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

Fn 1 attempt 2
Home mmd Mumbai
Connected to chennai MMD

Externnal :Capt Harish khatri
Internal : Capt Tapesh Ghosh

General intro

1.How do you take compass bearings?
2.Why compass is prefered to take bearings?
3.Compass error defn
Which all method you use to determine compass error
4.okay tell me process of amplitude
5.When do you take amplitude at what time
(1/2 semi diamter he wanna hear)
6.How do you know TRS is forming
7.Definition of sea and swell
8.Define isogonic lines
9. What time the temp is highest and wht time minimum.
10.whT all publications reqd for passage planning
11. Where you'll find lighthouse data which publication.
12.ALL how many volumes
13.whT all publications for tides info
I said only ATT an he was like only 1 then said tidal stream atlases
Okay what info from that

16. Where you'll get ATT map projections .

17. INSPIRES

He said nOw comimg to ROR i dont want any mistakes beta
Showed NUC card making way seen from stbd making way
Then one card with two possibilities
Nuc seen making way seen from stern
Aground vessel less than 50 m

18. Two white lights seen on stbd bow tell me all possiblities.

19.Barometric tendecy define.

20.How do you use star finder. Full process from GHA aries ......

He told me to stand by
And muted called up internal on phone showed a thumbs up
And internal umuted said congratulations...have u sent Exn i said yes sirokay log out n enjoy.

That moment i was like is it for real i pinched myself.

Strategies used
Fn 1: Dhananjay, randhawa, polaris and capt rajeev jasal blogs

Fn.2 : Dhananjay
Fn 3 : Dhananjay

I wish i could have clrd with less tensions but seeing someone on 7th or 8th attempt used to give me sleepless nights.
I isolated myself from my family became a bookworm ,stopped outing, stopped working out...
It takes all your mental peace...
"As said in movie apocalypto don't look in to someomes eyes who is already in fear as it will enter inside you as well"

To all Aspirants keep working hard leave luck to GOD.

NNNN

y@shwanth:
23/02/2022
Fun 1 3rd attempt
Ext - Martin
Int - Vanamali
1.Quote rule 17
2.Passage planning details,
3.Janus configuration and why it is used
4.Mob action
5.Mob in heavy weather which turn and explain.
6. Asd and it's use
7. One fishing vsl crossing port to stbd in tss, roc exist action
8. One pdv vsl doing co 140 and ur heading 000, roc exist, action and when will you take action
9. One cbd vsl crossing port to stbd roc exist action
10. U are coming out of port and vsl on port quarter 1 nm and you have alteration to port, action
11. In RV, You heard a fog signal fwd of beam, action
12. You came out of port you see a preferred bouy you will move to which side
13. You see a vsl two point on stbd quarter masthead lt in a line and sidelits, action
14. Why long turning circle in shallow water
15. One trawler card
16. Meaning of making a landfall
17.
At last Martin is like see you know ror but application is poor
Fail

Date :- 24/02/2023
Delhi mmd connected to Chennai mmd
Internal: Capt P Vanamali
External: Capt SC Mandal
F3 only
(50 mins)

Self intro and type of vessel
External:
1. MOB in starboard side and your vsl in moderate sea conditions action on bridge ? ( Many cross question on this )
2. What is height of swell in moderate sea conditions?
3. MOB manoeuvres in details
4. How to refer IMGS ?
5. A person is dead on Ship what are the procedures ? ( I was not aware about this )
6. What is seaworthiness?
7. A port state officer comes on board and you are third officer and not able to start lifeboat . What psc inspector can do ?
8. Marpol Annex 1 discharge Criteria both cargo and machinery space
9. Equipments in engine room as per marpol annex 1
10. Marpol Annex 6 discharge criteria
11. What are Carbon footprints ?
12. Spurling pipe
13. Mud accumulation inside chain locker, how would you remove this ?
14. Camber
15. Sheer
16. Flare
17. Apron plate
18. Bowsing tackle and tricing pendant
19. Drouges ( first I was confused then I told that it is related to sea anchor and I don’t know much )
20. Firefighting equipment inside Lifeboat
21. All FFA on board
22. Lifebuoy marking and is this marking on both sides of the lifebuoy ?
23. Stability booklet information
24. Trim tables and what are information you can see in that ?
25. What are Panting Arrangements
P
Capt Vanamali - no questions from him
Capt SC Mandal - I was not able to understand what he is asking . and not able to hear him correctly he was keep nodding his face in anger but at the end he told internal that we can consider him

