2nd Mate Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

1. What is stealer plate ?
2. What are the Annexes of Marpol ?
3. What preparations are to be done for load line survey ?
4. Use of Stulken derrick and its benefit ?
5. What are the types of foam. Where they are used ?
6. If container lashing , what are segregation tables , how will you segregate two container containing imdg cargo ?
7. WHAT IS Buoys cards ?
8. Explain AIS (Working) ?
9. Steering gear test , imo criteria.from rudder hard to hard over ?
10. WHAT MEANS BY SAILING VSLS SITUATIONS ?
11. What is stability booklet ?
12. WHAT IS A DATUM ?
13. How HRU work in life raft ?
14. Calibration of o2 analyser ?
15. Naming of shell plating ?
16. What is declination , polar distance ?
17. What is turning circle for vessel half ahead and full ahead will be same ?
18. WHAT IS GREY WATER DISCHARGE CRITERIA ?
19. WHAT ARE HAZARDS OF COAL ?
20. Ship routing guide
21. Various methods of obtaining compass error ?
22. Passage planning – tell all the publication used. What all information You get from routing charts ?
23. WHAT IS LOAD DENSITY ? ITS UNIT ?
24. Flammabiloity diagram and its meaning ?
25. What is padding ?
26. What you understand by compasses compared and courses checked ?
27. Why do we need to know deviation ?
28. What is twilight ?
29. WHAT IS RYTHM FOR PURSE SEIN GEAR ?
30. WHY PARALLAX CORRECTION IS APPLIED ? WHAT IS ACTUALLY PARALLAX ?
31. Frequency of fire and abandon ship drill ?
32. Narrow channel-crossing fishing v/s from stbd. action ?
33. How to correct charts ?
34. What is follow up and non follow up mode ?
35. IF DANGEROUS CARGO SPILLED ON CREW WHAT ACTION IS TAKEN ?
36. WHAT IS WIND ROSE ? WHAT INFO YOU GET FROM WIND ROSE ?
37. How will you extinguish oil fire on deck ?
38. What is Galley fire action ?
39. Fire and its classes ?
40. What is mercator and gnomonic projection ?
41. Types of cargo in annex 2 , which is most hazardous , diacharge criteria ?
42. WHAT IS RISE OF FLOOR AND ITS USE ?
43. HOW WILL YOU ACHIEVE WEATHER TIGHTNESS OF A HATCH COVER ON A BULK CARRIER ?
44. What is turning circle and its requirements.
45. What are the lights exhibited by NUC & CBD vessel ?
46. RV vessel right stern not visual by radar You are only hearing sound signal of that vessel , what actions to take ?
47. HOW WILL YOU DETERMINE WHETHER YOU HAVE TO VENTILATE THE HOLD OR NOT ?
48. Type of poisonous gases produced in coal cargo ? .
49. Explain watertight and weather right.
50. What are the three point approach for referring mfag ?
51. Range of Navtex ?
52. What is BNWAS ?
53. EXPLAIN BREECHES BUOY , ATLAS , ODAS , SUBMARINE BUOY ?
54. If fire line burst in midship , you have fire in fcstle , what is your action ?
55. HOW MUCH EARLIER YOU GO ON BRIDGE TO TAKE OVER A WATCH AND WHAT ALL YOU CHECK THERE ?
56. Why fwd. life raft does not have HRU ?
57. Principle of P.V breaker ?
58. Explain Lifeboat hatchets and oars ?
59. Magnetic compass correctors , five co efficients of magnetism in detail
60. Explain vessel dead astern restricted visibilty , not coming on rudder , what is the reason vessel not coming on radar ?
