Q. What is fitness for duty?

It is proper name of STCW rest hour, according to STCW code Ch VIII Section A VIII/1 Fitness for
duty.
Q. How to prevent fitness for duty?
Master must apply the "Guideline on fatigue (Msc1 /Cir 1598) and SMS procedure.
There are in briefly,
1. Fatigue related lessons learn in safety meetings.
2. Ensure compliance with maritime regulations (minimum hours of rest and /or max: hours of work and
safe manning document)
3. Schedule drills to minimized the disturbance of rest/ sleep periods.
4. To arrange job rotation
5, Schedule potentially hazardous tasks for daytime hours.
6. Ensure the shipboard decent working and living condition (eg,maintaining heating ventilation and air
conditioning, cold and hot water etc
7. To arrange well‐balanced meals(including fruits, vegetable as well as meat and starches.
8. Increases awareness of lifestyles behaviors (eg,sport activities,drug and alcohol policy)

Q. When making steering gear test?

According to SOLAS V/26 provides the requirements with respect to testing and drills for steering and
emergency steering. The regulation requires that; within 12 hours before departure, the ship steering
gear shall be checked and tested by ship crew.

Q. How to make enclose space entry?

 Continuous ventilation of space to be entered.
 Make risk assessment.
 Checked and Issue enclosed space entry permit as per SMS form.
 Adequate illumination of space to be entered.
 Rescue & resuscitation equipment ready and checked.
 Communications method agreed and tested.
 Duty officer on bridge/deck/engine room informed.
 Before entering frequently atmosphere checked by approved gas detector.
 Entering person equipped with Gas detector
 Reporting interval is agreed with communications link‐man at the entrance to the space
 All persons are aware that failure of ventilation or checks from agreed criteria the space must be
vacated change of atmosphere immediately
 Rescue team was briefed and standby for entering enclosed space for rescue operation.
 Records of communication between person entering and standby person.

Q. Risk assessment for enclosed space entry?

Work activities is entering enclosed space.
Firstly, I make identify the hazards.
Hazard can be: Toxic atmosphere, oxygen deficiency, flammable or explosive atmosphere, flowing
liquid or free flowing solid, excessive heat and inadequate lighting.
After that I make risk estimate by two factors, severity of hazard and likelihood of harm.
 Then I get risk level and if risk level is serious, I will make control measures.
Risk cannot make zero level and it can make as low as reasonable practicable.
Control measures are: thoroughly ventilation, testing atmosphere for oxygen volume, hydrocarbon
gas, SCBA and EÈBD in place, standby man post at entrance, designated communication interval (e.g.,
15mins), adequate lighting and PPE use.
Then I will make re‐assessment, the risk factor is acceptable, issue work permit.

Q. Tell me about SOLAS drill?

●SOLAS Ch II‐1 Reg 24:
Drill of closing doors/side scuttles valves and closing mechanism for passenger chip.
(at least once a week during the voyage)
●SOLAS Ch III‐1???: (III/30 and III/37) မားေန

Damage control drills passenger ship. (Weekly) (*** 2020 last amendment of SOLAS)
Ch III/ Reg 17.1
Recovery of person from the water (and /or Man overboard drill. (same as abandon ship drill)
Ch III/Reg19.
●Fire and abandon ship drill (at least once a month,25% /all crew change or first service)
●Free fall 3 month / 6 months
●Rescue boat and emergency boat drill (not exceed 3 months)
●Davit launched life raft onboard drill. (not more than 4 months)
●Enclose space entry and rescue drill. ( at least once every 2 months
Ch V/ Reg 26
●Steering gear test and drill. (12 hrs before departure)
●Emergency steering drill (once every 3 moths/ before entering territorial water for some country, eg US
water)
ISPS CODE
*Safety and security drill, (at least once every 3 months, more than 25% of crew change, drill should be
one week of the change.)

Q. Freefall lifeboat launching procedure?

FREEFALL LIFEBOAT SIMULATING LAUNCHING

According to MSC, Circ 1137, UMO
● check equipment and documentation to ensure that all components are in good
condition.
● Ensure that the restraining devices are installed by the manufactures and release
mechanism is fully and correctly engaged.
● Make sure good communication system between the operating crews and
responsible person.
● Disengage lashings, gripes, etc
● Participating crews board the lifeboat and fasten their seatbelts.
● Then all crews except operating crews disembarke the L/B
● The operating crews fully prepare the freefall launching.
● The operating crews activate the release mechanism when instructed by
responsibility person.
● Ensure that the release mechanism operates satisfactory and the L/B move down the
ramp to the distance by manufacturer's instruction.
● Recover the L/B to its stowed position and ensure that the freefall release
mechanism is fully and correctly engaged.
● The operating crews disembark the L/ B and ensure that L/B is in normal position.
* Remove any restraining devices and/or recovery device.

