NAME: SH.

Surjit Singh Ship: GeneralCargo and survey vessel Name ofSurveyor : Capt Raman Bala Result: Pass Duration :1hrs 15 mins feb 3rd He ask meabout previous ship , route and the experience. Then he asked me about my MNTBand workbook . He asked mehow I come there , then he said how is the weather then asked what is that weather approaching (cold front) i dnt realised that my orals is already started. PAB reading? what are the uses of PAB and why and its correction and why? Where can youget the diurnal variation of pressure of an area and also in middle sea? Whyyou put damper? Sextant: Tellme everything about Sextant? uses? Onand off reading? How you will handle the sextant? Hydrometer:What are checks u will do on hydrometer? Error of hydrometer? Why we usehydrometer? What is DWA , why we need to know density ? Can we use the same Hydrometer O/B ? Hygrometer: what is hygrometer? Uses ? error? As a general cargo why it is very important? Tell me everything about Magnetic Compass? Take a bearing light post can you plot it on chart? What is deviation and variation? What are the check you will carry out as an OOW? General: Solastraining manual? Tell me the contents?is there any manual in ur last ship? How you will know that the a publication is update? How you will know that the chart is corrected? What are the contents of tracing pack? What is thedifference between ENC and Raster chart? Passage plan from Spain to gulf of Mexico? Tell me all the publication u will check for weather? contents of weather routing chart? How you will get the weather update in middle of atlantic? Range of Navtex and working frequency? How will you check BA set? What is negative pressure? why it give off alarm? You are an OOW and AB report that a crew is having problem in breathing what is your duty? Steering gear check? You are in steering gear compartment what checks you will carry out?

What is SOPEP?What are the contents of SOPEP ?masters responsibility? What is IMDG code? what information you will get in IMDGcode? What is PSC?What is their main duty? Safety equipment survey? What is yourduty during Grounding? ROR:( What is rougevsl and what is your action? PDV and PDV,PDV and sailing , PDV and NUC (open sea) PDV and PDV,PDV and fishing vessel , PDV and TUG and TOW,CBD and NUC , CBD and sailing(TSS) LIGHT NUC , NUCfrom port, AGROUND, PILOT R.V What is WO ,WA, forward of the beam ? and over taking? Bouyage 7 bouyage ina row and asked me take action then he told me that he wasnt expecting the answer from you and told me that i have done my homework , and said i am passed........ that time i can feel that the pressure is gone ......

Anonymous By- Capt.Raman Bala Date- 04-02-2013

Sextant-Pick up from box and explain all about it. -explain Index error and how to calculate it. He asked me whether can I use star, moon and horizon to calculate Index error. -The graduation in the sextant was 130degrees. He asked me if it was measured with protractor, it would be only 65degrees. But why is it graduated to 130 degrees. Why is it so?

Stevensons screen-What is the use of it? -How do u predict fog? -What is the location and can it(stevensons screen) be placed directly in sun shine?

Hydrometer-What is the use of it? -What is the use of DWA? -How to take sample? Why 6 point? How deep to take the sample? -Define density and its unit. (NOT Relative density)

Magnetic compass-How do u plot a magnetic compass bearing on the chart? PAB-Take pressure.

-Where to find the diurnal variation pressure. -How does ASD look? What is written on the outside cover?

General questions-How to correct T&P? -Imagine I give you one chart tracing, one NTM and a chart and necessary stationary items. Explain how will you correct T&P? -How to set up Navtex? What info will navtex give you? -Vsl in middle of Atlantic, will u get navtex msgs? -Other means to get those msgs mentioned in last question. -How weather fax works, set up? -How to set up radar for anti collision avoidance? -Master tells u to test steering gear. How will u do it?

-What are all the equipments u have in engine room to fight fire? -How will you fight an engine room fire? Explain Fire triangle and tell me as per fire triangle the procedures to fight fire in ER. -About quick closing valves. Which part of the fire triangle do they belong to? -How foam, dcp, co2 fights fire? Which part of the fire triangle do they belong to? Lights1.Tug and tow- partly submerged object. Whats is the length of the subm. Object? Fog signal. 2.RAM 3.CBD

4.

