Syllabus for Chief Mate (FG) Orals Navigation Function -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------Grade :- Chief Mate (FG) Function

:- Navigation Level:- Management A.) Bridge Team Management 1. Voyage planning and Navigation for various conditions such as in restricted water/meteorological conditions/ice/TSS/ Restricted visibility/areas of extensive tidal effect/ship routing and reporting systems criteria 2. Position determination in all conditions by celestial terrestrial observatio n. Various Publications of modern electronic aids with nowledge of principle/er ror/ corrections etc. Knowledge of principles of Magnetic/Gyro compass and Master Gyro System and care of all other navigational equipments on the Bridge. B.) Traffic Management 3. Thorough nowledge and application of . 4. Thorough nowledge and application of g an effective navigational watch (Senior 5. Assist Master with command decision collision /Regulations/ Buoyage system the principle to be observed in eepin Officer duties) ma ing situation on Bridge.

C.) Weather Management 6. Ability to understand and Interpret synoptic chart to forecast area weather ta ing into account local weather conditions and Information received by Weather Fax and weather routing 7. Knowledge of characterizes of various weather systems including TRS, avoiding actions in storm centers/dangerous quadrants 8. Knowledge of Ocean currents system/tidal calculations/publications relating to this D.) Crisis Management 9. Handling of various emergencies/beaching, grounding ,collision/assessments o f damage control/emergency/ stealing/emergency towing arrangements and towing proc edures Presentation of Answers: Clarity of mind Personality: trusting, dependable and cooperative -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------

question by capt daniel and sundaram: func-1 on 18/10/2011 1.tide in port is 5 meters have to enter the port what all precaution s u shoul d ta e? i answered will chec if any air draft restrictions are there 2.then he said vessel is still at sea and going to anchor what precaution u wil l ta e? 3.principles of gyro and magnetism? 4.own vessel in tss restricted vis, OWN VESSEL is RAM, can any other vessel ove rta e the own vessel, if so which rule applies? 5.crossing situation own vessel is ram have nuc on stbd side crossing who shoul d ta e action? 6.stellar fix procedure and formula? 7.tidal range? 8.range discrimination in radar? 9.sound signal for vessel aground? 10.cardinal mar s? 11.capt sundaram requires rules by number?so quote by the rule number?

12.procedure for ta ing sight? 13.in gyro-precission which direction will it turn when weight is applied? ans: top its spin direction 14.vessel in narrow channel restricted vis what action will u ta e? 15.vessel flooding what action? 16. both telemotor failure what action? Date : 23/01/12 Venue :MMD, Kochi Int: Capt Singal / Ext: Capt Kumar(Sea S ills maritime academy, Coimbatore) How to assist master in decision ma ing? How wil u carry out Weather Routeing , wht factors will u ta e into considerati on? From what all sources can u get info necessary to carry out wx routeing? Wht is Significant wave height, hw is it used for Wx routeing? How is wind depicted in a Wx fax? Wrng signs of a TRS? Determining the position of a TRS? Why is a quadrant called dangerous in a TRS? Why does a TRS recurve? Vsl grounded, actions as a mate? how will u use damage stability boo let? Various ROR situations..... Wht is heavy weather? How to handle vsl in heavy weather? Heavy weather precautions? why is a Gyro ineffective in high latitudes? How to fix a position ? Wht is Amplitude? Why dont we ta e amplitude of Moon? Wht is fetch? Date : 16/01/12 Venue :MMD chennai Int: Capt Solan i Ext: Capt Kumar time: Bad Time! ( sorry I didn notice.) Func:1 1)Bouys 2) ROR cards. :-( 3)TRS will not form at 6degrees North latitude.why? 4)Kept a dummy tan er as own vl n a crossing car carrier. visibility 3miles act ion. Date:19-Dec-2011 Venue:mmd chennai Internal/examiner:Capt.solan i Point of view: require everything practical and updates of latest amendments. func-1: cards,TSS-crossing,situations, vtms/vrs/vts-which all india has?INSPIRE,INDSAR..e tc more questions as ed -can't remember ? Date : 21/12/12 Venue :MMD, Kochi Int: Capt Singal / Ext: Capt Kumar(Sea S ills maritime academy, Coimbatore

