
Chief Mate Oral Set The Sailor Ship
January 25, 2025 at 09:06 AM
24/01/2025
MMD KOCHI
Fun : 2 & 3
Internal: Cpt.Anish Joseph
External: Cpt.Pramod Sharda
Ships sailed: Containers and teus, company.
Written status, attempts..
Duration: 9.55 am to 10.35am
Function 2
1.Angle of repose (high or low which is better)
2.Stowage factor
3.Load density
4.Broken Stowage
5.Boat note
6.Shipping bill
7.Solas ch-12 contents
8.Damage stability req for bulkcarriers( reg4)
9.All Conditions for Master for issuing NOP?
10.Lashing materials in containership on deck?
11.Manufacturer names of lashing materials?(macgregor, conver,sec)
12.Types of lashing rods?( Butt head, swivel head,knob type)
13.What is VGM? Who declares it?
14.Hazards of grain, what will u do to reduce?
15.Why grain settles at 2%vol
16.Hazards of coal, ok tell everything about coal u knw.
Corrosion how?after disch coal, what procedures to do?
17.Imsbc cargo group A,B,C name?
18.Liquefaction and dynamic sep?
19.Bill of lading
20.what is stale B/L
21.ISGOTT contents( listened few) & amendments? what is Ch- 7?
other OCIMF publications?(Meg, bmp, perils at sea)
22.what information you get from Loadicator?
23.SF&BM experienced more in Loaded or Ballast condition ?
24.High Velocity Valve regulation?
25.CSS code n what all details?
26.Standardised n non-standardised cargo?examples
27.Dg manifest latest form & where u get
28.Imdg code applicable to which ships?
29.Stowage of dangerous cargo?
30.As co what will you do when u receive prestow plan?
31.Actions During Reefer loading checks ?
32.Multimodal goods form
33.Gas used in Reefer Container.
34.Chain Register explain, Which Act, and what all tests done and interval.
35. Why timber ships have less freeboard?
Function 3
1. Marpol annex 6 &all pollutants as per marpol annex 6
2. Define Particulate Matter
3. All Certificates Carried as per solas convention
4. Explain cargoship safety certificate and if any supplement.
5. LSA code chapters and which chapter deals with Alarms-ch7
6. FSS code chapters total, chapter 2, 13,15 names.
7. Max & Min GM of container ship
8. Emergency fire pump requirements
9. COSWP ( told him latest edition, asked chapter 1 (occupational health n safety)n annex 1 (no idea)
10. How to prepare for loadline survey? Loadline certificate? Where will you find what to check ?
11. Acc to msa act , OLB entries (214)
12. Duties if Co as per stcw, which all functions other than f1,f2,f3.
13. What is a foul cable?
14. Safety officer duties
15. Plans for drydock
16. Things to check prior flooding in drydock.
17. AOA ? No. Of pages? Tell the distribution of copies to whom?
18. Vsl proceeding to Anchorage 25m depth, Master says almost ur at position, action as co in fwd station,
Then master says 6 shackles on deck how would you go abt it? ( Whole procedure he want to listen)
19. What is BHC/BRC?
20. Last ship Lifeboat type?Rescue boat specifications?
21. Damage control plan contents
P.S : After sending exn and admitcard, immediately after 2mins, Capt Sharda called and checked the room, documents & asked ok Let's start..Are u Ready?
I couldn't even digest what was happening..by then
Rapid fire questions started..
(First candidate)
He cross questions, change qstn in between while we answer .
Honestly i still can't believe these many qstns he asked me. I didn't add any extra question here..
Result : F2-P/F3-F