REPORT OF ORAL EXAMINATION FOR MASTER (FG) GRADE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY

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EXAMINATION CENTRE MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT: MUMBAI/ CHENNAI/KOLKATA/KOCHI/KANDLA/NOIDA

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Serial Competency Topics: Includes 2nd Mate(FG), FIRST Mate (FG) and the Examiner's Evaluation
No following topics of ASM
1 INDIAN MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT
Registration of ships, Engagement discharge and management of Seafers, Entries in
Official Log book, Hygiene of the ship and welfare of crew, Port Health Requirements,
Safety of Ship, Crew and Passengers, Masters duties to render assistance and reporting
dangers, Unseaworthy ship, Pollution, Liability and Compensation, Wrech and Salvage,
Investigations and Inquires. Awareness of Merchant Shipping Rules. Latest amendments
to MS Act.

2 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MODERN SHIP MANAGEMENT

ISM CODE, ISPS CODE, Leadership, Teamwork and Managerial skills, Bridge resource
Management, Taking over ship as Master, Change of Management, Audits and
Certification, Risk Assessment, Guidelines on Fatigue, Occupational Health and Safety on

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ships, Lessons learnt from casualty investigation reports. Casualty Investigation Code.
Drug and Alchohol Policy. Mentoring of junior officers and trainees. Amendments in STCW

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Convention.

3 SURVEY AND CERTIFICATION

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Certificates and documents required on a passenger, bulk, oil chemical or gas carrier and
other cargo ships as per the Conventions. Survey procedures to obtain these certificates
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and to maintain its validity. Surveys and Certificates for Special Trade Passenger Ships/
River Sea vessels and Indian Coastal vessels. Dry-docking surveys and requirements.
Enhanced Survey Programme. Preparing Repairs specifications for Drydock. Drydocking
both intact and in damaged condition. Other trading certificates required to be carried.
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Role of Recognized organisations. Classification surveys. Latest amendments in SOLAS,
LOADLINE, TONNAGE Conventions
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4 CONTROL MEASURES
Port State Control Procedures by IMO, Flag State inspections, vetting inspections, terminal
inspections, Condition surveys etc. Various MOUs on PSC, Ship Risk profile, Black list/grey
lists by MOUs.
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5 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES

Fire/explosion in Port & at sea, Grounding, Collision, Pollution, Flooding, Engine/Steering
failure, Listing, MOB, Leakage and spills of dangerous cargoes. International obligations
upon Collision and reporting instances. Rescue of victims from enclosed spaces & Rescue
of survivors from another vessel or sea. Musters and Drills. Damage Control Plans.
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Abadonship procedures. Method of refloating vessel. Precautions when Beaching.

Damage Stability Criteria and Damage Stability Booklet. Emergency Technical Assistance
Service by Classification Societies in damage assessment and suvival capability.

6 LIFE SAVING & FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES

Knowledge of various LSA and its usage. Onboard maintenance and operational readiness
of LSA & FFA. Various Fire Fighting
Appliances: Maintenance and ready availability, fire control plan, fire drills, fixed fire
fighting systems and its testing procedures.

7 RADIO COMMUNICATION, SEARCH & RESCUE

Knowledge of functional requirements, Radio installations, Radio personel and Radio
records. Distress/urgency/Safety messages. Avoidance of false distress alerts.
Search and Rescue procedures, GMDSS Volume V. Steps to be taken when disabled and in
distress, assisting ship or aircraft in distress. Safety in Helicopter rescue operations.
IAMSAR manual.
 8 SAFETY OF NAVIGATION & COLREGS
Knowledge of Distress Messages- Obligation and procedures, Safe Manning, Navigating in
Ice, Ships Reporting System. Ships Routeing, Vessel Traffic Services, Navigational
Equipments, VDR and LRIT. Masters discretion. Navigation Bridge Visibility. Master-Pilot
relationship. Pilot Boarding Arrangements. Watchkeeping Principles as per STCW. Ocean
Towing. Emergency Towing Arrangements. Maritime Assistance Service. BMP to deal with
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships. Polar Code and High Latitude Navigation.
Weather Routeing services and Voyage planning.
COLREGS application, identification of vessels by day/night. Action to be taken in various
situtations including Restricted Visibility. Amendments to COLREGS.

9 SHIP HANDLING
Manoevering and handling ships in all conditions. Manoevering characteristics/criteria
and WH Poster. Emergency Stopping Maneoveres, Crash stop, rudder cycling. Avoidance
of dangerous situation in following and quartering sea. Synchronous rolling/parametric
rolling, Wing heeling criteria for high freeboard ships, Picking up pilot, Maneovering in and
near TSS and VTS areas. Navigation in special areas such as straits of Malacca and
Singapore, English Channel, Entrances to Baltic sea. Off shore installation and structures.
STS operations. Anchoring and berthing under the effect of tide/wind in shallow/deep
waters. Use of anchors for berthing. Squat, transverse thrust, Pivot Point, interaction
between ships/shore. Turing the ship short round. Dragging/dredging anchors. Different

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types of tugs and its usage and limitations. Berthing with or without Tug in various
conditions of wind, current and tide. Effectiveness of bow and stern thrusters.

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10 CARRIAGE OF CARGOES
Economics of Sea Transport. Contract of Affreightment, Charterparties, Bills of Ladings
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and its main clauses. Conditions of carriage of cargoes. AFRA, WORLDSCALE &
INCOTERMS. Voyage Estimates. Hague rule, Hague- Visiby Rules, Hambaurg Rules,
Rotterdam Rules, COGSA, Containerization and Multi-Modal Transport Act. Handling of
claims and disputes pertaining to Cargo Carriage.
Knowledge of standards for ship carrying Oil cargoes, Chemical in bulk,Liquid gas in bulk,
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Containers, Solid bulk cargoes with chemical properties that may entail hazard during
transport. Safety in container transport and VGM. Additional Safety Measures for bulk
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carriers. Grain loading and Carriage of dangerous packaged goods (IMDGs). Care/stowage
and securing of cargoes. Latest amendments in IMDG Code, IMSBC Code and other codes.

11 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Knowledge of Annex I to VI of MARPOL 73/78, Requirements for reporting incidents
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involving dangerous goods, harmful substances and / or marine pollutants.

SOPEP/SMPEP/SEEMP. Oil/Cargo/Garbage Record Book. Energy Efficiency measures.
Latest Amendments in MARPOL. Vessel Response Plan & OPA 90. Ballast Water
Convention. Ship Recycling Convention. Global Warming, Climate Change, Carbon Credit
and Kyoto Protocol. National and international Liability for oil pollution. CLC, Bunker CLC
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and FUND Convention. International compensation fund. Revisions in Limits of Liability

12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
FAL Convention, Inward outward customs clearance. Immigration Clearance. Quarantine
Clearance. Dealing with Stowaways. H&M Marine
Insurance. Conditions & Warranties. Particular/General Average. York&Antwerp Rules.
P&I Clubs. Port of Refuge. Salvage & Towage. Lloyds Open Form. Scopic clause. Salvage
Convention. Wreck Removal Convention. LLMC Convention. Features of Polar Code, IGF
Code & III Code.

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