Fn 1 Wht to chec in a passage plan as a mate? Master tells to approve a passage plan, hw to go abt? Hw to decide whether to use Rhumb line or Great Circle? Polar navigation, problems faced? Why Gyro and magnetic compass useless in High latitudes? Heavy Weather precautions as a mate? TLD/TRS difference? What are fronts, hw are they formed? What are currents, different types of Current? Assist Master with command decision?? Hw to anchor a vessel? Anchoring in deep waters, hw to determine the lenght pf cable to be used? Precautions while Wal ing bac anchor? Interaction with Tug, reasons? Ships routeing, hw will u carry out? Parametric rolling/ Synchronus Rolling, Actions? Why large flare for Containers? following seas, wht are the hazards/precautions? Date 19-Dec-2011 Venue : MMD Chennai. External Examiner : Capt Arvinder Sibin Gangadharan Internal Examiner : Capt Solan i. Func-1 1.Define CBD, Restricted Visib, RAM , NUC ? 2.Nav lights of NUC, RAM , CBD - Day Signal for the same .. 3.10 ROR Cards including Buoys. 4. Six Situations mainly in TSS and Restricted visib. 5. What is ECDIS? 6. What is the difference between Raster & Vector Chart? 7. What are the different methods of obtaining a compass error? 8. What is Synoptic Chart? 9. Define TRS? 10. Which is the dangerous quadraent in the TRS? 11. what are the various control settings in the auto pilot? 12. What is ALRS? How many volumes of ALRS are there? on 15th, monday. orals ta en by Capt Kumar, and capt Solan i......... fn 1:RAM NUC headon.....action as per rules..... visibility 3 miles, crossing action(i as ed the surveyor for the range between 2 vsls and he was happy) a no. of RV situation.... difference between avoid impedeing passage vs avoid impeding safe passage.... CBD crossing action........ dredging anchor.... cargo shift action.... wats BTM.... different types of messages(distress, urgency, safety, routine).... no. of cards.... how to berth with onshore winds....

why sluggish response in shallow water..... a no. of cards........ deep water anchoring Questions as ed by Capt.daniel chandran on 12-oct.. function 1 1. How will you assist your master during navigation when the ship is in TRS. 2. When all do you expect the master to be on bridge during navigation. 3. What all inputs do u give to your 2nd mate as a C/O during voyage planning. 4. On your ship who does the voyage planning ? 5. What is the principle of the gyro ? 6. What is a gyrosphere..? 7. What is the principle of a magnetic compass ? 8. How do u navigate using the celestial objects ? 9. How do u fix a position during day time ? 10. How do u fix a postion at night using stars ? 11. Explain the entire procedure of ta ing sight at night using the stars ? 12. How will u get the compass error using terrestrial objects ? 13. What are the limitations of the radar ? 14. What errors can u expect while using the radar ? 15. What do u mean by compass course ? 16. What buoyage sytem is used in india ? 17. What buoy will you have on your left side while entering Chennai port ? CAPT. ARAVIND GANGADARAN on 11.11.11-ORALS Function 1 1) How will you determine whether ris of collision exist? 2) Definition-CBD, RAM, & Restricted visibility? 3) Restricted visibility in Dover Strait precaution? 4) Own Vsl in TSS west bound, another power driven vsl on your stbd bow after d ropping pilot approaching TSS to join east bound lane- Can she cross the TSS? w hile crossing ris of collision exist, whose responsibility to eep clear? 5)Range of fog signal? 6)Own vsl CBD and has another power driven vsl on stbd bow crossing in shallow water, who has to ta e action? 7) Auto pilot controls?

