[esailor Team]

Master Unlimited (06.09.22)
Examiner Name- Mamun Rahman
Candidate Name- Subhash C. Bosh
Result- Pass (1st attempt) time 1hr 30 minutes.
Below the list of question which I have been asked.
1. How you join the ship once agent left you at jetty at Port Hedland.
2. Which all statutory certificate, SOLAS certificate will you check.
3. Content of Documents of Compliance, who issue and validity.
4. Master responsibilities to implement ISM on board.
5. MLC- which all certificate you required to carry.
6. Content of DMLC part2.
7. What is SEA
8. Alternative compliance scheme and who issue COI.
9. How you will advise to newly joined chief mate to load iron ore from Port Hedland to Mundra, complete cargo plan and loading procedure, intact stability criteria for same vessel.
10. How you will advise to 2nd off and chief engineer to prepare for same voyage.
11. Where you will find out the critical equipment list.
12. Vessel around 60-mile SW of cochin with wind force 6 in SW monsoon and Main Engine failed and chief engineer not sure how much time it will take to repair, drifting towards shore and (I answered that will arrange for towage or in shallow water drop anchor to hold position)
next- you are having only 5 hrs. to reach to shore and towage to going to arrive in 8 hrs. action
finally, I went for salvage, then he only asked which form required to use in salvage.
13. Danger for your vessel, and its cargo in heavy weather with loaded iron ore, master obligation (note of protest)
14. Details of water ingress system.
15. What you understand about progressive flooding and action to be taken.
16. During voyage Bridge watch navigational alarm system failure and repaired not possible on board as a master action.
17. After arrival discharge port you found damage of cargo and damage to ship structure (which certificate will be affected).and whom to report.
18. Now in 14 years old chemical tanker arriving European port what type of PSC inspection you are expected and how you will notify to PSC.
19. MARPOL annex-VI compliance, vessel coming to Europe.
20. Synoptic chart weather at warm sector, weather at occluded front. Position given close to low pressure at latitude 50 N – find wind direction. Projection of synoptic chart (WX chart on gynomic chart projection), how to find out wind speed at any point on synoptic chart- using geostrophic wind scale.
21. Now small container feeder vessel draft 7m. at mid-Atlantic wind force BF-6, 2nd officer reported received the distress alert at MF/HF DSC, position 50NM away from your own position action.
22. After arrival on distress position found some debris only- which publication to be referred for SAR, how you will determine datum prior start search and which search pattern you will follow.
23. After conducting search, you located a life raft with BF6, how you will rescue the survivor and whom to report.
24. Shown ENC- asked for accuracy of chart by showing 4 stars in boxes, how to find out variation on ENC, in absence of compass rose.
25. Showing a picture of radar with 3/O on watch vessel position close to land- range on 12NM, speed 16.5 knots, guard zones on range rings on (almost similar picture as shown during our course by Capt. Vinil but vessel position very close to land on port side while enough sea room on stbd.)- now as a master you come on bridge and had a look on radar what action will you take.
26. How you will proceed with merchant navy code of conduct for this incident.
27. Buoyage-
Region B- preferred channel to port, light characteristic – rhythm and action.
Lateral mark port side inbound light characteristic and action.
Cardinal marks- East Cardinal-heading northly, South Cardinal- heading westerly; light description and action.
28. ROR
a. Shared screen with TSS own vessel has to cross TSS, and on both lane two other PDV following general direction of traffic flow. explain rule of crossing in TSS and how will you cross.
b. What a restricted visibility you will define- which all rules are applied in RV,
c. given to do radar plotting three echoes on forward of port beam starting bearing approximately 310, and on abaft of stbd. Beam there are only one echo own vessel on heading 000 and speed 15kts complete the radar plot on radar plotting sheet (AOW triangle) and show on camera.
d. 2nd situation with true vector one target on fwd. of stbd. beam vector length bigger than own vessel ROC, other target on port quarter vector length less than own vector no risk of collision – explain rule no 19 d and take action.
Smarty board light
e. Towing vessel on port side with RAM length of tow more than 200m- identification, day shape, fog signal and action.
f. Trawler on stbd. side making way hauling her net more than 50m – identification, day shape, fog signal and action.
g. Fishing vessel underway stopped or at anchor extended her gear more than 150 m – identification, day shape, fog signal and action.

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