Panel: Capt. Loo and Capt.

Nikhil

Time: 1000hrs - 1200hrs

At the starting Capt. Loo's comment - Understand the question and answer to the quest. No need so
many information lah... (Read this in his voice)

1. Ice - what is the concern of you as the Master when u go to ice areas?

Answer led to the point if any crew don't want to go.....

2. What you do if any crew don't want to go ?

3. What are the inspections the Master has to carry out as per MLC ?

4. What certificate you carry onboard as per MLC? Validity ?

5. You set sail, weather is good for two days. Third day you get BF8 winds but your Wx chart says
otherwise. What is your action?

6. How a TRS form?

7. Your in the visinity of Wind veering. Pressure rising. What is your action?

8. How do you determine safe manning for your ship?

9. What are the documents sand certificates you carry in relation to ISPS?

10. How do you prepare for HRA. Answer as a Master.

11. SAR - how do you plan a SAR operation?

12. You arrive at SAR location. No one is there. What to do ?

13. Grounding - What do you do ? (Capt. Nikhli wasn't happy with any of the answers. All of us said
everything on available txt books such as peril at sea. He wants some answer about how to ensure
the ship will survive. Already black out therefore computer not available. Damage stability conditions
and floodable length curve answers do not work for him.)

14. What survey or inspection is done when the ship aground?

15. Obligations and liabilities of Master in relation to MARPOL annex I ?

16. In the context of heeling error, what is heeling error ?

17. Coefficient D ? And what is your heading when correcting for coefficient D ?

18. Do you want a cook onboard ? Is he oncluded to min. Safe manning certificate ?

19. What recent amendments to codes and conventions do you know ?

20. You have a stowaway onboard and USCG says the cannot allow him to be landed in USA. What to
do ?

21. Bulk carrier - why do you trim cargo ?

22. Screw race, smelling ground, bank suction.

23. Found a rat onboard. What do you do? Where it says that you need to have rat cages onboard ?

24. Where do you find damage stability criteria. What is there in the damage stability booklet?
30Jan 10am-11:15am- Webcam, examiner nikil

-grounding situation: OOW already stop engine, tell me what is Master’s action in regards to things
like financial, safety

-c/o says vsl refloated and found damaged. Talks about DCP, DCB, stability

-POR: how to determine the POR, underwriter and office ask you to determine, which survey to be
carried out? Additional survey. What certificate will class issue after the repair is carried out?

-H&M and P&I covers what?

-MLC: crew complaint about food

-crew complain about you as a master not following procedures

-MLC: what inspection to be carried out by the master

-stowaway found in provision store, action?

-company tell you to let the stowaway carry out some painting job (easy job), what job will you
assign

-the stowaway fight with a crew onboard, need medical attention, procedure to arrange a hospital
visit

-the crew didn’t make it to port and died onboard, procedure?

-MLC: how many hours can an AB work?

-which IAMSAR publication is mandatory onboard?

-which search pattern to use to locate a ship

-min. Safe manning can be found in which act?

-content in merchant shipping act and tell me some which is related to you as a master

-talk about disciplinary action

-MARPOL: which area can paper be discharge?

-found chief cook discharge paper overboard, what you will do?

-found c/e discharge black water overboard, what will you do?

-basically what is the procedure to report person who violates the MARPOL

-COLREGs: rule21,22,24,35,annex I

Capt Nikhil

1.) Magentic compass full -35 discussion

2) Plar code certificate & required for senior and junior officer

3) Master responsibilities under hauge Visby rule

4) PSC powers and roles

5) Salvage and Towage

6) MSA act stducture

Pass
27 Jan // 1015- 1030 // Online // Capt Nikhil- Result pass

1. Vessel re-float, survey after grounding

2. NH wind veering and pressure rising, locate ur postion and action

3. Low pressure are devloping near by you, whom to report

4. Information required in danger messeage

5. Master responsibility under Marpol annex I

6. Vsl going to polar region, Master concern and procedure, certficate and training

7. Heeling error / explain kalvin deflection method

8. Swinging of compass

9. Cof B and how to correct

10. Damping in Tilt and Daming in azimuth

11. Type of gyro error

12. Contractual salvage and lof

13. Nop when note to extend

14. Two function of P&I, what they cover and do not cover

15. Master responsibility Under hauge visby rule

16. Entries to be made in OLB

ROR (20 min)

