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Univers i ty

Masters

Venue:

SouthamPton

Date

/

Time=

6th

November

008 14O0hrs

Examiner:

CaPt.

Baker

Candidate:

Dal lace

Mirza

Employment:

BPShipping ex-Teekay

Previous

Experience:

Crude

Oil

Tankers

Durat ion:

55mins

Result:

Pass

1't

Attempt)

Capt

Baker

mmediately

uts

you

at ease

and comes

across s a

person

who wants

to

pass

you.

He makes t very

clear rom the

start

hat he is looking

or

a

more

n-

depth

understanding

f the

subject matter and is looking for answers with

conviction.

r ief ly

haton my experience

nd employment

istory.

Tel l me everything about

your

last vessel.

Plan

your

answerout before

you

start

hammering way. He is

looking or subject

matter rom

a Masters

erspective;

Operator,

lag,Class,

rading

pattern,

Bridge

equipment ,

imensions, rash

top imesand d is tances,

urn ing i rc les,MEMCR,

Speeds,

uel_consum

tion)

What was the

last M Notice

that

you

read?

Latest ne

of substantial ubject

matterwas MGN369.

Why

do

you

th ink the

MCA

has issued MGN369?

(There

are

quite

a few rules

this MGN covers)

How

do

you

interpret Rule 2?

Wellmy answerwas

akenout

of one of the Lawbooks.

2a The

obligation

on

part

of the owner, master

or

crew

to comply with the

rules

is

imperative.

They

must

carry out

the duties and take the

actions stipulated by the

rules. They also must take the precautions required by the ordinary practice of

seaman. Failure

to

comply

with

the

rules

of the

ordinary

practice

of seaman may

be regarded

as

a fault,

if

it causes

damage, will bring about civil

liability.

2b As

mentioned

above,

makes it

clear that the

rules

are not

merely a

prudential

character and therefore

they must

be

rigorously obeyed.

However

n

case the strict

adherenie to

any rule

of

the

Collision regulations

puts

the ship

in a

potential

collision situation,

this

paragraph

allows

the

Master the

right to depart from this

rule.

Thus

any

rule

can

be

broken

when

prudence

and

good

seamanship

demands.

Departure from

the

rules

is

justified

when 4 conditions are

fulfilled

It is

absolutely

necessary,

it

is

adopted

to

avoid

immediate

danger,

it is exercised

to

the

extent

that

such

danger

requires

&

the course of action

adopted

was

reasonable n the prevailing circumstances.

reference

nty

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nay

depar,

and

You

must

depart,

from

a rule

if

you

see

with

perfect

'o"i.

atmost

amounting

to certainty,

that

adhering

to the

rule

will

bring

about

WT"jiisioh

and

violating

a

rule will avoid

it."

Similarly

when

a

ship is

put

into

Tiiirittv

by

the

faulty

conduct

of another

ship

is

not an excuse

to depart

from

the

rules.

Joining

a

115KDwt

tanker

as

Master,

what

wil l

you

be

looking

to check?

Company

Handover

heckl ist

Statutory

cert i f icates.

efore

could continue

he

interjected.

What

are

the

SOLAS

certificates

& what

is their

validity?

Standard

nswer

you mentioned a company handover checkl ist. Under what umbrel la does

th is

fa l l under?

ISM

the

company

MS ystem.

What are

the

Masters

responsibi l i t ies

under

the

ISM?

Standard

nswer

you

receive

a

new

procedure

from

your

company,

with

which

you

are

not

happy. The procedure is generic as compared to the ship specif ic

you

have

been

using

al l

a long.

What

wi l l

you

do?

As

peryour

company

MS.

Your

vessel experience

rough weather

and

the

starboard

lifeboat

shears

off

i ts housing

and

is Iost overboard.

You are

approaching

port '

Can

the

Port State detain

you?

Yes

hey can,

however

you

wil l have

correspondence

ith

your

company

or this

incident nd

have arranged

or a new

Lifeboat.

MCA/Class

as been

nformed

nd

they

wil l board

or

veri f ication

cert i f ication.

you

mentioned

PSC can

detain

you.

What

are

the

functions

of

the

Port

State Control?

Enforcenternational

egislation

SOLAS,

TCW95,

ARPOL

What are the functions of

Class?

Why

is

it

necessary

for

a certificate

of

Class?

Standard

nswer

U

Paoe

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what

is

the difference

between

salvage

&

Towage?

Standard

nswer

What

are

the

principles

of

Salvage?

Standard nswer

Now

forget

ai l

that

has

happened,

you

are

now

on

the

same

ship

where

everything

is

working.

You

come

up

to

the

bridge

and

whilst

making

coffee

you

review

the

Radio

log

and

vou

r".

that

the

lr.

officer

has

made

an

entry

of

a

genuine

distress

message

received

on

vHF

ch.

70.

Are you

happy?

Read

hrough

ALRS

olume

5.

I

ment ioned

hat

he

has

also

vio la ted

my

Standing

Orders.

You

mentioned

standing

orders.

what

wourd

you

put

in

your

standing

orders?

