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2ND MATE EXAM ORAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR FUNCTION 1 - LATEST QUESTIONS
Q. 1) how will You find position if your equipments all failed ?
X
I would fix my position using visual bearings.
(as it is not stated whether the ship is sailing near the coast or in open sea)
Q. 2) During day tym hw will you know that a noc vessel is making way or not ?
XQ. 3) What is declination , polar distance ?
XQ. 4) What are the lights exhibited by NUC & CBD vessel ?
XQ. 5) Why do we need to know deviation ?
XQ. 6) EXPLAIN CROSSING SITU IN TSS ?
XQ. 7) What are errors of echo sounder ?
X
velocity of propagation in water, stylus speed error, pythagoras error, multiple echoes, thermal and density layers, zero line adjustment error, cross noise, Aeration.
Q. 8) What all ll things You ll do when you will join first time as a third officer ?
XRight of the bat, I extract the safety familiarization check list to familiarize my self with LSA, FFS. Then update crew list, Radar user manual including blind sector, shadow sector must be understood. Nav equipment user manual including echo sounder, steering system use instructions ( NFU, Emergency) shall be read through. GMDSS user manual. Master bridge watch keeping standing order, and cargo watch standing order must be read through and signed off.
Q. 9) HOW MUCH EARLIER YOU GO ON BRIDGE TO TAKE OVER A WATCH AND WHAT ALL YOU CHECK THERE ?
XQ. 10) You steering 180 see south cardinal mark right ahead action ?
X
You are in danger reverse course and inform master. Cause south side of this cardinal mark are safe navigable water and North of this cardinal mark is unsafe water.
