Date 21 July 2023
Function 123
Internal captain Mithilesh
external Xavier Daniel Francis kuch aisa hi milta julta
Time - 25 mins.
Function one
First thing he asked about over taking situation in RV and then the fox signal I little bit got confused in this and then he ASKED two three more Fox signals then he move down to IALA.
In IALA also I make silly mistake saying that prefer channel to starboard light rhythm is anything other than 2 + 1 and I realise this later but he said ok next question.
Asked to quote Rule 10.
Game over.

Function 2
VGM
STACK WEIGHT
TARE WEIGHT
LOAD DENSITY
FMP TML
SF
IMDG Segregation.
Ems mfag.
Pv valve and Pv breaker.
Asked the location of Pv breaker - unable to answer.
Flammability diagram
Tanker stability criteria
Some other easy and practical questions.


Function 3
Annex 2 discharge criteria.
What info updated in SOPEP.
5 Conventions
Under which convention are you giving this exam I said St cw then stcw is a code or convention both
FWA significance and formula.
Use of MFAG.


THEN CALLED INTERNAL

Internal
F2
70% questions same as what external already asked.
Menaing of X in segregation table
General cargo stability criteria.
Dg spill action.

F3
Requirement for rescue boat.
Contents of LSA code
what is the difference between the chapter 3 of SOLAS and Lsa code why do we need lsa a code so I answer that it has technical specification.
One question related to FCS so I give him formula but he ask for more I told in that we can find it in stability booklet he asked that you have GM solid now what you will do so I answered apply FSC and will get GM fluid he was happy THEN.
Difference between the discharge criteria for nx1 machinery spaces so that is 14.1 and 14.7 alarm and stoping device
Some other easy ones.

Overall it was a rapid fire round and they were expecting you to answer fast and they were quickly passing or failing.

Questions were easy and short answer was expected.

Result - FPP

Date-18 July 2023
MUMBAI MMD connected to KOLKATA MMD
INT:SABYASACHI MUKHOPADHYAY
EXT:BS RAO
FN1(First Attempt)
• LAYOUT OF ROR
Number each and every rule one by one.
• APPLICABLE RULES IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY
Number of every Rule
Rule 1-10,13,19 to 41 except 34.
• How do you Ascertain Risk Of Collision

• What are the options available to you to avoid a Collision
-Alteration of Course
-Alteration of Speed
-TAWO
-Astern Propulsion
• What is Safe Speed
• Navigating in Thick Fog(RV), your GPS is unreliable, all of a sudden from ahead you hear a fog signal of a vessel aground.Assess the situation, Take Action, Justify your Action.
:::Reciprocal Course ONLY. Give Wheel Hard Over 180 Degree Turn
• Narrow Channel
-What vessel cant impede your safe passage when navigating in narrow channel.
-Vessel ahead of you in NC doing 10kts, you are making good 14kts. As per 9(a) the vessel ahead of us will be on the starboard side, i.e. the outer limit hence if we have sufficient sea room on the port side we shall O/T her from the port side.(Decision is right but you are unable to justify your decision)
Wants to hear some sound signal as per observance of good seamanship.(NOT 2 LONG 2 SHORT)
• 2 CARDS NIGHT SIGNAL (TOWING & DREDGER RAM)

FN2
• What does Bay plan indicate?
• Bill Of Lading
• Define Grain Cargo acc. To Grain Code
• Preparation of Hold for Loading Grain Cargo
• Stability Requirements for Grain Cargo (I said the whole Intact Stability requirement, said incorrect)
FN3
• Full form of MARPOL
• What is SOPEP
• How will you determine if your vessel is seaworthy
• Centre of Floatation

FAIL/FAIL/FAIL

fn 1
started with quoting rule 10
then asked a situation where in RV, own vessel RAM has PD ahead of her, what sound signal for RAM in overtaking and signal for overtaking in RV
buoyage system for preferred channel marks
and some more questions

Fn3
shell expansion plan
under what convention you are giving exams
What info is updated in SOPEP every month
Intact stability criteria for oil tankers

Result FF 🥲
some more questions cant recall

F3 ,13/7/23
Internall: capt Daniel Joseph
External: subhadeep Banerjee


1.Req of free fall LB
2.Bulk carrier,u r on watch u c smoke coming from cargo hold action ?
.Do they have fixed system.if yes when to use
3.wpa,fwa formulae
4.what happens when u go from sw to fw
What will happen to lcg and lcb for same
5.dmlc 1,2
6.eedi
7.ballast water exchange D1,D2
8.solas pack a pack b
9.eebd
10.angle of loll and how to correct it
11.how will u distribute food and water in lb
12.water vapour system something for passenger ship
12.class A bulkhead
13.name some conventions
14.metal fire what extinguisher will u use
15.dry docking
16.cob ,cof
17.CPR

