james gilbert – liverpool

Exam: Online using Microsoft Teams Date: 06 May 2021
Examiner: James Gilbert.
License: Mates Unlimited
Attempt- 1st
Time: 40min Result: Pass
I logged in 10 min before the start. Examiner allowed me in exactly 09:30. He was very courteous which made me feel at eased.
1.You are a Mate joining an LNG ship, talk me through the procedure for joining- Standard GMA answer quoting MLC 2006, ISM and STCW 2010 with regards to safety familiarization and security before taking over. Mentioned I’d handover my documents including SEA to the Master.
2. Preparing LNG ship for dry dock – Standard GMA generic answer. Mentioned managing tank atmosphere from unsafe to safe ensuring a chemist certified it before proceeding to dock. Stability considerations entering dry dock.
3.What is critical period and critical instant?
4. How would you go about inspecting the pilot ladder, and how to order a new one?
5. what would you do if you’re on the Bridge with the Master during port departure from Rotterdam and Pilot increased speed despite an inbound traffic within the river.
6.Prep for enclosed space entry in dry dock? What sort of gases would you expect?
7. How reliable is the multi-gas meter you mentioned. How would know is showing the right reading.
8.You’re in the fore-peak tank and one the AB collapsed.
Your mentioned risk assessment-What is risk assessment and how would you carry out one?
What are the duties of SSO? Where would you find information on his duties?
9. You’re Master now on a passenger ship, chief engineer called you there’s fire in the engine room and your M/E has failed.
10.You’ve run out options and you’ve used fixed CO2 has last resort, would you send people in to go and check?
11. You’re leaving Rotterdam for North of Spain. Mentioned depression from the synoptic chart and heavy weather preparation.
12. You’re a Master on a Bulk carrier transiting the Dover strait, and suddenly you have engine failure. (What GMDSS equipment would you use to send the distress you mentioned. Why would you consider engaging tugs at Dover which will arrive in an hour than waiting for your company’s tugs in three hours)
13. Your making way then suddenly took a list to starboard due to heavy weight placed on deck, how would you go about resolving this?
14. You up on the Bridge as a Master and notice radar screen on 12NM with cluttered screen during coastal passage shipping passing close to landmark how would you correct the OOW on how to setup the radar correctly and monitor the vessel? And how would you discipline him if that wasn’t the first time, he’s doing that?
15. Would you delay the ship if the Wx is still bad? What right do you have to do so and under what reg?
16. Now you depart Rotterdam for Spain when you will be on the Bridge during the transit and how would you manage HOR.
17. You’re a master on a pax ship waiting in an anchorage for a year due to the pandemic. What are your concerns for the Magnetic compass?
18. How would instruct your officers to monitor the deviation when you’re en-route say somewhere in the southern hemisphere.
19. RIS-VIS- three targets on the radar one starboard bow, second on port quarter no ROC and third on starboard quarter same course and speed.

The Examiner was happy with my ‘comprehensive answers ‘ in his words, he said ‘’there was no reason to continue with the exams and that I’ve passed’’.
Thanks to GMA team for their excellent delivery of the online classes. The mock oral was a moral boaster and can’t emphasise the importance of group work.
Best of luck to those that are yet to do the exams. The examiner was fair was willing to rephrase any questions that weren’t clear.