Nothing on joining, logs, rounds, certs, signing on, PSC, drills, crew handling.
No MLC, DOC/SMC, ISPS.
Tell me all about Merchant Shipping Regs 1997 no.2962
Tell me everything about MGN 515 SPS code in depth. I gave a general understanding of SPS
code but wasn’t enough.
Arrangement and procedures manual for backloading drill mud?
Why is the Specific gravity important when loading drill mud?
How would you know instantly in the stability book that vessel is stable? (other than looking
at GM and GZ curves)
Steering gear, how would you know it’s doing what it’s saying on the helm? (Not just by
visual change in heading)
How is safety committee established? For vessel under 500t with no SMS
Told him about election by two or more other crew members, wasn’t interested.
Synoptic chart – are these weather patterns ‘normal’?
Difference in synoptic and analysis… still don’t know what he’s looking for as I believed they
were the same, just that an analysis is of weather experienced and then prognostic is future.
Pointed his mouse along the screen, what current is ‘here’… Azores current he was looking
for.
Magnetic compass arrangement, difference between normal and transmitting compass.
Radar screen – run through poor set up by OOW image, also possible radar/gyro failure
Singapore straits, gave a routing guide sample and asked how I’d make a voyage plan
though the area, other than passage. (Vessel already left port so didn’t want to know about
pre departure stuff or types of voyage)
Picture of collapsed container on container vessel, why might this have happened?
NUC on port side, actions?
Warship on stbd side asking you to stand on. Went along the answer I know he wants but he
asked me to explain why a warship is alowed deviate from the rules.
Fishing vessel w/gear 150m+ stopped in TSS.
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