QUESTIONS ASKED BY EXAMINERS IN

ORALS:FUNCTION-11. WHAT ASPECTS WILL YOU

KEEP IN MIND AS C/O, WHILE PLANNINGPASSAGE
BETWEEN TWO PORTS?. HOW DO YOU TAKE NOON
SIGHT? WHAT WILL YOU DO IF THERE ARECLOUDS
CO!ERING THE SKY AT MERPASS TIME AND E!EN
DURING THEEX-MERIDIAN TIME LIMIT? WHEN CAN
YOU USE "INTERCEPT# $ "LONG BYCHRON#
METHODS?%. HOW DO YOU TAKE STAR-SIGHT? HOW
DO SELECT STARS FOR TAKINGSIGHT? &TELL ABOUT
INTENSITY $ LOACTION OF STARS $ ANGLE
FORMEDBY STARS AT OBSER!ER'(. WHAT INFO. IS
A!AILABLE IN ALAMNAC ABOUT STARS?). HOW DO
YOU RESLO!E COCKED-HAT?*. WHAT IS IMPORTANT
TO CHECK, WHEN PLOTTING GPS POSN ONCHARTS?
&!.IMP-BOTH SHOULD BE ON SAME DATUM'+. WHAT
IS THE PRINCIPLE OF GYRO COMPASS? &PRECESSION
$GYROSCOPIC INERTIA'. WHAT AD,USTMENTS ARE
DONE ON GYROCOMPASS WHEN CROSSING FROM
ONE LATITUDE TO ANOTHER?-. ERROS OF GYRO
COMPASS... MAINTENANCE OF GYRO COMPASS
AND MAGNETIC COMPASS.1/. HOW WILL YOU TAKE
ERROR OF MAG COMPASS, IF YOUR GYRO
HASFAILED?&WITH THE HELP OF !ERGE RING
GRADUATIONS ON GYROREPEATER $ MAG
COMPASS, CORESSPONDING MAG. HEADING CAN
BEREAD AND ERROR CAN BE CALCULATED.'11.
WHAT IS SAFE SPEED? WHAT IS R.!.? WHAT IS R.A.M.
!ESSEL? &ANSWER GI!EN IN RULE-% $ *'1.
!ARIOUS ROR SITUATIONS AND IALA BUOYAGE
SYS.? WHAT IS FREQ.OF Q.F0?1%. DE12345671ION OF
ROR DAY- LIGHT SHAPES?
&BALL,DIAMOND,CONE'.1(. WHAT IS WEATHER
ROUTING $ IS IT MANDATORY?1). WHAT IS
ROUTING CHART?1*. W8. ASSOCIATED WITH TRS?
A!OIDING ACTION? FA!OURABLECONDITIONS FOR
TRS? WHAT IS DANGEROUS QUADRENT AND WHY IT
ISCALLED DANGEROUS QUADRENT?1+. CAUSES OF
OCEAN CURRENT AND TWO EAMPLES OF EACH
TYPE OFCURRENTS?1-. SYNOPTIC AND ANALYSIS
CHARTS.1.. ETA ON TANKERS./. BEACHING
PROCEDURE?1. WHAT PRECAUTIONS YOU WILL
TAKE, WHILE APROACHING HIGHLATITUDES?.
WHAT IS BTM? HOW IS IT HELPFUL ON THE BRIDGE?
FUNCTION-
1. GRAIN LOADING- WHOLE PROCEDURE &HOLD
PREP, PLANNING OFLOADING, CUR!E OF !OL.
HEELING MOMENT, DOA, STABILITY
ASPECTS,SECURING METHODS'. DRAW TIMBER
LOAD LINE. CAN YOU USE TIMBER LOAD LINE,
IFLOADING CARGO INSIDE HOLD?%. IMDG CODE-
LATEST EDITION, CLASSES, DRAW THE LABLE OF
CLASS--$ +, WHAT IS STOWAGE $ SEGREGATION,
DOCUMENTS REQD. FOR CARRYING DANGEROUS
GOODS, HOW DO YOU LOAD GOODS OF CLASS-
1,DAGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST?(. WHAT IS LOAD
DENSITY, STOWAGE FACTOR?). WHAT IS MATE#S
RECIEPT, FUNCTIONS OF B/L, CARGO MANIFEST?*.
WHAT IS "CODE OF SAFE STOWAGE $ SECURING#
AND "CARGOSECURING MANUAL#? NAME !ARIOUS
MOTIONS OF SHIP &NAME THE SIXMOTIONS'.+.
