Pandey vs B Frood

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Exam : MASTER Unlimited
Result : PASS (1st Attempt)
Date : 01-Feb-2022
Duration : 1430h to 1535h
Examiner : B.Frood
My Self : Ritesh Pandey
Vessel : Container / Ro-Ro experience
Small introduction, Then about syllabus and candidate code of conduct, The complete view of room stuffs on table, Asked me about my Experience and Last Vessel particular.
Then say starting the exam now:
1. Starboard hand Lateral Buoy, Right a head action. Region-B
2. Preferred Channel to Port, Right a head action. Region A
3. Preferred Channel to Stbd, Right a head action. Region B
4. Port Hand Lateral Mark Right a head action. Region A
5. Safe Water Mark, Right a head action.
6. Heading 000 North Cardinal Buoy Action.
7. Heading South, East Cardinal buoy Right a head action.
8. West Cardinal buoy A head Action.
9. You are on the PDV, on yours Port bow Trawler (underway or Stopped or at Anchor ) ROC exist action.
10. You are on the PDV, Sailing vessel STBD bow, ROC exist action.
11. You are NUC, on yours Stbd Bow Normal PDV action.
12. Aground vessel (50m or more) right head , Action, Arc on visibility of lights , Sound Signal.
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13. Share RADAR SCREEN power Point, North Up Relative Motion, and One Target on Port bow (ROC) and one target on abaft the stbd beam, Both are showing OA line (Relative Line of approach), Explain each target Heading, Aspect, Action.
14. Explain Rule 17 which situation you must take action as stand on vsl.
15. Explain the Interaction when you overtaking a vessel in the narrow channel, step by step.
16. Synaptic Chart. Pointing arrow in a position and asked regarding the weather associated on that place,
17. What preparation you do before picking up pilot.
18. Prepare departure as MASTER point of view.
19. Pick Up Pilot from, Ladder Requirements & Precaution.
20. As MASTER how you deal with pilot in Bridge.
21. Black out, What things you expect to happen on that time.
22. What Equipment’s connected with Emergency Generator.
23. Gyro repeater Heading wrong how you deal with it.
24. During Passage yours vessel AGROUND what precaution and action you will take. The complete Action / Process.
25. Yours Voyage from UK to India as MASTER point of view what consideration you will take.
26. Tell me about the parametric rolling and How you deal with it.
27. Limitation and settings Of ECDIS,
28. 12 New crew Joined how you Sign on. How you conduct Abandon Ships Drill?
29. You also Newley Joined how you guide them regarding Abandon Ship Drill.
30. 2 A/E Joined how you will Sign on him and what Documents you Check.
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31. Official Log book Entries including in narrative section.
32. All statuary documents as per MARPOL annexes you will check.
33. How you Prepare Load Line Survey.
34. As per HSSC what certificates you will check.
35. As per OSC how you proceed, What things you take in to consideration you are only one vessel there. What Search Pattern you will plan.
 These are the main questions, apart from that few more situations basically depend upon Responsibility and Crossing situations…and
 Some general questions regarding the Master decision making ability and command.
As a Human Element its possibility few questions missed out.
“Result – Pass in 1st Attempt”
 B. Frood is a fair examiner. He expected practical answers and if you give yours answer with reference to MSN / MGN / SOLAS and MARPOL requirements it will make a good impression on examiner what I personally noticed.
 I will like to take this opportunity to thanks Capt. Vinil Sir, Mr. Shayne Sir and Capt. Somesh Singh Sir for their valuable guidance and help and building up the confidence…and hear
 I want to give a big thanks to all my batch mates and special thanks to my dear friend Manpreet, Avro, Savio, Biju, Thomos, George and David.
 Really the Glasgow Maritime Academy provide me this platform where I standing today.
Best Regards
Captain. Ritesh Pandey
December Batch : Glasgow Maritime Academy