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2ND MATE EXAM ORAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BY CAPT-PURI - LATEST QUESTIONS
Q. 1) Vessel 4 points on your port bow not in sight and detected only by radar.action ?
XQ. 2) Compasses compared and courses checked , error verified.how do verify compass error ?
Xhe explained the answer himself and said when u compare the compasses,you read the magnetic compass heading so you check in deviation card what is the deviation for that heading and the variation to be taken from chart so this is what is meant by"error verified"
Q. 4) Nuc vessel day signal card
XQ. 5) Master instructed 2 seek a radio medical advice , what format will you use and from whr 2 find ?
XQ. 6) What is amplitude and what is its use ?
XQ. 7) How will you check that the foam extinguisher is in satisfactory condition or not ?
XHe himself told the answer saying that,open the extinguisher take very little amt of foam concentrate and water from the extinguisher n put the water on foam solution,if foam developes its okk.
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0 But for portable foam type fire extinguisher water and the foam solution is already mixed and stored in to the cylinder with a CO2 cartridge inside....then?
Q. 8) Region a stbd hand lateral mark 3 points on your port bow.action ?
XQ. 9) Requirements for liferaft and lifeboat ?
XQ. 10) What is transit bearing ? what is its use ?
Xwhen we observe 2 or more terrestrial prominent objects in a line it is called a transit bearing.the transit bearing of these prominent objects are sometime joined by a line and true bearing is mentioned on chart otherwise we can use the parallel ruler to see their transit bearing value and compare with compass bearing taken from vessel to obtain compass error