1. Explain Rule 1, 2 & 19 and 8-10 difinition from rule 3

2. Light, day and Fog signal

18-20 siguation includes all senerio of RAM/ Fishing/ Trawler

3. Conventional Direction of buoyage

4. South cardinal mark right ahead, characteristic

5. New danger

6. How do you know that Tss is adopted by IMO

Prepare : Compass / Polar code / law

1400

Capt Nikhil

(First attempt)

Asking my All ships which I haved Sailed Lng Tanker and oil chem tankers

How you will take over command on chemical tankers?

I started that i will ask company to send me hand over notes so that i can go through in advamce
then he said company is not sending hand over notes now what.

than i said i will visit to office before joining than he said company will not carry out any briefing you
will directly go on ships now what will you do

i started to give my answer as per bible when i mention about ssas location than he stoped me over
there and said that you guys are answering which i pointed out before guys so I am not going to ask
same questions this time my all questions will be diffrent

Now tell me how you will take over commannd i am pointing the points than he asked you will take
the round with outgoing master in engine room so what you will check overthere as a master
concern

now he said what items you will check on deck i said pv valves setting so he mention as per which
convention and code ETA as per which convention and code

what are the contents of AOA

how you will familar with your ship to deal with emergencies

than I started with emergencies grounding collison black out and some more he goes deep into all
emergencies

what items you will check deck while taking round

i mention about emergency generator than he asked as per which convention

than he said what you qill check in steering gear room

i said emergency steering and check the diffrence in gyro repeater than he said you dont have gyro
onboard at all now what will do

how you know that what cargo you can load

i replied i will check cof than he said as per which convention and code this is requirement

what is psc and how they will detain the ship

[22/07, 17:18] +91 89582 51617: Captain Khoo 02-8 1000

IMDG Volume 2 explain

Cross question regarding contents of the table, triangle and square meaning in the IMDG code.

Type of anchor of your ship with diagram.

Tipping arm angle .

What is IWL in marine insurance.

Latitude of arctic circle .

* At this point I realized I’m screwed .

What will you find at this time of the year in approach of Shanghai (he wanted to hear fog and
current)

Finally sorry you are not well prepared. Fail

[22/07, 17:18] +91 89582 51617: Questions asked by Captain Nikhil

Oral timing - 1400 hrs (1st sitting) (Thursday)

0. How will you takeover as master on a 300 mtr container ship?

0. What are the crew documents you will check?

0. After takeover you found out that one of the crew member medical certificate is
expired, what will be your action as master?

0. What is the expiry of crew medical certificate? Where will you find information
regarding same (which convention)?

Oral timing - 1100hrs (2nd sitting) (Thursday)

0. How will you takeover as master on bulk carrier?

0. What are circulars? How many types of circular are there? Full form of MSC and
MEPC.

0. What are latest circulars you have read? Tell me about one one of them?

0. What are the drill requirements as per SOLAS?

0. As master you are taking over a new ship, what drills you will carry out before
departure? Why only fire and abandon ship drill? Why not other drills also?

0. What is your understanding of ISM code?

0. Explain master overriding authority with an example?

Oral timing -1100 hrs (3rd sitting) (Monday)

0. You are at port and your ch off is very sick and have to be signed off. What will be
your action?

0. Flag state haven’t given dispensation will you sail out?

0. How will you manage without ch off at sea?What will be your concern?

0. Does Choff come under safe manning?

0. What is safe manning document?

0. What is the difference between minimum safe manning and safe manning? Safe
manning required by which convention?

0. What are the statutory certificates required to be carried on a bulk carrier?

0. What are the surveys for load line certificate(initial,Annual etc)

0. When will vessel go to dry dock, how will you find out that dry dock is due? Which
certificate will give you this information?

