FUNCTION 1

1.In ROR which and all rules state that not to alter course to port?
2.Birth of TRaffic separation scheme? ie why did the idea of TSS come in?
3.Four to five cards and three buoys to describe?
4.Errors of gyro ?
5.Problem with gyro in higher latitudes?
6.If gyro fails what and all equipments will be affected?
7.How does GPS calculate speed made good and CMG?
8.Approaching port,with failed gyro,failed gps,failed radar,visually could see three light houses say A,B,C... how will u identify which
is A,B and C.....by day?
9.BNWAS into force date?
10.Stellar observation?Selection of stars?
11.Squat? Formula for squat in confined waters and open waters?
12.As a chief mate how will you review a passage plan made by ur second mate?
13.Bore tide?
14.TransAtlantic passage,Great circle sailing,precautions as a chief mate?
15.Why do u want a limiting lattitude in GC?
16.HOw is gnomonic chart prepared projection wise?
17.Mercator chart distortion corrections?
18.Geographical range affecting factors?
19.Luminous range affecting factors?.
20.Nominal range determination criteria 10Nm why?
21.VSA,range calculating formula?
22.Ideal conditions for TRS to form?
23.Actions in dangerous quadrant? actions in navigable semi circle?
24.Actions if u r along the path of storm circle?
25.What inputs u will give to master while appr anchorage?
26.light,shape,fog signal for various vessels verbally not in cards.. aground vsl,anchor,nuc making way, not making way,ram,cbd,pdv
not making way fog signal,narrow channel fog signals.
27.explain rule 2, 9,10,18,19 and cross questions on explanation.
28.crossing procedure in tss, risk of collision actions in normal and rv, anchoring in tss, zones, inshore raffic zone prefeerred actions,
manoverboard,engine failure.
29.compliance with rule 10 in rv, difference
30.situations in tss, rv
31.passage planning in rv in congested waters as chief mate on behalf of master navigation.
32.proceeding to fairway buoy without master as chief mate
33.effective use of bridge team in position of master, allocation of tasks
34.ship routeing procedures, use
35.why 2 compasses required
36.effective use of equipments while making landfall
37.methods of finding gyro error( leading lights,from radar heading if synchronised in berth )
38.gps failure. position determining procedures
39.c/o on bridge along with master, 2/o in fwd station while proceeding to anchorage. how will u assist master and plan anchoring
how to decide on which anchor to use and shackles to use
weather fax information, publication, alrs volumes, any other weather data( navtex, vhf, selection procedures)
weather routeing publications, uses
trs have u experienced, safe distance
vts, vtms, sector vts duties, difference
anchor dragging actions, how anchor drags( shank lifting even 5 degrees, 25% holding power lost) heavy weather,tidal changes
eta arrangement, procedures,ship grounded,collision, action as mate, collision check for man overboard, serious injury also
FUNCTION 2
1.After discharge C4 &C 3 how will you prepare for next loading.
2.Boil off gas
3.Reliq plant.
4.He asked me abt Cooling medium.
5.Relief valves
6.Tank materials
7Why Hold space is inerted
8.How wil you purge hold space
9.Fire fighting system on deck
10.Arrangement of DCP System
11.He will ask you abt cargo calculation, he will test your knowledge
12.Coal precaution
13.S.F of coal..wre u wil look, u dont have IMSBC Code.nd shipper didnt give...
14.Bale and grain capacity definition
15.Draft survey
16.How u wil know ventilation is in good working condition
17.Surface ventilation , wen u wil do dis.
18.Dew point temp how u wil calculate.
19.Cargo sweat nd ships sweat, he wil try to confuse you. But be clear wid ur answers.
20.Hydrostatic draft, how u wil calculate
21.Angle of loll
22.Stable and unstable equlibrium
23.How u wil calculate GZ curve, formula
24.TPC and MCTC
25.DWA nd formula
26.loading n F.W goin to S.W, how much you wil load.
FUNCTION 3
1)ISM Cert SMC & DOC
2)cert for isps & Wt s DPA
3) security levels
4)cso & pfso
5)who will decide security level
6)near miss
7) diff bet bowsing tackle & tricing pendant
8) detainable defficiency
9)examples for above
10) ship sinking U & ur crew inside liferaft... how will get out from there...wind is blowing towards ship
i said by using sea anchor.. he said wrong correct answer is DROUGE
11) Medical emergency....to whom u ll send the msg
i said coast radio station.. he said partly correct,,, but thru someone else..
12) how many life buoys & eebd on ur last vessel.. & requirement
i didnt mention training eebd.... so wrong
13) emergency fire pump requirement
14.strake defn, examples
15.name some plans, uses
16.stat cert defn, deck log book reqmt entries
17.orb entry, marpol reqmts, chain regr contents
18.aoa contents, copies, cba diff
19.what is ism purpose, what change it made, why it came, solas refernce
20.solas reference isps, add safety measures
21.stcw what u know about, why it is there, new ammendments
22.fsc, psc difference
23.as co how will u guide or supervise ur 3off in carrying out lsaffa duties
24.how will u discard a wire
25.how will u ensure crew welfare, satisfaction
26.collision, grounding allocation of teams, actions
27.foul anchor, foul cable, grround tackle procedures
28.dry dock preparation before
29.olb entries