8) ECDIS? 9) Vertical space between all round lights? 10) In ARPA why speed input should be from log for collision avoidance and SOG for navigation? QUESTIONS ASKED BY Capt. KARTHICK ON 17/10/2011 FUNC 1 1.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GPS AND DGPS? 2.QUOTE RULE 2 3.WHAT IS SYNOPSIS CHART? 4.HOW OCCLUDED FRONT AND STATIONARY FRONT MARKED ON SYNOPSIS CHART? 5.WHAT IS CHART DATUM? 6.WHAT MAINTENANCE SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN MAGNETIC COMPASS? 7.WHAT IS SPRING AND NEAP TIDE 8.ACTION IN TRS? TILL SUCH ACTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED? 9.IALA BUOYAGE A AND B? WHY THERE ARE 2 REGIONS? 10.POB, U ARE C/O WORKIN ON DECK, V/L SAILING IN HOUSTON CHANNEL U FELT A JERK ON DECK. WHAT WILL B UR ACTION? POINTS EXPECTED 1.GPS POSN ACCURACY 100m AND DGPS ACCURRACY 10m GPS USES SAT DATA ALONE. DGPS USES SAT AND GROUND STATION DATA 5.CHART DATUM MEAN OF LOWEST AND HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. 6.CORRECTORS TO BE CLEANED AND PUT BACK IN SAME POSN 17-10-2011 EXTt: capt V S KARTHIK INT: capt A B SOLANKI FUN 1 all questions by capt arthi 1.other than doppler speed log, all logs used on bridge shows which speed? ans speed thru water. 2.light characteristic of safe water mar ? 3.light characteristic of west cardinal mar ? 4.CBD define? 5.man overboard after all manoeuvres u find the man in water about 5 miles off how will u decide which side to approach? ans: head for man in water if he drif ts stbd to port then ta e him on stbd side vice versa, 6. now u reach the ,man in water but master tells u that wx is rough and he is not willing to lower the boat and the man also in unconscious , how will u pic him up? ans: send some men water with life line , buoy and pic the casualty w ith harness. 7. third mate is new and during his watch u went up to bridge for some other jo b , he tells u that he couldnot handle the traffic situation and as s you to ta e over action? ans: inform master and with his permission ta e over and ma e a log entry " c/o too watch from 3/0 as per master's order"

My oral with Capt.Sundaram & Daniel. 1.Information given and chec s done by a mate in passage plan? I told many things,he was satisfied only after hearing about loadline zone chec s. 2.How will u now vessel approaching TRS,with out weather forecasts? 3.As a mate how will u ta e a celestial sight,also remember sight related formu las. 4.Principle of gyro 5.Vsl flooding action

6.Sound signals by a vessel aground Also remember to say 2 short blasts followed by 1 prolonged blast,as mentioned in cards 7.Region A and B,lateral mar s 8.Head on situation between NUC & RAM,whose duty to eep clear 9.Navigating in TSS,both strg motors fail action 10.Navigation in restricted vis question by capt daniel and sundaram: func-1 on 18/10/2011 1.tide in port is 5 meters have to enter the port what all precaution s u shoul d ta e? i answered will chec if any air draft restrictions are there 2.then he said vessel is still at sea and going to anchor what precaution u wil l ta e? 3.principles of gyro and magnetism? 4.own vessel in tss restricted vis, OWN VESSEL is RAM, can any other vessel ove rta e the own vessel, if so which rule applies? 5.crossing situation own vessel is ram have nuc on stbd side crossing who shoul d ta e action? 6.stellar fix procedure and formula? 7.tidal range? 8.range discrimination in radar? 9.sound signal for vessel aground? 10.cardinal mar s? 11.capt sundaram requires rules by number?so quote by the rule number? 12.procedure for ta ing sight? 13.in gyro-precission which direction will it turn when weight is applied? ans: top its spin direction 14.vessel in narrow channel restricted vis what action will u ta e? 15.vessel flooding what action? 16. both telemotor failure what action? Questions as ed by Capt.daniel chandran on 12-oct.. internal was Capt.Solan i. Not a single question from him today.. was luc y.. function 1 1. How will you assist your master during navigation when the ship is in TRS. 2. When all do you expect the master to be on bridge during navigation. 3. What all inputs do u give to your 2nd mate as a C/O during voyage planning. 4. On your ship who does the voyage planning ? 5. What is the principle of the gyro ? 6. What is a gyrosphere..? 7. What is the principle of a magnetic compass ? 8. How do u navigate using the celestial objects ? 9. How do u fix a position during day time ? 10. How do u fix a postion at night using stars ? 11. Explain the entire procedure of ta ing sight at night using the stars ? 12. How will u get the compass error using terrestrial objects ? 13. What are the limitations of the radar ? 14. What errors can u expect while using the radar ? 15. What do u mean by compass course ? 16. What buoyage sytem is used in india ? 17. What buoy will you have on your left side while entering Chennai port ? Capt.V.S.Karthi pls forgive me for writing all the questions in shuffled manner. 7 cards,6 situations,gyro failure action,what is d difference between turn buc le and botttle screw,where will u get all information such as last drydoc ,inspe

