二副面试题参考
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第三章 二副面试问题及参考答案
1. what are your
responsibilities as a second officer?
The second officer is the navigational officer and
sometimes also medical officer on board.
Besides, the second officer shall assist the
chief officer. His duties may include the
following:
(1) navigation watch keeping (from
1200 to 1600, and from 0000 to 0400);
(2)
chart and navigational publication corrections;
(3) passage plan making;
(4) usually
working as the designated communications officer;
(5) maintenance of communication equipment,
instruments and spare parts on board the ship;
(6) care of all the basic navigation equipment
and instruments, including magnetic compasses,
gyrocompasses, gyro repeaters, time changes,
depth sounders and course recorder.
(7)
Maitenance of inventories of the stationery;
(8) Medical duties, and other duties
designated by the master or chief officer.
(9)
Some other work designated by master or chief
officer.
4. please briefly describle the
procedure of dealing with navigational warnings.
Firstly, I shall register the
navigational warnings in the register book and
record the
warning number in the card.
Secondly, I shall select the charts that are
affected by the warnings.
Then I shall use
pens, scissors and glues to fix permanent notices.
I shall also use pencils to fix
temporary and
preliminary notices. The charts are to be
corrected according to all the concerned
warnings. When I correct the chart, I shall
frequently consult the geographical index.
5.
can you describe the charts correction procedure?
Please refer to the same question for
the master.
Firstly, the second officer
has to make sure that he has received the latest
Notice to Mariner
and that he has to write the
notice request on time. The master shall make
emergency request if
the latest is not
received.
Secondly, the second officer
has to record the notice to mariner on the
correction logs on
time according to the
chronogical order.
Thirdly, when
correcting the chart, he has to make sure that the
last small correction has
been made on the
chart.
Erasure should never be made when
deleting in formation crossed throuth. Instead,
series
of short double strokes should be used
while correction fluid should not be used.
Always insert information before you delete any
information.
6. who should draft the passage
plan on board? What are included in passage plan?
When
you make the passage plan, what
information do you need?
Usually, the
passage plan should be prepared by the second
officer and approved by the
master. During
passage, when an error or mistake is found about
the passage plan, it should be
reported to the
master first and corrected afterwards by the
second officer. But during voyage
the passage
plan cannot be changed without the master’s
approved.
The passage plan should
include such information as way points, the
distance between way
point, courses, current,
tide, weather conditions and means of
communications, means of fixing
position and
interval and so on.
Besides, the
following information and publications are
necessary in making the passage
plan: sailing
directions, pilot book, port entry guidance, tide
table’s local area warning, warning
from the NAVAREA areas, list of light
and radio signals, admiralty notice to mariner,
sea chart
and catalogue of admiralty charts
and other publications.
7. what is the scope
the passage plan cover? If you miss one ore two
big or small scale charts
for next voyage, can
the ship give sea going or not?
The
passage plan should cover the sailing route from
berth to berth. Lack of information for
some
areas may lead to some serious accidents.
The ship cannot go if one or two charts are not
available.
8. if the signal of “three red
lights vertically aligned” is found on board a
ship during night
voyage, what do you think is
wrong with the ship? If a motor ship is mpving
under the
way, but not under command, what
kind of signals shoud she use? On what occasion do
you display two black balls during the day?
The vessel is constrained by her draught.
It is very hard for her to maneuver. Our vessel
should give a wide and take actions to keep
away from her.
The motor ship should use
not-under-control lights, i.e., two red lights
vertically aligned
during night time, and two
black balls vertically aligned during day time.
We shall display two black balls when our
vessel cannot get out the way of another.
9.
please describle how you take care of the magnetic
compass.
The liquid magnetic compass
should be regularly checked for air bubbles and it
shoud
always be covered when it is not in use.
The deviation of the compass should be checked and
observed during every watch.
10. how to
you set and adjust gyrocompass?
The
second officer should frequently check the
gyrocompass, error. Actually,
gyrocompass
accuracy should be checked at least once a day at
sea and at anchor, and for
each course
steered. During the watch, the simultaneous check
should be made at least hourly.
If there is
any significant deviation error, the second
officer should report it to the master and
record in the compass record book and deck
logbook. The electronic devices should be kept
away from the compasses in a reasonable
distance. The chief officer or other designated
officers should test the error in the morning
and evening.
are your responsibilities as the
second officer while the vessel is in port?
My
responsibilities are to keep good watch, to ensure
the safety of life, the ship and the
cargo and
to maintain good wooking orders on the vessel.
During my watch I should be aware of the
draft, under keel clearance, the state of ship,
the mooring conditions so as to avoid
dangerous listing, trim or hull stress during
cargo
operation. I should also make sure that
de-ballasting causes no marine pollution. I should
watch and supervise the loading process and
report any incident or accident to the chief
officer.
12. please tell me the difference
between the great circle line and rhomb line?
In theory, the great circle line is the
shortest distance between two places, while the
rhomb line is longer than the great circle
line. However, it is very hard for a vessel just
to
take the circle line or rhomb line.
13.
during cargo loading, if you find cargo damages in
holds, what should you do?
I should
record them in writing or even photograph the
damages and report the situations
to the chief
officer immediately. The chief officer should
report it to the tallyman and ask
them to
replace the cargo, if possible. At the same time,
the officer on duty should make the
on-
the-spot record.
If the damages are
realy very serous, we should report to the master
and ask for his
instructions.
14. when you
usually do the chart work? When you are keeping
watch, can you do the chart
work?
Whenever I receive the notice to mariner, I will
do the correction and drawing as soon as
possible.
Generally, I should not
do the chart work when am keeping watch. Doing
chart work
during watch keeping can give rise
to some potential danger to the maneuvering of the
vessel.
