Anonymous vs Captain Zahid Razza

Examiner : Captain Zahid Razza
Date: August 2023
Duration: 2 Hours
Pass

Vessel will be RO-PAX for all questions.

1. Joining as Chief Mate, what will you do/ discuss during handover with outgoing CO?
2. What information would you find on the Stability Computer?
3. What are the inputs to the stability computer & what are the manual inputs?
4. What information is in the hydrostatic book?
5. What happens when a vessel goes from SW to FW?
6. Why does the list and the trim of the vessel change?
7. Tell me about ISM
8. DOC & SMC Validity, surveys, who conducts each survey/ audit?
9. What is the anniversary date referenced to? – Expiry Date
10. Tell me about ACS
11. Tell me about EAS
12. Which certificates do flag issue for ACS & for EAS?
13. Crossing north Atlantic in September – Considerations as CO?
14. Where to find information on load lines?
15. Arriving into US, how will you know if your ship meets the requirements to discharge ballast water?
16. What is D1 and D2 standard?
17. What is DG DOC and its content?
18. Role of the Safety Officer Onboard?
19. Who are the Safety Reps?
20. Bosun informs you he is going into a void space, actions? Stop, ESE…
21. Minimum oxygen content as per COSWOP?
22. How would you test atmosphere & what are you testing the atmosphere for?
23. Preparations for a PSSC inspection?
24. Tell me how you would conduct the 5 yearly dynamic winch brake test?
25. Ship makes contact with quay, skipping initial response… who will you inform? Which certificates affected?
26. Discussion about P&I & Hull and Machinery insurance.
27. What will you include in the damage report to the company?
28. What is a shell Expansion plan?
29. 150NM from coast, receive MF/HF DSC actions?
30. Synoptic chart identification, wind direction at selected points.
31. Picture of hydrometer, what is it?
32. Picture of Masons hygrometer. – what does it mean if the dry & wet bulb read the same?
Buoyage
Safe Water Mark
IALA A&B preferred channel marks
Laterals
Cardinals
Isolated Danger Mark

ROR
PDV port side
CBD Port side
Fishing vessel not making way (ahead)
NUC (ahead)
Pushing ahead another Vessel (port side)
Sailing Vessel showing additional lights (Stbd)
TSS PDV crossing (Port to stbd)
TSS Fishing Crossing (Port to stbd)

Radar Plots
Radar Plot (Clear Vis) Identify aspect, risk of collision, action? target A, target B, target C
Radar Plot (in RV) – Port bow, actions?
Radar Plot (in RV) – Stbd Quarter – OA line only – identify the aspect of the vessel & action they would take?