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Kieran Higgins

Drill Ships

Chief Mate Unlimited Orals – Pass

Capt. Insan

28th February 2019: 15:00 – 15:50

These Questions are in no particular order just from what I can remember.

1. Tell me about the type of Ships you’ve been on?
2. What would you expect to take over as a Chief Mate?
3. LOLER – What is it?
4. Telling me about Inspections?
5. What is in the Lifting Appliance register?
6. What is PUWER?
7. What does it cover?
8. Responsibilities of the Employer / Employee regarding this regulation?
9. Duties of a Safety Officer?
10. Taking over as Master on a 3000GT Ship – What entries would you put into the Official Logbook?
11. What else is contained in the Official Logbook? Mention Masters guide to UK Flag if you get stuck it gives you a couple of examples what should be in there.
12. Make a Training Programme for Cadets? What would you do with them?
13. HOW/HOR MSN 1877
14. Exemptions – Weekly he was after
15. Who gets a copy of the HOW?
16. Preparation for a Load line Survey?
17. Duties of a Security Officer?
18. Passing through a Piracy Area – What will you do? MGN 440
19. Preparations on Deck for Piracy?
20. What reports do you make?
21. What will you do with the Crew?
22. What is the Chief Officers Role in Passage Planning? BWM, Cargo, Wx, LL Zone, Marpol requirements.
23. What’s in the Cargo securing manual?
24. Who approves the Cargo Securing Manual?
25. Preparations for Heavy Weather – Roles and Responsibilities as Chief Officer?
26. Mooring Operations – Fwd Party? Crew briefing what would you highlight to them?
27. How would you maintain security / Safety on Escape Hatches? MGN 426 he was surprised I knew that one.
28. Training for Crew – How would you go about doing it? I mentioned Fire Drills, Enclosed Space Drills,
29. What’s an Enclosed space? Gave him the definition as per COSWP
30. Crew won’t read COSWP how do they know what it is? He was after Signage… “Enclosed Space do not enter” is what we agreed on!!
31. What are the Gases on a Multi-Meter? (Units of measurement) LEL, PPM.
32. How often is it calibrated?
33. How often is it tested?
34. Ballast Water Management – Documents?
35. What are the D1/D2 standards?
36. What Ballast Method did you follow and precautions if any?
37. What’s the difference between a Weathertight Door and a Watertight Door?
38. What are the types of Watertight Door?
39. Region A – Against Port hand special Mark, Preferred Channel to Port, East and West Cardinal Mark, Preferred Channel to Stbd, Isolated Danger Mark. Didn’t want any lights just how I’d pass them.
40. ROR – Narrow Channel V/L crossing from Port Bow Actions
41. TSS – Can’t remember the scenario.
42. Asked me who can use separation zones & inshore Zones
43. Tug & Tow over 200m – Where’s the Tow measured?
44. Same Vessel crossing from Port to Stbd – Actions?
45. What’s Rule 7?
46. FV crossing Port to Stbd your Vessel is constrained by draft – Actions?
47. Asked a few questions about Responsibilities between Vessels as per Rule 18 and Rule 8Fi/ii/iii – Impede / Not to be impeded and actions if you are impeded?
48. ECDIS – Dangers of using Raster Charts?
49. What must you have in place if you’re using them?
50. Fresh Water Tank Maintenance MGN 595 what’s in it?

The Orals is about confidence and preparation. I put a lot of work into getting myself ready. The Orals class should only be used to get the fine detail you should have the majority of work done before that. Go through the previous Orals reports they are invaluable. Keep an eye on Regs for Ships, MAIB Reports, GCaptain for industry news they like to ask that as well.

Capt. Insan likes to ask questions very quickly and cut you off. He will try and rush you into an answer but take your time it’s your exam and you’ve paid £169 of the Queen’s pounds for his time. Think about what you’re going to say before opening your mouth. They will smell blood very quickly.

Many Thanks to Capt. P.English, Andy Edwards, Ian Smithson, Michelle Cooper, M.Singh and last but not least my mate Donald.

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