CAPT.

OAK
FUNCTION 1
4 vessels ahead, 1 on STBD bow abaft the beam crossing, 1 overtaking from fine
quarter vessel entering port. I said reduce speed, assess situation and tackle each
01) target as per least CPA.
02) Aground vessel fog signal make and show
03) AIS, how many types, working
04) Anchor pms
05) Anchor terminology
06) Annex 3 of ROR.
07) ARPA performance standards.
08) Barometer
09) Barometric pressure correction
10) Calculasn of tide in detail, wat is neap n spring tides
11) Cardinal mark with top mark missing, n hw to navigate
12) Cards day n night
13) Current experience during voyage and why
14) describe safe water mark
15) Difference between current and stream
16) ECDIS all alarms, AIO layer in detail.
17) Errors of GPS
18) Errors of gyro
19) Fog signal for vessel aground, make sound by tapping table.
He drew a radar screen with around 10 vsl and ask me to assist master in
20) navigation. .. I said I'll tackle the vsl first with the minimum TCPA
21) Hear a fog signal frm stbd bow radar inoperational.
How to carry out mooring using anchor cable in sbm or cbm, how to remove lugless
22) link and so many cross questions on lugless link
23) How to do sbm mooring
24) How to identify pilot vessel in RV.
25) How vl u assist master in command decision making (read from nitin mahajan)
26) how will u assist the master with ice navigation, u r already in a pack of ice
how will u make use of the small diamonds on the chart. The tidal range and the
tidal stream diamonds. Thers a table on the chart giving the tidal range and
27) stream.
 How will u shift the ship frm jetty no 54 to jety no 66, and the master is not
28) onboard. Also u have an off shore wind.
29) Hw to determine low
Identify the Fairway buoy My rply: told him the shape , colour, and light of the
30) fairway buoy(Safe water mark buoy).
If other anchor does not hold and breaks. I said beach the vessel. He asks how
without engines. Im clean bowled, runout, caught, hitwicket all at once. I said
wherever find suitable beaching ground go and beach. Aise hi just to show miracles
31) do happen.
32) Last vessel manoeuvring characteristics.
make the fog signal for a vsl aground ( he wants u to make it with ur mouth) rply: I
33) asked him the length of the vsl (130m).
34) Master is not yet come on the Bridge Rply: call him up again
35) master Still not coming Rply: Ring the emergency alarm
36) Name of striker on gong.
37) Narrow channel situation, how to overtake, explain with fog signals
38) New moon & Full moon, how will you come to know.
39) Noon report, things reported
Now you are NUC, OFB Buoy on Port Buoy (OFB btw is ONE FaTHOM BANK and I
didnt know. I told him never been to Singapore as a officer and then he asks me
how much is one fathom, yaha se mera Function 1 starting getting screwed)- I said
40) I'll show proper signals, inform VTS and consider anchoring.
Own v/l sights 2 red lights in verticle line, one white light towards each of 2 red
41) lights. Action by own vessel if ROC exists. ( vessel aground)
42) Passage plan from mumbai to london
43) Pilot vessel fog signal
Radar screen with vessels drawn on paper, how will you assist Master in taking
44) over conn in Singapore strait and assist him in navigation
Red buoy 2+1 flashing in Japan- Which buoy. Preferred channel to PORT. Topmark-
45) I said Triangle, He said cone.
46) RED Flashing 2+1, in Japan... describe the buoy
47) Region B, preferred channel to port.. Give details of buoy
Rest. Visib. operational RADAR- 1 on STBD quarter and 1 on Port Bow. I said
48) reduce speed and let both vessels pass as per rule 19.
