GSK ORAL

1.WHAT IS GENERAL EMERGENCY ALARM?

Ans- 7 short 1 long ballast

2.WHEN YOU ARE HEARING GENERAL EMERGENCY ALARM WHAT ACTION WILL YOU
TAKE?

Ans- wear life jacket drink some water & Go to muster station with immersion suit, and
act according to the vessel’s Muster Lists.

3.WHAT IS MAN OVER BOARD SIGNAL?

Ans- 3 Long Ballast & Oscar Flag

4.WHEN YOU ARE ON BRIDGE WATCH SOMEBODY FALL IN? WHAT ACTION WILL YOU
TAKE?

Ans- first you have give harder helm to which side man over board

then release MOB Marker ,raise alarm and follow instrucion of oow

5.WHEN YOU ARE WORKING ON DECK SOMEBOIDY FALL IN? WHAT ACTION WILL YOU
TAKE?

Ans- -throw Life buoy and keep souting "man overboard" or raise alarm

-inform duty officer

-keep eye on over board person

6. WHAT IS ‘MOB’ MARKER?

Ans- Man overboard marker is buoyant and has a self-igniting light as well as a self-
activating smoke signal

7.WHAT IS SART AND EPIRB? HOW IT WORKS?

Ans- SART(Search and Rescue Transponder)

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 its can activated manually and automatically

works on 9 GHz (3 cm or ‘X-band’) radar frequency band

ship or aircraft radar screen as a line of 12 dots

Range- Aprox 8 NM

EPIRB-Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

its send distress signal via satellite to shore station (ship’s identification, date of the event, the
nature of distress and chiefly, the position).

12 Volt battery, 48 hours of transmitting capacity,replaced every 2 to 5 years

8.WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IMMERSION SUIT, LIFE JACKET, AND TPA?

Ans- Immersion suit- protect user from body heat loss & remaining afloat during
emergencies in high seas

Life Jacket- to keep a person afloat in the water vertically

TPA- an aluminized polyethylene suit its prevents hypothermia.

9.WHAT IS PYROTECHNIQS?

Ans-
Hand Flares-(time-60 sec,colour-Orange/Red, visibility range- 6 NM)
Rocket Parachute Flares-time-(time-40 sec,colour-Bright Red, visibility range- 30-40NM)
Buoyant smoke signal--(time-3Min ,colour-Orange, visibility range- depend on wind)
Line Throwing Appretus--(range - 300mtr )
Bridge
Hand Flares -06 pcs,
Rocket Parachute Flares (12 pcs)
Buoyant smoke signal (02 pcs; 01 on each side, port, and starboard)
Line throwing appliance (at least 01 no)
Lifeboat (each)
Hand Flares (06)
Rocket Parachute Flares (04 )

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Buoyant smoke signal (02)

10. WHAT IS ‘HRU’?

A Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) is connected to the raft container and ship, which release the raft
even after the ship sinks in water.its cut lashing

12.WHAT IS HELIOGRAPH?

Ans -Heliograph is a sun light reflection mirror it used for geting attion of search rescue air
craft ,helicopter, vessel.

13.HOW MANY LITER WATER NEEDED IN LIFE BOAT PERSON AND PER DAY?

Ans - 3liter per person & 500ml per day

14.HOW MANY LITER WATER NEEDED IN LIFE RAFT PERSON AND PER DAY?

Ans-1.5 liter per person

14.LAUNCHING PROCESS OF LIFE RAFT AND LIFE BOAT?

Ans- Life Raft-----

Automatically By HRU

Manually- secure one end of the painter at strong point of the ship deck
Remove the lashing

Check the ship side is clear.

Two people lift the container from both sidehorizontally and throw the container.

Pull the painter with a hard jerk

Board the life raft one by one

Avoid sharp objects like knives, shoes

after a headcount, cut the painter with a sharp knife.

Life Boat-------
On Load ,off Load and free fall Release

make fast toggle painter

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 plug drain plug

remove harbour pins

lower embarkation ladder

release grips

lower to embarkation deck

make fast bowsing tackle

board person(keep hands inside)

let go bowsing tackle And lower the boat

release falls embark launching crew fend off by boat hook

let go toggle painter start engine and move away.

15.WHAT IS EMERGENCY?

Ans- Emergency is an situation that need immediate action.it can cause life threat, property
loss ,pollution.