RulesOpen sea situations -Am a PDV- Vsl in port crossing. - Am a PDV- Vsl in stbd crossing. - Am a PDV- Tug n tow wit diamonds on tug and vsl towed in port crossing. TSS -Can a vsl do fishing inside inshore zone? - Can a vsl do fishing inside the lane? - Can a vsl do fishing inside Traffic separation zone? -Same above situations with a Sailing vsl. -Am CBD proceeding in lane- Ferry inside the inshore zone crossing the lane. -Am ferry crossing the lane from inshore (Am inside the zone fully) CBD proceeding in lane on my port. - Am ferry crossing the lane from inshore towards separation zone (Am inside the lane fully) CBD proceeding in lane on my port. -Same situation like the last two but Am ferry crossing from Separation zone towards Inshore zone.

Restricted Visibility-2 forward of the beam situations -Vsl on same course , slightly on the stbd bow. Own vsl faster than the other. -Reciprocal course, slightly on the stbd bow. Buoys4 Buoys asked one by one. Vsl outbound at 270T.

Name: SIJO SIMON.

Date: 01/02/2013

Surveyor: Capt Fletcher.

Ship Type: VLCC.

Time & Duration: 1200 hrs, 35mins.

Result: PASS.

Checked passport, CDC, Had you cleared writtens.

Magnetic compass

Told me this is wet card type and asked me to explain everything about it. Pointing towards sphere and asked what is it, its effect. Which magnets are soft and hard?

PAB

Asked me to take a reading and what all corrections and from where you will get all corrections?

Hydrometer

What is it? Asked me how you will take reading? What is DWA?

Generals

1)

Limitations of ECDIS? Stopped me when i told about 5 points.

2) How to setup radar, You are going to depart from port. Asked me what do you prefer true or relative motion?

3)

What all survival crafts you have on board? Req of forward life raft.

4)

Show me HRU and asked me what is it? Expiry date? What you will do when HRU is expired?

5) What is annex 5 Marpol. Asked me whether any new req had came recently? Told him about Garbage discharge criteria, asked me to explain it. Then i told him about pilot ladder arrangement, he stopped me after i said two or three points.

6)

Rest hours req.

7)

Pre arrival checks. How will you help chief officer? He stopped me somewhere in middle

While loading you hear a fire alarm, Actions. He stopped me as i said my initial action, then asked me as a 3rd mate when you hear this alarm where you will go, to muster station or to bridge. I told him as per my last ship muster list 3rd officer duties in emergency is in bridge.

Buoyage (one by one, their characteristic, action, outbound)

Preferred channel to stbd region B

Preferred channel to port region A

Port hand mark Region A

East cardinal mark (North behind you)

Situations

1). I am PDV, Tug and tow port side (TSS)

2). I am CBD, RAM Tug and Tow port side (TSS)

3). I am PDV, ferry crossing stbd side (TSS)

4) I am PDV, put a ferry behind me, same heading and just demonstrate like ferry is overtaking from stbd side of me and crossing ahead of me. Action and which rule. (TSS)

5). I am PDV, He made a narrow channel and a bend and asked me which side of channel you will keep your vessel, then you are approaching a bend, what sound signal you will sound and what do you expect to hear from other side?

6). I am PDV, he put a fishing vessel ahead of me in a narrow channel and said your captain wants to overtake that fishing boat from stbd side, what sound signal? If she agrees then what sound signal.

Lights

NUC underway and stopped

Aground >50 m

Dredger

Size of cylinder(CBD)

He stamped my NOE and said I passed.

Sathishkumar S Date Of Examination: 18/01/2012 Ship Type :VLCC/BULK Carrier. Surveyor : Capt. Fletcher Centre : Paisley Duration : 1 Hour Attempt : 1st Result : Pass Clear sunny day reached at 1315,My Orals starts at 1330, He Asked for my CDC and Passport. He started with Instruments. Magnetic compass : Explain the parts ? Take a Brg of that lamp post (You will find many lamp post make sure by asking which one ) Why it is showing north ? PAB : How will you use it ? Is thr any corretion to apply for ur reading ?What its unit? Hydrometer : Wat is it ? Explain the use and wat checks you make b4 you take reading ?Wat is DWA ? Sextant :What is 3rd error? how will you correct it?

He is satisfied with instruments and we moved on and had our seats His first question Wat is ISM? Wat is sms ? How it helped you and how it effects on your crew? Wat is pms and wat responsible you had in it ? Wat is coswp? what is the first chapter? Wat is Risk assessment and wat is hazard ?Give some Examples ? Wat is third chapter in Coswp? Who is your Safety officer on board ship and his responsibilities and how you will assist him regarding on safety? What is work permit? Explain how you do it in your ship for entry in ballast tank? How many liferaft on your vessel ? why fwd liferaft req?