49) Rv in narrow channel how will u overtake with proper rule no.n why
RV radar not working other vessel approaching from port bow. Intensity of sound
signal increasing..action.. I said since I cannot determine the cpa I will reduce my
speed..he said still coming..i said I will take all her way off by going astern…then
50) he said how will convey other vessel u r going astern.. I said I cannot bcos in rv
 cannot use manvring signals…he wasn‟t happy..he kept saying then how u will convey
other dat u are going astern… I think he wanted to hear that even if u r going
astern on engine ship is actlly not moving astern…hence till the time we fully stop
we give 1 long..nd then 2 long blast eventually on stopping…
RV Situation:- Radar failed, fog signal of another vessel coming from 2 points on
51) port bow, action
Rv situations 4-5 ROR cards Preferred channel buoys, Cardinal mark Sound signals
Gyro spares and error Input to ECDIS Helicopter operations Interactions and
bank suction Manuevering signals Perf std of AIS Running and standing moor Ship
52) Manuevering details and emergency Anchorage. TRS and TLD diffrence
53) RV, own v/l in TSS. How will you overtake, action/ helm while overtaking.
safe water mark on starboard side..vl right ahead, sailing vl on port and vl on port
bow..roc with all vls take action... I answered since this is a safe water mark it
indicates safe water all around I will alter to stbd keeping clear of the buoy…he
54) changed the situation..
Situasn in RV, u r going in singapore st. behind a vsl, ur spd is more, risk of collision
exists... action... ans i vl overtake her, he said shallow patch on stbd side, tel him, i
vl overtake from port side cos as per rule, u can alter to port for a vsl being
55) overtaken...
56) Spring tide, neap tide, how often they occur
57) Spring tide, Neap tide, how will you come to know when is spring & Neap.
58) SRS (ship reporting system) n VTS (vessel traffic survices) in detail
Still not comin Rply: Send a crew member to his cabin. In the mean time ask
59) another officer (2nd officer ) to go Fwd stns for the anchorage.
60) Top mark of safe water
61) TRS action as a mate with respect to ship personnel and navigation
62) Trs in south china sea
U are on a container ship ,there‟s a vsl 3 pts on ur port bow and another vsl on ur
stbd qtr. Thers risk of collision , the radar is operational and RV.action My reply:
Reduce speed to the minimum at which I can be kept on my course and if
63) necessary take all way off.
u have received weather warnings of heavy weather , what precautions with
64) respect to cargo will u take
u r on a big tanker ship transiting through Singapore straits. One fathom Buoy is
around 3 pts on ur port bow and ur engines failedk, thers another vsl behind u in
the tss.action rply: display the NUC signal, inform master ,inform the Singapore
65) VTS and prepare for emergency anchorage.
Vessel in Singapore Straits, one vessel o'taking not taking action. Action- 5 short
66) blasts. Narrow Channels rule.
67) VTS and SRS regulations.
68) W cardinal mark without top mark.
69) wat happens to a gyro in high latitude
70) Weather fax symbol
71) What is Ship Routeing? Answered and Happy.
Which Solas Ch. V regs important as a Mate. Said all, then most impo Pilot Hoisting
72) arrangement coz under mate's control and his responsibility. Happy.
73) Why v take star sight whn 20 deg above horizan.explain in detail.
You are transiting through a TSS and thers a vsl ahed of u , whom u r overtaking
and RV My rply: Alter course to port and over take him frm the port side .He
74) asked me as per which rule …I said rule 19
 FUNCTION 2
01) Alarms on IG
02) Angle of repose groups.
As a mate on ur container ship how will u check that a reefer container after
arriving on the ship was cooled properly prior its arrival on board Rply: there is a
Parthlow chart which gives the record of the temperatue of the reefer container
03) for a period of 1 month.
04) Asked abt marflex pumps
05) Brine content.
Can we load heavy load density cargo greater than ships load density 4) Lashing
06) procedure
07) Capacity of ig
08) Certificate of fitness
09) Changing of a cargo line section, how??
10) Characteristics of cow.
11) Claim in cases of cargo damages.
12) Cohesive and non cohesive cargoes.
Coming frm uk to india how will u knw cargo is good. How u come to know there is a
13) sweat formation
14) Concentrates? Hazards 7) Cuss code? Who issued csm?