16.WHAT IS ‘SOS’ AND ‘MAYDAY’?

Ans- both are distress calls

SOS (save our soul)-radio telegraph morse code(- - - . . .)

MAYDAY -radio telephony

17. WHAT IS HYPOTHERMIA?

Ans-Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster
than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature(below 35c ).

18.WHAT IS ALDIS LAMP?

Ans- Aldis lamp is signal lamp.it use for send visual signal for optical communication.

FFA
19.WHAT IS FIRE ALARM/FIRE SIGNAL?

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Ans- continous ringing on bell

20.IN CASE OF FIRE, WHAT ACTION YOU WILL TAKE?

Ans- 1 first activate fire alarm

2 Try to stop fire and if it is not possible, muster according to the Fire Muster List

21.HOW MANY TYPES Of FIRE AND WHICH TYPE OF EXTINGUISHER YOU WILL USE?

Ans- types of fire Extiguisher

Class A- General Fire(wood,paper,cloths) water,DCP

Class B- Flammble Liquide(oil, paints) Foam type,DCP

Class C- Electrical Fires(Electric equipments) CO2,DCP

Class D- Flammble metal (sodium,potassium) DCP

Class K/F- galley or Kitchen Fire fire blanket

22.WHAT IS SCBA AND EEBD?

Ans- SCBA (self contained Breathing Apratus)-

1200ltr air ,Pressure-220 bar,working time -30 min

EEBD(Emergency Escape breathing Device)-

it is use for emergency escape from compartment where harmphul atmoshphere present

23.WHAT IS FIRE BLANKET?

Ans- Fire blanket is fire fighting blanket it is use for fighting galley/kitchen hot plate fire.

24.WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL SHORE COUPLING?

Ans- International Shore Coupling is to keep a standby hose attachment to get a

connection from shore or from other ships for shipboard firefighting, in case there is a
total failure of pumps onboard.

ISPS (STSDSD)

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25.HOW MANY SECURITY LEVEL?

Ans- 3
Level 1-normal the level at which ships and port facilities normally operate
Level 2-heightened the level applying for as long as there is a heightened risk of a security incident Security
Level 3-exceptional, the level applying for the period of time when there is the probable or imminent risk of security

26.WHEN YOU ARE ON THE GANGWAY WATCH WHAT WILL YOU CHECK?

Ans- -gangaway checks-ensure bottom roller are on jetty properly, steps are oil and grease free ,net
should be rigged,life buoy with heaving line , night light iluminated

securitychecks-searching of personnel ID, baggage, and inform duty officer if entry permission
is garranted,one person should go with the that person

27. security watch on Anchorage.

Ans- Hawse pipe cover closed

anti piracy watch
suspicious boats or movement are to be reported
ship side light are well illuminated
all access are cloesd except entry point
report anchor chain position-
28.WHAT IS PPE?

Ans-Personel Protective Equipmet

29.TELL THREE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING ON THE ANCHOR?

Ans- proper PPE and always wear goggles

keep well clear when anchor is running out in uncontrolled manner

hoist anchor ball & light at night

30.WHAT WILL YOU FIND IF OTHER PERSON NOT WEARING ‘PPE’?

Ans- remind him for wearing proper PPE if he is not wearing then inform duty officer

30.WHAT IS WORK PERMIT?

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Ans- Work permit is a written permission given by resposible authority after risk assment
and safety checks. thease works required work permit
HOT WORK PERMIT
COLD WORK PERMIT
ENCLOSED SPACE PERMIT
working OVERSIDE PERMIT
WORKING ALOFT PERMIT
TANK ENTRY PERMIT
31.WHAT IS ENCLOSE SPACE?

Ans- Enclosed spaces are spaces that have limited openings for entry and exit.

32.WHEN YOU ARE ENTERING THE ENCLOSE SPACE WHAT SAFETY PRECAUTION YOU
WILL TAKE?

Ans- 1.well ventileted & continous ventilation

2.Enclosed space permit
3. oxygen level is to be cheked (min - 21%)
4. toxic gas level is zero
5. one person is on standby position with proper communication
33.WHAT ARE THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ENCLOSED SPACE?

Ans- lack of oxygen

presence of toxic gases
darkness
limited exit & obstruction
34.WHAT IS SWL?

Ans- Safe working Load -It is maximum load can be lifted by lifting gear safely.

35.WHAT IS BREAKING STRENGTH?

