Kolkata MMD Surveyor Question

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1. Twilight : types and position of sun at various twilights?

2. Equation of time definition?
3. LMT meridian passage : is the time given in almanac same for all longitudes.
4. How will you know that your navigational charts are corrected up to date.
5. Frequency of publishing of Cumulative notices to mariners.
6. passage plan yokohama to san Fransisco usa. -Basically 3 routes i. North
of alus iland 60 ii.South of Alu.iland iii. Along 35 N load line zone.After that wl refer
routing cht,opw,sd, c/p clauses also imp wx routing shore wt pilot cht. same as rou
cht pub. by usa.
7. Norwegian port not ice bound where as canada less lat but ice bound.? ,,,,becoz
warm gulf stm whch make n atlntc current then Norwegian crnt warm where as
canada bounded by cold labrador crnt.
8. Lt house range as charted what range?. ans .nominal range 10 mile vis.
9. Co eff D n E. How to correct it. why sphere before heel. error corrector?.
10.TRS condition.Advance quadrant dangerous why.At eye wind circular why.
11.In a Trs why the Dangerous semicircle is considered dangerous?,,,,,in n hemishere
wind is cyclonic & anti clockwise towards the low reson why N.H. RHSC is dan.
semi IN S.H. vice versa. In N.H. wind veers in RHSC that why the path of Trs is
N.W. till it get affected by westerly & change its path towards N.E. same in S.H. for
backing
12.when u r taking moon sight of upper limb,after total corrn why deduct 30' ?
13.when cacl lat by polaris, after applying a0,a1 &a2 why subtract 1degree?
14.trs avoiding action,u r in dang.quadrant,wind from which side how will u alter?
15.press.gradient corriolis force?
16.mag compass corrn sequence why spheres placed before PB & PC?
17.Schüler tuning ? …Schuler tuning is a modification to the electronic control
system used in inertial navigation systems that accounts for the curvature of the
Earth. An inertial navigation system, used in submarines, ships, aircraft, and other
vehicles to keep track of position, determines directions with respect to
three axes pointing "north", "east", and "down". To detect the vehicle's orientation,
the system contains an "inertial platform" mounted on gimbals,
with gyroscopes that keep it pointing in a fixed orientation in space. However, the
directions "north", "east" and "down" change as the vehicle moves on the curved
surface of the Earth. Schuler tuning describes the modifications necessary to an
inertial navigation system to keep the inertial platform always pointing "north",
"east" and "down", so it gives correct directions on Earth.
18.ur course 270 see south cardinal mark right ahead ur action?
19.prefferd channel to port region B & A cards?
20.how to recognize cardinal mark at night?
21.cards on RV , fishing vessel, NUC, Sailing vessel?
22.Prognosis charts,Wind rose --diagram and details?

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23.TRS condn--action by vessel---vessel in northern hemisphere,rhsc?
24.Magnetism-describe the cause for coeff. A,B,C,D,E
25.trs on max westerly longitude, which is the dangerous semicircle and y?avoiding
action u r on cos 000.
26.is there front will form in trs?
27.high lat, type of navigation<inertial nav, electronic nav> and how to take radar
brg<allow half convergence>.???????
28.The magnetic compass can be erratic in the Arctic and is frequently of little use for
navigation:?”The magnetic compass depends on its directive force upon the
horizontal component of the magnetic field of the earth. As the north magnetic
pole is approached in the Arctic, the horizontal component becomes progressively
weaker until at some point the magnetic compass becomes useless as a
direction measuring device.
29.7. y cant u use gyro and mag compass at high lat ??
30.describe rolling error and inter cardinal rolling error differnce?
31.ballastic deflection?
32.bridge team management?
33.any 5 performance test of gyro....then settling point and settling point
error ???????
34.Show the card of three ball in vertical line. and kept in front of my ship right
ahead, and action.?? towing vsl card , then fv other that trawler card, then ram
card. ( he keeps the cards on port , stbd and right ahead and just wants to know
the action.
35.showed west cardinal mark card right ahead , and if I am steering course 000 ,
what would be my action.?
36.heeling error , how change in latitude and hemisphere affects heeling error?
37.grounding and beaching factors to be accounted for before you beach?
38.hunting gear, what is its function
39.ETA, why different type of arrangements fore and aft ?
40.power driven vsl. towing , four points on your port bow, 3 miles off, crossing from
port to stbd. - take action
41.ROR Cards( towing vessel, pushing vessel,fishing vessel and aground
vessels),situations and action by own vessel,
42.what is inertial navigation - computer, motion sensor- accelerometer, rotational
sensor- gyroscope.?
43.you joined a vessel as a chief officer what all manuals you will look in your office
from the old c/o?
44.ur v/l is @ anchor riding on port anchor. a v/l also anchored just stern off u. u
started dragging ur anchor. action.

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1. complete procedure of taking star sight as per CPT ? nautical twilight-find out in
advance which stars will be available for sight during the nautical twilight by
finding out the range of sha for the period of nautical twilight- select the stars from
the nautical almanac depending on the magnitude of brilliance, locate the stars by
star-finder . and take a sight .
2. heeling error?
3. bad visb coasting engine failure...actions??
4. in indian coast wer ne winds and current towards north r in opposite direction??
5. deep sea cloudy sky..gyro stops n start...how 2 know its settled?"
6. responsibility between seaplane n pd vsl
7. meaning of harmonic constant k1,o1 etc - pg 257.
8. routeing charts…symbols?
9. rv radar not functional action?
10.u see a green lt rt ahead wt vessel n wt 'll be the heading if own ship heading
is090.
11.why trs form in north hemisphere more frequently than south.?
12.condition favorable for formation of trs.?
13.wt is the easiest method to find out deviation without applying variation?
14.wt is abnormal waves?
15.NE monsoon wind from NE current opp in eastern india coast why and in which
place in india exact location?
16.why spheres are used not triangle rectangle ,circle?
17.single red light?
18.sailing vessel lights?
19.trs avoiding action north and south hemisphere
20.Which all ships do not exhibit mast head light?
21.6) NUC and RAM cards?
22.why PL is perpendicular to azimuth ..??
23.if u have a freedom to choose a berth among two one of which lies to ur port and
another is on ur starboard which berth will u prefer , provided u r on a single screw
right handed propeller vessel and no current and no wind... and why?
24.hw will u get ur ISSC cert. on a new ship ..?? who is RSO in India ...?
indian register of shipping.This guideline establishes the procedures for review and
approval of Ship Security Plans?verification of compliance of ships with the
requirements of part A of the ISPS Code and SOLASXI-2 and the approved Ship
Security Plan issuance of ISSCs (including Interim ISSCs Certification Process
General Requirements.