0. How will you prepare for In water survey? Precautions and items to be checked
during survey?

0. Vessel proceeding to HRA, how will you prepare for transit?

0. You sailed out from port and ch officer reported he has found a stowaway in life
boat? Your actions as master?

0. When will you swing magnetic compass?

0. Explain how will you swing practically on board ship?

0. Explain co-efficient B,C,D and E. How will you correct them?

0. Then he took me to the magnetic compass and asked me demonstrate how will I
correct B,C,D?

0. Asked me the use of flinder bar and when will you correct IB?

0. Assume you had a collision, now tell me how will you choose Port of Refuge?

0. What do you know about salvage?

That is all I can remember.

Result: Passed

Class-1

2nd Attempt

Examiner: Capt. Nikhil (Online exam)

Time: 10:00-11:30

(Actual exam time 10:20-10:45)

Result: Passed

(As usual, start with introduction. What is your current rank? Which company did you sail? Have you
completed simulator exam?)

You are a master on a vessel navigating in a narrow channel. What rule will you apply?

Explain me in detail.

You are a master on a vessel constrained by her draught. You saw a vessel right ahead. (He did not
tell me how she is heading. I asked him but he said he won’t tell. )

She is not altering and risk of collision exists. What is your action?
Will you alter as per Rule-14?

If yes, which rule says you need to alter?

If no, why don’t you alter?

What does it mean constraint by her draught apart from ROR definition?

What action will you take if she is still not altering and coming closer?

Now, in this case, you have 4 knots current from astern.

What is your action?

What do you mean by take all way off?

If pilot give full astern during berthing, can you say that it is also take all way off?

How many shapes are there for safe water mark?

What colour? Where is it normally used?

You are a master on a ship and your vessel completed a long sea passage, and see a special mark,
what will you do?

Now, you see an another special mark with different shape on the way to the port. What will you do?

What’s the difference between the first buoy and the second buoy?

Now, you see this in Region-B. What’s the difference?

Are you sure with your answer?

Suddenly, he said he’s gonna stop here and I passed.

(( Short exam but, at the end, he did mention that report on the first attempt was pretty good and
almost all topics were already covered.

He also mentioned that he didn’t want to waste time asking lights and shapes after hearing my
answers about Rule-9 at the beginning. ))

Master exam 1

16 May 2022, 0930 (Panel of 4 candidates)

Examiner: Capt. Khoo & Capt. Nikhil

1)Draw load line mark, mast raiser, web frame, stbd profile of a ship?

2) cross question on the drawing line thickness of load lines, web frame purpose and many more.

3) COC is issued under what Singapore legislation?

5) MARPOL is under which Singapore legislation?

6) how will you swing compass to produce deviation curve ?( preparation, procedure)

7) How will you load coal ?( preparation, loading, voyage, discharge)

8) CBD vessel on port side crossing situation, lights and shape, what action you will take?

9) NUC vessel on port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will take?

10) RAM vessel on port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will take?

11) fishing vessel trawling port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will take?

12) fishing vessel other than trawling on port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will
take?

13) TRS in NH and SH pressure dropping and rising, wind veering and backing where you are draw
and what action will you take?

14) Who will pay for damage on ship by falling of a guy from the bridge while committing suicide?

15) Going from Colombo to Suez Canal , how will you man your vessel taking geographical location
into consideration?

Class 1 COC 1-June -23 at 0930 (Online)

1. What is danger msg ?

2. Trs wind veering n pressure rising you r in which quadrant ?

3. Grounding in full details . Survey ?

4. Gyro compass all errors ?

5. Coswp in full details ?

6. Diff between LOF n Contratual salvage ?

7. lien in details ?

8.damage stability in details ?

9. Iamsar parallel sweep search ?

10. Rule no 19 ?

Result : Pass

Master exam 1

16 May 2022, 0930 (Panel of 4 candidates)

Examiner: Capt. Khoo & Capt. Nikhil

2) cross question on the drawing line thickness of load lines, web frame purpose and many more.