Ans-it is maximum stress on a lifting gear.

37.WHAT IS MARPOL AND ALL ANNEX?

Ans- international convention for prevention of pollution from ship

Annex 1- pollution by oil

Annex 2- Noxious Chemicals

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 Annex 3- Harmful Substances carried by ship in packeged form
Annex 4- Pollution by Sewage
Annex 5- Pollution by Garbage
Annex 6- Air Pollution by Ship

38.WHEN YOU ARE TAKING BUNKER WHAT SAETY PRECAUTION YOU WILL TAKE?

Ans. Flag B is Hoisted

Radar Is OFF
all accomodation doors should closed except main entry door
sopep locker is ready
no smoking sign displayed
proper communication between bunker station to engine room

39.WHAT IS GARBAGE MANEGEMENT PLAN ?

Ans- it is plan that define how to handle and dispose garbage as per MARPOL Rules.

40.WHAT IS COLOUR CODING OF GARBAGE BIN?

Ans- Red- plastic

Green- Food Waste
Yellow- Incinerator ashes
Orange- cooking oil
Blue- Operational waste
Brown- cargo residue
Gray - Domestic waste

41.WHAT IS PURPOSE OF CLIMBING ON MAST AND WHAT SAFETY PRECATION YOU

WILL TAKE WHEN CLIMBING ON MAST?

Ans- for painting & chipping, Navigation light change, greasing

precaution-

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 Proper PPE with safety harness

Aloft Permit & Radar Is Off

wheather should be good

42.WHAT IS SAFETY HARNESS?

Ans- Safety harness is a PPE equipment ,it preventing from falling from aloft.

WHAT IS PURPOSE OF HEAVING LINE?

Ans- to pass mooring line to jetty or tug.

WHAT IS PURPOSE OF MONKEY FIST?

Ans-its helps to reach heaving line to maximum distance.

43.HOW MANY DRREE IN COMPASS?

Ans- 360 Degree

44.HOW MANY POINT IN COMPASS?

Ans- 32 points

45.1 POINT + HOMW MANY DEGREE?

Ans- 11.25 degree

46.SHIP NAVIGATION LIGHT ARC of Visibilty ?

MAST HEAD LIGHT-225 degree

SIDE LIGHTS -112.5 degree

STERN LIGHT -135 degree

VESSEL NOT UNDER COMMAND- 2 Red Light with side light , (---- - - )ballast

POWER DRIEN VESSEL- 2 white light on main mast & side light, (---)

VESSEL CONSTAND BY HER DRAFT- 3 red Light with side Light. (--- - -)

ANCHOR VESSEL - white light on fore mast & astern And all deck lights. (- --- -)

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 RESTRICTED HER ABILITY TO MANUEVER- 1 white 1red 1white 1 red & side light(--- - -)

AGROUND VESSEL- 2 red light with fore mast and astern white light

FISHING vessel - 1 white 1 green with side light (--- - -)

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ‘FLAG’ (A, B, G, H, O, P, Q)?

Ans- A-Alfa- i have diver down keep well clear at slow speed

B- Bravo-I am loading,discharching or carrying dangerous cargo

G-gulf- Ireqired a pilot

H- Hotel- i have pilot on board

O-Oscar-Man Overboard

P- Papa- ready to sail ,all crew are report on duty

Q-qubic-MY vessel is healthy i request free pritique

⦁ WHAT ‘FLAG’ WILL HEIST BEFORE ARRIVAL PILOT STATION?

Ans- House Flag

Ensign Flag

Courtsy Flag

G Flag

Q Flag

⦁ WHAT ‘FLAG’ A VESSEL HEIST BEFORE DIPARTURE FROM PORT?

Ans- House Flag

Ensign Flag

Courtsy Flag

H Flag

P Flag

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 ⦁ WHAT IS LOOKOUT DUTY ON BRIDGE?

Ans- keep all round look out by sight and hearing

report any sighting and hearing any signal to OOW

report any sound,light and other object aprox bearing to oow in points or degree

⦁ WHAT IS CARDINAL POINT AND INTER CARDINAL POINT?

Ans- Cardinal Point - N,S,E,W

Intercardinal point-NE,SE,SW,NW

⦁ WHAT IS SAFE WATER MARK?

Ans - it is buoya that have all around navigable water

⦁ WHAT IS ISOLATED DANGER MARK?