Internal: vanamali (very nice person)
external: dont know
MMD noida Connected to chennai

Funt1 First attempt

1. First i will ask ror the will proceed to next
2. narrow channel quote
3. U have vessel ahead of u in narrow channel, u want to overtake her. action?
4. if he doen’t permit. Action?
5. vessel behind u intending u to overtake u. Action?
5. vessel ahead of u doesnt permit to overtake her so whats ur action for the vessel over taking you
6. f/v crossing in narrow channel
7. vsl less than 20 m crossing in narrow channel
8. rule no 19 qoute
9. vessel astern RV intending to overtake. Action?
10. vsl on port bow in rv. action?
11. fog signal forward of ur beam. action?
12. if u have to alter course for fog signal forward of ur beam. Action
13. Ais
14. VDR
15. Black box
16. PMC
17. How to update chart on ecdis
18. No of routeing charts and their purpose
19.Sailing direction

That’s it

Pass
Keep learning u will definitely pass

F1
1st Attempt
23.03.23

MMD Noida connected to MMD Chennai

External : Thomas Jacob
Internal : P Vanamali

Introduction
External :
Requires thorough understanding of ROR.

1. Vessel on recripocal course , ahead , not sighted at 6' but sighted at 4'. Action?

2. O/V 22.5° abaft the beam of a PD Vsl. Action? What if there is doubt if it is crossing or overtaking?

3. Sailing vessel overtaking PD Vsl in RV. Action?

4. Few cards

5. Diff between Passage and Safe passage.

6. Diff between keep clear and not to impede

7. Flags with colour combination and meaning

8. In case of preferred channel marks , can we use the other channel.

9. How is EWMB a radio aid to navigation.

10. Special marks

11. Passage Planning

12. How to correct paper charts not corrected for 2/3 yrs

13. How to update ENC

14. AIO

15. If both ecdis fails onboard. Action?

16. AIS

17. Transverse thrust. Left handed propeller, vsl making sternway how will bow cant?

18. How does Bow thruster works. When is Bow thruster ineffective.

19. Iamsar searches and turns. What is Loren turn?

20. Length of SSM in AIS

Internal : No questions.

Result : Pass

Date: 25/04/2023
Mmd: Kolkata to chennai
Internal: v pardhas vanamali
External:parmod sagar

Introduction all about our self and pre sea , company, ship, trade, place.
1)card Nuc and aground only
2)south cardinal bouy details
3)critical rpm
4)rule 6 and 7 in own words and all terms of these rules
5)yaw control of auto pilot
6) lrit detailed
7)company ukc policy
8) gyro error calculation
9)morning sight
10)rule 17all in own word
11)sound signal of aground vsl and pilot vsl
12)shallow water and their eefect
13)lbc formula
14)psg planning in general terms
15) abort and no point of return
16)asd and his correction
17) correction of chart

no situation were asked

Internal: no question

Result: passed
Thanks to everyone for support and everything....
🎊🎉🎊
🙏🏻finally 2nd MT🙏🏻 ✅

28.04.23
Overall 3rd attempt
F3 1st attempt

Ext : Capt Martin
Int : Capt P Vanamali

Int started with introduction and handed over to Ext.

Annexes in Marpol(with comp name and date of entry into force)
Explain virtual loss of GM with help of diagram(no clue)
Hydrostatic draft
Curves of statical stability
Angle of loll
Strengthening for pounding ( pls mention Solid floor thickness is increased in forepeak tank)
Racking
Shell Expansion Plan
Liferaft carriage requirements
Maintenance of LSA ( weekly/monthly/annual/periodical) with ref from Solas
Solas all chapters name
Solas ch XI-1 , what all info it gives
Solas ch XI-2 , what all info it gives
CSR contents
Declaration of Security
Solas ch 6
Abandon ship drill

Internal : Pass.