How do you rig HRU and explain how it works? Whr do you tie a bow line ,Tie a bow line. What is the new Regs for pilot ladder arrangements ? What check you make before pilot boat come along side, How you do a passage plan ? Now your Passage plan is ready how do you go about steering gear Test? Is parallel indexing is in the part of monitoring or planning ? Goin to setup radar what checks you make in it and wat presentation you prefer ?(i have to set for pilotage) ok now you are in bridge ,pilot comes on bridge wat info you will give to him, ok now capt goes down for his breakfast, you are alone on bridge ,you suspect the pilot actions on steering course wat will you do? You are in CCR discharging cargo you here fire alarm wats your initial action as a Duty officer?

Buoyage: He will mix up the Region A and B,and he keep changing the arrow.One buoy at a time.Take you time for this, he need light ,rhythm and which side you A/C ROR Situations IN TSS : Am PDV ferry cross on my stbd side.... action? Am PDV ferry overtakes and cross from my stbd side .....action? Am PDV tug and tow cross from my port side ...........action? Open sea Am CBD tug and tow cross from my port side.........action? Am CBD tug and tow (RAM) from my port side.......action? What is open bearing ? Closing bearing ? Steady bearing?He satisfied with all actions and i said according to which rule i took my action. This was the 3rd last questions before he stamps as pass. Restricted visibility Only one plot , A vessel overtaking me what is her action ? Smarty board NUC: Type , Day shape , Fog signal ...Action?

Harneesh Singh Date Of Examination: 21/12/2012 Ship Type :Tall Ship/VLCC/Product Tanker/Bulk Carrier Surveyor : Capt. Kaiser Ali Centre : Paisley Duration : 1 hr. Result : Pass My Orals were held in Paisley on 21st of December. Please be advised to reach early and not loiter around after orals as there is hardly any waiting space and the surveyors don't like that. I reached the MCA centre at 1000 hrs. The examiner finished with the last candidate at 1045 had some work and I was called in at 1100 hrs.He introduced himself and explained the fire procedure He asked for my Passport and Discharge book and asked me if this was my first attempt? He then asked Last ship's details Total no. of crew, Nationality of the crew, Ship's voyage, Type of Cargo carried, Lifeboat capacity. He also asked about the other type of ships that i had sailed on and the cargo and voyage Instruments: Sextant: Pointed towards the sextant and asked : What is it ? What type ? What it is used for ? He asked about the sextant errors and its corrections. Hydrometer: Pointed towards the hydrometer and asked what is it ? What is the use of hydrometer? How do we find the density? Stevennson Screen:

Use of Hygrometer, how to predict fog PAB: He asked what it is and how to use it? What corrections do i have to apply? Magnetic compass: What is it ? Why it is used for and advantages and why are there two different compasses? What is Deviation and Variation? If gyro fails how will you steer ? Generals: 1) Preperation for Departure port . 2)Gyro failure and blackout action 3) Steering Gear Test - when is it carried out what all is done, how often carried out ? 4)Fire in Port action 5)What do you do in Monitoring stage of APEM ? 6)How do i know my charts on board are updated both electronic and navigational charts 6) What checks i carry on GMDSS equipments, how often ? 7) What happens if an EPIRB has been falsely activated - full procedure to be told. 9) What do you understand by ISM ? How does it help me? 10)When is a DOS exchanged? What is ISPS? How is it implemented? 11) What was your responsibility as3rd officer .( i started as soon as i mentioned port watch in 3rd or 4th pointi guess he stopped me and asked next question about port watch) 12) How will i keep a port watch? 13) Who is a Safety Officer? Duties. 14) What is risk assessment . Full Procedure. 15) What all things will i check in a safety equipment survey?

