Class - I - Kolkata - Real Time Questions

MEO CLASS - I REAL TIME QUESTIONS 1
CLASS – I --- KOLKATA --- REAL TIME QUESTIONS

DATE SURVEYOR QUESTIONS
28- mukhopadhay 1.new regulations added in marpol annex1
Jan- 2.new properties of fuel oil bcoz of sox requirements
19 3.wht is difference between stcw code and convention
4. Who is excluded from rest hours in the ship
5. What is lacking in noon report
6. New technology developments in shipping
7.in which charterers chief engineer on his toes
8.which ships are excluded from Eca norms
28- mukhopadhay 1.New developments in sterntube arrangement.
Jan- 2. Types of Reinsurance.
19 3. EQ
4. Types of ship done, which Marpol Annex are related to
chemical tankers, NLS, example
5. PSC action codes
6. Sustainability of shipping (6-7 points)
7.Unsafe and unseaworthy ship
8. EEDI and EEOI
28- mukhopadhay 1. According to three new regulations of bulk carrier define
Jan- the barrier for damage stability.
19 2. what is FAL , is it somewhere related to ISPS or help in isps
3. SUA
4. Have you faced any emergency onboard which , which is
not in regulation 8 of ISM i.e emergency preparedness. How
have you deal with it . Without written emergency
preparedness, how you gone deal it .
5 . STCW is convention or code .
I said both . Define stcw accordingly with convention. I started
explaining , but he said not definition . Finally I said NO .
6 . IMO structure from top to bottom , how member state pass
any convention .
7 . What new technology introduce in shipping .
28- mukhopadhay Types of ships done, written cleared or not?
Jan- 1. ESP when does it start on Bulk carriers and what the places
19 and things checked while survey
2. Technological advancement in T/Cs
3. HNS convention and Three tiers of Oil pollution damage
4. Its been one weel since you have joined a vessel,as a C/E ,
how will you go about with the E/R crew to get the maximum
output?
5. Types of charter parties. In which oe of them CE has the
higher responsibility. CE resp on a BAREBOAT charter.
6. Latest inclusions in MLC convention

7. EEDI and EEOI difference
28- Mukhopadhyay Sir 1.Types of ships done. he asked about duel fuel injection.
Jan- Explain the system and safety checks. why is this technolgy
19 useful.
2. Structure of IMO. whr will u contact first if u need to make
any amendments.
3. Green house gases. is it harmful or useful. explain ur
answer. Name green house gases. tell about the 7 layers in the
earth spheres..
4. Ism emergency preparedness. Duties of C.E in case of piracy
atack.
5. Chapters 1,2 and 13 of Solas. explain chapter 13.
6. What is near miss. Give an ex. of near miss on board.
7. Fuel system. wats requirement in Eca areas. wat about gas
fuel. wat precautions to take.
8. Turbocharger new design technology. Explain with the help
of Miller theory. how is Exhaust gas and fuel related.
29- Mr. Banerjee sir 1. What is P&A manual.
Jan- 2. How to do management review of Engine room & who will
19 do.
3.What is master.
4. Reinsurance example.
5. What is note of protest
6. Why multi point fuel injection is used and why.
7. PSC wants to try out aux.engine actual overspread trip.what
is your action.
29- Mr. Banerjee sir 1) what do you understand by Indian ship ?
Jan- Is all three condition required or a single one will suffice the
19 need ?
You are going to be owner of an Indian ship ,what will be your
first action ?
What are the documents required for registration of a new
ship ?
What is written in builders certificate ?
What is written in surveyor report ?
2) what is charter party ?
What are different duties and liabilities under charter party ?
3) what is act of God ?
Examples ?
Where is it given ? Significance ?
4) intact and damage stability ?
Most important term in damage stability ?
5) difference between pssa and special area?
6) There is a cargo fire on board bulk carrier ,what will be
your first action from perspective of chief engineer ?

7) Doc ? It's validity
29- Mr. Banerjee sir 1.Exact link between IMO and its Member state.
Jan- 2.C/e and emergency preparedness.how to go about it?
19 3.Meaning of seafarer according to MS ACT.
4.Diff between fog and jet fire fighting and what types of fires
they are used to fire.
29- Mr. Banerjee sir 1. Types of ships sailed ? What type of cargo carried ?
Jan- Categorisation of cargo , X , Y ,Z . What do u understand by
19 major in definition major hazard.
2.what substance u add in water for better penetration of
water to base of fire ?
3. Floro protein foam ?
4. No favourable treatment ?
5. Fund convention , clc ,
6. Sue and labour clause ? From where sue and labour word
has come ?
7. Casualty in inclosed space !? How u ll proceed ?
8. Classification society structure ?! Head of classification
society ?
9. Condition monitoring system ?!
29- Mr Banerjee 1) Critical aspect of LPG fire (rate of evaporation he wanted to
Jan- hear)
19 2) DG Shipping complete structure
3) Vessel not moving in astern dirn in shallow water , action
as chief engineer ( vessel will go to anchor he wanted to hear)
4) ESP Survey , meaning of enhanced only.
5) General average adjustment
6) Reliability based maintenance
02- BND sir, 1. Solas ch XII, regulation 11, Esp details.
Feb- 2. Curves of cross stability.
19 3. Propeller curve
4. C/e action in case of collision.
5.Dry dock checks, specifically on rudder,
6.percievience behaviour of persons on board( which i said,
dont know)
7.latest development in propeller.
8.difference between unsafe ship and unseaworthy ship
9.ISM element 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4
10.cylinder lubrication change over precaution from high tbn
and low tbn, with fuel change over procedure.
11. Arbitration
12. P &I culb structure.
13. Total loss and total constructive loss, who decide the value
of ship...
28- Mr. SK Sarkar 1) Your ship is constructed and completed in dry dock. What
Feb- steps you will need to take to commercial operate the ship?
19 2) difference b/w voyage and time charter
3) seemp, eedi
4) action to reach port if one cross head bearing running hot
5) NSB composition and functions
6) How to order steel for ship if major repairs and planned for
dry dock
7) Propeller curve and how to use it.
28- Mr. SK Sarkar 1. CLC 92
Feb- 2. Motivation articles for crew in MLC
19 3. Crankshaft deflection interpretation
4. Takeover from another C/e .. what to check..how to go
ahead
5. Demise charter difference from bareboat charter
6. Economic operation cost as a technique of inventory mgmt
28- Mr. SK Sarkar 1.detailed intro..about how many companies i have sailed
Feb- rank wise and total seatime after class2 and all vessels types.
19 2.what is additional survey...give examples.
3.what is an oil tanker owner always worried about.
4.NSB selection of members and some latest developments
they have done for indian shipping
5.draw load diagram
6.drydock commercial s and
economy..most imp ones only.
7.name few ism related deficiencies and their remedies.
8.Bunker convention owner liability.
9.voyage and time charter relevant diff and dont tell about
time and voyage.Use of BOL on time charter tanker.
28- Mr. SK Sarkar 1. How will u suggest ur company to increase fleet or takeover
Feb- more vessels?
19 I explained about need for clean fuels and need for Gas in
automobile and heating. ( I have sailed on Gas Tankers)
2. Weather Routing / Voyage Planning.
Standard Answer.
3. A/E crankshaft has scoring mark. How to rectify and put in
operation.
I mentioned Grinding ( He asked for name of grinding process,
which I didn't know) and new bearings as per crank pin
diameter after grinding.
4. Main Engine unit cut off. How u will prepare for cut off?
Monitoring during operation at low loads.
5. National Shipping Board and its function?
6. Condition Monitoring? Vibration Analysis.
I just mentioned Velocity and Acceleration in vibration
monitoring and he was satisfied.