Think

before

ou

answer

his

one.

For

hose

who

have

done

heir

Masters

tanding

orders

assignment

i th

Mr'

wi lde

should

not

have

a

problem.

spoke

of

discussing

my

Standing

orders

with

al l

the

oow,

and

deducing

he

cri ter ia

TcpA,

cpA)

for

Risk

of

co l l is ion 'depending

n

the

type

or

ve isetyo- ,

uru

on.-Read

apt .

Jurgens

article

n

the

Telegraph

Sept

2008),

don'tget-bogged

own

with

TCpA

of

2gmins.

His

art icle

s

gett ing

masters

o

thi;k

of

wiat

wouio

consti tute

s

a

Roc

for

your

sh ip .

Lo"

last

ship,

w.h,at

r idge

equipment

wourd

r

f ind

onboard?

The

moment

said

ARpA,

e

nterlects.

what

is

the

difference

between

X-band

and

s-band?

Don't

orget

o

mention

SART

What

is

an

ARPA

and

how

does

it

work?

Standard nswer

What

are

the

IMO

standards

for

ARPA.

Very

Briefly

The

moment

said

racking

ate

o

stabi l ize

ithin

3minutes,

e

inter jects.

Tel l

me

about

the

controls

on

a

RADAR.

Standard

nswer

.'l

;

I

t

I

i

i

J

I

.l

I

1

I

age

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what

would

you

_prefer

your

Radar

set

up

to

have,

sea

or

Ground

Stabi l ised

and

why?

'

-

Aspect

ecognit ion.

ead

Cockroft

You are Berthing p

/s

arongside

between

two

vessers,

stemming

the

current.

Run

me

through

the

maneuver

Before

could

mention

ugs,

he

said

trro

irgr;.

Mention

ide

shadow

between

essels.

Turning

short

around

on

a

ship

with

a

cp

propeter.

Before

could

say

us.e

nchor,

he

said

wo

nitnor,.

I

messed

up

Baker

was

nice

enough

o

run

me

through

he

n'.,un"ruur

imserf.

no

wind

and

and

nteraction

that

one.

Capt

not

trying

to

)

Moving

into

ROR

situations

tr ip

me

up

and

f

can

always

using

models,

he

says

that

he

is

clarify

if

in

doubt.

The

model

is

of

a fishing

vessel

not

exhibiting

day

shape.

J

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vessel

Mo_ving

nto.l ights

and

shapes

7.

IALA

B

Starboard

and

tui"ruimar*

?

IALA

A

port

hand

aterat-iali"

3

'i*tT:;i'ff:i";:";'ui-;;

starboard,

which

side

to

pass

when

saitins

asainst

the

4.

West

ardinal

mark.lsnown

without

opmark)

1

D,oubling

f

cardinal'marks.

'""

6' Heading East and yo' 'i" we{ cardinar

mark,

actions?

Review

chart.

He

wants

to

now

hat

u understana-ii"rl"ine

,uru

iui";;;

w.r.t.

cardinat

marks

i

I

; J

Sailing

vessel

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New

wreck

marking

buoy

8'

Tug

& Tow

(>50m

&

tow

>200m)

seen

n

your

port

bow.

Actions?

.

Same

situation

but

RAM

70'vesser

engaged.in

ishing

other

than

trawring

with

ouilying

gear

tt

Yr",ill:Xfl":: r':r#:;;:'""rance

ops,

actions?

heck

Zitui

ror

warnins

nd

siveas

72.Power

riven

vesse/

BD

on

your

port

bow,

Roc

actions?

ure

f(ii)

Pointing

towards

the

stevenson

screen,

exprain

what

you

make

of

it?

ew

point,

prediction

f

fog,

atmosphere

nstiOit i ty... .

what

conditions

are

required

for

the

formation

of

a TRs?

Attend

Capt.

Hugo's

ectures

ithout

ai l .

:ilffir#tt"Y.:n"re

is

a

resulation

or

Danser

messaees

nd

he

Masters

Standard

nswer

well

now

that-the

visibi t i ty

has

reduced

due

to

fog,

the

oow

has

informed

ou

and

you

have

come

i9

-a-n"

rioge

Jnd

seen-irr"i

there

is

no

traffic.

hat

etse

wou 9

Vou

expect

the

OOW-to

Joz

As

per

Rule

19,

srcw

95,

Masters

tandint-oio"rr,

company

poricy,

MGN

369

Restricted

visibirity

scenarios

-

Radar

i,

ly-

dispray

with

North

Up

&

Seatabifised

(he

keeps

a

sef

of

paper

arrows

of

differer|

i";;;;I

ana

expects

ou

to

e

competent

n

resolving

un

OeW

ffiangt"l

-

si tuation

1:

vesser

ector

of

6

minutes

on

course

00(G).

