COMMON QUESTIONS FOR 3RD OFFICER ON INTERVIEW

- Introducing : explain about yourself, your personality etc

- experience : sailing periode, position, type of vessel, trade area

- Responsibilty as 3rd officer:

As OOW when the ship sailing, anchoring or mooring, also as officer who has responsibility to maintain,
checking and testing all of LSA and FFA equipments on board as per PMS (Planning Maintenance System) of
company.

-What do you do during navigating ship?

-Checking position, course and speed with sufficient frequently by available means
-Ensure that all navigation lights, sound signal and navigation equipments are working properly
-Established good communication with another vessel, port control, vts and any stations
-Receiving all important informations including weather forecast, safety message, distress message etc
-Record position and all observations results on log book

-When you should to call master during navigating the ship?

-If restricted visibility encountered or expected
-when traffic condition or movements of another vessel causing concern
-if any difficulty of maintaining course
-On breakdown of engine, steering gear or navigational equipments
-in heavy weather
-in other emergency situation amd if we have any doubt to take action

-What do you do when navigating ship on restricted visibity area?

-Sounding fog signal
-proceding at safe speed
-Having engine ready to immediate maneuver
-inform master
-post proper look out
-exhibits navigation lights
-operating and use radar

-As assistance of safety officer on Board (C/O), what do you do of with LSA/FFA equipment?
-I should to ensure that all LSA and FFA are in good condition and ready to use anytime
-I should to check and test equipment periodly as per solas regulation or PMS (planning Maintenance
System) of company
-Ensure all of LSA/FFA equipment are correct (type, kind, quantity and spare) as per Solas regulation
-Checking validity of all equipments

-How often you checking the equipment? Weekly, monthly, quarterly

-What are weekly inspection as per solas?
- all survival crafts, rescue boats and launching appliances shall be visually inspected
- all engines in lifeboat and rescue boat shall to run not less than 3 minutes
- lifeboat, except freefall lifeboat in cargo ship shall to move from their stowed position
- general alarm system manually operated

- Explaining about COLREG, SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, MLC, ISPS CODE

-COLREG: This following points are important to learn!

- Rule no 3 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- Rule no 5 LOOK OUT
- Rule no 6 SAFE SPEED
- Rule no 13, 14, 15
- LIGHTS AND SHAPES
- SOUND SIGNALS IN RESTRICTED VISIBLITY (for vessel underway, vessel stop no making way, vessel not
under command, vessel constrained by her draft, vessel restricted ability to maneuver, vessel anchor, vessel
aground)
THIS LINK WILL HELP YOU TO FOUND ABOUT COLREG : http://www.mar.ist.utl.pt/mventura/Projecto-
Navios-I/IMO-Conventions%20(copies)/COLREG-1972.pdf

-MARPOL:
-Total annexes in marpol
-Explain about special area in marpol
-Arrangement for discharging garbage on the sea
-garbage can be discharged within 12 mil from nearest land

-What is IALA?
International association of marine aids to navigation and lighthouse authorities

-Explain about lateral and cardinal mark

-lateral mark is a sea mark using in maritime pilotage to indicates edge of channel
-cardinal mark is a sea mark using in maritime pilotage to indicates position of hazard and direction of safe
water

LATERAL MARK
Region A

 comprises Europe, Africa, and most of Asia and Oceania, as well as Greenland.
 port marks are red and may have a red flashing light of any rhythm except 2+1.
 starboard marks are green and may have a green flashing light of any rhythm except 2+1.