ction,renewed certificates,Ans:classificatio n society publishes in the quarterly list sent to the ship,what is the maximum pea ht u can load for grain,How will u chec the temperature of the carcass in the reefer cont,tss crossing situation ,imdg of how many volumes,garbage management manual n what will u do when garbag e record boo is having no more pages. EXAMINER : CAPT. SOLANKI DATE : 21-APR-2011 1. BUOYS IDENTIFICATION, CHARA & LIGHTS? 2. RANGE OF SOUND SIGNALS FOR A VESSEL OF LENGTH 200M 3. SITUATION R.V. 1 VESSEL ON PORT 1 VESSEL ON STBD, BOTH FORD OF BEAM, RISK OF COLLISION EXIST WITH BOTH- ACTION ? ( U SHOULD A/C TO STBD- IF U SAY STOP ENGINE S HE WILL SAY IT IS NOT A PSOITIVE ACTION) 4. ALSO U WILL HAVE TO SAY AS PER WHAT RULE IN CASE OF EACH TARGET? 5. SITUATION RAM CROSSING FROM PORT? ( U SHOULD A/C TO PORT AND PASS ASTERN OF RAM IF U SAY U WILL A/C TO STBD TAKE ROUND TURN AND PASS ASTERN, HE WILL SAY IT IS NOT A POSITIVE ACTION) 6. ALSO HE WILL ASK AS PER WHAT RULE IT IS? ALSO HE WILL ASK WHETHER RULE 17C C ONTRADICT THIS? 7. SITUATION R.V. U ARE OVERTAKING ANOTHER VESSEL- IF U SAY U WILL A/C TO STBD AND OVERTAKE HER, HE WILL PUT A ISOLATED DANGER MARK ON STBD, THEN U SHOULD SAY U WILL A/C TO PORT AND OVERTAKE HER- THEN HE WILL ASK ASPER WHICH RULE- THEN YOU HAVET TO QUOTE RULE 19 D(1) 8. MAGNETIC COMPASS CORRECTION? 9. GYRO FAILURE IN SINGAPORE STRAIT? HE WANTS TO HEAR APART FROM ALL GENERAL TH INGS- YOU WILL PUT YOOR RADAR ON HEAD UP MODE