Finally 2nd Mates done.

Internal: vanamali (very nice person)
external: dont know
MMD noida Connected to chennai

Funt1 First attempt

1. First i will ask ror the will proceed to next
2. narrow channel quote
3. U have vessel ahead of u in narrow channel, u want to overtake her. action?
4. if he doen’t permit. Action?
5. vessel behind u intending u to overtake u. Action?
5. vessel ahead of u doesnt permit to overtake her so whats ur action for the vessel over taking you
6. f/v crossing in narrow channel
7. vsl less than 20 m crossing in narrow channel
8. rule no 19 qoute
9. vessel astern RV intending to overtake. Action?
10. vsl on port bow in rv. action?
11. fog signal forward of ur beam. action?
12. if u have to alter course for fog signal forward of ur beam. Action
13. Ais
14. VDR
15. Black box
16. PMC
17. How to update chart on ecdis
18. No of routeing charts and their purpose
19.Sailing direction

That’s it

Pass
Keep learning u will definitely pass

Connected Chennai MMD
1 June 2023
Int: Capt. Pardhas Vanamali
Ext: Capt. Martins
Duration: 20 mins

Brief Intro and type of vsl
External started
1.Gas freeing full procedure on tankers! I started explaining everything from the flammability curve to gas meters. He said ok I just wanted to listen which gas meters u'll use at each stage
2. P.V Breaker
3. Where you will find which oil you can carry on chemical tankers?
4. Criteria for pre-wash and why required for category X? I said coz it possesses major hazard and he was happy
5. ISGOTT contents and amendments? If u don't know in sequence then just explain summary of ISGOTT he'll be ok
6. Amendment of ISGOTT which is not just related to tankers but to all vsl? I said sorry sir no idea. Then he explained me something about ISM.

7. Difference between BLU Code and IMSBC? Just overview
8. Categories of Cargoes under IMSBC and why class is there in Index of list of Cargoes?
9. Angle of Repose, MC, TML?
10. Can we carry cargo if MC above TML? Said NO and explained reason! Was not happy but also didn't tell me answer.
11. How to carry a cargo with high Angle of Repose and according to which chapter of IMSBC?
12. Do u know anything about IMDG, just say yes or no then I'll ask question! I said yes sir. Then he asked "A person went to control spillage from an IMDG Container and fell unconscious" action? Explained briefly
13. Cross question- what precaution u'll take when removing him from the hazardous area I said sir if the vapours are toxic I'll use Gas tight suits, He was angry and said the atmosphere is toxic that's y the guy is unconscious.
14. How to know if an IMDG container can be loaded under deck? I said no idea sir, then he asked don't just say I don't know atleast try then I said sir Bay Plan, DG Manifest and he said no it'll tell u location not criteria then I he gave a hint and I said DOC👍
15. How will you check if containers are properly lashed? I said CSM then he said what in CSM, I said ch. 2 securing devices and arrangements. He said no and told me about some plan in CSM
16. Procedures and Arrangements Manual.
17. VGM? I explained then he asked when Gross Mass is there then Why VGM! He said coz of req. Of SOLAS.

P

Mmd mumbai connected to mmd chennai
Date 02.06.2023
Int vanamali
Ext bs rao
Only F1
Started with introduction and result of writtens and orals

Ext started with structure of ror
Name of all annex
Distress signal as per Annex 4
Rules applicable in narrow channel
How to proceed in nc
Yr speed 12 kts vsl right ahead 10kts in nc take action
Safe speed both parts quote
Rule 13
You are approaching pilot station one vsl crossing from port to stbd and one overtaking from stbd( i said stand on in both case as normal situation but wanted me to assess situation more and wanted to hear one vsl maybe pilot boat)
12 cards
4 iala cards
Light day signal fog signal of pilot vsl, aground, towing, cbd
WWNWS
From where to receive nav warning
Navtex freq
Phasing signal
Action on collision with coastal vsl
Action on rxvng distress alert
Azimuth and amp
What all methods to calc c.e
Which all bodies for amp
Why not moon
Ecdis
Purpose of ecdis
Catzoc
Safety settings of ecdis
Chart datum
How to calc secondary port tide
Sailing direction
Signs of trs( i said atleast 5mb change of pressure forgot to add in 3hrs)
Action in trs
Few more basic questions

