[esailor Team]

Daniel Kent chiefs unlimited GMA Candidate
Examiner Nick Phillips
1 hour 10 mins
The questions seemed to flow based on my answers so I’ll try and get what I can remember.
The examiner was helpful. There was a lot of times he was looking for more and generally guided me towards what he was after.
General chat about vessels I had been on and what ticket I am going for.
Started off by asking if I had seen the syllabus for the exam?
Joining as chief without handover?
What is involved in familiarisation?
How would you know the ship is I’m compliance with regulations? He was getting at certificates where I stumbled a bit so we ended up going into quite a bit of detail.
Asked about bunker delivery note and fuel analysis? I have him quite a lot on fuel analysis but must’ve missed something as he kept asking anything else? I didn’t know and eventually we got into discussing purifiers. How do you improve purification? I said slow throughput, line up in series of possible.
In depth discussion about IAPP, nox tech file, ozone depleting substances.
From there went onto fridge systems, asked about how you would like to see a repair carried out on fridge system pipe work and how you would test for leaks? I made an arse of this and he asked if I had done much work on fridges and if I had done the f gas course – said no but I would like to.
What is Ism and SMS?
Went into quite a bit of detail on ism.
What is DoC and validity?
What is SMC and validity?
Pms system? Was looking for critical equipment definition and explanation.
What electrical maintenance do you in pms?
What firefighting do you have in the switchboard room? Said portable co2 and fixed co2, he was looking for something else but couldn’t think what.
What would be in your chiefs standing orders?
I mentioned a number of things but one of them was good housekeeping which he went into further asking what I meant by it?
I said about repairing leaks, no rags or combustible material lying around the machinery space.
Asked more about oil leaks but wasn’t sure what he was getting at so said following proper maintenance procedures to minimise leaks. Eventually he guided me to that he was looking for lagging of hot surfaces and how to check lagging. Apparently there is a figure that the exhaust lagging shouldn’t exceed but I had no idea.
Co2 system release procedure?
How long would you leave the co2 in for? I said about shoreside giving advice but he wasn’t convinced so asked if they don’t tell you how long?
I said monitor temperatures and boundary cool surrounding spaces until the temperature starts to decline then prepare a ba team.
What will the team be looking for?
Boiler survey and safety valve survey in detail?
What are you looking for inside the boiler?
What is caustic cracking?
If you find these kind of things in the boiler what will be your actions? He seemed happy with my answer of more careful monitoring, treatment and blowdown of boiler water.
What will you do if the second says there is no more oxygen scavenger onboard? I said maintain a high hotwell temp and have more chemical ordered at the nearest opportunity.

There may have been a few other bits I will put up if I remember anything else. Never got any 2 stroke questions.

Thanks for all the help Piyush and best of luck to everyone!

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