Anonymous vs Muhammad Iqbal

AUG 2022
Cpt Muhammad Iqbal
1:45
1. Arrived, at the gangway. Taking over as C/O on Container vessel. Guide through the process.
2. Why Safety and Security Familiarization is important, what you want to know?
3. What documents will you ask for?
4. Certificates onboard General Cargo vessel?
5. ISSC, how you get it, how long valid, who issues it, who does the inspection, how often, what certificates comes with it? – CSR
6. ISM DOC, how you get it, how long valid, who issues it, who does the inspection, how often, valid for all ships? – Type specific
7. ISM SMC how you get it, how long valid, who issues it, who does the inspection, how often, valid for all ships?
8. ACS – what is it? Which types of ships?
9. Which certificates MCA inspects under ACS?
10. PSC, types of inspections
11. PSC on bulker, what kind of inspection, risk profile, what kind of ship also qualifies under the same type of inspection? – Tankers
12. Draw me a cargo ship Load line
13. Note of Protest?
14. Letter of Protest?
15. Did you ever hear about Prohibition notice, what is it, who issues? – I’ve said that I’ve heard about it, but it would be unprofessional for me to guess. – He moved on
16. You are on bulker preparing for drydock, exchange information with Dock master, what information you are looking for.
17. You are on bulker Collision with fishing vessels, action as C/O, as Master.
18. Ship is damaged after collision preparing for dock – what information you will need from dock master?
19. Container ship loaded, entering the drydock, what information you will provide to Dock master and why? – Extra blocks to support the cargo weight, ship condition report with cargo distribution.
20. Why Small trim, why it matters?
21. P – Force, what is it? Why you said you need enough GM allowance?
22. You are about to leave dry dock, what you will be looking after? – Plugs, authorization to flood, soundings, stability etc.
23. After dry dock ship is listing why? What might happen? – Mistake in stability calcs (especially if structural changes been made), Forgot to put bottom plugs. Make soundings. Determine its list or loll, before starting to correct it.
24. How will you correct LOLL? – RA, pump low to high, put ship against the wind etc.
25. Draw GZ curve and explain.
26. Enclosed space entry, how to do it, how long permit last?
27. Instructed by pilot to go to deep anchorage. You are C/O, preparations for deep anchorage? – RA, toolbox talk, Choosing the right depth, seabed, up to 82.5m because windlass might not pick up from bigger depth. Walking back anchor. Turn circle, right number of shackles. PPE. Etc.
28. How will you know that anchor is brought up?
29. Long stay, short stay?
30. Passage planning Bristol to New York, you are C/O, new OOW joined, guide him through the process (APEM). -Great circle if weather permit.
31. Why Great circle? -To save a fuel and time for a few hundreds of miles.
32. Passage planning as C/O? Information from Engineers about BX and consumption, FW onboard and how much we will make, DW allowance, lashing of cargo, amount of cargo, GM considerations for bad weather, from OOW: load lines passing, wx passing, density in port, UKC in port, air clearance, steaming time, MARPOL areas, etc.
33. Sailing in NH Indian Ocean, considerations? Weather i.e.: tropical cyclone, pirates (VHF16/08, BMP 5, MSCHOA, UKMTO, Q6099)
34. Signs of TRS? Location? What happening in Dangerous semicircle? – Wind is pushing toward the path, but he was looking for other answer. He asked veering or backing – I said veering, and he continued.
35. How will you get out of Dangerous semicircle?
36. Why Wind on Starboard bow? Where and how you will alter to have wind on Stb bow? – adjusting the course always, depending on wind direction to keep it on Stb bow 45deg
ROR
1. Standard situations 5 or 6 slides.
2. Being overtaken – Keep course and speed,
3. Crossing FV P/S,
4. Crossing CBD P/S
5. TSS I am on PDV following the traffic lane. STB bow PDV <20m actions. In GMA we talked a lot about this situation since its common thing where people trip, so I was well prepared for it. I asked if my ship is following a deep route? – NO. Do I have ships around me who might make me nervous or complicate my maneuver? – NO. Then 1 short blast bold A/C starboard, because he is not impeding my Safe Passage. Then I’ve been asked if I am sure with my decision, he asked me to look once more into the picture and read out loud what is written bellow crossing vessel “PDV (<20m)” I continued… this is not rule 10 situation and quoted the part of the rule “10 (j) A vessel of less than 20 meters in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the safe passage of a power-driven vessel following a traffic lane.” Continued… in this situation as we discussed earlier, he is <20PDV not impeding my Safe passage, therefore I will act as written in these Rules i.e.: 15, 16. In other circumstances I would stand on. – He moved on.
BOUYS
1. West Cardinal, I told flashing Q or VQ 9, he asked periods as well
2. 180 Heading W Cardinal
3. Region A Preferred channel to Stb
4. Region B Preferred channel to Port
5. Region A Preferred channel to Port
6. Safe Water
7. Isolated Danger
LIGHTS it was more but do not remember
1. Minesweeper from astern
2. CBD underway making way from S/S
3. RAM dredger dredging stopped, Safe Side and No go side
4. Trawler

RADAR PLOT
It was 3 standard plots which he showed. They were with Rings. Targets on the rings.
Plot: with True Trails and Relative vector – Overtaking from STB quarter. My actions, his actions.
Plot: Port, stab in front of the beam, one astern of me on center line.

He stopped me and told me that I passed. Very fair and professional surveyor.

I did not cover all, do not remember. Big thanks to GMA and Captain Vinil Gupta for helping to prepare.