Oral Questions of Navigation (FUNCTION -1)
The following questions came from candidates right after they had finished their oral exam.
1. | Your vessel is drifting, another outbound vessel is on collision course,what is your action? | |
2. | what is Heeling error and its correction. | |
3. | Quote Rule 19(d) in detail. | |
4. | Explain entire procedure of Weather routing. | |
5. | what is difference between climatological and weather routing? | |
6. | Explain TRS in detail with its warning signal and discus why there is NO TRS at equator ? | |
7. | why TRS move westerly near equator ? | |
8. | Draw lights for 50m long ship pushing 150m long vessel not ragidly connected ? | |
9. | what are the details in wind rose and information you get from wind rose ? | |
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How to go about with weather routeing? How you will do thw Wx rt. if the ship is sailing in a new area and there are no sister vessels and no data available with company and the ship has no sip performance curve? | |
11. | You are on tanker in open sea and the master has asked to stop engines and then he gives you watch and says just keep drifting , no orders for next port? what will you do on watch | |
12. | Details of routeing chart. | |
13. | Be well prepared for if the last surveyor has put any comment as he checks and definately makes a point to check that you have covered that. | |
14. | Define and explain COLREG annex 1 , vertical | |
15. | Your master sick, vessel transiting from England to Canada in the month of april, assist master in making a passage plan. | |
16. | Narrow channel restricted visibility, overtaking possible, What are sound signals ? | |
17. | Cross questions on great circle & composite GC sailing. | |
18. | Questions on international ice patrol & ice limits | |
19. | What is wind rose explain in detail ? | |
20. | Your vessel is at open sea and main engine fail , No master , take action ? | |
21. | ROR situation relating it with function 3 finally . | |
22. | Can u overtake in Narrow channel ? | |
23. | what is aclinic line. Magnetic equator, an imaginary line near the Equator, where a compass needle balances horizontally, the attraction of the north and south magnetic poles being equal.this must be correct answer of aclinic line. | |
24. | Your vessel ran aground on a muddy ground, later @ high tide refloated & berthed, Master first time in command seeking your advice. what will you advice him as a mate?( doesn’t want to listen about actions after grounding, like checking soundings, and tank inspections) he asked what will u do before discharging cargo? | |
25. | lights of a towing vessel ?( only one question from ROR) | |
26. | you are in open sea and suddenly visibility detoriates, master unavailable, what is your action as chief officer? | |
27. | positioning n specifications of NUC lights | |
28. | In RV engine failed, master still unavailable, what is action as chief officer ? | |
29. | what are specifications of RAM lights ? | |
30. | How do you determine whether it is a close quarter situation or not , surveyor asked to quote rule 7 ? | |
31. | what is RV situation and asked to explain ROR regarding ROR ? | |
32. | Determination of RHSC in northern hemisphere? | |
33. | Avoiding action for TRS ? | |
34. | What is ARPA requirements for ships ? | |
35. | what is WIG craft (definition)? | |
36. | Lights by a WIG craft when underway ? | |
37. | Lights by a pushing vessel (length 50 mtrs.) and vessel being pushed 150 mtrs ? | |
38. | Draw wind rose and explain ? | |
39. | What is Isallobar? | |
40. | How to do weather routeing onboard? | |
41. | Identify the vessel Range 6′, What action will you take?Leave a Comment |