7. FOB.
28- Mr. SK Sarkar 1. What checks u ll do to takeover a vessel
Feb- 2. T/C compressor wheel damage.. how to repair
19 3. EEOI improvements
4. VED
5 . Propeller curve n details
6. How u ll advise to company for new fleet... which type of
vessel u ll suggests to company
7. Major expense of Drydock
Rao sir,
1. Why ism code came into picture ... want to listen story
behind...
2. Martime Lein ? n how claim will settle?
3. Why ship required registration?
28- S. K sarkaar sir and k m Q. 1 how to order steel plate for dry dock? What is heat no.?
Feb- rao sir How requsition generate in ship serve? How you select repair
19 workshop for repair in dry dock? If wrong size steel plate
recvd. What is your action as c/e? If steel plate heat is missing
how you order steel plate?
Q. 2 me thrust pad found loose what is your action? How you
run the engine? If me foundation bolt found loose what you
do.?
Q. 3 what is clc? Why it is required if insurance company fail
to gave compensation,how you will get compensation?what is
fund convention, limits? What is supplementry fund
protocol?what is bunker convention? How compensation you
will get? What is LLMC 76, protocol llmc 96?
Q. 4 if you want to deliver cargo from from India to
Bangkok,as owner of the ship which charter party you prefer?
How you select charter party?
Q. 5 what is condition monitoring system? Which is best cms
or pms? What all things used in cms?what trend
analysis?what is bearing wear down monitoring system?
Q. 6 EEDI, Seemp, what all things comes under seemp?
Weather Routening? Hull air lubrication system?
Q. 7 Take over of old ship from other company what you will
do as c/e? What all things you will check? How you order
bunker? How you implement ism and pms on board?
Q. 8 management conflict?
04- Banerjee 1.Define marine casualty as per M.S act?
Mar- 2.As I worked on lpg he asked what is a cengrs role in engine
19 room related to hazardous cargo.
Maintainance of inert gas system and training of crew and
other answers not acceptable some specific answer w.r.t
engine room was required.?

3.your ship is going to have an external audit how as a cent
will you prepare for that?how will you ensure external
auditor that ship and equipment are maintained.
Some specific thing don’t want to hear pms and bassnet?
4. Role of c/Eng’s in sopep?leadership containment and other
answers not acceptable some specific roles and any 4 of
them?
5.under what convention is familarization of crew onboard is
necessary the form which we use to fill within 14 days?
5.Differentiate between maritime mortage and maritime lien?
If you are going to buy the ship how will you come to know
whether ship is mortgaged or not.
6. What is Athens convention?
28- BND & New external 1)any idea aboutv III CODE and details (asked by new
Mar- external). Which instrument of IMO is left out of III code
19 scheme??
2) asked by BND Lien ,Maritime lien and types (possessory
lien and equitable lien definition)
3) What is FSI ( what is Flag state inspection of ship )??
4) High Voltage PTW ( PERMIT TO WORK ) system
5) ME engine describe . Superfine filter . What is size (6
micron) . Bypass filter ( cartridge filter size 10 micron ) . HPS
unit alarm and safety . Function of accumulator .
6) Difference ULSFO and MDO . Sulphur content in each case .
7) ISM element 10.2 ,10.3 . CE responsibility as per above
element . List out other elements.
8 ) JOHARI window conflict management . How as a CE will
solve conflict on board taking account of JOHARI window.
9 ) what is Flag state duties as per UNCLOS . What section ?? (
Asked by other external )
10 ) What are the functions of bill of lading. Is bill of lading a
negotiable document
28- BND 1. Six difference between clc 69 and 92
Mar- 2. Intact stability code ....I m giving one example it happens in
19 passenger ship ...any other ship it acts
3. Tmca
4. Damage survey and repair survey ...window period
5. Arbitration downfall ...why ?
6. Quality management , quality assessment quality
evaluation, diffrence
7. Ms act certificate. ..which certificate....
8. How any rules comes to action , according to ms act
8. Me engine ccu CCA hcu ....and three more , I don't remember
9. Injection pattern in me engine ...means what pattern it

makes inside engine cylinder
28- BND 1.What is risk management.How will you reduce risk before
Mar- any work.
19 2.What is FAL convention.What is EIE and EDI in FAL and how
it helping FAL.
3.In ISM emergency preparedness how will u do emergency
preparedness for accommodation fire.Is stopping engine
required for this.When I started initial,follow up action and
reporting then he told explain all actions.
4.What is PBCF and CLT propeller .How it works and help for
energy saving.
5.What is warranty and explain its type with example.
6.In high voltage what is PTW and how you start PTW.First
most important thing.I replied disconnection then he stopped
me and moved to next question.
7.In MS act how owner insure seaworthiness of vessel.
28- BND Intact stability reqment
Mar- Premature sign off compensation for a rating(m.s. act
19 provision)
Define flag state, port state and coastal state as per III code
Coastal state duties as per unclos
Types of cargo insurance
Wake equilising duct, mewis duct and clt propeller
Ism Shipboard operations, chief engineers preparation before
arrival
Imdg code and relevence to containership
Market measures for ghg
Racking in high voltage, when and how
28- BND & New external 1. Key differences bw meb n mec.
Mar- 2. In HCU unit, How me fuel oil does not mix with hydraulic oil
19 ? Firing orders, angle encoders and cross questions on me
engine.
3. Latest amendments in mlc? (6.2.2 and 12.2) and what are
the changes implemented?
4. In respect to H&M insurance, point out the key difference in
brief:
Inchmari, Any risk, War risk
5. Perceived behaviour and shipboard operations? I was clues
less about this! ( he wanted to hear perceived behaviour wrt
to individual, group etc)
6. How many types of earthing in high voltage system? Types
of mccb used?
7. How the role of owner and charterer differs in time
charterer? Who pays for crew cost?
8. What are the most important aspects in your mind when

you plan to design a ship?
9. In a convention, what does the words “ shall” , should and
may mean?
10. What was the shortcoming of stcw 78 ? Why stcw 95 and
stcw 2010 were required? He wanted me to start from 78 n
then move to 95 amendments and then to 2010 amendments!
28- BND 1.what is the difference between igc code and gc code
Mar- regarding special features
19 2.what is iii code and explain
3.ism different audit ( lots of cross question regarding
intrim,short, intermediate,how smc will be invalid etc etc)
4.latest in intact stability code
5.if died onboard as per ms act what provision given
6.gi engine with lot of cross questions
7.tqm latest
8.ce role as per carriage of good act
9.compare hauge hauge Visby and Rotterdam rule in ce
perspective
10.define ism 12.3 as stated in code and explain in simple
English
11.what is windmilling effect in me engine and safety againts
that
12.approach similarity between fault tree and event tree
analysis
13.high voltage safeties
28- BND Sir 1.tribology,Tan TBN bn san
Mar- 2.intact stability code
19 3.risk analysis,assessment,management,handling
4.ms act procedure to appeal in case of detention
5.1 convention under each category of IMO conventions list.
6.hssc salient features
7.difference between annual and intermediate survey
8.5 major codes
9.noise code what is safe level in dB for continuous exposure
for humans and other mammals?
10.difference between iso 9000:2008 and iso 9000:2015
29- Mukhopadhya 1.inclusions in annex ii
Mar- 2.solas chapter ix how will be implemented
19 3.unclos costal duties .which we have do and which we cannot
do
4.shipping other new goals like energy efficiency eedi
5. Engine room no one is ready to work ,u joined as c/e.how
will u go about it
6. Four elements of ism where too many detentions
7. Fully automated ships with no one on-board.what is ur