15. what is the maximum blood alcohol
concentraition (BAC) rate on board?
According to the STCW code, the BAC shall not be
more than 0.08% by weight at any
time when
being tested. Watch-keepers are not allowed to
drink any alcoholic beverage 4
hours before
their watch. Besides, when bunkering, loading and
unloading, mooring and
unmooring, 4 hours
before and after port all, the sailor on board
cannot have any alcoholic
before and after
port all, the sailor on board cannot have any
alcoholic drinks.
16. please tell me your
duties as the medical officer.
I am
responsible for maintaining the medical inventory.
I should keep a good record of
the use of
different medicines and make sure that the aide
are at proper locations. I should
also be
careful with the medicine locker. The expired
medicines should be replaced on time.
When
some important medicines are out of stock, I
should report to the master and make
requisition for supply.
17. when do you
call the master to the bridge?
In the
following situations, according to the SMS manual,
I will have to call the master
to the bridge:
(1) when the visibility is lower than the one
mentioned in the master,s standing order;
(2)
breakdown of the main engine, steering gear, gyro-
compass or any other critical
equipment
related to the safety of the vessel;
(3) when
the ship,s position and sounding are unusual or
strange;
(4) when the navigational marks or
sounding do not appear as expected;
(5) when
heavy weather is encountered;
(6) whenthe ship
is behaving in an unusual way;
(7) when marine
pollution is seen or suspected;
(8) when
distress message is received or accident observed;
(9) any other situation when the officers are
in observed;
(10) whenever the ship is in
danger;
RADAR and ARPAR are in use, do they
relieve your duty of lookout as a
watch-
keeper?
No, these apparatuses do not
relieve the watch officer of his duty to maintain
a proper
lookout at all times. This is very
important to the manuvering of the vessel.
Accidents often
arise because of the officers’
complete dependence on the RADAR,ARPAR, GPS and
other
equipment, especially in hazardous
areas, such as the coast and port areas, low
visibility area,
restricted areas and heavy
weather regions. All in all, the rules and
regulation of the
COLREG 1972 must be strictly
obeyed.
19. what do you know about EC and
ECDIS ?
EC means electrionic
chart, and ECDIS means electronic chart and
information system.
This system usees the
computer technology to provide chart details on a
visual display unit,
combined with an
automatic indication of ship’s position, and
possibly a radar image, and a
navigation aide.
This kind of chart needs basic computer operation
skills and automation
knowledge.
20. can
you tell me the main contents of a typical
admiralty notice to mariner? How did you
get
the notice to mariner on your last vessel?
The admiralty notice to mariners is a maritime
publication issued by the hydrographic
department of the united kingdom. They include
admiralty nitices, Australian and new
Zealand
notices. They are published on a weekly basis.
There is also an annual summary
version.
The admiralty noyice to mariner includes 6
sections. Section one, explanatory notes and
indexes to section two. Admiralty notices to
mariners-corrections to charts. Section three,
reprints of radio navigational warnings.
Section four, corrections to admiralty sailing
directions. Section five, corrections to
admiralty list of radio signals.
On my
last ship, the ship owner provided us with the
notice to mariners in every major
port. If
they failed to give us the notice, we’ll send them
a request for this.
21. it is very important
to get rid of the outated charts and other SMS
documents on board.
Why?
It is
very important to keep the latest revised
charts(also some other ISM documents on
board)in the deck and engine room, and keep
away those out – of – dated charts because after
a period of time, you will not be able to know
what documents are the newest ones. The
mixture of the old and new documents on board
can easily give rise to some problems for the
safety of he vessel. So it is very important
to do away with the obsoletedocuments as soon as
possible.
22. how do you maintain the
clocks?
I am responsible for the
vessel clocks except for those in the engine room.
Before
getting underway, clocks shall be
compared and synchronized, and the synchronization
record shall be entered into the deck logbook.
23. under what situations do you call the
engine room when you are on duty?
(1) whenever
it is necessary to make sure that engine room and
bridge clocks are
synchronized;
(2) at
least one hour before starting or ending a sea
passage;
(3) as soon as it appears that engine
operation maneuvers may be required, with one
hour’s
notice if possible;
(4) whenever
the ship machinery operation may be affected by
weather or other condition
changes, such as
shallow water approach, concentration of marine
lifeor seaweed, ice in
water, or change of
trim or draft due to ballasting shifting;
(5)
one hour before inert gas system operation is
required (for tanker);
(6) one hour before
steam is required on deck;
(7) whenever the
temperature falls to 2 degree centigrade to
provent damage to equipment;
(8) at least one
hour before the standby generator is required;
(9) whenever the gargo pumps are used;
(10) one hour prior to getting underway.
24. what should you do first after you
join a vessel?
Firstly, I shall
familiarize myself with the familiarization
booklet, the must lists and
emergency card in
my cabin. Second, I shall report to the master and
get familiar with other
officers and crew on
board the vessel. Third, with accompaniment of the
relieved second
officer, I shall discuss
immediately with the master on any
unsatisfactions, including
equipment
malfunctions. I shall also take over all the
documents the second officer should
take care
of. A good handover with the relieved second
officer is the most important thing for
me.
25. when do you have to change from the
automatic steering to manual steering?
The steering mode should be change from automatic
to manual mode under the
following
circumstances: (1) in any emergency situations;
(2) in diminishing and restricted
visibility,
as defined by the master; (3) when the ship’s
steering in shallow water; (4) when
the master
thinks necessary.
When the steering
mode is changed, the watch officers shall
supervise the process.
26. if ship collision
happens when you are on duty, what procedure
should you follow?
I should follow the
emergency checklist.
