A. About Cargo

1.  What kind of cargo carried on your last vessel? 

2. As master, do you have any experience of loading cargo in Australia, USA and South America? Do you have experience of loading various cargo ? Do you have deck crane operations experience?

A:  grain,  ore,  log,  Bulk cargo,  steel product,  container. etc.   

3. Have you carried grain cargo in port of USA?Which port? How about the cargo hold inspection? Which concern party on board your vessel for cargo inspection? How many cargo hold slacks for grain cargo on previous vessel? ( one Hold ) How do you calculated the grain cargo?(by computer or by manual?) How to calculate the grain cargo by manual?

A: National Cargo Bureau  and USDA . 

4. What kind of cargo have you carried in Australia? Have you carried salt in Australia? And how to clean the cargo hold after carry salt cargo? Procedure and what are the contents of lime for cargo hold coating? How to remove the lime coating?

A: Mix of sugar 20% and 10% milk powder and 70% of lime will be easy to remove lime coating after discharge of salt 

5. What is bending moment and shearing force? How to calculate and control during loading heavy cargo?

A: Especially calculation the strength the tank top for the cargo hold 

6. What is counter measures of sweep in cargo hold? What is the procedure of ventilation?

7. When your vessel loading with grain from tropic area bend to the winter season area, how do you ventilate the cargo?

A: Must check the temperature and humidity outside and inside and then decide to open and close the ventilation 

8. Do you have any experience for over loading cargo (over draft about 20cm)? How do you take the action when you over loading cargo?

A: To deballast and discharge fresh water is necessary. 

9. How do you handle original Bill of Lading? What is LOI? How do you handle LOI?

A: To release cargo when received original B/L.  Letter of insurance.， The LOI that have to approved by ship’s owner.  and then, to release cargo as owner instruction. 

10. Do you have experience of how to use the soft ware of Loading Master? Do you remember the name of the soft ware that you have used in your previous vessel?

11. How do you handle stevedore damage? In case of cargo damage after cargo being discharge to shore (truck), what to do?

A: Answer is take picture and make remark on boat note 

12. How do you handle the case when there is substantial difference between shore and ship’s cargo figures?

A: Answer is put remark in difference of cargo quantity 

13. If you have any ideas in case of any cargo damage found on the shore side but not found any damage onboard?

A: ship no responsibility during discharging.  But be careful to avoid any damage cargo onboard during loading. 

14. If charter intends to load heavy cargo with excessive weight on tank top, what will you do?

A: To check and calculate strength of tank top. however, do not overload. 

15. How to calculate the stack weight on tank top in cargo hold?

A: Weight should be calculated on touch points

B. About SMS

1. What is the purpose of SMS?

A: for the human safety and protect environment. 

2. What is ISM code?

A: international safety management regulation. 

3. What is the master’s overriding authority? which code number indicate in the ISM code?

A: in code no. 5.2 that the master has the overriding authority and the responsibility to make decisions with respect to safety and pollution prevention and request the company’s assistance as may be necessary. 

4. How to motivate crew implementation and awareness?  what is the best motivation for crews?  money?  master’s review?

5. Please explain the Master’s duty and responsibility.

A: 1). implementing the safety and environment protection policy of company. 2). Motivating the crew in the observation of that policy.  3). Issuing appropriate orders and instruction in clear and simple manner.  4). Verifying that specified requirements are observed; and   5). Reviewing the SMS and reporting its deficiencies to the shorebaseed management 

6. What’s your good idea for co-operation on both of department  Deck & Engine?

Can you tell something about safety on board? 

A: Answer as oneself experience. 

7. How to handle in case of crew & stevedore injured by cargo gear damage, such as wire broken, boom felt down etc.

A:  However,  to contact ambulance to send injurer hospital immediately.   

8. What is the internal audit? What is the purpose of the internal audit?

A: 1). Audit within a company or vessel.  2). For implementation ISM and comply with shipboard SMS. 

