Plymouth

03.11.2020
0930 – 1045 (1hr 15min)
Master (Unlimited)
Microsoft Teams
Candidate: S McDougall – RoPax
Examiner: T Andrews – Plymouth/Falmouth
I have tried to get everything down, it is in roughly the order in which
it was presented. The exam jumped around topics a little and didn’t
follow the order of topics in MGN69 religiously.
Joined call 10mins early as requested, examiner joined very shortly
afterwards. He thanked me for being there early.
He started by introducing himself and how the exam was to be
conducted via teams. We did a screen share test with a slide showing
the regulations for the exam and I was told about what would be
considered as ‘cheating’ etc. This concluded me showing him around
the room with the camera on the PC. We the. Talked about my
experience.
The exam was very conversational and was more of a discussion
rather than an inquisition. He was very fair and would push you in the
right direction if he wanted more. He said that he would be writing
things down and not to be put off by it. He also said that if he said
“ok” or “right” that was not an indication that I had given the correct
answer and to continue until he stopped me. I was allowed to continue
and as soon as he thought I knew something he would stop me and
move on.
Exam Begins.
1. What are the Master’s duties under the ISM Code?
2. How would you go about implementing the SMS onboard?
3. How would you go about motivating the crew?
4. What would you include in Standing Orders?
5. How would you go about deciding on the composition of the
Bridge Watch on a Passage between Liverpool and Tyne via the
Channel?
6. MLC – certification and general requirements onboard?
7. SEAs
8. What is a CBA, how does it relate to the SEA?
9. Signing on foreign officers? What certs would you expect to see?
10. Signing on Pilipino crew, AB – certs?
11. Stewards, passenger muster duties, cert requirements?
12. What special cert requirement do you have for officers and key
personnel on a passenger ship – Pax Ship Safety and Hull Integrity
Training.
13. Drill requirements.
14. What is different between a muster list on a Class VII Cargo ship
and a Class I pax vessel?
15. Passage planning Rotterdam – Houston. You know all about
APEM so don’t tell me about that, what are your considerations as
Master?
16. Ballast Water Exchange – UK legal position on BWC. BW
exchange methods and requirements.
17. What MARPOL requirements would you need to observe in this
passage?
18. What are the signs of an approaching TRS?
19. How would you conduct the vessel to prepare for and avoid it?
20. You have loaded in Nigeria and are now in passage to the UK.
Two days into the voyage the Mate informs you that he has
discovered two stowaways onboard. Actions?
21. ISPS – Cert process and requirements?
22. What is a DOS? When would you issue one?
23. What is a Bill of Lading, why is it important?
24. Would you sign a clean bill of lading under all circumstances?
What would you do if you were unhappy with this?
25. What is Noting Protest?
26. What do you understand by General Average?
27. What is SCOPIC?
28. What sort of insurance does P&I provide?
29. You had two problematic ABs who turn up late for watch and are
missing form their place of work. How would you deal with
them?
30. Did the master have the ability to move directly to dismiss crew?
Under what circumstances? How would you go about it?
31. Contents of OLB?
32. What else may you find in the OLB for a Class II Pax ship?
33. Pilotage – Pilot-Master relationship. What is the role of the pilot in
the bridge team?
34. How would you deal with a Pilot you felt was
35. not paying sufficient attention to what he was doing?
36. How would you go about manoeuvring with tugs made fast?
37. Other than Girting what are your considerations?
38. Receive VHF DSC distress, actions?
39. Collision with another vessel, what are you priorities as the
Master? Reporting requirements?
40. How does MAIB classify accidents?
41. Attempted a screen share of a radar plot but tech failed his end.
42. Tell me about how you would comply with Rule 19?
43. That was the only RoR, no buoyage or smarties.
End.