Anonymous vs Sarah Lawlor

Chief Mate Oral
Examiner: Sarah Lawlor
Date: June , 2022
Duration : 1 hour 50 mins
Result: Fail
Questions:
– How will you join the ship as Chief Officer?
– You mention SEA, what is the content of SEA?
– What is CBA
– Bosun comes to you that he wants his SEA extend, what will you do
– What are the STCW certificates you will hand over to Master?
(She needed all the STCW certificates as she was ticking when I call)
– What is planned maintenance system, how will you plan for jobs?
– What is the interval of jobs Onboard?
– What is your import to the voyage?
– You are on the bridge and you opened the certificate folder, what statutory certificates will you see?
(Feed back: I did not mention Certificate of class; Certificate of Registry and ECDIS type approval certificate)
– Load line survey, how Will you prepare for it?
(Know all the items to check. Feedback: I missed handrail)
-What is class A class B ships?
– What is the difference as per load line assignment for type A and Type B?
– You are in port to load high density cargo; how will you load?
– What are your concerns?
– What is TML, where will you see it?
(Mentioned SI 366, Shipper declaration. Feedback: That a certificate will be issued valid for 6months)
– What are the classes of bulk cargo
( I did not know it)
– What are the special publication you will carry on bulk carrier?
– What are the regulations for lifting appliance?
– What is the interval of lifting appliance maintenance, what is the yearly and five yearly checks
– You have 17Yrs old girl cadet joined, what are your actions?
– What is your hours of rest?
– What are your duties as Chief officer?
– What are the records of garbage record book?
– What is the discharge criteria for food waste
– Will you discharge cargo residue in special area?
– What is your duty as per ISM
– You are in a distress site earlier reported, what will you do as Chief officer?
– You have a sick crew about to be medivac, what will you do, which publications will you check?
– You hear an alarm as master and went to the bridge, your ship is grounded, what will you do?
– What is your priority
– You are going to dry dock after floating with cargo onboard, your actions?
– You Mention P-Force, critical instant and critical period, explain?
– Ship handling, portside alongside

-Restricted visibility: one target on your stbd bow and another target on you stbd quarter with relative vector pointing towards you, actions and reasons for your actions
– Lights and Shape: Two all round red lights, all round light fwd and aft (vsl aground); Tell me everything and action
– Buoyage : Tell me everything you know about the buoys and your actions
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