Firstly, I will
sound the alarm for emergency;
Secondly, I will inform the master immediately;
Thirdly, I will inform the engine room
and propare engine standby;
After ship
collision, all the tanks should be sound be and
the ship owner, manager
should be informed of
the accident. The accident report should also be
sent to the all
concerned parties and the
coast country. And all the above actions, ship’s
position, times, etc.
should be recorded
properly.
27. before the ship sails to a new
port, if you do not have one or two necessary
charts, what
should you possibly do?
If possible, I will ask for help from the master.
If the master cannot help, I may ask for
help
from the vessels sailing in the same area. Anyway,
I will try to solve the problem before
the
vessel sails to the port.
28. what is safety
speed during sailing? What factors should you
consider in deciding the
speed of a vessel
during sailing in the sea?
The safe
speed is the speed at which the vessel can take
proper and effective actions to
be stopped in
a safe distance. The following factors should be
taken into account to achieve
safe speed:
visibility, number of ships in the area, the
ship’s maneuverability, wind force, sea
tide
and and current, background lights, draught and
available depth of water, proximity of
navigational hadards, standart and operation
of technical equipment on board, ice conditon
and so on.
29. when navigation in a
crossing situation, as master or duty officer,
what anti-collision
measures should be taken?
When the vessels are proceed on head-on condition,
what
anti-collision rule should be observed?
When a power-driven ship and sailing meet in the
sea, what anti-collision rule should be
observed?
When to power-driven ships
are crossing, the ship which has the other ship on
her own
starboard side shall keep out of way.
To do this, this ship can either alter course to
starboard
side or slow down her speed in order
to avoid collision.
When to power-driven ships
are meeting head-on situation or near head-on
situation,
each ship shall alter course
to starboard so that they can pass on the port
siode of each other
at a safe distance.
When a ship sails at a higher speed overtakes
another ship, the ship shall sails at higher
speed or shall alter its course to avoid
collision.
A power-driven ship shall keep out
of the way of a sailing ship. This can be done
either
altering its course or speed up to
avoid collision.
30. you are the watch officer
at another on an 8000-ton ship which is about 400
feet long. If
the weather becomes foggy and
foggy, what precautions should you take?
I should station a man forward with orders to ring
the ship’s bell rapidly for about 5
seconds
every minutes and another man aft to sound the
gong likewise. Ship’s whistle or
siren would
be ready for use in case of necessity to give
warning of my position to a veseel
approaching. The signals for this warning
shall be 3 blasts in succession.
31. when
should a turnover(handover)of watch be deferred or
postpond?
Usually, under the following
situations, the turnover can be deferred or even
postond: (1)
if the officer on watch has
reasion to believe that the relieving officer is
obiously not able to
carry out his duties
effectively; (2) when bridge maneuver us taking
place, turnover of watch
must be defeered
until the action is completed and the ship is in a
safe condition for the relief
of the watch to
take place.
32. under what conditions should
you as officer on watch change the ship’s speed?
Refer to the questions and reference
answers for the chief officer.
33. what
actions should be taken when restricted visibility
is encountered or expected?
(1) call
or notify the master; (2)switch on the
navigational lights;(3) switch on and
sound
fog signal; (4) switch on ARPA and rdar; (5) shift
to manual steering for maneuver; (6)
post
additional lookout; (7) inform and advise engine
room for any emergency maneuvers.
34. what
precautionary measures are to be done 12 hours
before arrival at or departure
from any port?
I shall test the following before
entering or getting underway: (1) primary and
secondary
steering gear; (2) internal control
communications and control alarm; (3) standby and
emergency generator; (4) storage batteries for
emergency lighting; (5) main propulsion ahead
and astern.
35. what should you do in case
of steering failure?
When there is a
steering failure, I shall report to the master
immediately, so that be may
take whatever
actions are required. At the same time, provide no
further incidents occur, hoist
the signals for
a vessel not under command. At the same time,
inform the engine room and
determine the time
necessary for repairs, if possible, so that the
necessary preparations can be
made on the
bridge.
36. when is great circle sailing most
advantageous? Please explain briefly.
Thye shortest distance between two meridians is
the arc of the great circle contained
between
these two poits. The advantages of using the great
circle sailing are most obvious in
high
latitudes, where there is a large difference of
longitude between the points of departure
and
destination.
37. how do you do the chart work?
The chart work must be so detailed
that the master or relieving officer can easily
and
quikly find out the ship’s last known
position and from that they can determine its
present
position. Detailed chart work
includes course line, DR position marked with time
and
distance, observed position with time and
distance plus the position fixing method.
Special notes like when the master should be
informed and when to slow down, etc. are
also
needed in some dangerous areas.
38. if a man
is overboard, what actions should you take
immediately?
I should throw him a
lifebuoy and follow the emergency procedure. That
is to say, I
should sound the alarm, inform
the master and the engine room, make the
Williamson turn
and keep constant lookout.
39. what is confine waters? What factor should
you take into account when you make
passage
plan in the confined waters?
Confined
waters means an area of the sea where the width of
the safely navigable
waterway is not more than
about 2 miles, such as a strait, considering the
draft of the vessel
and water depth.
For navigation in confined waters, I shall
consider the following maters in planning a
passage:
(1) presenceabsence of special
navigational rules and items to report.
(2)
Information on the sailing directions, coast
pilot, and so on.
(3) The draft of the vessel
and the navigable of the sea.
(4) The effect
of sinkage of the hull (squat) and keeping enough
under keel clearance.
(5) Tides, and a tidal
current.
(6) Weather conditions and counter-
measures against restricted visibility.
(7)
Use of navigation aids to give a sign, and setting
of parallel index (line for avoiding
danger).
(8) Passing time of danger points
(daylightnight-time)?
(9) The degree of
congested water-traffic, crowded area with fishing
boats, and
counter-measures for the above
mentioned.