9. What are the items of annual survey?

A: Safety construct,  Safety equipments,  Safety radio,  IOPP,  Cargo gear,  Load line. 

10. Do you have any experience to USCG inspection and PSC inspection? What is main objective for the Port State Control inspection?

A: Safety on the deck,  Oil pollution in the engine room. 

11. In case of safety of the ship and security plan of the vessel, what is the first?

A:  Safety first. 

12. How to test the DSC and NBDP?

A: Select test from manual. – individual transfer. And then, receive electron voice from another DSC receiver. 

13. What is the clear ground according the SMS?

A: 

14. What is the meaning of NC and deficiency?

A: Report of NC from Master if deficiency is found. Many Master & C/E not reporting NC to company. Master has wrong concept of being afraid of reporting NC & deficiencies. Master should report NC and followed by collection action. 

15. If you pass Panama Cannel should be provided with this SOPEP.

A: Yes, To be checked  by port authority. 

16. In port of Chile, very strong swell direct towards to the berth in some season, how do you take the action for safety the vessel? if vessel is alongside berth under critical weather situation i.e. heavy swell, and mooring broken.

A:  1).  Plus  more  mooring ropes.  2). To get main engine ready and re-mooring. Call port authority to send pilot an dtug assistance. If necessary. 

17. At sea, how do you control your officers? How do you control you officer’s complain against your order?

  A:  1). 

18. How do you control alcohol on board? Do you conduct unannounced alcohol test on board?

 A:  To comply with control alcohol policy of  SMS and regulation of IMO. No alcohol to be supplied on board and sale to crewmember.  To conduct alcohol test if fit out the equipment on board.

C. About ISPS

1. Do you know what is ISPS code? When does it become enforced?

A: international ship and port facility security system.  Enforced date :1st Jul 2004. 

2. How do you manage ISPS?

A:  Carry out ship security plan 

3. What do you know about activity of security?

A:  Access control and enhance gangway watch. 

4. What is priority of PSC inspection?

A: Safety equipment on deck and oil pollution in E/R,  oiler separator & Oiler Record Book,  garbage control. 

5. In case of conflict of security and safety, what should be priority?

A:  1st Safety and then Security 

6. What is the clear ground in respect of ISPS?

A:  clear ground means deficiency of ship security 

7. How do you take action when you found stowaway onboard after sailing three days? If you agree for stowaway working on board?

A:  report to ship’s owner or operator to get instruction. Report to authority of next port of call as office instruction. Don’t care about it if security. 

8. After depart from China i.e. Qingdao Dalian, find stowaways, crew will attack you if you report to authority,  what will you do?

A:  Carefully report to ship’s owner or operator to get assistance.

D. About Navigation/Collision

1. Do you have experience of entering US ports/European ports; self-pilot, self-berthing/un-berthing in Japan island sea?

A: answer by oneself experience 

2. For the ship maneuvering, what is the transfer in term ship’s maneuvering? Turning circuit? Which is advance?

A:  To explain with Draw 

3. In case of charters ask to arrive port as soon as possible while Typhoon is approaching, what will Master to do?

A: Very carefully to check weather and typhoon access first.  Take a way to avoid typhoon attack. 

4. How do you take action in case the charter asking your vessel passing the Typhoon area?

A:  Can not follow charter’s instruction sail into the typhoon area. 

5. How do you take action during Typhoon is coming and crossing your vessel when your vessel berthing? but you never received any instruction from agent side and port authority

A:  Sailing to anchorage,  to drop both anchors and keep main engine stand by. 

6. Do you have experience for off hire delay?

A: yes / not 

7. What are the Bank Suction and Bank Cushion?

A:  When navigation in narrow channel. 

8. How do you take action during the vessel collision on the open sea or near the coast?

A:  keep dead slow speed to push another vessel for securiry and rescue if in open sea. Push the vessel toward to ground if near coast.