[esailor Team]

Name Rajiv
Surveyor: Capt fazal wadood
Chief mates unlimited
Result: Fail(Date 19-08-2022)

First he introduced himself, Followed by MCA rules for orals (code of conduct), Checked my the room and the deck(Passport too).

Started with asking my introduction and my past vessel and sailing experience. Last vessel type and trading area. He said since you are here for unlimited I can ask you for any type of vessel and since you have been sailing on tankers so he can ask any type of ships not only tanker work.

Now he said you are at bulk carrier

He started by saying all questions will be based on you as a chief officer until he specifies other wise.

1. Newly promoted chief officer, taking over the vessel. Bulk carrier loading in Indonesia discharging in China(he didn’t wanted to hear all the company briefing stuff so he asked me to skip directly to the part when i am onboard the vessel) basically he want to hear safety and security familiarisation. After hearing this he asked me to skips directly to the information i will ask from out going chief officer.

2. Loading grain cargo. Certificates required for that (DOA, imsbc, grain loading manual). Preparation for loading grain cargo. Stability criteria. Can you load without doa.

3. Cargo loading finished. Check related to cargo before departure.(I explained what I know but he is not that happy he need more explanation)

4. Actions if the ship and shore cargo figures don’t match.

5. Departure preps. In the month of September. What information will you share with 2/o for the passage planning. (he wanted to hear changes in loading zones during this month).

6. Vessel departed. Expecting heavy weather. Heavy weather preparations. Can you send anybody on deck? What if it is of urgent matter and you have permission from captain what precaution ans preparation you will do for sending the person on fore castle in heavy weather. (safety line, safety harness, life vest)

7. What weather can you expect in south China sea during September.
He show some synoptic chart there some position are marked and ask me expected weather on those marked position.

8. Heavy weather passed. You have steering failure. Actions? (he just wanted to hear emergency steering)

9. Will you raise NUC signal if you are steering using emergency steering system?

10. Now vessel aground. Actions as a chief mates? (he didn’t want to hear all the procedure. First action do damage assessment and initiate damage control plan)

11. Since I had mentioned ERS. So he asked me what is ERS and what is their role?

12. Now from Aground position vessel need to go to dry dock. What information you will share with dry dock? (emphasis on cargo on board so additional blocks) Preparations for emergency dry dock? (wanted to hear lock up cargo) How will you enter in dry dock? What is critital perioad and critical instant?

14. Explain in detail lifeboat quarterly inspection.

15. Since you are in charge of lsa ffa and 3rd officer is assisting you. How will you ensure that lsa ffa checks and maintenance are done as per sms?

Now he said further questions will be on basis you being a master on a vessel less than 3000 gt.

1. Mlc rest hours.

2. Mlc certificates. Procedure for mlc certification. What is dmlc 1 and dmlc 2(Unable to explain separately dmlc1 and dmlc2)
After that he ask me about doc and smc and validity and 1st year ,2nd year ,3 year ,4 year ,5th year who inspect the vessel and company (when he ask year by year I got confused )

3. Difference between psc inspection and flag state inspection.

4. Fire in galley. Cook seriously injured. Actions? ( Just the helicopter medevac situation.) from where will you get medevac information, which publications to be reffered? (take radio medical advice and refer masters medical guide, hlac, iamsar vol 3)Whom to contact?

5. What things you will send wiith the chief cook? What informations will you share with the medevac team?

6. Now chief cook gone. Actions? (he wanted to hear about safe manning document and mlc amendment where certified cook is required for 10 and over crew)

7. Gmdss sea areas.

8. You are in sea area A3. Recieved distress alert on vhf dsc. Actions? Will you accept the distress alert?

After this he finished the general topics and he said if i want a comfort break or drink water because once ror starts there is no stopping in between. Only Your first answer will be considered.

1. Bouys identification, top marks and light. One card for each types of bouy (port lateral hand mark, stbd lateral hand mark. Safe water mark, prefered channel to port, iso danger mark, special mark and wreck mark, nortb cardinal mark)

2. When is special wreck mark used.

3. What iz isophase and occulting

4. Vsl heading 090. You see north cardinal mark right ahead action?

5. Vsl head 180, you see west cardinal mark action?

6. Lights. Just identification, day signal and fog signal. One white light (he wanted to hear all 7 possibilities), towing ram seem from port, nuc making, aground less than 100m, fishing vessel with extended gear, cbd seen from port, sailing vsl, pilot vessel.

7. Action in restricted visibility. One vessel on port bow. Action? One vsl on stbd bow and other on stbd quarter. Action? One vsl on port bow and one on stbd bow. Action?

8.He gave me many ram situation and sudennly he put simple pwd and I take action as per ram(Failing)
He stop there

Feedback..he said all is ok not that good but I can considered (he said going to pass me )but I made a mistake in ROR so he stop oral and say batter next time try.
(he brief that you should study more and more about certification a nd more practive on ROR sititaions.

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