And some more I don't remember
Result : pass

21 July 2023

Int - GP Shenoy (😇 Angel)
Ext - Ravindra Sagar (Very Calm)

Internal Started Asking which attempt Writtens/Orals , DNS/BSC, Company and type of Ships

External took Over
Started With Flags
Buoys
Day Shapes
Lights
Then Opened PPT of situations
Started asking Action and sound signal if in RV
Crossing and Head on Situations
Then Started asking definitions
Pivot point
Buys bulloy laws
Some Fog signals Again
And Few Definitions
I was answering Very Fast and he was Asking Very slowly and Calmly

Final sent my assessment to Internal and he took over
How did I perform

And He Said it Finally
We will PASS you
Keep updating your Knowledge!

Finally 2MFG

21.07.2023
Function 2,3
Internal : Mithilesh Kumar
Ext : some D... Francis idk the exact name
Time : 35 mins

F2 and 3 mix, didn't take separate

External came first :
What types of ships done

1. What is the code for gas carriers ?
2. What is chapter 14 and 18 of igc code ?
3. What is reference point in gas carriers ?
4. What is MARVS ? What is the setting for marvs (both sea/harbour) ?
5. What is code for bulk cargoes and grain cargoes ?
6. Intact stability for tankers ?
7. What do you understand by reserve buoyancy ? Something with buoyancy (i don't remember the kind of buoyancy he was talking about ) ?
8. What happens when tank is in vaccum state, how will pv breaker work in vaccum state ?
9. Segregation table, what does X mean in segregation table ?
10. What is angle of repose ?
11. What is load density, SF ?
12. What is Ems ?
13. Marpol annex 1, is machinery space disch criteria different for special area and outside special area ?
14. SOPEP Requirement ? Is it required on bulk carriers ? What to update in SOPEP monthly, 2 monthly, 3 monthly ?
Some more 7-8 questions
(Was not that happy and content with my answers)

Internal came
1. What is X in segregation table ?
2. IMDG segregations ?
3. Where is NRV in ig ? Is it before isolating valve ? Use of NRV
4. What is PV breaker ? Working of PV breaker ? Draw a diagram and explain it in detail how it works ?
5. What is educator ? Draw a diagram and explain suction and discharge and how it works ?

Result : FF 🥲

Fun 2 and 3
Mumbai mmd connected to noida mmd
Fun 2
1) amendments to isgott
2) Explain in details what have actually changed in these amendments.
3) I G alarms
4) purpose of ig and how It works.
5) Explain procedure to discharge from Crude oil tanker.
6) how will detect leak in pumproom.
7) Your standing at manifold how will u determine that we are loading or discharging.
8) elaborate ship shore safety checklist.
9) do we need DOC for grain cargo.
10) what are the lashing of timber cargo.
11) stability criteria for timber vessel.

Fun3
1) emergency fire pump requirements.
2) markings on lifeboat.
3) free fall lifeboat simulated launching procedure.
4) Solas packs
5) what is ballast water management plan.
6) methods of ballast water exchange.
7) what is D1 and D2 standards of bwe
8) where will you carry out ballast water exchange.
9) Can we do ballast water exchange by flow through method onboard.
10) precautions while carrying out overflow Ballast exchange.
11) what is fixed fire fight arrangements on oil tanker on deck.
12) why low expansion and not high expansion.
13) manual lauching of life raft.
14) Requirements for fwd life raft.
15) why hru not present on fwd life raft.
16) differences between solas pack A and pack B
17) Ration and water requirements on lifeboat and life raft.
18) Differences between SCBA and EEBD
19) why emergency fire pump is out of engine room.
20) why solas pack B does have ration and water.

Results: F3 - PASS AND F2- FAIL.

