[esailor Team]

Unlimited Masters
Examiner, Chris Roe
April 2024
Logged in 15 minutes before Examiner logged in on time Asked me about my experience .
You are joining a bulk carrier as master, how will you proceed with the joining?
What all certificates will you take over from the Master?
One of your certificate is expired and pervious Master has left the vessel How will you go about
it?
As a master, do you have the authority to refuse to sail if your certificate has expired? And as per
what?
Which rules are to be complied under restricted visibility?
2nd Officer calls you that you have encountered fog. What will you expect when you go on the
bridge?
How do you carry radar performance?
Which all are the equipments on bridge to monitor weather?
What is a masion’s hygrometer?
How do you determine due point?
What’s the relation between dewpoint and fog?
Your 2nd Officer calls, you says barometric pressure has dropped more than 5MB in the last four
hours?
What is your action in dangerous semicircle northern hemisphere?
What are the obligatory reporting required by Master?
Chief Officer calls u in the afternoon and says that the ship is rolling very slowly, what might be
the reason. answer tender ship
What is salvage?
What is towage?
What is Lloyds form 95?
Your vessel has grounded actions as a master
How will you re float your vessel?
Precautions while refloating your vessel
And under what condition can a master accept salvage? Ans: If imminent danger that is wat he
wants to listen I took some time but he lead me to it.
How will you do a Standing Moor?
How will you know that your company SMS is complying onboard?
Can you explain safe speed?
You come on the bridge, and you check the compass error book, and you see that from 1st May
to 6th May, there is no compass error recorded. What is the problem and what will you explain to
your duty officers? Ans: Tell him you will check the deck log if it was mentioned that it was a
cloudy sky … then u you will advise the duty officer to mention the same thing compass error
book to the corresponding date
Your ship has come out of a repair yard and there has been a major steel work. What is the first
thing you will ask your duty officer to check with regards to navigation equipment.
Aircraft is winging in and winging out from your ship. What is happening?
Your duties as a master, when you’re heading towards the distressed vessel
Duties of an OSC
Where all you will expect to find rust in the hold of a bulk carrier?
You’re coming alongside, which line will you prefer to give first?
New 3rd Officer has joined your vessel and you see that he is acquiring target on ARPA and
taking actions within 45 seconds. What will you explain to him as a master?
The same 3rd officer is unwell and can’t be present for Navigation watch duties , as a Master
how will u adjust the watch duties… You are in Mid Pacific and no traffic?
Ans : I told him that I myself will do 3rd officers watch at sea as traffic density is very less. Pls
don’t answer 6 on and 6 off according to him that dosnt comply with work rest hours practically
Then he moved on to Bouyage
North Cardinal mark light and rhythm
East Cardinal Mark light and rhythm
Starboard Hand Lateral Mark region B light and rhythm
Isolated danger mark, light and rhythm
ROR situations
Second Officer phones you up that a power driven vessel on your port side is not taking action.
You come up on the bridge and you hear five shot and rapid blast by own ship. What is your
action as a master? Please mention that you will first take over CON, in clear words
Own vessel PDV is overtaking a Ram vessel? Please take action as per rule 13.
You are overtaking a power driven vessel in a narrow channel, which sound signal will you use?
Lights identification and fog signal
Sailing vessel seen endon
Vessel aground probably 50mters or more in length
Vessel not under command seen from port side
That’s it. He said that you have met with all requirements of this exam, and it is a PASS
Thank you very much, Vinil Sir, Raghu Sir. My GMA batch mates special.
Thanks to wife, mom and sister
Thank you Abhishek Das for practising with me Everyday
Capt Chris Roe is a very genuine guy. He expects answers as master. You don’t need to quote the
entire thing. You only need to say what a Master will do in a particular situation. He doesn’t need
an essay only bullet points.

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