16)LSA what i had on board? Weekly /Monthly Checks/minimum requirement of lifejackets 17)Lifeboat lowering procedure 18) FFA - What will i inspect in a fire extinguisher? 19) Types of extinguishers. What was on bridge? ROR: I am OOW on a PDV British Flagged Vessel consider dimensions of last ship Engines at disposal. Open Sea Situations: 1. RAM and CBD who keeps clear 1. FV from port side. 2. Tug and Tow RAM from port side. TSS 1. Tug and Tow crossing from port side. 4. FV entering TSS from my stbd. action 5. PDV 5. Who is responsible and why under which rule. NARROW CHANNEL 1.CBD crossing actions 2.RAM crossing actions 3.Overtaking signals 4.narrow channel bend (tango sound signal) LIGHTS: 1. NUC actions 2. PDV @ anchor. 3. Fishing vessel with gear extending morethan 150 metres. 4. V/L aground less than 50 m seen from stbd. actions ROR Generals:

1. Asked TSS 2. Asked Fog signal in fwd actions Rule 19 e 3. Fog signals of RAM/ vl aground/PDV at anchor Restricted Visibility: He did not ask me about any plots placed my vessel and asked me when can i go port for a v/l fwd. of my beam.

BUOYS ALL buoy were region B 1.Stbd. Lateral mark 2.preferred channel stbd. 3. port hand mark. 4. Special Mark can 5. Isolated Danger Mark

Presin Raj (Oil tanker, Container) 05/Dec/2012 1330hrs-1500hrs

Surveyor Capt. Raman Bala Result: Pass Checked Passport, CDC, certificates Confirmed Date Of Birth Asked if I had cleared my writtens. Asked me which attempt was this which I was giving and asked me abt previous surveyor who took my orals during my last attempt INSTRUMENTS Q. Pointed towards steevenson screen and asked me to explain everything about the stevenson screen. Q.Asked me what is hygrometer used for? Q. Asked the type of cloth used for the wet bulb temperature? Q. How to find if fog approaching? Q.Pointed towards hydrometer and asked me to explain everything about hydrometer Q. Pointed towards barometer and asked me to explain everything about it and the types of correction applied to it . Asked me where would I get information about diurnal variation of pressure for a particular area? Q. he asked me to pick up the sextant and he was watching the way that I was picking up the sextant. He then set 2 readings one the arc and one off the arc reading Q. magnetic compass explain everything? Asked me to explain how to convert compass bearing to true bearing ?

GENERALS

Q. Passage Planning for Singapore straits? Q. How to find out if charts are updated ? Q. How will you correct a Sailing direction ? Q. how will u knw if the publication on board used is the correct edition Q. oow duties during cargo operation on tankers. He asked me to give all the main points on ship shore safety checklist? Q.Predepature checks and steering gear test ?

EMERGENCY Q. Action for cargo tank overflowing during cargo watch Q. He told me I was the officer incharge and thrs a fire in the galley, how will u make the crew ready to enter the galley with hose and other action

SITUATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tug and tow on port side Pdv on stbd side I am a cbd and a Ram on my stbd side Sailing vsl on port side Towing vsl 200mtrs and above on portside

Explain rule 10 (I) and (J) On a TSS kept fishing vessel on different lanes ,sepration zone and inshore traffic zone and asked me if the vessel could be there. On a TSS kept sailing vessel on different lanes ,sepration zone and inshore traffic zone and asked me if the vessel could be there. Towing vessel with tow less than 200 mtrs crossing from portside TSS Fishing vsl port side action

My vsl crossing and other vsl in traffic lane action

LIGHTS (asked me to indentify the vsl give day signal and fog signal) Sailing vsl less than 20 mtrs with side lights in single lantern Vsl aground more than 50 mtrs Vsl constrained by draft

Restricted Visibility Q. Head on situation , action by my vsl and action of other vsl Q. vsl on stbd side action Q.vsl on port side action Q.make a plot..vsl with same course and same speed Q. make a plot vsl with same course and less speed Q. make a plot vsl ahead of me with more speed BUOYAGE One by one Explain vsl outbound action 1. Stb Lateral Mark- Region b 2. Pref. Channel to Stbd Region b 3. South cardinal mark v/l heading 270 action

Tuesday 4th December Robbie Porter Oil tankers Examiner: Kaiser Ali 14:00 15:10 Instruments PAB What is it? Take a reading? Corrections? Magnetic Compass Explain parts? What to do if theres a bubble in the compass? Hydrometer How to take a sample? What is DWA? Smarty Board (Size, day shape, length, fog signal, making way) Trawling shooting nets and making way Pilot boat seen from astern Vessel engaged in fishing with outlying gear extending 150m NUC from astern Vessel aground Buoyage Region B Preferred channel to Starboard Rules Fog signal heard fwd of your beam. Your actions? What rules apply in restricted visibility? What would you do if you sighted fog ahead? How do you determine safe speed? What is scanty radar information? TSS PDV on port side PDV on starboard side !PASSED!

