[esailor Team]

Name: Krishnakant Nambiar
Type : Container ship
Result : PASS
Examiner : Alec Keep( Liverpool)
Introduced himself and asked about type of ship and at what capacity I am sailing as
And then he Started off briefing with how the examination would be conducted since I am
applying for master’s unlimited I would be asked questions on any type of ship , conducted a
quick search around my room and briefed me about oral syllabus on which I would be
examined .
1) Joining a container ship at berth in china what all certificates you would check.
2) How would you get to know the shipowners name other than from CSR and DOC
(Certificate of registry) .
3) Usually a container ship operates at what type of charters (eventually he nudged me
into explaining all three types)
4) Now your vessel is scheduled for a dry dock in china what all preparation will you
undertake
5) Explain P FORCE , CRITICAL PERIOD and INSTANT .
6) How is Loss of GM Related to TRIM
7) Surveys preparation for SEQ and SAFCON
8) Ship about to leave the the drydock what all checks would you carry out W.R.T
“MLC”
9) Difference between DMLC 1 AND 2
10) What are the procedures/precautions whilst carrying out fumigation in an grain
cargo
11) What are the procedures /precautions while loading high density cargo (iron ore)
12) You receive order to proceed towards US from china how would you carry out
VOYAGE planning
13) Pilot card information w.r.t consecutive starts for engine ( 12 times)
14) Vessel proceeding in channel he showed actual photographs of the buoys (cardinal,
port hand mark, safe water buoy) characteristics (complete) and action to be taken
15) Then he shared a synoptic chart and marked in a place near a low , cold and warm
fronts and asked to explain what is means and how would be the weather be about
in that region and heavy weather preps for the same
16) What are different types of magnetic correctors onboard your ship and magnetic
properties associated with it, difference between hard and soft iron .
Rules
1)Your duty officer calls you at night and says that there is a vessel in our port side 2
miles away not taking action (shares a pic depicting crossing)? Explain your action
from the moment you enter the bridge
2) You are following a course of 000(T) ,other vessel is 103(T) BRG :
What situation is it and what action
3) RAM Overtaking what action.
4) Lights : CBD , FV , DREDGER , VSL AGROUND
5) RV: Shared a RADAR screen and one target on your Stbd quarter 5 miles away
(overtaking) acquired 3 mins ago ,action?
Precautions during RV that u would advise your DO .
THATS IT!!!!!
He informed that I passed.
Examiner was extremely fair and practical in his approach, keeps you at ease at all
times, prompts you towards the answer which he is looking for .
Overall for me I feel extremely lucky and struggle for me was getting the noe (took
nearly six months with all correct docs and company letter) …
ALL questions here was as per our GMA notes, just going through GMA notes and
watching panapto was more than enough for me.
Thanks a lot Vinil , Shayne and all my batchmates.

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