61. HOW TO USE EMS ?
62. HOW WILL YOU CALCULATE SQUAT IN SHALLOW WATER AND IN OPEN SEA ?
63. How to find Noon position ?
64. Draw international shore connection with dimension ?
65. WHAT IS IMO CONVENTIONS ?
66. WHAT WILL YOU DO IF A DG CONTAINER HAS GONE OVERBOARD ?
67. What is diff b/w Stulken and union purchase.What to do in case of coal fire ?
68. How many tanks to be crude oil washed ?
69. If man over board on port side take action , tell all the turns you will do and advantage of Williamson turn ?
70. Can we get position from one site ?
71. Why do we take sights ? How do we take ?
72. CARDS FISHING VSLS , DREDGER , TOWING VSLS , PUSHING AHEAD , DAY LIGHT SIGNALS FOR PAIRED TRAWLERS ?
73. Who issues medical chest certificate ?
74. What are the all the equipment of SOPEP locker ?
75. Situation R.V –v/s on port bow radar operational action ?
76. Williamson and scarnov turns ?
77. What are the errors of gps ?
78. DRAW VARIOUS TACKLE IN ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE ?
79. WHAT ALL CORRECTOR MAGNETS ARE THERE IN A MAGNETIC COMPASS ?
80. What is stellar plate ?
81. Vhf dsc distress alert received action ?
82. What is Tortional stress ?
83. What is chart catalouge ?
84. What is iapp certificate ?
85. DEFINITIONS OF SHIP CONTRUCTIONS LIKE SHEAR , GARBOARD STRAKE , STEALER PLATE , FLARE , RAKE ?
86. WHAT IS STRUCTURAL HAZARD IN CONCENTRATES ? (
87. What is ROR Annex 4 ?
88. If fire in FPK store during cargo watch. State your action ?
89. If vessel on port quarter , RESTRICTED VISIBILTY take action ?
90. WHAT IS CARGO SWEAT AND SHIP SWEAT ?
91. Working of gas detectors ?
92. What are the coolent on gas carriers ?
93. Imdg , how many volume and what are its content , how to refer it , whatall tables in supplement of imdg ?
94. From where we get navigational warning ?
95. What is ASD ? What do You get from it ? What are the supplements ? How to correct it ?
96. EXPLAIN ECHO SOUNDER COMPLETE ? WITH ERRORS ?
97. Validity of certificate of fitness ?
98. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY COMPASSES COMPARED ?
99. What are the requirement for lifeboat , life raft , where HRU is fitted on board ?
100. What is CSC plate and its contents ?
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Chief Mate Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

1. HOW TO OBTAIN MEDICAL ADVICE ?
2. WHAT IS MAST RISER ?
3. EXPLAIN CROSSING SITU IN TSS ?
4. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS ?
5. CAN WE SET BANWAS TO 5.5 MIN , 8.5 MIN ?
6. YOUR VESSEL AGROUNDS WHILE YOU ARE ON BRIDGE WHAT IS YOU ACTIONS ?
7. PRECAUTIONS BEFORE LOADING STEEL ?
8. HOW TO REFER TO EMS AND MFAG IN IMDG ?
9. WHAT ARE ACTION TAKEN BY DUTY ENGINEER DURING THAT NOT E/R NOTICE ?
10. If pivot point , when fwd and stern ?
11. EXPLAIN ANCHOR WORK QUES BASIC ?
12. FROM WHERE DO YOU GET MARITIME SAFETY INFO ?
13. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPLOSIMETER AND TANKSCOPE ?
14. EXPLAIN OVERTAKING AND CROSSING SITUN IN OPEN SEA ?
15. EXPLAIN RULE 5 AND RULE 19 ?
16. EXPLAIN WORKING OF BANWAS ?
17. Doppler log formula for janus configuration ?
18. WHY DO WE SUBTRACT 30 MINS FROM TOTAL CORRECTION IN CASE OF MOON UPPER LIMB ?
19. WHAT IS PURGING , INERTING AND GAS FREEING ?
20. WHY DO WE GIVE NOTICE TO ENGINE ROOM ?
21. EXPLAIN 2 CROSSING SITUATIONS IN NARROW CHANNEL ?
22. Echo sounder circuit
23. MEANING OF FLAG WHISKEY ?
24. WHAT ALL LASHINGS YOU REQUIRE FOR STEEL ?
25. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER MARKS IN TIMBER LOADLINE ?
