Answers to the Orals Questions

Answers to the orals questions

Q1) what ship certificates would you expect to find on:a) A 1590 GRT mini-bulker?

Certificate of registry (COR)Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (SCC)Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SRC)International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)International Load Line Certificate (ILLC)International Tonnage Certificate (ITC)Certificate of Fitness (COF)ISM Document of compliance (DOC) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC)Safe Manning Document (SMD)

b) A 900 GRT oil-rig supply vessel carrying bulk brine?Certificate of registry (COR)Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (SCC)Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SRC)International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)International Load Line Certificate (ILLC)International Tonnage Certificate (ITC)Certificate of Fitness (COF)ISM Document of compliance (DOC) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC)Safe Manning Document (SMD)

c) A 15000 DWT chemical tanker?Certificate of registry (COR)Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (SCC)Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SRC)International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)International Load Line Certificate (ILLC)International Tonnage Certificate (ITC)Certificate of Fitness (COF)ISM Document of compliance (DOC) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC)Safe Manning Document (SMD)

d) A 200000 DWT crude oil tanker built in 1980?Certificate of registry (COR)Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (SCC)Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)

Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SRC)International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)International Load Line Certificate (ILLC)International Tonnage Certificate (ITC)Certificate of Fitness (COF)ISM Document of compliance (DOC) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC)Safe Manning Document (SMD)Oil Pollution Insurance Certificate (OPIC)

e) A large cruise liner?Certificate of registry (COR)Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (SCC)Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SRC)International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)International Load Line Certificate (ILLC)International Tonnage Certificate (ITC)Certificate of Fitness (COF)ISM Document of compliance (DOC) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC)Safe Manning Document (SMD)Passenger Safety Ship Certificate (PSSC)

Q2. a) In what circumstances must you send a navigation warning?On meeting

1) Dangerous ice.2) Dangerous derelict.3) A tropical storm.4) Winds of Force 10 or more if not forecast.5) Subfreezing temperatures associated with gale force winds

causing severe ice accretion.6) Any other direct danger to navigation (e.g. floating

container, ship NUC, unlit fishing vessels, large log, swimmers etc.)

Q2. b) Who must you address it to? To the nearest coastal radio station and all ships in the vicinity (ie all stations or ‘CQ’)

Q2. c) By what means must you transmit it?R/T (prefix ‘securite’) or W/T (prefix ‘TTT’) in plain English or

international code.

Q3. What spare official forms could usefully be carried on board a UK ship?

Extra copies of: OLB, Radio Log, Oil Record Book, Garbage Record Book, Crew Agreement documents, IRF, FRE13, Certificate of Discharge, Watchkeeping Certificates, NWR, and EWR Certificates, Additional Freeboard Sheets (AFS).

Q4. What is the difference between an IMO adopted and unadopted Traffic separation scheme?

An IMO adopted scheme is approved by IMO, they come into force 6 months after adoption. The rules for navigation are as per Rule 10 col. Regs. Unadopted schemes may lie totally in national waters and are unadopted. Rules for navigation may differ from Rule 10 of the Col. Regs.

Q5. a) Where would you find a list of all Traffic separation schemes, both adopted and unadopted?

Annual notice No.17 in the annual summary of notice to mariners, the unadopted schemes are marked with and asterisk.

Q5. b) How can you ensure that this list is up-to-date?From the corrections in the Weekly Notices to Mariners.

Q5. c) In what other publication is information published about Traffic Separation Schemes?

Rule 10 of the collision regsMariner’s handbookShip’s Routeing Routeing chartsAnnual summary of Notice to MarinersPilot booksWeekly Notices to Mariners

Q6. After abandoning your ship during a major fire, and having been rescued by another ship what action would you take?

I would request the rescuing ship’s master to cancel the ‘Mayday’ and send a navigational warning (e.g. if my vessel was still burning and NUC). I would make a tally of survivors and report to the coastguard. I would report to the owners and MAIB asap (possible to do through the coastguard). I would request owners to notify the Agent at the original port of destination, as well as the Charterers and receivers. I would inform the P&I club’s correspondent at the port where the rescuing ship takes the survivor. I would prepare reports for owners and MAIB. (The P&I club and charterers may also require copies)

Q7. What action would you take if, on joining a ship that was not due a for its Safety Equipment survey for another 6 months, you found that some aspects of the lifesaving or fire fighting appliances were not in good order?

Either make good the defects before sailing or apply to MCA for a general inspection and get MCA’s written approval to sail. Unless defects are serious enough to warrant detention, MCA will probably issue a Letter of Compliance.

Q8. When must your steering gear be tested?Every watch for using autopilotEmergency steering gear to be tested at least every 3

months.

Q9. While on 1 year time charter, running between the Persian Gulf and Japan, your Safety Equipment Certificate becomes due for renewal in one month’s time. What action would you take?

Unless the owners make application themselves I would apply to a proper officer (i.e. a consul)(in Japan or a Gulf State) for survey by an authorised body (MCA or an MCA authorised class society (as long as its not initial survey for the issuing of the first SEC of the ship).classes authorised are Lloyd’s register of shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, American Bureau of shipping, Germanischer Lloyd, Registro Italiano Navale. (for the foreign society’s British Committee which is authorised.)

Q10. a) What is the purpose of an OPIC certificate?To certify that there is in force in respect of the ship a policy

of insurance or other financial security satisfying the requirements of Article VII of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (the CLC).

Q10. b) When is it to be produced by a Master?On arrival at and departure from any port or terminal, to

customs (in the UK) or any state or harbour official requesting it.

Q10. c) How is an OPIC certificate obtained?By application of the owners to MCA London Regional marine

Office (Orpington, Kent), enclosing documentary proof that an insurance policy exists. Proof is normally shown by a ‘blue’ certificate issued by the owner’s P&I club. Q11. What OLB entry must be made on the change of master?

1) The off-going master should make an entry (Entry no.4) in the narrative section to the effect that he has delivered to me all documents relating to the ship and the crew, and both he and I would sign this entry.

2) I would add my name and certificate number to the list on the front cover of the book (entry no.3)

If the other master has already left I would 1) Complete the white spaces on ALC1(b), noting the

reference (E…) Number; 2) Enter the name, rank and Ref. No. on the inside of

the front cover of the OLB; 3) Enter my name and Certificate of Competency

number on the front cover of the OLB;4) Check the ship’s documents and money, etc;

5) Make and entry in the narrative section of the OLB to the effect that I had superseded the other master in his absence and had received all ship’s documents. (the other master may have already made an entry ‘handing over’ same to his successor.)