Q. What is secondary means of launching?

Secondary means of launching life boat lower by davit and crews can than board the life
boat by embarkation ladder.

Q. If you can’t lower lifeboat in every 3 months, Master what will you do?
In accordance with SOLAS III/19.3.4.5
The operators of ships fitted with lifeboats may request the flag state administration to issue
a dispensation permitting ships operating on short international voyages not to launch the
lifeboats on one side if their berthing arrangements in port and their trading patterns do not
permit launching of lifeboats on that side. However, all such lifeboats shall be lowered at
least once every three months and launched at least annually.

Q. GA act and examples?

According to Rule A of the York‐Antwarp Rules,
" There is a general average act, when and only when, any extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure is
intentionally and reasonably made or incurred for the common safety for the purpose of preserving from
peril the property involved in a common maritime adventure.
GA Examples‐ Sacrifices
‐ Jettison cargoes for the common safety.
‐ Slipping of anchor and cable to avert fire or other imminent perils.
‐ Damaging engine or propeller during refloat operation.
EXAMPLES ‐ Expenditures
‐ Cost of discharging cargo to refloat or to carry out necessary at a port of refuge.
‐ Cost of hiring tug to refloat.
‐ Salvage charges.
‐ Master and crew wages at port of refuge.
Q. MLC title area 15 & 16?
Area 15: Financial security for Repatriation and,
Area 16. Financial security for ship owner liability.
Q. Notice to abandonment?
Where the shipowner,
 fail to cover the cost of the seafarer's repatriation.
 owner has left the seafarer without the maintenance and support.
 has otherwise unilaterally severed their ties with the seafarer, including failure to pay
contractual wages for a period of at least two months.

Q. Tell me six source of air pollution?

1. Ozone depleting substance (R‐12)
2. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (R‐13)
3. Sulphur oxides (SOx) ( R‐14)
4. Volatile Organic compounds (VOCs) (R‐15)
5. Shipboard incineration ( R‐16)
6. Fuel oil availability and quality

Q. After class verified fuel oil data collection report, what will issue?
State of compliance ????

Q. When vessel need to send that report?

Within 3 months after end of each calendar year.

Q. Carbon intensity index detail?

ClI is the operational Carbon Intensity Indicator from Reg 28, Annex VI and applied to ship 5000 GT
and above.
CIl expressed in grams of CO2 per deadweight‐ nautical miles.
Annual operational CIl to determine rating A,B,C,D and E.
For a ship rated as D for three consecutive years or rated as E rating in any year, onboard
management plan ie, SEEMP PART 3, take corrective action to achieve the required annual
operational CIl.
Rating
"A" Major superior performance level
"B" Minor superior performance level
"C" Moderate performance level
"D" Minor inferior performance level
"E" Inferior performance level

Q. In voyage charter you are sailing from Yangon to Singapore for loading, how will you proceed with
this voyage?
Q. How to call this voyage?
During the preliminary voyage, I observe the C/P terms especially cancelling date, tender time.
Vessel must proceed with all reasonable speed and to reach agreed loading port not later than
the cancelling date. Vessel to be in all respect ready to load. I will send NOR when vessel become
to arrived ship.
Q. CSSC survey?
1. Initial Survey
2. Renewal Survey
3. Intermediate Survey
4. Annual Survey
5. A minimum of two inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom
6. Additional Survey.
(1) An initial survey including an inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom before the ship is put in
service;
(2) a renewal survey at intervals specified by the flag State Administration but not more than every 5
years; (3) an intermediate survey within 3 months before or after either the second or third anniversary
date of the certificate (replacing the annual survey);
(4) an annual survey within 3 months before or after each anniversary date of the certificate;
(5) a minimum of two inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom in any five‐year period, with the
interval between any two inspections not exceeding 36 months; and
(6) an additional survey, either general or partial, according to the circumstances, after a repair resulting
from an investigation or whenever any important repairs or renewals are made.

Q. When will you carry out intermediate survey?

An intermediate survey within 3 months before or after either the second or third anniversary date of the
certificate (replacing the annual survey);

Q. How to make inspection of underwater ship bottom?

Need to check the degree of marine growth for the cleaning of underwater hull and then
sighting of any fracture or dented hull plate.
Overall condition of coating, antifouling and boot topping area.
Once the bottom area is cleaned, check the quality of Anodes for renewal.
Then, tank plugs, echo sounder transducers, bilge keels, sea chest grating, stabilizer unit and
bow thruster.
Moreover, the propeller, rudder, stern tube and tail end shaft.
Q. IWS explain?
 In water survey is a survey of a ship's bottom and appendages while a vessel afloat in
water instead of dry docking.
 For cargo ships minimum of two inspection of outside of ship bottom are required within
a period of 5 years One of these can be an in-water survey, usually intermediate survey.
 Oil tanker and bulk carrier (ESP) which is over 15 years, are not eligible for in-water
survey.
 In water survey is permitted by the flag state administration and approved by class. A
vessel has an "IWS" class notation.