PARTHA

Stowage factor given how will you calculate cargo?what is important load density or height?

Hazards of coal if coal fire what action?

Hazards of containers, chemical, gas carriers

Cargo securing manual

Lashing code

What all ships reqd. CSM Manual?

Swl, proof load

How will you do final trimming in bulk carrier?

Bulk carrier hazards

Fun:3

Various surveys

Validity of Doc, Smc, Issc

Chief mate function coming under what Convention?

MLC 2006 salient features

Load line survey

Ext:Capt parthasarathy

Fn 1

Various lights, ram , aground vessel,

Sailing vsl crossing cbd from stbd action

Tss what all you will do

Ship reporting examples

Ship routeing examples

When all towing becomes ram vsl

Cbd, ram, nuc defnitions

Rule 19 explain

Especially d and e part with situations

When will you call master

Standing order and night order difference

Fn2

Diff b/w SF and Load density

How will u use both

Where u get info abt it

Load 36000 t in five hatches

How will u do final trimming of the vessel(2% of total cargo to be used for final trimming of cargo)

Duty officer loaded extra 2000 t cargo exceeding loadline wat actions.

Hazards of coal concentrates

Hazards of car carriers and containers

Which vessel had more air draft car carrier or container

Both were my last vsl thats y

Cargo damage in discharge port action.

Fn 3

Various certificates

Ism in detail

Ism audit

Certificates and validity

Load line survey

Mlc 2006 purpose

Date: 03.05.2016

External: Capt Parthasarathy

Fn 1

Fujairah Anchorage precautions. Deep water anchorage procedure

Singapore anchorage precautions. Swinging circle formula

How tidal stream affects anchoring

Windlass stuck while heaving up anchor. Action

Gyro compass principle

Magnetic compass principle

What is heeling error and how you will correct it

Aground v/l light and sound signals

ALRS volumes explain

Adverse weather precaution

Isolated danger shape, light

R/V hearing fog signal fwd but cant track vsl in radar. Action??

Definition of CBD

Difference between Ship Reporting & Ship Routing

Fn 3

Angle of loll

Damage Stability

Marpol Annexes

Records/Documents reqd onbrd as per annx 5

Hydrostatic draft defn

[9:14 PM, 9/28/2016] +91 97873 55260: Func 1

1.upto which longitude trs travels?

2.you are CBD.sailing vsl on your stbd bow and action??

3.what is pressure gradient and coriolisis force

Then he asked about navigation writtens.i dint clear and skipped to function 2

Function 2.

1.load density whr ll u find it?whr ll u use it??

2.stowage factor.whr ll u find and how do u use it??

3.grain stability booklet contents and the stability criteria

4.hazards of grain

5.types of timber lashing

6.hazards of container

7.what is ISGOTT and what does it tell

8.what is deck seal??

9.why inert gas system is done

10.you have 3% cargo remaining to load .how will you trim the remaining amount of cargo.

11.how far will u load the grain cargo if the vessel doesn't contain DOA.

12.After loading grain cargo with out DOA what are measure to be taken ?

Function 3:

1.what will you get from the lines plan.

2.whr ll u use the lines plan?

3.statutory certificates

4.ECA area regulation and he asked about the tier regulation

5.Contents of SOLAS

6.what do u meant by girderning of tug

7.vsl entering dry dock what are all the safety aspects to checked by mate

8.what is a stevedore damage and as a mate what will u do if such things happens?