Q12. Who would you inform after. a) Spilling bunkers in a foreign port?The Harbour authoritiesShip’s agentP&I club correspondentOwners/ManagersReports to MAIB and coastal state administration

b) Sustaining collision damage at sea in way of a bunker fuel tank?

Inform the coastal state, incase of pollutionORBOLB

Q13. What are the contents of a certificate of British registry?Official Number; Instructions as to what to

do if the ship is lost or IMO Number; ceases to be a British-

registered ship, or if the Radio call sign; certificate is lost, stolen,

destroyed or defacedName of the ship; Warning note to the effect

that the certificate isPort of choice; not proof of ownership;Type of ship; Address of the RSS;Method of propulsion; on the reverse:Engine make and model; ownership details of

the ship (share-owners’Total engine power in kW’s; names and addresses and

number of shares Length; owned by each.Breadth;Depth;Register tonnage;Gross tonnage;Net tonnage;Year of build;Date and time of issue of certificate;Date of expiry of the certificate;

Q14. What are the contents of the International Tonnage Certificate?Ship’s particulars; length; breadth; and moulded depth; Gross

Tonnage and Net Tonnage. GT and NT are simply numbers, without

any units of measurement, e.g. ‘tonnes’. A list of spaces measured in the computation of each tonnage (GT and NT), including the location (frame numbers) and length of each space. Also, under NT, the number of other passengers in cabins with not more than 8 berths, the number of other passengers and the moulded draught. Date and place of last previous remeasurement.

Q15. What surveys or inspections are required by Load line legislation?

A periodical inspection carried out annually to ensure that no alterations have been made to the hull or superstructure which would effect the basis on which the position of the load line had been assigned and that the fittings and appliances for the protection of openings, the guard rails, the freeing ports and the means of access to the crew’s quarters are maintained in an effective condition.

Q16. What items come into the scope of the load line periodical inspection?

Hatchways; openings in the ship’s side below the freeboard deck and in the sides and ends of enclosed superstructures; machinery casings; companionways and deckhouses; freeing port shutters; ventilators and air pipes; special fittings for ships marked with timber load lines; any departures from recorded conditions of assignment; positions of load line marks and deckline.

Q17. What is a Classification Society?Is a society that lay down rules for standards of construction

and maintenance of ships. Ensuring that they comply with the standards required.

Q18. What is the purpose of ship classification?It is a requirement of hull and machinery insurers, P&I clubs,

ship financiers and cargo insurers. It is also useful in sale and purchase. Class is linked with statutory certification: a classed ship which has had her class suspended or withdrawn after being damaged or failing surveys, etc. will normally have her statutory certificates withdrawn by the flag state administration. (A ‘safcon’ survey covers in very general terms what a class survey covers in detail.)It’s the laying down of standards for the construction and maintenance of ships. Compliance with the standards, published as rules of the particular classification society, ensures assignment and maintenance of the ship’s class, e.g. +100A1.

Q19. What are your legal obligations on receiving a MAYDAY signal from a nearby ship?

To proceed with all speed to the assistance of the persons in distress, informing them or the appropriate SAR services, if possible, that I am doing so.

Q20. a) When are you released from these obligations?If I am informed 1) of the requisition of one or more other

ship’s and 2) that the requisition is being complied with by at least one other requisitioned ship. I will be released from the duty to proceed and assist, and, where my ship has been requisitioned, from the duty to comply with the requisition, if I am informed by the persons in distress, or by the master of any ship that has reached the persons in distress, or by the appropriate SAR services co-ordinating the rescue, that assistance is no longer required.

Q20. b) What OLB entries must be made concerning distress signals?

A record must be made in the OLB of every signal of distress or a message that a vessel, aircraft or person is in distress at sea, observed or received. The entry may be delegated by me as master to an authorised person, and witnessed by a crewmember.

Q21. What SOLAS certificates would you expect to find on your next ship?

Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (PSSC) (if on passengers)Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (SCC)Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SRC)

Q22. What action would you take regarding a seaman who was drunk onboard:

a) On duty?Ensure the safety of the vessel, personnel and the seaman

himself. Remove him from his duty and substitute another. Sober him up. Discipline him in accordance with the MN code of conduct, if applicable, (was he drunk enough to jeopardise safety of the vessel and personnel?) the offence may justify dismissal.

b) Off duty?Ensure the safety of the ship, personnel and the seaman

himself. If no threat to safety, take no action beyond an informal caution unless company’s, charterers or ship’s rules prohibit alcohol. Perhaps give D & A test before he starts work again.

Q23. a) Under what circumstances would you note protest?After every case of general average (York-Antwerp rules) ;

after wind and/or sea conditions have been encountered which may have damaged cargo; after wind and/or sea conditions have been encountered which caused failure to make a cancelling date; after cargo is shipped in a condition likely to deteriorate during the

forthcoming voyage (also, B’s/L should be appropriately claused after consultation with the shipper and P&I correspondent); after the ship has been damaged from any cause; after serious breach of the C/P by the charterer or his agent (e.g. undue delay, refusal to load, cargo not of a sort allowed by the C/P, refusal to pay demurrage, refusal to accept B’s/L after signing because of clausing by master, sending vessel to an unsafe port, etc); after the consignee fails to discharge or take delivery of the cargo or fails to pay freight.

b) How would you note protest?Go to a notary public or other appropriate person with one or

more witnesses from the crew who have knowledge of the facts. Take OLB, Deck log, and all other relevant information surrounding the event being protested. Make sworn statements before the notary, who enters it in the register of protests. Obtain at least 3 certified copies of protest (Owners, adjuster, and ship’s files). Pay fee (master’s disbursement) and obtain receipt.

c) What is meant by ‘extending protest’?extending protests is when it may be impossible to ascertain

the full extent of the loss when you first note a protest so you may need to wit for surveyors reports.

Q24. Under what circumstances would you write a letter of protest?

When cargo is being loaded too fast or too slow; when stevedores are damaging the ship or mishandling ship’s equipment; when wash from harbour craft is causing problems for the ship; when berth or fendering arrangements are inadequate; when longshoremen/dockers are misusing ship’s equipment and ignoring duty officer’s advice; when passing vessels cause ranging or wash damage etc, whilst loading/discharging; in any other situation where the master wishes to formally record his dissatisfaction with arrangements over which the other party has some control.

Q25. What surveyors would you expect to come onboard following a general average act, such as a tow into a port of refuge following collision?

Class surveyorAverage adjusterPossible salvage association surveyorP&I Club surveyorCargo surveyorMCA perhaps

Q26. What are the offences for which a UK master could be fined up to £250,000 on summary conviction?