26. WE HAVE TO ORDER CHAT , HOW WOULD WE COME TO KNOW HIS LATEST EDITION ?
27. WHAT IS JANUS CONFIGURATION AND ITS NEED ?
28. WHY DO WE SUBTRACT ONE DEGREE IN LAST WHILE CALCULATING POLARIS SIGHT ?
29. WHAT IS CARGO SWEAT AND SHIP SWEAT ?
30. WHAT IS 2-3 RESTRICTED VISIBILTY SITUATION ?
31. WHAT IS THE FOG SIGNAL FOR PILOT VESSEL ?
32. WHAT IS TRANSVERSE THRUST ?
33. WHAT ARE SYNOPTIC CHARTS ?
34. HOW TO PLAN FOR SECURING FOR LOADING STEEL ?
35. IS TIMBER CODE APPLICABLE IF WE LOAD TIMBER INSIDE HATCH ?
36. WHAT IS DIFF BTWN EDITION DATE AND PRITING DATE OF CHART ?
37. WHAT ARE THE ERRORS OF ECHO SOUNDER. AND WHAT IS PYTHAGORAS ERROR ?
38. Why mlc 2006 came into pic , what doc. will carry as per mlc ?
39. Explain Engine room foam annual maintenance ?
40. P and a manual and why it is carried onboard and under which regulation ?
41. Anchor dragging , your action ?
42. What is hermetically closed ?
43. What all cargoes are carried on LPG/LNG ships ?
44. HOW TO REFER TO EMS AND MFAG IN IMDG ?
45. What are difficulties with RO-RO vessels ?
46. Ems in details.
47. Intact stability requirements for Grain cargo
48. Limited quantities and excepted quantities , what is meaning ?
49. What is fully refrigerated vessel ?
50. How to use damage stability booklet ?
51. What is HE correction ?
52. In ocean currents what is upwhelling and examples ?
53. ROR rule 2 , 8 f , and 19 explanation with situations ?
54. Which was the recent TRS hit India ?
55. Behaviour of GYRO at high latitude ?
56. How will you go about taking the morning Sight ?
57. Explain RESTRICTED VISIBILTY situation with operational radar and without radar ?
58. Why TRS forms in 5-20 latitude and action if you are in dangerous and navigable semicircle ?
59. Why gyro SA axis point in north why not in NE or any other direction ?
60. Collision mate , how it works ?
61. What is mine clearance vessel and its lights ?
62. Magnetic correctors used on magnetic compass ?
63. Duties of mate as per ISM / STCW and how to assist master in decision making situation
64. NFU mode and how it works ?
65. Dimension of ISC ?
66. Why advance quadrant of dangerous semicircle is called dangerous quadrant ?
67. What is stale BL ?
68. Ph log , what is it’s purpose ?
69. What is TML , how to find and who decide TML ?
70. What all light will trawler show when not under command ?
71. Which ATT tables area covered under vol- 1 , 2 & 3 ?
72. What is Coriolis force ?
73. What is International sea farer day ?
74. OPRC , does India ratify OPRC ?
75. Action in case of fire in IMDG cargo , how to refer EMS , no of tables and which particular table will you refer ?
76. How to load concentrates , action in case of cargo liquify ?
77. Anchoring in congested water how will you proceed to your anchoring position ?
78. Type of steel ?
79. When Earth comes closer to Sun. (4or 5th jan)
80. What is overriding authority of master with example ?
81. What is Benguela current ?
82. What is a Boat note ?
83. What is Ph value ?
84. Which angle of repose is dangerous higher or lesser ?
85. Characteristic of towing light , NUC light , Masthead light in towing vessel ?
86. Draw single whip to disadvantage and advantage ?
87. What is wind fetch ?
88. What is anchor buoy and it’s purpose ?
89. Difference between iron ore and DRI ?
90. Cold current and Warm current , which type of weather will be there when these two currents meets ?
91. Where is center of IOMOU ?
92. What is Short turn maneuvering ?
93. What is difference between critical period in floating dry dock and grave drydock ?
94. Limited quantities and excepted quantities , what is meaning ?
95. How to load steel coil , draw on paper ?
96. How will you carryout risk assessment ?
97. Height of light house measured from which reference (MHWS) , where to find MHWS ?
98. What is Line plan ?
99. What is Isobar ?
100. What is Segregation category ?
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Master Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

