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Anglo Eastern Ship Management Pt. !td. "#ndia

Ore Carriers $ %ale Max

Srikanth.T - Master's Orals - Oct 2013




MCA Centre : Tyne DockMCA Centre : Tyne Dock

Examiner : Capt. Khademul InsanExaminer : Capt. Khademul Insan

Batch : 1Batch : 1thth !ep " #$!ep " #$thth %ct #&1'%ct #&1'

Date : '1Date : '1stst

%ct #&1'%ct #&1'Time : 1''& to 1($$Time : 1''& to 1($$

Attempt : )irstAttempt : )irst

*esult : *e+erral and ,ass*esult : *e+erral and ,ass

E-ery e++ort has een taken to reconstruct theE-ery e++ort has een taken to reconstruct the

experience I had /ith the examiner /hich mi0ht eexperience I had /ith the examiner /hich mi0ht e

o+ some help especially +or those /ho can correcto+ some help especially +or those /ho can correct

+rom my mistakes.+rom my mistakes.

e made me com+ortale /ith his usual talke made me com+ortale /ith his usual talk

re0ardin0 Compass ouse Emer0ency Exits and roomre0ardin0 Compass ouse Emer0ency Exits and room

temperatures etc. 2ater on he asked +or my ,assporttemperatures etc. 2ater on he asked +or my ,assport

and CDC and +rom there starts the examination.and CDC and +rom there starts the examination.




o/ many -essels you sailed as Chie+ %++icer

2ast ' 3essels " 14 months

5hat type o+ Car0oes you loaded Iron %re " )ines and ,ellets

5hat are the contents o+ !hipper6s Declaration

2ookin0 +or Bulk density7 !)7 TM27 Moisture Content /ith

Certi+icate7 Class A7B 8 C7 An0le o+ repose7 date o+ the

documents and Trimmin0 ,rocedures.

5hat do you kno/ aout !29 Code

%ne o+ the mandatory pulication y MCA7 +ound onMCA /esite7 told him aout colour codin0 and

contents.




5hat additional documentation is reuired +or carryin0 ;rain

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;rain Code 5hat additional precautions are reuired +or carryin0 ;rain

Mentioned types o+ securin07 +umi0ation and !taility

Criteria.

5hat are the precautions /ith re+erence to +umi0ation

ad a rie+ chat aout the recent MAIB report.

M.3.Arklo/ Meado/ *eport <o. #1=#&1'.

>ou ha-e loaded 0rain in a 5est A+rican ,ort to *otterdam7

5hat are your concerns as a Master.

!to/a/ays




5hat precautions do you take a+ter loadin0 car0o /ith

re+erence to sto/a/ays

!to/a/ay search7 Checkin0 holds and securin0 a0ainstentry.

Tell me aout AC!

;a-e him rie+ intro7 included all 4 classes7 criteria to

e uali+ied +or same

5hat is E!,

Included E!, )ile contents7 Thickness measurements7

close up examination o+ structural stren0th7 pressuretestin0 o+ tanks7 ra+tin07 apart +rom normal ans/er.

o/ do you kno/ your -essel is under E!,

By class notation mentioned in the Certi+icate o+ Class.




5hat is Class <otation

;a-e a +ull description o+ my last -essels notation.

,!C on oard7 /hat /ould you expect him to check. !tarted /ith drau0ht7 load line marks7 moorin0 ropes7

accommodation ladder. Then he interrupted 8 asked me

5hat do you kno/ aout Drum 2oad Test.

Explained aout it. Details on moodle.

<o/ ,!C inspector in Master6s %++ice7 continue +rom there

!tarted /ith !%2A! Certi+icates and /as stopped in

et/een.Tell me aout MA*,%2 Annex 3I certi+icates.

Explained in detail aout IA,,7 EIA,,7 EEDI7 !EEM,

+or0ot to mention <%? Tech )ile ut he 0a-e a hint and

someho/ 0ot it out +rom me.


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Tell me aout M2C

2ookin0 mainly +or DM2C 1 and DM2C #

5hat are the ne/ chan0es /ith re+erence to Medical Certs.

