[esailor Team]

Date: 28th June 2021
Time: 1 hour
Pass
2nd Attempt
I joined 10 minutes before the exam. The Examiner joined exactly on time. He asked me what type of Ships I did my cadetship on and that he will be placing me on different types of ships during the exam. He asked if this was the first attempt I mentioned it wasn’t, he then asked what was the problem last time and he started the exam.
1. Joining a ship how would you take over from officer?
2. What would you want to be most familiar with when taking over?
3. What LSA and FFA equipment would you want to be familiar with?
4. What FFA equipment was there on the ship I was on and in the Engine Room?
5. If there was a Co2 System in Engine Room what do you need to be aware of before activating it?
6. What Fire Fighting equipment you would find near accommodation?
7. What equipment would you find on the bridge?
8. What is the difference between ENC and RNC?
9. How to enter grounding alarm on ECDIS?
10. What are the limitations of the Radar and how do you correct for errors?
11. Difference between the blind sector and the shadow sector?
12. What is GPS, the inputs, and manual inputs?
13. What is the difference between GPS and DGPS?
14. How can you check the accuracy of GPS and verify it is not in DR Mode?
15. Echo sounder limitations and corrections.
16. Echo sounder and chart read differently. Actions?
17. Passage planning Steps. What is a contingency plan?
18. What is the Engine Order Telegraph and the test procedures? What to be aware of while carrying out this test?
19. Purpose of the International Ship Shore Connection.
20. What are the extinguishers colour code?
21. How would you launch a lifeboat?
22. How often is the lifeboat launched?
23. Would you use the on-load or offload release?
24. What material is the FPD made of? I couldn’t remember this
25. Gas meter test and Gases to be tested in enclosed space? What is the required oxygen content?
26. MSN’s MGN’s MIN’s
27. GMDSS daily checks.
28. What are the DSC facilities?
29. What is VHF CH70 R/T frequency?
30. You are in sea area A1 and you receive Distress on VHF CH 70 actions? I forgot to mention call the Master but he asked me why I was doing everything on my own and I got the point.
31. Sources of weather information?
32. What is the length of the LTA and its use?
33. What is the difference between heel and List?
34. What is the difference between list and loll?
35. How do you correct an angle of loll if the ship lolled to the starboard side?
36. What is the IG system used for on Tankers?
37. How to rig a pilot ladder and the safety precautions?
38. Mooring aft procedures and the safety precautions?
39. What is the snapback zone?
40. What are the different lines used in Mooring?
41. What do you need to be aware of when letting go of a Tug assisting in mooring?
42. How to keep anchor watch?
43. Actions on realising the anchor is dragging?
44. How to correct for squat?
45. Garbage fell overboard. Actions?
Buoyage
Action?
Inbound
REG B preferred channel to starboard
East cardinal. Light characteristics
Safe watermark. Use.
ROR
Type of vessel and action
Open sea: Vessel NUC seen from portside
TSS: PDV crossing from portside
Narrow channel: VEIF Crossing
Open Sea: VEIF with gear seen from ahead
Lights
Type of vessel, size, navigation status and action
Vessel CBD on portside
Vessel engaged in dredging or underwater operations RAM seen ahead.
Rule 19
ROC exist, can you alter to port for a vessel forward of the beam?
Actions in Restricted Visibility
Range of Audibility
Restricted Visibility Definition
What does the end of rule 19 (e) state?
What is the definition of safe speed?
He then told me that’s it!! You passed.
Good luck to everyone doing exams soon.

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