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NAME: GAURAV SHUKLA
SHIP TYPE: PRODUCT / CHEMICAL TANKER
EXAM: CHIEFMATE UNLIMITED/ MASTER <3000
DURATION: 1HR 30 MIN
SURVEYOR: UNKNOWN
RESULT: PASS (4TH ATTEMPT)
DATE: 6TH JULY 2022

I LOGGED IN 10 MINS AHEAD OF MY SCHEDULED TIME, AND THE SURVEYOR ALSO JOINED EXACTLY AT MEETING SCHEDULE.

THE SURVEYOR BEGAN BY FIRST BRIEFING ABOUT ONLINE ORAL EXAMINATION. ASKED ME TO SHOW THE
ROOM BY ROTATING THE LAPTOP. THEN ASKED ME CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE NO MOBILE AND OTHER
ELECTRONIC GADGETS IN THE ROOM.
HE ASKED ME THEN TO SHOW MY PASSPORT’S PHOTO PAGE CLOSE TO THE CAMERA AND ASKED ME TO CONFIRM MY DATE OF BIRTH.
THEN HE TOLD HE WILL CONDUCT THE EXAM AS PER MGN 653 – AMENDMENT 1 AND IF I HAD ANY DOUBTS TO CLARIFY.

1. LAST VESSEL AND COMPANY DETAILS, CARGO CARRIED AND AREA OF TRADE.
2. JOINING AS CHIEF OFFICER, HOW TO GO ABOUT IT AND TAKING OVER FROM CHIEF OFFICER IN CCR. (FULL TAKING OVER PROCEDURE FROM QUAYSIDE)
3. OIL RECORD BOOK ENTERIES FOR PART 2 IN DETAIL
4. HOURS OF WORK AND REST INCLUDING REST HOUR FOR YOUNG PERSON AND UNDER WHAT REGULATIONS
HE PUT ME ON CRUDE OIL TANKER –

5. TAKING OVER FROM CHIEF OFFICER WHO HAS TO SIGNOFF IN MIDDLE OF CARGO OPERATION AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FINISH THE CARGO DISCHARGE. HOW AND WHAT WILL YOU TAKE OVER AND GO ABOUT DISCHARGING THE BALANCE CARGO
(ANSWER IN DEPTH WITH PROCEDURES).
6. YOU FINISHED DISCHARGING CARGO AND OBSERVE THAT YOU STILL CARGO ROB ON BOARD IN FORM OF SLUDGE. WHAT WILL YOU DO, WHAT WILL YOU REFER TO AND WHERE IT’LL BE REFLECTED / WHAT ENTERIES YOU’LL BE MAKING IF ANY?
7. COW (FULL PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS)
(ANSWER IN DEPTH WITH PROCEDURES).
8. NOW YOU HAVE TO ENTER THE SAME TANK FOR INSPECTION, HOW WILL YOU GO ABOUT IT
9. (FULL TANK CLEANING, PURGING, GAS FREEING AND ENTRY PROCEDURE.
(ANSWER IN DEPTH WITH PROCEDURES).
10. VESSEL TO PROCEED TO DRY DOCK NOW (FULL PROCEDURE FROM STARTING TO END AND INCLUDING STABLITY CALC. AND CONSIDERATIONS IN DEPTH WITH PROCEDURES).
11. WHAT HAPPENS TO VESSEL WHEN SHE TOUCHES THE BLOCKS, WHAT IS P FORCE AND HOW DOES IT AFFECTS THE VESSEL. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO GM.
12. INTACT SATBLITY CRITERIA FOR VESSEL.
13. BUOYAGE – IDENTIFICATION, TOP MARK, LIGHTS AND ACTION
PORT HAND LATERAL MARK
EAST CARDINAL BUOY – OWN VESSL HEADING 180 DEG – ACTION
REGION B – PREFFERED CHANNEL TO STBD BUOY – PROCCEDING FROM PRIMARY TO MAIN CHANNEL

