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Q: Joining a ship as a 3rdOfficer, what are your first actions?

A:

Look for the Muster List and check for my duties.

Look for my muster and boat station.

Familiarise myself with all its content

Know the location of my LSA and FFA.

Know the location of my lifejacket, helmet, immersion suit and other clothes required.Know the mer!ency"Fire Alarm si!nals.

Q: No cargo operations, what are your duties?

A:

nsure continuous !an!way watch.

Make frequent fire #atrols.

$heck and ensure security of shi#.

nsure adequate illumination of shi# when necessary.

%end moorin!s as necessary.

Make note of &isitors comin! onboard includin! knowled!e of crews onboard"ashore.

Q: Now cargo operations in progress, what are your duties?

A:

%end moorin!s and !an!way as necessary.

Maintain !an!way watch.

nsure fire #recautions in #lace.

're&ent boardin! of unauthorised #ersons.

Kee# a record of all o#erations in $hief (fficer lo! book.

nsure adequate li!htin!s of the &essel.

nsure car!o #lan is adhered to.

Maintain close monitorin! of all o#erations carried out by crew and ashore #ersonnel.

nsure that e&erythin! is done in a safe and #ro#er manner.

Q: Master tells you to prepare bridge for sea, what will you do?

A:

nsure #assa!e #lan is in order with all charts required for the &oya!e and nautical

#ublications corrected to the latest )otice to Mariners.

nsure enou!h chart equi#ments *#encils, #arallel ruler, di&ider and com#ass+ are

onboard and ready.

rid!e ancillary equi#ments *inoculars, A-imuth Mirror, Aldis Lam#, 'elorus,

Setant, etc+ are a&ailable and ready.

S#eed"/istance recorder, cho Sounder, n!ine"rid!e mo&ement recorder, are readyand s#are #a#ers for #rinters.

0yro com#ass and all re#eaters are synchronised.

All instruments li!htin!s are alri!ht with s#are bulbs a&ailable.

)a&i!ational equi#ments all set u# and ready for use.

1adar and A1'A made fully o#erational.

oth internal and eternal communication equi#ments tested and ready for use.

%ele!ra#h and Steerin! !ear tested and ready.

2indows cleaned, wi#ers workin! satisfactorily.

$locks synchronised with the n!ine room.

$urrent na&i!ational warnin!s checked and com#ared with #re&ious warnin!s.

Q: You are in-charge of ft !ooring station about to sail, what are your duties?

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A:

$heck with Master and 'ilot antici#ated manoeu&re for lettin!3!o.

$heck rid!e3'oo# deck communications are satisfactory.

1emo&e all rat !uards.

1emo&e all access, car!o nets, tele#hone lines, bondin!, etc.

nsure winches are switched on and runnin! satisfactorily.

Let !o and brin! moorin!s onboard as instructed.Kee# moorin!s off #ro#eller and kee# the brid!e informed of your #ro!ress.

Shi# fenders when &essel is clear.

$heck that all shi#4s equi#ments are #ro#erly stowed and secured.

After com#letion, ensure winches are switched off, drains o#ened and isolated.

rin! down fla!s as a##ro#riate.

Q: "ow do you #eep safe na$igational watch, %Na$igational duties&?

A:

Maintain #ro#er lookout *1ule 5+.

$heck &essel #osition at re!ular inter&als usin! &arious methods of #osition fiin!./is#lay #ro#er Si!nals.

/etermine com#ass errors whene&er course is altered.

$heck radar and other na&i!ational equi#ments #erformance at re!ular inter&als.

Monitor )a&i!ational warnin!s closely.

Adhere strictly to the 1ules of the 1oad.

Q: 'ire in galley, what are your actions?

A:

1aise alarm and inform brid!e.

rid!e should reduce s#eed if &essel is at sea.

$lose down all means of &entilation.

6solate electrical circuits.

7a&e fire3fi!hters wear Fire suits and reathin! A##aratus.

7a&e fire3fi!hters, workin! in #airs, in&esti!ate and tackle fire usin! fire blanket, dry

#owder or foam etin!uisher.

Q: 'ire in acco!!odation, what are your actions?

A:

1aise alarm informin! rid!e and Master.

1educe s#eed if at sea.$lose down all mechanical means of &entilation.

7a&e fire3fi!hters wear fire suit and breathin! a##aratus.

6solate li&e electrical circuits.

Surround the fire, attackin! it from as many an!les as #ossible with hoses.

$lose all fire and water ti!ht doors.

'lace $ommunicatin! (fficer on standby to transmit emer!ency or distress si!nals.

6f traffic and weather will allow, brin! the wind to a direction that will minimise the

s#read of the fire.

Q: (recautions to be obser$ed when handling )O*?A:

eware of suffocation in enclose s#ace.

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eware of frost3bite.