view
8. I am unable to recollect
29- Mukhopadhyay and Rao 1. IMDG CODE/ IBC code difference,where applicable nd x
Mar- questions.
19 2. SUA Con./ISPS ...Both r linked with each other? How?
3. UMS Ship requirements nd all alarms on bridge.
4. Hull foam modifications.
5. How to motivate crew on board the ship.
6. Mlc new ammendments
7. Type of P & I clubs.
8. If ship collides with a buoy then wat it is called? It is
covered under which?
30- Mukhopadhyah sir 1. Types of ships / cargo carried / example / imdg code /xYZ
Mar- type cargo
19 2. Requirement of ig on tanker / Nitrogen generator
maintenance / working / when used on chemical tanker .
3. Abraham maslow theory
4. Challenge of 2020 fuel regulation .
5. Principles of insurance/ what is subrogation
6. There shall be psc inspection after 2days u have joined the
vessel , how to proceed / what things to check
7. MLC latest amendments
8. New design in propeller /
01- Internal KM Rao, Q- Type of Ships and experience: Product and Chemical
May- External Chakraborty, tanker, --months as 2nd.
19 Q- Are you a reputed second second engineer? Yes sir, I have a
reputation in my company.
Q- What is the relationship between Buoyancy, Stability and
Compartments?
Q- What is Reserve damage stability?
Q- What is deaerator in boiler? Function?
Q- What is open loop system? Give example?
Q- Then some question about NOx technical file. Contents,
why it is there? I told about Parameter check method of NOx
compliance.
Q- What will you do if you have one fuel valve which does not
have maker part number as per Nox technical file? Will you
use or not if yes under what condition? In this I mentioned
Risk assesment then next questin was
Q- What is risk assesment? How it is done why it is done etc?
Q- What is Regional Cooperation agreement? why it is there?
Q- What is Arbitration? Why it is done? Can aggrieved party
go to court if not satisfied? If aggrieved party has to go to
court then what is the need of arbitration?
02- External mr. Q1 what are the constituents of opt and what are the sources
May- Chakrobarty sir of lpg?
19 Q.2 how you take back a Ship from a time chartered?
Q.3 what decides the fuel changeover and how you know how
much time along with relationship with viscosity and
temperature is it linear?
Q.4 advantages of camless engine?how injection timing can be
altered from where it gets the information?
Q.5 how you takeover a ship as a ship as a chief
engineer?what all things you will check before taking over?
Q.6 how you check the crankpin ovality with all details to
rectify it?
Q.7 draw a power card now superimpose it with a broken
piston ring unit power card?
Q.8 how a formal investigation is carried out in a marine
casualty on Indian ship?was not happy with m.s act answer
wanted something from I think casualty investigation code?
02- Mr. Banerjee and Mr. 1. What is primary legislation. What is prime primary
May- Rao legislation body in india.
19 2. DPA. What n why. If dpa falls sick then. Define procedure of
training the Alternate DPA. What all things required to
become a alternate dpa. U as a ce how will u train him.
3. 6 ways to reduce fuel consumption onboard. Doesnt want
to listen fwg or calorifier n all that. Told specifically.
4. What do u mean by lead time.
5. IACS main function.
6. What all bodies involved for a ship to run safely and
securely.
7. Inchmaree clause.
02- Mr.banerjee & Mr. Rao 1) Product tanker , discharge criteria for annex 1 and annex 2
May- sir. cargo(New surveyor).
19 2) In marine insurance principle, meaning of utmost and
meaning of faith w.r.t utmost good faith.
3)As per m.s act, difference between Signature and
ratification .
4) Coastal state duties with respect to UNCLOS & cross
questions.
5)Human error probability .
6)Secondary legislation for indian shipping.
7)Define extraordinary w.r.t general average.(Principles +
York rule).
8)2 more questions, w.r.t M.S act(not remember)
02- chakrobarty sir What is the advantage of bulk carrier double skin?
May- Why hopper tank is required?
19 What do you understand by endurance limit?how to test?
If a charterer has to hire a ship how will he proceed??tell from

starting...
Why classification society is required?what does class do??
What is the difference between class and ro??
What is tacit acceptance??
03- External Banerjee sir 1.communication in one line
May- 2.Total quality management in one line
19 3.inventory control major benefit....he wanted to hear just in
time.nothing else.
4.window period of survey....what is window?
03- internal: KM RAO 1. marine insurance basics.
May- external: Mondal 2. periodical and unperiodical survey.
19 3. probablistic method for stability
4. freeboard zones. how they are decided?
5. marine casualty? how it is processed then?
6. seaworthiness as per hague rule.
03- Rao & Montal 1-high Voltage brief description like gensets,auxiliaries
May- ,disadvantage of high voltage ,reason for shock..
19 2.clause BOL ,what is impact of that
3. Voyage charterparty obligation of owner and charterer
4.SEEMP ...what is ,how to implement ,operational measure
and other measures.
5.arbitration ,when parties can go for arbitration
03- External Banerjee sir 1. SOLAS CHAPTER 12
May- WHY CHAP 12
19 WHY IT IS REQUIRED
REGULATIONS IN CHAP 12
2. ESP, ALL DETAILS. WHY IT IS REQUIRED. WHAT IS THE
HISTORY BEHIND THAT.
3.VERY IMPORTANT CLAUSE OF SALVGE.. WHY IT IS
REQUIRED.
4. RUDDER BULB.
5. WHEN U JOIN AS C/E WHAT YOU WILL CHECK FIRST.
03- Rao & Montal 1. What is NOx, it's regulation and reduction measures.
May- 2. How to formally initiate the casualty investigation.
19 3. Action, in case of a crack on the weld seam on the Engine
room 2nd platform.
4. Why is prismatic tank called prismatic tank on an LPG
tanker?
5. Reliquifaction plant of LPG tanker?
6. Ovality of Crank pin in medium speed engine, what is the
problem with that and what is the limit, and what to do if it is
out of limit.
03- Rao & Montal What is your experience and types of ship done.
May- 1) how will you remove/purge air from refrigeration system.
19 2) Bearing metal properties
3) what is arbitration and how does it work. If after award is
announced by arbitrator, can any of the party approach the
court. How?
3) ME engine and cross questions on alpha lubricator and
tacho. How to conclude that cylinder lube has neutralised the
sulphur.
4) III code
5) POLAR CODE, what is new
6) salvage related cross questions and IMDG code(I had told
him during my introduction that I had done one salvage,
where fire was due to IMDG category 5 cargo)
7) reserve dynamic stability, intact stability, and some
stability related questions.
13- Mr. Mondol and Mr. Rao 1. Type of ships sailed on - RT Flex engine Cylinder lubrication
May- of Rt flex engines - quills design and injection pattern
19 2. Corrosion’s in Combustion space and details
3. Boiler water side corrosion details - why scales are
deposited on waterside of boiler , salts responsible for scale
formation.
4. Common points between H&M and P&I insurance
5. ER resource management- resources available, human
resource management
6. SOLAS chapters- Ch12,13,14
13- Bnd sir/rao sir 1.ME engine hydraulic side all alarm and safeties. Also at what
May- pr main pp take over
19 2. periodic survey
3. Fal convention
4. Emergency preparedness...One tank flooded
5.principles of insurance
6.stability...Intact. static..Dynamic and damaged
7.johari window
8. Bunkered fuel storage
13- BND 1. Type of ship , engine , diff in ME C and ME 8
May- 2. Slow steaming , cylinder lub oil stratgy
19 3. Loss in shipping ....total loss...actual loss...
4.general maritime law...private maritime law
5. Marine casuality ..classification
6.ms act ..owner liability
7.latest amendment in ism 12
8.emergency prepraness ( about to ask but not asked )
13- BND 1. New techniques or Methods of hull resistance reduction.

May- Apart from air lubrication, and andvance paint coating.
19 2. Methods for Propeller efficiency improvement.
Not accepeted kort nozzle and clt propller.
He said these are for tugboats or small ships.
Then i said fin arrangement on boss ,he accepted but specific
name and some more other things.
3.crew died with safety harness on, compensation and
procedure ,as per MS ACT.
5.insurance principle- subrogation , contribution.
6. Law paramount.
7. Then stability criteria considered ,for tanker 100 m of
length and for container 5000 gt , why difference.
Related with GM .
8. Emergency preparedness- heavy weather.
13- BND & Rao sir 1. Merits and demerits of alpha ACC lubricator
May- 2. Different control air pressure at various loads of VIT and
19 super VIT, he gave me 40%, 85%, 100
3. Implied clauses in time charter
4. CE duties as per hamburg, wanted to knw cargo on deck
5. Clc 69 n 92 protocol
6. Emg preparedness streeing failure
Few more cant remember
Rao sir
1. Vessel grounded due to rudder failure, owner claimed GA,
you as CE pressnt the case
2.At sea ME LO contamination, actions
15- BND 1) sealing arrangement in ME engine between HPS and low
May- pressure FO.
19 2) rate shaping
3) what is material fact in utmost good faith.
4) Maritime lien and types of lien. Define Lien (he wanted to
hear secured claim)
5) General average particular avg and artificial average
6) MS Act and under which provision imprisonment
7) MLC regarding recruiting and living conditions
8) losses in shipping
10- Banerjee and Anirudh 1.Emotional intelligence
Jul-19 Chaki 2.Indian maritime organisation
3. Indian ship define
4. Iso 9000 latest and requirements
5.icloud maintenance
6.Insurance define in one line
7.Assembly functions
8.Stcw 3 levels, define mgt level in one line
9. Unclos coastal state duties by surveyor