Int: capt. Manchalwar
Function 2:
1. Stowage factor
2. Broken stowage
3. Load density
4. SWL
5. Angle of repose
6. Which angle of repose is bad
7. Mates receipt
8. Sulphur loading precautions
9. What code to use for grain cargo, dangerous cargo
10. Reefer loading precautions
11. Actions if the loaded container is damaged

Function 3:
1. Time taken for discharging co2 in engine room
2. What is Solas chapter 12
3. Contents of Solas chapter 12
4. Discharge criteria for food waste
5. What is the size requirement for comminuted food waste.
6. Metacentric height
7. What is fsc
8. Why do we say apparent loss of GM
9. If we discharge cargo from bottom of ship will gm increase or decrease
10. Shell expansion plan
11. How numbering is done in shell expansion plan

22/06/2023
Int- Capt P. Manchalwar
Ext- Capt Dharampal Singh Deswal
F2

1. Def - Load Density, Broken Stowage
2. Cargo Manifest
3. Bay plan
3. Imdg
4. Lashing material used for containers
5. Mfag
6. DG Declaration
7. VGM
8. Flammable Gas, Flammable Mixture
9. IG System
10. Gas measuring instruments used in tankers
11. Where and when used
12. Oxygen Content required
And couple more questions

19 June 2023
Int. : Capt.P.Manchalwar
Ext. : Capt.SB Kumar
Both very good & nice

Fun 1
Ext.
1. Ships done & Company last sailed with?
2. Pilot Vessel Card
3. Towing Vessel Card
4. Lights & day signal CBD Vessel
5. SHA & RA
6. Errors of Echo Sounder
(Asked how you will identify the type of the error) asked to explain Pythagoras error
7. ALRS Volumes
8. ECDIS Safety settings
9. When you will call Master?
10. MOB Action?
11. Aground Vessel Lights
And some more basic questions

Internal:
1. Aground Vessel Dog Signal
2. Anchor Vessel & Aground Vessel Light & Day Signal
3. Difference b/w NUC & Aground Vessel
4. You are a PDV, open sea, one vessel right ahead of you on reciprocal course & one vessel on beam overtaking you..action?
( I sed I will Slow Down My Speed, Let the vessel on my beam pass clear first, he scolded you will slow down your speed?)
5. What is Squat? With formula.
6.Types of Turns & Search Patterns

Then They both discusses, and Internal Asked me have you cleared F2,3.
Then He said Ok You are Pass in F1.
All the Best! And be a Good Officer.
Finally 2nd Mate!!✌️

Function 1
Internal Capt. Manish Kumar
External Capt. RK Awasthy

Internal started with brief intro,verified CDC, Passport & handed over to external.

External started with intro, pre sea, company name, types of ship etc.
What does BP in Bp marine academy stands for, I said Badal Pratap.
Who are they?
Sons of Chairman RC Singh.
Who is principal?
Amarjeet Singh.
Passage planning in detail from Kandla to Cape Town.
Cross question, contents of chart catalog, what other info from chart catalog.
How can you determine the distance between Kandla & Cape town.
Routine charts, what other information you get?
Sailing Directions.

Done with passage plan, asks where did you do ECDIS course?
-Massa
Full form of Massa, who is principal. I said I dont remember.
Limitations of ECDIS,
Performance standards of ECDIS.
How to update charts in Ecdis.
Difference between Raster and vector chart.
How to perform proper bridge watch.
How will you know you have clear or restricted visibility?
BNWAS in detail.
Where did you join your ship and what was route?
I said, Fujairah, UAE.
Full form of UAE. How many emirates in UAE? Says How can you not know!
Few night cards.
Gyro error, how to calculate.
Ok you can mute

No ROR, No situations.


Handed to internal.
PASS

Date : 07/07/2023
MMD : MUMBAI
INT. : Capt. Manish Kumar
EXT. : Capt. S. K. Kumar
(Both were good)
Function : 2

Definition : Load Density, TML
Suppliment of IMDG
Primary & Secondary Venting
Its setting
Hazards of Concentrates
Coal Hazards
What precautions will you take?
Surface Ventilation
When will you carryout ventilation?
Cargo & Ship Sweat
Dilution & Displacement Method
Use of Purge Pipe
(He asked me abt one more type of pipe & difference between this pipe & purge pipe. I didn't answer.)
Height of PV Valve
Mate Receipt
DOA
How will you load heavy lift cargo

Int. :
What type of ship did you sail on? (Tanker)
COW operation & its advantages.

Internal : GP shenoy ( very polite and humble )
External : Mahesh yadav ( very rude )
(First attempt)
Starting with introduction and type of ships you have done than interval started with questions

Function 2 ( as I've done container and gas carrier)

- containers types
- bay plan and lashings
- CSC plate and CSC convention
- imdg contents
- imdg list , mfag and EMS
- precautions when you'll load imdg and reefer cargo
- what is DOC on containers
- type of gas carrier on the basis of survival capability ( ans : 1g , 2g ,2pg ,3g )
- difference between IG system on gas carrier and IG system on oil tanker
- hydrates formation
- contents of IG
- define Saturated vapour Presse and BLEVE
-types of bill of lading

then function 3
- how will you find water plane area
- how will you calculate initial kg from hydrostatic particulars
- if you're carrying heavy cargo from ship's deck what will happen ?
- what is Simpsons rule ?
(I said I'm not able to recall sir but still he was keep asking questions related to this topic for 5 mins )