1. CLC WHO PAYS ?
2. Draw Flag D ?
3. What is base line on ship ?
4. Sailing ship 110m propelled by machinary and engaged in towing , what are the signals ?
5. Why we require flags ?
6. IF CONTAINER is damaged in train then liability as per what ?
7. Berthing onshore wind and following tide on a super tanker , what is your action ?
8. Explain MTD AND MTO ?
9. If ship foundered over rock and land is close by and you as a master need to land your crew , what is your action ?
10. If the crew is disobedient then what is your action ?
11. If man overboard on stbd side , what is your action ?
12. You found stowaway about 50-100NM after departure from port what is your action as a master ?
13. If a ship is removed from DOC. what will happen to your DOC ?
14. What are the things changed with respect to crew as MLC came in force ?
15. Polar Code when it came in force ? What are its limits ?
16. Precautions while entering HRA ? whom You vil report ?
17. Survey for Certificate of Fitness ?
18. If fire onboard what all you will do ?
19. what will you teach crew regarding CO2 release procedure ?
20. ISSC certificate survey. What is initial in intermediate survey for ISSC ?
21. Do you have to keep DOC onboard ?
22. Explain Grounding actions ?
23. Explain OLB entries ? As per what regulation ?
24. You are under pilotage and vessel aground action as a Master. What will you do for safe guard owner's interest ?
25. You are coming to port for discharging cargo what will you check prior discharging cargo or else start straight away ?
26. What all documents you will look for as you are taking over ?
27. MLC when it cam in force in INDIA and Titles of MLC ?
28. Precaution for ice navigation ?
29. P.O.R in what cases you will take vessel to POR. ? Criteria for deciding that ?
30. What documents to check prior Loading ?
31. Explain critical point and critical instant ?
32. How will you train crew for E/R fire fighting ?
33. Test of hatch cover ?
34. Explain SMC ? Intermediate SMC and how you will get it ?
35. Anchor not coming up , what is your action as master ?
36. Explain discharge of oil from machinery spaces ?
37. How you go about tank cleaning , discharge criteria for Cat x , y. and Z ?
38. To above question whom will you inform and what will you do to safeguard owner interest ?
39. As a Master how you will take over ?
40. What are the chapters in polar code and categories of ships in Polar code ?
41. What is NC , MNC and how you implement ISM onboard ?
42. What are the Loading coal precautions ?
43. What is Type 1 , Type 2 , Type 3 ships and Cargo carried on these kind of ships ?
44. If there is death of seafarer then what is your action ?
45. What is Squat. What will you do to reduce it effect ?
46. You received distress message on VHF or MF tell me will you go for assist or not ?
47. Explain Intermediate DOC ?
48. Complaint procedure as per MLC ?
49. Requirements for ships transiting in ice ?
50. What are the requirements of Citadel ?
51. If Framo pump stop working than how you go about Discharging ?
52. POR what all conditions you will take there ?
53. You are going from Port A to Port B bosun missing action as a Master ? Till what time you will carry out search ?
54. In what all cases owner is exempted under CLC ?
55. Clear ground of PSC ?
56. Fire in holds , what is your action ?
57. Master , CE COff and 2E all drunk and vessel aground , will owner get any compensation if no then why and if yes then why ?
58. What is direct operating cost ?
59. If PSC boards on your vessel which is very old Bulk Carrier then what will they check on deck ?
60. Explain time charter and who pay crew wages ?
61. Explain abandon procedure ?
62. Explain lifeboat check as master ?
63. What are the types of fire doors ?
64. How to pressure test CO2 pipeline ?
65. One vessel approaching you half a point abaft of stbd beam with high speed , what is your action ?
66. What is laycan ?
67. What do you know about damage stability ?
68. Define Seaworthy ship , unseaworthy ship as per as MS act ?
69. Framings how is it numbered , where do you find it , contents of shell expansion plan and draw ?
70. Piracy , what precautions as master , what is the drills for this ?
71. What are MTD contents ?
72. In which side is cristobal and which side is Balboa ?
73. You are grounded and company asks you to refloat the vessel , how will you go about ?
74. If management is changing , what all cert changes ?
75. How many mou’s are there ?
76. Explain LBP , FP , AP ?
77. What is PI and FI ?
78. What do you understand by suspension of class ?
79. Why Norway is called land of midnight sun ?
80. What is called capesize Bulk carrier ?
81. There are various mou’s , which mou decides black list , white list , grey list ?
82. How to register Indian ships ?
83. Entries in official log book ?
84. Your vessel is navigating in Brazilian waters , foreign flag Indian seaman dies , what all entries will you make in OLB ?
