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Jaspal Singh
Examiner – Tony Wilson
Glasgow Marine Office
Master’s Unlimited
Time – 1hr 20mints
Result – Pass
The exam started with normal online procedures and making me aware of cheating policy.
Examiner said answer questions from Master’s point of view and you can be on any ship type as this is Master’s Unlimited oral exam.
1. BUOYS – All characteristics and top marks (if missing )
1.1 West Cardinal heading 160
1.2 South Cardinal
1.3 Region A preferred channel to STBD → Main to secondary
1.4 Region B Port Hand Lateral Mark → outbound
2. 1NM = How many meters (out of the blue & I had no clue)
3. SMARTY BOARD – Everything except action
3.1 Trawler less than 50m
3.2 Fishing Vessel underway
3.3 RAM underway more than 50m – Definition of RAM
3.4 CBD underway more than 50m – Definition of CBD
3.5 NUC – Definition of NUC
3.6 Durations of short and long blast
4. VESSELS IN SIGHT OF ONE ANOTHER – What action as per which rule
4.1 Explain Rule 2 with examples
4.2 Following TSS few ships around you and FV impeding your passage – she was in the middle of the lane, aspect was not overtaking but crossing
4.3 Which vessels can use ITZ
4.4 Few ships around you and FV overtaking from STBD quarter
4.5 You’re CBD and RAM crossing from Port
5. Restricted Visibility – Preparations on Encountering RV
Relative Motion
North UP
Explain all targets action
Action → Bold A/C Stbd
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6. How will you prepare your vessel for MLC inspection only documents ?
7. MLC inspection physical checks → wanted to know about food, hygiene, living conditions. With Food special checks for galley staff hygiene, storage rooms and refrigerators → tell him about temperature monitoring of refrigerators
8. Taking over as Master → checking documents → SMC expired → why raise NC against company explained this as per company’s responsibility under ISM code.
9. What is SEA ? → Importance → One SEA more than 12 months
10. What do you record in the Narrative Section of the OLB?
11. Chief Engineer joining non UK COC holder he is SSO and Safety Officer too → documents you will check → do all require HV certificate → Don’t forget to mention that he should be trained in his duties for Safety Officer → I said I will record his appointment as Safety officer in the OLB under narrative section
12. You’re making entry into OLB Narrative section you reach the last line what will you do → I told him will annex the details to narrative section → He asked is this allowed → I said yes only for OLB narrative section not for other sections
13. Young cadet joining → standard stuff → HOR
14. When will you Beach your vessel ? → How will you go for emergency beaching → checks/reporting/ballast (all as per notes)
15. 0200hrs second mate calls you to Bridge → He heard Mayday → your location 250NM from land
16. My actions were → maintain listening watch on RT frequencies → check radar → use search lights (traffic permitting) → contact other vessels if any → contact RCC
17. RCC advised vessel in distress 10NM due North of your position what action will you take → proceed for SAR and prepare vessel accordingly
18. At the scene you can’t see any vessel only Oil and one Lifebuoy → I said that I will pick up the Lifebuoy and note her details and pass it on to RCC after this ascertain Datum using IAMSAR Vol III then → determine search pattern
19. Which search pattern and Why ? → Mine was expanding square search as I was the only vessel carrying out SAR
20. Next was to draw the search pattern and show him
21. What is CSR ? Why is it important → told him everything
22. He said few Form 1 documents-1,2,3,4,5 are missing you have document 6 what action will you take → told him that I will refer Form 3 and all that but very important you must have all the Form 1 documents current and past → arrange with the company
23. Who is responsible for ORB ? → ORB Entries
24. Went to Marpol Annex VI → told him about SOx and NOx, relevant certification, ECA, sulphur content of fuel
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25. Garbage Record Book → Why is it required ? → How will you check the entries and ensure compliance with Marpol Annex V
26. Vessel about to leave → Crew member missing → Took standard actions → Crew member found in local hospital with injury he is unfit → get reliever → no reliever → RA/work schedule/ apply for dispensation
27. Difference between Dispensation and Exemption?
28. PSC → What do they do ? → Under Paris MOU how are vessels banned → Told him about Black Flag List and Grey Flag list (would recommend all to have a look at Paris MOU website)
29. ISM → Master responsibility
30. How will you motivate your crew on safety matters ? → Always mention encourage crew on reporting Near misses
31. Safe Manning documents details → who issues → what it shows
32. MAIB → functions → reporting → what record to give once they arrive
33. SI, MSN, MGN, MIN details → back your answers with examples of each
Advice → Study every topic in detail → Go through past papers
Follow teachings of Capt Vinil Gupta and his team to the point
Big thanks to my batchmates → Maninder Singh Bhullar & Harmandeep Vashisht