The following items are to be submitted to class to get IWS notation.

-showing how to measure rudder pintle and bush clearance and verified while vessel afloat.
-showing how to measure stern bush clearance while vessel afloat.
-details of high resistance paint.
For a vessel with ESP, IWS notation shall cease to be valid when the vessel reaches 15 years of
age.

REQUIREMENTS
1 Master's statement: a declaration of all suspected or actual damage that has occurred since the
previous dry docking.
2. Survey Site: should be a suitable draft ‚sheltered water with weak tidal streams and currents
sufficiently clear and calm water(ie visible range 2 metres).
Q. Can you carry out IWS all time?
 For cargo ships minimum of two inspection of outside of ship bottom are required within
a period of 5 years One of these can be an in-water survey, usually intermediate survey.
 Oil tanker and bulk carrier (ESP) which is over 15 years, are not eligible for in-water
survey.

Q. Which ship can’t make IWS?

 Oil tanker and bulk carrier (ESP) which is over 15 years, are not eligible for in-water
survey.

Q. Turning circle, advance, transfer drawing?

Q. Voyage planning SOLAS?
[SOLAS V/34]; Safe navigation and avoidance of dangerous situations
Prior to proceeding to sea, the master shall ensure that the intended voyage has been planned
using the appropriate nautical charts and nautical publications for the area concerned.
The voyage plan shall identify a route which:
.1 takes into account any relevant ships' routein systems;
.2 ensures sufficient sea room for the safe passage of the ship throughout the voyage;
.3 anticipates all known navigational hazards and adverse weather conditions; and
.4 takes into account the marine environmental protection measures that apply, and avoids, as
far as possible, actions and activities which could cause damage to the environment.

Q. Open moor explain?

Q. Advantage and usage of standing moor and running moor?
– Vessel occupies little swinging room.
– Scope can be pre‐adjusted.
Q. Now you are in Yokohama, you received typhoon will be passed to Yokohama? What is your action?
Don’t think for port control instruction.
I check the weather message, port is in the direct path of a TRS, I order to ship, stoppage cargo
operation, close all hatches, secure cargo gears, Remove free surface effect. Place the engine and
crews on full alert and stand-by, continuous plot the progress in the storm.
There are 3 options depend on variable circumstances.
First option: If warning received earlier, let go mooring and run to the open sea and making heave
to.
Second option: Move the vessel into a typhoon shelter anchorage with open moor.posted double
anchor watch
Third option: If engine were disable and no other alternative was available, remain alongside.
Maximum numbers of mooring secure to ship, if tug assistance can get, lay out anchors. Fill up
maximum ballast water. Lift and stow accommodation ladder. Move the shore side crane away
from the ship. Standby crews
(Note: within 2 hour or shaft time မာ information ရတယ်ဆရင် ိ အပင်မထွေက်တာပ ့ ဲ
အထဲမာေ◌နတာေ◌ြ◌ပာ)
Q. Your ship going ahead, wind is coming from your port beam, which effect you will get
Windage effects sir,
Bow strongly cants to port because when ship going ahead pivot point is about 1/3 from ahead.

Q. Container ship which statutory certificate need to carry?

1. Certificate of Registry
2. International Tonnage Certificate
3. International Load Line Certificate
4. International Load Line Exemption Certificate
5. International Ship Security Certificate
6. Intact Stability Certificate
7. Minimum Safe Manning Document
8. Certificates For Masters Officers Or Rating
9. International Oil Pollution Certificate
10. Document Of Compliance
11. Safety Management Certificate
12. Damage Control Booklets
13. Oil Record Book
14. Garbage Record Book
15. Cargo Securing Manual

Q. STCW rest hour?

For all watch keepers,
a minimum of 10 hrs of rest in any 24 hrs period
77 hrs in any 7 days period.
The hour of rest may be divided into no more than two periods.
One shall be at least 6 hrs and the interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14
hrs.
The requirement for rest periods laid down need not be in the case of an emergency or in other
overriding operational conditions.
Drills by national laws and regulations and by international instruments, shall be conducted in a
manner that minimize the disturbance of rest hours and does not induce fatigue.
EXCEPTIONS: Rest period is not less than 70 hrs in any 7 days periods. This shall not be
allowed for more than two consecutive weeks. The intervals between two periods of exceptions on
board shall not be less than twice the duration of exception.

(4 ပတ် or 2ဆ ြ◌ပန်နားရမယ်)
The hour of rest may be divided into no more than 3 periods, one of which at least 6 hrs and neither
of the other two periods shall be less than 1 hr in length. The intervals between consecutive periods
of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Exception shall not extend beyond two 24 hrs period.