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1. what is GMT & GAT?
2. why GAT is called apparent?
3. hw to make gyro north seeking?
4. situation- 1 v/l port side 7 miles……action?
5. RAM port side.action?
6. angle of indraft......geostrophic wind,..cross questions?
7. LRIT functioning & requirement?
8. transverse thrust?
9. precession of equinox?
10.How u will suspect a trs/ action in detail?
11.In RV which vessel is to give way in crossing situation?
12.what is sha/ RA/ GAT/ LAT?
13.BNWAS?
14.buoys ballots law?
15.RV vsl on ur port bow,cpa zero.action n as per which rule?
16.later on he placed shallow patch on stbd beam n one right astern wid cpa 0.8
cable..........please ask tcpa time n take action accordingly
17.when u will deviate from rules in ror and as per which rule?
18.what are special circumstances as per rule 2
19.Gradient force.
20.Cyclostropic force.
21.v/l on ur port quarter, risk of collision exist. U r giveway or standon v/l ? Action
22.v/l on port bow action??
23.v/l on port bow and another on port quarter, action??
24.suddenly atm press. dropped by 5mb/action in detail
25.special circumstance mentioned in rule 2,example?
26.in rv which vsl is give way(quote 18-d)
27.RV vsl on ur port bow,cpa zero......action n as per which rule,later on he placed
one mre vsl on stbd bow n one right astern wid cpa 0.8 cable..........please ask
tcpa time n take action accordingly
28.(As per capt.menon) In R.v,narrow channel,target vl want to over take?
29.IN Tss NUC vl crossing port to stbd ,who is stand on and who is give way?
30.IN R.V target vl on stbd qtr, intend to pass from stern, cpa 0.5 nm, is risk of
collision exit.who is stand on and give way and as per which rule?
31.Why winds in eye wall blow in a circular path?
32.Benchmark symbol?
33.Own v/l stand on,action
34.Port bow ram v/l action
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35.His famous rv situation,1 v/l on stbd quarter action,alter 2 starboard,thn he places
1 fishing v/l on stbd bow,action?
36.What r Synoptic Charts & Prognosis Charts.
37.Does SHA of a star decreases or increases then Why?
38.What is LAT,LMT what is the relations?
39.If u have one bearing say 90 and declinations given can u calculate LATITUDE and
IF Possible then HOW?
40.How to trace the path in gyro?
41.Wat is W/0 point ?
42.Wat is ROT How to plot it if radius is given. How to draw the ARC?
43.How to calculate STD Port tide calculations
44.Wat is the DIff between ATT VOL 1 and others VOL
45.Only one question FRom ROR
46.RV own vessel narrow one vessel want to overtake u 0.5 CPA(His Famous Ques)
(He Told Me The Correct Answer According To Him Alter Course To Port And Go In
Parallel Course Till U Or She Be Well Clear)
47.Daily change of SHA of sun given in almanac?

48.Lrit working & lrit data centre in india ??

49.In R/V who is give way vessel & which rule says about it?
50.Same situation of R/V where we have one V/L on stbd qrtr. & one on port beam?
51.What is Damping in azimuth?
52.What are the various forces acting during Damping?
53.What are Centrifugal n centripetal forces with relation to earth's rotation?
54.HP n LP areas?
55.what all information will u include in the passage plan document? ( not on charts)
56.ballistic deflection & schuler tuning
57.own vsl P/d ... target vsl CBD on port bow...action
58.Own vsl P/D... target vsl RAM on port bow...action
59.heavy weather precautions
60.smelling the ground
61.c rod, e rod, k rod heeling error
62.inertial navigation systems ??
63.RV situation app shanghai pilot station a vsl frm stbd quarter, action as per rule?
dont alter increase speed ,he considers it as a last method).
64.What actions will you take to incorporate RV in passage plan.
65.Draw lights of aground Fishing vessel,Sailing vessel,NUC,RAM
66.Tide calculations for secondary port.
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67.Horizontal sextant angle 90 degrees, draw position circle.
68.Horizontal sextant angle 180 degrees, draw position circle..
69.Functioning of DGPS ?

