Chief Mate Oral Set The Sailor Ship
January 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Date 16th Jan 2025
Kandla MMD
External - Capt.Kiran Joshi
Internal - Capt.Mithilesh Kumar
First attempt for Function 1
External
1. Components of Fwd ETA
2. length of chafing chain ( around 10m )
3. action by OOW in RV at anchorage
4. what is relative wind at anchorage
5. 1 PD vessel on 1 point Port bow approaching towards u and another PD vessel head on - what all things will u consider before taking action.
He wants to hear CPA , TCPA, speed , type of vessel, master’s instructions .
Then he said what action will you take - I said alter course to stbd round turn and cross stern of port side vessel.
Lots of cross questions on this.. he will try to pick u down on this but I said will inform master, monitor other vessel and then as per rule 17 take action.
6. Bitter end inspection interval
7. why is it necessary to inspect bitter end.
8. magnetic compass coefficients and correctors.
9. engine failure in Singapore strait - action
10. Some alarm on autopilot ..wheel off alarm maybe ? tried to ask him twice sir can u please repeat I cannot understand but then he moved on to next question..
11. Shallow water effect
And few more.
Internal
1. From where will you know turning circle of your ship - wheelhouse poster
2. What is crash stop.
3. assume collision is about to happen.. will you do crash stop ?
Result - Pass