[24/05, 13:05] +91 72528 16890: 📘 Contents of a Docking Plan 1. General Information • Ship’s name, IMO number, and owner/operator • Type of vessel (e.g., cargo, tanker, passenger) • Shipyard or dock name • Date of plan and revisions 2. Principal Dimensions • Length overall (LOA) • Length between perpendiculars (LBP) • Breadth (beam) • Depth • Draft (forward, aft, and midship) • Displacement 3. Hull Profile and Sections • Side profile of the hull • Bottom view (hull shape from below) • Transverse sections at key stations • Locations of bilge keels and other appendages 4. Docking Keel Blocks Arrangement • Centerline keel block positions along the length • Bilge block locations and spacing • Dimensions and heights of blocks • Block loads and weight distribution 5. Structural Considerations • Locations of: • Sea chests and overboard discharge valves • Propeller(s) and rudder • Thrusters • Shafts and brackets • Sonar domes (if applicable) • Reinforced or sensitive areas that must not be blocked 6. Load and Stability Information • Estimated docking condition: fuel, ballast, cargo, etc. • Estimated weight and center of gravity • Stability data in docking condition 7. Instructions and Precautions • Special instructions (e.g., remove protrusions, open valves) • Areas to avoid for blocking • List of through-hull fittings • Clearance requirements (propeller to ground, etc.) 8. Tide and Draft Requirements • Required tide level or minimum water depth for safe docking • Drafts at time of entry/exit 9. Notes and Approvals • Shipbuilder’s or classification society’s approvals • Yard-specific modifications or annotations [25/05, 16:42] +44 7948 538896: IRS is Class. Owners are free to choose any *Classification Society* on the list of Class approved by Administration. Usually good operators choose a IACS member. IRS is *RO* if IRS is empanelled by Administration of the Vessel. Role of RO is to issue statutory certificates on behalf of Administration. Such certificates issued by RO contain a line on header on page one “Issued under the Authority of xxx” See sample cetitiicates in SOLAS / MARPOL IRS is on RO list by India, even EU countries. It is possible to engage separate Class and RO but for convenience it makes better sense to have same org as both. Same attending surveyor can handle both Class and RO issues. DGS/ MMD is the *Administration*. If cert is issued by MMD, it itself is Administration. It is not RO. [26/05, 20:09] +91 94477 00242: Kochi MMD Fn3 Int: Capt. Manchalwar Ext: Capt. Martin Date: 26/May/2025 1) Annex 5 Discharge Criterias, Marpol Annex VI EEXI and EEDI, what is the purpose of SEEMP, what do you do as Chief officer do to comply with SEEMP? Difference between statutory and Mandatory Certificates 2) What is 'Cargo residue' as per Marpol? 3) How will you do Surface Preparation? 4) Intact stability criteria for Container ships and wind heeling criteria 5) How much minimum GM did you keep in your last vessel? 6) MLC titles and it's descriptions 7) MLC latest amendments 8) What Paints do you use in Dry Dock? 9) Have you seen Docking plan? Contents? 10) How will you ensure stability and Reduce stresses in Dry Docking? 11) Different areas related to painting in DD (Flat bottom, Boot Top area...) 12) What is Antifouling ? what do you do to prevent Antifouling? Which convention governs it? Why do you have to follow it?(I said because flag state ratified the convention and also if Port We are calling has ratified the convention, then we have to follow. He want it related to India so he wants to hear that it is in Merchant Shipping Act) and few more cross questions here and there. Capt. Martin will move to next question If we start answering correctly. Answer Confidently. Result: Pass Thank you all🙏🏽