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1. what is GMT & GAT?
2. why GAT is called apparent?
3. hw to make gyro north seeking?
4. situation- 1 v/l port side 7 miles……action?
5. RAM port side.action?
6. angle of indraft......geostrophic wind,..cross questions?
7. LRIT functioning & requirement?
8. transverse thrust?
9. precession of equinox?
10.How u will suspect a trs/ action in detail?
11.In RV which vessel is to give way in crossing situation?
12.what is sha/ RA/ GAT/ LAT?
13.BNWAS?
14.buoys ballots law?
15.RV vsl on ur port bow,cpa zero.action n as per which rule?
16.later on he placed shallow patch on stbd beam n one right astern wid cpa 0.8
cable..........please ask tcpa time n take action accordingly
17.when u will deviate from rules in ror and as per which rule?
18.what are special circumstances as per rule 2
19.Gradient force.
20.Cyclostropic force.
21.v/l on ur port quarter, risk of collision exist. U r giveway or standon v/l ? Action
22.v/l on port bow action??
23.v/l on port bow and another on port quarter, action??
24.suddenly atm press. dropped by 5mb/action in detail
25.special circumstance mentioned in rule 2,example?
26.in rv which vsl is give way(quote 18-d)
27.RV vsl on ur port bow,cpa zero......action n as per which rule,later on he placed
one mre vsl on stbd bow n one right astern wid cpa 0.8 cable..........please ask
tcpa time n take action accordingly
28.(As per capt.menon) In R.v,narrow channel,target vl want to over take?
29.IN Tss NUC vl crossing port to stbd ,who is stand on and who is give way?
30.IN R.V target vl on stbd qtr, intend to pass from stern, cpa 0.5 nm, is risk of
collision exit.who is stand on and give way and as per which rule?
31.Why winds in eye wall blow in a circular path?
32.Benchmark symbol?
33.Own v/l stand on,action
34.Port bow ram v/l action
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35.His famous rv situation,1 v/l on stbd quarter action,alter 2 starboard,thn he places
1 fishing v/l on stbd bow,action?
36.What r Synoptic Charts & Prognosis Charts.
37.Does SHA of a star decreases or increases then Why?
38.What is LAT,LMT what is the relations?
39.If u have one bearing say 90 and declinations given can u calculate LATITUDE and
IF Possible then HOW?
40.How to trace the path in gyro?
41.Wat is W/0 point ?
42.Wat is ROT How to plot it if radius is given. How to draw the ARC?
43.How to calculate STD Port tide calculations
44.Wat is the DIff between ATT VOL 1 and others VOL
45.Only one question FRom ROR
46.RV own vessel narrow one vessel want to overtake u 0.5 CPA(His Famous Ques)
(He Told Me The Correct Answer According To Him Alter Course To Port And Go In
Parallel Course Till U Or She Be Well Clear)
47.Daily change of SHA of sun given in almanac?

48.Lrit working & lrit data centre in india ??

49.In R/V who is give way vessel & which rule says about it?
50.Same situation of R/V where we have one V/L on stbd qrtr. & one on port beam?
51.What is Damping in azimuth?
52.What are the various forces acting during Damping?
53.What are Centrifugal n centripetal forces with relation to earth's rotation?
54.HP n LP areas?
55.what all information will u include in the passage plan document? ( not on charts)
56.ballistic deflection & schuler tuning
57.own vsl P/d ... target vsl CBD on port bow...action
58.Own vsl P/D... target vsl RAM on port bow...action
59.heavy weather precautions
60.smelling the ground
61.c rod, e rod, k rod heeling error
62.inertial navigation systems ??
63.RV situation app shanghai pilot station a vsl frm stbd quarter, action as per rule?
dont alter increase speed ,he considers it as a last method).
64.What actions will you take to incorporate RV in passage plan.
65.Draw lights of aground Fishing vessel,Sailing vessel,NUC,RAM
66.Tide calculations for secondary port.
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67.Horizontal sextant angle 90 degrees, draw position circle.
68.Horizontal sextant angle 180 degrees, draw position circle..
69.Functioning of DGPS ?

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1. gyro above 70?

2. mag compass in high lat?

3. wat do if both not wrkng properly in high lat?

4. why no trs in south atlantic?

5. tidel and frontal depression? ==in atmospheric pressure which creates a

depression.the atmospheric moisture forms clouds,which releases massive amt of
heat causing formation of thunderstorms.

6. crossing situation,give way v/l on port bow with distance 3 miles,u stand on
action? = determine risk of collision and take action,tell him the full procedure how
u determine risk of collision exists or not.

7. same situation in rv?= determine risk of collision and reduce speed.take all way off

8. same situation radar not working? = reduce speed,stop ship and wait for the v/l to
pass

9. how long will u wait thre?= till i come to knw i am safe

10.thn he tries to confuse but stick to the same answer,he wants to find out that

11.sailing vsl aground light..as per which rule..positioning of light?

12.magnetic latitiude...lot of cross question on it..including dip..geo lat..he asked me

draw?

13.why star rises 4 minutes early each day..lot of cross ques..?

14.why posn line is perpndiclr 2 azimuth.? (xplained with diagram..asked def of every
term i was using)

15.harmonic constant...in detail

16.ror situation no risk of collision..den res vis.. n raDAR FAILURE?

17.Posn line n posn circle?

18.Principle of Lrit?

19.Ror situation - in RV , v/l crossing from port to stbd

20.What is Tide? Tidal stream?

21.There is a vessel of 3 miles on the two point of ur vessel? Action?

22.If thick rain started and visibility reduced. Action? …. I told that as per
rule no 19 I reduced spd/then he asked for how long u will maintain the safe
speed?

23.Why ETA used? In which it is applied?

24.Why TRS forms?=:It generally forms over a warm seas,the moisture and warm air
rises causing drop

25.Mag Compass Error correction?

26.Plan a passage?
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27.Synoptic Chart?

28.U r approaching to Gibraltar from atlantic...Your vessel drifting towards

land ...your action?

29.Sailing vessel aground , which all lights?

30.Fog signal listened in RV.....action?

31.Rule 19 - no radar, fog signal heard fwd of beam. dense fog.... what action?

32.What is ocean current? What are causes of ocean currents?

33.2red light and 1white light?

34.berthing with following current

35.eta reqcond of class - what type of cert

36.What is orthomorphic projection?

37.What is d correction, how can it be corrected ?.

38.Magnetic compass correction?

39.chart projections?

40.ETA components strength requirements (check latest amendments)?

41.principles of bridge team management?

42.different ways to find out deviation in higher latitudes?

43.directional gyro?

44.inertial gyro?

45.ship handling: current towards berth, direction perpendicular to berth.berth the

vessel?

46.lights for sailing vsl with wind and without wind?

47.u r in 50N lat ur mag compass is erratic ,choppy sea,wind force 6,gyro not working
how will u steer a course?

48.wats a derelict n action on sighting one?


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1. intercept or long by chron , which is accurate for the star sight ?