DRAW DIAGRAM OF UNION PURCHASE.-. BC CODE-
ANGLE OF REPOSE, HOW DO YOU LOAD IRON ORE,
COAL?HA9ARD OF SULPHUR?.. CONTAINER SHIP-
INFORMATION ON CSC PLATE, WHAT IS
THEFUNCTION OF CHECK DIGIT AND HOW DO YOU
CALCULATE IT?1/. WHAT IS MAIN HA9ARD
ASSOCIATED WITH WOOD PULP?
&!OLUMEEXPENSION WHEN WET'. WHAT IS THE
PREFERABLE LOCATION FOR STOWAGE OF WOOD
PULP?11. HOW DO YOU LOAD REEFER CONTAINERS?
WHERE SHOULD THESECONTAINERS BE FACING?1.
HEA!Y LIFT LOADING PROCEDURE. YOU HA!E
CARGO GEAR OF 1//TSWL, CAN YOU LOAD A 1//T
HEA!Y LIFT?& KEEP IN MIND THE WEIGHT
OFSHACKLES, SPREADERS, SLINGS ETC. IN NO
CASE, YOU CAN EXCEED 1//T'1%. WHAT ARE THE
LATEST CHANGES IN ISGOTT? WHICH IS THE
NEWEDITION?1(. EXPLAIN THE DILUTION AND
DISPLACEMENT METHODS ON OILTANKERS.1).
WHAT ARE THE CERTIFICATES CARRIED ON
TANKERS?1*. WHAT IS CHAIN REGISTER? WHAT
ENTERIES ARE MADE IN CHAINREGISTER?1+. HOW
DO REPORT AN ACCIDENT CAUSING IN,URY TO
DOCK LABOUR?1-. WHO IS A COMPETENT PERSON?
WHAT ARE POWERS OF INSPECTOR?FUNCTION-%1.
WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF C/O AS PER STCW#.)?.
WHAT ACTION YOU WILL TAKE AGAINST A SEAMAN,
IN!OL!ED IN ANOFFENCE AGAINST DICSIPLINE?%.
WHAT INFO. DO YOU GET FROM CAPACITY PLAN?(.
WHAT KIND OF LIFEBOATS SHOULD BE THERE ON
BULK-CARRIERS?&SOLAS AMNDT.'). HOW WILL YOU
CLEAR A FOUL ANCHOR?

*. WHAT IS GROUND TACKLE?+. WHAT ARE THE
ENTERIES MADE IN ORB?-. WHAT IS THE USE OF
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Chief Mate 5000grt (Candidates Actual Oral Exam)
Asked what ticket I was doing because on m !"O"E" it said chief mate 5000t class # and that no longer exists" ( I got
notice $ ears ago )
Asked if I knew that One of m com%ans shi%s had been detained in %ort because of some %roblems with a lifeboat or
something&
I re%lied no and he went on to ask what I would ha'e done about it asked what I would ha'e done about it as chief mate"
I said a few things including informing the designated %erson ashore but he still didn(t seem ha%% " !ot sure what he was
looking for"
)e then asked me to look u% a %roduct in the IM*+ books ( old ,-s ) he ga'e me the name and when I looked it u% asked
what I could all find eg" M.A+ & EM/no" Class etc" )e asked what extra e0ui%ment shi%s carring dangerous goods M1/2
carr & I didn-t know" )e told me after exam what the were & I can onl remember $ extra 3A sets and chemical suits
although there were more"
+a'e me a dock water densit and a .4A and asked me to work out m *4A then ex%lain the reason for working it out "
5ointed to a bulk carrier out the window and asked how I would go about loading containers on to% of the hatches"
Asked the angle I would ha'e securing wires at ( which I didn-t know ) " I told him I-d look in the cargo securing manual"
)e told me after the Exam he had earlier wanted me to tell him about the 6 rule of thumb 6 which I found strange
considering he didn-t ask anthing about it"
)e asked what I would do if an of the containers were damaged&
I said I would refuse to take them" 3ut again after the exam he said he was looking for me to s%eak about the following
documentation 6 A !O2E O. 57O2E/2 6 8 6 MA2E/ 7ECEI52/ 68 63I99 O. 9AI*I!+ 6"
Asked about entr into enclosed s%aces & how to test atmos%here but I couldn-t remember the name of the thing ( oxgen
anlser ) "
+a'e me a hammar hdrostatic release and asked me to rig it and ex%lain in detail how the work "
Man o'er board "
/0uat & interaction and bank effect "
5ointed at different %arts of magnetic com%ass and asked me to tell him names and wh the are there & :E9;I!-/ 3A99/ &
.9I!*E7/ 3A7 " Asked wh there is li0uid in the com%ass" ( to kee% card wet )
Asked the $ corrections that can be done to a gro" ( 9atitude and /%eed )
4ent in to %assge %lanning in a big wa & how I-d ha'e m $ radars set u% and how to do %arrallel indexing with different
dis%las "
Asked about rasta charts"
