MROL - maintenance and repair at operational level 6

MEOL-marine engineering at opretional level 4B

EECEOL-electrical electronic and control engineering at operational level 5

COSCPOOL -controlling the operation of ship and care for person onboard at operational level 3

Sohail Quddus9/5fn3chidambaram(round 1)

free surface effect, eplain it in terms of GMfresh water allowance, what happens to draught of the shiphow the davits of lifeboat secured in placeORB entriesenclosed space entry.. told to wait outside

sekhar (round2)he got turned off seeing my written resultfoam extinguisher completely.... lot of cross questions... was not satisfiedboiler blow down procedureal d best guys

Sivanesh Rathinasamy14.5.2013MMD ChennaiInternal – Mr. Arbind chowdry 

F3Free boardWhy tanker having less freeboardDifference between tanker and bulkAdditional safety in bulk career deckF’castle safety How pump out engine room bilge water Discharge criteria for owsOrb entriesDCP compositionsCackling How to extinguish fire with dcp

F4bTurbocharger for me and aeCan we use constant pressure in ae?Fresh water generator 

Bumping clearance methods Purifier rpm low whyManual desludge method Roto capHow u know it’s rotate r notDifference between 2s and 4s

F5Single phasing Msb safety Preferential trip AirgapSynchronize and parallel Why at 12’o clock position 

F6Cold starting of boilerHow to take Bottom end bearing clearanceHow to take Web deflectionWhile Deballasting no water coming reason and action

Mgm Mariner10\05\13 fun-4B,6 surveyor-choudry why rotocap s provided in ex. valve what happen if ex.valve not rotate how gravity disc s selected how reversing done on me explain about cpp fun-6 purifier overflow reason half part of cyli. head stud s broken inside how ll u remove it. t\c surging reasons me specification full detail that's all. just half anhour got fun6....

Dinesh Pugazhenthy13/05/2013fn 4bsurveyor.. mr.gopireasons,causes,actions for al the qns..*scavenge fire*crankshaft deflection*cavitation*cloverleaf*oil mist detector*compressor safeties*lubrication of M/E and A/E

result: cleared...

Karthikeyan Selvaraj08/05/13......external: Krishna n internal :gopi.. 

first attemptFn 3what is bulbous bow ...n what r its advantages n disadvantages ,,,,in which ships its advantageous n in whict its not ...?...i said few things he wasnt satisfied ..n started giving lecture state archemides principle ....

state the laws of flotation .....wat r type of bulkheadannex 6 in its regulation for nox n sox pollutionsasked me the regulation for tankers i said him a few ..then he started asking abt the discharge criteria .....n i said him abt it tooo ..then he asked weather there is any instantaneous discharge rate for engine room bilge .....(i said no ) wat r all things do u enter in orb regarding bilge dischargehow many orb r there who all signs orb ....Fn 4b tappet clearance how to take n hy its taken boiler water gauge glass showing diffrent level in both the gauge glass what u'll do ....he said not to trust any electronic equipment ..so i said i'll blow through n he was ok with it .........crankcase inspection all the points frm safty perspectiven started giving lecture again as i was not not answering properly ........ 

Fn 5whats the principle of working oftransformer ....from basic ..wasnt satisfied with just mutual indiction....so had to explain it to him principle of generator working ,,,n explain it to him various trips in it ...what are the various volatages onboard n its applicationworking of synchronoscope n dark lamp method explain n what u'll chk for all the desired parameters reverse power trip nwhat would happen if this trip doesnt work equation of voltage produced across generator 

fn 6principle of centrifugal pump working scavenge fire has taken place...what parametrs will notify u abt it 

thats all i remember ...most of the time he was scolding me insulting ....but gave function 5

