[esailor Team]

Name Michael (GMA Candidate)
Examiner Zohurul Haque
Duration – 1 Hour 5 mins
Pass

This is probably not the correct order and there will be some missing, but its the bulk of it.

Started off talking about the vessels I had been on, took a while looking through the discharge book and asking questions.

Talked through MARPOL certificates
Then more on IOPP & supplement of the IOPP
More on IAPP
Fuel ordering and BDN
Cat fines, they effect they can have on engine, how to reduce effect
How can you tell the fuel you received is compliant (deceleration on BDN)
What is the legal document – BDN or Lab report

Oily water separator breaks down at sea what are your actions
How would you then deal with you bilge water (said retain until in port, then discharge to shore facility)
Where the record of the moved bilge water would go (ORB)

Boilers –
Surveyor coming onboard, how would you prepare the boiler for survey
Inspection of the water side
inspection of furnace
You find the refractory damaged, what could be the cause
Signs there had been water leaking, what would be your actions
How many tubes could you plug ( think he was looking for a % but I was unable to give him a number)
What are the different size water tubes in a boiler? Why do you have larger ones?
What is a stay tube?

On your 4 stroke main engine, one unit main bearing keeps wiping out, why? (I talked about LO supply, then unit overload. Then got where he wanted that there was excessive crankshaft deflections)
Reasons for there to be excessive deflections
Talked about grounding and actions after grounding
After grounding the captain wants to go full speed to make up for lost time, what are your actions?

Talked about motor single phasing. How you know it is single phasing.
How to measure current going to a meter. Wanted to hear about the use of a clamp meter on a phase.

There where some more electrical question which I cant remember. Nothing tricky.
Finished off by talking about ISM.
DOC and ISM. Validity and audits with these.
If your vessel had a major Non conformity how would you proceed

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