Illegal discharge of oil pollutants in UK national waters, breach of section 131 (3)(a) merchant shipping act 1995.

Breach of regulations 12,13 or 16 (the discharge regulations of the MS. (prevention of oil pollution)amended) regulation 1997.

Q27. What is the difference between summary conviction and conviction on indictment?

Summary conviction is a conviction by magistrates in England or Wales or a sheriff in Scotland, following a trial in which summary procedure is used. There is no jury, and the judge(s) decide questions of both fact and law; their sentencing powers are limited. It is used mainly for minor offences.

Conviction on indictment is for more serious offences. The conviction is by a jury (of 12 in England or Wales, or 15 in Scotland), who decide questions of fact, while the judge decides questions of law only. Fines may be unlimited but prison terms are limited.

Q28. What documents should be returned to the MCA is a UK ship is sold to a foreign owner?

Certificate of Registry and all other statutory certificates; Crew Agreement and List of Crew; Official Log Book(s) (with any annexes); Radio Log(s). Oil Record Book and Garbage Record Book should be retained by the original owners for 3 years. Q29. What reports would you make if you lost a container-load of chemicals in drums overside in bad weather?

1) A standard Dangerous goods (DG) report and standard marine Pollutants (MP) report to the nearest coast radio station or coastguard station as per MSN 1741 and M 1614;

2) A report to MAIB (serious harm to environment, and dangerous occurrence).

3) Any Coastal state regulations that require additional reporting or information.

4) To the owners and the charterers.

Q30. What is the procedure for reporting to customs on arrival in a U.K. port from abroad?

1) Complete and submit form C.13 – Master’s Declaration (at least 2 copies).

2) Submit C.142 – Crew Declaration (2 copies).3) Submit a Cargo Declaration, either on the C.13, or by a

cargo manifest, IMO form or computer disk (with Customs approval).

4) Attach form PAS 15 (Arrival) Passenger Return if any passengers on board.

5) Have several copies of the current crew list ready.

Q31. When are Light Dues paid, and on what basis are they calculated?

They are paid before departure.

They are calculated by a specific pence per Net ton (NT) (as per the ship’s ITC (1969)), as laid down in a Statutory Instrument.

They are collected by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, who pay them to trinity House for distribution to the three general lighthouse authorities.

Light Dues Certificate indicates up to date payment.

Q32. a) What are the functions of a Lloyd’s Agent?1) To pass to the Lloyd’s market information of value to

underwriters (i.e. to act as ‘eyes and ears’ of the market).2) To carry out surveys of cargo and vessel damage (e.g.

damage discovered on discharge or on opening a container at its destination).

3) To settle small claims locally on behalf of Lloyd’s underwriters.

b) When are you required to report to a Lloyd’s Agent?1) Any incident involving claim against underwriters.

Q33. Before offering to tow a disabled ship, what factors would you consider?

A vessel requiring a tow is not necessarily in distress. I would therefore carefully consider.

1) Whether the contract of carriage (as contained in the charter party or Bill of Lading) gives my vessel liberty to tow.

2) Whether I have sufficient bunkers and/or fresh water on board for the tow, and whether sufficient reserves can be maintained, throughout and after the tow, to meet the stipulations of owners or charterers.

3) Whether there is a possibility of missing a cancelling date under the charter party.

4) Whether the nature my cargo permits a lengthening of the voyage (which is especially relevant aboard a reefer)

5) Whether my vessel’s machinery is of adequate power and in good enough condition for towing; and

6) Whether the value of the vessel requesting the tow, plus her cargo, is likely to be of sufficient value to merit a salvage service by my ship.

Q34. a) What are the main benefits of using Lloyd’s Open Form?1) It can be agreed to by radio.2) There is no need to haggle over the terms – they are fixed.3) Any reward is determined by Lloyd’s arbitrators after the

salvage service.4) The salvor gets and interim reward pending final

settlement.5) Basically it is a ‘No cure , no pay’ contract.

6) The salvor can obtain ‘special compensation’ for preventing or minimising harm to the environment.

7) The agreement or arbitration thereunder is governed by English Law, including the English law of salvage.

Q34. b) What features were introduced into LOF 2000 that were not in previous editions?

SCOPIC

Q35. What are the MCA’s recommendations regarding the use of halon fire appliances?M. Notice

Q36. What special documentation is required in a RO-RO ferry concerning sailing drafts and stability?

A special Additional Freeboard Sheet, AFS/RO/89

Q37. a) Which ships must carry a Certificate of Fitness?Gas carriers and chemical carriers. Post – 1986 ships should

have an International Certificate of Fitness and others a Certificate Of Fitness.

b) What is the period of validity of Certificate of Fitness, and who issues them?

5 years, subject to mandatory annual and intermediate surveys. The MCA issue them.

Q38. a) What are the contents of a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate?

1) Name of the ship 2) Distinctive numbers or letters

3) Port of registry 4) Gross tonnage5) Sea areas in which ship is certified to operate 6) IMO

Number7) Date on which the keel was laid 8) Certifying

statement that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with SOLAS and that the survey showed the ship complied with SOLAS requirements as regards: structure, main and auxiliary machinery, boilers, and other pressure vessels; watertight subdivision arrangements and details; subdivision load lines detailed on the certificate; structural fire protection, fire safety systems and appliances and fire control plans; life saving appliances and equipment of lifeboats, liferafts and rescue boats; line throwing appliance; radio installations used in life-saving appliances; radio installations; functioning of radio installations used in life-saving appliances; shipborne navigational equipment, means of embarkation for pilots and nautical publications; lights, shapes, means of making sound signals and distress signals; and all other respects. Note any exemptions.

b) What is the difference between a Passenger Certificate and a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate?

A PSSC is a SOLAS requirement and is basically a three-in-one safety certificate (construction, equipment and radio), whereas a PC is a UK Government requirement stating the maximum number of persons which the ship can carry within specified plying limits.

Q39. a) For what reason may most SOLAS certificates be extended?1) To complete a voyage (max. 5 months)2) At a surveyor’s discretion (1 month period of grace) e.g.

where minor defects can be rectified within a stipulated period.

b) Which statutory certificates cannot be extended?1) IOPPC 2) UKOPPC3) SCC 4) COF (gas and chemical)4) An ILLC can be extended, but only to await a new

certificate following a periodical survey.

c) How would you make a request for an extension to the validity of a SOLAS Certificate?

Send a written request to MCA Southampton by telex/fax/radio-telegram, stating the ship’s identity; the certificate concerned (SEC); when/where the renewal survey was to be held; the reason why the survey must be delayed; when/where the survey can now be held; my personal confirmation that the safety equipment is in good order.