Astro Jaya Roger06/05/2013Gopi & - Choudray Appeared for Fn 3, 4B & 6Very First Question What Proof Do u carry and Do u have PASSPORT or CDC With You?And the he started askiong me whats ur surname , name of college , which course i did etc ..he was cross checking with form 15 & Extn 45Fn 3#Started with Annex V what are the new regulations ??#ISPS Security Levels .. and lot of cross qstns in that almost covered the whole code.#Water Ingress System Regulations #Bulbous Bow.. What is its functions#Freeboard why it is Less For tankers (He was expecting for the permeability ) nd Cross Questions in that#Components of DCP Extinguisher .. And he asked me the weight of the co2 catridge and when do u replace it ??Fn4#Crankcase Inspection What all will u do ??#Excessive Consumption of Lube Oil in A/E what are the reasons??#How Does the Power is transmitted in a Purifier ?? When a Purifier Starts it takes High current and

Drops down whats the reason ?? and if it continues to indicate high current what all are the possible causes#Central Cooling System ?? Advantages and cross Questions in that Fn6#Expansion Tank bubbling Reasons ?? What will happen when the engine stops??#Tappet Clearance How do you measure .. lots of cross questions and asked me to draw a diagram of the entire arrangement#FWG Working.. and all of a sudden vaccum drops and what will be ur action#Boiler Blowdown Procedure?? Why Do u open the sea side valve first#Oil Is found in the hotwell how Do you isolate the Leak and what actions are to be taken.. oil Carried over to boiler what will happen ??Thats All i remember Guys I will Post the rest as soon as i recollect ...Very Good Surveyors .. the questions were not that toughRESULT : Fn 3 & 6

Sidhikh Basha06/05/2013 oralsall functionsfn3type of ship?wat s bilge keel?wr it s located?, length of bilge keel?types of keel?purpose of collision bulk head?, windlass working, arrangement, safeties in windlass?describe annex 1 , certificates, validity of certificates?dcp extinguisher contents, how cake formation of dcp avoided, safeties in dcp, extinguisher n whr it is used?fun 4bdifference btn 2stroke n 4 stroke enginewat s rotocap, how ll u find exh v/v rotates while running?purpose of gravity disc?how interface maintained in purifier without gravity disc?how to choose gravity disc? wat is bumping clearence n how to measure it?fun5wat is single phasing? why clearence given in alternator, wat happens if clearence increase n decrease? paralleling of gen, synchroscope working, msb safeties, megger test? if motor was immersed in sw after recovery from sw wat r all things to check b4 starting.fun 6fuel v/v overhaul, centrifugal pump overhaul, in ur watch fuel injector line bursted wat is ur action, refrigeration comp belt broken how ll u choose a belt from store, if thr s no manual for compressor.thats all fun 3 cleared

Rafi Jackson01.05.13.. 

external : unnikrishnanexplain motor checks,diff fuses and CB,

megger test.. and explainmsb saftiestransmission from Msb to G/E governer how ?brushless alternator.. with AVR explainrevers power trip.. earth fault checking procedure.. hw its working.. results : clearedInternal : sekarrr mama..in last 10 min.. called in his roomonly one question asked - how u reset air compressor breaker.. explained but he did want more.. Results : not cleared.. ((no value of external..))) .. so fnd there is no use of wasting ur energy with externals, where decision maker is internal in the end..Aravin Takshan6/5/13

Wat is main diff between OIL TANKER nd BULK CARRIER

diff between normal & collution bulkhead

what is MARPOL annex-6 ? What certificate will u carry onboard relates to this

what is ISPS? Explain fully

CO2 room check's?

Airbottle safeties?

Specification of ur alternator

MSB safeties?

E/R flooded ur bildge p/p not taking suction - reason / alternative way

ur r starting generator & generator is not starting, wat ll u check

purifier overflow? What will u check?reasons

wat is rotor cap? Have u ever overhauled?

Boiler gauge glass blowthrough?

Result: happy wit FUNCTION 6

Senthilvel Tamilarasan03.05.2012FUN 3What is Ann 5 ? wt r al new ? What I ann 6 ? wt is NOX technical file ? wt r the equipment of main engine under NOX technical file ?How to reduce the NOX of a engine for the requirement ?Wt is International shore coupling ?Wt is SCABA & EEBDWt is sheer strake, duct keel 

Raising of bilges in port what to do ? can u pump out bilges in port ? any other entry in ORB except the normal transfer ?Cargo pump room safety ? battery room safety ?.