85. Explain Navigating in ice , what precautions ?
86. How will you carry out draft survey , why these corrections are there ?
87. Explain MLC titles and what do you know about DMLC of Indian flag ships ?
88. You have to load grain from Vishakapatnam to Jakarta what all precautions will you take as a master ?
89. What do you mean by statutory and what all certificates are called statutory ?
90. Your third mate brings muster list what will you do and muster list required as per what ?
91. Explain clc liabilities ?
92. How will go ahead in preparing your vessel for psc inspection ?
93. If you are taking over a second hand vessel , owner and flag change so how will you implement isps onboard ?
94. How will you prepare your vessel for loadline survey ?
95. Shell expansion plan details ?
96. Explain llmc and liabilities ?
97. You are in port and your ship fire alarm is activated from manual call point , what is your action ?
98. What is name of powder in dcp extinguisher ?
99. Since India has not ratified bunker convention who will pay in Chennai incident ?
100. Wheel house poster is it compulsory as per what and contents ?
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MEO Class 1 Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

1. WHAT IS TORT
2. WHAT IS LG ENGINE ?
3. WHAT IS SFOC CURVE ?
4. WHAT IS LAYTIME ?
5. WHO IS A CHARTER PARTY ?
6. WHAT IS PULSE LUBRICATION SYSTEM ?
7. FRANCHISEE IN H&M INSURANCE ?
8. WHAT IS MARITIME LIEN ?
9. EXPLAIN VIBRATIONS IN PROPELLER ?
10. WHAT IS EEDI ANN EEOI ?
11. EXPLAIN CYLINDER LUBRICATION IN MAN AND WARTSILA SULZER AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THEM ?
12. WHAT IS DESPATCH ?
13. WHAT IS IN MEO CL 1 SYLLABUS ?
14. WHAT IS MEANT BY SLOW STEAMING ?
15. EXPLAIN SAFE WORKING PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO ISM ?
16. EXPLAIN THE WORKING OF DUAL FUEL ENGINE FOR 2 STOKE AND 4 STROKE ?
17. WHAT IS MEANT BY DERATING OF ENGINE ?
18. WHAT IS DEMURRAGE ?
19. WHAT IS MEANT BY GENERAL AVERAGE ?
20. EXPLAIN LOAD DEPENDENT AND SPEED DEPENDENT IN CYLINDER LUBRICATION ?
21. What is PR-7 ?
22. Explain In detail Casualty code ?
23. Explain strengthening of the double hull space ?
24. What is meant by VECS ?
25. Define tankers as per ism & marpol ?
26. Difference between survey & audit ?
27. Explain IAPP survey in detail ?
28. Explain Explain IOPC ?
29. PSC inspection in details & clear grounds ?
30. WHAT IS SYNTHETIC OILS ?
31. WHAT IS MEANT BY DERATING OF ENGINE ?
32. EXPLAIN ARBITRATION ?
33. What test to carry out on the ship plate ?
34. WHAT IS ATTAINED & REQUIRED EEDI ?
35. What is lima convention , subcommittees under unfccc ?
36. CAN CHARTERER HIRE ONE THIRD PART OF SHIP ?
37. If you have to change a steel plate ship hull , where to get information ?
38. Advantages of Double evaporation boiler ?
39. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORMAL AND INTELLI ENGINES ?