One

plot

on

starboard

bow

_

scanty

nformation

Second

ptot

interval

3

mins

_

continue

o

plot

Third plot

-

complete

he

plot

yourself

hoosing

he

appropriate

aper

arrows

hat

information

can

r

get

f.rom

lr.

prLil 'TCpA,

cpA,

Target

co & speedction - very bordarteration f course" ,t-io"ard by T0degrees

Assume

that

the

vessel

alters

instanfly

Fourth

plot

-

continue

o

plot

'

Fi fth plot

complete

the plot.

Roc

sti l l

exists,

complete

he

plot

yourself

troosing

hg

appropriate

aper

arrows

HffiffJ |"::tnk

the

other

vessel

has

done?

Artered

ourse

o porr

and

who

is

the

give

way

vesser?

Under

Rure

1g

no

such

hing

ffi:#t;ti"y"it

inoependent

f theother ures? hichother ures?

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situation

2: Vessel

ector

of

6

minutes

on

course

00(G).

One

plot

on starboard quarter

-

scanty

nformation

Second

plot

interval

3 mins

-

continue

o

plot

Third

plot

-

Complete

he

plot

yourself

hoosing

he

appropriate

aper

arrows

Action

-

Very

bold

alteration

of

course

o

port

by

TOdegrees

Why did

you

go to port? Rule19

what

options

does

the

other

vessel

have?

Alter

either

way

What

would

you

do i f

you

were

on

this

overtaking

vessel?

Go o

starboard

What

is

your

reasoning

for

this

action?

situation

3: Vessel

ector

of 6

minutes

on

course

00(G).

No

visible

target

on

RADAR,

ou

hear

a

fog

horn,

action?

Rule

19

How

far

do

you

think

this

target

is?

1-2nm

(Err

n

the

ide f

safety,

ssume

hat

he

target

is closer and

act

much

more

quickly)

why

do

you

think

the

target

was

not

showing

up

on the Radar?

Rule

7

-

Proper

use

of

Radar,

f

fitted

and

operational

He

is looking

or

correct

set

up

of

RADAR.

Maybe

he OOW

has

increased

he

clutter

control

al l

the

way

up,

get

the

OOW

o reduce

he range

and

pulse

length,

etc...

What

is

side-lobing

error?

Standard

nswer

Would

you

use AIS

for

Col l ision

Avoidance?

Use

AIS

as a

part

of appraising,

.e.

si tuational

wareness.

ule

5

-

Al l

avai lable

means.to

make

a full

appraisal

of

the

situation.

what

is

a

Bil l

of

Lading?

what

is

the

signif icance

of

a B/L?

Thanks

o Mr'

Daniels

or

his

lecture.

He wants

o hear

the 4

functions

nd

the

Masters

o le

n

accompl ish ing

BL.

Pointing

towards

the Magnetic

Compass

binnacle;

What

is

the function

of

the

Spheres?

What

is

the function

of

the Fl inders

bar?

Your

cadet

is

completing

a

task

on

the

Magnetic

compass

and

he

informs

you

that

there

is a large

bubble

in

the

compass

bowl,

Fi l l

t

up with

Bayol

and

monitor

or

leakage

Well you don't have Bayol. What else can you use?

substi tute

t with

a

mixture

of

alcohol,

water

and

glyceriene,

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How wil l

you

know what

proportion

to use?

Manufacturer 's

andbook

Your vessel is

proceeding

from

Southampton

to South

Afr ica. Mid way

through your passage your OOW tel ls you that the deviations are very

large.

Reasons?

Heeling

rror

Thanks

o CaptJoshi, answered

ith absolute

onviction.

Are

you

as

the

Master allowed to

adjust the bucket?

Are

you

comfortable

doing so?

How

wil l

you

judge

what

posit ion

the

bucket

is to

l ie in?

Standard

nswer

Attend

Capt.Joshi 's

ectures)

What is a tentative swing? How and when wil l you do such a swing?

Standard

nswer

You have

left

port

and

you

suspect

the

deviation

curve.

What

can

you

as

the

Master

do

about this?

Veri fy the

deviation

card. Swing the

vesseland

construct

he

curves

or each

coeff icient

nd

compensateor them.

I started

o

go

into he

Analysis

methodand

he stopped

me

there.

I am

very

grateful

to all the

lecturers

at

WMA

who

have contributed

their

time

and effofts

towards

my success.

Special

mention

for

Mr. Wilde,

his lectureson the'Voyage

of

Disaster ' .

Compass

work,

all

credit

goes

to Capt.

Joshi.

Capt. Hargreaves

ectures

were worth

their

weight

in

gold

Mr. Daniels whose

law lectures were

invaluable

(Thanks

for

the

extra

lessons)

Below

are

some of the

books that

helped me

prepare

for

the

orals,

7

Command

bV the

Nautical Institute

2

Ship

Masters

Business Companion

by

Malcolm Maclachlan

3

In Command

by Capt Michael

Lloyd

4

The

Shiphandlers

guide

by Capt

R W Rowe

5 Masters

Guide

to

Berthing

-

Standard

P & I

6 Commercial

Management

for Shipmasters

-

Capt

Tallack

7

The

Mariners

role

in

Collecting

evidence

-

P. Anderson

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