Orals Experience - 02

 Date : 09/09/2020

Old MMD Mumbai

External : some old looking guy may be Capt Verma, but doesn't matter who ever it is, just be practical as possible and confident.

Internal : Capt Harinder 

F1

Capt Harinder and other Capt were both sitting in one room, taking orals together.

Normal introduction, company and all.

Asked me how are you feeling? I said bit nervous. Asked me why? I said I don't know, whether my answers will satisfy your questions or not. 

Capt Harinder asked me what is your week point in F1. I said cel nav. He said we won't ask anything about cel nav. Apart from that we will. 

External started with crossing situation, reducing cpa , at what point you will take action as standon ( he wants us to take action when 6-7 miles before close quarters situation as a standon vsl), in between was asking the understanding of the situation as per the rules ( no need to quote word by word, if u can explain it better using important key words), then overtaking situation with understanding of rules, and then restricted visibility situation with understanding of rules. ( All the situation my vsl is stand on & also while giving your action,when he said range is more than 4 miles,Don't blindly say '5 short & rapid blasts' as its range is only 2m)

He was satisfied with my situations analysis, so didn't ask much.

Passage plan from Mumbai - Antwerp (Belgium) using Chart and ECDIS (wants practical knowledge only)

- start with rough passage route ,then from chart catalogue see the positions and the required chart to be needed, small scale and large scale, then check what all charts u have, what needs to order and are they corrected till latest NTMs, rest all you can add as per your knowledge, ( don't rush up take it slow and explain as much as u can, he will forget what was his question and he will move on to next😏)...wants to hear how to plot T&P correction practically ( with pencil ), what are nav warnings how to plot , where to get. 

Routeing charts information?

When are they published.

Admiralty sailing direction, when are their new publication published ( I'm still not confirm, but i said annually for routeing chart and 3-4 yrs for ASD. he said it's not right.

Actually Capt Harinder said there is no where righten anywhere when they are actually published. If their is any ammendment or corrections then they issue. Still confirm.

(He also said if you haven't seen any Admiralty publication then say not seen but don't answer anything. It's okay if you don't know but atleast u know what information you will get. We will not fail you for this).

Then external asked to draw turning circle

Vsl aground action?

South cardinal buoy.

It was quite interactive session 😖, but both the Captains will listen to your answers carefully, Don't fuckup in your ROR cards , situations. 

All the best 👍👍

Thankyou

Result : Pass

[10/09, 11:13 am] +91 95307 65335: 10.09.2020

Anukar Kumar singh

External - Chautani

Internal - Poswal

 First asked pervious remarks.

 Tidal stream 

 Tide diamond

 Situations -  head on situation, head on situation danger on stbd side .

 Steering Failure in TSS.

 (Specifically mention stop engine on top)

 Mine clearance vessel card in details

 Sound signals of aground vessel

 Overtakeing in narrow channel

 10-15 cards (day card specific) 

 How to take over watch

 Amplitude method in details

 Internal - Lrit why and how ( full details with flow chart)

 That's all 

 Thanks for the support

 Result - Pass

 [10/09, 11:13 am] +91 95307 65335: 09.09.2020

 External : Capt chhabra 

 Internal : Capt poswal 

External :

Random cards like sailing trawler fishing aground NUC ram, day cards,buoy  cards 

Situation :

Vessel on port bow 3NM crossing ROC exist 

Vessel overtaking 2NM,vessel headon , RV  situation , vessel right astern which side you can overtake and many more 

Emergency wreck marking buoy and how will you identify in RV 

Rule number 2 and 19 full 

Isolated danger mark

How to correct paper charts 

Publications 

And many more which I can’t remember but easy one 

Internal :

Aground vsl card , sound signal ,lights , NUC cards 

Rule 2

MOB in TSS action 

ECDIS Safety settings 

How to take over watch at anchor 

2 important points to determine safe speed