[esailor Team]

Exam: Chief Mates Unlimited
Examiner: Capt. Chris Roe
Date: 20th January 2023
Duration: 1hour
Experience: Crude oil tankers
Result: Pass
I logged on 10 minutes before the exam and Capt. Roe logged on time . Checked my passport and asked
me to confirm my name and took my passport number. Explained the rules of the exam, practiced a
screen share and asked me to show him the room. Capt. Roe was very clear on his instructions and said
if I was unsure of the question, please ask him to repeat it.
I’ve tried to remember as much as possible but I’m sure I’ve forgotten some bits and it’s probably not in
the right order.
1. What passage plan information you will advise 2nd mate?
2. Showed me a synoptic chart 16th may 2020 and told me to identify weather in UK and wind
direction? And identify a occluded front and the kind of weather expected .
3. If Vessel l going from UK to Japan which sailing, you prefer? GC OR RHUMB
4. Vessel enroute to Japan and you are on watch and you observe pressure drops by 400mb what
actions will you take ?
5. Sextant and errors? How to correct? I.E. on the arc + or -?
6. Compass error 3 deg. West and var. 2 deg west what will be deviation?
7. Which publication for SAR? What is a sector search ?
8. Picture of anchor. Tell me about type? What is the design high holding anchor? How is it giving
high holding power?
9. Picture of Hygrometer. Use ?
10. Hydrometer use?
11. PAB use ?
12. Full grain cargo loaded how do you know how much cargo you have loaded? Draft Survey.
13. How do you do draft survey?
14. If you are captain and one officer short how will you manage watches?
15. Which rules apply for FOG?
16. Radar Plot. Find CPA & TCPA?
17. If you hear ringing bell at forward of the beam actions?
18. Inputs in ARPA? How long does it take for ARPA to give data output ?
19. Mandatory ECDIS inputs and alarm? ECDIS limitations ?
20. What is Navex?
21. Running Moor explain?
22. Med moor explain?
23. How to reduce sqat?
24. What is interaction ?
25. Methods for securing grain cargo ?
26. How do you know how to load cargo where to get information?
27. How do you test moisture in coal cargo?
28. Can you load DG without UN no.?
29. Precautions while carrying grain? Stability Requirements?
30. Define DG?
31. Validity for load line survey? Safety equipment survey?
32. Talk about BWM?
33. Fire in galley Actions?
34. Steering failure actions?
35. Grounded actions?
36. Mob actions?
37. Crew joined without SEA actions. Can master endorsed it? Yes
38. Officer doesn’t have ECDIS type specific certificate what will you do as master ?
39. BUOYAGE- 1) NORTH CARDINAL BUOY shape & lights?
2) WEST CARDINAL BUOY shape & lights?
3) IALA REGION A STBD MARK shape & lights?
4) IALA REGION B STBD MARK shape & lights?
5) Isolated Danger mark shape & lights?
6)Safe water mark shape &lights?
40. Fog Horn for fv ?
41. Overtaking RAM
42. Vessel on port side (stand on situation)
43. RV overtaking a vessel right ahead.
44. Lots of lights RAM at anchor ,FV With extending gear >150mtrs,pdv right ahead ,pilot vessel at
anchor, RAM vessel right ahead ,NUC ,Aground.
45. Define RAM.
After this, he stopped sharing the screen.
He then said “It’s a pass. Congratulations.”
Special thanks to Capt. Edwyn Kamau, Ch. Officer Liz Wakesho Marami, and Ch. Officer Rangla for
the group discussions; GMA-Capt. Vinil Gupta, Whitehorse Maritime Deck Oral reports group, my
parents, wife, and furkids.

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