Mates Orals Flashcards
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Documents required for Port Clearance (arr & dep)
FAL Convention - 7 forms: - Cargo Declaration - General Declaration - Passenger Declaration - DG Cargo Declaration - Stores Declaration - Crew List - Crew Effects Declaration Postal Declaration Maritime Health Declaration ISPS Pre-Arrival notification Advanced Notification of cargo (customs) Advanced Notification for Waste (requirements for discharge)
Other than transmitted Documents, other requirements for port clearance administration
Prepared to show:
- Certificate of Registry
- Tonnage Certificate
- Wreck Removal Insurance
- Civil Liability Certificate (Bunkers), (Cargo - Tankers Only)
- Last Port Clearance
- Ship Sanitation Cert / SS Exemption Cert
Pay Light Dues
Outline Note of Protest and Letter of Protest
Note of Protest is a statement given by the Master (only), witnessed by a Notary Public, Justice, or similar; describing the circumstances by which the ship suffered loss or damage for any reason outside of the ship’s control. This Note of Protest, and supporting evidence (eg Log Books, photographs, data recordings) is to be sent to the P&I Club, for legal processing.
A Letter of Protest is a statement written by any crew member, addressed to any other person, stating that a loss or damage has occurred and an allegation that the other party may be implicated. This is to be sent to the other party AND the P&I club.
How would you turn a ship short round (RHFPP), and why?
Turn to stbd; hard to stbd slow ahead, midships half astern; repeat.
When going astern, because of transverse thrust, the stern lifts to port, continuing the momentum of the swing to starboard.
What additional hours of rest requirements apply to Young People
As for all other seafarers, plus:
- 12hrs rest / 24hr
- 2days rest/ 7d
- 4hr30min work -> 30 min break
What are the limits for alcohol intoxication?
How would you conduct a test on a suspected crew member?
Not more than 0.05% alcohol by volume in blood; or 0.25mg in 1 litre of breath.
Test must be witnessed by an impartial observer; additionally the suspect may bring his own witness, except that waiting for his chosen witness should not unreasonably delay the test.
Testing device must be in service, calibrated, and a test conducted in front of the suspect and witness. Retaining printout of test.
Read out the device instructions and method of test. Obtain the sample of breath in full accordance of the device instructions. State the reading(s) given by the test device (including print out), have the witness and suspect also sighting the readings.
Make a statement on action to be taken now - e.g. no action taken (if negative), retest required later, relieved of duties pending further investigation, dismissed from vessel.
Write a full statement of events, including the readings and orders given. Read out to all, signed by self, witness, and (if possible) suspect.
In the Narrative of OLB, briefly summarise, countersigned by witness.
What are the 5 classes of publications produced by the IMO
Conventions. (Legislation, but non-binding anywhere)
Protocols (Amend Conventions)
Resolutions (Relating to smaller subjects)
Codes (Can be Copy-Pasted in to National laws - eg ISPS, IMDG)
Recommendations (Written by IMO, not yet fully accepted by Member states)
Requirements for Oil Mixture Discharge from cargo spaces (Tanker) (MARPOL An 1)
- Tanker vessel must be enroute
- The vessel should not be in special areas.
- The tanker must be 50 nautical miles away from land.
- The instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content does not exceed 30 litres per nautical mile.
- The total quantity of discharge must not exceed 1/30000 of the total quantity of the residue formed cargo.
- The tanker must have operational and approved ODMCS
Outline working principles of an OMDCS
An ODMCS consists essentially of four systems:
1. An Oil content meter: The oil content meter is used to analyse the content of oil in the water that is to be discharged overboard. This oil is expressed in parts per million (PPM).
2. A flow meter: The flow rate of the oily water to be discharged is measured at the discharge pipe.
3. A computing unit: A computing unit calculates the oil discharge in litres/nautical miles and the total quantity, along with date and time identification.
4. An overboard valve control system: The auto control valve is installed at the overboard so that it must close and stop the discharge when permissible limit has been reached.
The oily mixture is pumped out to the sea through ODMCS by a pump. A sampler probe and a flow meter sensor is connected at the discharge pipe, before the overboard valve, to sense the oil content and the flow of mixture.
The data provided by the two sensors are fed in a control unit wherein it is analysed and the discharge valve is controlled by the same.
If the control unit senses a rise in the ppm and flow comparing to the permissible value, it will shut the overboard valve and open the recirculation valve which is connected to slop tank of the ship.
Codes used for entry of activities in Oil Record Book Part 1 (All ships)
A) Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks
(B) Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil fuel tanks referred to under section (A)
(C) Collection and disposal of oil residues (sludge and other residues)
(D) Non-automatic discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces
(E) Automatic discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces
(F) Condition of the oil filtering equipment (eg failures)
(G) Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil
(H) Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil
(I) Additional operational procedures and general remarks
This is a note of useful websites
Parismou.org
Equasis.org
M Notices relating to a seafarer’s certification
MSN1856 - Standards Certification (Deck)
MSN1857 - Standards Certification (Engine)
MSN1865 - Standards Certification (Emergency/Safety courses)
Codes used in MMSI Numbers
The initial digits of an MMSI categorize the identity, as defined in by Recommendation M.585. The meaning of the first digit is:
0 Ship group, coast station, or group of coast stations
1 For use by SAR aircraft (111MIDaxx) (7th digit ‘a’ can be 1=fixed wing or 5=helicopter).
2-7 MMSI’s used by individual ships, beginning with an MID (3 digit national code)
8 Handheld VHF transceiver with DSC and GNSS
9 Devices using a free-form number identity: Search and Rescue Transponders (970yyzzzz)
Man overboard DSC and/or AIS devices (972yyzzzz)
406 MHz EPIRBs fitted with an AIS transmitter (974yyzzzz)
craft associated with a parent ship (98MIDxxxx)
navigational aids (AtoNs; 99MIDaxxx)
Summary of SafetyNET II
“Fleet Safety” - provision of GMDSS criteria (Distress Alerting, reception of Maritime Safety Information, voice distress and general communications) via Inmarsat Fleetbroadband infrastructure.
SafetyNETII - access for MSI producers to web-based uploading of MSI messages.
What ECDIS conditions sound an audible alarm (post- Presentation Library 4)
Crossing safety contour Entering an area with special conditions Deviation from route Failure of Position system in use Approaching Critical Point Datum shift ECDIS Malfunction