10.Organisational culture
10- Chakrobarty sir 1. Miller cycle
Jul-19 2.torsional stress in containers
3. Risk management
4. Steps
5. How do you classify risk is acceptable
6. Ballast water management explain what is it
10- Chakrobarty sir 1.what is bill of lading details of claused bill of lading
Jul-19 Explained soiled bill of lading
2.arbitration?right of arbitration?
3.assesment of floodable length?
4.Miller cycle in 4 stroke?
5.hru functionality and all pressures related to it?
6.advantages of common rail with jerk type? By mistake told
not done rt flex got angry both internal and external?
7.regional co-operation agreements?
Friends don’t tell anything about even if you haven’t done the
engines because it backfired and you will not be able to
defend yourself?
10- Chakrobarty sir What is Y type cargo and type 2 chemical tanker co- relate
Jul-19 Probabilistic approach all formula
What is Crank pin ovality, how measured & what are the
effects
NOx technical code contents
P&i & h& m insurance difference
Solas ch 14 what are the contents
10- Banerjee Mr barik
Jul-19 Types of leadership
III Code
ITCP
Mr banerjee
Difference between basic and advanced fire fighting
Sub principle of indemnity
4 factors affecting freeboard
Highest technical commitee in IMO
Distressed seaman as per ms act
Iso 2015 difference to 2008,in a ship where quality survey is
compulsary.
11- Banerjee sir, 1.How LNG pipeLines passes through the ER to boiler or ME
Jul-19 for burning on Gas as fuel.
2.Imagine any emergency on board then what are the four
groups or parties to be informed first.he gave a clue that one
is command centre then what are other three I tried search
and rescue,coordination centre and other also like company
operator.he was saying on board what are these four

groups.then I tried to tell all like action party,attack or
support party but al4.l in vain.
3.What are the renewal and periodic survey and difference?
Who issue or renew statutory certificates .Can class society
renew certificates.
4.What is FSA?What are those 5 steps for FSA?What are the
two important points in control options?
5.What are the leadership qualities you subordinates want to
see in you?
6.What are the 8 ISO clauses?
7.Inchamree clause?
8.what are the Human Error Analysis techniques?
11- Mr Chakrabarti. 1.tanker corrosion .. reasons.. and how to prevent..
Jul-19 2. crank pin ovality.. how to access.. how to rectify.. remedies .
3. annex vi.. all contents..
4.eedi and what is attained and required eedi.. what if
attained eedi is more than required ..
5. bill of lading . claused...
6. charter party..
7. demise charter.. what all responsibilities of the charterer..
11- Mr Chakrabarti. 1) What type of tank in LPG tanker?
Jul-19 2) Why the shape of Type A tank is like this why not
rectangular?
3) Freeboard zones?
4) What is the similarity in H&M and P&I insurance?
5) Third party insurance?
6) what is that floating lever on the steering gear, what is it's
purpose?
7) Safeties of steering gear electrical motor?
8) What is high voltage, stressed on if 1000V is included in
High voltage?
9) Why fuel oil common rail is advantageous in comparison to
jerk type fuel oil pump system.
10) How 200bar servo oil builds the pressure of 400 bar on
fuel injector on ME engine.
11) Arbitration? Can the court be approached if one of the
party is not satisfied with the Arbitrator award?
11- Mr Chakrabarti. Sulzer vs MAN
Jul-19 Propeller struck something but regained rpm. Checks
Scopic
OCIT
Diesel electric
Nox tech file
HnM Vs PnI
Permeability wrt damage stability

PSC regional cooperation.
11- Chokravarty Sir, Barick 1.Paramametric rolling
Jul-19 Sir 2.Reserve dynamic stability and dynamic stability
3.EEDI technical file
4.How to make firing order for 4s engine
5.What is LSA code
6.HRU
7.Solas chapter 13
11- Sarkar sir 1. You join as a supt of the vessel 15 days before delivery, how
Jul-19 u will proceed, after delivery how to pit in commercial
operation?
2. Dd expenses , paint ordering, steel ordering, why dd
charges per day basis?
3. Steering failure , what to do??
4. What all inspections before and after time charter?
5. Marine insurance principles with examples??
6. 3 basic points on motivation?
7. Bottom end damage?
Barik and chaki sir
1. Any emergency u faced. I told about t/c failure, asked tell
me as per ism
2. What is RA hoW u do it?RA after tc repairs
3. Then he said ok ur t/c is ok... but emergency gen crank shaft
has failed mid sea what to do... what to do after arrival port ..
ur company has refused to provide spares and shore
assistance.
What all documentation u will follow in above both cases
11- Sarkar sir, 1. What is vetting inspection on oil tanker? Difference
Jul-19 barik sir internal between VIQ n VPQ. Lot of x questions..one important thing
that can fail ur vetting.
2. Second hand ship, what commercial point as a ce/owner to
check.
3.Demise charter n bareboat charter. Why two different name
for same charter. Which one good for owner.
4. Propeller curve in details.load diagram
5. 2020 sulphur preparation as a ce. Lot of X questions. What
is inside scrubber tower. What it is exactly doing? Types of
scruber tower/system in use.
6. How to isolate me engine one unit. Type of tools use n draw
it.
7.RO code. Why.
Before ro code came ships were running then why ro code.
Significance of ro code.
Lot of x questions...
8.vessel steel renewal. Significane of heat no.where to get

heat no. from,lot of x questions..
11- Sarkar sir, barik sir 1. Voyage n time charter
Jul-19 2. Second hand ship takeover action as ce
3. Esp code
4.drydock budgeting, what all expenses,how to minimize
5.crosshd beg damage how to reach port
6.clc n bunker
7. Intact n damage stability,
8. Mlc why came, discuss all titles
9. Port state n coastal state duties as per uncles..
10. Risk assessment
2nd round barik sir
1.doc and smc...how to ensure other than tpye of vsl n
company name same...cudnot answer....he told flag also has to
be same
2. Co2 pr testing
3. Scopic
11- BND 1. Bulk carreier ..requirement for loadicator built prior to 1
Jul-19 sept 1999 and after 1 july 2006 ...
2. bulk carrier double skin construction , draw and cross
question
3. ISM SMS salient features and cross questions (intersted in
1.4 )
4. dry dock repairing and budget : importqnt with respect to
cost parameter and work down stracture
5.PBCF and CLT propeller
6. difference in hague visby and hamberg rule , chief engineer
responsibilty under hamberg ( intersted in cargo part )
7.ISM latest amendments and explaination ( 6.2 .2 and 12.2)
8.high voltage earthing system
9.ITCP 2010 salient features ( * international trade and
compliance programe not integrated tech cooperation
programme)
10. grounding and reporting as per Ism
11. ISO 9001 quality assurance and quality control ....clause
(total 10) ..process approach or what?
12. ISO 8217 2017 fuel specifiqction limit
13.damage stability : intact stability requirement for severe
wind condition ...gust wind ..severe wind ...any criteria..
11- Chakrobarty sir 1) What type of tank in LPG tanker?
Jul-19 2) Why the shape of Type A tank is like this why not
rectangular?
3) Freeboard zones?
4) What is the similarity in H&M and P&I insurance?
5) Third party insurance?