FUN 4Wt type of engine , meaningf or the type?Difference of connecting rod in 4- stroke and 2-stroke engine ?Difference of H – type connecting and round type connecting rod ?Difference of L/O in 4- stroke and 2-stroke engine?What is ignition lag? What is cetane number ?What is screen tubes and generating tubes in boiler ?Why v r using belt drive in REFER or AIR CON ?Type of rudder ? 

FUN 5Alternator trip s?Lead acid and alkaline battery voltage ? sp.gravity for both in fully charged and discharged condition ?Battery room maintenance ,Emer.generator running hrs , F/O topping up level , flash pint of fuel ,If there is a 3 phase motor , one of the winding of the phase disconnect during running wt will happen ,Wt is the diff between low and high voltage system , wt is the voltage used to measure low voltage system ?Vessel in dry dock , how will u check the phase sequence of the phase ?

Then again PO SEKAR for only FUN 5How many generator in ur ship ?Can u parallel main gen with emergency gen .Synchronising procedure ( lot of cross question ) in this I can not answer properly so he ask to come again for all fun .

Vyas Srinivasan03/05/13INTERNAL SEKAREXT VISWESWARANall funccollision b'head where n wat purposeannex 5 relates to wat, how do you manage garbage onboard, who is in-charge for garbage record book, wat entries are made(wat are all d codes)annex 6 , wat is the related code , what does NOx code relate to, wat all influence NOx, wat components of ME influence NOx emmisionsSTP regular inspectionsRisk assessment, giv an exampleafter i said abt enclosed space entry, he said hw much min o2%EEBD & scba diffwat fixed FF system..expansion ratio of Co2orb entries..who signs itwat is d unit for measuring garbage onboardintl shore coupling wer its onboard

ME detailsfun of puncture v/v, wen all its operated and hw does it functionif fuel rack at '0' den will it affect puncture valveif one unit shows very low exh temp hw will you troubleshoothw does exh v/v close, hw much spring air press?wat is rotocap... similar system in ME ..hw does it workwat is surging.. from the graph hw to interpret..surging only on comp side or turbine side also? wat all causes for surgingwhy 2 springs in GE exh valvethrust block func and wat is d role of lub in itwat r the vibrations produced in a IC engine, any methods to reduceanti polishing ringhoning wer its done and whyhw to carrry out liner calibrationif blackout hw will t/c bearings be lubturbine side water washing

efficiency of plate typ over shell typetype of ows hw to find leakage in shell typeboiler feed pump aligning, hws it different frm other pumps

type of excitationwat is LV systemwat is LV for a meggerden wat is hv alt tripsalkaline battery emflead acid acid emfsurveyor req for alternator insulationcheck synchroniser.. which is better check/manualpref trip working

den was asked to wait for results

int calledasked which college n asked who was ur external..he has failed you in fun 5 hw do you start a ballast pump..cross qif pump doesnt start wat ul check..cross qtype of steering gear on ur ship..safeties in iti started no overcurrent trip..he stopped n said tell wat is der not wat is absentso as i was saying isolation v/v ..he said its only on ram type ..tell hw its arranged in urs..i said abt low level alarm and den iso v/v activation.. he said hw does it identify which side is damaged..i said a press sensing v/v..wer? i said reservoir inlet.. he saidyou will have to appear again..you can leave

Pradeep Mariner3rd maysurveyor-visweswara (amet)

1.pv breaker,pv vv setting, diffrnce btwn both2.ispp 3.tappet clearance, inlet vv and outlet vv made of same r diffrt materialwts is composite piston and monoblock piston,wts trunk type engine,wt level of alklinity,chloride in blr water etc.he asked me one question wts screening tube,i m not sure tis word is right r wrong..i askd him wr its applid.he said me n boilr..wts puncture vv, spring air,hw air s distributd n engine..wts liner ovality, hw u check