9.what is CBA

10.CAS and CAP

11.fire in cargo hold during port stay

12.condition for assignment of freeboard

13.damage stability booklet and what are all the information u ll find from it?

External capt.das

1.what is critical period

2.as a chief officer what will u do during critical period time

3.statutory certificates

Result:

Function 2 and 3 pass. Function 1 fail

[9:14 PM, 9/28/2016] +91 97873 55260: What CAP and CAS

-Boxing the compass(told him that I can draw it, but he said theoretical question)

-What is tidal bore.

-Pressure gradient.

-Agonic line.

-Isobar.

-Isophase.

-Occulting.

-Flashing light.

-ITCZ

-Doldrums

-TRS warning signs

-Barometric correction

-what all corrections apply to Barometer.(told him 1mb every 10m)

-Rule 18

-Rule 19,Aground vsl ahd action

-Light and fog Sig aground vsl.Day Sig

-Vertical posn of light

-Horizontal Posn of Lt

-Vertical Distance b/w two red light.

-Vertical Distance b/w day Sig.

-Sight calc.

-How will you go abt fixing Posn in the evening time using sextant(told him multiple star obsvn)_Selecting stars.

What time of the day.

-Index error(whats on/off arc)

Internal

-What is upwelling?

-Sight calculation

-aground vsl signals(day/night)

-Dimension of day signal

function 1

1) boxing of compass..full boxing u ve to say

2) bore tide

3) whts action if u encounter rv?

4) aground vessel lights shape and characteristics

5) warning signs of trs

6) barometric correction. ..how to do height correction?

7) wht is Geographical range, Nominal range, Luminous range and diff betwn all?

8) which vessels are xempted from ror and by which rule?

9) Sextant and their errors..hw to correct dm

10) occulting, Isophase, isogonic line, Isobar

11) how you will select star for sight in the evening.

Function 3

1) ISM code

2) Statutory certificate

3) ISPS Code
4) preparation for loadline survey

5) psc and flag state inspection and difference betwn dm..who is psc and flag state in india?

1.why is Gmt replaced with HTC

2.Boxing of compass

3.Tidal bore

4. I so pahse, occulting,flashing

5.form 102a and 488 WNM

6.Trs warning signs

7.own vessel anchor dragging

8.riding on and dredging on

9.aground vessel day signal and light and fog

Verbal only no cards

10.towing vsl lights and shapes

11.ball dimensions and gaps

12. Aft and for mast vertical distance both masthead and anchor lights

13.Inspires and india, amver

14.rv enounter action

15.Safe speed

Ism

Interim doc and smc

Dry dock works

Isps code

Psc and flag state difference

Substandard ship means

Satutory cert

Iopp form a and form b contents

Free fall life boat life raft requirements

Immersion suite and tpa difference

function: 1,3
 external: capt.parthasarathy

function:1

light,shape,fog signal for various vessels verbally not in cards.. aground vsl,anchor,nuc making way, not
making way,ram,cbd,pdv not making way fog signal,narrow channel fog signals.

explain rule 2, 9,10,18,19 and cross questions on explanation.
 crossing procedure in tss, risk of collision
actions in normal and rv, anchoring in tss, zones, inshore raffic zone prefeerred actions, manoverboard,engine
failure.

compliance with rule 10 in rv, difference

situations in tss, rv

passage planning in rv in congested waters as chief mate on behalf of master navigation.
 proceeding to
fairway buoy without master as chief mate
 effective use of bridge team in position of master, allocation of
tasks

ship routeing procedures, use
 why 2 compasses required
 effective use of equipments while making landfall

 methods of finding gyro error( leading lights,from radar heading if synchronised in berth )

gps failure. position determining procedures

c/o on bridge along with master, 2/o in fwd station while proceeding to anchorage. how will u assist master and
plan anchoring

how to decide on which anchor to use and shackles to use

weather fax information, publication, alrs volumes, any other weather data( navtex, vhf, selection procedures)

weather routeing publications, uses

trs have u experienced, safe distance

vts, vtms, sector vts duties, difference

anchor dragging actions, how anchor drags( shank lifting even 5 degrees, 25% holding power lost) heavy
weather,tidal changes

eta arrangement, procedures,ship grounded,collision, action as mate, collision check for man overboard, serious
injury also

function:3

strake defn, examples
 name some plans, uses
 stat cert defn, deck log book reqmt entries
 orb entry, marpol
reqmts, chain regr contents
 aoa contents, copies, cba diff
 what is ism purpose, what change it made, why it
came, solas refernce
 solas reference isps, add safety measures
 stcw what u know about, why it is there, new
ammendments
 fsc, psc difference
 as co how will u guide or supervise ur 3off in carrying out lsaffa duties

how will u discard a wire
 how will u ensure crew welfare, satisfaction
 collision, grounding allocation of
teams, actions
 foul anchor, foul cable, grround tackle procedures
 dry dock preparation before
 olb entries

thats all i can remember..all the best.
 surveyor: nice person, orals will be like discussion. will help u if ur
wrong..if u started right, before u finish, he skips to next question..he expects correct technical words.