6) what is that floating lever on the steering gear, what is it's
purpose?
7) Safeties of steering gear electrical motor?
8) What is high voltage, stressed on if 1000V is included in
High voltage?
9) Why fuel oil common rail is advantageous in comparison to
jerk type fuel oil pump system.
10) How 200bar servo oil builds the pressure of 400 bar on
fuel injector on ME engine.
11) Arbitration? Can the court be approached if one of the
party is not satisfied with the Arbitrator award?
11- BND SIR 1) OPRC & IOPC compensation levels.
Jul-19 2) Major fire on wheelhouse @ sea,as C/E what are ur actions
as per ISM Code emergency preparedness,explain in 4 steps.
3) ISM Code 10.2 & 10.3.
4) NSB constitution,structure and function.
5) Problems in "Tribiology", I couldn't understand what he
wanted to know.
6) Intact stability,Damage stability and others.
7) Westfalia purifier cat fine limits,what all important things u
will focus on. So many x questions.Told him everything I knew
but couldn't understand what he wanted.
8) Human Error Probablity related question,some triangle in
3 stages he told me to explain.
9) Dry dock expenses, repair expenses, didn't wait for me to
start the ans.
10) High voltage system- which all permits,who will issue to
whom.
11) ISO 9008 & 9015 differences.
12) Latest developments on engine regarding L.O & F.O.
12- External :BND sir. 1. What is national legislation , rules , regulation , protocol
Jul-19 Internal : Barik sir and amendments.
2.High voltage system and special permits used high voltage
system .
3. Solas , marpol and ISM code regulations with regards to
emergency preparedness.
And steps taken to deal with emergency.
4. As per MS ACT punishments and fines for Oil pollution, ORB
not maintaining, orb forging....two more i forgot.
5.Fuel oil changeover from HFO TO MGO , major points and
precautions during changeover,
Consequences of each point.
6.ship security plan.... who makes it.....and what all things are
covered by ship security plan.
7. P & club, Reinsurance , market call, overspill call and many

crossquestions on them.
8.hull resistance reduction methods & propeller efficiency
improvement techniques.
9.Artificial GA And Particular GA , examples of each.
10. Safety equipment survey....annual, periodical and renewal
survey .......Survey requirements in each above.
05- Chakraborty, Rao and 1. How is firing order of an engine decided?
Aug- Chaki 2. Total Loss vs CTL.
19 3. Developments with respect to sulpher content. Scrubber,
Types, Approval Certificate, How SOx content after EGC
Systems is verified...for approval as well as periodically
during operation?
4. Reception facilities are required under which convention?
5. SUA Convention ( Question by Chaki)
6. Problems associated with low sulpher fuel. Why lubricity is
low? How to counter? What do lubricity improvers contain?
7. Designated person as per ISPS Code, How to know who is
designated person, Responsibilities of Designated person.
05- Chakroboty sir and km What is imsbc code, details
Aug- rao sir Difference between convention and code, who adopts? Why?
19 Lots of x questions
International dispute resolution under united nation
Bulk carrier x section, scantlings and strength, where and why
on deck, how it is strengthend
Compression ratio, significance, its value?
Right of arbitration? Arbitration why?
Common rail advantages over jerk type?
P&I and H&M? difference? What is basic difference? What is
common? What all covered under 3/4th collision liability?
afs convention? Documents carried under it? Role of CE in afs
convention?
05- Chakrobarty,Rao,chaki 1.IBC CODE contents.why underwater discharge?
Aug- 2.NOX technical file contents,methods for reduction,miller
19 cycle,disadvantages of sac less fuel injector
3.Difference between risk assesment and risk management
Risk assessment in case of abandonment of ship(chaki)
4.MLC 2006 Whos not seafarer?
5.Leadership types.Situational lesdership Rao question
6.Eedi file
7.Maritime lein?when ship abandon who will have first
claim?Rao
05- CHAKI, RAO, CHAKRA 1). Latest developments in ta nker operations, ocimf, sire etc.
Aug- 2) how will u make seemp for a new take over ship.
19 3) eedi, eeoi, attaind eedi, required eedi, who makes it, why,
4) special survey ,
5) common areas of H&M and P&I,
6) on regular e/r watch if u see no water in g/g , what will be
ur first action, just tell me will u close main steam stop v/v if
yes then why if no then why?
7)what do u mean by lay days?
8) microbial degradation of oil ? How? Why? How will u get to
know? Consequences? Prevention?
9) in standard ship building what is endurance ?
06- BND,Rao and chaki sir 1. CLC 69 and difference and fund convention 69 and 92
Aug- difference.
19 HNS and compensation
2What all survey comes under HSS
3) as a chief engineer what majors you take as per hauge rule
and hemberg rule.
4) emergency prepareness,fire in engine room your action,
5) sbrogation and contribution difference
6)ME GI engine premix and direct inject injection principle
and advantage and disadvantage
7) what do you maritime lien
8)Fuel oil handling and storing precutions.Temprature of
bunker tank, stteling tank merits?? If high what problem??
06- rao ,bnd and chaki sir 1)imsbc code-x questions
Aug- 2)pms as per ism code and in 6.3 he told two parts i told other
19 part for stby systm
3)difference common law and private law..hint tell wrt U.S
4)as per ms act obligation of seafearer to maintain sea
worthiness hint given its one line
5)latest ammendments as per mlc
6)with respect to latest changes explain chalenges in
lubrication with rrspect to tribology
7)integrated survey and iws(w.r.t measurements)
8)coastal state responsibilty wrt casuality .
9)nsb
06- BND,Rao and chaki sir 1. CLC 69 and difference and fund convention 69 and 92
Aug- difference.
19 HNS and compensation
2What all survey comes under HSS
3) as a chief engineer what majors you take as per hauge rule
and hemberg rule.
4) emergency prepareness,fire in engine room your action,
5) sbrogation and contribution difference
6)ME GI engine premix and direct inject injection principle
and advantage and disadvantage
7) what do you maritime lien
8)Fuel oil handling and storing precutions.Temprature of

bunker tank, stteling tank merits?? If high what problem??
06- BND and Rao Sir 1. Container Safety Plate, CSC Convention and its contents.
Aug- 2. Ballast Water : installation for a big container vessel.
19 3. SCOPIC, LOF, SALVAGE
4. SAR Convention
5. Types of Lien
6. Vessel grounded - how and will it come under General
Average?
7. Particular Average
8. IMO SIP (more than 20 points) for 0.5% Sulphur.
9. Methods (Latest) for Nox Reduction.
07- Mr Banerjee Mr KM Rao 1.Explain Salvage
Aug- Mr Chaki 2.Three levels of personal onboard-explain
19 3.3rd engineer did AFF course, what you will expect from him
4.Tell me the bodies interested in safe and efficient operation
of a ship
5.What familiarisation you will give to 2E when joined ship
regarding watch keeping
6.Human element
7.Inchmaree clause
8.Hague Visby rules based on which convention
07- Bannerjee Sir 1.Difference between oil spillage and chemical spillage from
Aug- an oil and chemical tanker?
19 2.What is piracy?
3.What is constructive total loss?
4.Ship is at anchor,what orders will u give to watch keeping
engineers as a CE?
5.What offenses of master can get the ship detained?
6.Define security as per ISPS?
07- BND 1. Diff bet IGC nd GC code nd its salient features
Aug- 2. MEGI engine low pressure injection otto/diesel cycles
19 3. Emergency preparedness. Major fire on bridge
deck...actions as a c/e
4. Marine insurance principles nd imprtnce of declaration?
5. ISO 9001 features
6. MS act- regarding shipping companies libilities in case of
something (don’t remember exactly)
7. ESP. How to plan the survey nd wat to do as a C/E
8. In terms of static stability establish its relationship with
freeboard?
9. Bunker convention...he was asking about how
compensation is decided but couldn’t get wat exactly he
wanted to listen
08- BND and Rao Sir 1. Eligibility criteria for class I examination apart from sea
Aug- time.
19 2.What is piracy?
3. Methodology for deciding E/R watchkeeping.
4. Purpose of York Antwerp rules.
5. Types of communications.
6. What all corrections available under load line, define few.
7. Marine Insurance in one line.
8. What all things to be written in Registry book.
9. Who all can withdraw class apart from owner.
10. Process approach in QMS.
17- BND and Chaudhary sir 1. MLC social responsibilities(specifically) of flag state...duties
Sep- and certificates
19 2. What is rightship wrt bulk carrier
3. Difference between docking, in-water and drydock surveys.
Where the requirements are mentioned?
4. Budgeting methodologies for ship and shore budget?
Difference between these two?
5. Name Chief engineer's 4 specific machineries under ISM
CODE.
6. If a vessel is declared unseaworthyor or unsafe.... MS act
section for appeal and how to proceed?
7. Subrogation and contribution wrt MI. What happens to the
indemnity of assured in case of subrogation?
8. MC engine... What is Puncture valve, bleed valve and
throttle valve.
17- Bnd and chaudhary sir, 1.how and why optimum speed of ship decided?
Sep- 2.2 stroke and four stroke dual fuel engine configurations
19 3.Unit for claims and its value now?
4.As CE action while Co2 fixed fire fighting system
maintenance is to be carried out
5.Nox requirement and what are currently going on?
6.Rule of interpretation and Rule of Paramount in all
conventions in general not specifically in GA.
17- Bnd and chaudhary sir, 1. What type of BWMS should be installed in VLOC?
Sep- What is OBL or TRO ppm? What are the maintenance
19 Of the system? What chemicals is used during ballasting and
Deballating? What are active chemicals?
2.what is the main difference between ME C and ME B engine
3.what are alcap system of cylinder lubrication
4.how many lettered and numbered of York Antraup .
Which lettered rules supersedes other and how.
5.As per ISO 9001 what is QSM?
6.As per stability booklet what is most important for chief
engineer Should look.
7. What is 1.1.2 in ISM code, be specific

