1100 Monday 10th July 2017

Southampton: Captain Jacobs 1 hour PASS

Hannah Rosson: HND Offshore Cadet

I’d handed my nav workbook, ops workbook and TRB in to the MCA the Wednesday before, they
were hefty as I was worried he’d assume i’d have done no nav as an offshore cadet. He emphasized
he was happy with them and they stood me in good stead for the exam.

I love to fill the silence so managed to ignore everyone’s good advice and gave him the ins, the outs
and every detail of anything remotely related to his question setting myself up beautifully the entire
exam…

Handed me a photograph of a gangway, what’s wrong with it?

ISPS on last ship
Boarded ship, now what?
Safety Induction
FFE bridge
FFE galley
Preparation for departure
RADAR set up
ECDIS set up
Steering gear test
What’s an azimuth/azipod/CPP
Gyro error in port
Gyro error in port restricted vis
Gave me TB and GB, what’s the gyro error?
Tide experienced on chart
What’s this? (tidal diamond V)
What is neaps/springs?
Is today neaps or springs
Gave WT, draw on tide for tidal diamond V
Nominal range/Geographical range/Luminous range
Where do you find the graphs?
Describe various light(s) on chart
Vis now 7nm, can you see this light? (light was 5M nom range)
Can you use this chart?
How to update the chart, I asked for cumulative and weekly NTM
MOB STBD side in Bay of Biscay, GMDSS (I explained how to send a distress on every piece of
equipment I knew and he just wanted VHF to ships in the vicinity…)
WAH
PTW
Buoyage - top mark, light, meaning, actions:
IALA B preferred channel to STBD (with direction of buoyage)
East cardinal heading North

RULES: What is it? Fog signal? Day shape/lights? Actions? Why?

Models:
PDV from STBD
PDV from PORT
RAM using TSS, I was PDV crossing. Quoted start of rule 10.
Same but RAM towing using TSS, I was PDV crossing
Vessel covered in nets from port (PDV)
Added fishing day shape from port (engaged in fishing)

Smarty board:
Single green light crossing from port
Towing >50m, length of tow >200m
Pilot boat

Flash cards:
RAM towing astern aspect
RAM under water ops
Submerged with two diamonds
What if it was quite wide?

Restricted vis, actions

RADAR plot: 1 plot actions, 2 plots actions, 3 plots actions (dead ahead stopped & abaft stbd beam)

SOLAS chapters

Good luck!