Name: Shourya SanadhyaCompany: NYKSM, ESM, TolaniShips: PCTC, PCC, Bulk Date: 04/04/2008Time: 1345-1450 & 1610-1620MMD NoidaCapt. Sagar & Capt. Sood

While flipping over my file Capt Sagar asked about place where I am staying (Noida), owned property or rented. Why I haven’t thought of buying or investing in property in NCR region. Why marks were not very good in 12th even though 10th marks were very good. Capt Sood asked about connectivity of Noida sect 62 with Delhi, since they were planning for FOSMA over there also. Then Capt Sagar asked. Why did I left Tolani after second mates and ESM after Mates? He also asked why that is after 10 years at sea and 6 contracts as 2nd mate, I was still sailing as 2nd officer with NYK. To which I replied having changed the company and type of ships after mates, NYK asked me to do 2 more ships with them as 2nd mate before they can promote me. Then he asked, how much time or contracts for master in NYK I told not before 5 contracts. Then he asked do you plan to leave the company for quicker promotions. I said no had it been the case I would have done it much before. Then my file was handed over to Capt Sood for further questions.

Capt Sood handed over a bulk carrier ship model and asked me to assume it to be my last PCTC and then answer the questions.

5 Night cards randomly picked1 Towing vessel crossing from stbd to port.2 Dredger with obstruction on port side end on.3 Mine clearance crossing port to stbd.4 PD >50 m nearly end on ½ point on stbd bow.5 Pair trawling shooting nets on stbd 3-4 points.

1 Day Card, Capt asked me, no need to identify just tell me your action and what light will this vessel show in night.1 Dredger with obstruction seen end on.

2 Buoys 1 East cardinal mark2 Region B Lateral Starboard Hand mark

Which region does India follow? I said region B (Big blunder), but Capt asked me what is the difference between region A & B, while telling that I corrected India myself and told India is in Region A, not Region B, then he asked me to tell 2 countries in Region B.

With this cards were kept aside and came out a paper and pen on which Capt Sood’s sketched one of his favorite Ship Maneuvering / handling question.

Was asked to plan the passage and then berth Stbd Side. Vessel was provided with B/T and Engines no tugs. I had to describe location of Pivot point during the entire passage, speed of vessel and rudder movement at various stages and reasons for that, shallow water effects, effects of wind and current. Demonstrate use of anchor for berthing (Must). B/T operational on speeds less than 5 knots and requires 30 mins notice.

Q PSC, Have you seen any of the websites.Which all?Q What do you understand by White list?Q How do they determine, what are the criteria?Q What is Target Factor?Q Vessel transiting Singapore Straits, how will you go about it, keeping in mind the

latest piracy reports and traffic density?Q Vessel boarded by pirates 5-6 in numbers heavily armed and taken 2nd officer and

yourself as hostage on bridge. What action will you take? Q What are your priorities as a Master while negotiating?Q Taking over a Vessel first time as a Master, How will you go about it?Q Certificates you had on your last ship?Q Tonnage Certificate? What information is there on it?Q State any two amendments to SOLAS? I answered Chapter XII and XI.

Bulk carrier safety, what are the regulations for high density cargo carriage.Q Can bulk ships go about alternate hold loading? Under what conditions?Q Brief difference between AIS and LIRT.Q State amendments related to passenger ships in SOLAS?Q Two MARPOL amendments. I stated Annex VI SECA and Special areas Off

South Africa and Oman.Q Anything new in Annex II?Q What is IAMSAR, what information do you get from it?

Berth V/L here

Wind – W’ly force 4Current – 3 kts

Sea4 Hrs after LW

Steaming 3 hrs

Standard River Port

Another vessel

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Q Difference between LOF 2000 & previous one? (Did not answered)Q CLC & Fund Conventions?Q Give 3 differences between Hague Visby and Hamburg Conventions?Q Stopping Distance of your last vessel? (Didn’t knew) Q Any maneuvering particulars of your last vessel? I gave tactical diameter and advance of the vessel.

Capt Sagar Q Do you know what is Running Moor. (recall)

RecallQ What is running moor, how you do it and why you do it?Q What if your anchor gets fouled, what actions do you take as a master.Q Which book you referred?

Golden words from Capt Sagar “Okay you are passed”.

Thanks a lot to everyone I knew.