Called internal and said can consider
F1 pass

MMD Noida connected to MMD Chennai
23.06.2023

Internal - Capt. P. Vanamali
External - Capt. Rakesh Awasthi

FN 1 - 2nd attempt



Internal

1. Introduce yourself.
2. Asked about writtens and other orals.
3. Function appearing today and attempt. Why failed last time?



External

1. Complete Name, INDoS No. and Pre sea.
2. Areas you have sailed. (US, Europe, Gulf). Tell me about passage planning in these areas. - Chart Catalogue with special reference to Security Charts, Routeing Charts, ASD, ALRS, Ship's Routeing,etc. AIO, Nav wrngs, Scamin, etc.
3. Methods of position plotting in above passage plan. (Celestial Obs and terrestrial Obs.)
4. Position Line and Position circle.
5. From where you will obtain the range of light house to fix position? Radar.
6. From where you will get technical details of a light house to fix position - Chart and ALLFS.
7. What is ASD and how you will know which ASD to use and which section? Catalogue and Index of Diagrams.
8. What is an ENC?
9. How to use sextant?
10. What is Chronometer errors? How you will get it?
11. Principles observed in keeping a safe navigation watch?
13. What is Solas and how many chapters?
14. What is an emergency muster card and how to prepare it?
15. Box the compass from S to E verbally? How many points in each quadrant and total number of points. Value of each point?
16. Which attempt? Why failed last time.
17. Foxtrot Flag?

Few more questions related to BEWK and Passage Planning.

External said okay at my end.



Internal

1. Can you keep an independent watch and how sure you are for the same?

I said yes and 100% sure.

Then he said you are a 2nd Mate now, be a good officer.

F1 only: 1st Attempt
07 July 2023
Int: Capt. Pardhas Vanamali
Ext: Capt. G.S Ranganathan

Duration: 30mins

General Introduction and Internal H/O to external

1. Quote rule 19,8,7d
2. What is risk of collision and CQS? Can CQS develop without ROC?
3. Vsl. aground ahead Lights, Shapes and Fog Signals? Action?
4. Vsl rt. ahead action? (I asked about aspect, he was angry and then I told sir it could be either head on or crossing and gave answers accordingly)
5. Now stbd side shallow patch action?
6. How much wide alteration you will give(I started quoting 8b, he replied I want figures so that u guys know the value)
7. INSPIRES
8. TSS Situations easy
9. M/E failure in Singapore Strait (He wanted to listen Rule 5 of Singapore TSS)
10. ECDIS Passage Planning
11. Definition of CBD, NUC and Ram with Lights?
12. Flag U,Z,X ?
13. How to take medical advice using Interco?
14. South Cardinal Mark, Isolated Danger Mark? How much wide you will pass clear?

Internal interuppted and asked if I'm confident to keep independent watch
Both said Congratulations and be a good officer.

Function 3
Kolkata mmd connected to Chennai mmd
Internal - P vanamali
External-cpt F X Coutinho

Discharge criteria for Annex 1 ,4,5 for both inside and outside special area
Special area names for annex5
ECA Areas names
Immersion suit ,TPA ,Rescue boat requirements
Fire in forepeak tank action
How will u connect ISC
Intact stability,damage stability,angle of loll and it's correction
Stiff and tinder ship
Ism

Internal - Ballast water management convention
Discharge standards and few definitions

Finally second mate
Keep sharing questions guys ,very helpful in preparation

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?

Date: 11/08/23
2nd attempt
Function 2&3: 2023
MMD CHENNAI
Internal- Mithlesh kumar
External- BS Rao
Duration:1 h 10 m

Internal asked type of ships sailed, asked what crude oil tanker, product tanker, chemical tanker.