4ent onto 7adar 5lots next& ga'e me < %ositions and asked me to com%lete the %lot and tell him the C5A & As%ect & Course
and /%eed of the other 'essel then what would be m action"
7ules =& >& ,0 &,> in a big wa "
+a'e me different situations with $ boats on table and asked what I-d do "
Asked ?ust about e'er light including arcs of 'isibilit &hori@ontal and 'ertical s%acing & fog signal and da sha%e "
4hen he showed the lights of a 'essel !"1"C " he asked if I had read the m notice about 'essels !"1"C" I said es& he asked
wh %eo%le misuse !"1"C" /ignals"
)e onl asked # buos 88west cardinal & north cardinal & isolated danger & safe water mark "
Asked me about /ur'e shi%s and if I had seen the m notice on them about there streamers& asked what the lights for the
streamers where and the flash of the lights on the streamers"
"
/aid I was on a shi% changing from 3ahamas flag to 3ritish & how would I go about changing and reAregistering m E%irb "
)e told me after the exam that m rules & buos and safet as%ects were %erfect but he wanted me to read u% on
," Cargo documentation
$" Additional ..E when carring dangerous goods
<" Cargo securing manual
4hen the Ca%tain asked about o'ertaking I said B coming u% from more than $ %oints abaft the beam 6 which he didn-t
seem to like" )e told me to alwas work in degrees and that he wanted to hear 6 from more than $$"5 degrees abaft the
beam 6 because no one works in %oints an more "
Onl other thing I would add is that he made me feel at ease all the wa through the exam and came across as being a
genuine %erson"
Chief Mate 5000grt ($) (Candidates Actual Oral Exam)
I was asked into the exam room at >C,5 and asked to take a seat while he checked his notes made last time I tried m
orals " )e asked me if I had been doing a lot of studing on m legislation side of it and I told him I had "
I told him that I had found out about 6 Mates 7ecei%ts 6 and 6 3ills of 9aiding 6 from cargo books but I was unable to find
anthing at all on 6 !oting 5rotest 6 and therefore I had went and asked a friend of mine who is a retired master mariner
all about it & he seemed im%ressed that I had done that " !ext he asked me to describe and tell him all about the < things
mentioned abo'e ( in detail ) including who I would the note %rotest to "
Asked about the Cargo /ecuring Manual and the Code Of /afe 4orking 5ractice .or Cargo /towage And /ecuring & asked
what was all in them and what the 7ule of 2humb is all about"
)ow would I make the deck cargo secure for bad weather on the shi% that I am on "
!ext was bunkering & who is res%onsible D ( Chief Engineer )
4hat signals would I be showing to indicate that I am bunkering b da and b night ( Code flag 3 or at night a single all
round red light )"
Asked the %recautions to be taken while bunkering and all the e0ui%ment and information to do with /"O"5"E"5"
)ow would I deal with a fire in the engine room "
If I was mate on a shi% & how would I deal with a man o'erboard "
4hich %ublication would I find all the information on search %atterns in " ( IAM/A7 )
)e asked me if I had read the M notice on 5assage 5lanning "
4hat are the %rinci%als of %assage %lanning "
4hat %ublications must be carried on 'essels and what information is in each of the %ublications "
)ow could I find out if the charts were u% to date "
+a'e me a 'oage from Aberdeen to an oil rig west of the /hetlands and asked me to describe m %assage %lan for it "
Asked me what kind and the thickness of the mooring ro%es we ha'e on the shi% I-m on "
I was asked the formula for the breaking /train "
)e then asked me to calculate the breaking strain and also the /"4"9"
I asked him if I could use the %a%er and %en that was on the table and he said no %roblem "
+ot m answer and he seemed ha%% "
4ent onto shi% manoeu'ering & asked me to tell him how I would take the shi% along side the 0ua in Aberdeen "
+a'e me a model shi% and asked me to describe turning short around "