2. quote rule 13 and rule 18
3. what is azimuth kulz gyro ?
4. situatons - fog horn from stbd. quarter , risk of collision exist - radar not
operational - take action .
5. rv u hear a fog signal fwd of beam,intensity increasing.what action.both for port
and stbd side.
6. state rule no.? 13a, 18d & 17a.19,19d, 38e
7. CBD right ahead same way, action? which action is preferred for overtaking??
and why?
8. VLCC right ahead target at 1 mile ACTION?? he wants to hear about role of
pivot point, how vessel will respond accordingly?
9. situation is ur pd vsl,cbd is overtaking n u have alteration to stbd.?= ans is i can
alter to stbd
10.annex1 he asked vertiacl separation of masthead distance n cie regarding lights.
11.situation NUC , see nuc vsl from her stern action. Alwz stick to stbd altr.
12.own vessel over taken by CBD , action, who is stand on & give way, why rule 18
not apply.?
13.u r on a vlcc doing 15 kts head on situation action 1 nm ?
14. 2 red in a vertical line and 1 white light seen right ahead action?
15.what met.effects when gulf stream meets to labrador current
16.rv situation (2-3 rv situation ,capt Sinha likes to alter co. Than reducing speed ,
rule no. 19D, 19E must b clearly understood).
17.Gyro in detail,Gyro errors (damping, co & spd, inter-cardinal ) how to correct
these errors?
18.Information regarding ice, where will you find it ? , how will you avoid it.
19.lateral , cardinal, isolated, safe water bouy top marks , night signal.
20.he will give you vl course and cardinal bouys right ahead, action???
21.what is IALA bouyage system, Regions A and B??
22.Where will you find safe water marks?? Entering Mumbai port where can you find
these marks?
23.Vertical Separation of lights, chromaticity of lights?
24. Causes of Gyro Failure ? Action in case of gyro failure? =( check power n
troubleshooting as per manual)
25.Passage 4 elements? What is difference between execution and monitoring??
26.Methods of taking star sight? Which is the best method?
27..How to take star sight?how to use star finder? =Consisting of a Star Chart
(Northern and Southern Hemispheres) and eight transparent templates. (Latitudes
0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75 degrees). The Star Chart shows the 57 stars
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tabulated in the Nautical Almanac. To use you first find the LHA of Aries, select the
plate nearest your Latitude, align an arrow on the template with the LHA of Aries.
From the template you can then read off the approximate altitude and azimuth of
any selected star, or identify a star for which the altitude or azimuth is known.
28.Enumerate star calculation? How will you ascertain which stars are best for sight?
= To make a list of stars and planets available for observation at morning or
evening twilight for a fix, you would setup the star-finder with the LHA (Aries) and
have the planets plotted. Then use the following guide lines for selection of
bodies:Altitude 10° to 65°,1st magnitude Bearing 120° apart, Always try to get
Polaris, it gives you a latitude line of position if you are in the northern
hemisphere, and any body who has a bearing of 000° - 180° will do the same
thing.To check your course, select bodies with bearings perpendicular to your
course.To check your speed, select bodies that are parallel to your course. some
groups can be eliminated if one of the bodies in the group is below the horizon for
that observer's DR position and time of star time.
29.What are different twilights and which twilight will you consider best for the stars
selected?why?
30.Limitations of ECDIS? Why ther is training rquired for ECDIS?
31.TRS? Dangerous semicircle? Dangerous Quadrant? Action in NH?
32.What is veering and backing of wind?
33.What precautions are required when navigating in north atlantic ocean? ocean
currents in north atlantic ?
34.What is ice patrol?Which solas requirement talk about it - Chp 5 reg 6.
35.What is gyro sphere?how current is passed in a gyroscope?
36.trs synoptic explanation,gyro error, schuler tunning?
37.what r the metrological change when labradore & Gulf streem meets?
38.what does solas chapter 5 speak about weather reporting reg number ---- reg 5:-
Meteorological services and warnings, reg 31:- Danger messages, reg 32:-
Information required in danger messages
39.Why northern hemisphere currents are clockwise.?
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1. RRW lights seen right ahead while entering TSS and 2 more vessel stern of u
action.shallow depth stbd ?? (NUC seen from stern or v/l aground,
inform master, check charted depth, ascertain whether vessel aground or NUC,
alter course into the separation zone or reverse course with hard port and move
into the other traffic lane, inform VTS.
2. rv situation with only one radar operational...... your vessel cource 225 speed 5
knts, radar on 6M range from last 15mins no targets suddenly u c 2 targets on the
edge of the sceen one on stb bow and one on stbd quater... action?…=bold
alteration and increase speed
3. 2 red light and one white light in tss action? =that means grounded, so reciprocal
course, or enter other lane by cutting it straight & go back ???
4. 2red and white in a vertical line.? = thats rt khaled nd NUC making way too....so
first u acquire on radar if SOG IS nil that means grounded nd otherwise NUC nd
take action accordingly..
5. vertical and horizontal sextant in detail ?
6. light vertical nd horr spacing ?
7. clody skies u r in life boat how will u attract attention of other vsl....ans-whistle ,
parashute flare , hand flare ,smoke signal ,sart
8. towing vsls cards
9. w lights seen right ahead while entering TSS and 2 more vessel stern of u action?.
10.R lights seen ahead , type of vsl and action?.
11.U r in Rv only one radar is working and ur radar is on 6 mile range two vessel
sighted on 6 mile , one vsl around 3 point on stbd bow and another is at right
astern ,tcpa for both is 18 min, cpa fm 1st vsl is 0.3 nm and cpa fm 2nd vsl is 0
nm. own vsl in 6 kts. Action.
12.You course is 229 x 15 kts. @ 0000 Hrs and u got a target on certain BRG. At
0012 u are maintaing same co./spd and the target on same Brg. what is the
course & speed of target vessel??. my answer was she is on parallel course and
speed.
13.you are coming from a high seas distance to go 62 miles, no ship in near to the
vicinity, sea room enough, course 000 x 15 kts. current N'ly x 3kts.. if u go beyond
6 miles anchoring position u will aground. he will give engine maneuvering data
such as Full AHD 12 ,HALF 08, SLOW 06,DSA 04: Astern movement Full Astern
10 ,HALF 07, SLOW 05,DSA 03… =Here he wants to hear that u will turn your
ship opposite of current and speed over ground should be nil.
14.v/l in toss see RRW action? = it can be a nuc vessel making way seen from
astern or a vsl aground.I will check on radar if that vsl is making good any speed
that it is nuc otherwise i will consider it a vessel aground.Then i will cross the
seperation zone and go on the other side off TSS on reciprocal course.Check
navtex ,egc,inform master,VTS etc .
15.if aground vsl is in distress and vts has asked you to proceed for rescue.How will
you go about it.?
16.WG What is the light n action will u take ? & if on right ahead wht action ?