14. CHIEF OFFICER TAKING OVER NAV. WATCH – OBSERVES AIS SCREEN IS BLANK – ACTIONS?
15. CHIEF OFFICER ON NAV WATCH – FOG BANK APPROACHING – ACTIONS?
16. CHIEF OFFICER IN CCR AND HEAR SOUNDS COMING FROM DECK ABOUT OIL SPILL FROM CARGO HOSE DURING LOADING OPERATION – ACTIONS?
17. CLEANUP PARTY REPORTS THAT ONE OF THE SCUPPER IS LEAKING AND THEY CAN SEE OIL IN WATER – ACTIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS?
18. LIGHTS – TYPE, SIZE, NAV STATUS, DAY SIGNAL, FOG SIGNAL, ASPECT AND ACTION (FULL)
– PDV MAKING WAY FROM PORT SIDE, PROB. MORE THAT 50 MTRS
– VESSEL AGROUND
– TRAWLER MAKING WAY MORE THAT 50M IN LENGTH
– TOWING VESSEL CROSSING FROM PORT SIDE IN TSS – ACTIONS? IF YOU HAVE TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF VESSEL THEN WHAT CONSIDERATIONS WILL HAVE TO MAKE PRIOR SLOWING DOWN?
– SAILING VESSEL – HEAD ON
– TOWING VESSEL HEAD ON LESS THAN 50 M AND TOW LENGTH DOEN NOW EXCEED 200 M
– SINGLE WHITE LIGHT – WHAT ALL IT CAN MEAN?
– TRAWLER AT ANCHOR
19. RV SITU.
A. VESSEL A ON STBD BEAM – HEADING SAME AS OWN VESSEL HEADING
B. VESSEL B ALMOST RIGHT AHEAD – CROSSING FROM STBD TO PORT
C. VESSEL C ON PORT QUARTER – ROC
ACTION AND WHY?
20. ROR SITUATION
OWN VESSEL PROCEEDING AND ANOTHER VESSEL 2 POINTS FROM RIGHT ASTERN, STEADY BRG AND RANGE DECREASING.

AND THAT WAS ALL, I HAVE COMPLETED EXAMINATION AND YOU HAVE PASSED AND HE WILL SEND MY NOE
SOON. I THANKED HIM AND WISHED HIM A GOOD DAY AHEAD.

HE IS A VERY CALM, FAIR AND PRACTICAL EXAMINER AND AS IF HE SEES THAT YOU STRUGGLING WITH ANY QUESTION, WILL WAIT FOR YOU TO COME UP WITH ANSWER. HE PROMPTED ME ONLY ON RARE OCCASIONS WHERE HE FELT THAT I KNEW THE ANSWER BUT GETTING NERVOUS AND REPEATING THE WHOLE ANSWER AGAIN TO MYSELF ON LOW VOICE.
BY HIS FACIAL EXPRESSION OR SAYING OK HE SHOWED NO SIGNS THAT HE WAS SATISFIED OR NOT (HE CLARIFIED THIS THING IN THE BEGINNING ONLY) BUT UNLESS HE IS NOT DIGGING TO ANY QUESTION THAT MEANS YOU ARE ON RIGHT TRACK.
HE WANTS ALL ANSWERS FOR MANAGEMENT LEVEL ONLY.

FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK FAMILY, INSTRUCTORS AND BATCHMATES FOR IMMENSE SUPPORT AT EVERY STEP.

CAPT. VINIL GUPTA, CAPT. VISHNU AND CAPT. SHANE FROM GLASGOW MARITIME ACADEMY
CAPT. DONALD OLIVER FROM SOUTH TYNESIDE COLLEGE
MY GROUP DISCUSSION TEAM: ABHIJEET, SATHASIVAM NARTHTHAAN, ASHOK KUMAR, NEERAJ SHARMA, TEC TEC, LANDO, GAGAN, AHMED KHAN, PETER CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTIAN HUCKERBY, SUMITRA KUMAR, OBI, VARUN NAGI AND REST ALL THE BATCH MATES.
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST FOR FUTURE.

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