[esailor Team]

Belfast
Captain Bill Bennet
PASS

1. Tell my how you would check ISM is implemented on board.
2. You are on a bulk carrier going from Glasgow to St Lawrence to load Iron Ore you are in Ballast, what would you discuss with your Navigation Officer.
3. Displayed Synoptic Chart asked what weather I would experience, Wind direction and speed.
4. What advice would you give to your Chief Officer? Wanted to mention cargo securing if we hit heavy weather but also cleaning of holds for new cargo. He forgot to mention we had just discharge different cargo.
5. As per SOLAS Chapter 12 what additional Safety Measures do Bulk Carriers have.
6. You mentioned ballast, tell me about it.
7. What do you understand by Masters Overriding Authority
8. What MARPOL annexes will affect you.
9. Tell me about Annex 6? What certification
10. How would you check Annex 1 in being complied with
11. You notice a crack in your Lifeboat what would you do.
12. New Lifeboat – what is the load test
13. What is load test on crane
14. You are going to Dry dock how would you prepare
15. What is P Force
16. What is in a Stability booklet
17. Draw a stability curve and label
18. What is inclining experiment
19. What is Laydays, demmurage and despatch
20. What is a Bill of Laden
21. You are now on Passenger ship – How would you join as a new Master
22. Entries in Log book
23. Someone has died due to malfunction on equipment – Actions
24. What could happen to you as Master – Fine/Prison
25. Someone has fallen overboard actions
26. As per MLC how would you carry out an Accommodation round
27. What is collective bargaining
28. Third officer calls you to bridge for restricted vis – actions

29. Radar Plot pretty straight forward – Action

30. Tell me about Rule 19

31. In a narrow channel you need to overtake – what is you action.

32. Tell be about the actions taken in Rule 9

33. What does it say in Rule 18 about sailing vessels

34. Explain Rule 6

35. Buoyage – IALA A & B lateral, West Cardinal and Emergency Wreck

36. Lights and shapes and sound signals

– Constrained by draft
– Fishing vessel extending gear
– NUC
– Sailing vessel – heeled over head on
– RAM
– Aground
– Pilot Boat

Exam was 1hr 40 mins and spent 20 mins talking after.

Very fair examiner gave a lot of own experience. Gave me a very fair exam and kept me relaxed throughout.

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