(Port) (Left) (Red) (Starboard) (Right) (Green)

Region B
comprises the Americas, Japan, South Korea,[2] the Philippines, Taiwan,[3] Hawaii, and Easter Island.

 port marks are green and may have a green flashing light of any rhythm except 2+1
 starboard marks are red and may have a red flashing light of any rhythm except 2+1
(Port) (Left) (Green) (Starboard) (Right) (Red)

CARDINAL MARK

Summary of mark characteristics[1]

Characteristic North South East West

▲ ▼ ▲ ▼
▲ ▼ ▼ ▲
Topmark
Both cones point Both cones point Cones point away from cones point towards
upwards downwards each other each other

Black above Yellow horizontal band Black horizontal band on

Colour Yellow above black
yellow on a black body a yellow body

Light (if Continuous 6 quick flashes + 1

3 flashes 9 flashes
fitted) flashes long flash

-Explain about SART

-SART (search and rescue radar transponder) use for locating a survival craft or distressed vessel
-Working with Frequency 9 ghz
-Battery life 96 hous after activating
-Sart will appear in x-band radar as line of dots outwards, innermost of dots indicated the sart’s position
-Explain about EPIRB
- Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, using for alerting distress signal to cospas-sarsat satellite
-Working with frequency 121.5-406Mhz
-Battery life 48 hours after activating

REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME LSA/FFA EQUIPMENTS ON BOARD

-LIFEBUOY
- WEIGHT: Not less than 2.5 kg, for MOB not less than 4 kg
-TOTAL: ship length <100m = 8pcs, 100-150m = 10 pcs, >150-200m = 12pcs, >200 = 14 pcs

-FIRE HOSE
- In engine room: at least 10m, not more than 15 m
- In deck area (ship’s breadth less than 30m): 20 m
- In deck area (ship’s breadth more than 30m): 25 m

-Spare of EEBD
If total EEBD on board:
- 10 or <10 pcs = 1 pcs
- 11-20 pcs = 2 pcs
- >20 pcs = must be provided 10% of total EEBD, but not more than 4 pcs

PERIODIC TESTING OF FIRE EQUIPMENTS

Weekly Testing and Inspections:

Weekly inspections should be carried out to ensure that:

-all public address systems and general alarm systems are functioning properly;
-breathing apparatus cylinders do not present leakages;
-and all fireman’s outfits and EEBDs are appropriately supplied, arranged, and in proper condition.

Monthly Examinations and Inspections:

-all fire extinguishers, fire hydrants, hose and nozzles are in place, properly arranged, and are in proper condition;
-dry pipe sprinkler systems have appropriate pressures as indicated by gauges;
-sprinkler system pressure tanks have correct levels of water as indicated by glass gauges;
-all sprinkler system pumps automatically operate on reduction of pressure in the systems;
-all fire pumps are operate
-fixed firefighting systems, a general visual inspection should be made of the overall system condition for obvious
signs of damage

Quarterly Examinations and Inspections:

-all automatic alarms for the sprinkler systems are tested using the test valves for each section;
-the international shore connection is in proper condition;
-lockers and fire stations providing storage for fire-fighting equipment contain proper inventory and equipment is in
proper condition;
-all fire doors and fire dampers are tested for local operation;
-all CO2 bottle connections for cable operating system clips should be checked for tightness on fixed fire-
extinguishing installations.

Annual Testing and Inspections:

As part of the annual statutory survey for Safety Equipment Certification, the following inspections and tests should
be carried out to ensure that:

-all fire extinguishers are checked for proper location, charging pressure, and condition;
-fire detection systems are tested for proper operation, as appropriate; all fire doors and dampers are tested for
remote operation;
-all foam-water and water-spray fixed fire-fighting systems are tested for operation;
-all accessible components of fixed fire-fighting systems are visually inspected for proper condition;
-all fire pumps, including sprinkler system pumps, are flow tested for proper pressures and flows;
-all hydrants are tested for operation;
-all antifreeze systems are tested for proper solutions;
-sprinkler system connections from the ship’s fire main are tested for operation;
-all fire hoses are hydrostatically tested;
-breathing apparatus air recharging systems checked for air quality;
- control valves of fixed fire-fighting systems should be inspected;
- and air should be blown through the piping of extinguishing gas systems.