Ans- it is buoya That Have All around naigable Water but under the buoya have danger.

⦁ CAN A VESSEL PASS EITHER SIDE OF SAFE WATER MARK OR ISOLATE DANGER
WATER MARK?

Ans- Yes

⦁ WHAT IS LAN, MAN, WAN, RAM, ROM?

Ans- LAN(Local Area Network)

MAN(Metropoliton Area Network)

WAN(Wide Are Network)

RAM(Random Access Memory)

ROM(Read Only Memory)

⦁ WHAT IS FULL FORM OF DVD AND PENDRIVE?

Ans- Digital video disk

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 ⦁ WHAT IS PSHYCHROMETER AND HYDROMETER?

Ans- Pshychrometer - for reading humidity

Hydrometer- For Checking density Or weight of Liquid

⦁ STATE THE DUTY OF HELM’S MAN ON THE BRIDGE.

Ans- helms man listen carefully OOW/Master/Pilot helm Order And repeat Order then
give helm and tell What action he taken.

SUBJECT AREA 4
⦁ WHAT IS THE USE OF BOSUN CHAIR? WHAT PRECAUTION YOU WILL TAKE WHEN
RIGGING THE BOSUN’S CHAIR?

Ans - bosun chair is use for working aloft. always check gant line, bridel and bosun chair
wood condition. take aloft permit wear proper PPE with safety harness.

⦁ WHAT IS THE USE OF PILOT LADDER? WHAT SAFETY PRECAUTION YOU WILL TAKE
WHEN RIGGING THE PILOT LADDER?

Ans- Pilot ladder is used for pilot emabarkation And disembarkation.

precaution- check conditon of rope & steps, steps are grease free and not painted

wood condition is good , chokes are wll fitted, man rope is in good condition, always
ready lifebuoy with line.

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MANROPE, SPRIDLE AND TRIPPING LINE?

Ans- Man Rope- it is support rope help embarkation and dis embarkation

spridle- prevent from twisting

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 tripping line- use for lowring and taking up pilot ladder

⦁ WHAT IS COMBINATION LADDER AND WHEN YOU WILL USE IT?

Ans- combination ladder is combination of pilot ladder and accomodation ladder .when
freebord is above the 9 meter we use combination ladder.

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOE OF STAGE? WHEN YOU’RE RIGGING WHAT SAFETY

PRECATION WILL YOU TAKE?

Ans - purpose of stage working overside painting and chipping.

SUJECT AREA 5
⦁ WHAT IS PURPOSE OF WHIPPING AND IT’S TYPES?

Ans- whipping is use for securing end of rope to unlaying.

1. common whipping

2. american whipping

3. sail maker whipping

4. west country whipping

⦁ WHAT IS KNOT, BAND AND HITCHES AND IT’S TYPES? AND USES?

Ans-

⦁ WHAT IS PURPOSE OF SPLICING AND IT’S TYPES?

Ans- splicing is use for making permanent eye or joining two ropes

Eye Splice-for making permanent eye at end of rope

back splice- for securing end of the rope

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 Long Splice- for joining two ropes when it is required to pass through block

Short Splice- for joining two ropes when its not required to pass through block.

⦁ WHAT IS THE USE OF BULLDOG GRIP?

Ans- Bulldog grip is use for making temprory eye on the end of wire rope and joining two
wire rope.

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MOUSING A HOOK AND FISING A SHACKLE PIN?

Ans- Mousing the Hook - for preventing the object being lifted from sliping or falling

fising a Shackle pin- for securing shackle pin

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF STOPPER?

Ans- stopper is used for holding the load of mooring ropes during ropes are trnsfer
warpping drum to bollards.

⦁ WHEN YOU ARE PASSING THE TUG ROPE. WHAT SAFETY PRECAUTION YOU WILL
TAKE? AND WHEN TUG IS PULLING TUG LINE WHAT SAFETY PRECATION YOU WILL
TAKE?

Ans- if ship line

-pass heaving line & attach a gant line to be paased

- lower mooring line slowly to tug

- when tug indicate to make fast then quick make fast with figure of eight knot

- keep well clear snap back zone

if tug's line

-pass gant line

-pick up tug line using winch

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 -make fast by putting eye over the bollard

-keep well clear snap back zone

⦁ BEFORE YOUR SHIP ARRIVAL TO A PORT. WHAT YOU WILL CHECK THE MOORING
STATION?

