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Date: 04 Nov 2021
Exam: Master Unlimited
Results: Pass – First Attempt
Background: Bulk carrier
Examiner: Sam Twichin monitored by Ranjit joseph – Southampton Office

Joined the exam 15 minutes ahead and the examiner joined exactly on the exam’s time. Examiner introduced himself and explained the cheating policy. A brief room check was carried out. Examiner asked about my background and current situation and asked for my familiarity with the current Master examination syllabus.
Told me that I would be examined as a Master on a container ship.

Briefing took 10 minutes then the exam started. Questions might not be in order but tried to recreate as much as I remember .hope this helps

1- You are joining as a Master on a container ship explain all the things to look for before joining and boarding while on the jetty and during boarding. (briefing, then joining procedures)
2- You are taking over in Master office; explain all the things you’ll ask/look for while taking over. (Certificates. he stopped my multiple times in the middle to ask me for the validity of cert)
3- How will you know a vessel is in ACS. Explain how to enroll a new built ship under ACS? What is the criteria? ( MGN 568)
4- Is there any other scheme for vessel to be in and the criteria to enter . ( EAS MGN 561)
5- You mentioned ssp what will you look for in ssp ? as per notes
6- What are the 4 pillars of ISPS. ? GOD KNOWS
7- CSR tel me everything about it ?
8- You have number 3 CSR cant find number 1 and 2 ? (contact rss and ask them for approved copy)
9- What are the statuary certificates issued by Recognized Organizations under ACS (Mention All)
10- Who decides the security level of a UK ship and who communicates it to your ship ? DFT AND MCA
11- Explain Declaration of security and when to exchange it with terminal ? AS PER NOTES
12- You are going for dry dock explain to me what will you do as a master ? AS PER NOTES
13- Ok your dry dock completed now coming out dropped off pilot and your vessel is grounded ?
14- Ok now you some how manage to get your vessel away and 2 hrs later 2/O calls you and tells you that you have collided with a fishing vessel? SAVE PEOPLE
15- Ok now fishing vessel sinking actions ?
16- You save 3 people now what ?
17- Now you are going to take them to a port of refuge but ch off calls you to tel you gyro is not working ?
18- You took care of the situation anything else you would do ? ( I forgot rest hours so that’s y this question)
19- What have gone through all this now you have reached port what do you expect ?
20- 3rd eng and deck cadet joining how will you go about that ?
21- Y is young person different? where would you find this information?
22- Tel me a little about marpol annexes ? discharge criteria ?
23- Do all ships need EIAPP ? what ships do ? what is the criteria ? AS PER MARPOL ( DID NOT ANSWER THIS WELL SO CONFIRM )
24- Planning a voyage from Southampton to Singapore ? AS PER NOTES
25- What do tel your 2nd officer ? AS PER NOTES
26- Dose Southampton come under annex 6 ? where would you find this information ? MARPOL
27- Ship handling I was port side alongside 10 kts onshore wind and you need to cast off and go in the opp direction? STERN INTO THE WIND AND SNUB AROUND
28- You departed and now 3rd officer calls you he sees a fog bank ? what do you expect from him and where will he find this information ? after this he told me he will share his screen ? STANDING ORDERS AND COMPANY CHECKLIST
29- Then you come on bridge and he showed me 2 blips ok what will you do now ? commence radar plotting and the he put the 3 blips .. I said completed the plot but he told me I will give you heading and this is your speed you imagine the w and take action .
30- 2 more radar plots with 3 targets.
31- Then he looked around and said its only 1 hr now so we go back to theory for a while ? WHAT !!!!!!!!!
32- Tel me about ISM ? who is DPA? You said masters over riding authority what is what ? where is it mentioned ? give me a few examples when can we use it ?
33- MLC what is it ? what is a sea ? how often do you take rounds ? what do you check ?
34- Ok while on rounds you find drugs in cabin what will you do ? will you do anything else ? ( check for all cabins and search for drugs and inform police at the next port )
35- 2nd officer calls you there is a 5 mb drop in pressure actions ? how would you know where you are ?
36- c/o calls you morning 6 am cook not found actions ?
37- ok when you enter his cabin what will you do before ? (knock and announce you are entering and take 2 witness with you )
38- cook is dead in his cabin ? no he is definitely dead cold as ice ?
39- who is responsible for informing nok ? y cant you do it after all its your responsibility ?
40- who else will you inform ? ( MAIB)
41- what is maib ?
42- what will cook being dead effect ? what will you do about it ? SAFEMANNING REST HOURS
43- ok lets leave the dead cook move on to something nice … clear weather and shared screen 2 situations one over taking and one crossing from port to stbd actions? what will you do before you take actions? (I forgot to take a series of compass bearing and ascertain is the roc exists)
44- ok now you are on your passage and see this .. buoyage channel with 6 buoys gave me inbound and heading 180 with the last mark as a south cardinal

that was it he told me sit tight I will discuss and get back to you … then he vanished for about 10 min .. those 10 min felt longer then the exam itself it was like what is taking his so long I thought he was going to fail me for forgetting to take a series of compass bearing ..

as soon as he came back I asked him so how did I do ? he asked me how I think it went told him I might have miss a couple of things but that normal in this situation no one can remember everything and overall I think I did well .

he told me your exam went well but a couple of things that you said you missed were
1st you told me everything else about isps except the 4 pillars .. lol , have a look at EIAPP CERTIFICATE AND WHAT SHIPS IS IT REQUIRED FOR
2nd don’t forget vdr you have it for a reason so when you mention record everything then just remember to save vdr with it . and y did you not mention any checklist ? that’s what they are there for … I mentioned checklist but I think he might have missed it but did not want to tel him that just wanted the result.

Then finally he told me welcome to the club and go celebrate you are a pass
Thank you for all your help and support the classes were a big help so special shout out to vinil for making me bulletproof

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