Anonymous vs Muhammad Iqbal

Master’s Unlimited Capt. Muhammad Iqbal 1 Hour 20 minutes 1st Attempt Pass 16 May 2023 Online
As usual Started with ID, Checked the room, asked about my previous experience. He said, as I will be going for Master’s unlimited so I might be put on a cargo ship as well.
1. Joining as a Master on a ship, how will you go about from the Gangway?
2. Taken over as Master, mention all the statutory certificates that you will have on board?
3. How would you know the nationality of the Ship?
4. How long is the certificate of registry is valid for? And Who issue this certificate?
5. What’s the purpose of CSR and give the details mentioned in the CSR?
6. When did you replace the CSR?
7. What is ACS? And Explain about it?
8. Who issue the SMC if under ACS? How long it is valid for and how often it is surveyed?
9. International Load line certificate who would issue it and how long it is valid for and how often it is surveyed?
10. How does a Load Line look like on a cargo ship?
11. How often is the SMS reviewed and what is the purpose of the review?
12. Where is the Master’s overriding authority mentioned? Under which ISM section?
13. Under ISM audit what are the 3 types of findings? And what is meant by Major NC? As a Master what do you do if you have a Major NC?
14. Voyage from Singapore to Durban? What will you consider as a Master?
15. Suppose the 2nd Officer gives you 2 voyages one GC and a Rhumbline course, which one will you consider?
16. Asked by Charter to give Maximum estimated quantity of Cargo that can be loaded and Ch.Officer is new. How will you go on to help the Ch. Officer?
17. So 2nd Officer fell sick and had to go to hospital and ship have to sail, how would you go about it?
18. What are the approaching signs of a TRS?
19. What do you if you are in a Dangerous Semi Circle in the Northern Hemisphere?
20. So you receive a Phone call from 2nd officer, ship has a collision with a Fishing vessel, what do you do?
21. Now you have breach of hull? So what are you going to do?
22. What certificates will effect as you have a breach if hull?
23. How would you re instate the certificates?
24. Vessel now proceeding to dry dock, what kind of information will the master exchange with docking master?
25. Why a ship shall go by stern trim in a dry dock?
26. What is a prohibition Notice?
27. What is Note of Protest? Are there any other place you would issue a Note of Protest other than Heavy weather and Emergency? (looking for extended Note of protest)
28. A seafarer is complaining about food, how would you take care of this situation?
29. Rest hours of a young person?
30. You are at sea away from land and lost your GPS, what would you do?
31. How will you ascertain your position if you are not on coastal passage and GPS fails? (Looking for Latitude by Meridian Altitude and Intercept Method)
32. On a westerly coast for 7-8 days, 2nd officer reports large deviation, reason for it and corrective action to be taken?
33. When shall a Master do obligatory report?
34. How would you anchor in Deep water?
35. How would you know if the anchor is brought up?
36. How would you comply with annex 1 requirements?
37. Maximum sulphur contents as per Annex 6?
38. What are the Ballast water exchange methods available?
39. What is UK position on Ballast water management convention?
40. Coming in Port, Master Pilot exchange? (don’t forget to tell regarding the GPS failure issue mentioned earlier)
ROR session:
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PDV
TSS
OWN VESSEL
OWN VESSEL
OWN VESSEL
OWN VESSEL
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1. PDV crossing from Port to Stbd
2. In TSS CBD crossing from Port to Stbd
3. Identify the vessel and action: Fishing vessel on Port bow
4. Identify the vessel and action : Fishing vessel with gear extending more than 150 m(gear extending on her stern) on the bow crossing from Stbd to port and a RAM tug and tow (upto 200m tow length) crossing from port to stbd.
5. Identify the vessel and action : RAM tug and tow with tow length more than 200m crossing from port to stbd
6. Sailing vessel overtaking from stbd quarter action?
Lights:
Sailing Vessel seen from Port side
Towing Vessel seen from Stern
CBD > 50m from Port side
RAM Tug and tow (tug<50m and Tow>200m) seen from port side
Dredger stopped or at anchor
NUC seen end on
Aground Vessel >50 m
RV Condition:
One v/l on stbd bow, and one on port bow risk of collision with both.
OWN VESSEL
OWN VESSEL
SAILING VESSEL OVERTAKING
One vessel coming in the opposite course on the stbd side but no Risk of Collision. One vessel on the stbd quarter with risk of collision. Action and explain the situation.
One vessel on the stbd quarter Overtaking and has a Risk of Collision. Also asked the action which would be taken by the other vessel.
BUOY:
Safe Water Mark Buoy
Steering 180 West Cardinal Buoy
Region A Preferred Channel to STBD
Isolated Danger Buoy
Emergency Wreck Buoy
Region A Preferred Channel to Port