(10) The vessel’s maneuvering
ability.
(11) Necessarylack of necessity for
adjustment of the vessel’s speed.
40. what is
safety speed during sailing? What factors should
you consider in deciding the
speed of a vessel
during sailing in the sea?
The safe
speed is the speed at which the vessel can take
proper and effective actions to
be stopped in
a safe distance. The following factors should be
taken into account to achieve
safe speed:
visibility, number of ships in the area, the
ship’s maneuverability, wind force, sea
tide
and current, background lights, draught and
available depth of water, proximity of
navigational hazards, standard and operation
of technical equipment on board, ice condition
and so on.
41. when navigating in a
crossing situation, as master or duty officer,
what anti-cillision
measures should be taken?
When the vessels are proceed on head-on condition,
what
anti-collision rule should be observed?
When a power-driven ship and sailing meet in the
sea, what anti-cillision rule should be
observed?
When two power-driven ships
are crossing, the ship which has the other ship on
own
starboard side shall keep out of way. To
do this, this ship can either alter course to
starboard
side or slow down her speed in order
to avoid colloision.
When two power-
driven ships are meeting head-on situation or near
head-on situation,
each ship shall
alter course to starboard so that they can pass on
the port side of each other at
a safe
distance.
When a ship sails at a
higher alter its course to avoid collision.
A power-driven ship shall keep out of the way of a
sailing ship. This can be done either
altering
its course or speed up to avoid collision.
42.
what is ISM code? How many chapters are there in
ISM code now? what is DOC and
SMC ?
ISM means international management code for the
safe operation of ships and for
pollution
prevention. It is made by the IMO.
The ISM code (as amended) includes 16 chapters
falling into two parts:
implementation (part
one ), and verification and certifiction (part
two). The 16 chapters are:
general, safety and
environment protection policy, company
responsibilities and authority,
designated
person(s), master’s responsibilities and
authorirty, resources and personel,
development of plans for shipboard operation,
emergency preparedness, reports and analysis
of non-conformity, accidents and hazardous
occurrences, mantenance of the ship and
equipment, documentation, company
verification, review and evaluation, certification
and
verification, and forms of certificates.
The last four chapters are newly added in the new
version of ISM code.
SMS means
safety management system, and this system is made
based on the 16
elements of ISM code, which is
a compulsory part SOLAS74. the ship-owner or
mangaer
cannot get document of compliance
(DOC) and SMC without audited safety management
certificate (SMC) BY CLASS DESIGNATED BY THE
FLAG REGISTRY
ADMINISTRATION.
43. in case
of loss of bridge control, what immediate actions
do you take?
In case of the vessel
fall into of bridge control result from trouble in
the main engine,
steering gear, etc., the
officer of the watch shall immediately take the
following measures:
Stopping engine
(in case trouble of steering engine);
Alerting other vessels sailing nearly;
(by means of lights for “not under command”,
whistle or VHF);
reporting to the
master (chief engineer);
confirming
the vessel position;
estimating the
drifting direction and speed.
44. can you name
some publications on board the ship?
Name of the publication
SOLAS 97
MARPOL7378
Manual on oil pollution
contingency planning
Manual on oil pollution
salvage
Manual on oil pollution combating oil
spill
Name of the
publication
Load line supplementary to load
line 1966
Published by
IMO
Location
Bridge
Published location
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
bridge
bridge
bridge
COLREG
1972 revision
IMO workshop material on
implementation of revised STCW
MARSAR MANUAL
GMDSS HANDBOOK
Ship’s routing
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
BRIDGE
CE
office
location
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Ship’s routing
amendments 1992
IMO
International code of signals
Guide
to helicoptership operation
Bridge procedure
cude
Peril at sea and salvage a guide for
master
Effective mooring
Mooring equipment
guideline
Guideline for control of drugs and
alcohol onboard ship
Ship’s captain’s medical
guide
Code of safe working practices for
merchant seamen 1984
SOLAS training mnaual
Flag state rules, regulation, relevant
information and circulars
ISM and guidelines
on implantation
Procedure for PSC
International life saving appliance code
Pollution provention equipment under
MARPOL7378
IMO
ICS
ICS
ICSOCIMF
OCIMF
OCIMF
OCIMF
HMSO
HMSO
IMO
IMO
IMO
CLASSIFICATION RULES, REGULATIONS, RELEVANT
INFORMATION
AND CIRCULARS
Additional for
bulk carrier as following
Name of the
publication
International maretime dangerous
goods codes (IMDG CODE)
Supplement to IMDG
CODE
Code of safe practice for solid cargo (BC
code)
Thomas stowage
Publication by
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
Additional for tankers as following
Name of the publication
International safety guide for oil tankers and
terminals (ISGOTT)
Crude oil washing system
(cow system)
Clean seas guide for oil tank
Safety in oil tankers
Ship to ship
transfer operation guide (petroleum)
Vessel
particulars questionnaire for bulk oilchemical
carriers and cas carrier
Tanker handbook for
deck officer
Prevention of oil spillage
through cargo pumproom sea valves
Published by
ICSOCIMF
IMO
IMO
IMO
ICS
OCIMF
OCIMF
ISCOCIMF
location
Bridge
Guidelines and
recommendations for the safe mooring of ships at
single point
mooring
Bridge team
management
Published by
ICS
Additional publications for chemical tankers
as following
Name of the publication
Safety in chemical tanker
Location
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
bridge
International code for the
construction and equipment of ship’s carrying
dangerous
IMO
chemical carried in bulk
In dex of dangerous chemical carried in bulk
IMO
Code for the construction and equipment of
ships carrying dangerous chemicals in IMO
bulk
(BCH CODE)
第三章 二副面试问题及参考答案
1.
what are your responsibilities as a second
officer?