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17.What is transit bearing n what is its use?

18.What is FOHN WIND EFFECT, Anabatic & Catabatic Wind?
19.diff between Aneroid, mercury barometer & Barograph?
20.What is smelling of ground n squat? = he wants to listen practically not as it is
written in books.
21.A vsl 62 M off Fav Current 3 kt .....Situation goes for 3 hrs,then next three hrs
adverse current for another 3 kt/hr...Vsl approaching towards Anchor stn.....Detail
ships maneuvering...
22.Monsoon Season (Aug /Sept) Indian coast....vsl transiting 10M off ...ME
Failure...Your Action?
23.Planning for anchoring. Anchoring position 62 miles brg 000 deg. current at
present 180 deg 3 knots and on reaching close to anchorage tide changes and
becomes 000 deg 3 knots.State full procedure starting from pre arrival checks to
engine movements and procedure to drop anchor in strong current.
24.Asked cards regarding trawlers and fishing v/l situation in rv
25.what is grt?
26.WWWG (very far away ) R pls tell the type of vsl and action?
27.lights for sailing vsl with wind and without wind?
28.u r in 50N lat ur mag compass is erratic ,choppy sea,wind force 6,gyro not working
how will u steer a course?
29.Duration of dry dock and as per which reg?.
30.Ur ship is port side along side in Indra duck 1 ship ahead and 1 in astern both are
5 mt fro ur ship no wind, no crnt, no tug, no bow-thruster how will u cost off.

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1. RRW lights seen right ahead while entering TSS and 2 more vessel stern of u
action.shallow depth stbd ?? (NUC seen from stern or v/l aground,
inform master, check charted depth, ascertain whether vessel aground or NUC,
alter course into the separation zone or reverse course with hard port and move
into the other traffic lane, inform VTS.
2. rv situation with only one radar operational...... your vessel cource 225 speed 5
knts, radar on 6M range from last 15mins no targets suddenly u c 2 targets on the
edge of the sceen one on stb bow and one on stbd quater... action?…=bold
alteration and increase speed
3. 2 red light and one white light in tss action? =that means grounded, so reciprocal
course, or enter other lane by cutting it straight & go back ???
4. 2red and white in a vertical line.? = thats rt khaled nd NUC making way too....so
first u acquire on radar if SOG IS nil that means grounded nd otherwise NUC nd
take action accordingly..
5. vertical and horizontal sextant in detail ?
6. light vertical nd horr spacing ?
7. clody skies u r in life boat how will u attract attention of other vsl....ans-whistle ,
parashute flare , hand flare ,smoke signal ,sart
8. towing vsls cards
9. w lights seen right ahead while entering TSS and 2 more vessel stern of u action?.
10.R lights seen ahead , type of vsl and action?.
11.U r in Rv only one radar is working and ur radar is on 6 mile range two vessel
sighted on 6 mile , one vsl around 3 point on stbd bow and another is at right
astern ,tcpa for both is 18 min, cpa fm 1st vsl is 0.3 nm and cpa fm 2nd vsl is 0
nm. own vsl in 6 kts. Action.
12.You course is 229 x 15 kts. @ 0000 Hrs and u got a target on certain BRG. At
0012 u are maintaing same co./spd and the target on same Brg. what is the
course & speed of target vessel??. my answer was she is on parallel course and
speed.
13.you are coming from a high seas distance to go 62 miles, no ship in near to the
vicinity, sea room enough, course 000 x 15 kts. current N'ly x 3kts.. if u go beyond
6 miles anchoring position u will aground. he will give engine maneuvering data
such as Full AHD 12 ,HALF 08, SLOW 06,DSA 04: Astern movement Full Astern
10 ,HALF 07, SLOW 05,DSA 03… =Here he wants to hear that u will turn your
ship opposite of current and speed over ground should be nil.
14.v/l in toss see RRW action? = it can be a nuc vessel making way seen from
astern or a vsl aground.I will check on radar if that vsl is making good any speed
that it is nuc otherwise i will consider it a vessel aground.Then i will cross the
seperation zone and go on the other side off TSS on reciprocal course.Check
navtex ,egc,inform master,VTS etc .
15.if aground vsl is in distress and vts has asked you to proceed for rescue.How will
you go about it.?
16.WG What is the light n action will u take ? & if on right ahead wht action ?

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17.What is transit bearing n what is its use?