15) Contents of cow manual./ COW REQ
Crew reported damaged meat in mean and fish room, how will you go about it, what
16) action as mate.
17) Csc plate
18) Csm code n contents
19) Css code n explain
20) Dg manifests who issues it?
21) Displacement and dilution method
22) Doc. ... eg of a cargo belonging to same family. ..I told VGO (vacuum gas oil)
23) Domes test at sea?
During cow operation, cow line leak, action as mate 9) During cargo ops hole in the
24) cargo line, action as mate
25) Everything about segregation
26) Grain loading on Gen Cargo ship. I asked him do I have DOA.
27) Grain securing
28) Group in imsbc
29) Have you seen p&a manual what is there inside
30) Heavy lift cargo on non cellular container ship
31) How do u do PH test and why.
32) How to load cargo cargo if it is not mentioned on it
33) How to take temperatures in the hold.
34) how will u load a heavy lift on the deck of a container ship
How will u make sure ODMCS is working.(i said testing n all.he was not satisfied.he
35) wants sme figures.
36) Ibc code contents
37) Imdg book missing on board how will you load a cargo?
38) Imdg code amendments
39) IMSBC code , groups categorized
40) Isgot
41) Lashing code and csm code is there any difference?
Load density and how to load cargo if it is increased 8) Asked abt pumps various
42) types
Load Heavy lift on Container Vessel's hatch cover. Told whatever I knew about
43) CSM.
Load max. Cargo from gulf to be discharged in japan, how to plan loading, factors
44) and points to be considered
Loading of 50 containers in one go with cargo plan in detail.( m a tanker guy i said
45) bay plan n all he said giv me exact plan dont giv me bullshit)
46) Loading of iron ore
47) Loading precautions and Position. I said C/L to keep accelerations minimum. Happy.
48) Mast riser valve leaking?how to replace it?
49) on ageneral cargo vsl how will u load explosives
50) One cargo pipe joint rupure?how you will measure it to order?
Parts if odmcs. ( not the feeds.he wants to knw wt is inside whn u open a odmcs.he
51) was shocked to hear that i nevr opened n odmcs.
52) Precautions for timber
53) Precautions while heavy load density to load
Prepare Crude Oil tanker for DD. How will you go about tank preparation. I started
54) I will cow all tanks at last disch port. He then asked have U done crude. No.
55) Prepare refrigerated hold for loading.
56) Says Cargo gone bad due to Bulkhead failure. Intertank leakages. Everyday
 occurence on UNIVAN vessels. Faad diya. Cargo offspec. Discharge to barge.
Segregation of dangerous goods, which book gives easier and faster reference (
57) stroke guide, plz confirm the answers)
58) SOPEP , what oil containment equipment do u have on board.
59) Tank cleaning guide on chemical tankers, who is the author
60) Tank cleaning where to find that how you will proceed
61) the different lashing requirements as per the timber code
Types of Chem Tankers. What is Cargo containment. He was Happy with my
62) answers.
63) Types of container
U are on a container ship, thersa container ship comind down right ahead, thers
another vsl on or port bow around 3 pts and thers a fairway buoy on ur stbd Bow
around 4 pts. The fairway buoy is at around 4 miles . good visibility and risk of
collision exists. The tcpa of both the vsls is the same . Action My Rply: 1 short
64) blast and alter course to stbd.
65) Valves on sewage line overboard
66) Various types of valves
67) what are the various test that a container undergoes prior it is put into service
68) What is blu n imsbc
69) What is ems mfag nd how to refer it
Whats MARVS, SPMEP(I think is something to do with oil containment system on
70) tankers), CAS and CAPS ( some surverys related to tankers)
71) Where will you get load densit of Hatch Cover. I said Capacity Plan and CSM.
72) Where you will find details for angle of repose
73) Which ship you have sailed on?? Dresser coupling, explanation, other names, use
74) WIDAS detectors in the hold at what height.