The second officer is the
navigational officer and sometimes also medical
officer on board.
Besides, the second officer
shall assist the chief officer. His duties may
include the following:
(1) navigation watch
keeping (from 1200 to 1600, and from 0000 to
0400);
(2) chart and navigational publication
corrections;
(3) passage plan making;
(4)
usually working as the designated communications
officer;
(5) maintenance of communication
equipment, instruments and spare parts on board
the ship;
(6) care of all the basic navigation
equipment and instruments, including magnetic
compasses,
gyrocompasses, gyro repeaters, time
changes, depth sounders and course recorder.
(7) Maitenance of inventories of the
stationery;
(8) Medical duties, and other
duties designated by the master or chief officer.
(9) Some other work designated by master or
chief officer.
4. please briefly describle the
procedure of dealing with navigational warnings.
Firstly, I shall register the
navigational warnings in the register book and
record the
warning number in the card.
Secondly, I shall select the charts that are
affected by the warnings.
Then I shall use
pens, scissors and glues to fix permanent notices.
I shall also use pencils to fix
temporary and
preliminary notices. The charts are to be
corrected according to all the concerned
warnings. When I correct the chart, I shall
frequently consult the geographical index.
5.
can you describe the charts correction procedure?
Please refer to the same question for
the master.
Firstly, the second officer
has to make sure that he has received the latest
Notice to Mariner
and that he has to write the
notice request on time. The master shall make
emergency request if
the latest is not
received.
Secondly, the second officer
has to record the notice to mariner on the
correction logs on
time according to the
chronogical order.
Thirdly, when
correcting the chart, he has to make sure that the
last small correction has
been made on the
chart.
Erasure should never be made when
deleting in formation crossed throuth. Instead,
series
of short double strokes should be used
while correction fluid should not be used.
Always insert information before you delete any
information.
6. who should draft the passage
plan on board? What are included in passage plan?
When
you make the passage plan, what
information do you need?
Usually, the
passage plan should be prepared by the second
officer and approved by the
master. During
passage, when an error or mistake is found about
the passage plan, it should be
reported to the
master first and corrected afterwards by the
second officer. But during voyage
the passage
plan cannot be changed without the master’s
approved.
The passage plan should
include such information as way points, the
distance between way
point, courses, current,
tide, weather conditions and means of
communications, means of fixing
position and
interval and so on.
Besides, the
following information and publications are
necessary in making the passage
plan: sailing
directions, pilot book, port entry guidance, tide
table’s local area warning, warning
from the NAVAREA areas, list of light
and radio signals, admiralty notice to mariner,
sea chart
and catalogue of admiralty charts
and other publications.
7. what is the scope
the passage plan cover? If you miss one ore two
big or small scale charts
for next voyage, can
the ship give sea going or not?
The
passage plan should cover the sailing route from
berth to berth. Lack of information for
some
areas may lead to some serious accidents.
The ship cannot go if one or two charts are not
available.
8. if the signal of “three red
lights vertically aligned” is found on board a
ship during night
voyage, what do you think is
wrong with the ship? If a motor ship is mpving
under the
way, but not under command, what
kind of signals shoud she use? On what occasion do
you display two black balls during the day?
The vessel is constrained by her draught.
It is very hard for her to maneuver. Our vessel
should give a wide and take actions to keep
away from her.
The motor ship should use
not-under-control lights, i.e., two red lights
vertically aligned
during night time, and two
black balls vertically aligned during day time.
We shall display two black balls when our
vessel cannot get out the way of another.
9.
please describle how you take care of the magnetic
compass.
The liquid magnetic compass
should be regularly checked for air bubbles and it
shoud
always be covered when it is not in use.
The deviation of the compass should be checked and
observed during every watch.
10. how to
you set and adjust gyrocompass?
The
second officer should frequently check the
gyrocompass, error. Actually,
gyrocompass
accuracy should be checked at least once a day at
sea and at anchor, and for
each course
steered. During the watch, the simultaneous check
should be made at least hourly.
If there is
any significant deviation error, the second
officer should report it to the master and
record in the compass record book and deck
logbook. The electronic devices should be kept
away from the compasses in a reasonable
distance. The chief officer or other designated
officers should test the error in the morning
and evening.
are your responsibilities as the
second officer while the vessel is in port?
My
responsibilities are to keep good watch, to ensure
the safety of life, the ship and the
cargo and
to maintain good wooking orders on the vessel.
During my watch I should be aware of the
draft, under keel clearance, the state of ship,
the mooring conditions so as to avoid
dangerous listing, trim or hull stress during
cargo
operation. I should also make sure that
de-ballasting causes no marine pollution. I should
watch and supervise the loading process and
report any incident or accident to the chief
officer.
12. please tell me the difference
between the great circle line and rhomb line?
In theory, the great circle line is the
shortest distance between two places, while the
rhomb line is longer than the great circle
line. However, it is very hard for a vessel just
to
take the circle line or rhomb line.
13.
during cargo loading, if you find cargo damages in
holds, what should you do?
I should
record them in writing or even photograph the
damages and report the situations
to the chief
officer immediately. The chief officer should
report it to the tallyman and ask
them to
replace the cargo, if possible. At the same time,
the officer on duty should make the
on-
the-spot record.
If the damages are
realy very serous, we should report to the master
and ask for his
instructions.
14. when you
usually do the chart work? When you are keeping
watch, can you do the chart
work?
Whenever I receive the notice to mariner, I will
do the correction and drawing as soon as
possible.
Generally, I should not
do the chart work when am keeping watch. Doing
chart work
during watch keeping can give rise
to some potential danger to the maneuvering of the
vessel.
15. what is the maximum blood alcohol
concentraition (BAC) rate on board?
