[esailor Team]

Experience: Crude Oil tankers.
Rank: choff
Duration: 1hr
Master’s Unlimited

1.Taking over as a master when master has already signed off. ( From Office to v/l-Safety/sec Familiarisation, the normal stuff from Vinyl’s Notes, cck – is important.)
2.SOLAS certificates to take over as a Master on Crude Oil Tanker
3.Everything about CSR. How to make amendments – no. of forms, etc.)
4.Would you have just the three forms? (You must have all the forms 1s from delivery till date together )
5.Everything about ACSS
6.Everything about EASS
7.Validity of SMC, DOC, ISSC, SEC
NOTE- (DONT FALL IN THE TRAP OF SAYING CAN DO +3 MONTHS FOR ALL EXCEPT ISM DOC. Mentioned this that their is a way to do it after expiry+3 months for all except ISM DOC. But normally all renewals within -3 months until expiry date)
8.Definition of GT and why is it important. (Registration fee, port dues, safety regs, Manning regs}
9.2/O Certificates to check when joining. (ENG 1, STCW AND REFRESHERS, CEC, CRA, Type Specific ECDIS, ETC)
10.Will you except any ENG 1? Mentioned about MSN 1815. Check the list of valid countries meds)
11.SEA of a crew members expired actions.( extension and new SEA)
12.What does a surveyor give after a survey or inspection { basically, Definition of Observation, NC, MNC)
13.Same crew has finished 10.5 months..(Told him 11 months is the max one can sail continuously)
14.X- Band Radar failure actions. ( change/ ETO to fix, Reporting to class/flag and office, Try to get Radar maker’s suggestion through office, Increased manning level, Mentioned SART signal will not be indicated on S band, Info to authorities/PSC of next port, Dispensation, also added that in consultation with owners/charterers if possible to get it fixed on route after a detour if allowed as port was about 10 days away.)
15.Content of dispensation certificate.
16.2/O calls at night and informs about a thud but can’t see anything around, actions as a master.
17.After the initial actions still can’t survivors, actions. ( mentioned sector search)
18.Found 2 survivors actions. Mentioned will take details of the no of persons on board their craft, any other survivor, any deaths or injuries to others that the know about, nationality, check their vitals, Radio med advise, first aid Etc.
19.One person rescued is in very bad condition, action.
20.Cant treat him onboard, deteriorating condition. (Called for helicopter rescue)
21.Whatwill you do with the survivor. (Mentioned document all the treatment and meds given put him on stretcher along with this document and take him close to but safely away from the helicopter operating area ready to get winched or taken aboard if landing.
22.Helicopter operations preparations. (He actually stopped me mid way and moved on to the next question)
23.Safety officer has been flogging the checklists /records. Action as a master. (Merchant Navy Code Of Conduct)

ROR:-

TSS- One v/l overtaking from stbd – location just near midship of my v/l- One v/l crossing from stbd to port- ROC with the crossing v/l actions.(Slow down and when overtaking v/l clear alter to stud.) Note:- The crossing v/l was a grey bulk carrier picture , as per the slide shown my v/l and that v/l size was similar but he wanted to know will you check anything else, took a few good seconds before I cud say I will take the binocs and check the type of v/l- wether fv or, less than 20m (AIS) or SV.

He then said FV crossing tss actions. Same scenario as above- 5 short to FV-slow down
Own vl overtaking another v/l from her stbd side and a FV With gear extending right astern on the stud side crossing— Slow down and let the v/l being overtaken go ahead and once cleared alter to port.
The photo was not clear wether gear extending port or stud so I asked him it were extending aft of the v/l.

Buoyage – Everything about Safe water mark, New wreck marking buoy, Region B – Preffered channel to stbd. ( Actions when inbound) I was looking at the buoys from the side all in a straight line )

West cardinal and east cardinal heading south – Go between them.

NUC from stern with stern light (TWO SCENARIOS), Towing RAM >200M Gear, Trawler <50m, FV

(All the smarty board presentation from e-sailor)

RV :- Plotting on radar ping sheet- one v//l stbd quarter and one 2 points on stbd bow (overtaking)- ROC with both. – explain quoting Rule 19 for your action. (Alter to port)
End of it surveyor congratulated me and said I passed. Also mentioned I did not mention VDR in the collision situation and said its important. (The emergency situation went on for a good 15 -20 mins. Thankfully didn’t penalise for it. After the helicopter evacuation he immediately moved on to the next question, else, I would have remembered.)
Very Fair examiner , if you miss something he will prompt you.

Best Of luck to all!!!

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