here r sm q's askd by capt. Naik.

:
1. scopic in detail.
2. wht r the adv & dis adv if salvor invokes scopic earlier or later.
3. wht's suva protocol & whn it will cm in to force?
4.anchoring . u r 20 miles off anchoring posn. describe ur action in details.
5.general msa q's. nthng exceptional
6. hg/hv/ hamburg rules

by capt subra…and capt shukla

1) what is MLC and who formed
2) why India not ratified hamburg rule
3) which all documents master will not show to psc
he wanted bar bills, article of agreement,wages account,charty party clauses
4) fire in engine room, fire in cabin, method for releasing co2 in engine room actions
5) tell me about isps code and which chapter solas deals with.
6) solas chapter 12
7) if ingress of water in holds where r the indicators located for checking water
ingress.
8) last ammendments for chapter 12
10) general question on msc chitra like wat was the incident,wat registry of both
vessels,any body died.
11) stcw latest meeting where held and wat was the name given and wat all new going
to come like able seafarer deck, engine and eto rest hours and some more.
12) can psc check crew and officers certificates and when and why
13) annex vi in details he dont want any nos. like 17 g/kwh.in which all areas
not allowed, latest ammendments.incinerator max. temp ( not more then 850 deg c)
14) annex 1 discharge criteria
15) can machinery spaces residues discharge is allowed in special areas.he was
stressing on this question.r u sure. say yes.
16) unberthing vessel stbd side along side heading stream. given 1 vessel ahead and 1
vsl astern u r in centre.by mistake i told him astern movement i realised but it was 2
late

RAJESH NAIR(12-06-2009)

1ST ATTEMPT(PASS) 1645-1740hrs

INTERNAL:CAPT AWASTHI(all qs asked by him)

1)which company

2)name of owner of company

3)r u ready to take command?yes

 4)i am outgoing master,u r taking over master,take over fm
me?along with other details,he wants u to say about psc &
flag state inspection file

5)u hv not yet taken over n outgoing master infms u that

cargo safety equip cert.expiring tmrw,(incldg ext period),he
has also not infmd company?action

6)u hv taken over and l/raft cert exp tmrw?(5 mnth ext period
as per solas & permission fm flag state )

7)u find gangway damaged,action?(carry out enquiry for

finding ROOT CAUSE of problem)

8)psc boards and abt to gv 30-33 defiencies?(use my PR skills

to convince him that ,I will rectify most of the
defects,BASICALLY CONVINCE HIM TO REDUCE THE NOS OF
DEFIECNCY IN FORM B,as it goes on record)

9)4th container fm top on deck,ch/off reports smoke action

10)container contains bromine

11)hw to refer imdg

12)gulf of kutch,collision,2 casualty on other vsl n 3 casualty

on own vsl,action?(tell him ALL action-alarm/msa/radio
med /med evac/posn fix/sounding/w/t doors/strong
current/grounding…….)

13)ur hdg 000 n u get distress vsl sinking 090,dist

150nm,action?

14)when will u abandon vsl

15)will u gv notice of abandonement?(I asked hm whether he

is asking me an insurance qs,he said I m trying to confuse u,so
I tld him NOA as per insurance)

16)indiscipline onbd?he wants to hear - warning/then fine/then

get him off the vsl along with olb entries

Capt awasthi is looking fr a confidence,so look n answer

confidentally

By capt Naik..
Q) What is Ism code about. How many sections.

Q) What are sections 14 , 15 , 16.

Q) As per ISM code which chapter requires all officers to be qualified.

Q) You are carrying out the review of SMS. Tell me three instances where you will
ask the company to amend the SMS. (I Told him that 1)more training reqd.
2)Checklist not ship specific. 3)PMS not ship specific. He was happy with the
answer)

Q) What is PSC. What do you understand by MOU.

Q) What MOU India is under. What all countries under Paris MOU.

Q) PSCO wants to detain your ship on the basis of a damage chair in your cabin. Can
he detain. How will you tackle the situation.

Q) Tell me in details the contents of form A and Form B.

Q) What is international tonnage cert. What is its validity.

Q) What all COF gives you on chemical tankers.

Q) What additional certificate reqd on Gas carriers. (Only COF)

Q) What certificates carried by STP ships. Contents of Cert B.

Q) What all fixed fire fighting system you had on your last ship.

Q) Requirements of fixed CO2 system for Machinery spaces.

Q) Requirement of life buoys on ships. How many with SI light and line are reqd.
What should be the minimum length of the line.

Q) MS Notice regarding false distress alert. (it is regarding false distress alerts being
transmitted by 406 Mhz EPIRB)

Q) Charterers inform you about the next voyage through GULF OF ADEN. All
actions and Precautions.

Q) Where do you get the convoy schedules.

Q) Choff collided a fishing vessel at 0600. You come to know about it at when you
come up at 0800 through third officer. What will you do. ( I told him that i will first
call choff and ask him to make a statement as to what happened then i divided the
answer in three parts. One will be to assess any damage to own vessel. Second is the
obligation to turn around and assist the fishing vessel. And third is the reportings and
entries in the official log book regarding the incident and the disciplinary action
against Choff for not complying with my standing orders.) he was quite happy with
the answer.