MCA Should reply by the same transmission means, e.g. fax, with the appropriate Extension Certificate contained in their message. I would attach the Extension Certificate to the SEC

Q40. a) What are the usual contents of an Exemption Certificate?The identity of the particular regulation(s) (or parts thereof)

exempted from; the alternative arrangements and conditions imposed by the flag state administration; surveyors signature, port, date, official stamp.

b) In respect of which regulations are modern merchant ships most likely to hold an Exemption Certificate?

Load line Certificate and De-rat certificate.

Q41. a) In what circumstances might an Interim Certificate of Class be issued?

When a classification society surveyor can confirm to his society’s committee that repairs or surveys have been carried out to his satisfaction, and that he considers the ship to be in a fit and efficient condition to continue her voyage.

b) What are the contents of an Interim Certificate of Class?A summary of class and statutory surveys held or work carried

out, with status (eg completed); the date of completion of the survey or work (for the class records); a list of any items credited for the hull and/or machinery special survey; the surveyors recommendations to his society for continuance of class; any conditions of class imposed; any conditions of class deleted; surveyors signature, port and date. Q42. From whom would you seek advice regarding the appointment of a suitable surveyor to issue a Certificate of Seaworthiness following minor hull damage?

Q43. What is a possessory lien, and how could you exercise it on behalf of the owners?

A possessory lien is a right to retain possession of property either as security for performance of an obligation, or to secure satisfaction of a claim. You would have to keep actual possession of the goods.

Q44. What action would you take if a consignee failed to produce an original bill of lading at the discharge port?

Where the party claiming to be rightful receiver requests delivery of ‘his’ goods but can not produce an original bill of lading. I would instruct the Agent to inform the receiver so that no cargo can be discharged until either 1) an original Bill Of Lading can be presented or 2) an acceptable Letter of Indemnity (LOI) is given by the receiver.

Q45. What must a shipper make available before you load dangerous goods:

a) in bulk liquid form?Written notification of the nature of the goods, specifying 1) MSDS Sheet2) Their correct technical name3) Their UN number, if any4) For any solid bulk dangerous goods, the classification as

listed in the IMDG code5) For liquid dangerous goods with a flash point below 60oC

(closed cup), the flash point.

b) in packaged form (eg in a road tanker or a container)?

Written notification of the nature of the goods, specifying 6) MSDS Sheet7) Their correct technical name8) Their UN number, if any

9) Document of compliance to load the cargo guidelines for packaging

10) For any solid bulk dangerous goods, the classification as listed in the IMDG code

11) For liquid dangerous goods with a flash point below 60oC (closed cup), the flash point.

A dangerous Goods Declaration or a Marine Pollutants Declaration as appropriate, a combined declaration is allowed. The declaration can be made on Dangerous Goods/Marin Pollutants Note.

Q46. What document(s) must you make out after shipping dangerous goods?

Q47. a) What are the differences between ‘dangerous goods’ and ‘marine pollutant’?

A dangerous good and marine pollutant are goods classified in the IMDG code or in any other IMO publication. Marine pollutants are harmful to marine life. The marine pollutant has a triangle with a fish inside overlaid a cross.

b) Where would you find a list of all recognised ‘marine pollutants’?

In the IMDG code. They are indicated by the words ‘MARINE POLLUTANT’ and a symbol of a triangle containing a fish, with an overlaid cross. Q48. a) There is no section of the ORB specifically for recording bunkering operations. Where would you record these?

b) Where must the master’s signature appear in the ORB?Each completed page.

c) For how long must an ORB be kept on board?3 years after last entry has been made in the book.

Q49. a) Who can demand to see your Official Log Book?To the RSS, An MCA superintendent, a Proper Officer, An MCA

surveyor, Or a Customs Officer. In practice I would show it also to any foreign state or harbour official who demanded to see it, because local law may require this.

b) How would you correct an erroneous entry in the OLB?With a further entry. I would leave the incorrect entry as it is

and make a new entry referring to the mistake, e.g. ‘in previous entry, For Smith read Jones’. Q50. What should be done with a deceased seaman’s:

a) Gear?I would detail two officers to tally and pack his gear ready for

returning to the next-of-kin via the Agent at the next suitable port. I would insert one copy of tally in the luggage and one in the OLB (as an Annex) Customs may want to check the gear before landing. Complete company landing form.

b) Wages and account of wages?I would make up his overtime etc. and wages, and draw up an

Account of Seaman’s wages (ASW/2) in accordance with the Wages Regulation. I would have the account sent to a superintendent or Proper Officer, and send the wages to the next-of-kin.

Q51. A seaman appears to have deserted in Bangkok. What would you do before sailing?

Provision must be made via the Agent usually to ensure that, within 48 hours after leaving the seaman behind, or a.s.a.p. thereafter the nearest Superintendent or Proper Officer is informed of; the seaman’s name; his home address (as stated on the List of Crew); the name and address of his next-of-kin (as in the list of crew); ships name; date on which he was left behind; the place where he was left behind and, if known his present whereabouts; the reason for his being left behind; and the name and address of his employer and the employer’s agent, if any, at or nearest to the place where he was left behind.Make an entry in the OLB recording any provision made on the employers behalf to ensure that the Proper Officer has been informed of the seamans leaving behind and an entry recording the date and place of leaving the seaman behind and the reason for leaving him behind. Q52. a) What accidents must be reported to the MAIB?

b) What other occurrences does the MAIB require masters to report?

Dangerous occurrences

Q53. What is an Average Bond?A signed undertaking given by cargo owners stating that, in

return for delivery to them or to their order of the goods noted in the bond, they agree to pay the proper proportion of any General Average (and salvage) charges which may thereafter be ascertained to be due from the goods. Lloyd’s Average Bond form (LAB77) is normally used. Q54. Two seamen ask you to arrange the election of a safety representative for the crew. What would you do?

Q55. During a life-extension refit, a new funnel is fitted, different in shape to your old one. What would you do?

Q56. Which ships must carry:

a) An OPIC?Ships carrying 2000 tonnes or more of persistent oil in bulk as

cargo. b) An IOPP?

Tankers of 150 GT and over and other ships of 400 GT and over on international voyages.

c) A UKOPP?UK ships of the above tonnage, which do not trade on

international voyages, e.g. Cal-mac ferries. (some ‘domestic traders’ nevertheless have an IOPPC)

Q57. What is ‘persistent oil’?All hydrocarbon mineral oils, residual oils 9residues of

distillation of or refining of crude oil) and whale oil.

Q58. How would you engage three ‘flying fitters’ (sea-going maintenance gang)?