According to the STCW code, the BAC shall not be
more than 0.08% by weight at any
time when
being tested. Watch-keepers are not allowed to
drink any alcoholic beverage 4
hours before
their watch. Besides, when bunkering, loading and
unloading, mooring and
unmooring, 4 hours
before and after port all, the sailor on board
cannot have any alcoholic
before and after
port all, the sailor on board cannot have any
alcoholic drinks.
16. please tell me your
duties as the medical officer.
I am
responsible for maintaining the medical inventory.
I should keep a good record of
the use of
different medicines and make sure that the aide
are at proper locations. I should
also be
careful with the medicine locker. The expired
medicines should be replaced on time.
When
some important medicines are out of stock, I
should report to the master and make
requisition for supply.
17. when do you
call the master to the bridge?
In the
following situations, according to the SMS manual,
I will have to call the master
to the bridge:
(1) when the visibility is lower than the one
mentioned in the master,s standing order;
(2)
breakdown of the main engine, steering gear, gyro-
compass or any other critical
equipment
related to the safety of the vessel;
(3) when
the ship,s position and sounding are unusual or
strange;
(4) when the navigational marks or
sounding do not appear as expected;
(5) when
heavy weather is encountered;
(6) whenthe ship
is behaving in an unusual way;
(7) when marine
pollution is seen or suspected;
(8) when
distress message is received or accident observed;
(9) any other situation when the officers are
in observed;
(10) whenever the ship is in
danger;
RADAR and ARPAR are in use, do they
relieve your duty of lookout as a
watch-
keeper?
No, these apparatuses do not
relieve the watch officer of his duty to maintain
a proper
lookout at all times. This is very
important to the manuvering of the vessel.
Accidents often
arise because of the officers’
complete dependence on the RADAR,ARPAR, GPS and
other
equipment, especially in hazardous
areas, such as the coast and port areas, low
visibility area,
restricted areas and heavy
weather regions. All in all, the rules and
regulation of the
COLREG 1972 must be strictly
obeyed.
19. what do you know about EC and
ECDIS ?
EC means electrionic
chart, and ECDIS means electronic chart and
information system.
This system usees the
computer technology to provide chart details on a
visual display unit,
combined with an
automatic indication of ship’s position, and
possibly a radar image, and a
navigation aide.
This kind of chart needs basic computer operation
skills and automation
knowledge.
20. can
you tell me the main contents of a typical
admiralty notice to mariner? How did you
get
the notice to mariner on your last vessel?
The admiralty notice to mariners is a maritime
publication issued by the hydrographic
department of the united kingdom. They include
admiralty nitices, Australian and new
Zealand
notices. They are published on a weekly basis.
There is also an annual summary
version.
The admiralty noyice to mariner includes 6
sections. Section one, explanatory notes and
indexes to section two. Admiralty notices to
mariners-corrections to charts. Section three,
reprints of radio navigational warnings.
Section four, corrections to admiralty sailing
directions. Section five, corrections to
admiralty list of radio signals.
On my
last ship, the ship owner provided us with the
notice to mariners in every major
port. If
they failed to give us the notice, we’ll send them
a request for this.
21. it is very important
to get rid of the outated charts and other SMS
documents on board.
Why?
It is
very important to keep the latest revised
charts(also some other ISM documents on
board)in the deck and engine room, and keep
away those out – of – dated charts because after
a period of time, you will not be able to know
what documents are the newest ones. The
mixture of the old and new documents on board
can easily give rise to some problems for the
safety of he vessel. So it is very important
to do away with the obsoletedocuments as soon as
possible.
22. how do you maintain the
clocks?
I am responsible for the
vessel clocks except for those in the engine room.
Before
getting underway, clocks shall be
compared and synchronized, and the synchronization
record shall be entered into the deck logbook.
23. under what situations do you call the
engine room when you are on duty?
(1) whenever
it is necessary to make sure that engine room and
bridge clocks are
synchronized;
(2) at
least one hour before starting or ending a sea
passage;
(3) as soon as it appears that engine
operation maneuvers may be required, with one
hour’s
notice if possible;
(4) whenever
the ship machinery operation may be affected by
weather or other condition
changes, such as
shallow water approach, concentration of marine
lifeor seaweed, ice in
water, or change of
trim or draft due to ballasting shifting;
(5)
one hour before inert gas system operation is
required (for tanker);
(6) one hour before
steam is required on deck;
(7) whenever the
temperature falls to 2 degree centigrade to
provent damage to equipment;
(8) at least one
hour before the standby generator is required;
(9) whenever the gargo pumps are used;
(10) one hour prior to getting underway.
24. what should you do first after you
join a vessel?
Firstly, I shall
familiarize myself with the familiarization
booklet, the must lists and
emergency card in
my cabin. Second, I shall report to the master and
get familiar with other
officers and crew on
board the vessel. Third, with accompaniment of the
relieved second
officer, I shall discuss
immediately with the master on any
unsatisfactions, including
equipment
malfunctions. I shall also take over all the
documents the second officer should
take care
of. A good handover with the relieved second
officer is the most important thing for
me.
25. when do you have to change from the
automatic steering to manual steering?
The steering mode should be change from automatic
to manual mode under the
following
circumstances: (1) in any emergency situations;
(2) in diminishing and restricted
visibility,
as defined by the master; (3) when the ship’s
steering in shallow water; (4) when
the master
thinks necessary.
When the steering
mode is changed, the watch officers shall
supervise the process.
26. if ship collision
happens when you are on duty, what procedure
should you follow?
I should follow the
emergency checklist.
