[esailor Team]

ORAL REPORT – MASTER’S UNLIMITED
DATE – 1st week of April 2023
Examiner: Nayyer husssain naqvi
ONLINE MODE: 1hr 10min
VESSEL TYPE – oil/chem tanker

Orals started 5 mins before. Examiner briefed me about exam rules, asked me how much is ur room temp. u can remove ur jacket and tie if u want. U can drink water whever u like no need to ask permission. u can take a pause between the orals if u want but not while ROR. He ask to show 360 degree view of my room and the sitting table, any form of recording or reporting of oral if found we have full right to revoke COC, he asked me to show ear for any hearing device used. Then asked my consent for recording oral, said this recording will stay with MCA for verification purpose and remain for 90 days.

Asked to show Passport and CDC. Is it your 1st attempt? Is it your 1st UK coc?

Throughout you will be master of a Container UK flag vessel for the purpose of your oral examination.

1) You joined the vessel in Gibraltar What all certificate you will check (statutory, mandatory and optional certificates.
2) Which Cert does MCA will issue in ACS system
3) How will you prepare for it MLC audit.
4) U have a MLC Audit how will you prepare for it.
5) What all docs ull check for new joining Cadet and Polish 2nd engineer.( don’t forget Security courses)
6) Contains of OLB.
7) Your vessel has to go Panama from Gibraltar what things ull check with 2nd off, choff, ch eng w.r.t voyage.
8) Renewal of Loadline cert. how will you go about it.
9) While at sea there is a spill from the bunker vent. How will you contain the spill.whom all you will inform? (BOPIC)
10) During voyage you faced sluggish steering, what are the causes for it and your action.
11) Both steering motor failed. Wat will be ur action.
12) What is squat ?
13) Now your vessel goes aground what will be your action, what all certificates got invalid, whom will you report. ( condition of class)
14) Now the vessel sustain hull damage, your action ?
15) How will you prepare for dry dock? Precautions while entering dock. Facilities dry dock will provide to you. ( he wants to hear safe access)
16) Before flooding what all things u will check? ( don’t forget anodes)
17) While sailing 3rd off went for LSA maintenance. U r on the bridge with cadet. How will you explain him the limitations of ARPA?
18) Third officer informs you fire in Galley, he has done initial actions, what will be your post action after fire? Then he skip and said Ch cook got severe burn in fire what will you do, how will you seek medical advice and evacuation?
19) Helicopter evacuation your steps as a master? Which guide to refer, documents you will send with ch cook.
20) After ch cook departed what will you do ? ( safe manning, dispensation)
21) Now you have so much emergencies what is master’s responsibility under ISM?
22) How company will implement safety on other ships ( safety circulars, safety Champaign etc )
23) If vsl proceeding forward where will its pivot point lines
24) Explain when you will use Standing Moor ( I mention in emergency like steering failure)
25) Vsl port side alongside Wind from stbd beam 10 kts and tide from stem you have to un-berth Your action ( wedge )

Buoy Identify, details and Action
He showed me map (like u have in mariners handbook region B but not the same) Told me to steer around the buoys to the berth shown by cursor. No identify ,lights, shapes.

ROR – Identify, Day and Fog signal

1) NUC underway and not making way
2) CBD vessel seen from stbd side
3) Tug and tow RAM length of the tow more than 200 mtrs
4) Vessel aground seen from stbd side
5) Sailing vessel port side

ROR & ROC exists

1) Own vessel PDV and PDV about 2 points stbd bow
2) Own vessel PDV & FV on Port Bow with gear >150 m
3) Own vessel PDV in TSS following the General Direction of traffic flow and PDV on stbd crossing the TSS at right angle

RV situation
1) Showed me RADAR plot on screen, target with relative vector true trails ROC exists. Port side forward of abeam.
2) Target on Sbd Qtr Relative vector true trails. Wat is she doing? (overtaking)

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