[esailor Team]

Date : 24th Jan 2020 / 1hr 40 min
Exam center : Belfast
Examiner : bb
Candidate : Ashutosh Singh Tomar
Bulk carrier
Masters unlimited
Result : Pass

1) Taking over as a master, certificates to take over.
2) V/L departing from belfast tomorrow for canada to load iron ore, need everything dep procedure ,advice to 2nd off and voyage planning.
3) Gave me routeing chart, mercator chart , gnomonic chart , routeing chart in details, asked me which route will you select, hazard during this month. ( don’t just say ice, see the ice limit on the chart whether it is effecting your route then select route accordingly)
4) How depression forms and wx, hazard associated with anticyclone .
5) Weather associated with approching fronts .
6) How TRS forms and action.
7) what is G.C why it gives shorter distance.
8) Hold preparation for iron ore loading. ( Hose test/ UT Test , WIDAS tesing)
9) Master’s obligatory reporting requirement.
10) What advice to choff for container loading. (IMDG CODE , CARGO SECURING MANUAL)
11) General stability criteria for all vessels.
12) Information in stability data booklet.
13) Contents of mariners hand book .
14) Information on GZ curve , draw a GZ curve for stable vessel and angle of loll.
15) Describe angle of loll and how to correct.
16) Additional safety measures for bulk carrier in detail as per SOLAS CH XII.
17) FOG bank approaching action.
18) Explan Rule No. 6,9,10, 13,14,15,17.
19) ROR situation : Normal.
20) Smarty board just identification and fog signal: PDV>50m , F.V, Trawler ,pilot v/l , aground , S.V .
21) Buoyage (no action) : lateral mark ,isolated danger, safe water, west cardinal.
22) Narrow channel two pdv end on ,wanted action as per rule and interaction.
23) R.V only one target on stbd quarter overtaking, told me to place W and action.

Advice to belfast :
1) Bulk carrier loading of coal, iron ore, steel coil , timber, steel scrap.
2) Good knowledge of IMSBC ,IMDG CODE.
3) Good knowledge of SOLAS specially CHXII , MARPOL.
4) Construction of steel wire rope (D.J house)
5) Good knowledge of routeing chart ,meteorology and NP100.
5) Good knowledge of various publications used during passage planning.
6) Certificates content specially loadline ( IMP folder/ Certificate)

Capt. Bennet is a fair examiner, i would suggest better clarify the questions first before giving answer someimes it’s not easy to understand what examiner expects from us. Many thanks to GMA instructers Capt.Vinil , Capt. shane , Capt.Vishnu . Wsih everyone all the best.

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