RFA 08 - Day To Day Life Onboard

Question 0

What’s a typical working day?

Answer 0

8-1800

Question 1

How are the three watches split?

Answer 1

8-12 12-4 4-8

Question 2

What’s a typical working Saturday

Answer 2

8-12

Question 3

What’s a typical working Sunday?

Answer 3

8:30-12

Question 4

Which exercises take place weekly?

Answer 4

Duty watch exercise and lifeboat lowering

Question 5

Which exercises take place monthly?

Answer 5

Harbour fire, abandon ship, man overboard, damage control

Question 6

Which exercises take place bi-monthly?

Answer 6

Enclosed space rescue

Question 7

Which exercises take place 3-monthly?

Answer 7

Steering gear failure and pollution exercise

Question 8

Which exercises take place as part of platform familiarisation?

Answer 8

Man overboard, machinery breakdown and steering gear failure.

Question 9

In the duty watch, who is in charge overall?

Answer 9

OOD

Question 10

In the duty watch, who has responsibility for maintaining services and capability?

Answer 10

EOOD and duty motorman

Question 11

In the duty watch, who has responsibility for maintaining access and assisting OOD?

Answer 11

QM rounds and QM gangway

Question 12

In the duty watch, who has responsibility for investigating and attacking an emergency?

Answer 12

Duty PO, Duty LH and Duty Rate