Ans- start hydraulic motor

check moorings winches & oil level

check do not have any oil spil or grease on mooring station

ready - heaving line , rat gaurd, stopper,

⦁ WHEN YOU ARE AT MOORING STATION WHAT SAFETY PRECATION YOU WILL
CHECK?

Ans- always wear proper PPE

keep well clear morings ropes

dont put your foot onthe ropes

never stand in snapback zone

always alert when mooring ropes are on stress

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SNAPBACK ZONE?

Ans- Snapback zone is to identify danger area during mooring operation.

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ANCHOR?

Ans- Anchor is use for temprory berthing. during bunkring,waiting for berthing, cargo
operation, waiting for pilot, any official visit. taking supplies.

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF BOW STOPPER?

Ans- bow stopper is used for holding anchor chain .

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 ⦁ WHAT IS THE REASON OF ANCHORING?

Ans- for maintainance,wait for berthing, wait for pilot, cargo unloading & discharging,

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ‘LUGLESS JOINING SHACKLE’?

Ans- for joining Two Shackles.

⦁ WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF ‘ANCHOR SHACLE’?

Ans- 27.5 Mtrs

⦁ HOW WILL YOU DO MARKING OF ANCHOR CHAIN?

Ans- each joining shackle is painted in red colour and according to shackle no. painted
both side of links are painted white coloured and seized with wire .

⦁ HOW WILL YOU PREPARE ANCHOR TO ‘LET GO’?

Ans- before duty officer come forward-

check hydraulic oil level and start motor

remove hawse pipe cover, wirelashing, devils claw

remove spurling pipe cover and cement

⦁ HOW TO SECURE ANCHOR FOR LONG VOYAGE?

Ans- bring anchor home

place bow stopper , devils claw and wire lashing

close haws pipe cover & spourling pipe cover

do cementing of spourling pipe

⦁ WHAT IS BITTER END?

Ans- last link of anchor chain in chain locker

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 ⦁ WHAT IS THE SOUNDING AND ULLAGE?

Ans - Sounding- taking depth of liquid in tank called sounding

Ullage- Ullage is the volume which is left empty in a tank

⦁ WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF STRIKER PLATE?

Ans - to reduce hitting effect of sounding rod or sounding tape bob in bottom of tank.

⦁ WHAT IS DUTY OF PSC INSPECTOR, FSC AND PILOT?

Ans- PSC (port state control)- carried out safety inspection on foreign flag ships.

FSC(Flag state control)- carried out safety inspection on national flag ships.

⦁ WHAT IS CDC?

Ans- Continious Discharge Certificate- it is idenity of a person as seafarer.

⦁ WHAT IS ARTICLE AGREEMENT? WHAT DOES IT CONTAIN?

Ans- it is writen agreement between the seafarer and the employer/employer agennt.

its have 5 copies

its containes- detailes of employer, detailes of seafarer, detailes of ship, detailes of

employment, detailes of certificat, detailes, signatures.

⦁ WHAT IS ‘OFFICIAL LOG BOOK’ ON BOARD?

Ans- Official log book is maintained by Master, its is a leagal documet, it is use for
inquires or investigation, all entries regarding
drills,inspection,birth,death,accident,emergencies,joining and sign off,arrival and
departure time.

⦁ WHAT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM?

Ans- immigration department - is controls movement of human

Custom department - is controls movement of goods

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 ⦁ WHAT IS THE DUTY OF CUSTOM DEPARTMENT?

Ans- checking and levy of duty on taxeble goods.

prevent smuggling of goods & narcotics.

control import export of goods

⦁ WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘MASTER’ AND ‘SHIPPING MASTER’?

Ans - Master is over all incharge of A ship.

Shipping Master is goverment official affliatedof dg shipping who issue CDC,and

help seafarer or assistance to the families of seamen at their request by making
reference to the various District Civil/Police authorities.

⦁ WHAT IS THE DUTY OF MMD?

Ans- Mercentile marine departmet is department that excute multiple marchent

shipping law rules ,taking surveys,load line inspection, holding
examination,survey of ship.

⦁ FULL FORM OF ISPS AND STCW, EPIRB, SART, GMDSS.

Ans- ISPS- International ship And port facility security

STCW- Standards of training certification and watchkeeping for seafarer

EPIRB- Emergency position indication radio becon.

SART- Search And rescue Transponder

GMDSS- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

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