Handed over to internal.
Function:2
Dry docking plans?
Imdg content
Imsbc content
How will you calculate cargo on tanker?
Factors affecting oil cargo calculation?
Isgott latest edition
Isgott ammendment
Hold preparation before loading grain?
Intact stability criteria for ships carrying grain?
Types of pumps on ships?
How will you start framo pump?
How eductor works? Explain with diagram!
Major component of Wilden pump?Does it need priming?
Sub classes of Imdg?
Solas ammendment?
Types of reefer cargo??
Flat rack container?nd it's dimensions?
Brine traps
Explain about Type B tanks of IGC?
Lashings on container?
How will you load explosive?
Ig breakdown action?
What is inerting line?
How can you find flash point on flamabililty figram?
Does all cargoes have same UFL and LFL?
Hazards of timber deck cargo?
How will you carry out crude oil washing for ships carying Naptha?
Name atleast one toxic gas?
Dg manifest is required as per which convention?
Where can you find enclosed space entry procedure?

Function: 3
What is marpol? and why is it called 73/78?
Can you dicharge annex 1 cargo in PSSA? NAME SOME PSSA?
Difference between Immersion suit and TPA?
Explain annex five Garbage category?like all A,b,c!!
Annex V ammendment?
What is dynamic stability?
What is point contrafracture?
Damge stability criteria?
Margin line?
Duck keel?
Angle of flooding?
Racking stress?
Static, global, dynamic stress?
Difference between sheer and sheer strakes?
What is sea worthiness?
Substandard ships?
Difference between PSC inspection and flag state inspection?
Code for detainable deficiency?
Fore hose requirements?
What is Shell expansion plan and how will you do naming?
Tell me entire annnex V discharge criteria?
What all garbage you can incinerate? Can you incinerate plastics?
Annex V special area?
Difference between pSSA and special area?
How will you prepare curve of statical stability?
What all survey are there?
What is flare and it's uses?
Collision bulkhead requirements?
Types of rudder?
Parametric rolling?
Requirements for lifebuoy?
Imo structure?
Contents of sopep?
Content of ism?
What is intact buoyancy?
Lofe boat carriage requirement?
Standard discharge connection as per annex 4?
Mlc rest hours?
Draw heeling arm curve? Buoyancy curve, load curve, kn curve?
Continuous synopsis record- Regulation no?
Hyper mist requirements?
Hanging off pendant? Fall prevention device specifications?

He was satisfied then he called internal!!
They both were laughing, i wasn't feeling like i am giving orals!! It was so chill!!
Internal started asking -
He said, i will give 2&3 don't worry, I like the way you answer!😅😅
Tell me what will exactly happen to Pv breaker if tank are in vaccum?
Explain how will you measure toxic gases?
What is Ms act?
How will you find area under curve of any curve in stability booklet?
Define metacentre?
Why Pv breaker is not secondary means of venting?
What are structural members in longitudinal framing system?
Breaking strength of weaklink?
Difference between Liferaft hru and epirb hru?
Result
P/P

9 oct 2023
Kochi mmd
Int : Ajith topno (Kolkata)
Ext : gaurav ( Mumbai)

F1

Meridonial points
GC sailing
Rule 19
Situation Rv one vsl fwd of beam
Safe speed
Errors of echo sounder
Some more..

F3

Block coefficient
Water plane coefficient
How will you do risk assessment before doing work ( hazard + possibility)
As a safety officer what all you will do
GRB entries
BWM D1&D2
Date for applicability of D2 and is it for all ships?
Some more...

Anybody giving orals frm mmd kolkata today ?

Date - 9th Oct.,23

Int. - Capt. Manish Kumar
Ext. - Capt. Sarin
(Both the surveyors are nice)

Function 1

External started
1. Quote Rule 19?
2. Explain engines ready for immediate manoeuvre?
3. Explain rule 19 e and explain take all her way off?
4. Total rules in ROR?
5. Names of rule 39,40,41?
6. Safe water mark buoy?
7. Isolated danger mark?
8. Ecdis safety settings?
9. Explain shallow contour?
10. What is Buy ballots law?
11. What is backing of wind?
12. How does backing of wind helps a Mariner?
13. What are Roueting charts? ( wants to listen all the information we get from it)
14. What are tidal streams?
15. From where do we get tidal stream information?