On ALC1(b) (List of Exempt crew). (this is also for under 18 persons)

Q59. What are MFAGs and EMs?Medical First Aid Guide and Emergency Schedules. They are in

the Supplement to the IMDG code.

Q60. a) Where and when is a Tanker Check List required?On a tanker prior to any cargo operations.

b) What does a Tanker Check List contain?Checks to be carried out prior to cargo operations and checks

to ensure shore and ship have set proceedures.

Q61. What elements must be present in a salvage case to qualify for a reward?

1) The salved value of the vessel and other property;2) The skill and efforts of the salvors in preventing or

minimizing damage to the environment;3) The measure of success obtained by the salvor;4) The nature and degree of the danger;5) The skill and efforts of the salvors in salving the vessel,

other property and life;6) The time used and expenses and losses incurred by the

salvors;

7) The risk of liability and other risks run by the salvors or their equipment;

8) The promptness of the services rendered;9) The availability and use of vessels or other equipment

intended for salvage operations10) The state of readiness and efficiency of the salvor’s

equipment and the value thereof.

Q62. If a MCA surveyor decided that you were ‘dangerously unsafe to proceed to sea without serious risk to human life’, what could he do?

He would detain the ship. The harbour master would be informed and the ship may be moved to another berth.

Q63. What does a Port State Control inspection consist of, and where would you expect to have one?

Documents (cerificates, record books, manuals, etc) are checked first, If Documents are all in order and the surveyor has no misgivings concerning the condition of the ship, no further action is taken.

These port state inspections who be held in any port in a country which is a member of one of the port state control regimes currently in operation, other than the U.K.

Q64. What are Prohibition and Improvement Notices, and who can issue them?

Q65. while discharging, cargo damaged by water is discovered in your lower hold. What would you do?

Two surveyors present one for the consignee and one for the owner, check the water is fresh or salt.

Q66. a) When and where can you pump machinery space bilges?1. The bilge water must not originate from the

cargo pumproom bilges.2. The bilge water must not be mixed with cargo

residues.3. The ship must be proceeding on a voyage.4. The oil content of the effluent, without

dilution, must not exceed 15ppm of the mixture.

5. The ship must have in operation oil filtering and oil content measuring equipment and alarm devices of a design approved in accordance with certain IMO Guidelines and specifications.

6. The oil filtering system must be equipped with a stopping device which will ensure that the

discharge is automatically stopped if the oil content of the effluent exceeds 15 ppm of the mixture.

b) In what sea areas may a large ship pump bilges?

Q67. a) Where may garbage be discharged at sea?Outside of special areas, Plastics cannot be disposed of

anywhere, Dunnage, lining and packing materials which will float may be disposed of 25 nautical miles or more from the nearest land. Unground or comminuted food wastes and allother unground or uncomminuted garbage including paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery and similar refuse may be disposed of 3 nautical miles or more from the nearest land. In special areas only food waste may be disposed of, wothout grinding or comminution. Disposal must be as far as practicable and at least 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.

b) Where may garbage NOT be discharged at sea?Within 3 nautical miles of the nearest land or plastic products.

c) To what particle size must food and other waste be ground up where required?

25mm Q68. What documentation is required when loading a bulk grain cargo?

A document of authorisation as required by the International Grain Code. In the case of a UK ship this must be issued by the certifying aurthority.

Q69. What would you do if your charter party was at variance with your crew agreement?

Q70. what nautical publications must be carried on board?A copy of each of the following, in English , as appropriate for

the voyage:1. Admiralty List of Lights2. Admiralty List of Radio Signals3. Admiralty Notices to Mariners4. Admiralty Sailing Directions5. International Code of Signals6. Mariners Handbook7. Merchant Shipping Notices8. Nautical Almanac9. Navigational Tables10. Operating and maintenance instructions for

navigational aids carried by the ship11. Tidal Stream atlases

12. Tide tables

Publications are to be the latest obtainable edition and incorporated the latest relevant supplements. Equivalent foreign publications are allowed if of equal standing and content.

Q71. What action would you take if you discovered a stowaway onboard?

Q72. What action would you take if you found a boatload of refugees in distress at sea?

Q73. What is an INLS Certificate, and what vessels require one?International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage

of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.Ships other than chemical tankers (which have a COF) when

carrying cargoes of MARPOL Annex II substances, i.e. noxious liquid substances. E.g. offshore supply vessels carrying brine or oil-based mud. An INLSC can be thought of as a certificate of Fitness to carry chemicals for a ship which is not a purpose-built chemical tanker.

Q74. What is the procedure for loading ‘marine pollutants’?

Q75. What documents must you obtain before loading ‘dangerous goods’?

A dangerous Goods declaration or a marine Pollutants Declaration as appropriate. A combined declaration is allowed. The declaration can be made on a dangerous goods/marine pollutants note. Q76. Your ship is fully converting to GMDSS. What new arrangements would you expected to see onboard?

One operator , who must hold a GMDSS certificate. This may be a (GOC) general operators cerificate for unrestricted use.

Q77. What changes have been made in the Official Log Book Regulations regarding RoRo Ferries?

Q78. What changes have been made in the Crew Agreement Regulations concerning the role of the Proper Officer?

Q79. a) What information is contained in a dangerous Goods Notes?1. The proper shipping name of the goods2. Class and division where applicable3. UN numbers where allocated by the IMDG code4. Packaging or packing group where relevent

5. Number and kind of packages6. Total quantitiy of dangerous goods or net explosive

mass of the contents7. The words MARINE POLLUTANT where appropriate8. Any other information required br the IMDG code 9. Date of preparation of document10. Name, status and company or organisation of

signatory

b) Having been given a Dangerous Goods Note, how would you find out how to load and carry the particular cargo mentioned in it?

Consulting the IMDG Code with the UN number.

Q80. What personnel require a dangerous Goods endorsement to their certificates?

Q81. What are the geographical limits of Near Coastal Areas?

Q82. What ships must carry:

a) a doctorShips with 100 persons or more on board when engaged on

(a) an international voyage of more than 3 days; or by (b) a voyage during which the ship is more than one and a half days sailing time from a port with ‘adequate medical equipment’. No exemptions are allowed from this requirement.

b) a certified cookShips of 1000 GT or more (except pleasure craft and fishing

vessels) trading in the Unlimited and Extended European areas to carry a Cook if the majority of the crew are domiciled (i.e. have a legal place of residence) in the UK.

Q83. What categories of rating are stipulated by the MCA in safe manning scales?

