[esailor Team]

Tarik Yassin
1 hour 20 mins
Pass
The examiner logged on a couple of minutes early.
We had an informal chat. He asked me about my career so far, different vessels, cruising grounds,
was very pleased to know I had done ocean passages.
Immediately put me at ease. He was very calm and friendly.
Asked me about joining a vessel from the dock.
Particular questions about the rigging and condition of the gangway?
How would you conduct maintenance on the gangway?
– Spoke about visual inspection, PMS and manufacturers manual.
Bridge. Exchange of documents?
Tell me about the MLC? Contents of an SEA?
What would happen after an exchange of documents?
Talked through vessel familiarisation – Tour, escape routes, LSA, FFE.
What fire fighting extinguishers would you expect to find on board?
Passage plan, Barcelona to Bahamas, Paper charts only?
Talked through the appraisal stage then he stopped me.
Tell me about Ocean Passages of the world? What info would you find?
How do you use a gnomonic chart to plot a great circle route on a mercator chart?
How can you fix your position on an ocean passage.
Said Sextant. Was also looking for GPS!
3 correctable errors of sextant?
How do you fix position on ocean crossing? Wanted a very basic sun-run-sun explanation.
Bridge familiarisation – Talk me through it
– spoke about helm and throttle controls, GMDSS. Stopped me. Wanted to know about Radar.
Setting up Radar?
Performance Monitor test
Difference and adv/dis-adv between X-Band and S-Band
Sea Stabilised and Ground Stabilised – diff and use
Leaving the dock. In charge of aft mooring station. Talk me through it.
– Risk assessment. Undocking plan. Briefing. Tool box talk. Permit to work. Clear comms.
What would you find in a permit to work?
Tell me about ISM?
What are the master’s responsibilities under ISM?
Vessel is at anchor. You see another vessel dragging anchor towards you. Actions?
– Call the master. Call the engine room and prep engines. Run risk assessment. Assemble deck
team to pick up anchor and manoeuvre to safety.
Master is in the shower. Engineers say engines aren’t ready. Actions to avoid collision?
– I said very tentatively that if anchored in open water we could potentially calculate our drift, lift
anchor and show NUC.
No power to the generators yet. Actions?
– Wasn’t sure and he said potentially let out extra chain on the anchor to avoid collision / buy
more time. But not to worry as it wasn’t really applicable to my level yet.
Showed me a picture of a hygrometer and Stevenson screen. What is this? How does it work?
What can you tell me about MARPOL?
Convention under IMO. Spoke about Annex 1.
Tell me about Garbage? What’s in place on your vessel?
Garbage management plan and Garbage Record book.
Radar plot.
Initial plot.
Completed the plot.
Vessel forward of the beam.
Risk of collision exists / unacceptable CPA.
Actions under rule 19.
TSS
CBD crossing from port side.
Buoyage.
Starboard Lat marker w/preferred channel to Port. IALA A
Port Lat Marker w/preferred channel to Starboard. IALA A
South Cardinal.
West Cardinal.
Heading 090, east cardinal on your bow. Actions.
Heading 180. Port side is a West Cardinal. Stbd side East cardinal.
Heading north. Port side East Cardinal. Stbd side West Cardinal.
Lights – just identify, sound sig, day shape, action.
Vessel engaged in fishing seen from astern.
Vessel CBD, Starboard aspect, crossing.
Vessel prob over 50m, aground.
Captain Yassin gave me plenty of time throughout the exam, didn’t rush me and his whole attitude
put me at ease. After the exam finished and he told me I had passed he stayed on the call for
another 5 mins to just have a chat, ask me more about my background and wish me well in my
future career.
I did Glasgow Maritime Academy Online prep course which had great instructors, was well
structured and well balanced with classes and self study. Rob Burton’s flash cards were an
excellent study tool for OOW. In the 10 days leading up to the exam I also used Whitehorse
Maritime for an OOW clinic and some 1-to-1 sessions. They were fantastic at running some mock
orals and cementing my confidence on answering exam style questions.

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