[esailor Team]

04-05-2021
Examiner: Khairul Anam (Colchester)
Masters Unlimited
Online – 50 mins, Pass
Kenny Smith
PSVs/FPV

• Asked about previous ships.
• How did COVID affect operation and crew morale?
• asked about crew travel and company responsibility for repatriation.
• liability insurance and how to know if you have it, how would crew know you have it?
• ISM – Masters’ responsibilities and overriding authority
• PSV what sort of cargo?
• Dangerous goods – what is required to carry? how long is it valid for and who issues it?
• SMC who issues it and how long is it valid?
• ACS and where would you find out information about it?
• EAS.
• Official logbook – name the sections and what would be the first thing you wrote in the narrative section?

• Cargo ship – May – EU to US – how would you go about passage planning? who would do it? what advice would you give them? what things to consider?
• Ice where would you find out about it?
• you see ice you are not expecting what would you do?
• Ice accretion – what are the problems?

• Have you ever experienced any emergencies?
• Any MAIB reports?
• What is the function of the MAIB?
• SAR – where to find out about search patterns etc.

• Magnetic compass is unreliable – what could be the reasons?
• What would you do if you sailed and the magnetic compass became unreliable?
• Where would you find out about how it is currently set up?

• Explain crossing TSS to join Lane on other side.
• Why are you in the inshore zone?
• Who else can use the inshore zone?

• Masters’ responsibilities regarding drills where would you find out information.

• Buoyage what system are you most used to.
• Let me know as soon as you confirm if it is region A or B
• Heading inbound 090
• South Cardinal mark
• Preferred channel to starboard region A
• Special mark
• Emergency wreck marker boy

• Preparation for restricted visibility – advice to officer of the watch?
• When has the officer of the watch to call the master?
• Radar plot – two targets, one ahead passing 1 1/2 miles clear down the starboard side, one overtaking from the starboard quarter. Action?
• Can you alter to port? Who is the stand on vessel?

• Officer of the watch calls concerned with situation – would you take over the watch and how would you do it?
• Lights –
• Vessel aground.
• RAM – Underwater operations seen from ahead.
• fishing vessel outlaying gear port side
• towing over 200 meters starboard side
• asked various questions on light characteristics

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