Fishing vessel(no day shape, so treat it as a PDV!!) on port side Vessel engaged in fishing port side Who can go into the separation zone? Open Sea PDV with tug and tow port side PDV with tug and tow RAM port side CBD with Vessel engaged in fishing port side CBD with RAM port side During this section he was asking again about day shapes, lights and arcs of visibility of the vessels Theory ISM How does it help you as 3rd mate? What are the certificates? Validity and audit period? SMS What is it? ISPS code Certificate required, validity and audit period. SSO Duties DOS What is it and when to exchange it? Can it be exchanged between two ships? Risk Assessment Gave me an example of me being the chief mate and I was to carry out an assessment for the replacement of a navigation light. Mentioned permit to work. What to check before raising the lifeboat? Cams to be reset Tell me specifically about the fire containment systems on your last ship? AB reports smoke and flames from the focsle. Your actions during cargo watch? What do you do on cargo watch? What information would you expect in a handover? Whats a deck water seal? What equipment would you expect at the loading manifold? Why would you monitor the pressure gauge on the other manifold? Limitations of AIS Signs of a TRS approaching? Northern Hemisphere. Wind is veering. What does it mean & your actions?

NAME: UMANA, ANIEFIOK EXAMINER: RAMAN BALA DATE: 03TH DECEMBER 2012 (1030 hrs) LOCATION: GREENOCK RESULT: PASS DURATION: 75 min

I arrived about 30 minutes to my examination time; I waited at the waiting room till the examiner came and took me in to the examination room, advising me to switch off my phone. He took me through all the details of the exams, that I will be examined on the equipments, the generals will be as per MGN 69, and the rules of the road which I am expected to be thorough in the understanding of the rules. he reminded me that my certificate is unlimited. He took my training book and went through it as well as my documents, as he was going through them he asked me: INSTRUMENTS Pointing to the sextant he asked, what is it? What is it used for? Pointing to the Stevenson screen he asked, what is inside it and what is it use for? Why do you need to know the dew point temperature? Pointing to the hydrometer, what is it used for? Why do you calculate for DWA? Pointing to the PAB, what is it? If you are on watch and the atmospheric pressure falls rapidly, action? Pointing to the magnetic compass, what is it, and what is it used for? For example you are heading 000 degrees and a terrestrial object is about 040 degrees compass, what will you apply to the bearing, so as to be able to plot on chart, and where will you get such information from? GENERALS

He asked me to sit down, then he asked me where did we sail to when i was onboard, i told him Bonny, Nigeria to Saint Nazair France, he then asked me: if i am your Master onboard, then i ask you to check if we have charts onboard from Bonny to Saint Nazair, how will you get the chart available onboard for that route, and how will you check if they are up to date? He asked that my vessel was going to Las Palmas to anchor for bunkering with regards to passage planning, i want you to explain the planning stage and tell me what you will put on the chart? What is this on a navigational chart pointing to tidal diamonds? He asked, if you want to check if your sailing direction is outdated or if new edition has been published, where will you get the information? You are second mate, the vessel will be proceeding to see, carry out pre-departure checks and for the examination condition that i should talk on only steering gear test and setting up radar for sea. He said, fire is detected in the galley and you are a second mate and you are assigned to fight the fire with two crew and a hose what will you do? RULES OF THE ROAD He told me that hes going to put ship models on the table, then i should give him action as per colreg and also i should not fail to call him if i am not cleared about something, then he gave me my ships model, he started with open sea: PDV on my port, then starboard Towing vessel crossing from starboard, then he asked what shape she would exhibit if length of tow exceed 200m Then he brought out a sailing vessel and placed it on my port side He put me on a CBD, and then placed a pdv on my starboard Then he went on to restricted visibility Then the buoyage, he gave me three buoys, where i was asked to identify each and where i will pass each buoy one by one he gave me Region B Starboard hand lateral mark Preferred channel to starboard North cardinal mark

ISOA EIKHOMUN VS CAPT RAMAN BALA 03-12-12/ 1400HRS LNG CARRIER 1HR 5MINS Passed!! I WENT TO THE CENTRE ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER, WAITED FOR AN HOUR. HE CAME AND TOOK ME IN. WE DICUSSED ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE @ SEA AND HE TOLD ABOUT THE SECURITY PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AT SEA AND HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS GOING FOR OOW UNLIMITED THAT HES GOING TO ASK ME QUESTIONS WITH OUT ANY TRICKS TO IT. HE INTENDS TO PASS YOU AS LONG I SHOW THE COMPETENCE. INSTRUMENTS PICK UP THE SEXTANT TAKE SEXTANT READING ONE AND OFF THE ARC. PUT BACK IN THE BOX. IDENTIFY THE MAGNETIC COMPASS/HOW DO U REMOVE BUBBLES.

