[esailor Team]

Examination time: 1hr20mins
C/E Oral Exam Aberdeen 11/04/17
45 mins Pass
As you advised would happen Andy I did 95% of the talking with open ended questions
You are a new chief engineer and you a joining a new vessel that is in cold layup. Take me through the process from prior to joining till the vessel being ready to sail?
Big question. I began in the office/paperwork/choosing staff/company expectations with regards to timescales and expected sailing dates/available information etc then moved into my first impressions of the vessel upon seeing it. I spent a bit of time explaining my checks of the status of machinery and re-activation plan and how I would delegate machinery checks to 2/E and setting up the PMS system etc. All my discussion led to the ship being ready to call for class to attend prior to sailing.
Take me through the different surveys?
He wanted a description of annuals/ intermediate and renewal surveys as well boilers, tail shaft and CSM.
List the key certificates with descriptions?
I managed to explain the majority. And then he asked the following;
You mentioned the Nox Tech file. Detailed explanation please with how you would asses emissions?
What things would you be thinking about with regards to the energy efficiency certificate?
I went deep here about power/fuel saving techniques and ideas then finished with hull and prop cleaning etc.
You gave me description of the Load line and safety construction certificates, take me through a detailed survey of each?
Please can you draw me cross section of a vessel and explain to me what a metacentre is?
This went quite deep Andy. He wanted me to draw various angles of loll with various different weights and different points and how to calculate GZ.
Explain to me the curve of statically stability and what it is used for?
I wasn’t 100% here but explained points were plotted at values of GZ x displacement and was an indication of the vessels stability with various deadweight’s/ballast and he seemed happy enough
What is the role of the DPA?
I recited chapter 4 of the ISM code word for word
You mentioned before about a DOC. Tell me how often it renewed audited and take me through the audit process in head office?
Wow. I thought I was in a bit of trouble here. What he was looking for I think was a general knowledge of Part B of the ISM code. I had to blag this one a bit for 5 mins before moving on.
Draw me a power card
Draw me an indicator card
Describe a Performance analysis of a M/E and why it is important?
He wanted the full works with a description on T/C performance assessment
Describe why and when I would consider retiming all the fuel pumps and how to do it?
I explained that balancing was a fine tuning process and when this had been exhausted it was time to retime the pumps. I took him through the whole process we went through in class from ensuring crankshaft ailment/chain tightness etc. before starting and of course how to actually time the pumps.
Describe to me the process of setting/adjusting safety valves on an exhaust gas economizer
Take me through the preliminary process of preparing for a drydock
All paperwork/plans etc for the dock
Take me through the physical process of docking the vessel on the blocks
Stern first and loss of GM etc and more stability stability stability!!!
Take me though the process of the preliminary hull inspection
I gave him a big description
If the rudder was damaged how would you asses and repair?
Full rudder assessment and repair techniques and integrity testing
If the propeller was damaged how would you asses and repair?
Full assessment and repair techniques
If the hull was damaged how would you assess and repair?
Non-destructive testing and welding repairs, shell expansion plan and correct hull steel
That was that. It wasn’t as hard as it maybe sounds. It was the same guy in Aberdeen that I went for 2nds and he is calm and reassuring.

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