40. If a state has not ratified annex vi , from where the ships will get certificate under annex vi ?
41. EXPLAIN VOYAGE CHARTER , WHAT ARE THE LIABILITIES OF CHARTERER ?
42. What surveys a classification society carry out , what are the benefits of classification society ?
43. How To calculate the economic speed for a ship ?
44. WHOM TO APPROACH IF PARTIES DISAGREE ARBITRATORS AWARD ?
45. What is imo number , under what regulation , who applies and who issues ?
46. WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DOCUMENTATION IN SHIP. TYPES , PURPOSE , ETC.
47. Explain iso v/s ism ?
48. What is EEOI & SEEMP ?
49. What are the conditions of assignment ?
50. How many grades of steel are there & what grade is used onboard ?
51. Explain organisational behavior ?
52. What is statical stability and dynamic stability ?
53. What are the documents required for iso certification ?
54. How will you appraise a person using modern mgmt theory ?
55. What is intact stability criteria ?
56. What is the current standards of iso being followed ?
57. Your ship is going to drydock , how would you calculate as to how many tons of steel you require for renewal ?
58. What is loadline survey ?
59. Difference between N.C , observation , fing ?
60. What is new in solas from 1 jan 2013 ?
61. What is the stability criteria of double hull tanker ?
62. How many months after class 2 ?
63. Explain reliability based maintenance system ?
64. Resthours as given in stcw 10 and mlc 2006 ?
65. What are the special characteristics of torsion box ?
66. What ships will have garbage management plan ?
67. How to pin point what is the exact problem is ?
68. Explain steering gear alarm tests procedures , what and why ?
69. What is OB ?
70. What is radius of gyration ?
71. On what basis the ship is made ?
72. What are the details of the discharge criteria for the scraped paint ?
73. With a new type of ship , in the company with interim smc , how will You ensure it gets it smc ?
74. What is cargo residues ?
75. Explain power measurement and how you analyse the diagrams taken by online diesel engine performance analyser ?
76. Why MARPOL annex I prevention and annex II control ?
77. What is moment of inertia ?
78. What are the disadvantages of Double hull construction ?
79. How the organotin in the paint harms the marine environment ?
80. How will you implement ism on board ?
81. What is new in garbage management plan ?
82. Explain strengthening of the double hull space ?
83. What type of container ships ?
84. Bunker convention salient features ?
85. What is torsion ?
86. What is the type of ship you are sailing with ?
87. What is modern management theory ?
88. Explain AFS convention in details ?
89. Explain the revival procedures after major lay up and subsequent survey procedures ?
90. Lng/ lpg ship difference ?
91. Explain Garbage regulation and GMP ?
92. ORB latest entries and where You can find that with reference to which imo resolution ?
93. Explain Lsfo c/o procedure ?
94. How to pin point what is the exact problem is ?
95. Explain SMEEP , when , which and how it is implemented ?
96. Stcw 20 and from which guideline from imo and why ?
97. Explain the revival procedures after major lay up and subsequent survey procedures ?
98. What are the latest development in diesel engine ?
99. Explain Modern inventory management ?
100. How the organotin in the paint harms the marine environment ?
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MEO Class 2 Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