TAKE BEARING OF LIGHT HOUSE WITH THE AZIMUTH RING /CHANGE TO TRUE/ WHERE DO U GET INFO ABOUT DEV & VARIATION. TAKE READING WITH PAB/CORRECTIONS.

GENERALS ROR HOW TO CHECK IN A CHART IS CORRECTED. WHERE WILL U GET INFO FOR PASSAGE PLANNING (SINGAPORE STRAITS)? WHERE WILL U GET THE CURRENT EDITION OF PUBLICATIONS? TAKING OVER WATCH @ SEA. VESSEL AGROUND ACTION/ HOW WILL YOU REFLOAT THE VSL. SAFETY VAVLE LIFTS UP ACTION (GAS CARRIER VSL). INFO ON A MUSTER LIST

CLEAR VISIBILITY THE RISK OF COLLISION EXIST PDV CROSSING FROM STB TO PORT. PDV CROSSING FROM PORT TO STB. IM CBD AND A RAM TUG AND TOW CROSSING FROM PORT TO STARBOARD.

TUG AND TOW ON STB MORE THAN 200.( MADE A MESS OF THIS 1 DIDT KNOW: GOT MORE ROR AS A RESULT) GIVE THE SHAPES SHE WILL EXHIBIT.(PENALTY) TEASED WITH FV IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TSS. WHAT IS SHE NOT ALLOWED TO DO. RULE 5 STATE. RULE 6 STATE. STATE RULE 18(CONDUCT OF PDV). DEFINE VSL. TSS IM PDV CROSSING A PDV FOLLOWING THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC.

IM IN THE SEPERATION ZONE CROSSING WITH A SAILING FOLLOWING THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. / WHAT SAILING VSL SHOULD NOT DO.?

REZ VIZ TARGET CROSSING FROM PORT TO STB. TARGET CROSSING FROM STB TO PORT. HEAD ON.

BOUYAGE (PASS THE SIDE) STB LATERAL MARK (IALA B) OUTBOUND. PREFERRED CHNL TO STB (IALA A) OUTBOUND. HEADING 270 PASS THE NORTH CARDINAL MARK.

AHMAD NASIR MAHUTA 3RD December 2012 PASS 40 MINUTES CAPT.RAMAN BALA

I WAS IN THE EXAM CENTER BY 1130 AND I WAS DUE FOR 1200HR,HE CAME OUT AND TOLD ME TO WAIT A LITTLE THAT HE WILL BE BACK SOON..MY EXAMSSTARTED AT 1200 AND HE CHECKED MY DISCHARGE BOOK AND MY RECORD BOOK AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT HIS SEA EXPERIENCE AND AFTER THAT HE CHECKEDMY DISCH.BOOK AND SAID LNG SHIPS AND I SAID YES AND HE SAID ALRIGHT LETS START.. HE TOLD ME TO PICK UP THE SEXTANT AND I DID OF WHCH HE SETON THE ARC AND OFF THE ARC READNGS AND TOLD ME READ IT FOR HIM AND I DID. HE POINTED AT THE STEVNSN SCREEN AND ASK ME WHAT IS IT AND HE POINTED AT THE PAB AND SAID WHAT S THAT AND I TOLDHIM AND HE POINTED AT THE HYDROMETER AND SAID WHATS THAT AND I TOLD HIM. HE ALSO POINTED AT THE MGNTC COMPASS AND SAID WHAT DO WE USEIT FOR AND ALSO ASKED ABOUT HOW TO ANDWHERE TO GET DEVIATION IF IVE TEKN A BEARING OF A LIGHT HOUSE HOW CAN I USE THAT VALUE TO GET DEVIATION AND HOW ANDWHERE WOULD I GET THE TRUE BEARING OF THE LIGHT HOUSE. HE ASKED ME HOW CAN I KNOW THAT MY POSITION ON ECDIS ISCORRECT AND HE GPS POSN IS COORECT TOO..TLKN ABT VISUAL BRND AND RADAR RNGE ANDBRNG ON ECDIS. AND FOR GENERALS HE ASKED ME HOW WILL I CARRY OUT MAINENGINE TEST ,COMPLETE PROCEDURE HE ASKED ME ABOUT MY DUTIES AT THE MANIFOLD DURING ARMSCONNECTION AND HE ASKED ME ABOUT ACTION WHEN RELIEF VALVE LIFT UPDURING CARGO OPERATION RULES.. I WAS A PDV AND HE PUT ANOTHER PDV ON MY STBD AND THEN ONTHE PORT SIDE TSS ASKD WHCH V/L CAN USE INSHORE ZONE AND WRE A FISHN V/LCAN FISH OR NOT IN A TSS I GOT RADAR PLOTTINGREST.VISIB ,I WAS OVERTEKN AND AFTR THAT ANOTHER VL ON A RECIPROCAL COURSE I HAD NORTH CARDINAL MARK IALA B STBD AND PORT LATERAL BUOY AND ACTION.