Firstly, I will
sound the alarm for emergency;
Secondly, I will inform the master immediately;
Thirdly, I will inform the engine room
and propare engine standby;
After ship
collision, all the tanks should be sound be and
the ship owner, manager
should be informed of
the accident. The accident report should also be
sent to the all
concerned parties and the
coast country. And all the above actions, ship’s
position, times, etc.
should be recorded
properly.
27. before the ship sails to a new
port, if you do not have one or two necessary
charts, what
should you possibly do?
If possible, I will ask for help from the master.
If the master cannot help, I may ask for
help
from the vessels sailing in the same area. Anyway,
I will try to solve the problem before
the
vessel sails to the port.
28. what is safety
speed during sailing? What factors should you
consider in deciding the
speed of a vessel
during sailing in the sea?
The safe
speed is the speed at which the vessel can take
proper and effective actions to
be stopped in
a safe distance. The following factors should be
taken into account to achieve
safe speed:
visibility, number of ships in the area, the
ship’s maneuverability, wind force, sea
tide
and and current, background lights, draught and
available depth of water, proximity of
navigational hadards, standart and operation
of technical equipment on board, ice conditon
and so on.
29. when navigation in a
crossing situation, as master or duty officer,
what anti-collision
measures should be taken?
When the vessels are proceed on head-on condition,
what
anti-collision rule should be observed?
When a power-driven ship and sailing meet in the
sea, what anti-collision rule should be
observed?
When to power-driven ships
are crossing, the ship which has the other ship on
her own
starboard side shall keep out of way.
To do this, this ship can either alter course to
starboard
side or slow down her speed in order
to avoid collision.
When to power-driven ships
are meeting head-on situation or near head-on
situation,
each ship shall alter course
to starboard so that they can pass on the port
siode of each other
at a safe distance.
When a ship sails at a higher speed overtakes
another ship, the ship shall sails at higher
speed or shall alter its course to avoid
collision.
A power-driven ship shall keep out
of the way of a sailing ship. This can be done
either
altering its course or speed up to
avoid collision.
30. you are the watch officer
at another on an 8000-ton ship which is about 400
feet long. If
the weather becomes foggy and
foggy, what precautions should you take?
I should station a man forward with orders to ring
the ship’s bell rapidly for about 5
seconds
every minutes and another man aft to sound the
gong likewise. Ship’s whistle or
siren would
be ready for use in case of necessity to give
warning of my position to a veseel
approaching. The signals for this warning
shall be 3 blasts in succession.
31. when
should a turnover(handover)of watch be deferred or
postpond?
Usually, under the following
situations, the turnover can be deferred or even
postond: (1)
if the officer on watch has
reasion to believe that the relieving officer is
obiously not able to
carry out his duties
effectively; (2) when bridge maneuver us taking
place, turnover of watch
must be defeered
until the action is completed and the ship is in a
safe condition for the relief
of the watch to
take place.
32. under what conditions should
you as officer on watch change the ship’s speed?
Refer to the questions and reference
answers for the chief officer.
33. what
actions should be taken when restricted visibility
is encountered or expected?
(1) call
or notify the master; (2)switch on the
navigational lights;(3) switch on and
sound
fog signal; (4) switch on ARPA and rdar; (5) shift
to manual steering for maneuver; (6)
post
additional lookout; (7) inform and advise engine
room for any emergency maneuvers.
34. what
precautionary measures are to be done 12 hours
before arrival at or departure
from any port?
I shall test the following before
entering or getting underway: (1) primary and
secondary
steering gear; (2) internal control
communications and control alarm; (3) standby and
emergency generator; (4) storage batteries for
emergency lighting; (5) main propulsion ahead
and astern.
35. what should you do in case
of steering failure?
When there is a
steering failure, I shall report to the master
immediately, so that be may
take whatever
actions are required. At the same time, provide no
further incidents occur, hoist
the signals for
a vessel not under command. At the same time,
inform the engine room and
determine the time
necessary for repairs, if possible, so that the
necessary preparations can be
made on the
bridge.
36. when is great circle sailing most
advantageous? Please explain briefly.
Thye shortest distance between two meridians is
the arc of the great circle contained
between
these two poits. The advantages of using the great
circle sailing are most obvious in
high
latitudes, where there is a large difference of
longitude between the points of departure
and
destination.
37. how do you do the chart work?
The chart work must be so detailed
that the master or relieving officer can easily
and
quikly find out the ship’s last known
position and from that they can determine its
present
position. Detailed chart work
includes course line, DR position marked with time
and
distance, observed position with time and
distance plus the position fixing method.
Special notes like when the master should be
informed and when to slow down, etc. are
also
needed in some dangerous areas.
38. if a man
is overboard, what actions should you take
immediately?
I should throw him a
lifebuoy and follow the emergency procedure. That
is to say, I
should sound the alarm, inform
the master and the engine room, make the
Williamson turn
and keep constant lookout.
39. what is confine waters? What factor should
you take into account when you make
passage
plan in the confined waters?
Confined
waters means an area of the sea where the width of
the safely navigable
waterway is not more than
about 2 miles, such as a strait, considering the
draft of the vessel
and water depth.
For navigation in confined waters, I shall
consider the following maters in planning a
passage:
(1) presenceabsence of special
navigational rules and items to report.
(2)
Information on the sailing directions, coast
pilot, and so on.
(3) The draft of the vessel
and the navigable of the sea.
(4) The effect
of sinkage of the hull (squat) and keeping enough
under keel clearance.
(5) Tides, and a tidal
current.
(6) Weather conditions and counter-
measures against restricted visibility.
(7)
Use of navigation aids to give a sign, and setting
of parallel index (line for avoiding
danger).
(8) Passing time of danger points
(daylightnight-time)?
(9) The degree of
congested water-traffic, crowded area with fishing
boats, and
counter-measures for the above
mentioned.