Basil Rajeev George29/04/13surveyor sekarwat is windlass and workinf of widlass and safties?engine room crane safties?plimsoll line and were it is marked?motor checksinsulation resistancewhy if value iin megger is more than 1ohm the insulation is good?bottom end clearanceboiler gauge glass blow down and safties?boiler blow down procedureparalleling of generatorwat is phase?cranckase inspectioncentrifugal pump overhaulfuel valve overhaul synchroscope workinggot 5 and 6 tanx guysVigneshwaran MarinerFunction 3:Ext: Vishveshwaran sir( Amet)Int: Shekar sir

External:IsppBOD on STPTests carried out in STP dischargeIOPP & Who providesCargo tank O2 content & Boiler O2 contentDiff b/w IGS & IGGIG tripsDischarge Regulation for sewage( Thorough)UMS checkingsTwo main factors which will not let u put UMS incase it fails,Types of rudders, Weight carried by wat?IAPPSox content in ECA zoneNox technical file & wat it contains?What is bulbous bowBow thrusterCO2 exp. volume

EEBD & usageCap of SCBAWat is CLASS A bulkhead

Internal

Thers is the fire on my table in which i am sittting. How will u fight this fire with foam extinguishers..? i answered... 

Naresh Kumar SekarAll funcsExternal- Mr.Ganapathy from HIMTInternal-Mr.Gopi krishnaquestions all were easy external some how managed to get the answer from me..all practical questions all day to day stuff on board only1.Draw steam heating coil of cargo tank or bunker tank expected to see drain v/v and asked to explain what you will do before opening steam...water hammer and stuff2.Draw steam line from boiler to COPT with drain V/V arrangement3.what you do before starting stripping pump of cargo tanks (again expected draining the line) 4.what all the safeties you keep in mind before staring a job for instance fuel injector overhaul of D/G--I thought too much and started but he simply expected referring manual before starting the job 5.ballast water management system, what are the new amendments--Ballast water filtering arrangement on board 6.how do you remove load from a generator when 2 are running and sharing the load7.what is the voltage of lights used in emergency escape trunk8.foam ratio of high expansion foam and what is the fire fighting system for deck and cargo holds9.how many transformers are there on board?10.what is the pressure of exhaust gas in EGE? what is pressure of boiler feed pump? how it is feeding to boiler even if pressure of pump is less than that of boiler pressure11.how many fire extinguishers on board?12.what type of fire extinguisher near boiler, purifier room, and several other places?13.what do you check on boiler and M/E on your E/R rounds?14.where all possibility of lube oil leak in M/E?15.how much waste oil is generated on board per day? and what do you do with it?that's all I remember..questions all were too simple but couldn't answer well due to lack of presence of mind and tension at that moment..my badfinally Mr.Gopi called and asked why you didnt prepare well and asked about air gap in D/G..I explained and so he gave func5...preparing last minute and lack of confidence were the reasons I failed!! I am jus sharing my experience guys..have to prepare well in advance for next attempt..

Mathan MarinerMr.Sekar and Mr Venugobal ( Chennai)Fun 3Ism,Doc,Smc,Interim Doc and Smc, After What inspection Doc will be given to Company?Angle of LOLL and how to correct it?Fixed fire fighting system onboard, Maintenance of Co2 system, how many bottles onboard and bottle calculation?Portable Fire extinguisher( Dcp, all regulations and draw and explain including Sodium Bicarbonate

Chemical Formula)Co2 room entry and checksIG System all trips and alarms, how to adjust oxygen percent if goes highStriker Plate and material, Why same material used?What ammendment came on July 2005 to reduce engine room fire hazard?Discharge criteria for bilge water and Cargo oil residues?New ammendments in Annex 5