18.What is FOHN WIND EFFECT, Anabatic & Catabatic Wind?
19.diff between Aneroid, mercury barometer & Barograph?
20.What is smelling of ground n squat? = he wants to listen practically not as it is
written in books.
21.A vsl 62 M off Fav Current 3 kt .....Situation goes for 3 hrs,then next three hrs
adverse current for another 3 kt/hr...Vsl approaching towards Anchor stn.....Detail
ships maneuvering...
22.Monsoon Season (Aug /Sept) Indian coast....vsl transiting 10M off ...ME
Failure...Your Action?
23.Planning for anchoring. Anchoring position 62 miles brg 000 deg. current at
present 180 deg 3 knots and on reaching close to anchorage tide changes and
becomes 000 deg 3 knots.State full procedure starting from pre arrival checks to
engine movements and procedure to drop anchor in strong current.
24.Asked cards regarding trawlers and fishing v/l situation in rv
25.what is grt?
26.WWWG (very far away ) R pls tell the type of vsl and action?
27.lights for sailing vsl with wind and without wind?
28.u r in 50N lat ur mag compass is erratic ,choppy sea,wind force 6,gyro not working
how will u steer a course?
29.Duration of dry dock and as per which reg?.
30.Ur ship is port side along side in Indra duck 1 ship ahead and 1 in astern both are
5 mt fro ur ship no wind, no crnt, no tug, no bow-thruster how will u cost off.

