二副面试问题及答案.doc

二副面试问题
How do you do,I’m liangchao very glad to meet you ,sir!
1.can you tell me about your education background and working experience?
Morning sir! My name is Liangchao . I am from a seaside city Yantai in Shandong province. I was born in 1975 and I am nearly 30 years old now. I am married , now I have one son..
In 1999, after studing four years, I graduated from Dalian maritime university with a bachelor degree in ocean-going navigation.
From 1999 till now, I have worked on about 4 vessels. and I have worked as a second officer for 2 ships,2 years .with experience of such types of vessel as bulk carriers and container vessel. I have worked for not only Chinese shipping companies including international Yantai marine shipping company, but also some foreign companies from HK OOCL, and Taiwan WANHAI. Most of the vessels I have worked on ，are nearly 10，000 tons in gross tonnage. Now I have all the necessary certificates for bulk carriers and general cargo carrier .this is all for my introduction. Thank you!
2. Can you tell me your last vessel?
3. What are your responsibilities as a second officer?
the second officer is the navigational officer and sometimes also medical officer on board .besides, the second officer shall assist the chief officer. His duties may include the following:
(1) navigation watch keeping from 1200 to 1600 and from 0000 to 0400
(2) chart and navigational publication corrections
(3) passage plan making
(4) usually working as the designated communications officer
(5) maintenance of communication equipment , instruments and spare parts on board this ship
(6) Take care of all the basic navigational equipment and instruments including magnetic compass, gyrocompass ,gyro repeaters, time changes, depth sounders ,course recorder, GPS receivers, and so on.
(7) Maintenance of inventories of the stationery
(8) Medical duties.
(9) Some other works designated by master or chief officer.
4. Please briefly describe the procedure of dealing with navigational warnings.
Firstly I shall register the navigational warnings in the register book and record the warning number in the card.
Secondly I shall select the charts that are affected by the warnings. Then I shall use pens, scissors and glues to fix permanent notice. I shall also use pencils to fix temporary and preliminary notices. The charts are to be corrected according to all the concerned warnings. When I correct the chart ,I shall frequently consult the geographical index.
5. can you describe the charts correction procedures ?
firstly, the second officer has to make sure that he has received the latest notice to mariner and that he has to write the notice request on time. The master shall make emergency request if the lasted is not received.
Secondly, the second officer has to record the notice to mariner on the correction logs on time according to the chronological order.
Thirdly, when correcting the chart, he has to make sure that the last small correction has been made on the chart.
Erasure should never be made when deleting information crossed through .instead ,seryes of short double strokes should be used while correction fluid should not be used. And allways insert information before you delete any information.
6. Who should draft the passage plan on board? What are included in passage plan? When you make the passage plan, what information do you need?
Usually, the passage plan should be prepared by the second officer and approved by the master. during passage ,when an error or mistake is found about the passage plan, it should be report to the master first and corrected afterwards by the second officer .but during voyage the passage plan cannot be changed without the master’s approval.
The passage plan should include such information as way points, the distance between way points, courses, current, tide, weather conditions and means of communications, means of fixing position and interval and so on.
Besides, the following information and publications are necessary in making the passage plan: sailing directions, pilot book, port entry guidance, tide table, local area warning, warning from the NAVAREA areas, list of light and radio signals, admiralty notice to mariner, sea chart and catalogue of admiralty charts and other publications.
7. What is the scope the passage plan cover? If you miss one or two big or small scale charts for next voyage, can the ship give sea going or not?
The passage plan should cover the sailing route from berth to berth. Lack of information for some areas may lead to some serious accidents. The ship cans not departure if one or two charts are not available.
8. if the signal of three red lights vertically aligned is found on board a ship during night voyage,what do you think is wrong with the ship? If a motor ship is moving under the way ,but not under command ,what kind of signals should she use ?on what occasion do you display two black balls during the day?
The vessel is constrained by her draught ,it is very hard for her to maneuver. Our vessel should give a wide berth and take actions to keep away from her.
The motor ship should use not-under-command lights,i.e. two red lights vertically aligned during night time,and two black balls vertically aligned during day time.
We shall display two black balls when our vessel cannot get out the way for others.
9.please describe how do you take care of the magnetic compass?
The liquid magnetic compass should be regulary checked for air bubbles and it should always be covered when it is not in use .the deviation of the compass should be checked and observed during every watch.
10.how do you set and adjust gyrocompass?
The second officer should frequently check the gyrocompass’ error. Actually,gyrocompass accuracy should be checked at least once a day at sea and at anchor, and for each course steered. During the watch, the simultaneous check should be made at least hourly. If there is any significant deviation error, the second officer should report it to the master and record in the compass record book and deck logbook. The electronic devices should be kept away from the compass in a reasonable distance. The chief officer or other designated officers should test the error in the morning or evening.
11.what are your responsibilities as the second officer while the vessel is in port?
My responsibilities are to keep good watch,to ensure the safety of life,the ship and the cargo and to maintain good working orders on the vessel.
During my watch I should be aware of the draft, under keel clearance, the state of ship,the moring conditions so as to avoid dangerous listing,trim or hull stress during cargo operation. I should also make sure that de-ballasting causes no marine pollution. I should watch and supervise the loading process and report any incident or accident to the chief officer.
12.please tell me the difference between the great circle line and rhomb line?
In theory, the great circle line is the shortest distance between two places,while the rhomb line is longer than the great circle line .however ,it is very hard for a vessel just to take the great circle line or rhomb line.
13.during cargo loading , if you find cargo damages in holds, what should you do?
I shall record them in writing or even photograph the damages and report the situation to the chief officer immediately. The chief officer should report it to the tallyman and ask them to replace the cargo , if possible. At the same time, the officer on duty should make the on-the-spot record.