FUNCTION-3(CAPT.SUNDARAM,CAPT.PARTHASARTHY)

WHAT ALL SATU.CERTICATE REQUIRED CARRY ONBOARD?
 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN PSC,FSC?
 WHAT IS TO BE DONE IN DRY DOCK?
 WHAT IS RANGING OF ANCHOR
CABLE?
 WHAT IS COMPUTER BASED PMS?
 IF PMS IS NOT THERE HOW WILL U GO ABOUT
MANTENANCE?
 HOW WILL U DRYDOCK THE SHIP?
 IF U JOINED AS A CHIEF OFFICER IN
TRANSIT PASSAGE WHAT ALL JOBS U WILL GIVE TO CREW?
 HOW WILL U GO ABOUT
MAINTAINENCE OF LSA?
 WHAT ALL MARPOL CERTIFICATE TO BE CARRIED?
 OBECTIVES
OF ISM?
 IF OIL SPILL DURING BUNKERING WHAT ALL ACTION TO BE CARRIED OUT?
 WHAT
IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEAR MISS AND ACCIDENT?
 WHAT IS SAFETY COMMITEE
MEETING?
 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEVENTION MEASURES AND CONTROLING
MEASURES?

capt. PARTHA SARATHY

9)ISM Cert SMC & DOC

9)cert for isps & Wt s DPA
10) security levels
11)cso & pfso
11)who will decide security level
12)near miss
13) diff bet bowsing tackle & tricing pendant
14) detainable defficiency
15)examples for above

Date : 29.10.2013 & 30.10.2013

Functions : 1, 2 & 3
Result : P P P
External: Capt Parthasarathi,Capt.Sahoo.
Internal: Capt K.R.Sundaram

29.10.2013
By Capt.Parthasarathy

Fn 1
1.In ROR which and all rules state that not to alter course to port?
2.Birth of TRaffic separation scheme? ie why did the idea of TSS come in?
3.Four to five cards and three buoys to describe?
4.Errors of gyro ?
5.Problem with gyro in higher latitudes?
6.If gyro fails what and all equipments will be affected?
7.How does GPS calculate speed made good and CMG?
8.Approaching port,with failed gyro,failed gps,failed radar,visually could see three light houses say A,B,C...
how will u identify which is A,B and C.....by day?
9.BNWAS into force date?
10.Stellar observation?Selection of stars?
11.Squat? Formula for squat in confined waters and open waters?
12.As a chief mate how will you review a passage plan made by ur second mate?
13.Bore tide?
14.TransAtlantic passage,Great circle sailing,precautions as a chief mate?
15.Why do u want a limiting lattitude in GC?
16.HOw is gnomonic chart prepared projection wise?
17.Mercator chart distortion corrections?
18.Geographical range affecting factors?
19.Luminous range affecting factors?.
20.Nominal range determination criteria 10Nm why?
21.VSA,range calculating formula?
22.Ideal conditions for TRS to form?
23.Actions in dangerous quadrant? actions in navigable semi circle?
24.Actions if u r along the path of storm circle?
25.What inputs u will give to master while appr anchorage?

Fn 2

1.Load density,stowage factor, factor of safety, Broken stowage?

2.Proof load of a wire rope of 6x24 construction?
3.how frequently load tested?
4.How will u go about finding max cargo intake?
5.After finding cargo intake,how will u you go about preparing loading sequence?
6.What is loading scale?
7.What is SF,BM?
8.Loading iron ore fine from marmagao to China during SW monsoon? Precautions?
9.Define TML,FMP,Concentrates?
10.Loaded with cotton bales, fire breaks out...how do u go about extinguishing it?
11. co2 release procedure?
12.Sulphur hazards precautions ?
13.Loadicator tests?
14.Heavy lift precautions?