master orals – glasgow – tw

MCA Glasgow
Masters Unlimited
Examiner: tw
Candidate experience: privet yachts
Time: 1 Hour 20 Mins (approx).

he put me on general cargo carrying ore

you are goning as a master what do you expect to happen from company
company prefing, SEA…..
what is in SEA
What is your concern with regards to voyage plan from glasgow to south africa
list all certificate for the ship
ISM DOC, ISM SMC validity and when to servey
what els MCA survey when carrying SMC survey
how does ISM afect you
examples of motivating the crew
who issue SAFCOM
SAFCOM expaired action
2 crew joining
first one chief mate with COC from diffrent country and he is secuirty officer as well what certificate will you check
explain CEC and if he dont have CEC what can he get insted
validity of CRA
validity of ENG1
second joiner is oiler what doc will you check
lloyds open form explain
artical 13,14, scopec
emergencies
your 2nd officer calles you and he say he heared the world Mayday and thats it action
check radar contact other ships in the area if they hear anything contact SRC stations
you recived thier location 15 miles south of you action
ballast exchange is it mandotry for uk ships
oil record book what goes in it
how long you keep it
bunker note what is in it
how long you keep it
what is MAIB
you have one crew brock his arm during work what do you need to keep for MAIB
CCTV, Safety report, keep hold of all evidance for the
ror lights
trawiling less than 50m net have become fast upon obstrution underway
ram towing partly submirge object length of two exseed 200m width of object 25m
aground fog signal more than 100m
Defination of RAM
boyage
south cardenal mark heading SW
prefered channel to stbd rigion A
special mark
rule 19
What was the procedures at your last ship ref to restricted visibility preperation
4 plots missing W
place W speed vector is given

TSS crossing sailing
Duty Offiocer calls you on the bridge (heavy traffic all around, say 15 models on the table) initial action. (slow down to get time for assesing the situation).

Be safe as always. Do not take any commercial pressure.

Group study helps a lot – you will come to know what you don’t know.

Best wishes. Thanks to all.