Rating (Deck) Grade 2 and Rating (Deck) Grade 1Rating (Engine) grade 2 and Rating (Engine) Grade 1

Q84. Where can manning scales be found for:

a) supply vessels?

b) standby vessels

c) small coastal vessels

Q85. Where can the scales of certified officers be found for dry cargo vessels and tankers?

Q86. How can a shipowner determine the number of deck officers to be carried in a passenger ship?

Q87. What documents form a Register of Lifting Appliances?1.)Certificates of Test and thorough Examination of lifting

appliances, 2.) Test and thorough Examination of Derricks used in Union

Purchase,3.) Test and Thorough examination of Loose gear4.) Test and thorough examination of wire Rope.

Q88. If your owners asked you to take a party of 25 oil industry executives on a trip round an Aberdeen dock in your supply boat, what action would you take?

Ensure vessel safety certs. Vessel can carry this amount of people.

Q89. What official Lists of Crew must be maintained in a typical merchant ship?

1. A list of Crew who are parties to the Crew Agreement (ALC1(a))

2. A list of crew who are Exempt from the requirement to sign a crew agreement (ALC1(b)) (e.g. the master, wives, children, riding crew and other supernumeries)

3. a list of young persons under 18 employed on board (ALC1( c )). These lists of crew required by the Merchant Shipping regulations should not be confused with Crew lists maintained by the master for immigration, Customs, Police and agents’ purposes.

Q90. On which document should the master ‘sign on’?ALC1(b)

Q91. Who must the master notify of changes in a List of Crew?

Q92. What is the scope of an initial Safety Construction survey?Structural strength, peak and machinery bulkheads and stern

tubes, watertight bulkheads, decks and inner bottoms, watertight decks, trunks, tunnels, duct keels and ventilators, watertight doors, ballast and bilge pumping and drainage arrangements, main machinery, means of manoeuvring and going astern, boilers and

other pressure systems. Cooling water systems, oil and gaseous fuel installations, lubricating and other oil installations, remote control of propulsion machinery from the bridge, steering gear, ventilating systems in the machinery spaces, protection against noise, communication between engine room and bridge, engineer’s alarm, spare gear, UMS, closing of openings, electrical installations, main source of electrical power and main switchboard, lighting systems, emergency and transitional sources of power and emergency switchboards, location and construction of cables, general precautions against shock, fire and other hazards, electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces, cargo tank ventilation , ventilation of pumprooms and other enclosed spaces, inerting, ventilation and gas measurement, access to spaces in cargo tank area.

Q93. Which statutory certificates are valid for:

a) 5 yearsCertificate of registry(COR), Safety Construction certificate

(SCC), Document of Compliance (DOC), Safety Management Certificate (SMC), International Load Line Certificate (ILLC), Certificate of Fitness (COF), International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC), (UKOPPC), International Noxious Liquid Substance Certificate (INLSC), (HSCSC) b) 2 years

Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC)

c) 1 yearSafety Radio Certificate (SRC), Passenger Ship Safety

Certificate (PSSC), Passenger Certificate (PC),

d) an unlimited timeITC, It would have to be renewed, however, if there were any

changes in the ship’s dimensions, e.g. if the ship was lengthened.

Q94. What occurrences may render a statutory certificate invalid?

Q95. What is the legal difference between a British ship and a United Kingdom ship?

Q96. What two types of approved Crew Agreement may be used in UK ships?

A BSF Agreement (similar to the old ‘NMB’ agreement for federated ships) or an NFD Agreement (a ‘minimum terms’ agreements). Which ever type is used, it may be either a voyage agreement or a running agreement, or, in special cases, indefinite agreement.

A running agreement and a voyage agreement. Q97. a) What are the major differences between the two Crew Agreements?

A voyage agreement is opened when all crew sign on at the start of a voyage and is closed when all crew sign on at the start of a voyage and is closed when all crew sign off at the end of the voyage, e.g. a 6 month Antartic supply voyage. Running agreements run continuously one against another, i.e. as soon as one closes it is immediately replaced by a newly-opened agreement, whether in port or not. Most ships have running agreements.

b) What is an ‘unlimited’ Crew Agreement?

c) What are the differences between a running agreement and a voyage agreement?

A voyage agreement is opened when all crew sign on at the start of a voyage and is closed when all crew sign on at the start of a voyage and is closed when all crew sign off at the end of the voyage, e.g. a 6 month Antartic supply voyage. Running agreements run continuously one against another, i.e. as soon as one closes it is immediately replaced by a newly-opened agreement, whether in port or not. Most ships have running agreements.

Q98. If there was insufficient space in your OLB for a long narrative entry, what would you do?

I would write a report on a separate document i.e. an annex, give it a reference number e.g. annex no.3 then attach it to the OLB, probably stapling it inside the back cover. I would then make an entry in the narrative section of the OLB reffering to the existence of the Annex,

Q99. a) What details appear on the special page in the OLB for load line details?

Loadline, freeboard, and draught information.

b) When must the load line details be completed?Prior to departure from each port.

Q100. a) What entries must the master make on the outer cover of the OLB?

b) When would you close an OLB and who would you send it to?

Q101. Which documents must be sent to an MCA superintendent or a proper officer at the expiry of the Crew Agreement?

Q102. What is the legal significance of:

a) Merchant shipping (M) Notices

b) Codes of Practice

Q103. How should out-of-date pyrotechnics be disposed of?By sending them ashore, either back to the original supplier,

or to a liferaft service station, or to the local coastguard or police.

Q104. What document, other than a Dangerous Goods Note, must be in the master’s possession before loading dangerous goods?

Q105. What are sea areas in the GMDSS? A1 – An area within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one VHF coast station in which continuous DSC alerting is available, as may be defined by a contracting Government. A2 – An area, excluding Sea Area 1, within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one MF coast station in which continuous DSC alerting is available, as may be defined by a contracting Government.

A3 – An area, Excluding Sea Areas A1 and A2, within the coverage of an INMARSAT geostationary satellite in which continuous alerting is available.

A4 – An area outside Sea Areas A1, A2, A3.

Q107. What are your statutory duties following a collision with another ship?

So far as I can do so without danger to my own ship, crew and passengers (if any).

1) To render all practicable and necessary assistance to save the other ship, crew and passengers from danger,

2) To stay by the other ship until I have ascertained that it has no need of further assistance; and

3) To give the other ship’s master my ship’s name and the names of my last port and next port.

4) To send a report to the MAIB5) To send a pollution report.6) To make an entry in the narrative section of the OLB 7) To preserve evidence.

