1.

IF YOUR GYRO COMPASS IS SHOWING 345 DEGREES, AND THE TRUE

BEARING OF THE SUN OBSERVED IS 349 DEGRESS.

(A). WHAT IS THE GYRO ERROR?

(B) IF YOUR GYRO REPEATER IS SHOWING 285 DEGREES WHAT IS THE TRUE
GYRO HEADING.
©IF A RADAR BEARING OBSERVED FROM A TARGET IS 90 DEGREES WHAT
IS THE TRUE BEARING.

2. IF THE VARIATION IS 4 DEGREES EAST AND THE DEVIATIONS IS 2.5

DEGREES WEST. YOUR COMPASS IS SHOWING 234 DEGREES. CALCULATE
COMPASS ERROR.

3. WHAT IS FWA?

4. WHAT IS TPC?

5. WHAT IS FREE SURF ACT EFFECT?

YOUR DRAFT IS 5.0 MTRS AND IF YOU ARE GOPNG TO LOAD ANOTHER 120
TONS OF CARGO ON THE MAIN DECK, WILL YOUR VESSEL BE MORE
STABLE OR LESS STABLE?

6. WHAT IS KG?

7. WHAT IS SQUATTING?

8. WHAT IS GHA AND DECLINATION? WHAT IS THE DECLINATION OF THE

SUN TODAY? IS IT NORTH OR SOUTH.

9.CARDINAL MARKS, TOP MARKS, COLOURS, LIGHT CHARACTERESTICS,

10. SHOWING VARIOUS DIAGRAMS OF VESSELS AT ANCHOR, VESSEL NOT

UNDER COMMAND, RESTRICTED IN HER ABILITY TO MANOUVRE SHOWING
THE SAFE SIDE TO PASS ON THE STARBOARD SIDE, VESSEL CONSTRAINED
BY HER DRAFT, ETC, BY SHOWING THE SHAPES AND ASKING US WHAT
ACTION WE WILL TAKE WHEN SEE THEM, WHAT ARE THE NIGHT SIGNALS
FOR THE SAME. .

11. SHOWING VARIOUS DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATPNG VESSELS RIGHT AHEAD,

CROSSING, OVERTAKING, IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND ASKING US TO
IDENTIFY WHICH ONE SHOULD BE THE GIVE WAY VESSEL, WHICH ONE IS
STAND ON VESSEL. AND ASK US TO MARK OUR TRACK, HOW WE WTLL
PASS THEM.

12. FOG SIGNALS IN RESTRICTED MANOUVRABUJTY FOR VESSEL UNDERWAY, NOT

MAKING WAY, A VESSEL TOWING A BARGE LENGTH MORE THAN 200 MTRS, VESSEL
AT ANCHOR ETC.,

13. WHAT IS SET AND DRIFT?

14. EXPLAIN HIM IN DETAIL WHICH WAY THE VESSEL DRIFT DUE TO WIND AND
CURRENT, AND WHAT IS THE NEW COURSE TO STEER COUNTER ACTING THE
CURRENT AND WIND.
15. EMPHASISING THE NEED NOT TO RELY BLINDLY ON GPS AND ALWAYS PLOT
THE POSITIONS ON THE CHART VERY FREQUENTLY, TAKING TRANSIT BEARING OF
VARIOUS PLATFORMS ETC.,

16. SHOWN THE CHART OF SOUTH SAFANIYAH ASKING US TO PLOT A SAFE TRACK
TO REACH SAFANIYAH PIER KEEPING SUFFICIENT UNDER WATER KEEL
CLEARANCE AND AVOIDING CROSSING OF PIPELINES TO THE MINIMUM.

17. CONVERSIONS; FEET TO METRES, METRIC TONS TO LONG TONS, SHORT TONS,
POUNDS TO KILOGRAMS, METRIC TONS TO US GALLONS.

18. WHAT IS THE RELATIVE DENSITY OF FRESH WATER, SEA WATER, F.O.

19. KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT,

20. WEARING SCBA SET

21. HOW WILL YOU MAKE SURE THERE IS MINIMUM FREE SURFACE EFFECT.

22. BY CHECKING THE SOUNDING OF ALL THE TANKS EVERY DAY AND MAKE SURE
THERE IS NO ACCIDENTAL INGRESS OF WATER DUE TO ANY PIPE LEAKS OR HOLES
UNNOTICED.

23. 21.TESTING THE USE OF ARAMCO TIDE TABLES FOR A PARTICULAR DATE, WHEN
VESSELS DRAFT IS SO MUCH WHAT IS THE AVAILABLE DEPTH OF WATER AT SO
AND SO TIME IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

24. KNOWLEDGE OF OWN VESSEL. HOW MANY TANKS ARE IN USE FOR FW AND
FUEL ETC.,

25. WHAT ACTION WILL YOU TAKE BEFORE ENTERING AN OIL FIELD.

26. BEFORE GOING ALONGSIDE THE RIG/PLATFORM MAKE SURE YOUR VESSLE IS
COMPLETELY STOPPED CHECK THE EFFECT OF WIND AND

CURRENT, CHECK YOUR VESSELS ASTERN PROPULSION, BOW THRUSTER ETC, AND
ONLY WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD ORDER PROCEED TO THE RIG/PLATFORM.

27. WHEN YOU SEE A VESSEL AT ANCHOR AHEAD OF YOU, WHICH SIDE WILL YOU
PASS?

28. ALWAYS PASS FROM THE STERN.