?

6) fire on oil tanker and how much time it will operate for? Basically he was asking for foam system.

7) liabilities as per Hamburg rules? Which one u will apply ?

8) berthing with flooding tide and on shore wind without tug?

9) ur vessel grounded in malacca strait, make a broadcast?

10) fire fighting on lpg ships ? It's propellant ?

11) which all certificates undergo only intermediate survey?

12) what about bottom survey? When is it done?

13) why new vessel go to a drydock every 5 years)

14) how will u ascertain that the weights on board during undocking the ship are same as they were
on while docking?

15) what is done to anchor cable in dry dock?

16) two white lights one above the other?

17) lights shown by air cushion vessel ?

Date:-13-Feb-2015 (Friday ),Location:- DGS

External:- Capt. Khambhata,Internal:- Capt. Panda

1. Testing criteria of portable extinguishers

2. Paint room fixed firefighting system criteria, regulation

3. B/L signing precautions

4. How will u check passage plan as a master b4 dep

5. Squat and ukc criteria in ur company

6. Action if not proceeding to assist in HF area distress alert

7. Where will u find nearest rcc?

8. How to decide initial ad max loading rate on oil tanker?

9. How to load high static oil cargo? (i old about RA and meeting and other precaution need to tell
about checklist and procedures provided)

10. PSC inspection preparation

11. Will u show PSC inspector, Master h/over notes as it will contain defects of ur ships, Is it right to
show him h/over notes or can u say NO.

12. Can a ship have multiple load lines. Tell about multiple load line. What will u as a master do
when changing load line. what will u do of old certificate.

13. What is advantage of multiple load lines. (port dues, trading)

14. Advantage of Safety committee meeting.

15. INSPIRES, INDSAR reporting criteria and area. what is INSPIRES?

16. Food waste annex, Discharge criteria,

17. CRB and ORB entries and which ship require to carry them?

18. What is Innocent passage?

12.02.2015, 1240 - 1335

Capt Dubey

2. Quote rule 10. I explained.

3. RV situation. Own vessel overtaking, other vessel on stbd bow. I replied. He insisted on quoting. I
explained rule 19.

4. Voyage Goa to Jeddah. Checks. He wanted all from basics.

5. What precautions for Baltic navigation. How will you ensure well being of safety. He was happy
with cold weather preparation for all LSA and FFA.

6. STP vessels. Tell contents of certificate.

6. ISM. Certificate. Period of survey for each.

7. Fire fighting - Foam.

8. IAMSAR just general talk.

9. MTO - eligibility.

10. Explain COW. And requirements.

11. Annex 6 criteria. And latest requirements.

Capt. LK Panda

1. Change of ownership. Which certificate will change.

2. Is still certificate of class necessary?

3. Own vessel in distress south of Maldives. EPIRB activated. How will it help you. He wanted to
know all about various stages of travel of information. I couldn't satisfy him well on this.

12.02.2015, 1205 to 1235

External surveyor - Capt. Dubey

2. quote rule 5

3. quote rule 6 and conditons for safe speed with vessel having operational radar.what are
characteristics of the radar.

4. rule no. 9 ,sound signals in rule no. 9 for overtaking .

5. precautions for nearing a bend and sound signal used.

6. rule 19 RV situations ,own vessel overtaking another from port quarter ,what action as per which
rule wanted to hear rule 19D (I)....

7. overtaking situation in clear visibility ...a sailing vessel overtaking you ....action??

8.u see a vessel right ahead aground ..what lights will she carry or by day ..signals and what will be
ur actions ??

9.SMC and doc validity ,what surveys for them .

10. paint store fire ...actions ??

11. transitting malacca straits ....precautions ..??

12. PSC form A and B

13. sector search ...explain ..what is the course alteration in each leg ??
14. master's over riding authority ..examples ..?

15. annex 1 discharge criteria .

Internal surveyor : Capt. Jaykumar

Date : 4th Feb 2015 ,Location: DGS

Internal: Capt. S.K. Shukla External: Capt. Khambatta

1. Have u seen the IOPP certificate? What is Form A & B ( He said please dont quote Rules n

2. IAPP Certificate & supplements.

3. Will you discharge cargo ( crude oil ) if yr IG System has failed during discharging ? next what if u
r now on a product tankers ? what are the Alternate methods you can suggest to the office to
discharge the cargo ?

4. IG requirement ?

5. What is Masters Overriding authority ? under what circumstances will u exercise the masters
overriding authority ?

while this question was being asked Capt Jaikumar did not seem happy with my answer n so he
with the permission of Capt. Khambatta asked a question with respect to the same.

I didnt know the exact word or the phrase that he was looking for.

6. One of your crew member is missing , you as a master have done all u cud in the search and
rescue , but the man is not found, u now as Master feel that he cant be found, n its getting dark. u
had searched the entire day. When as a Master will u call of the search n resume passage? ( this
was the question which i really nailed, he was really happy with the reply )

7. Crash stop distance of yr last ship ?

8. Advance & Tactical Diameter of yr last ship ?

9. One radar is in operational, the PSC says he will detain yr ship ? how will you convince the PSC
officer not to detain yr ship ? he said Convince me as to how you will sail out n why i sud not detain
yr vessel ?

10.Risk Assessment in Detail ? Critical Risk assessment ?

11. What is Hyper mist system ? How does it differ from the Sprinkler System ? what is the
advantage of hyper mist ? how much water is required for hyper mist ? How will u ensure that the
required quantity is always on board ?

12. What is AGM ? he hinted Asian n then i remembered gypsy moth.

which all countries r inspection carried out for AGM?

13. Certificates required to trade in USA ? what is QI?

what drills, tests n reporting u will do prior calling USA? where will u get info on US laws ? why is QI
required in USA? when will u contact the QI?

14. U r leaving mumbai harbour at night in the TSS, u see plenty lights from right ahead to port side.
Action ?

I said since there r no vessels in the vicinity n there is navigable water on the stb side, i will alter to
stbd.

he then said now there r lights from right ahead to stbd. Action ? he wants to hear reduction of
speed.

15. You as master n 2nd Mate joined the ship at 0600 Hrs ? 2nd was busy throughout the day in
taking over. will u let him take over watch at 2400 Hrs ? he says he is ok ?

16. What is a Transponder ?

17. why is earthing of GMDSS equipment required ? which equipments will u put on low power ?
some number to confuse me .

18. which documents will u not show to the PSCO?

19. Under what regulation does the PSC inspect the vessel ?

20. what r Anti fouling paints ?

21. Precautions prior to entering the HRA ?

22. what is the date on the BL ?

23. Ships Figure is over shore ? Difference Between LOI & LOP ?

24. You took over as Master, n when Loading completed the Previous Masters Name is on the BL,
he has left, will u sign the B/L ?

25. Information on the BL ? what is 0.3% allowable diff ?

26. what will u do if the difference is withing this figure ?