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1. Your vessel is drifting, another outbound vessel is on collision course, action ?
2. Heeling error and its correction.
3. Quote Rule 19(d)
4. Explain entire procedure of Weather routing.
5. isopleths
6. Diff bw climatological and weather routing
7. Condition for a Body to be visible @ Lower Meridian Passage.
8. TRS: why wind blows spirally, why it curves later to NE, why it then dissipates,
9. why no TRS @ Equator , why trs move westerly near equater and so many cross
questions on TRS.
10.ROR: lights for a v/l 50m pushing a v/l 150m as a composite unit.
11.v/l entered RV, engine fails, master told he will come after 30 mins. Action……
He wants to listen NUC lights making way (as ship still moving), Hand steering,
Fog Signal for NUC (Imp.), Safety Message on VHF, AIS status change, Rate of
Drift & Nearest Danger.
12.what are the details in wind rose. he wants every minute detail like what does it
mean by percentage frequency ?
13.How to go about with weather routing? How you will do the Wx rt. if the ship is
sailing in a new area and there are no sister vessels and no data available with
company and the ship has no sip performance curve?
14.You are on tanker in open sea and the master has asked to stop engines and then
he gives you watch and says just keep drifting ,no orders for next port? what will
you do on watch?
15.Details of routing chart.
16.Be well prepared for if the last surveyor has put any comment as he checks and
definitely makes a point to check that you have covered that.
17. colregs annex 1.... vertical & horizontal positioning of lts. in detail.
18.master sick..... vsl transiting frm England to Canada in the month of april..........
assist master in making a passage plan.
19.narrow channel restricted vis. overtaking possible....... sound signals in rv
20.cross questions on great circle & composite gc sailing.
21.questions on international ice patrol & ice limits :-the ice charts are
made by egg code as developed by wmo. ice charts can be in color format or
simply b&w the service provider nations: canada, Denmark, china,
estonia,Finland,germany,japan,norway,poland,russia,sweden,usa usually, ice
forecasts are prepared once a day for a period of 24 to 144 hours because they
are tied to the frequency of the data input.
22.Your vessel is at open sea and main engine fail , No master , take action ?
23.ROR situations ,Can u overtake in Narrow channel ?
24.wat is aclinic line.? ………………….Magnetic equator, an imaginary line near the
Equator, where a compass needle balances horizontally, the attraction of the north
and south magnetic poles being equal. this must be correct answer of aclinic line..
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Contour lines along which the dip measured at the Earth's surface is equal are
referred to as isoclinic lines. The locus of the points having zero dip is called
the magnetic equator or aclinic line.[2] The range of dip is from −90 degrees to 90
degrees.
25.ur vessel ran aground on a muddy ground, later @ high tide refloated & berthed.
master first time in command seeking ur advice. wat will u advice him as a mate?(
doesn't want to listen about actions after grounding, like checking soundings, and
tank inspections .....) he asked what will u do before discharging cargo?
26.lights of a towing vessel?( only one question from ROR)
27.u r in open sea..suddenly visibility detoriates..master unavailable..action
28.positioning n specifications of nuc lights
29.in rv engine failed..master still unavailable..action
30.specifications of ram lights
31.how do u determine whether it is a close quarter situation..quote rule 7
32.rv situation
33.determination of rhsc in nh
34.avoiding action for trs
35.arpa requirements for ships
36.what is WIG craft (definition).?
37.Lights by a WIG craft when underway?
38.What is Isallobar?……A line on a weather map connecting places having equal
changes in atmospheric pressure within a given period of time. Isallobars measure
pressure tendency, a value that describes both the difference in barometric
pressure at the beginning and end of a given time period as well as the pattern"
falling, rising, or steady" of pressure change.
39.identify the v/l.Range 6'.What action will u take?
40.Spacing of Masthead lights & sidelights.
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1. rule no 1 understanding n description in ur own words.
2. narrow channel own vls wants to overtake tgt vsl frm port side n u have land n
shallow patches out side narrow channel...action n signals as which rule
3. above sitution if tgt vsl not giving consent for overtaking by signals n then ur
action n will u overtake.
4. tss situation crossing n also how vsl cross tss lane
5. inshore traffic zone what it is n whr it is mentioned .
6. drawn symbols for obstruction on paper n asked meanings ......as per 5011
7. drawn foul area n mentioned depths in areas 40 mtrs n own vsl draft 10mtrs ask
whether vsl will cross area
8. meaning of foul area n is anchoring permitted. Other reasons why anchoring may
be forbidden are an explosives dump area or a historic wreck, or simply because
anchoring will block the passage. Also the seabed might be foul, which is indicated
on nautical charts by a #, marking perhaps old chains or simply polluted ground
below.
9. ror contents n total rules n annex n parts
10.ror situations (simple one between sailing vsl and pd vessel)
11.new 2nd officer ,how will u guide him.
12.sometimes he asked part d starts from which rule and rule 18
13.difference betweeen seaplanes nd wig
14.importance of harmonic constant(as PKC MENTIONED IT B4) ...port not
mentioned in tide tables nd not having sufficient tidal nf...are required to be
plotted as cosine curve
15.all situation RAM ND NUC- NONE OF rule define so
follow rule 2 each vsl resp due to nd better to reduce speed....
16.composite sound signal?: - vsl which can’t produce more than 100 db....two
means shall be provided nd dis shall not be more than 100 mtr & diff in freq shall
be 10 hz
17.composite unit when pushing ahead light signal….. towing alongside light
signal if more than 5 vsls are der..
18.all alarms on bridge—code on alarms and indicators
19.OFF COURSE ALRAM AT restricted visb no body on bridge action-----AS PER HIM
SOUND GEN EMG ALARM also hand steering followed by emg steering...15 s to 15s
in 60 hrs
20.NUC light wen making way no mast head lights nd all in details......pls do not
forget emg alarm as dis is also a amergency..
21.emergency generators
22.again quote of some rules and just asking i.e 34c........what does it tells about???
23.what is difference between VDR and SVDR
24.what things VDR records,
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26.is it possible to switch off VDR in dry dock,
27.what lights doesn't show masthead lights,
28.difference between NUC and RAM
29.which rules says about carriage of whistle, bell n gong,what is the requirement to
carry these,
30.when vessel is required to put two whistle,
31.where it is mentioned about fitting of two whistle,
32.about two whistle on vessel, is it mentioned about it anywhere in the rules except
annex,
33.what is WIG & ?.what lights will be shown by WIG,
34.which rules says about impeding the passage,-- 9 10 18
35.top mark of isolated danger mark,
36.U are on a CBD, u have a NUC on ur stbd bow...whose responsibility - CBD as per
rule 18d.
37.U are on a navigation watch on bridge at 5 in the morning...AB down for tea..u are
alone!!u hear auto pilot alarm...action? - …..take vesel on hand stg immediately,
check heading and bring back ship first thing on course clear of dangers and traffic
and call for AB then further action whatever maybe required to be done.
38.Ok next u find out it was not an auto pilot alarm...it was a gyro fail alarm…
action??…….As I'm already well settled one hour into my watch, I'm well aware of
the latest heading diff bet mag and gyro which also is routinely recorded in the
bridge log..I'll start steering by the magnetic compass allowing for the last known
magnetic error, put ab on steering, take vessel clear of dangers and traffic, inform
master about gyro failure.
39.Ok now u find ur steering system whole of it is not working - Steering Failure!!!
action??……Immediately send one AB to the steering gear room, put steering
controls on local and prepare for emergency steering, in the meantime inform eng
room to man stg gear and eng room and call master...display NUC lights and keep
clear of any traffic and vessel in safe waters...
40.in all the above situations now u have restricted visibility - actions??
41.A new 2nd officer has joined who needs a little bit of guidance about Passage
planning. How will you go about it? What all documents do you need?
42.Can a vessel sail without paper charts? There are 2 or 3 ECDIS onboard complying
with ALL requirements, can a vessel sail without paper charts? …..When I told him
that few charts where Vector chart coverage is NOT there, paper charts will need
to be carried, he said that is there no alternative to Vector charts. I said Raster
charts – he said yes, if you have Raster charts for those areas, can
you dispense with paper charts?
43.Mediterranean Moor?
44.Own vessel is RAM, approached by NUC 4 Pts on STBD bow – who is give way
vessel and as per which rule?
45.What lights shown by Sailing vessel, NUC, RAM, Towing vessel (both greater than
and less than 50 meters and both length of tow less than 200m or more than
200m , vessel towed alongside, if more than 1 vessel towed alongside)!!
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46.Tell me about emergency strng, when & how will u do emg strng, Test procedure,
47.Rudder angle for emg strng test and time & for auxilery Strng.
48.Synoptic chart & prognosis chart, what is it, information in it, what & how will u
use these charts for weather routing in detail.
49.What is e-navigation.U are on world wide passage , u have 2 ECDIS onboard can u
sail without paper chart & asked some areas which dose not have vector charts.??
:- Solas Chv Reg 19.2.1.4—Ecdis For Chart Carriage Requirement (Not For Nautical
Publications)Reg 19.2.1.5—Back Up Arrangement For Ecdis If Carried For Charts, If
Ecdis Is Carried To Meet Partly Or Fully. This Back Up Arrangement Can Be Ecdis Or
Paper Chart Folio (As Given At The Foot Note)Reg 19.2.6—On Ships 500 Grt And
Above Duplicate Ecdis For Reg 19.2.1.4I.E. The Ship Will Have 2 Ecdis And 1
Backup Console Or Paper Chart Folio For Back Up, If Not Carriying Or Partly
Carriying (Some Areas Don’t Have The Coverage For Ecdis Or Electronic
Means).Other Back Up Arrangements—A 817 (19) Appendix 6 (It Is Been
Superseded By Msc 232 (82)).
50.ROR annex how many tell me in deatil including positioning of mast head
lights ,side lights, all around & towing lights.
51.situation for own vsl NUC and CBD is crossing from stbd , What action & as per
which rule If collision exist & if collision dose not exist, and also Explanation of
various rules related to this like Rule 18d, 8f, 7d, 2 etc.
52.What lights for towing alongside three vsl , lts for towing vsl & lts for vsl towed &
out of three towed vsl which will show astern lt.
53.lights on NUC, CBD, Towing, Towing along side, Fishing while making way &
underway.
54.E T A requirement,for which ship it is applicable,any latest ammendment in E T A.
55.which ship does not required emergency generator & will hav only battery backup.
56.sailing vsl with appex downword,risk of collision exist,action as per R O R.and
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1. what makes the master to deviate from the passage plan?Owners/charters advice,
vsl rcvd any distress call n has to proceed for rescue, weather, medical emg, any
major break down due to which unable to complete vyg, found stwys , war or civil
riots at arriving port.
2. simple situations in ror.. normal visib
3. What do you mean by shallow water? What depth you will take as shallow water?
4. How you will go about with passage planning if your departure port is west Canada
and destination is japan?. I told composite great circle sailing. He
asked what factors will decide the limiting latitude?. I told the ice limits ,
recommended trade routes. He wants to hear the charterers.
5. gave situation--a vessel approaching on port beam.Action? he doesn't wants to
hear compass brgs and etc. he only wants one line action.he asked for action in rv. i
said alteration to stbd. he said dont forget rule 19d first part. if by radar the vessel is
clearing , not to take action.
6. Directional gyro-construction and where it is used.
7. Twilight?
8. Why do we need to keep limiting latitude.? Told him about
weather in high lat and horizontal df force decreasing for gyro and mag compass.
wanted to hear something else too (maybe Institute warranty limit? Kindly check on
this).
9. ROR own vessel being overtaken.What all actions will we take ?Which rules apply
including signals to attract attention.
10.What factors will you consider while turning a high freeboard ship such as container
vsl.? He wants to hear about wheelover point and ROT.turning,speed
reduction,heading maintain
11.Weather reports.. EGC & Navtex... Number of Navareas... Navarea for India..=21,8
12.What is passage planning.Elements of passage planning in detail.
13.Single Red & white light?
14.Types of current & their causes with example.?
15.Weather charts.(Analysis, prognosis charts)?
16.How many types of Gyro error & How to correct each error?
17.Vsl is berthed port side a/s. current is from astern. There is a vacant berth
on the other side of the vsl (stbd). Unberth the vsl and berth to the vacant berth to
the side as convenient to you
18.Which instruments are used to measure rudder drop and propeller drop. =trammel
gauge and poker gauge
19.Simple RV situations. some cross questions ?
20.principles of bridge team management?
21.scantlings are shown in which plan =shell expansion plan
22.elements of ism code, and chapters?
23. Mediterranean Moor & Running Moor..?
24.what is dredging of anchor?