2hen ga'e me another model and asked me to ex%lain how to set m shi% u% for towing the other & and how much tow ro%e
I would use "
7ules of the road & rules 5&=&E&F&>&,0&,<&,5&,=&,E&,F&G,> in detail"
2wo model boats in 'arious %ositions & wanted what I would do and what I-d ex%ect the other to do "
/mart board with lights in a 0uick fire manner" 4anted arc-s of 'isibilit & range of lights & hori@ontal G 'ertical
se%eration"
Onl asked me , buo" Isolated danger buo"
2he Ca%tain was 'er nice and didn-t %ut me under an %ressure"
I would recommend a good knowledge of the shi% ou are sailing on because he asked me & how much anchor cable we had
on board & t%e of anchor & t%e and thickness of mooring ro%es & radar dis%las used etc "
)a'e a good stud of M notices"
:now all about /0uat & interaction and bank effect " 2hese are fa'ourites of most Ca%tains
Chief Mate 1nlimited (an si@e of 'essel) (Exam <) *ate ,0H0<H05
(Candidates Actual Oral Exam)
I knocked u% ,5 hours stud time for this oral exam for a whole month (wekends too) and was ding to get into the Oral
Exam 7oom to get it o'er with"
2he ca%tain first check m !otice of Eligibilit
then he started A straight into %assage %lanning& our ski%%er of a small container 'essel in +reenock& the 'essel is read to
sail& where does a %assage %lan begin and where does it endD
(5assage 5lan started from the %ilotage waters from the berth in +reenock)
One mile awa from the 0ua and a man has fallen o'erboard& (ou can see him 'isuall in the water) what will ou doD
(did the same but in resticted 'isibilit) wanted search %atterns and the distances because it was a man in the water
4hat t%e of anchors in m 'essel
)ow man Cables
name other t%es of anchors
IouJ'e dro%%ed our anchor& not holding (2old him IJd %lace more cable out) still not holding (told him IJd hea'e u% and
mo'e to a better anchorage
Engine .ailure
!ear a reef (Onshore 4ind) (ouJre going aground) ou dro%%ed our anchors but theJre dragging& ouJre now aground
(starboard side 0uarter on) (not usual bows u%) (grounding drills and also wanted /O5E5 and emergenc e0ui%ment and
re%orting
2here is no immediate danger to the 'essel& tugs are three das awa& what to doD (here he wanted me to ballast the
'essel down as a ferr on the 4est coast of /cotland had done a month before"
2ugs arri'ed& how are ou going to tow our 'essel off (7emember the wa our 'essel is ling)
Iour 'essel is now in a %ort of refugee& wanted the %rocess of cargo& insurance& classification& what we will need for transit
to another %ort for re%airs& who can sa we can sailD
9oaded Coal& as CHO how will I know what amount of coal m 'essel can holdD (/. ;ol of )old)
4hat is deadweightD
I am CHO of bulk carrier& where can I find information on loading a cargo (Ca%tains are going ballastic on 3C A 391 A /91
Codes) was stunned that was all he wanted on cargo
Cargo handling in de%th& (testing& chain register& I2 I/ !ECE//A7I 2O +E2 A! EK5E72 2E/2 2)E 7I+) when to test&
statutor testing
Certification of the 'essel to carr& which ma be ins%ected b the %ort state control
2urn the 'essel around in a narrow channel (2ide astern)
2raffic /e%aration /cheme A I was in 5"*";" and going with the flow of traffic& 5*; crossing on the starboard bow& then
%laced a fishing 'essel crossing m starboard bow
Lust left the scheme and a fishing 'essel crossing& who gi'es waD (5*; gi'es wa to the fishing 'essel& but the fishing
'essel is breaking the rules& he should a'oid fishing near the terminations)
IJm in a 5"*";" and on m starboard side is a fishing 'essel& then a sailing 'essel& who gi'es waD
4as %laced into a fishing 'essel (Cause I also hold a class , deck officer for fishing)
I was o'ertaking a sailing 'essel& what to doD
Asked what would ha%%en if it was the sailing 'essel o'ertaking the fishing 'essel& an changesD
1sing the magnetic lights for the smart board& did 4OA triangle& had to ex%lain how to do a radar %lot& 'essel on
