INTERVIEW CHECK LIST

(2nd Officer)

1 Name Mr. Anton Kuksa

2 Rank interviewed for 2nd Officer (Safety)
3 Education
4 Date of Interview 27-Oct-23
5 Evaluation rate 7.0
Poor ( 1-2 ) Below Average ( 3-4 ) Average ( 5 - 6 )
Good ( 7 - 8 ) Very Good ( 9 ) Excellent ( 10 )

6 GENERAL QUESTIONS
What are the chief IMO Conventions in force? 8
8.0

7 GMDSS
What are the main systems in the GMDSS? 8
What are the 4 GMDSS sea areas? 7
What is GMDSS area A1? 7
What is GMDSS area A2? 7
What is GMDSS area A3? 7
What is GMDSS area A4? 7
7.2

8 NAVIGATION:
Knowledge of bridge equipment 7
Knowledge of GMDSS equipment 7
Navigation warnings (INMARSAT C & NAVTEX) 7
Charts and Publications 7
7.0

RADAR AND ARPA:

True and relative vector 6
Blind Sectors 6
Paralel indexing 6
DETERMINE POSITION:
Celestial Navigation 7
Terrestrial and coastal navigating 7
Instrument/System errors 7
Steering Control System(operational procedures and change
over from manual to automatic control and vice versa) 7
Emergency Steering 7
Meteorology, 7
COLREG:
RULE 5 - LOOK OUT 7

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 RULE 6 - SAFE SPEED 7
RULE 7 - RISK OF COLLISION 7
Lights,shapes and sound signals 7
OOW responsibilitymwhen Master on bridge 7
Search and Rescue(IAMSAR) 7
SHIP MANOEUVIRING AND HANDLING:
Effects of DW, Draught, Trim, Speed and Underkeel clearance 7
Effects of Wind and Current 7
Squat 7
Check Lists 8
7.1

9 WATCH
A) AT SEA
Hand over watch 7
What are the meanings of the three safety message prefixes? 7
Control of Ships position/rate 7
DUTIES OF THE OOW:
Watchkeeping 7
Navigation 7
Controlling the speed and direction of the ship 7
Rdiocommunications 7
Pollution prevention 7
Emergency situations 7
Gyro and Magnetic compass errors 7
Night Order Book 7
MOB 7
A ship arriving at a port is two hrs from pilot station. What general
preparations should be made for arrvl in port? 7
What preparations should be made for the boarding the pilot? 7
7.0

B) IN PORT
Safety during mooring OPS. 7
Gangway 7
Tide info 7
Cargo OPS , damageto cargo/ship 7
Watch keeping in port, during bunkering and action in case
of oil spill during bunkering? 7
ISPS 7
Styowaways 7
PSC, FLAG, CLASS and other inspections 7
What are some common examples of deficiencies related to SOLAS
Convention found in Paris MOU port State control inspections? 7
Fire drill 7
7.0

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 10 DUTIES
Duties of 2nd Officer 7
What entries should be made in Official Log Book? 7
How should a long entry be made in the nerrative section of the Official Log 7
Book when there is insufficient space left in the book? 7
Before arrival/departure 7
Charts and publication correction 7
Charts folios and index 7
What is the difference between a Voyage and a Passage? 7
Voyage plan(Sea and port) 7
PASSAGE PLANNING:
Notes on passage planning 7
Notes on passage planning in Ocean waters 7
Notes on passage planning in Costal or Restricted waters 7
Passage planning and ship reporting system 7
Passage planning and vessel traffic services 7
Coastal warning ab\nd Navarea 7
DUTIES OF THE OOW:
Watchkeeping 7
Watchkeeping coastal and deep sea 7
Navigation 7
Controlling the speed and direction of the ship 7
Rdiocommunications 7
Pollution prevention 7
Emergency situations 7
Weather reports 7
Voyage planning 7
Test of GMDSS equipment 7
Radio and Radar logs( test of GMDSS equipment) 7
Radio Traffic 7
Medicine Locker & Hospital 7
Medical log and Ambulance 7
Hand over duties to new comers 7
Emergency procedures 7
7.0

11 ISPS
What is the proper name of the ISPS Code? 7
Under which SOLAS Chapter is the ISPS made mandatory? 7
SSO Duties 7
What is the meaning of the 3security levels under the ISPS? 7
Watch 7
Control of unathorised persons 7
Objects 7
Stores 7
7.0

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 12 ISM
What is the proper name of ISM Code? 7
Under which SOLAS Chapter is ISM Code made mandatory? 6
What is the purpose of ISM Code? 6
What are the objectives of the ISM Code? 7
What or who is "the Company" as far as the ISM Code is 7
concerned? 6
How would you describe the ISM Code in a nutshell? 7
What is the Safety Management System? 7
What are the responsibilities under ISM Code of a DP (or DPA) 7
Duties 7
Monthly reports 7
Check Lists 7
7.4

13 SOLAS
SOLAS??? 7
LSA & FFA 7
FF systems 7
Abandon drill,muster stations 7
Safety Posters 7
7.0

14 MARPOL
What type of pollution are covered by MARPOL's annexes? 7
What is a Special Area? 7
What special areas are designated by MARPOL Annex I? 7
What special areas are designated by MARPOL Annex V ? 7
What is a Particulary Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) 7
Which Areas have been designated PSSAs by IMO? 7
7.0

IN ADDITIONAL: (AS SUBSTITUTE OF CH OFFICER)

Bay Plan 6
IMDG 6
Reefers 6
Stability.IMO requirements for container vesseks 6
Cargo Securing Manual 6
Tank Soundings 6
ISPS declaration 6
Company Security Officer 6
Ship Security Officer 6
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Interviewed by : Deb Kumar Joardar

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