 FUNCTION 3
after u anchored the ship u suddenly find that the ship has developed a 3 degree
port list . rply: Call another officer on the bridge and hand over the watch to him
01) while I go down and investigate the cause of the list . sound the tanks
02) Alarms in bulk carrier
03) Amendments of marpol in detail.
04) Any Marpol violation you have experienced
05) As a mate ur about to take command of your last vsl what all thing ull check
06) At port ship list to 2 degrees.what will be the reason?
Ballast Tank inspection in detail from starting and how will you report same to
07) superintendent and checklists used.
08) Bi and tri party agreement
09) Brake band change and PMS on windlass.
10) CAS/CAP
11) Change in trim due to density
12) codes as per solas
13) Condition of assignment of freeboard.
14) Contents of iopp certificate.
15) Contents of stability booklet.
16) Critical period n moment
17) CSO
18) csr details
19) Different statutory certificates
20) Drydock plan prep nd procedure
21) Drydocking
22) Emergency framo pump on board
23) ESP .
ETA which reg- I said SOLAS Ch. 2 and requirements for deployment. All OK, but
24) said reqd for 10000GT+ but actually for 20000DWT+.
25) Everything about grit blasting and standards.(probably failing question)
26) Fire nd safety drills important point
27) Fixed fire fighting system onboard and its procedure for release
28) Found oil sheen in ballast tank?action
29) Galley drain chocked action
30) Grounding of vessel with 10 m draft at high water. Sea bed sounding 9 meter
31) hazards of hydraulic oil
32) Heel due to wind. .. formula and what is the constant
33) How ssp is approved
34) How to arrange for close up survey. Again ESP.
35) How to prepare for loadline survey??
How will carry out mooring using anchor cable at SBM, CBM and disconnecting of
36) joining shackle and equipments used for same.
how will u fire the LTA for ur understanding, if u have to pass the line of a LTA in
the North direction and if u have the wind blowing frm the west , then u fire the
LTA in a dirction of around 045 so that the wind catches the line and the line will
37) curve and the propellent of the LTA will to the north.
38) How will u go about preparing the defect list for drydock
how will u pass the towing line to the tug coming to u frm the stbd side and u also
have a wind of force 5 blowing frm the stbd qtr rply: told him that ill use the LTA
39) and attach a messenger line to the line of the LTA
How will you carryout inspection of hull in drydock prior painting of hull, standards
40) to follow regarding same.( probably failing question)
41) How would you tell if anchor is brought up.
In Singapore straits near OFB master died action..... i was answerin suddenly he
said engine fails, action... while i was answering, he askd how much is one fathom, i
42) said... 6 feet den he said, soon after u anchored, vsl listed 2 deg to port, action...
43) Isps code. How to order for 1st survey, what all things required, Duties of RSO
Know all ur Stabily Formulas (Hindship ones) for List, trim, drydocking, severe
wind criteria. Capt. Oak is a dam gem of a guy. In the start he asked me if I was
44) comfortable with any function in particular.
45) Load line survey prep
46) Location of steller plate with exact numbering.
47) Maintenance of anchor cable
48) Marking of anchor cable, how?? What special paint to use and surface preparation
49) Mctc
50) Mlc 2006
51) Name of Instrument to measure propeller drop.
now u have to prepare for evacuation of the master frm the ship.what options of
52) evacuations do u have rply: helicopter evacuation , one method where the
 helicopter lands on the ship and the the other method is the winching method.
53) OLB entries wrt mate.
54) On a bulk carrier what do u determine frm a Draught Survey
55) on a general cargo vsl how will u know wat loose gear do u have Chain register
56) P and I clubs. Just started and said enough. Wait outside.
57) Pms on galley ventilators
58) Pms on winches
59) preparation for drydock
60) Ranging of cable
61) refrigeration system fails,crew complaining n fighting,action
Removing anchor 1st shackle for towing, how will you go about. I said take extra
lashings, Lower slightly to check if bearing weight of Anchor + Chain. Remove
lugless Shackle and pass cable. What is pin of shackle called. Spile pin, choked with
62) Lead.
