[esailor Team]

Exam: Master unlimited
Examiner: Nawshad Jobair
Candidate: Roshan Menon
Date : 23 NOV 2020
Duration : 1.5hrs

Started with the normal online procedures. Asked me to show him the room and my passport/COC. Spoke about my last vessel and gave me his brief experience.

1. Taking over as a master what all certificates would you check?
a) When does the Ballast water regulation come in force?
b) Which regulation comes in force at the end of this year ? And whant certificate do you have to carry?
c) What are the P& I certificates you carry?
d) What is Nairobi convention ?
e) What is DMLC1 and 2?
2. As master what are your duties towards ISM?
3. Bulk carrier what code do you refer to ? What does is comprise? What do you refer to on a Tanker?
4. ISPS checks for your vessel?
5. Arabian Sea heavy weather preps?
6. What other concerns would you have in the arabian Sea?
7. 2nd mate calls you at 2300hrs and says he got a distress on the MF DSC from a bulk carrier, sinking and 20 persons onboard… That is all the information he could gather and now no one is responding.
a) What is MF frequency ?
b) Name one frequency …
c) How far would the ship be ?
d) What is a rescue boat ? How is it different from a normal boat? How would you lower it?
8. You reach the datum and now what? You are the only vessel? How will you pick up the survivors? How many max persons can you hoist with your lifeboat? Is it safe to lower the accommodation ladder at sea?
9. What is condition of assignment?
10. What type is assigned to a tanker and why? What are the requirements?
11. Fire in ER (He said the panel only says ER)
12. Who would you report to?
13. What is water mist system ? Advantages in comparison with fixed CO2 or fire hose?
14. Ship in south china sea…. Fog RV preps
15. Course 220 Deg , 4 targets 2 with ROC…. action ?
16. Buoys…. Wanted shapes, Top mark, light char and action
a) Isolated danger mark… inbound
b) Preferred channel to port Region B
c) West Cardinal heading 180 deg
17. ROR …. Smarty board & situations together
a) RAM <50m @ anchor or seen from astern
b) CBD @anchor
c) SV port side in TSS crossing….. (give 5 short blasts and stand on ! as the vessel is on the “safest passage” )
d) Tug and Tow party submerged >50m>200m

Then those magic words! “Roshan I see you fit to be a MASTER!” I thanked him logged off and turned off the computer before I jumped!
Capt Nawshad is a very good person who kept on prompting me whenever I felt stuck. During the rules section on the sailing vessel almost had a debate with him about what action to take and as per which rules. He told me not to get anyone else’s interpretation and that no where in the rules is it written what is safe passage or normal passage. I tried explaining that I had enough of sea room I could alter anywhere but then accepted his interpretation stating every passage is a safe passage!
I would like to thank Vinil and Shane for their help and guidance! Also special thank to my batch mates Amit and Akhilesh for the intense sessions that we had and support!
All the best to the future candidates. Hope my questions helped…

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