Func 4bScavenge Fire indication,Action and Safety devicesBoiler Blowdown procedureME SafetiesAir Compressor Safeties and What s unloader?FWG PRinciple and what will happen if vacuum reduces?Stuffing Box Purpose and ExplainPiston Ring Purpose, Material and where Axial Thrust is transmitted?What are all the fire fighting medium near boiler?What is TBN and Value for Cylinder oil, Crankcase oil( ME,GE)

Mr Tambetkar and Mr Vinoth Kumar( Mumbai )Fun 5Megger, Multimeter, Tong tester and ValuesSingle Phasing and What will happen, Safety devicesDol Starter diagram and ExplainAvr and ExplainWhat type of Starter mostly used onboard?Type of Fuses and RatingStar delta connection diagramFun 6ME Decarb ExplanationBoiler Water tests and ValuesReason for GE Lo pressure dropping suddenly?If bursting disc busts when Manuevring What will u do?Boiler gauge glass showing low level what will u do?Gopinath Manickavelusuryayer shakerfun 6.bottom end bearing clearencetappet clearence latern ring purpose boiler trips low level stimulationand several cross quetions on eachMuthu Mech01/05/2013

what ill you do if there is no water in boiler gauge glassin what are all the areas fire can occur in engine roomturbocharger lubricationpower factor

switchboard safeties relayavrabout hp pipetappet clearencehow ill u control pressure in the boilerboiler water testingfixed fire fighting systemexhaust valve operationgravity disc in purifiermanual desluding method(procedure)ismsolas regulationsthats all i remember dude.. surveyour venugopal

got function 6Sivakumar Rajthis quest is attended by my frnd surveyor :vunnikrishnan funct :4,3engine typelube oil lineback wash filterwat is back washtype of scavengewat type was in ur shiptype of t/cwat was in ur shipwat type of t/c for main engine and aux enginetypes of turbo chargingwhich is best and y?test in chain drivefunct 3how many container in ur shipur ship had hatch coaminghow will u lift itwat is hatch coamingsolas ch 10?safety of navigation which chpt?about fire which chapt?told him tat did nt prepare well better luck next time

Naveen KumarClass 4 orals.Functions applied 4 & 5.New surveyor, chidambarum sir & one more surveyor (dono his name).Function 4:*Wat type of engine worked on?*explain full process how exhaust valve works?*how much is the operating hydraulic pressure in exhaust valve?*how the exhaust valve get closed? *wats the pressure at air spring?

*explain cyl lubrication how it works?*wat are swirl type lubrication? *at wat movement of piston cyl oil is injected?*explain the full steps involved in purifier from starting to end (desludge)?*wats is g-hidden system in self ejector purifier? *where is back pressure v/v fitted in refrigeration system?*how back pressure v/v purpose?*how u will find a stuffing box is leaking?*will vaccum be created in incinerator and wats the purpose of blower fitted at top of the incinerator? 

Function 5:*wats AVR and wat is its function & working?*wats o.c & s.c (open circuit & short circuit)?*wats single phasing?*explain synchronouscope?*msb safeties and their internal safeties provided?*alternator safety trips?*explain reverse power trip ?*explain fuse and its type?*why air gap is maintained in alternator.wat will happen when it increases or decreases?*how to increase cleareance of air gap?*how to carry megger test in alternator?Result: function 5 cleared.Sivakumar Raj1/5/2013,surveyor :vunnikrishnan ,fun 4,5,6type of shipreversing of ur engine lub oil linehow telescopic using for crosshead lubricationexhaust valve closing mechanismscavenge fire reasonwat will be ur actioncrank case explosion reasonhow u will come to know working of oil mist detector4 stroke piston lubricationtappet clearancehow will u test leaking compressor valvecompressor safetiesworking of bursting discwats the pressure will burstinter cooler after cooler function..main engine safeties...funct5wats ur generator wat s parralling how u will dohe was asking while explaining parreling dg how much kw u will keep i said each dg 240 he said u dnt knw so u r bluffing, i said as my ship dg 33 years old we wont keep more but he did nt agree and left funct 5result did nt get any funct..