8.An Indian owner has bring ship from Korean shipyard. How
he Will bring ship to India? Where he will go to submita
documents?
What documents he require to submit? What is the validity of
Interim registry.
18- Mukhopadhya 1.in esp code what do you mean by programme and how it is
Sep- carried.
19 2.who assign the responsibility of psc.
3. If no contigency plan how will you proceed.from where you
get contigency plan.
4.if crew had formed the group in engine room ,how will you
act as ce when you have just joined the ship.
5. Subrogation and its type.
6.what are the new technology with tail shaft bearing.
18- External-Sarkar 1.Take over of 15 yr old ship from other company what you
Sep- sir,Internal -Ajith will do as c/e? What all things you will check?
19 sukumaran sir 2.How u ll advise to company for new fleet... which type of
vessel u ll suggests to company ?
3.How MLC benefit shipping industry? What are benefits to
owner after MLC?
4.How will you order steel plate for repair?
5.Type of chartrer,when you prefer Bareboat as an owner,as
an charterer?
6.What is territorial sea,what is base line?
7.High value of c/shaft deflection,wat to check?
Internal
1.There was an accident On container ship 3-4 years ,which
broke into two pieces .wat was the reason?
2.How you verify container weight.what document on which
it is mentioned?
3.what is ultramax and other type of container depend upon
the size?
18- Mr Sarkar 1. what all in mlc for crew motivation..
Sep- 2. motivational theories..
19 3. how will you come to know if routine maintenance has
been done and pms was being followed while taking over a
ship from other company.. what all things will you check
4. engine. rpm fluctuations due to water in fuel.. where from
water can come..
how to overcome it.. how will you come to know about the
source
5. implied and express warranty in. insurance..
6. dry dock.. commercial aspects... Commercial terms used..
7. how do you come to know the displacement container
vessel.. calculation of gross tonnage

.. container vessel measuring units.. teu..
8. bunker to be taken... how to plan..
Mr. Ajith Sukumaran
1.oil record book contents.. iopp certificate supplement recent
ammendment..
2.statutory certificates on board..
3. ship at port and ship's crane hits a structure.. stevedores
get injuries.. what all insurance claims would arise..
as a CE what all to prepare .. crane safe working load test
certificate .. and renewal Period..
19- External: Mr. Mr. Mukhopadhayay
Sep- Mukhopadhayay 1. Lot of operations related question on LPG tanker.
19 Internal Mr. Chaudhary 2. IGC code
3. Similarity & Differences between IGC & IGF code.
4. LPG tank construction, material insulation, barriers etc.
Internals:
1. Noon reporting requirement as per SOLAS.
2. Propellor slip and it's significance. Power calculations.
3. You got a call from your supdt, next port is ISM interim
audit. Why this audit is being done? What all preparation you
will do for this audit? What will be the difference in your
strategy of preparation for this interim audit and later on for
the initial audit?
4. What are the most critical points you will check as CE in the
log book at afternoon.
19- Internal sukumaran 1.started with type of tanker sailed
Sep- External chakraborty 2.cargo tank corrosion causes and remedies
19 3.compression ratio defintion,values of 2,4stroke and life boat
engine life boat
4.funtion of hydrostatic release unit in details with weak link
5. P&I and h&m deferences
Common things
6. Formal investigation
7. Tempering of steel
8. Nox technical file in details
9. Marpol annex i and suldge tank capacity how will you
calculate during ship design
10.bending stress definition and tempering how will you
achieve it
19- chakarbokty sir 1. What is protection and indemnity stands for? Difference
Sep- between premium and call?
19 How calls are decided and who decides it?
2. What is preliminary investigation? Indian vessel in indian
waters who will conduct the investigation? Indian vessel in
foreign waters who will conduct? Can an indian port state

conduct investigation on foreign ship? If yes how?
3. Angle of quills in ME engines? Why such angle?
4. Can we use SCR for NOx reduction in MC engines? Why not?
- internal.
5. Draw cross section of bulk carrier cargo hold? What is
meaning of hopper? What is angle of repose? What is repose?
6. What is solas ch 14 and 13? Exact name? Why polar code?
Why III?
7. How to order over board valves in DD? What is loadline
requirements for the same?
8. What is autonomous ship?
19- Internal: Sukumaran Sir 1)Started with Crude oil tankers, types of tankers and crude
Sep- External: Chakarborty oil
19 Sir and Chaudhary Sir 2)Crude oil washing machine working and how you will come
to know as CE if CO is telling it is not working
3) hot work on deck what is procedure, documentation, class
role, port state.
4) fire line need to isolate and work, procedure and what
about isolating overnight
5) Foam : type of foams, content of foam, duration of tests,
test report what all things to consider
6) foam system: inspection weekly and monthly as Chief
Engineer, what all things you will check as CE, proportionate
working or not how you come to know
7) lifeboat falls, hooks and onliad release system: inspection,
new amendments what things you will check in onload
release system when you joined vessel
8) Hazardous and Non Hazardous area how to figure out
whether working in Hazardous or non hazardous area
9) PV Valves inspection and how you come to know that PV
valve is leaking or not whether PV valve can be pressure test
10) FPD, its requirement and do we still use
20- internal chaudhary sir 1. Types of ship, which part of bulk carrier required more
Sep- and sukumaran sir, strengthen, why and how.
19 external chakoborty sir 2. Cross sectional view of bulk carrier bilge keel draw.
3. Bareboat charter, owner's responsibility in bareboat
charter .
4. High voltage aystem, safties, why it more dangerous than
low voltage system, NER.
5. Main air compressor volumatric efficiency.
6. Ism management review.
7. How to assign freeboard to bulk carrier.
20- BND 1) CSC convention,annexes,container safety plate,two