Q108. What action would you take to protect your owners’ interests following:

a) a collision with another ship

b) a collision with a fixed object

c) the discovery of stowaways on board

d) the discovery of a shipment of hard drugs on board

Q109. What are the functions of the Salvage Association?Surveying of casualty of ships or cargoesRisk assessment surveys or warranty surveys

Q110. Where would you find current international recommendations on the safe use of pesticides on ships?

M Notice 1718

Q111. What routine inspections must be made on board, by whom must they be made, and what documentary reports must be made on them?

The master must make a weekly inspection of the crew accommodation, as required by the Crew Accommodation Regulations, and a weekly inspection of the provisions and water, as required by the provisions and water regulation, report in the official log book of the inspection.

SOLAS weekly and monthly safety inspection.

Q112. When must fire and boat drills be held in:

a) Class VII shipsEach crew member must participate in at least one abandon

ship drill and one fire drill every month.

b) Class I shipsEach crew member must participate in at least one abandon

ship drill and one fire drill every month.

Q113. What is the current penalty on an employee (ie a seafarer other than a master) who breaches some aspect of health and safety legislation, such as jumping ashore over the gunwale instead of using the accommodation ladder?

Q114. What is the scope of the annual safety Equipment survey?Checking of the certificates and record of inspection to check

the list of safety equipment onboard.

Q115. What would you do if your pilot came aboard apparently drunk when you were about to dock the ship?

Inform the pilot station and Request another pilot from the port.

Q116. What are the statutory penalties for being overloaded?

If she is marked with load lines, she may be detained until she ceases to be overloaded. The owner and I (as master) will be liable on conviction on indictment, to a fine, and on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statuatory maximum (£5000) and to such additional fines as the court thinks fit to impose, having regard to the extent to which the earning capacity of the ship was increased by reason of the contravention, but subject to a maximum amount of £1,000 for each complete centimetre of overloading, i.e. £5,000 plus £1,000 per centimetre.

Q117. What are the other consequences of overloading?She may be deemed ‘dangerously unsafe’, which means she

will not be insured.

Q118. What are the five classification societies to whose British committees are delegated certain functions of the MCA (regarding surveys and issue of certificates, etc)?

Lloyd’s register of shipping, Bureau veritas, Det Norske Veritas, American bureau of shipping, Germanischer Lloyd, Registro italiano Navale.

Q119. What are the differences between a MAYDAY, a PAN PAN and a SECURITE?

Mayday, Distress-indicates that the ship, aircraft, or vehicle is in grave and imminent danger and requires immediate danger and requires immediate assistance.

Panpan, Urgency-indicates that a very important message is to follow concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, vehicle or the safety of a person.

Securite, Safety-is used to announce that an important meteorological or navigational message is about to follow.

Q120. What would be your considerations if two or more vessels offered salvage services following a major engine failure on your ship?

Whether there was a threat to life, the ship or her cargo. The if time allowed let the owners organise a contract of towage, or contract of towage myself. I would also consider which ship could offer the most reasonable assistance their ability to perform the salvage services, and the amount of their deviation from their intended route.

Q121. What is a ‘port of refuge’?A port of refuge is any port made for when the master

considers it unsafe for the vessel to continue her voyage.

Q122. Whilst being towed towards a port of refuge following the loss of your propeller, what arrangements would you want to make?

Owners, Charterers, agent at original destination port, I would request owners to nominate an agent for me to contact at the port of refuge, and the P&I club correspondent. Owners would contact the classification society surveyor. On contacting nominated port agent, request him to notify relevant officials (port state adminisration, harbour authority, customs, immigration, port health, etc.)

Q123. If you had to discharge your cargo before entering a drydock in the POR, what arrangements would you make?

Q124. How are the provisions of IMO Conventions and Protocols applied to the UK ships?

Q125. In what circumstances might you be excepted from the oil ‘discharge’ regulations?

1) to secure the safety of the ship or for saving life2) which results from damage to the ship or its equipment

(provided all reasonable precautions are taken after the occurance of the damage or discovery of the discharge to prevent or minimise the discharge, and neither the owner nor master acted either with intent to cause damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result

3) wher the substance or mixture discharged is approved by the MCA for use in combating specific pollution incidents and the discharge is made with MCA approval or, if the discharge is to be made in non-UK waters, with the approval of the local state.

Q126. In what circumstances must you give a proper officer Notice of Intention to Discharge a Seaman?

When leaving a seaman behind.

Q127. What is a multiple ship crew agreement?A MCA – approved Crew Agreement relating to more than one

ship (typically a fleet of RO-RO ferries based at a particular port). It may be used where several ships of one company run out of the same port and need to be able to employ crews flexibly on any ship during the currency of the agreement. A Multiple Ship Agreement is in the same form and contains the same provisions as ordinary standard running or voyage agreements, except that the name of each ship to which it relates is entered on the outer cover. The original agreementdocument is kept ashore (e.g. in the personnel office), and each ship carries a copy agreement which must be certified by the ship’s master as a true copy and specify the address where the original is kept, and the name of the person keeping it. Multiple Ship Agreement may be a voyage agreement or a running agreement, but is more likely to be the latter.

Q128. When must a seaman produce his discharge book to you?When request from port officials.

Q129. What documents might you be required to give a seaman on his discharge?

A certificate (separate from any other document) either as to the quality of his work or indicating whether he has fully discharged his obligations under his contract of employment. I must give him this, if he asks for it, within 6 months from the date of his discharge from or his leaving the ship. I can authorise another officer to issue this. Certificate of Discharge, watch keeping certificate.

Q130. What documents must you make available to a seaman when he signs on a Crew Agreement?

A copy of the crew agreement upon demandA copy of any document refered to in the crew agreement

(this could mean the MN code of Conduct) as well as the NMB Agreement.

Q131. In what territories does the Health and Safety at Work Act apply to a UK ship?

Q132. What equivalent regulations to the HASAW Act have similar effect on UK ships outside those territories?

Q134. What circumstances may invalidate a Certificate of Class?A ship under tow and unmanned, If she was badly damagedIf water tight integrity is affected.

Q135. For what reasons may the MCA detail a ‘dangerously unsafe ship’ in the UK (or a UK ship anywhere)?

Q136. How often must crew members be given on-board training in the use of the ship’s survival equipment?

Training in the use of LSA including survival craft equipment and fire extinguishing appliances (FEA) must be given a.s.a.p. and within 2 weeks of any crew member joining. If the crew member joining is on a regular rotating assignment (e.g. month on, month off) the trainig must be given within 2 weeks of his first joining.

Q137. How often must lifeboats be launched?Different lifeboats must be lowered at successive drills if

possible. Each lifeboat must be launched with its operating crew aboard and manoeuvred in the water at least once every 3 months during an abandon ship drill.