1. Intercooler, aftercooler significance, draw curve ?
2. How many stern tube seals in forward and aft ?
3. Explain Boiler 2 term water level controller block diagram , combustion control ?
4. What is K, L, M clearance ? Draw and show where we get these clearance ?
5. VIT, if fuel quality good injection will advance or retard ?
6. Stern Tube sealing arrangement draw ?
7. Electrical heater start sequence ?
8. After main engine turbocharger overhaul what to check ?
9. FQS Setting in Sulzer & MAN B & W. Explain with drawing ?
10. Why stern tube seal may leak ?
11. Evaporator defrosting ?
12. Rudder checks in drydock ?
13. Stern tube seal leaking how to identify ?
14. Improved safety v/v and accumulation test ?
15. Why silver electrodes are used ?
16. What are the methods to start centrifugal p/p and why opted so ?
17. Explain electrical motors overhauling , points to check and inspect ?
18. How in a refrigeration system leaks are detected , which all places ? Name the instrument ?
19. Wrt flanges coupling and shaft alignment , describe the procedures ?
20. Explain Zero phase in chapter 4 of Annex 6 ?
21. What are the Annexes of Marpol ?
22. MARPOL Annex VI. EEDI and SEEMP. Details. What steps to achieve SEEMP and how to reduce CO2 emission ?
23. What is the new nox regulation ?
24. Explain Anti - roll devices and their working principle ?
25. Explain all the regulations of annex 6 , including the new regulation 23 ?
26. Draw international shore connection with dimension ?
27. Explain r/b material and all abt it ?
28. What is Bonjean curve , what is its use ?
29. What is l/b max. carrying capacity as per imo. , permissible length of l/b ?
30. If life boat while lowering fell down like stone what is the reason ?
31. What are the CO2 bottle all types of pressure and temp ?
32. What is fin stabilizer and how it works ?
33. What are the regulation in solas about passanger gathering during abandan ship ?
34. What are Bwm new developments ?
35. What is Mob marker ? Name of the chemical inside mob marker which emits smoke ?
36. Explain Voc management plan ?
37. What is Stp regulations , capacity of blower ?
38. Why rudder drop occurs ?
39. Explain NOx technical file & code ?
40. Explain Auto tensioning of mooring winches , mechanism , Safety provided in windlass ?
41. What is zero sac ?
42. Checks to be carried on dry dock ?
43. Difference between rescue boat , life boat difference ?
44. What is governor limiter ?
45. avr working and circuit diagram ?
46. What Type of Firefighting used on deck ?
47. ISO 8217 specification ? ccai value ? if ccai high what to do ? if low what to do ?
48. What checks are done by psc inspector ship ?
49. Serrated con rod checks ? why ovality occur in 4s not in 2s ?
50. If power factor is low , What effect on diesel Engine ?
51. Draw longitudinal cross section of fwd ship ?
52. What is Power balancing and what will be the cause and effects ?
53. What is the difference between MC and MCC engine ?
54. What are the types of starter ?
55. What are the new amendments of solas chapter 12.
56. Which card will You take first for checking performance ?
57. Type of engine worked.Man B &W MC ?
58. How rpm controlled in electric propulsion ?
59. What is the difference between thin & thick shell brg , explain in detail ?
60. Explain emg gen safety , motor safety ?
61. Thrust pad clearance , how to measure ?
62. welding of thick plate preparation and gauging ?
63. Explain how stern tube attached to hull in detail ?
64. Explain pole changing method ?
65. What are the critical spares of m/e ?
66. What are the checks in drydock before flooding ?
67. Explain self syncronous how start &example-governer & window wiper motor ?
68. Difference between sulzer rnd &rnd-m ?
69. What are the types of rudder & how to measure pintle clearance of spade rudder ?
70. What are the induction motor types and how roter rotate ?
71. how hull is painted in details ?
72. What is the final condition after discharging phosphorus in chemical tankers ?
73. Types on threads as per taps and dies ?
74. How to check insulatin on cable from alternator to MSB ?
75. Explain construction of collision bulkhead ?
76. What is the difference between rta and MC-C X hd brg ?
77. Explain sliding v/v type fuel injector for ME engines ?
78. Types of gas tankers ?
79. What is MSDS STEL value ?
80. Explain rta fuel pump timing ?
81. Type of refrigerant on board and charging procedure ?
82. What are the sfety eqpmt to enter vlcc cargo tank ?
83. How to find shockabsorber working or not ?
84. Why topland ?
85. Explain removal procedure for bottom shell of main bearing ?
86. What are the 8 operations on lathe ?
87. Why we need compressor in ref plant ?
88. What happens when fish room temperature is reached ?
89. Why 3 injectors ?
90. Why roof top burner is used ?
91. What is blow down effect ?
92. What is the property of gear oil ?
93. What material used in Ship construction , why we use this.why not using earlier.any other type material used. Benefits ?
94. Non coformity , example. Under which clause of ism will it come ?
95. What are the certificates and files in annex 6 ?
96. Eebd stands for ? Where is it placed ?
97. How bullhead is strengthened ?
98. How will you prepare for ism audit as a 2/e ?
99. What is trickle charging & why does it require ? value of trickle charge current ?
100. Which engines you have worked , bhp and sfoc ?
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MEO Class 4 Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

