[esailor Team]

Master Unlimited
Surveyor – Muhammed Iqbal
Candidate – XXXXX First attempt 27 february 2024
Experience – Container
Time – 1 Hr and 15 Mins
Ask me to show the ID and verified by my date of Birth. Started with my last vessel experience,
Voyage, this were the general questions. Then he told me about the rules and regulations and the
emergencies during the exam. He was talking nicely and making me very comfortable at the beginning
of the exams.
1. Agent drop you in jetty tell me joining procedure?
2. Now you have already takenover what all certificates will you check satutory certificates? (He
was keep ticking in a list as I have given my answers).
3. What is CSR? What is the validity? When does it change?
4. Tell me everything about ACS?
5. Is there anything same like ACS? (EAS) Tell me about EAS?
6. What is the difference between ACS & EAS? (I have answered EAS is only for SELECTED
ships)
7. Tell me under ISM what all certificates you expected to have? validity and survey? (ISM DOCCompany
copy & SMC for ship)
8. What are the ISM findings a surveyor can give you? and ask me to explain observation, NC
Major Non-Conformity?
9. You are in a voyage from Singapore to Durban tell me how will you plan? (I have included
voyage plan RA, used key words so he stopped as I was explaning what I will expected 2/off to
do)
10. What weather expect you to have in passage in the month of August for this voyage?
11. TRS in NH hemisphere, what action will you take when you are in the DQ and how will you
pass?
12. TRS sign
13. After TRS forward part cargo shifted & light damage to vessel action? (Muster, RA, assess the
damage safely, keep safe speed & course, if not safe for vessel then head to port of refuge)
14. Now 2/Off inform you X band Radar not working what is your action? (Used key words, RA,
SART detection, Coastal water navigation & ask for despensation)
15. You are on Bulk carrier & expect to have PSC, what all inspections they can do? what
document they will check additionally? (Initial, detail or expanded inspections) (ESP Report
file)
16. Your vessel age exceed how many years to have expanded inspections? (12 Years)
17. You are returning back to ship from shore leave and noticing vessel is working with 4 shore
gantries and vessel heavily listed to one side action? (I mentioned about stop cargo operations,
use of anti heeling system to rectify the issue temporarily) & issuing letter of protest he was ok
with the answer (I forgot to tell the action I would take against onboard officeres- but im not
sure about this- please check answer for this)
18. What is the use of onboard antiheeling syatem? How much will you set for operation? ( my
answer from own experience and I normally set 2 degrees in auto mode)
19. Tell me about Marpol Annex 1, what is the requirement? ( IOPP certificate, Oil record book,
discharge control measures)
20. SOx comes under which Annex? (Annex VI) what is the Requirement? (Lessthan 0.1%, 0.5%)
21. Young cadet joining tell me about his rest hours?
22. Youdeparted port and AB reported sluggish steering action? (Squat, explain squat, reduce speed
to prevent it)
23. Now you are in port Chief officer report you IMDG Cargo leaking on deck action? (Key words-
General Alarm & muster crew head count, stevedores to leave the vessel until cleanup, check
with container No Dg class, un no check in IMDG suplliment in spillage guide for cleanup
proceedure, if danger to breath, send person with SCBA, report all parties)
24. You are arriving the port at 0300 Hrs. what master Night orders will you write for your OOW?
25. Now you need to proceed to deep water anchor, tell me how will you proceed? (RA, depth less
than 80% on windlass of 3 shackle + anchor, lower anchor walk back only)
26. 2Off inform you magnetic compass incorrect reading/ You are on a westerly course for 2 weeks
action?
27. Showed me a flamable diagram and asked me to explain?
ROR
How will you access risk of collision Rule & quoted?
Nearly all the ROR day situations he has done with me (all are day situations, Animated like 3D vessel
clear images)
1. Container port side
2. Ram port side 5.
3.Tow port side
4. Sailing vessel overtaking
5. Fishing vessel crossing
6. Overtaking fishing vessel
7. CBD port side TSS
8. FV > 150m on fine stbd bow, RAM crossing from port to stbd.
Light identifications ( only one vessel he asked fog signals)
1. Mine clearance right ahead
2. Fv gear extending stbd bow
3. tug and tow RAM at the port side crossing.
4. Trawler underway stopped
5. Aground port (Including fog signal)
6. Ram and tow extending 200 mtrs port
RV One single dot? I said commence plotting, I need three plots Then he put three dots and asked how
will you get the W, I told him the procedure for the same. He did by him self.
1. Stbd bow action? ( target 3NM distace, He expect you to altered to STBD)
2. One at stbd bow just above the stbd beam (070′ x 3NM)ROC other at port bow ROC action? (He
expect you altered to STBD) (He mentioned even 1 degree fwd of beam still fwd of beam)
3. One at the stbd quarter? What will be the action of the stbd quarter vessel (AC to Port)
Buoyage Light/rhythm/action
1. Safe water mark
2. Isolated danger mark 3.
3.West cardinal 180
4. Emergency Wreck Bouy
5. Region A preferd channel to STBD inbound.
Surveyor – Muhammed Iqbal us a very good and supportive person. He do not listen to your answer
fully. Once he get the key words of the answers he will move to next questions. So try to put your key
words at the beginning of your answers it will give him a good impression on you.
Be thraw with ROR as he ask more questions on them. If you dont undertand question ask him again he
will repeat is as you required. I was feeling very comfortable with his questions.
My thanks to all those who helped my to prepare for my exams (GMA Lectures, Mates & Masters
Telegram group)
My special thanks to my dear friends Mark, Dilip & Ravi kumar (I strongly believe that our team work
make me to pass this exam to be honest)
Thanking my God, Parents, family friends & well wishers.
And I wish you all the very best for your exam.

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