Q138. For what reasons might a Load Line Certificate be invalidated?

Q140. How would you obtain ‘inwards clearance’ from Customs on arrival at a UK port?

1) complete and submit the form C.13- master’s declaration 2) submit C.142 – crew declaration 3) Submit a cargo declaration by C.13 or separate cargo

manifest.4) PAS 15 (arrival) passenger return if any passengers

onboard.

Q141. How would you obtain ‘outwards clearance’ at a UK port?1) Complete Master’s declaration (C.13) in duplicate and give

the forms to Customs.(they will return stamped form for the clearance granted section on the form)

Q142. What are the differences between Lloyd’s and Lloyd’s Register?

Q143. In the scope of which satutory survey does the tailshaft come?

Q144. What are the statutory requirements concerning the carriage of charts?

They must show sufficient detail to show navigational marks, known dangers and other specified information appropriate for each part of the intended voyage. They must be of such scale and contain sufficient detail to cleary show

1) all navigational marks which may be used by a ship when navigating the waters in the chart area

2) All kenown dangers affecting those waters3) Information concerning any traffic separation schemes, two

way routes, recommended tracks, inshore traffic zones and deep water routes applicable to those waters and areas therein which are to be avoided.

They must be corrected and up to date.

Q145. What stability and loading information must be carried on board?

Q146. Certain ships’ certificates have another document annexed to them which must be carried on board to the inspection of surveyor. Which certificates are they?

Q147. What plans or diagrams must be available on the ship’s bridge?

1) Manoeuvring data of the ship including turning circle2) All navigational equipment operating instructions

3) Aerial plan of the monkey island4) Steering column changeover diagram.5) Search and rescue and distress instructions posted 6) Pilot boarding instruction diagram posted7) Fire and vent flap arrangement8) Fire plans for the ship.9) Emergency towing operating instructions

Q148. is there a statutory scale of provisions and water for seamen?Yes, annex 2 to MGN 61

Q149. What circumstances would render a tonnage certificate invalid?

Q150. Where must copies of the Code of Safe Working Practice be kept onboard?

If less than 5 persons on board at least one copy kept with the master and readily available to the workers.

If more than 5 but less than 20 a suitable number of copies must be carried, 1 with the master,1 by the safety officer, 1 provide for each of the safety representatives where elected. And 1 or more copies must be kept where it is readily accessible to the workers nobody is required to keep more than one copy.

If more than 20 workers a suitable number of copies must be carried, 1 with the master, 1 with the chief officer, 1 with the chief engineer, 1 with the purser or catering officer, 1 by the safety officer, 1 each by the safety representatives, and in addition a number of copies which is adequate for the number of copies which is adequate for the number of workers employed, taking into account of the nature of their duties, must be readily available and kept in a safe place or places readily accessible to them; nobody is required to hold more than one copy.

Q151. What are the following:a) ALC1?

Crew agreement formb) ALC1(a)?

List of crew who are party to the crew agreementc) ALC1(b)?

List of crew exempt from the requirement to sign a crew agreeement

d) ALC1(c)?List of Young persons under 18 employed onboard

e) ALC1(d)?

f) ALC6?

Q152. What are the difference in function of an MCA superintendent and a MCA surveyor?

Q153. When must an IRF form be completed?Used for amplifiying initial reports to MAIB of accidents,

serious injuries and dangerous occurences. It may also be used for reporting unspecified hazardous incidents.

Q154. What marks are required by law to be cut in to the ship?Load line, draft marks, net tonnage, official number

Q155. What is the legal definition of:a) Accident?

When 1) there has been a loss of life of any person on board;

2) There has been a major injury to any person on board3) Any person is lost from a ship or ship’s boat4) A ship has been lost or presumed lost5) A ship has been abandoned6) A ship has been materially damaged7) A ship has stranded8) A ship has been in a collision9) A ship has been disabled for more than 12 hours 10) A ship has been disabled for 12 hour or less if, as a

result, she needs assisitance to reach port11) A ship has caused a loss of life12) A ship has caused a major injury13) A ship has caused material damage14) A ship has caused serious harm to the environment

b) Serious Injury?1) Any fracture, other than to the fingers or toes;2) Any loss of limb or part of a limb3) Any dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine4) Any loss of sight whether temporary or permanant5) Any penetrating injury to the eye6) Any other injury leading to hypothermia or

unconsciousness, requiring recucitation,or requiring admittance to the hospital or to an offshore sick-bay for more than 24 hours or if at sea requiring confinement to bed for more than 24 hours.

c) Serious Incident?

d) Dangerous Occurrence?Any of the following, provided that they might have

been liable taking into account the circumstances of the occurrence, to cause serious injury or to cause damage to the health of any person: 1) The fall of any person overboard2) Any fire or explosion;3) The collapse or bursting of any pressure vessel, pipeline or

valve or the accidental ignition of anything in a pipeline;4) The collapse or failure of any lifting equipment, access

equipment, hatch cover, staging or bosun’s chair or any associated load bearing parts.

5) The uncontrolled release or escape of any harmful substance or agent

6) Any collapse of cargo, unintended movement of cargo sufficient to cause a list, or loss of cargo overboard

7) The parting of a tow rope8) Any contact by a person with loose asbestos fibre exept

when full protective clothing is worn.

e) Hazardous Event?1) Navigational or engineering incidents causing hazard2) Failure of procedures in any aspect of shipboard operations3) Human failures

Q156. What would you do if you experienced any of the items in question 155

Send a IRF to the MAIB

Q157. What are the main provisions of the international safety Management Code?

To ensure safety at sea, prevention of human injury or loss of life and avoidance of damage to the environment (in particular, to the marine environment) and to property. Safety Management objectives the Company should (inter alia)

1) Provide for safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment

2) Establish safeguards against all identified risks 3) Continuous improve safety management skills of personnel

ashore and aboard ships, including preparing for emergencies relating both to safety and environmental protection.

Q158. What training would you give a newly joined seaman?Instruction including but not limited to 1) The operation and use of inflatable liferafts2) Hypothermia, first aid for hypothermia and other

appropriate first aid procedures

3) Special instructions necessary for the ship’s LSA in severe weather and sea conditions

4) Operation and use of fire extinguishing appliances5) Different alarm signals and what to do for each6) His muster location and duty7) Donning of a lifejacket8) Location of the nearest alarm activation points and FFA9) Nearest Exit locations 10) Importance of his hours of rest and record his hours11) Who the safety officer is, who to report to i.e. head of

departments and medical officer12) Smoking regulation13) If on any medications that must be reported to the

medical officer and the Master

Q159.