(10) The vessel’s maneuvering
ability.
(11) Necessarylack of necessity for
adjustment of the vessel’s speed.
40. what is
safety speed during sailing? What factors should
you consider in deciding the
speed of a vessel
during sailing in the sea?
The safe
speed is the speed at which the vessel can take
proper and effective actions to
be stopped in
a safe distance. The following factors should be
taken into account to achieve
safe speed:
visibility, number of ships in the area, the
ship’s maneuverability, wind force, sea
tide
and current, background lights, draught and
available depth of water, proximity of
navigational hazards, standard and operation
of technical equipment on board, ice condition
and so on.
41. when navigating in a
crossing situation, as master or duty officer,
what anti-cillision
measures should be taken?
When the vessels are proceed on head-on condition,
what
anti-collision rule should be observed?
When a power-driven ship and sailing meet in the
sea, what anti-cillision rule should be
observed?
When two power-driven ships
are crossing, the ship which has the other ship on
own
starboard side shall keep out of way. To
do this, this ship can either alter course to
starboard
side or slow down her speed in order
to avoid colloision.
When two power-
driven ships are meeting head-on situation or near
head-on situation,
each ship shall
alter course to starboard so that they can pass on
the port side of each other at
a safe
distance.
When a ship sails at a
higher alter its course to avoid collision.
A power-driven ship shall keep out of the way of a
sailing ship. This can be done either
altering
its course or speed up to avoid collision.
42.
what is ISM code? How many chapters are there in
ISM code now? what is DOC and
SMC ?
ISM means international management code for the
safe operation of ships and for
pollution
prevention. It is made by the IMO.
The ISM code (as amended) includes 16 chapters
falling into two parts:
implementation (part
one ), and verification and certifiction (part
two). The 16 chapters are:
general, safety and
environment protection policy, company
responsibilities and authority,
designated
person(s), master’s responsibilities and
authorirty, resources and personel,
development of plans for shipboard operation,
emergency preparedness, reports and analysis
of non-conformity, accidents and hazardous
occurrences, mantenance of the ship and
equipment, documentation, company
verification, review and evaluation, certification
and
verification, and forms of certificates.
The last four chapters are newly added in the new
version of ISM code.
SMS means
safety management system, and this system is made
based on the 16
elements of ISM code, which is
a compulsory part SOLAS74. the ship-owner or
mangaer
cannot get document of compliance
(DOC) and SMC without audited safety management
certificate (SMC) BY CLASS DESIGNATED BY THE
FLAG REGISTRY
ADMINISTRATION.
43. in case
of loss of bridge control, what immediate actions
do you take?
In case of the vessel
fall into of bridge control result from trouble in
the main engine,
steering gear, etc., the
officer of the watch shall immediately take the
following measures:
Stopping engine
(in case trouble of steering engine);
Alerting other vessels sailing nearly;
(by means of lights for “not under command”,
whistle or VHF);
reporting to the
master (chief engineer);
confirming
the vessel position;
estimating the
drifting direction and speed.
44. can you name
some publications on board the ship?
Name of the publication
SOLAS 97
MARPOL7378
Manual on oil pollution
contingency planning
Manual on oil pollution
salvage
Manual on oil pollution combating oil
spill
Name of the
publication
Load line supplementary to load
line 1966
Published by
IMO
Location
Bridge
Published location
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
bridge
bridge
bridge
COLREG
1972 revision
IMO workshop material on
implementation of revised STCW
MARSAR MANUAL
GMDSS HANDBOOK
Ship’s routing
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
BRIDGE
CE
office
location
bridge
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
Ship’s routing
amendments 1992
IMO
International code of signals
Guide
to helicoptership operation
Bridge procedure
cude
Peril at sea and salvage a guide for
master
Effective mooring
Mooring equipment
guideline
Guideline for control of drugs and
alcohol onboard ship
Ship’s captain’s medical
guide
Code of safe working practices for
merchant seamen 1984
SOLAS training mnaual
Flag state rules, regulation, relevant
information and circulars
ISM and guidelines
on implantation
Procedure for PSC
International life saving appliance code
Pollution provention equipment under
MARPOL7378
IMO
ICS
ICS
ICSOCIMF
OCIMF
OCIMF
OCIMF
HMSO
HMSO
IMO
IMO
IMO
CLASSIFICATION RULES, REGULATIONS, RELEVANT
INFORMATION
AND CIRCULARS
Additional for
bulk carrier as following
Name of the
publication
International maretime dangerous
goods codes (IMDG CODE)
Supplement to IMDG
CODE
Code of safe practice for solid cargo (BC
code)
Thomas stowage
Publication by
IMO
IMO
IMO
IMO
Additional for tankers as following
Name of the publication
International safety guide for oil tankers and
terminals (ISGOTT)
Crude oil washing system
(cow system)
Clean seas guide for oil tank
Safety in oil tankers
Ship to ship
transfer operation guide (petroleum)
Vessel
particulars questionnaire for bulk oilchemical
carriers and cas carrier
Tanker handbook for
deck officer
Prevention of oil spillage
through cargo pumproom sea valves
Published by
ICSOCIMF
IMO
IMO
IMO
ICS
OCIMF
OCIMF
ISCOCIMF
location
Bridge
Guidelines and
recommendations for the safe mooring of ships at
single point
mooring
Bridge team
management
Published by
ICS
Additional publications for chemical tankers
as following
Name of the publication
Safety in chemical tanker
Location
Bridge
bridge
Bridge
bridge
International code for the
construction and equipment of ship’s carrying
dangerous
IMO
chemical carried in bulk
In dex of dangerous chemical carried in bulk
IMO
Code for the construction and equipment of
ships carrying dangerous chemicals in IMO
bulk
(BCH CODE)