Oral Report
Chief Mate Unlimited
Examiner: Captain Greig Laird
24 Aug 2023
He started with discussion regarding my experience with vessel type, last vessel, trading area.
● What is DWT, Disp FWA, DWA
● Voyage planning from Brazil to UK. All Factors to be considered by Chief Officer
● On the voyage Fire in Bow thruster room. Actions
● Flooding of bow thruster room leading to down by head ? actions
● What certificates will be affected after the incident.
● What do you mean by condition of class
● Loading heavy lift how do you prepare the vessel
● How would you compensate the list wile loading and what precautions you will take prior loading Operations.
● Contents of Cargo securing manual
● Extra lashing point to be welded on deck whom to inform
● Contents of stability report from Chief Officer
● What all information you get from loadicator?
● Test and checks on loadicator.
● How do you know if it is giving to correct info.
● Intact stability criteria for your vessel.
● New Second Engineer joining? What does he need to carry? Is his Medical certificate from Philippines acceptable on UK flag vessel ?
● What is CRA
● Company responsibility as per ISM
● Functional requirement of ISM
● Safety Officer
● What is safety culture?
ROR, using PowerPoint slides on the screen.
● Own Vessel PDV crossing TSS, another PDV following lane on Port Side
● Own Vessel PDV crossing TSS, FV following lane on Stbd Side
Lights, including fog signal and day shape
● RAM, Probably 50m or more, Head on
● FV with gear extending more than 150 m
● Vessel engaged in towing on port side,50m or more, length of tow more than 200 m
Radar plot
● 2 plots on port quarter and stbd bow commence systematic observation, ROC, Action
Buoyage – Identify, Top mark and which side to pass:
● Outbound, southerly course:
o West Cardinal Mark
o Isolated Danger Mark
o STBD hand Lateral
o Prefered Channel to Port
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