*Third officer examination by Nefrat Evron 21/1/2013*

Examiners : Danny Feldman, Nir Samuel.

Before I write, exactly as possible, the questions asked and the answers I
gave, I must emphasize to you: Just before the test, no pressure!

90%of the questions are known in advance and appear again and again in all
the tests.

Also, starting always with COLRAG and ARPA - you must control this material
specifically to give a good first impression!

You did not know an answer, take time to think, do not throw half answers.
Consider where, if you were on the ship, you would find the answer or
solution to this problem or another. That is - it is important to know the
ship's library.

Examiners are Danny Feldman, Nir Samuel put a lot of emphasis on

seamanship, logic, familiarity ship and the sea.

•We started with ship models.

The questions were:

1.What is the situation?

2.Who gives the way to whom?

3.How to give the way?

4.What lights you can see in every situation?

5.How to recognize if it is crossing / overtaking?

The situations were: cross from the right, cross from left (not giving way
...), head on situation and overtaking. And all this in poor visibility.

Know regulations 4-19 really, really good. By heart!

I began to recite, once they saw that I did know them by heart, they had
enough and they wanted me to tell them only what I do.

Put a good attention to Regulation 17. Especially know to explain how to

know if the target is head on or cross. How do you know that it overtaking
or cross...

•We continued ARPA.

Page set out Plotting with five targets. 3 bearing to each, every six
minutes. That is 12 minutes total. (This must be taken into account when
comparing speeds!). My Ship at course 000 speed 20 knots.

To know well how the vector of the head on look like, a stationary ship and
ship with same course and speed as I, a ship that overtake me, a ship that
I overtake, crossing from left and right.

The testers have no power and no patience to drawings, you must know the
vectors visually and finish this part of the test in 3 minutes flat. You
need to know the difference between a vector of the ship being overtaken
and the vector of the ship head on (where the two of them next to each area
of approximately 20 degrees in the front of you).

When they ask in ARPA or models "how much you alter course to give way? "
they do not want number they want lights. Example, for a ship on my right
(first quote regulation 8) I will turn so that she will see my two side
lights. For ship on my left for not giving way I will turn to left so she
will see my stern light and check if you should also make a full rotation.

•We continue with map work and costal navigation.

The map they show me is the English Channel map from 1984. First they asked
whether the map is updated. (Check date of publish, check in SUMMERY check
that all the correction are made.) Then you must know the signs of the map.
(If you do not know, say "I'll see in 5011"). They ask how to cross traffic
separation scheme (Rule 10). They ask how I can find my position. Taking
Transit Bering - they put ship model on the map close to the coats. Asked
"If the sailing here, how do you find the location?" I need to find a sign
on the beach of chimney and a lighthouse. From Transit Bering you also need
to find compass error.

Nir, the tester, Find exactly Lighthouse on a fold of the map that the
characteristics were deleted and asked, "What is it?" So I can find the
characteristics of the lighthouse in the admiralty publication list of
lights (to know the publications and codes in the library!)

• After short break, stability.

A4 page showed my three graphs and respective cross sections of ships with
positive stability, neutral and negative. You have to know what can you
find in GZ graph and to identify ship with positive stability and list,
angle of LOLL and explain how to fix angle of LOLL at port. "You are doing
cargo watch, the ship suddenly inclined eight degrees, what happened and
what you do ..." as usual. I was also asked what causes LIST what causes
HEEL.

•Meteorology.

They give me surface map. Asked me to recognize what it is and form what
time it (it is a surface map date so and so) and what you see there? (low,
high, fronts, isobar) asked some questions about the fronts. One question
surprised me: (on the front) Nir Samuel asked - where the wind is stronger
on cold front or warm sector? The answer is the hot sector. Isobars
straight into the warm sector and those on the front line are curved. When
the wind is uniform for a long time is getting stronger, and when she turns
around, influenced by Isobars, is weakening.

Then there where questions about k cyclones - the movement, the direction
of motion and navigation under effect of cyclones.

•Lights and shapes and seamanship.

Show me tabs

1.NUC and not making way through the water.

2.NUC and making way through the water.

3.Aground.

Of course they asked what I would do if I see a ship aground within 8 miles
... I gave the answer I thought they wanted to hear even though I had a few
other answers that I collected from officers during the voyages. But still
I said hand steering full to port for hand right hand propeller... It was
the right answer with Danny Feldman but with Nir Samuel is open discussion.
According to him, (because if you take the wheel hard over at full sea
speed containers ship will be in trouble as well) the best is to do Crash -
Stop. Because we don't know what we have on the sides and ahead. So by
doing Crash - Stop if we go aground we'll be at half the speed and the
reverse motors can help the ship get of the sandbar ... Danny stopped the
Nir and said "Well that's what they are taught in school .." and It was
o.k. with Nir.

They asked what to do in MOB situation: follow the procedure ... Alarm,
hand steering, MOB lifebuoy, etc ... And Williamson maneuvering of course.
Nir asked how to know when we have reached a reciprocal course: there is a
simple answer and there is a good answer. The simple answer is "a good
officer knows at any time what course he have, Gyro and magnetic. And the
good answer, simply, by looking at the ship's wake, the traces the ship
leaving behind. Nir Samuel was completely satisfied. (Best answer).

Then they asked about the officer roles at sea and in port. Sea emphasis on
safety - safety equipment will be prepared and maintained to saving lives
at all times and labeled properly. At port, emphasis on gangway "(watchman,
signage, lighting, net, lifeline, location and height of ramp from the pier
and always escort visitors into the ship.). I was asked about ropes work:
When loading to collect ropes and dislocation release. I was asked to
prepare a team for maneuvering a stern (test connection with bridge; find
out side to pier, preparing heaving lines, etc. It was important for them
to hear, and they directed me to this, I must tell the people always to
stay away from the ropes SNAP ZONE.

I hope it will halp you somehow. pleas tell me if you recive all of it
,because it is very long... and be goooooooood!!!!