ORAL 2013-3

Name : Syameer Suhairi
Examiner : Capt. Sukhbir Singh
Duration : 30mins  Jan 9^th
Status : Pass

He ask me where do i live, whether speak kelantanese or terengganuan slang.
He ask about my salary onboard. Then he laughed.

1.      Pilot vessel and fishing vessel. Action.

2.      Safe navigation.

3.      West cardinal mark and course 180. Action.

4.      Entering enclose space.

5.      Launch liferaft manually.

6.      Distress signal.

Candidate: Ruwais

Examiner: Capt. Sukbir Singh
Duration: 1 hour 
Status: Alhamdulillah all the time ( OK and satisfied with my answers , but assignments are not up to his standards and can't accept )

1.      Define and draw Moulded Depth?

2.      What is Summer draft?

3.      What is Summer freeboard?

4.      How much is the thickness of keel !!!!!!!!!! ????????????!!!!!!!!!

5.      what is gross tonnage?

6.      what is net tonnage?

7.      what is light ship?

8.      TARB book checking

9.      Ship particulars

10.  What is HFO??? !!!!

11.  Checking all the 15 assignments one by one and asked me about them ( especially D-4 Emergency Exercise - scenario - events' time )

12.  Comparing the produced assignments to the TARB Assignment guide and are they made exactly to what the TARB mentioned to be done and asked about some points like ... about weather symbols ,TRS, wind direction , speed and also about fixed fire fighting system , and lesson learnt from the emergency exercise.

13.  Sign on as a third mate what should you do?

14.  What is general alarm?

15.  What is fire alarm?

16.  Fire at paint store , action?

17.  South cardinal mark identify? 

18.  Your heading is 240 , you see this buoy right ahead , action?

19.  Man over board stbd , action?

20.  How do you release MOB buoy?

21.  Showed me some combination of lights , identify?
( It was a Trawler seen from astern, making way, less than 50 m) , this vsl on your port bow action?

22.  This vsl at anchor what lights shall she display?

23.   Isolate Danger mark ,identify?

24.  This buoy right ahead action?

25.  How do perform a safe navigational watch?

26.  What is MOB sound signal?

27.  Region A Preferred channel to port hand buoy , identify?

28.  You are coming out of the port , you see this buoy right ahead , action?

29.  what is a safe speed and its factors ( quote rule 6)

30.  What fixed fire fighting system you've got in paint store?

     Again checking my assignments ( two assignments , he checked) looking at me saying : man OK , but assignments I can't accept I will retain them along with your TARB Book . 

Candidate: Viveqa

Examiner : Capt Sukhbir 

Duration : 20mins
Date : 8/1/13

1.      Introduce yourself and family background

2.     Ship Particulars (LOA and what your ship has -VLCC-recreational)

3.     Fire in paint locker, Action (please emphasise on sprinkler system at paint locker)

4. Buoys (west cardinal mark action - heading 180)(a/co 45 degrees keep buoy to stbd until quarter....proceed course and spd)

5.    Preferred channel to port buoy (characteristics and action)(he also asked can pass it to stbd or not??? answer was yes because if my berth is at stbd so i can proceed, as it’s only a preffered channel not the must go area)

6.      Watchkeeping at sea – general

7.   Chart correction(beware he will give an old edition of correction and will ask to see if the chart is corrected and he wants to see how u show him)

    Answer just follow your practice on the NP how-to-keep-chart-up-to-date Lights vls NUC and Aground fog signal and action (be firm with your answer, use safety as an firm stand don’t hesitate to call master )