1 >ear +or >oun0 sea+arers 8

# >ears +or sea+arers ao-e 1@ years

o/ /ould you conduct a 2i+e oat drill

*isk Assessment

Tool Box Talk

),Ds

9sual drill7 checks o+ all euipment

Derie+in0

Tell me aout launchin0 o+ )ree +all 2i+eoat

Explained simulated launchin07 ' monthly7 monthly 8

extension upto 1# months /ith permission +rom MCA



>our 'rd En0r has not returned +rom shore lea-e. Actions

!a+e Mannin0 Document

Dispensation i+ reuired +rom MCA *est hours o+ other en0ineers In+orm Company7 A0ent7 British Consular In-entory o+ his a00a0e " # /itness !i0n him o++ Arran0e +or ne/ 'rd En0r

#nd %++icer calls you on the rid0e in+ormin0 that charteddepth not matchin0 /ith the echo sounder readin0s. Actions

I /ill check the -essels position /ith all a-ailale means

e said my -essel6s position is all ri0ht. 5hat else

Can e due to limitations o+ the Echo !ounder



5hat are the limitations *ound the clock Multiple Echo Cross <oise

,ytha0oras Error %ther Errors due to

o 5ater Densityo Temperatureo Aeration

o 3irationo !hoals7 )isheso <ature o+ sea ed

ere he interrupted and said your Echo sounder is per+ectly

all ri0ht7 /hat else. At this point I /as 0ettin0 a it trouled asto /hat he is upto7 ut suddenly came up /ith +ollo/in0 As per <, 1&& it could e due to -e 8 -e sur0es7storm sur0es7 seiches or due to chan0es in shoal hei0hts/hich can e upto $ mtrs in 1& years. e then asked me isit 0i-en in <, 1&&7 to /hich I said yes sir7 -ery con+idently.



e asked /hat else7 I completely ran out o+ points and thenhe prompted /hat aout reportin0.

1&# +orm +rom <,1&&

5hat is AI! !art 5orks on 3) ran0e <o need o+ a ? and radar to tri00er Displays a sin0le distinct mark on the AI! or *ADA* orECDI! i+ inter+aced.

e stopped me a+ter this.

>ou are in A' area7 /hat additional euipment you expectto ha-e on oard.

Inmarsat Terminal

E;C *x ) D!C <BD, # !at C instead o+ <BD,



5hat is the +reuency o+ ) ran0e ( Mh to ## Mh

5hat is the +reuency o+ M)

#1@4.$ Kh +or D!C #1@#.& Kh +or *T

B<5A! " o/ is it controlled on your last -essel Master has the key and only in port and /hile

maneu-erin0 he puts it o++.

Explain Medi Moor and Baltic Moor e 0a-e a miniature ship model and +lat 0rey plasticpiece resemlin0 a erth. !ho/ed him ho/ to approach

and anchorin0 points and +inal moorin0 arran0ements.

Then the Buoya0e. It /as already setup. !ho/ed me thecompass card and arro/ indicatin0 the direction o+ uoya0e.e told me take your time and tell me /hene-er you are readyto 0o.



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A -essel is #& nm due east o+ you. !he is on &#$ de0 Tdoin0 1# Kts. >our max speed is 1 Kts. 5hat course youshould steer to rende-ous /ith her. 9se 1:( ratio on theplottin0 sheet. e 0a-e me a radar plottin0 sheet and

compass and said /ill e ack in $ minutes.

Did mana0e to complete the plot correctly. !pecialthanks to Feremy ;ou0h /ho did take up the suGect onthe -ery +irst session. 5hen he returned he asked me to

explain ho/ I /ent aout it and said 0ood7 not manypeople did this ri0ht.

Ima0ine the tale as a radar screen and then he places a0reen coin and asks /hat is this.

It6s a tar0et and shall continue to plot.

e then places t/o more and asks no/ /hat

Continued in next slide.




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e then 0a-e me a red coin and asked me to place it insuch a position to sho/ I am o-ertakin0.

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>ou ha-e anchored -ery near to sumarine cales7/eather is 0ettin0 ad and #nd %++icer calls you on rid0e tosay that anchor is dra00in0. >our actions as Master.

In+orm #nd

%++ that sel+ taken con Immediately call +or anchor stations and En0ines 5ill pick up anchor and proceed out to sea.

5hile pickin0 up anchor Ch=%++ reported that /indlass

urnt and unale to hea-e up anchor. 3essel still dra00in0. 9r0ency roadcast. Alert all cre/7 in+orm situation. 5ill call the port control and ask +or tu0 assistance.

,ort control says tu0 assistance not a-ailale in next rs.3essel -ery close to sumarine cales. >our actions.

!ince no/ I ha-e limited options /ill let 0o the anchorchain +rom itter end a+ter markin0 same. In+orm port control7 %/ners7 charterers7 ,8I Clu7 MAIB 2ater on /hen /eather susides o/ners /ill arran0e toretrie-e my anchor




A+ter lettin0 0o anchor chain and proceedin07 you rana0round. >our actions

!top En0ines ;eneral Alarm7 Muster7 ead count. Distress !i0nal !plit up teams Then he stopped me.