Q) Now when you find your vessel is going down by head by 2 meters after the above
situation.

Q) You are sailing from Africa towards Europe. What all things you will check.

Q) During the voyage on African coast, Choff reports there’s 1 meter water in the
forward hold. Vessel encountering Rough whether. Lot of cross questioning in this.
(he wanted to hear that it might be possible this water may be from the cargo itself as
the moisture content may be above TML due to wrong declaration of shipper)

Q) Then he told me wrt above question...trim increasing by head.. what all are the
possibilities.

Q) Contents of damage stability booklet. How will u know whether your vessel will
survive or not.

Q) When will u consider going to POR. Guidelines provided by IMO and general
contents of the resolution regarding POR.

Q) What is IAMSAR. How many volumes. Which volume carried on ship. Contents
of volume 3.

Q) current 3 kts

Anchoring Position

Wind 15 knots

He told me your vessel is 25 miles from the anchoring posn. You are coming from
high seas. Tell me all actions and preparations and finally anchoring. Which anchor
will you use and why.

(i told him that i will use port anchor. That is because i will be making the approach
facing the tide with wind on my beam. When i am at the desired position i will cant to
port to create lee for my port anchor. I will use port anchor because the ships head
will turn into the wind and at the same time current will push me away from the
anchor so the cable will not get nipped.)
Q) He asked me tell me what you know about. LLMC , CLC , IOPC AND
SUPPLEMENTERY FUND. Who issues CLC certificate. What is the validity of the
certificate.

Q) What is validity of P&I certificate.

Q) What is SUA Convention. He asked me which new protocol for SUA convention
is coming into force and at what date. (i couldn’t answer about the protocol)

Q) What do you know about SCOPIC. If you are the salvour under what
circumstances you will invoke Scopic at early stages and when will you invoke it at
later stages. If you wrongly invoke SCOPIC what are the penalties.

Q) Difference between Hague and Hague Visby rules with respect to B/L. Have India
ratified both of them. Have India ratified the fully or there are some reservations.
What are the reservation.

Q) What is PI and FI. When can it be carried. What are the powers of court carrying
out FI.

Q) You are in a port. One crew member deserts. What action will you take.

Q) Is homeguarding of a deserted seamen a offence. I said yes. Then he asked me as

per MSA when is homeguarding a deserted seamen not a offence. (i couldn’t answer
this)

Capt. Panda
1. Various convention and their certificates adopted under IMO ?

( solas/marpol/tonnage/loadline etc etc )

2. What is the purpose of ISM Code and what u understand by it ?

3. What are its elements ?

4. What is master’s overriding authority?

5. What is major NC

6. Which chapter in SOLAS is for ISPS? Tell mewhat all you know abt it?

7. Certificates as per isps / their validity

8. What is security level 3? As a master what steps ?

9. What is SSAS ? location ? what happens when u press it ? who receives the information

10. Who all can issue the certificate under isps ?

11. What do u understand by RSO in ISPS (classification societies)

12. Who is RSO for Indian ships(IRS)

13. Where all can u find the manoeuvring information on board ? ( Refer to IMO Res A.601(15))

14. What all info in manoeuvring booklet

15. What is damage stability ?

16. Criteria of damage stability for tankers ?

17. What is damage control plan ? what all info

18. Intact stability for bulk carriers ?

19. How will u calculate the area under GZ curve

20. Who issues DOA

21. Can a vessel sail without DOA? (yes)

22. What are the criteria’s

23. What fixed fire fighting appliances on your last ship ? (mine was a tanker)

24. What is low/high expansion foam

25. On a tanker fire in a tank ? action as a master

26. Contents of IG and its uses ? ( fire prevention and acts as a blanket/ helps in discharging ..blah blah)

27. What r hague visby rules ?

28. What are Hamburg rules?

29. India has adopted what rules n where ?

30. You are going in mallaca strait / action and precautions (start with bridge team meeting/passage plans/ reporting etc )

31. You r proceeding in TSS , a vessel crossing from port to stbd ? action

( wants to hear that u will ascertain risk of collision/ 5 blasts (rule 34 d) & inform VTS)

32. What is ship reporting system?

33. Gave a overtaking situation action ? what is aspect

Ask to draw the aspect / whose duty as per what rule / quote the rule

[overtaking] (A) Own v/l

T/V (B)

34. Same situation in Restricted visibility / whose duty and quote rule 19?

35. What is VDR ?

36. What is IMDG

37. What cargoes u carry under them

38. What action on loading a DG container ?

39. What all certificates u require to load a DG cargo

40. Who packs n labels the DG? in india who does it

41. What is latest amendments for Annx VI

42. What is piracy and armed robbery ? whom to report

43. What is multimodal transport ? who issues MTD

44. What is difference between MTD and B/L

45. Liability of MTO

46. What convention is India following for oil pollution ?

47. What is CLC ? Limits under CLC

48. What is General Average ? give an example

49. What are masters various duties under MSA after a collision incident

50. What is LOF 2000

51. What is SCOPIC ? who invokes SCOPIC (Salvor)