Result - Pass
Finally second mates ✅🥳

[10/10, 16:53] +91 90042 68436: Date - 9th Oct.,23

Int. - Capt. Manish Kumar
Ext. - Capt. Sarin
(Both the surveyors are nice)

Function 1

External started
1. Quote Rule 19?
2. Explain engines ready for immediate manoeuvre?
3. Explain rule 19 e and explain take all her way off?
4. Total rules in ROR?
5. Names of rule 39,40,41?
6. Safe water mark buoy?
7. Isolated danger mark?
8. Ecdis safety settings?
9. Explain shallow contour?
10. What is Buy ballots law?
11. What is backing of wind?
12. How does backing of wind helps a Mariner?
13. What are Roueting charts? ( wants to listen all the information we get from it)
14. What are tidal streams?
15. From where do we get tidal stream information?

Result - Pass
Finally second mates ✅🥳
[10/10, 18:42] +91 90042 68436: Date - 9th Oct.,23

Int. - Capt. Manish Kumar
Ext. - Capt. Sarin
(Both the surveyors are nice)

Function 1

External started
1. Quote Rule 19?
2. Explain engines ready for immediate manoeuvre?
3. Explain rule 19 e and explain take all her way off?
4. Total rules in ROR?
5. Names of rule 39,40,41?
6. Safe water mark buoy?
7. Isolated danger mark?
8. Ecdis safety settings?
9. Explain shallow contour?
10. What is Buy ballots law?
11. What is backing of wind?
12. How does backing of wind helps a Mariner?
13. What are Roueting charts? ( wants to listen all the information we get from it)
14. What are tidal streams?
15. From where do we get tidal stream information?

Result - Pass
Finally second mates ✅🥳
[12/10, 19:18] +91 90042 68436: Date : 12/ 10/ 2023
Function 2 only
( First attempt)
Internal: P. Manchalwar
External: Capt Subhadip Banerjee ( very nice & Polite )

Internal : asked for Admit card Hardcopy, Type of ship sailed then Handed over to external

External Question:

TLV
TLV-TWA
TML
PURGING & INERTING
DOA FOR GRAIN CARGO
CAN U LOAD CARGO WITHOUT DOA
INTACT STABILITY on Grain cargo ( with DOA & without DOA)
IMDG CODE & SUPPLEMENT
SOLAS CONTENT
CONCENTRATE & IT'S HAZARD
TARE WEIGHT & STACK WEIGHT
CHECK DIGIT
ISGOTT & IT'S AMENDMENT
( SOME few More Questions)

No question from internal
Result: Pass🙏
[12/10, 19:18] +91 90042 68436: Function 1 mumbai mmd
Capt Harinder and capt Devash Sharma (helpfull)
External..Room n documents verification
Start with ship done n attempt and which function u appearing.
1. How to take over navigation watch and anchor watch..some cross question on anchor watch .
2. How to know anchor dragging.. swinging circle detail .
3.Annex 1 full detail.
4.all navigation light visibility n sector .
Rule 5&6.
5. What do you mean by ample time .be positive.good seamanship.
6. 2 ror suitation RV simple .
7.One green light ahead.
1 white light ahead.
Fog signal of all vessels and day signal.
Some anchor terms .how will u decide let go anchor or by gear .one sackel .
Happy with answers call internal.
Routing charts .
How to correct ASD .
How u perform.
Finally function 1 .passed.
Few more questions from external can't recall
[13/10, 19:17] +91 90042 68436: 13-10-2023
Internal - Ravi Sikarwar
Ext - don't know

Internal verified all document and room each corner and hand over to external

ROR

India comes in which region,
2+1 red light while (same for India)appoching harbour where will you keep this buoy,

Region B country (Jammu Kashmir Police)🤣 Japan Korea Phillipines, south, Central and North America

what is preferred
channel,
what is secondary channel, can you use?( for prefered channel)

quote Rule 6, 7, 8F

ROR based on? (aspects /heading)