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25.Write down salient features of Bridge Team Management. He gave me a paper and
left the room and came back after 10-15 minutes. He did seem impressed by what I
had written (which in any case was complete nonsense as I had not prepared THIS
question).
26.Situation - you are a PD, you have a PD on your Starboard beam and the aspect of
that vessel is such that you can see both its side lights (basically O/V is Rt Ahd of the
other v/l) - Action??
27.What all methods do we use onboard to obtain weather information.
28.What are the requirements for ETA as per SOLAS. Any amendment to the same?
What amendment?
29.Definition of "short voyage" and "coastal voyage"- pg 201
30.Definition of "restricted waters"
31.Definition of "shallow waters"
32.Behavior of ship in shallow waters, effects and causes?…why does the ship behave
sluggish? draw maneuvering curves and describe how the parameters of a ship will
differ when effected by shallow water??
33.Vancouver to Tokyo passage things to consider before planning?
34.Weather fax contents...is wind force indicated on a wx fax? where on wx fax?
35.target vsl exactly abeam of own vessel showing mast lights and sidelights action?
36.target vsl moved very close to own vessel with same aspect as above on stbd beam…
action?
37.target vsl overtaking own vessel...not taking sufficient action as per rules...action by
own vessel (all the situations above he wanted to hear "call master" as well along
with all ur other actions...so just keep in mind)
38.Inter-cardinal Rolling Error of Gyro?
39.Wandering error?
40.LRIT
41.Technical details of navigation lights.... vertical & horizontal spacing..
42.Screening of lights... cut off arcs of different lights
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1. NUC, pilot vessel and Fishing vessel cards.
2. Pilot vessel at anchor in RV....sound signal?
3. card South cardinal mark and meaning?
4. weather during TRS?
5. Factors affecting vsl while berthing
6. what particulars you will send to weather routine services?
7. Definition of BUBBLE SEXTANT? = a sextant used esp. in aerial navigation in
which the image of the heavenly body being observed is brought to the edge of a
bubble instead of to the sea horizon, the bubble appearing in its proper position in
the field of view only when the sextant is held so that its zero plane is the
observer's horizontal plane , for ship it is difficult to use, still we can use it when
on polar navigation where due ice horizon is not clear, dat time need to stop ship
go to shore or on ice fixed d sextant , get the sight and come to onboard.
8. Principle of Directional gyro? : Any where on the horizon at any azimuth ,
simultaneous correction for drift and tilt are applied at opposite rates.
Procedure: keeping the slew rate switch on the panel in vertical position, the main
control is set to free flow sector. This is to enable the gyro to preset to required
heading and to remove any tilt. A suitable slow rate of precessional slew is
selected and upon operating appropriate push button the compass precesses to
the required heading and remove any existing tilt.The compass now maintains the
meridian with a reduced damping factor. The main control is retained in free slew
mode and the pendulum signal is disconnected from tilt amplifier but is still
connected to azimuth amplifier. The instrument no longer act as north seeking but
assumes the character of directional gyro. When using the gyro in this fashion
some limit must be placed on the initial azimuth chosen. The error should be
checked frequently using astronomical bodies to check if any wander and there
after gyro should be re slewed. Thus a directional gyro as above provides stabilized
azimuth indication in very high latitudes.
9. A wind rose? = is a graphic tool provides succinct view of how wind speed and
direction are typically distributed at a particular location. The length of each
"spoke" around the circle is related to the frequency that the wind blows from a
particular direction per unit time. Each concentric circle represents a different
frequency, emanating from zero at the center to increasing frequencies at the
outer circles. The directions of the rose with the longest spoke show the wind
direction with the greatest frequency. Wind roses typically use 16 cardinal
directions, such as north (N), NNE, NE, etc.
10.BRM- It is the effective management & utilisation of all resources (human &
technical) available to bridge team to ensure safe completion of voyage.
ELEMENTS OF BRM 1. Team work 2.Team building 3. Communication 4.Leadership
5.decision making 6. stress level 7.attitude 8. risk management
11.One Situation broad daylight observing by binocs, see a vsl on port bow dist 3
miles, action?.
12.sailing vessel aground lights?
13.south cardinal buoy identification at night?
14.whats is compasses compared?
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