7/23/2019 Deck Cadet Questions & Answers

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3) What are my duties as a 3rd Mate?

a. Gave him the works, with the Wikipedia answer. (Masters Rep, Safety ofavi!ation, et" et"., made sure to mention # may have spe"ia$ duties, and # wou$d

"he"k the SMS for !uidan"e if so)%) # have a new first trip "adet under my win!, and we are !oin! forward for moorin!.What duties wou$d you !ive him?a. Sensed a tri"k a mi$e away here, so de"ided to p$ay it safe and said # wou$d have

him on the moorin! de"k to o&serve on$y as it was his first trip. Gave him a$$ the !oodstuff a&out snap'&a"k ones, *, risk assessment, o&servin! from a hei!ht, et".

+) e"ause # had mentioned risk assessment, he then asked me what was riskassessment?

a. Mentioned -SW -hapter /, 0aards, 0arm, 1ynami" and 2orma$ riskassessments.

) 0e &rou!ht out a "hart, and # !ot a&out "hart interpretation 4uestions.a. -hart +5// is your friend.6) What is WGS 7%? #s this the on$y 1atum in use?a. WGS 7% is the Wor$d Geodeti" System /87%. #t is the usua$ 1atum used &y GSunits. 9nd no it isnt, some o$d "harts use different 1atums, !ave the spie$ a&out$ookin! for the Sat av ma!enta ad:ustments on the "hart.

7) assed me an 9;; and asked for the tides, today in $ymouth. Was it sprin!s orneaps?

a. #f you have !otten to the ra$s sta!e without $earnin! how to do a &asi" tide4uestion, we$$, God he$p you.

8) 9sked me a&out the $anned Maintenan"e System on my $ast ship.a. ;a$ked a&out it, how it works, mentioned there was some stuff in my ps work&ooka&out it, so he pi"ked up my work&ook and started f$i"kin! throu!h it./5) 9sked me if # had &een on a weather reportin! ship.a. Said # had, so strai!ht onto