Hemanath Kumar30.04.2013Mr. Ramanujam(HIMT) and surveyor1. all about ur ship details2. LOA, free board , and many question from my ship3. Fuel oil tank survey in ur ship.. chief engineer informs u wat wil u do?4. draw d fuel oil tank diagram(i said, i m not sure of it)5.can u mix two grades of fuel in cargo tank ?(Many cross question regarding tat nearly 10 quest)Function 5:(all like case study)1. u whr given 2 hour notice b4 1 hour u get a earth fault alarm.. wat will u do?2. electrical officer asks u t take insulation test on fuel oil transfer pump , u are on sailing.. wat wil u do?3. chief engineer calls u nd tels to make arrangement for survey on MSB.. wat al wil u check?4. 2nd engineer asks u to take generator onload ?(starting from first lik blow thru incoming gene nd so)5. how did u off load running generator on ur ship?6. how many generators u had onboard nd full info regarding it7. safties on MSB8. Reverse current trip 9. explain ACB nd maintanance part on ACB10. Trips on IG11. trips on Alternator12. preferential trips(NOTE; guys i do remember only this much wil update u soon ..all case study lik starting frm safety u have to proceed...rest all other questions had atlest 3 minimum cross questions lik how this happens nd for wat reason)cleared function 5.. thank u ppl :)

Vijay Kumar30.4.13surveyor gopi krishnna and ramanujam appeared for funcion 3,4b,6

1. type of ship2. engine specificaition3. how many cargo holds in ur ship,each hold having how much capaciy4.how many ballast tank n ur ship...for each cargo hold how many ballast tank and capacity of each tank5.capacity of al fuel oil tank6.were is fire emergency pump located7. how many succpers are provided in main deck..tel me in three important placewere the scccpers are provided in main deck8.in which place u sailed and whts d sea emperaure.....9. the ship ice ship means some symbols are provided whs tht symbol , in ship which place they will provided th symbol10. how many deck isolation valve will provided n deck,,, normally it will in open or closed conditions11. hogging and sagging and draw and show me12. draw tank, exact position of sounding pipe. sriking plate.filling line,vent, gauge glassin 4bonly asked abt pumps in tht many cross questionsin 6

how to overhaul the spare exhaust valve procedure as per manualheater is provided before or after purifierthats al i remembered

one thing if funcion 3 is there means they are starting from tat only so study the basic things in safeyand naval defenitions

Puhal Sailor29-04-2013

K.R.Chidambaram

function 3;ig system(full), pv valve, pv breaker, mast riserwt is fire plan.isolating valve purpose.fire station.wt are possible causes for fire in manifold.pump room entry procedure.pump room safeties.type of fixed fire fighting system in your ship.free surface effect.free board- why tanker have less freeboard.

function 4b;boiler gauge glass safety.boiler blowdown procedure.hunting gear and floating leaver.starting of main air compressor.alcap purifier- transducerboiler safety v/v- (full).m/e interlocks, alrams — in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.Antony Maneshsurveyor gopikrishnan,chidambaram 

fun 3,4b,5

type of ship u worked what is a torsion box , purpose and location(to give torsinal strength in containerships near hatches)free surface effect(expects the word virtual reduction in metacentric height)new regulatons to marpol that com into force after jan1 2013turbocharger surging how water formed in the aircooler seperator removedboiler guage glass safetiestesting of all fire detectorsgarbage regulationsdiffrences between inlet valve and exhaust valve .how will u find which one is which when mixed upconnecting rod bolts renewal period 20000hrs

arrangement in connecting rod of 4s engine to reduce fatige.(serrations to increse area)tube light workin(purpose of ballast,starter)how tube light functins even after removing starter and its working circuit(refer mcgeorge and t hall)zener diode,explain its working(expects to say abt reverse breakdown)avr principle,and types and workinglife boat launchin, how its supported and learn what ever there is to know abt lie boat,failed bcoz of it)diffrence between life boat and rescue boat..