About 45 mins.
After looking at my discharge book and learning I was on ferries and had never sailed with a large slow speed 2 stroke;
You’re joining a new company and ship, the ship is a large tanker with a single large slow speed 2 stroke, and you have a four day hand over.
What checks do you do when joining?
Why do you check for cracks?
Which certificates?
What’s the loadline certificate? How often is it issued?
What are you checking machinery wise?
What do you check about the generators?
What do you check about the main engine?
You get a phone call during the night, it’s the 4th engineer. He tells you that there’s been a crankcase explosion. What do you do?
During an examination what are you looking for?
Getting the engine fixed what would you be checking for?
What safety concerns do you have? (I told him I’d isolate all the systems and put the turning gear in)
It’s reasonably heavy weather, and your only means of preventing the engine from turning is your turning gear. What then? (he was trying to see if I’d do anything silly despite the danger of the engine turning)
So you check the engine over and you cannot find the cause of the explosion. Do you start the engine again?
What do you know about synchronous motors?
What can you tell me about discrimination?
Why does fuses (current protection) get smaller as you go from electrical supply to electrical consumer?
You need to change a main breaker in a switchboard. You find one lying at the back of the spares shelf with no label on it. How do you know if it’s ok to use?
What do you do before dry dock?
Why do you keep tanks pressed up prior to drydock?
Once you’re in drydock what do you check?
You find a crack in the rudder, what do you do?
How do you test it?
What must you do upon completion?
The CPP, what checks do you do?
How would you check for cracks at the root of the blade?
Would you use magnetic particle testing?
What would you check about the bilge keel?
Why would it have cracks in it?
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