Tell me aout 3D*

1# rs data recordin0 # rs attery ack up a+ter po/er +ailure )ixed and +loat +ree capsule

1#1.$ Mh +or +loat +ree 8 '4.$ Kh +or +ixed oacons 11&& de0 C +or 1st hour and #& de0 C +or next 1& rs &&& Mtrs depth pressure ,enetration test " 1&&mm dia pin #$& K0s +rom ' Mtr e stopped me here.




5hat are the -arious sensor inputs to 3D* Arpa display7 Brid0e -oice recordin0s

3) -oice recordin0s ;,! " ,osition7 date 8 time ;yro Echo !ounder !peed 2o0s

En0ine and rudder response 5ind direction 8 !peed ull !tress monitorin0 system

Did you ha-e ull !tress Monitorin0 on your last -essel <ot on my last -essel ut some o+ the 3ale max ships

ha-e.

5hat is !al-a0e 5hen I said $ point test7 he /ent to the next uestion.




3essel en0a0ed in mine clearance operations less than $&mtr in len0th under/ay seen +rom port side.

<o/ *%* Fust note that the li0hts are placed /ithout any 0aps in

et/een




3essel en0a0ed in to/in07 len0th o+ the to/ less than #&&

mtr7 len0th o+ the to/in0 -essel less than $& mtr7 under/ayseen +rom portside. 3essel en0a0ed in to/in0 alon0side7 len0th o+ the to/in0-essel less than $& mtr7 under/ay seen +rom port side




3essel constrained y drau0ht7 less than $& mtrs inlen0th under/ay7 seen +rom port side.








I repeated my pre-ious ans/er. e said no it6s a ,ilot -esselnot under command makin0 /ay seen +rom port side7 and thenplaces 0aps et/een them.

I politely said I took the /hite then ' reds and 1 redseparately. I did mo-e the li0hts around to con-ey my point.

e did pause +or a second and said you ne-er 0a-e me theother option /hat I /as lookin0 +or.




e then said you kno/ your mistakes7 0o throu0h themand come tomorro/ mornin0 and I /ill decide.

*eturned ack and +ound the ans/ers to e as +ollo/s:

5hat special day si0nals /ill a +ishin0 -essel o+ less than#& mtr sho/

In a -essel o+ less than #& mtr in len0th shapes o+lesser dimensions ut commensurate /ith the sie o+ the-essel may e used and the distance apart may ecorrespondin0ly reduced. MSN 1781 Annex 1 Para 6 c

5hich -essels /ill not sho/ <9C 8 *AM si0nals

3essels o+ less than 1# mtr in len0th7 except thoseen0a0ed in di-in0 operations7 shall not e reuired toexhiit the li0hts and shapes prescried in this rule.MSN 1781 Rule 27 g




<ext day mornin0 a+ter he asked me the ans/ers +or those# uestions he a0ain sho/ed the smarty oard and asked/hat is this

,ilot -essel7 not under command7 makin0 /ay seen +romport side.

But yesterday you said somethin0 else.

!ir7 yesterday 0aps /ere not there that6s /hy I said CBD. Istarted /onderin0 /hy he a0ain started /ith this.




!o7 are you ri0ht yesterday

I didn6t kno/ /hat to say7 ecause he mi0ht 0eto++ended i+ I say yes7 I tried to dod0e7 ut he asked a0ain

in a shrill -oice.

Fust tell me /hether you /ere ri0ht yesterday or not. !ay>es or <o.

>es7 I /as ri0ht yesterday7 ut could not think aoutthe second option you /ere lookin0 +or.

%k 0ood e con+ident in sayin0 yes.

e then said7 I /ill 0i-e it a pass and si0ned my <%E. I/as so relaxed and relie-ed. e then had a casual talk +or

a couple o+ minutes and that6s it.



Srikanth T Master's Orals Oct 2013

Capt. Insan is de+initely a reasonale examiner and does prompt attimes /hen he +eels that you are de-iatin0 +rom the ans/er /hich heis expectin0.

In my case I +eel the rende-ous uestion /as the decidin0 +actoret/een a +ail and re+erral.

<ormally a+ter *ule 1J7 I started /ith *%* 2i0hts cards andne0lected the Annexes7 /here I /as cau0ht.

Apart +rom colle0e notes and stu++ on Moodle do not miss out on <,1&&7 The !hipmaster6s Business " !el+ Examiner #&1' edition y the<autical Institute.

!pecial thanks to all the support +rom Capt.2ukose7 !TC !ta++ andall my +riends.

Trust this +eedack has een o+ some help to you all.

BE!T %) 29CK

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