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Date: 20/06/2024, 09:00-11:00
Experience: Offshore Vessel and Oil Tanker
Exam: Chief Mate Unlimited
Examiner: Hussain Naqvi
Time: 42 Minutes
Result: Pass
I logged on at 08:45 and He logged in at exactly 09:00. He did the usual formality, looked around the room, asked for passport and discharge book and asked about my last ship and experience. Discussed candidate’s code of conduct Then he started with questions. He also told me that while questioning he will sometimes ask me to answer as a Master of ship. Put me on Bulk carrier as a chief mate/master<3000. Exam started at 09:11.
1.
How will you join the vessel? Handover procedure?
2.
What certificates would you take over from the off-signing chief mate?
3.
Loading Steel Coil, how to prepare for loading?
4.
Cargo loaded but 2000 tonnes unaccounted for, actions?
5.
What document would you receive from the shipper and what Document would you sign?
6.
Bunker barge coming for bunkering operations, Oil spill, actions?
7.
Chief mate considerations for passage plan from Aberdeen to Singapore?
8.
For passage from Aberdeen to Singapore, what consideration and Nav. Hazard would you expect and what document to use as guide?
9.
How to prepare for Pirate risk area?
10.
How to explain the limitations of ECDIS to the cadet?
11.
Gone aground, actions?
12.
How will you assist the Master to refloat the Vessel?
13.
Preparing for emergency dry dock (tow assistant) and documentation required?
14.
What services would you request of the dry dock?
15.
Preparation for Loadline survey ?
16.
What considerations to make before undocking?
17.
Explain PMS and How you will carry out maintenance of windlass as per PMS.
Now the master:
18.
Long swell and drop of 5mb in air pressure, what is this and action?
19.
In the dangerous semi-circle N. Hemisphere, how do you manoeuvre the vessel?
20.
In the heavy weather, master is incapacitated, you are Now the master, what are your actions?
21.
How to prepare for helicopter medevac?
22.
What document would you send to MCA?
23.
Distress from HF 6Mhz, actions
24.
What are the conditions to not attend a distress?
25.
Stowaways were found onboard, actions?
Buoyage
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Safe water mark
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Isolated danger mark
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Starboard lateral region B
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Preferred channel to starboard region B
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North Cardinal Mark, Heading 090°
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East Cardinal Mark, Heading north 090°
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East Cardinal Mark and West Cardinal Mark, Heading 000°
Identify vessel, Length, fog signal and day shape:
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RAM tow, less than 50m in Length, over 200m, starboard side
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RAM, under 50m underway
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Vessel at Anchor, Over 50m in Length
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CBD, over 50m underway
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NUC, Seen from Astern
Situation (Risk of collision exist)
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PDV (own) with PDV on port side
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PDV (own) vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling, gear extending more than 150m on the port side
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CBD (own) with NUC vessel on port side
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In a narrow channel, PDV (own) overtaking port side – what sound signal and what is the agreement sound signal of vessel overtaken?
Restricted visibility situations:
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Vessel on starboard quarter (Risk of collision Exist)
After that he said I had passed and said that he is satisfied with my answers. Fair n very calm examiner looking for key words. He asked what I thought about the exam. Overall it was a very fair exam. He will let you answer the full question and will rarely interrupt you. Examination was quick and rapid fire questions. I experienced poor internet service at the beginning he was patient till it get better
Finally, I would thank Capt. Vinil Gupta, Capt. Raghu RS Katoch (GMA), Whitehorse Maritime and my study group.

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