1. Explain turning gear interlock working ?
2. Crankcase safeties & regulations ?
3. What is motoring action of A/E ?
4. What is the pressure of lube oil in Main bearing ?
5. What checks you do in piston ring ?
6. How to open boiler manhole door ?
7. Emergency generator where it supplies ?
8. Why there is multi staging in air compressor ?
9. Explain crosshead lubrication ?
10. What is flame ring in liner and why liner thickness is less at bottom ?
11. Emergency steering procedure ?
12. What is the significance of Air gap ?
13. How emergency generator comes on load after blackout ?
14. Regulation for steering gear ?
15. Explain reversing of Main Engine ?
16. Explain how cranes are working ?
17. What is slip ring motor ? Where it is used ?
18. Explain 3 phase motor working principle ?
19. Transformer in your ship , what is its type and working ? ?
20. How to start main engine from deadship ?
21. How to check bowl filled with sealing water , not leaking ?
22. Explain ref undercharging indication ?
23. Explain transfer pump filter overhaul ?
24. How to reduce chlorine ?
25. How to increase alkalinity ?
26. Methods of reversing ?
27. What are the losses in transformer ?
28. What are the checks you will do in me exhaust valve ?
29. What all gases controlled in Annex VI ?
30. Fwg salinity high- what will happen ?
31. What are the types of earthing system ?
32. What is free board ?
33. Types of earthing system ?
34. What is the purpose of Tie rod ?
35. What is mutual induction and which machine works on mutual induction ?
36. How will you pressure test lo cooler ?
37. What are the certificates under Annex VI ?
38. What are the types of fuses ?
39. What is meant by turbocharger surging ?
40. What are the voltages in your ship ?
41. Why we are taking crankshaft deflection ?
42. Aux Engine Connecting rod Checks ?
43. What is the crankcase relief valve purpose ?
44. How voltage is generated in alternator ?
45. what is AVR ? and its function , how does it works ?
46. Explain fixed Cargohold Firefighting ?
47. Explain HRC fuses working
48. What are the parts of turbocharger ?
49. Explain parallel operation of alternator ?
50. Step by step procedure for changing gland packing ?
51. Difference between ME/MC ?
52. Explain Me nomenclature ?
53. Parts of brushless alternator ?
54. Advantages of earthed neutral system ?
55. In Loadline Convention what all checks made with respect to convention ?
56. What are the advantages of earthed neutral system ?
57. What are the content in foam ?
58. What is motor safeties ?
59. What are the motors used in your ship ?
60. What extinguisher is used near boiler ?
61. If megger 's working or not how you'll check ?
62. What place you take insulation test in motor ?
63. If Chlorine content high what are the reasons ?
64. Compressor long run reason ?
65. Purifier leakage reason ?
66. Types of NDT testing and where done on board ?
67. What is Fireman's outfit ?
68. What is essential load ?
69. What are the precautions You will take while removing piston ?
70. Explain Deck water seal ?
71. What is Transverse stability ?
72. What is Knurling tool ?
73. What is avr function ?
74. What is tappet clearance taking procedure & it's value , if clearance increase and decreased what will happen ?
75. What is Cetane no ?
76. What is Back pressure valve ?
77. What is sopep equipment ?
78. Explain AE preferential trip?
79. Suppose we have one old hammer and one new hammer which one will be more ductile ?
80. What is Clover leafing ?
81. What is Amot valve ?
82. What is seemp ?
83. Explain centrifugal pump O/H. how to check trueness of shaft ?
84. SAE , BISTM , SPW , BSW what it's stand for and full form ?
85. What is Crosshead lubrication ?
86. How to release anchor chain from bitter end ?
87. What is steering gear electrical safety in dudes and cables ?
88. What are the reasons for fish room temp increase ?
89. Explain heat treatment processes?
90. How you will check hull thickness and thickness of hull plate ?
91. Annex 2 is applied to which ship and what is it's discharge criteria ?
92. What is acb trips ?
93. Ware the factors for hydrodynamic lubrication ?
94. What action you will take in Foaming and priming ?
95. How anchor chain connected to ship ?
96. What is the value of motor insulation ?
97. What are the reasons for purifier overflow ?
98. How db tk under main engine bed plate is strengthens ?
99. Explain Ae lubrication full ?
100. Mean piston speed on the significance and how improvement done in later engines ?
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NCV 2nd Mate Exam Oral Questions by Rishi Kashyap

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