Then internal came and suddenly took over it in function 3
- mlc requirements
- annexure 6 requirements for SOx and NOx
- BWTS
- latest ammendment in MARPOL , SOLAS , SIRE 2.0 , STCW
then he took a break and said we'll start function 1 after this break

Function 1 ( internal)
- CBD
- rule 8 ( word by word )
- parts of TSS ( how will you join TSS ? And how will you cross TSS ?
- passage planning
- rule 6
- position fixing method
- gave some situations
Then external
- if depth of channel in Mumbai port depth is 15 m and vessel draft is 14 m then cbd ?
- and some ror situations

Function 1 and 2 pass , 3 - fail

25.07.2023
Internal : Daniel joseph
External : Chabbra

External
1.quote 6,19,13 8f3
2. In rv radar inoperational vsl coming from stbd quarter action
3. In Rv vsl crossing from port to stbd action. which sound signal you will give
4. In RV rule 13 applies?
5. Form which side you will overtake in RV
6.which all vsl give 1 prolonged and two short blast
7.Ecdis settings
8. Shades of ecdis
9. How to order charts in ecdis
10 How to take star sight
11. Intercept formula

External said ok handover to internal

Internal came after 1 hour

Internal
Showing cards of day and night
Towing ram SV propelled by machinery
Pilot vsl
Course 000 sees north cardinal mark action

Pass

F1 -First attempt,,,overall 3rd attempt
Internal - Santosh darokar
External -sankar (sk Das think so)
Both are good
Checked every corner of room up and down
Camera setup and all
Introduction , handed over to external
Correction of chart on ECDIS
Vessel aground all specification
INTERNAL - QUOTE RULE 19
EXT- 19D1 AND D2
PILOT VESSEL AND TUG IDENTIFICATION IN RV

Result - pass

20/07/2023
F1 3rd attempt
Internal: Capt. Harinder Singh (admi ke roop m devta)
External: BS Rao( devta admi)
Started with intro.
External
Why failed last time?
Fun 1 is your bed and butter you must be very careful while answering.
1. Layout of the ROR how many rules, annex name them
2. How to determine ROC? (don't quote m rule 7 said be practical with answering this question)
3. What are means available to avoid collision?
4. What does TAWO means.
5. Why alteration of course is best action to avoid collision
6. Advance transfer tactical diameter definition.
7. Quote rule 17c 8f 3 19d and 19e.
8. showed 3 cards one pd vl pushing ahead second ram except mine clearance day card and last preferred channel to stbd rgn B bouy.
9. Which rule apply to narrow channel.

Situation.
1.You are approaching pilot station and one pd vl towing crossing from port to stbd and one vl is overtaking you from stbd. Quater. Assess the situation.
2. In Narrow channel one vl right ahead of you doing 10 kts and you are making good 16 kts both vsl following the narrow channel regulations and sufficient width both sides of narrow channel how you will overtake.
Then he called internal Capt harinder sir and harinder sir showed trawler night card.
Then capt harinder sir said congratulations you are 2nd mate. 🙏🕉️

25/07/23
Mmd Noida
F1 3rd attempt
External - Capt.Amit Shah(very calm and nice guy)
Internal - Capt. Manchalwar

1.Started with IALA bouyage system
Reigons
Almost every type of bouy with full details
2. Night cards
(Towing/NUC/RAM/Trawler)
3. 3-4 easy Situations
4. Lights and shapes for CBD
5. Pilot vsl lights
6.Sound signals in RV
Nautical publication used for passage planning
7.Roueting charts
8.Errors for echo sounder/gps/sextant
9. Auto pilot controls
10. ECDIS safety settings
11. Safety depth formula
12. Squat
13. What is synopsis and forecast
14. What is total correction
15. What all things are ther in total correction for sun
16. GP of a body
17. CATZOC
18.How can you find compass errors
19. Transit bearings

And a few more easy and basic questions

Internal- no questions

Result- Pass
Keep posting guys it helps a lot.