Isolated danger characteristic, and from how much distance you cross from? (2nm)


situation

u doing 000° and other vessel on stbd quater 112.5°
action (cross question)
same situation can you alter to stbd if yes than as per which rule

u have a PD on reciprocal course and other overtaking from stbd beam action.
same situation in RV but you heard Fog signal from ahead

In narrow channel sailing vessel crossing from stbd to port(cross question for rule 18 applies)

Lights

Ram on anchor
dredger lights
what's does mine clearance vessel lights indicate

vessel doing 14knts main engine fail which light you will off and which light you will on and when (rest over ground i said NUC)

past and clear meaning

principle of GPS

RH fixed propeller which side to alter is best
which side have long and which side have short turning circle (trying to confuse) and why?

turning circle

turning circle in WHP,
are they same for port and Stbd turn?

WHP content

smelling the ground

WGS-84

Range of manouvering light

INDSAR

Posters on Bridge

Barycenter

GPS fail how will you know?

YG signal

can you use last year Almanac?


due noise problem from my side cannot listen question properly he have to repeat 2-3 time using word gadde I'm asking this not that🤣🤣

than internal cames how you perform I said Ok,

your answers were reasonable you can apply for COC🥹

Thank you everyone

[03/11, 00:28] +91 90042 68436: Function 3
02/11/2023
Duration : 30 to 35m
MMD Chennai connected to Mumbai
Internal: Capt: Manish Kumar
External : Capt : Ram Kumar
Asked what type of vsl sailed first.
On ur last ship c/o what type of Ballast exchange he asked you to handle and how far from land.
Ballast water exchange methods
And D1 standards
You are having 30m3 volume of water in Ballast tank. Total tank capacity is 100m3 vol. So before entering to another port, how much of ballast exchange has to done as per flow through method.?
Stiff and tender vessel
GM, RM COB
Archimedes principle
Bulk ,container , timber, grain stability requirements (only the GM req)
Why timber GM has less than grain GM req?
Imerserion suit maintenance
22 DCP is onboard, How many spares required?
Convention meaning ,Any 5 conventions names.
What is the difference btw FAL and CLC
Abandon ship drill
Lowering lifeboat in heavy weather.
(Connection got disconnected due to network issues and joined after 10min)
How will you breathe when all opening are closed while in lifeboat.?
How many annex in marpol?
Discharge criteria for annex 1 cargo spaces and annex v.
After you ate an apple, the middle portion always used to throw by people , so if u r throwing overboard, how far from land can be throwed some more practical knowledge questions related to lifeboat and drill which I couldn't remember much.
(External told to keep yourself update on new amendments and read topic from solas book not from any notes from WhatsApp group😂, you answer are not 100 percent in the concept of drills and lifeboat launching at bad weather. He told me refer correctly from LSA code)

And then
Internal came after 3hrs with capt- Hemant from Chennai MMD and started asking his 1st questions and my connection got cut again 😂
They were waiting for me to login in again. I joined after 15min.

What all topics u studied for this funtion3?
Certificates required by marpol for a bulk carrier
Any 2 new amendments from either marpol or solas.?

Result : P
[03/11, 19:15] +91 90042 68436: Mumbai mmd
Ext : navjot Singh chabra
Int: Manish Kumar
(Both are to the point and giving time for thinking )

Ext :
F2
1) IG disadvantage and properties and hazards
2) coal properties and how to load
3) why lime wash n properties of it and ratio n chemical name
4) All about COW requirements,precautions and all
5) difference between imdg and IBC code
6)many small questions regarding definitions

F3
1) immersion suit requirements and materials and testing
2) statutory and mandatory certificate
3) amendment of marpol
4)all about annex 6 and amendment
5)solas ch
6)how to fight accommodations fire
7)drill metrics
8)how tở conduct fire n abdn ship drill
9) MLC
10) ISPS
11) FAL

Int : how did you perform and tell me about certifications onboard there expiry dates and what is diff between tonnage and load line certificate

Result:Pass /pass