63) reporting ballast tank report to superintendent which all checklist u require.
64) Risk Assessment for removing bow thruster motor. Said all. Fine.
65) Roro ship hazard
66) Safety equipment survey preparations.
67) severe wind criteria. Drawn and shown him including the formula
68) shell expansion plan
69) Slipping of anchor. In emergency and how to recover it
Ssscl not the contents ( he wants to knw abt some red n white signals.i dont knw
70) wt th fuk was that.he said u dont knw this.qsn nhi samjha uska mujh)
71) Stability problem 60 cms TRIM , bring to 30 cms with 6000 to load in 1/9 CH.
72) STCW New regulations
Stcw watch principle Internal no questions said u did good contracts b a good
73) Chief.
74) Suppliments of iopp.
75) Tank inspection in detail from starting.
76) Tell me exact quantity u require to paint a 150mtrs vessel.
the Crew member reports to u that master has slipped, banged his head and is
unconscious(Master is incapacitated) rply: Call up the chief cook and the stwd .as
they are the members of the medical party and so are familiar with the location of
the first aid kit and procedures and equipment. First anchor the ship and then
77) attend to the Master.
Then he started askin abt construction went in deep abt all Web frames..
78) Locations of web frames.
79) This particular tanker ship of urs does not have enough landing space for the vsl
 Rply: prepare for winching , whinching area the bridge wing area as the tanker
bridge wings have a considerable open area. Told him about helicopter operations
Towing vessel comes to ake you out. Not coming close coz of shallow, how to pass
heaving line. I said LTA. He asks which side. I said into wind. He says 1 LTA
80) wasted. I sad use the other I have two now away from the wind. Happy.
81) TRIM change from FW to SW.
82) Type of grease on exposed deck
U have 6000 tons of cargo to load in the 2 triming holds No.2 and No.7 ,ur present
trim is 60 cms and u have u get the trim to 30 cms. Told him trim formula
83) (hindship)
84) u r grounded at 4 db port side and now have to prepare for emergency towage
Vessel going from density 1010 to sea water, trim 70cm by stern, what will change
85) on reaching sea
86) what are the contents of the chain register?
87) what emergency towing arrangements does a tanker have fwd and aft
88) What is close up survey and what is overall survey. All part of ESP.
What is critical period, why is it important( refer to hindship its explained
beautifully there, note that critical instant is the time when the bow is just about
to sit on the blocks and NOT when the stern touches ( as stated in Capt. Dubeys
Book , it is wrongly stated in Dubeys book and is gona be corrected in the new
89) book)
90) What is critical period?? Why it is called critical??
91) What is Propeller drop.
92) What is toggle pin and spilt pin
93) What jobs are carried out with respect to the hull in the drydock
What speed will U anchor- I said Emergency Situation and Shallow very close so at
4-5 knots. Not satisfied says anchor gone and Master will come up on bridge.He
says anchor gone Master gets a heart attack, U have to land him ashore. Said
94) about Helicopter ops, inform VTS and stuff after anchoring.
95) Which survey for checking Transverse bulkheads, I said SAFECON.
Why tankers have less freeboard as compared to bulk carrier and other ships
96) (assessment of freeboard, type a, type b 60, type b 100)
97) Why tankers have less freeboard than bulk.
98) Y small trim
99) You are not getting salary action as per mate...he cross question a lot
You have to load 1200 tons of Iron Ore and have to trim the vessel from 1.2 m to
0.6 m. How to do it. Told him using Hydro tables using LCB and LCG or Using
wd/100MCTC taking 60 cm trim change. Told him another crude method by
100) keeping people on marks. He said not practicable. I said the same since terminal
must be informed where how much, because shoots cannot be repositioned. I said
the using the formulae.