23rd Nov 2012 Greenock @ 1030 - 1125 Paul Brennan Vs Cpt Fletcher Result = PASS _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ INSTRUMENTS MAG COMPASS - Started by explaining bowl components then moved on to all the corrector magnets PAB - What's it for? Took a reading, Corrections? SEXTANT - Explained Parts, and Error of Parallelism (that was all...) HYDROMETER - What's it for? DW sample procedure? Why? -DWA STEVENSONS SCREEN - Explain, What's inside? HYGROMETER explained.

GENERAL ISM - General, How does it effect me? Importance? OOW DUTIES - Watchkeeping/Port/LSA and FFE SOLAS TRAINING MANUAL - Contents? RISK ASSESSMENT - Company procedure, COSWOP, Hazard/Risk definitions, Calculating Risk PERMIT TO WORK - How does it work? Different catagories of permit? MARPOL - Specifically, Annex 1 Special Area, LSA - Equipment & SOLAS requirements HRU - Explain parts, How does it work? Tie a bowline, Where are they used?... EPIRB - Frequency? How does it work? What happens when activated? MRCC GMDSS - On watch, Sea Area A3 you receive VHF DSC Distress alert -Actions? PREVIOUS VSL CARGO ARRANGEMENTS - What is TEU? DG? In the holds? Precautions? FFE - Fixed Fire Fighting Systems, CO2 system details/requirements?

CONTAINER OVERHEATING -Actions? leads me into IMDG code/ EmS PILOT LADDER - Construction? COSWOP, Preparation? other Equipment? What if your Freeboard was 10m? PILOT - What Information to provide Pilot, AIS - What information displayed/prepare for departure STEERING GEAR - How would you test prior to departure? PASSAGE PLANNING - Just got up to explaining Execution before we moved on... RADAR - Set up for Collision Avoidance? Whilst talking about RADAR I started to talk about Position Fixing/PI which lead me to mention... GPS - Errors

BUOYAGE I was given indication indication of North (Arrow on the table) and told direction of Buoyage One Buoy at a time. Identify, Top Marks, Lights and direction to Pass... WEST CARDINAL (Be careful with this one -It looks like a SOUTH, the black band is on the base, but there is a fine yellow band underneath) IALA A Port Lateral IALA A Starboard Lateral IALA B Port Lateral IALA A Preferred Channel to Port There may have been others...

RESTRICTED VIS Asked if I'd be alright with the Marks placed on the table, was fine with that... Explain WOA triangle, information we can derive... VSL Forward Starboard side VSL Aft Starboard Quarter

I also explained what the other VSLs should/could do, Quoting parts of Rule 19

SITUATIONS Memory is a bit sketchy here, in between various situations I was explaining/asked about Rules/Responsibilities/Day Shapes Tug and Tow Crossing Port Side RAM Tug and Tow Crossing Port Side TSS -Various Crossing situations (including one where Starboard side blocked by tanker) USE of Separation Zone (I was teased with a FISHING VSL here) OVERTAKING responsibilities

LIGHTS Identify? Length? Aspect? Nav Status? Fog Signals? Sorry, I can only remember I had NUC/CBD/Pilot VSL here... In any case, Nothing too complicated here...