Orals – chief
Joining as a chief mate
(From getting out the car to walking up to Captains office
Talking to captain and outgoing chief mate (used 5 c’s of seaworthiness)
PSSC audit (certification and form P)
-What areas are audited
-What is involved in the audit
-What equipment on bridge is checked also
He then said the VDR was not working
– what would I need to do
– Who would I need to contact
Strong winds off berth
– actions
Fire – actions
Someone got injured
– heliops operations: who to contact and what to prepare on deck
– next steps once person have been evacuated, who to contact and what it will impact
Going into Drydock
– what’s gm
What’s kg
When does the critical instant happen – what is happening
Captains not looked and incorrectly signed something what do you do, how to you discuss it with him
Tank entry into fw
– what are you checking and looking at in the tank
– asked me who takes soundings on my ship, asked me the process and then about the striker plate – what is it, what am I looking for when inspecting it
Lb 5 yearly
– who’s incharge overall
– Asked quite a lot about the safety aspect of this
Garbage
– what’s in the receipt
Synoptic chart
– discussion about features and weather – specifically about swell and wind direction
How would I measure the wind
MLC
– certs and what’s in part 2
Anchoring
– procedure for deep water
Rules
What’s cbd – definition
What rules apply to rv
3 plots (one draw it out and complete the plot on paper provided)
– two Astern (port and stbd side)
– One stbd bow (just had to answer to complete the plot and not make an assessment on scanty information)
– One stbd bow one port quarter – this is the one I was made to complete on my sheet and then explain what each of them were doing
TSS – how do you cross it – two vessels in the tss one in each lane
– (he was moving the ship across the screen as I was answering)
3 buoys – east, emergency wreck and what way would I pass a south on a heading of 270
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