Anonymous vs Capt. G. Legette

Candidate : CM Unlimited
Examiner : Capt. G. Legette
Centre :Liverpool Online
Date : 15-Dec-2021
Attempt : 1st ( PASS )
Time : 1430 – 1520 ( 50 Mins.)
Type of Ship : Oil / Chem Tanker

1)What do you know about MIN 653?
2) Joining as Chief mate on your last ship?
3)Dry dock preparation?
4) Preparation for loading, tank cleaning procedure on oil tanker?
5)Voyage from Oman to East American port, voy planning as chief mate?
6) Passage planning in ECDIS ?
7)What is safety depth and safety contour setting as per your company policy?
8) What is ACS?
9)List all the certificate your vessel carried?
10)What kind of test done for Life boat in Drydock?
11)Fire alarm is off, and phone call came –smoke coming from able bodied seaman cabin, your on navigation watch action?
12)What is SEA, and what do you check as a master when new joiners onboard?(checks in SEA as master)
13) Frequency of drill L/B,fire, rescue from enclosed space.
14)Do you aware of any recent MAIB report ?
15)Normal GZ curve naming only.
16)How much was your last ship Summer draft?
17)He showed me Load line mark and asked how much is Summer draft and other measurements of load line mark?
18)What is Marpol special area as per annex 1 and Oil discharge criteria?
19)Tell me about Rule 10?
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Explain rule no:19
I started explain rule 19 –a,b,c,d then he stopped me and given radar plot and asked me to identify the vectors and trails.
On Radar Plotting Sheet

North up orientation ,Relative Vectors, true trails.
Risk of collision with vessel on STBD bow.No ROC with vessel abaft beam
Situations

a) PDV on port bow in TSS

Open sea
b) FV on port bow
c) Sailing vsl on stbd quarter more than 140 degree

Identify vessel
d) Day signal–Two cone apex together

Buoyage
Own Heading 090 degree

a) Safe water mark
b) Emergency wreck marking
c) Preferred channel to Port region B
Note :only identify the buoys and action

Mr. Leggett is a very fair examiner and at no point did I feel uncomfortable or unable to clarify anything which caused me confusion. He examines in a very conversational way and before I knew it, the exam was over. He seems to be more interested in you and your general overall practical level of knowledge rather than exact specific, hence you feel able to give honest, practical answers rather than exact verbatim ‘by the book’ answers without fear of criticism. As far as oral exams go, it was very pleasant and a pleasure to meet him.

Good luck and all the very best!