Sep- methods of maintaining container,racking test,which wall of
19 container needs to be most strong?
2)ISM new amendments 6.2.2 and 12.2
3)damage control plan contents
4)artificial general average
5)BOL
bearer,open,to order and straight.
6)RT FLEX engine how is cyl lub time and quantity calculated.
7) VCB how does it quenches arc.
8)seaworthy and unsafe ship.
9)chief engg as trainer.
Sukumaran sir
1)retrofitting options in rt flex engine to comply with nox tier
3 requirements.
2)changes to boiler for complying with sulphur 2020
requirements.
14- Chakroborty sir and Rao 1. What is the reason for corrosion in cargo tanks of tankers.
Oct- sir 2. Probabilistic approach.
19 3. How to select anchor for a ship, Xq how many anchors a
ship has.
4. STS operation what procedures as CE?
5. Casualty has happened on a ship, what is the procedure
now to be followed?
6. How to check whether a old bearing can be used or not.
7. Differnce between TMSA and SIRE
Sarisfied.
8. Crank case explosion in er, how to present the claim.
14- Internal: Rao Sir, 1. Type of ship and type of engine
Oct- External: Chakraborty 2. Why bulk carrier cargo hatch have top and bottem
19 Sir inclination
3.importance of ballast, why ballast, precautions during
ballasting, is it possible to design a ship without ballast
space??
4.how to handle cooking oil ???
5.what is sagarmala ?
6.unclos, need of unclos, responsibility as per unclos for flag
and coastal state ?
7.what is flag state inspection?? Why FSI if class is already
inspecting the ship ?
8.is it possible to have a ship without class?
9.what is swach sagar web portal? Have u ever accessed ???
10. As a ce how u will ensure that u r helping in swach sagar
project ?
11.few more, unable to recollect
14- Sarkar sir and Rao sir 1. ME liner renewed in port, what all actions and checks
Oct- before and during sailing out?
19 2. Latest clc and how states have ratified to this convention?
3. Condition based monitoring tools?
4. Difference bw the approaches to work of a “classification
society “and when “same classification society “ works as RO?
5. What all resources does a chief engineer have when he is
on-board?
6. Cross head bearing damaged and the port is not really far.
How the situation can be best handled?
7. Duties of coastal state, flag state wrt various conventions
along with the code numbers. Casualty investigations, role of
coastal n flag states etc
8. Dry dock planning and budgeting? How can you make it
cost efficient?
Rao sir:
9.Why ME-b engine was introduced by MAN? What’s wrong
with ME-c? Went in to the details of engine and features( HPS
, number of HPS Pumps etc)Advantages of ME engine and how
do we achieve those advantages in ME engine?
10.Total loss and constructive total loss?
11.Difference bw hull n machinery insurance and cargo
insurance? Who provides such insurances and how claims are
settled?
12.Particular average? Scopic and article 14 details.
15- EXTERNAL - Banerjee 1)Qualifications for a Indian Register ship
Oct- 2) Organisation Culture for a Company
19 3) points to consider by CE for Composition Of ER duties to
2E, 3E, 4E
4) Demurrage
5) Indian Shipping Administration structure
6) New joiner Safety familiarisation points ( Not accepting
LSA , FFA etc )
7) Arbitration
8) Requirements for a Classification society
15- EXTERNAL - Banerjee 1. ISPS CODE - 2 imp documents
Oct- 2. Organs of IMO
19 3. Actual/ total loss
4. Documents retained by registrar
5. Emotional intelligence
6. 3 3 major obligations to be fullfilled by carrier as per HV
rule
7. Class notation- what info u get from this
8. As 2/e if you have done advance AFF what all requirements
he needs to have if ER fire.
9. Restricted visibility what all special watchkeeping duties in

ER
15- Bnd and km Rao 1. If any incident happen to u and u think that it’s not ur fault
Oct- and company tells it’s ur fault then where appoarch
19 2 what is psc and why they inspect the ship
3 what is new amendments for instrument in bulk carrier
4 ism new ammendements
5 in UEC engine type what they have done for tier 3 follow up
6 after bunkering for storage and handling of fuel oil what u
do as a chief engg
7 what is naptheline aromatic and what important properties
in them
8 what is floodable length criteria and how many subdivision
max
If one compartment is flooded how to carry probabilistic
approach
15- Bnd and Rao 1. How follow sox rules apart from LSFO
Oct- Detail in srubber unit and its function
19 2. Slow streaming and how to determine slow stream speed
Precaution to take for Main engine in slow streaming
3 ACC in cyl oil
4 SOLAS additional chapter
And ammedment
5 Under ISM , PMS regulation 10.2 and 10.3
6 additional safety in bulk carrier
15- Banerjee sir, 1 . What is Indian ship?
Oct- 2. Hague / visby rules ?
19 3. Actual total loss?
4 . Indian registration of ship?
5 what is watch system if ship is at anchor high seas ?
6. Emotional intelligence?
15- Ex- Banerjee, in- Rao 1)RSO- function of RSO, Give some examples..
Oct- 2)what is intelligent engine , what r the advantages and cross
19 questions about wartsilla Rt-flex
3)functions of cso
4)leadership types, as c/e how do u perform a good
leadership
6)DOC and interim DOC ,in which element of ism code interim
doc is mentioned.
7)E/R automation is failed, what instructions as c/e you will
give to your watchkeeper.
8)dry dock window maximum gap between two dd?
9)proximity clause
10) functions of council in IMO
11) Formal safety assessment ?
16- Bnd sir and Rao sir 1. ME LGI and ME GI engines differences?
Nov- 2. Modifications and safeties in fuel injection system of ME GI
19 engine?
3.DF engines?Have u heard about such engines and how they
operate?
4. Major fire on bridge .How will u proceed as per ism?
5. Specifications of latest iso 8217 fuel ? Regarding 0.5 %
sulphur fuel.
Rao sir
6.Shipping master as per M.s act
7. How conventions are enforced?
8. Arbitration definition?
9. Oprc
10. Why we do Casualty investigation?
Bnd sir again
11.Types of Lien and maritime lien?
12.York antwerp rule?
16- Banerjee Sir, Rao Sir, 1. For competency exam eligibility documents required(sea
Oct- time,stcw courses he told,what all more),couldn't recollect
19 that time,may be EXN and chart given on that. I didn't had
answer.
2. Who is Master.
3. Who is distressed seaman. Told him as per MS ACT,x
questioned due to which reason he can be distressed, told him
due loss or foundering or wreck,not satisfied.
4. Incmaree clause,what will happen once this clause is
invoked.
5. 3 forms of STCW.
6. Total constructive loss, said tell me 4 points.
7. What class will look after.
8. Demurrage, is it per voyage or per year, by what carrier can
claim that.
9. Periodic and non-periodic survey,lot of x questions.
10. Mission Enterprise,told it is required for every seafarer.
16- BND 1. Weather criteria in container ship( correct)
Oct- 2. Ms act ,oiler was signed off in medical ground and other
19 case he was signed off by company( may be 50% answer)
3.p & I calls,market call,over spill call ( answered)
4.rt wecs, fcm, safety system, and how it works,I think wiring
system he asked, I told about shut down solenoid,
5. Rao sir asked maintenance system on ship,committed
blunder
6.budgeting on ship,how it's different from ofc budgeting
7.cost value analysis
30- Despande sir and Rai sir 1. certificates carried by bulk carrier
Oct- x which is the cert that is only carried by bulk carrier
19 2.Alternate fuel?
x dangers associated with methanol?
3.INF code and dg circular reated to same?
4.Difference between IGC code and IGF code?
5.what is carbon sequestration?
6.CIF?
7. on board complain procedure?
8.FSA
9. ism latest ammendtment?
10.Explain propeller design point?
11. engine derating?
11- Internal- Chaki sir Insurance principle
Nov- External- Sarkar sir Plate renewal in dry dock commercial aspect
19 Bareboat n demise charter
Voyage n time charter
Y RO code
Bottom end bearing damage how will u reach port
Guidelines by IMO for sulphur cap
Scrubber for sulphur cap operational problems
General average
11- External Sarkar Sir 1.New ship take over, checks from company side.
Nov- 2.Ae web deflections taken and out of limits, action?
19 3.Conflicts on-board & resolution
4.Clc and bunker convention explain
5.Implied and express warranties explain with examples
6.Types of insurance
7.Time charter
On hire and off hire bunker survey procedure.
8.Main engine to operate with one unit cut out, precautions?
9.Crew related costs covers in which insurance?
11- External Banerji 1.intergrity of leadership.
Nov- 2. What causes you to become stress on ship. Cross question
19 did not accept breakdown , commercial aspects .
3.SSAS what alert it give and where?
4. Interim doc why it is issued after what checks it is issued?
5. Why under keel clearance is necessary?
6. Why cargo gear crab after discharge on shore is lifted high,
all hydraulic lines are OK.
7. What is RSO and example of rso..
11- ext. chakki sir, int. 1. recommendation to company for buying new ship type.
Nov- sarkar sir 2. clc and bunker conventions.
19 3. liner renewed at port what all precautions after renewal
4. duties of flag n port state as per unclos
5. extensive steel renewal, how will you the process most