3) COC is issued under what Singapore legislation?

4) what are other legislations are there other than MSA?

5) MARPOL is under which Singapore legislation?

6) how will you swing compass to produce deviation curve ?( preparation, procedure)

7) How will you load coal ?( preparation, loading, voyage, discharge)

8) CBD vessel on port side crossing situation, lights and shape, what action you will take?

9) NUC vessel on port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will take?

10) RAM vessel on port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will take?

11) fishing vessel trawling port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will take?

12) fishing vessel other than trawling on port side crossing, lights and shape, what action you will
take?

13) TRS in NH and SH pressure dropping and rising, wind veering and backing where you are draw
and what action will you take?

14) Who will pay for damage on ship by falling of a guy from the bridge while committing suicide?

15) Going from Colombo to Suez Canal , how will you man your vessel taking geographical location
into consideration?

Class 1 COC 1-June -23 at 0930 (Online)

1. What is danger msg ?

2. Trs wind veering n pressure rising you r in which quadrant ?

3. Grounding in full details . Survey ?

4. Gyro compass all errors ?

5. Coswp in full details ?

6. Diff between LOF n Contratual salvage ?

7. lien in details ?

8.damage stability in details ?

9. Iamsar parallel sweep search ?

10. Rule no 19 ?

Result : Pass
11th July Tuesday – 0900 Capt Loo and Nikhil 1st Attempt

MLC - Concern as Master

ISM - Concern as Master

ISPS - Concern as Master

TRS - How it is formed

You are in Philippine and wind veering & barometer rising which quadrant are you in and action

Smelling the ground

Parametric rolling

Synchronous rolling

Girthing

Variable maritime law questions- general

Vessel aground and need to reflect - action as master and which survey will you arrange after
refloating.

Was not prepared at all

So they said now that you have an idea what we want prepare well and we look forward to seeing
you pass as a master in second attempt.

COC1 : 1st Session/ Shafwan

Thursday,8 Jul 2021 1020 to 1215 / 15 mins debriefing Capt Nikil

Qns 1: Taking over (Capesize Bulk, Loading Charcoal, Australia to India)

Gave textbook answer. Requires/Emphasize on the following:

Crew Aspect:

Rest Hours

MLC Certs (SEA,Medical)

STCW Certs

Work Culture

Audit / Inspection (ISM Related)

Last Audit (Ism,Isps,Mlc)

Any NC / Near-Miss / Corrective Action

Emergency Preparedness

Drills Status

LSA/FFA Status ( link to Charcoal - Self Heating )

Requiremtns MARPOL\BW

BW

FO (Low Sulphur)

Bridge Familirisation
Manouvre Charaxterisitc

Equipment

Record Keeping

Outgoing Master to verify and sign all Documents (Might lead to NC)

QNS2: Grounding (At Panama Anchorage, Waiting for Transiting Panama)

DPA / CSO

H&M insurance

UWS - diver > Class > DPA > Resume voyage

Intact Stability / Drop Anchor / Refloating / Activating Salvage

Pollution Reporting

QNS3: Drills (Frequncy of Enclosed Space, Steering > If cannot carried out > Action)

Substitute by Table top Drill?

What are things which cannot be substituted with tabletop

Can extend or not?

If can, until how long?

Where to record, what to record

QNS4: Rest Hour ( Previous Master plenty deficiency in rest hour > Action)

Adjust immediately the schedule

Report NC of the mistake

NC Procdeure - Open,Closed,Corrective Actions

Difference of Rest Hour in STCW VS MLC

QNS 5: STOWAWAY (Vsl depart China to US, stowaway in LB middle of ocean)

Textbook answer + the following pts:

WHY / How come the stowaway o/b?

Lapse in Security ( Violation of ISPS )

report to CSO

ISPS AUDIT

POSSIBLE actions in next port

inspection and investigation by PSC