If the damages are really very serious, we should report to the master and ask for his instructions.
14.when you usually do the chart work? When you are keeping watch, can you do the chart work?
Whenever I receive the notice to mariner, I will do the correction and drawing as soon as possible.
Generally ,I should not do the chart work when am keeping watch. Doing chart work during watch keeping can give rise to some potential danger to the maneuvering of the vessel.
15.what is the maximum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) rate on board?
According to the STCW95 Code ,the maximum blood alcohol concentration shall not be more than 0.08% by weight at any time when being tested. But the code of federal regulations requires the blood alcohol concentration to be no more than 0.04%. watch keepers are not allowed to drink any alcoholic beverage 4 hours before their watch . besides ,when bunkering ,loading and unloading, moring and unmoring,4 hours before and after port all, the sailor on board cannot have any alcoholic drinks.
16.pls tell me your duties as the medical officer.
I am responsible for maintaining the medical inventory. I should keep a good record of the use of different medicines and make sure that the aide bags are at proper locations. I should also be careful with the madicine locker. The expired medicines should be replaced on time. When some important medicines are out of stock, I should report to the master and make requisition for supply.
17.when do you call the master to the bridge?
In the following situations , according to the SMS manual, I will have to call the master to the bridge:
(1) when the visibility is lower than the one mentioned in the master’s standing order.
(2) Breakdown of the main engine , steering gear ,gyrocompass or any other critical equipment related to the safety of the vessel.
(3) When the ship’s possition and sounding are unusual or strange
(4) When the navigational marks or sounding do not appear as expected
(5) When heavy weather is encountered
(6) When the ship is behaving in an unusual way
(7) When marine pollution is seen or suspected
(8) When distress message is received or accident observed
(9) Any other situation when the officer are in doubt
(10) Whenever the ship is in danger
18.when radar and arpar are in use, do they relieve your duty of lookout as a watch-keeper
No, these apparatuses do not relieve the watch officer of his duty to maintain a proper lookout at all times . this is very important to the maneuvering of the vessel . accidents often arise because of the officers’ complete dependence on the RADAR,ARPAR,GPS and other equipment, especially in hazardous areas, such as the coast and port areas,low visibility area,restricted areas and heavy weather regions. All in all, the rules and regulation of the COLREG 1972 must be strictly obeyed.
19.what do you know about EC and ECDIS?
EC means electronic chart, and ECDIS means electronic chart and information system.. this system uses the computer technology to provide chart details on a visual display unit, combined with an automatic indication of ship’s position , and possibly a radar image, and a navigation aide.this kind of chart needs basic computer operation skills and automation knowledge.
20.can you tell me the main contents of a typical admiralty notice to mariner? How did you get the notice to mariner on your last vessel?
The admiralty notice to mariner is a maritime publication issued by the hydrographic department of the unitec kingdom . they include admiralty notices, australian and new zealand notices. They are published on a weekly basis .there is also an annual summary version.
The admiralty notice to mariner includes 6 sections . section one, explanatory notes and indexes to section two .section two , admiralty notices to mariners-corrections to charts. Section three , reprints of radio navigational warnings.section four , corrections to admiralty sailing derections.section five,corrections to admiralty list of lights and fog signals .section six , corrections to admiralty list of radio signals.
On my last ship, the ship owner provided us with the notice to mariner in every major port .if they failed to give us the notice . we will send them a reqrest for this by e-mail.
21.it is very important to get rid of the outdated charts and other SMS documents on board . why?
It is very important to keep the lasted revised charts also some other ISM documents on board in the deck ang engine room . and keep away those out-of-dated charts because after a period of time, you will not be able to know what documents are the newest ones. The mixture of the old and new documents on board can easily give rise to some problems for the safety of the vessel . so it is very important to do away with the obsolete documents as soon as possible.
22.how do you maintain the clocks?
I am responsible for the vessel clocks expect for those in the engine room. Before getting underway , clocks shall be compared and synchronized , and the synchronization record shall be entered into the deck logbook.
23.under what situations do you call the engine room when you are on duty?
(1) whenever it is necessary to make sure that engine room and bridge clocks are synchronized
(2) at least one hour before starting or endding a sea passage
(3) as soon as it appears that engine operation maneuvers may be required, with one hour’s notice if possible
(4) whenever the ship machinery operation may be affected by weather or other condition changes , such as shallow water approach, concentration of marine life or seaweed, ice in water ,or change of trim or draft due to ballasting shifting.
(5) One hour before inert gas system operation is required (for tanker)
(6) One hour before steam is required on deck
(7) Whenever the temperature fall to 2 degree centigrade to prevent damage to equipment
(8) At least one hour before the standby generator is required
(9) Whenever the cargo pumps are used
(10) One hour prior to getting underway
24.what should you do first after you jion a vessel?
Firstly, I shall familiarize myself with the familisrization booklet, the muster lists and emergency card in my cabin.
Secondly , I shall report to the master and get familiar with other officers and crew on board the vessel .
Thirdly , with accompaniment of the relieved second officer , I shall have an inspection of those items he was responsible for . I shall discuss immediately with the master on any unsatisfactory conditions, including equipment malfunctions. I shall also take over all the documents the second officer should take care of . a good handover with the relieved second officer is the most important job for me.
25.when do you have to change from the automatic steering to manual steering?
The steering mode should be changed from automatic to manual mode under the following circumstances:
(1) in any emergency situation
(2) in diminishing and restricted visibility, as defined by the master
(3) when the ship’s steering in shallow water
(4) when the master or duty officer think it is necessary
when the steering mode is changed , the watch officers shall supervise the process.
26.if ship collision happens when you are on duty , what procedure should you follow？
I shall carry out the emergency checklist
Firstly, I will sound the alarm for emergency.