economical.
6. vessel on time charterer, ce responsibility.
7. why weather routing
8. how will you motivate your crew.
11- external: Sarkar Ships done ..... sulzer rla rnd rta man b & w mca ... me etc
Nov- Bare boat crtrng
19 Time chartng....x qsn
Old ship take over... what to ck how to buy.... x qsn
Propeller curve ... x qsn
Load diagram
Eedi n eeoi
Scrubber in details
Unclos zones , base line defn
What is low water mean mark.... cant answer this
Diff betwn msclawa n heinzbrg motivation theory
Single line defn of motivation
ME eng Lo diagrm safeties
11- Ext: Mr. Banerjee, 1. What type of ship you are sailing ...what provision are there
Nov- Int: Mr. Chaudhary to protect water going through hatch cover ...how u ensure ?
19 2. Function of Assembly :
3. What you mean by Contracting Government ...one line:
4. QMS principle : what is leadership and involvement of
people you actually mean
5. What is objective evidence as per quality :
6. ISM em preparedness , company responsibility in one line :
7. What is Security incident as per ISPS ..one line:
8. On what ground a ship can denied entry into port on
security basis :
13- Mukho sir and chaki sir 1. What is AFRAMAX Tanker? Deciding criteria to be a
Nov- AFRAMAX tanker apart from deadweight?
19 2. Bulk carrier single skin, double skin, double Hull
difference? Primary and secondary barriers to consider in
bulk carrier structural designing?
3. Types of Reinsurance? Which one is better... Facultative or
Treaty? Pros and cons of both?
4. What do you mean by AVERAGE? Is average only a LOSS or
GAIN or both... Justify?
5. What do you mean by MLC? Is there any convention which
can be placed on the same level of MLC... Justify your answer?
6. STCW code and convention abbreviation difference?
7. STCW Rest hour exemptions in case of emergency?
8. Solas chapter XI? Why XI-1 is there when bulk carrier is
covered in chapter XII?
What's XI-2... Why ISPS code is not clubbed with XI-2?
9. How to design SMS structure of a company?

10. Three important strength criterieas in designing a bulk
carrier?
13- External:mukhopadhyay 1. PV valve and PV Breaker
Nov- Internal: chaki 2. SOLAS latest amendment regarding venting
19 3. Continuous hatch way
4. What is there in SOLAS ch 11
5. What is MARPOL annex 2
6. Unseaworthy and unsafe ship
7. What is diff b/w NC and major NC
8. What chages has been done in stern tube brg
9. Bunker Convention
13- External:mukhopadhyay 1.imdg code
Nov- Internal: chaki And new 6 amendment which is coming from ist Jan 2020
19 2. Emergency preparedness. what emergency plan do not
have on ship
3. Parametric rolling .why only in container
4. Latest development in t/c
5. Open and close communication
6.mlc .before mlc who was coverd for crew.
7.all name of ism element
8. How capacity of container is decide
13- External- Banarjee sir 1. Type of ships sailed on.
Nov- Internal- Chaudhury sir 2. Details of Intermediate survey. Specifically about the
19 window period
3. Two important certificates under ISPS. What is DOS?
Wanted to know what all things are mentioned in DOS
4. What do u mean by CSR? What all things are mentioned in
that.
5. vessel is berthed at Kolkata . Suddenly company tells you
that the vessel has to proceed on a 45 day voyage after 2 days
. What all things to check and inform the company regarding
the upcoming voyage.
6. There is a term 'contracting government' mentioned in
various conventions. What does that mean?
7. GHG emission reduction. What new thing has come in 2019
and has been already applied on ships.
8. ISO 9001:2015. What new things have been added
9. Have u heard of the term ' banned ship'? Under what
condition ship can be banned?
14- Mukhopadhyay sir and 1.Since you have sailed on both old and new tankers. What is
Nov- Anirudh chaki sir. CAS. ESP
19 2.Solas chapters, MARPOL all annexes . What is Solas chapter
II, intact stability, dynamic stability, xq what's the significance
of 114 degrees in intact stability.
3. Venting arrangement on tankers. What's new?

4.Cargo/container unclaimed onboard.Details not known.
How to deal with it.
5.New types of fuels to comply with sulphur requirement .
Challenges?
6.Communication, types of communication, which one you
will prefer and why?.
14- Mukhopadhay Sir and 1.UNCLOS,land locked states rights.
Nov- Chaki Sir, 2.High density cargo loading safety.
19 3.Stability during loading and unloading.
4.Tacit acceptance,When it was introduced.
5.Insurance types and their purpose.Cargo loaded,Bol
received but cargo not reaching destination who be
responsible?
6.Right hand and Left hand propeller,How you will make out.
Purpose of Rake.
7.How convention is adopted in India?
8.Grouping in ER Course of action and How to Motivate?
14- external- chakra how to decide firing order of an engine?
Nov- internal - chaaudhary what is shear strake?does it form part of a hull?
19 laytime in time charter?who gives the time for loading
discharging?he was not satisfied with owner or operator or
charter party contract
why do we inspect tie rod periodically?
what is chapter 13 of solas?what does it mean to you?
what is hydogen welding.
10- External - Banerjee, 1)What is an Indian ship
Dec- Internal – Chaki 2) A new 2E joined after completing advanced fire fighting,
19 what do u expect from him
3) A new 3E joined , how as a CE u guide him, if 2E is drunk
after 3Es watch, how will u handle?
4) For what all situations u take security measures
5) What is warranty in one line
6) At what point a contract of marine insurance starts
7) What does a classification Society does?
8) Sue and labour
14- Internal sukumaran 1.started with type of tanker sailed
Dec- External chakraborty 2.cargo tank corrosion causes and remedies
19 3.compression ratio defintion,values of 2,4stroke and life boat
engine life boat
4.funtion of hydrostatic release unit in details with weak link
5. P&I and h&m deferences
Common things
6. Formal investigation
7. Tempering of steel
8. Nox technical file in details

9. Marpol annex i and suldge tank capacity how will you
calculate during ship design
10.bending stress definition and tempering how will you
achieve it
14- chakarbokty sir 1. What is protection and indemnity stands for? Difference
Dec- between premium and call?
19 How calls are decided and who decides it?
2. What is preliminary investigation? Indian vessel in indian
waters who will conduct the investigation? Indian vessel in
foreign waters who will conduct? Can an indian port state
conduct investigation on foreign ship? If yes how?
3. Angle of quills in ME engines? Why such angle?
4. Can we use SCR for NOx reduction in MC engines? Why not?
- internal.
5. Draw cross section of bulk carrier cargo hold? What is
meaning of hopper? What is angle of repose? What is repose?
6. What is solas ch 14 and 13? Exact name? Why polar code?
Why III?
7. How to order over board valves in DD? What is loadline
requirements for the same?
8. What is autonomous ship?
14- Chakraborty, Rao and 1. How is firing order of an engine decided?
Dec- Chaki 2. Total Loss vs CTL.
19 3. Developments with respect to sulpher content. Scrubber,
Types, Approval Certificate, How SOx content after EGC
Systems is verified...for approval as well as periodically
during operation?
4. Reception facilities are required under which convention?
5. SUA Convention ( Question by Chaki)
6. Problems associated with low sulpher fuel. Why lubricity is
low?
How to counter?
What do lubricity improvers contain?

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MEO CLASS - I REAL TIME QUESTIONS 1

CLASS – I --- KOLKATA --- REAL TIME QUESTIONS

6. Latest inclusions in MLC convention

your first action from perspective of chief engineer ?

monitoring and he was satisfied.

engine room was required.?

9. Injection pattern in me engine ...means what pattern it

8. What are the most important aspects in your mind when

7. Fully automated ships with no one on-board.what is ur

If a charterer has to hire a ship how will he proceed??tell from

13- BND 1. New techniques or Methods of hull resistance reduction.

9. Unclos coastal state duties by surveyor

operator.he was saying on board what are these four

Permeability wrt damage stability

8.vessel steel renewal. Significane of heat no.where to get

5) Third party insurance?

7. P & club, Reinsurance , market call, overspill call and many

8)Fuel oil handling and storing precutions.Temprature of

7. What is 1.1.2 in ISM code, be specific

vessel.. calculation of gross tonnage

foreign waters who will conduct? Can an indian port state

20- BND 1) CSC convention,annexes,container safety plate,two

9. Restricted visibility what all special watchkeeping duties in

5. extensive steel renewal, how will you the process most

9. How to design SMS structure of a company?

3. Venting arrangement on tankers. What's new?

8. Nox technical file in details

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