starboard bow& C5A& 2C5A& what does this tell us about the bearingsD
4hat alteration for a 'essel on m starboard bow in restricted 'isibilitD
*angers of radar %lotting (2ime is being wasted and our %utting ourself into a close 0uarter situationHrisk of collision)
IouJre now in a 'essel 7estricted in her Abilit to Manoeu're& there is a 'essel 7estricted in her Abilit to Manoeu're on
our 5O72 side& what are ou going to do& (bearing are stead and distance is closing)D
(I said to him& 'er unusual situation& but would treat it as $ %owerAdri'en 'essel and IJd standAon with caution)
If the 7estricted in her Abilit to Manoeu're did not gi'e wa& what would ou doD
After gi'ing the 'essel the warning signal of 5 or more short and ra%id blasts on the shi%s whistle& if he did not alter& IJd
sound One /hort 3last on the shi%s whistle and make a big alteration to starboard mo'ing awa from the gi'ewa 'essel"
4as then %laced into a 'essel Constrained b her draught and had a 'essel 7estricted in her Abilit to Manoeu're on m
%ort side crossing& what would I doD
2old him& IJd need to check m %assage %lan to see the o%tions I had for manoeu'res& an alterations off m main course
could %lace me aground& so main o%tion would be to sto% m 'essel and let the 'essel 7estricted in her Abilit to
Manoeu're %ass at a safe distance (7ule ,F d , G $)
(7ule ,F d %art (i) An 'essel other than a 'essel 7estricted in her Abilit to Manoeu're or a 'essel !ot 1nder Command
shall if the circumstances of the case admit& a'oid im%eding a 'essel Constrained b her draught)
(7ule ,F d %art (ii) A 'essel Constrained b her draught shall na'igate with extreme caution& ha'ing full regards to her
s%ecial condition)
Iou hear a%%arentl forward of the beam& a fog signal sounding CO!2I!IO1/9I& what is thisD
(A 'essel in *istress) (Colregs Annex I; %art (b)
;essels lights on the smart board& (underwa or whatD) (.og signals) (*atime signals) (Arcs of 'isibilit of lights)
;essel agrounds lights& he asked the warning signal for a 'essel Aground
(Morse M1M) A $ short blasts followed b , %rolonged blast on the shi%s whistle
A new wreck& %lace the cardinal buos around them (!"E"/"4") and double u% one of them (second one has a racon beacon)
Asked the characteristics of the East Cardinal 3uo
3uoage sstems MAM G M3M where are the in the worldD
/tarboard hand lateral mark (alterations in 3uoage sstem MAM then in 3uoage sstem M3M)
5assed and off to %art&
7ECOMME!* IO1 *O ME+A 57E5 3E.O7E *OI!+ 2)I/ O7A9/ (9uck has nothing to do with this Orals)
Chief Mate 1nlimited (an si@e of 'essel) (Exam #)
(Candidates Actual Oral Exam)
I"M"*"+" A find Calcium Chlorate A .ind /chedule A /egregation A Can it be stowed alongside a Class F /towage CA2 (A)
*angerous +oods Class A /towage A what is thisD
Carring +rain A )ow do ou know if ou can carr +rainD
(*ocumentation in'ol'ed and 2rans%ortable Moisture 9imits)
+rain A Angle of 7e%ose A /towage .actor
/extant and Errors
A@imuth Mirror A +irdle !ess 9ighthouse (,,0 degrees com%ass)
/hi%%er A regarding Chemicals
Com%ass Card
All Cardinal 3uos
M"O"3" (4anted lots of information about this)
All 9"/"A" (9ife /a'ing A%%liances on m 'essel)
4illiamson 2urn
)ea%s of lights& 1nderwa or Making wa& fog signals& datime signals& arcs of 'isibilit
7ule ,> (# 0uarters)
5re%eration in wheelhouse before going to sea (charts u%to date& %assage %lan& na'igation aids)
5assage 5lan in detail
Manoeu'res with 'essels
7ule ,0 A IJm in a 5owerAdri'en 'essel crossing a lane& %owerAdi'en 'essel on %ortAside then into se%eration @one still
crossing and another %owerAdri'en 'essel on starboard side
7ule ,< A O'ertaking situations
7isk Assessment A /crubbing down 'essel ()a@ards in %oor weather)
.ind de'iation for shi%s head
All 7ules of the 7oad
/%otted a red distress flare while on a 'oage& what to do A then searches
4hat other forms of identifing a distressD