Finally second mate 🍻✌🏼

25.07.2023
MMD NOIDA CONNECTED TO MMD MUMBAI
EXTERNAL : CAPT N. S. CHHABRA
INTERNAL : CAPT. DANIEL JOSEPH

Basic Introduction followed by video debreifing and ID confirmation

External said well start with F3
1. GREEN PASSPORT
2. DMLC
3. MLC 5 PILLARS
4. MARPOL DISCH CRITERIA ANNEX 2, ANNEX 4
5. SOLAS CHAPTERS ( HE ONLY WANTED BASIC OVERVIEW)
6. LIFEBOAT AND RESCUE BOAT TELL ME ABOUT THEM
7. ACTION ON FIRE IN GALLEY
8. MS NOTICES AND LATEST PUBLICATIONS ( I SAID FOR DGS AND UK MCA ALSO)
9.ENDED BY ASKING LATEST AMMEMDMENTS OF MARPOL ( ANY ANNEX )

FUNCTION 1
1. IALA BUOYS, ALL OF THEM
2. ECDIS SAFETY SETTINGS
3. SITUATIONS 3-4, MAINLY R. V
4. RADAR FAILURE ACTIONS
5. GROUNDING AND COLLISION ACTIONS

SAID OKAY LOGOUT AND WAIT IN LOBBY

INTERNAL CAME 1 HOUR LATER
F1
CARDS MAINLY NIGHT CARDS
INCREASING DIFFICULTY
ASKED BUOYS AND RHYTHM
NIGHT CARDS STARTING FROM AGROUND, RAM, TRAWLER, PURSE SEINE GEAR VSL, TOWING AND PUSHING VSL DIFFERNCE

SOUND SIGNALS IN RV, PILOT VSL ETC


BOTH WERE CALM AND WANTED STRAIGHT TO POINT ANSWERS NO BS

INTERNAL STOPPED TWICE IN BETWEEN AND SAID DONT QUITE THE BOOK, EXPLAIN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF R. O. R AND CARDS

DURATION : 45 MINS TOTAL
RESULT : PP

KEEP UP THE SPIRIT BOYS
WERE ALL GONNA MAKE IT, STUDY HARD AND CLEAR ALL EXAMS

GODSPEED AND ALL THE BEST
HOPE THIS HELPS
🍻🙏🏻

8 August 2023
MMD CHENNAI

ONLY function 3 oral.
Internal- tapesh gosh
External- Daniel francis

Internal asked type of ships sailed, Place of birth, Presea Institute and told the external to start the orals.
1. Does the sopep is applicable to a bulk carrier?
2.what is free surface effect?
3.what is seemp and how do you as a second officer contribute to this plan? I said I don't know sir and he told me to read it
4.what is fluid gm and how do you calculate the fluid gm?
6.how many chapters in solas and which is the 14th chapter?
And also he asked some questions from the bulk carrier cargo hold which I don't remember exactly?

Internal Sabyasachi
External PC Biswas

F1
When you will take lat by meridian and when u will take ex meridian
What is GDOP
What is the difference between Gps nd DGps
Tell atleast one difference between TRS and TemPlat
RoR cards fishing vsl with gear 150m and sailing vsl less than 12m
When do u take action by rule 2b
Inshore traffic zone
Which vsl can have innocent passage in ITZ
Can A foreign vsl enter ItZ
Iamsar vol3 content
Onscene co ordintaor duties
Mission co ordinator

F2
Types of ship sailed
He said Now i dont know this you tell me i am gonna learn from you,What is a cellular container ship
Height of 20ft and 40 ft cntr
Tare weight
Net weight
Half height cntr, what you will load in it
How will you say that it is a High density cargo
Now you are not going to be an officer of cntr yu are going to be an officer in tanker
Tell me pv valve
Pv breaker
Mast riser
Pv vallve are not there, what prblm will pv breaker is gonna face
Imdg
Separated by a complete compartment or hold from horizontal and vertical distance
Loading dg cargo precautions

Int
U have a vsl 2point abaft the beam which situation
Draw flood tide, rock awash
How often u will make deviation card

Some more cant recall

Both were good gave time to think and answer

INT-VIKRAM MANHAS
EXT-PANKAJ SAREEN

FUNC 2.

1-STOWAGE FACTOR
2-IMSBC
3-CARGOES THAT ARE CATEGORISED UNDER IMSBC
4-IMSBC CONTENT
5-CONTAINER REQUIREMENT
6-DIMENSIONS OF CONTAINER
7-CSC PLATE
8-IMDG CLASSES
9-TYPE OF DECK SEAL
10-PV VALVE
11-ISGOTT BRIEF
12-ISGOTT CONTENT
13-DUTIES OF OFFICER ON A CARGO WATCH
14-BALE CAP,GRAIN CAPACITY DIFF BETWEEN THEM
15-WHEN U WILL CONDEMN WIRE ROPE
16-CHAIN REGISTER, CONTENTS