Function 1 As a C/O how will you explain Restricted Visibility to your cadets? - Quote from rule 3. Ship intends to go from UK to Canada. How will you monitor weather along you voy age? - He wants to hear 'Weather Facsimile' Youre C/O ta ing to bosun during your morning watch. Open sea no traffic. Autopil ot fails. Action? - Put on hand steering and Inform Master (very important to eep master posted) _ I would have chec ed the magnetic compass course when I ta e over also when c ourse is altered. Will as Bosun to steer the course. - Inform E/R you need someone down cause might have to reduce speed Master says he will be up in sometime. Hand steering fails. Action? - Use NFU and inform master. - Maintaining course using NFU is difficult might have to reduce speed if requi red even in open water. NFU fails? Action? - Inform master switch to Emergency steering. - Reduce speed. What all communication modes available from bridge to steering gear room? - Wal ie tal ie - Telephone - Sound powered telephone

Examiner Capt Karthic Date 26th April 2011

How often should the gyro repeater near the emergency steering gear be tested? - Before Arrival and departure while doing control test - Also while doing emergency steering gear test. Situation. TSS. How will you cross a lane and enter another? - Had to draw and explain ROR rule. (Cross at right angel and join small an ang le to the general flow) In TRS which is the dangerous navigable semi circle? - Stbd side of the semi circle (show in diagram) Your vessel is in "Navigable" semi circle. Action? - Keep the wind to Stbd Quarter and you will clear the TRS quic ly. Situation. TSS. Your intention to cross TSS. Another vessel crossing whos respon sibility to eep clear? And by which rule? _ My responsibility. Rule 10. (He said Even if ris of collision exist vessel i ntending to cross the TSS responsibility to eep clear and crossing situation do esn't apply here) I gave wrong answer. Cause as far as I remember only Fishing vessels, Sailing v essels and vessel less than 20m shouldn't impede the passage of a vessel followi ng the TSS) Anyway I didn't argue I just said o . ;) Same situation ris of collision exists. Action? - Two possible actions. (Alter course to Stbd and pass astern or reduce speed ne ver alter to port because rule 15 doesn't apply but rule 17 applies) What is inshore traffic zone? Which vessels can enter ITZ? - Designated area between the landward boundary of a TSS and the adjacent coast . _ Vessel en route to or from port, off shore installations or structure, Pilot station, for crew change, bun ering operations, to pic up stores and few more a nd of course to avoid collision/immediate danger. Vessel at anchor. Thic fog. Gyro and Radar not wor ing. How will you now ship is dragging? _ told him send men forward to chec for the sound and stuff he was not happy. - His answer. Use lead line or something similar to that and drop in water if i t stays up and down or if the slap points aft youre safe. If the slap points fwd you might be dragging anchor. I wanted to as him the same because same could have happen cause of tide. But s eemed li e he was going to give me the function so I just said o ;) Vessel at sea partly clouded and at night without loo ing at the compass or ROT how will you now ship is maintaining course? - Switch on steering light. With respect to the clouds or stars see if she is s winging. - See the wa e of the vessel (he was happy with the second answer) Vessel entering port. Master on bridge tal ing to pilot. Youre C/O on bridge. Act ion? - Assist master with navigation. By plotting positions. He was not happy. - Monitor the execution/ Follow up of each command given. If engine movement is given chec if increase/decrease in rpm. If rudder is given chec if AB is givi ng the right order on the right side. Chec the rudder indicator, see if vessel is swinging. (He wanted the second answer) Third has just joined from Kodamba am, Chennai. Same street as yours. Your mom

and his mom are friends. You now him well. He is li e a friend to you. He wants you to assist in navigation just to clear some traffic. Master is already on the bridge. Was helping him but he is on a call now tal in g to chatterers (but still very much on bridge). Action? - Inform master immediately. Masters clear instruction to call him when traffic causes concern or if you cant maintain her on course. Master as s you to loo after. Action? - Access the situation quic ly and ta e over and mention it in the log boo . Im portant to log it down with the word As per Masters Orders C/O too over from 3/O on... at questions as ed by Capt. Karthi on 23rd March., Navigation ( FUNC 1 ): 1) thats the equipment on bridge that wor s on almost same principle as NBDP, wh ats NBDP. 2) Diff between DGPS and GPS 3) Diff Between VRS and VTS 4) some cards., which were very simple. he drew himself.