二副面试题参考

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二副面试问题及参考答案

1. 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

the ship;

(6)

care

of

all

the

basic

navigation

equipment

and

instruments,

including

magnetic

compasses, gyrocompasses, gyro repeaters, time changes, depth sounders and

course recorder.

(7)

Maitenance of inventories of the stationery;

(8)

Medical duties, and other duties designated by the master or chief officer.

(9)

Some other work designated by master or chief officer.

4. please briefly describle 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 notices. 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 procedure

Please refer to the same question for the master.

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 latest is not received.

Secondly, the second officer has to record the notice to mariner on the

correction logs on time according to the chronogical 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 in formation crossed throuth.

Instead, series of short double strokes should be used while correction fluid

should not be used.

Always 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 reported to the master first and corrected afterwards by the

second

officer.

But

during

voyage

the

passage

plan

cannot

be

changed

without

the

master’s approved.

The

passage

plan

should

include

such

information

as

way

points,

the

distance

between

way

point,

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’s 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 ore 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 cannot go 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 mpving under the way, but not under command, what kind of signals shoud

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 and take actions to keep away from her.

The

motor

ship

should

use

not-under-control

lights,

.,

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 of

another.

9. please describle how you take care of the magnetic compass.

The liquid magnetic compass should be regularly checked for air bubbles and

it shoud always be covered when it is not in use. The deviation of the compass

should be checked and observed during every watch.

10. how to 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

compasses

in

a

reasonable

distance.

The

chief

officer

or

other

designated

officers

should

test the error in the morning and evening.

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 wooking orders on the vessel.

During my watch I should be aware of the draft, under keel clearance, the

state of ship, the mooring 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 circle line or rhomb line.

13. during cargo loading, if you find cargo damages in holds, what should you do

I should record them in writing or even photograph the damages and report

the

situations

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 realy very serous, 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 concentraition (BAC) rate on board

According to the STCW code, the BAC shall not be more than % by weight at

any

time

when

being

tested.

Watch-keepers

are

not

allowed

to

drink

any

alcoholic

beverage 4 hours before their watch. Besides, when bunkering, loading and

unloading,

mooring

and

unmooring,

4

hours

before

and

after

port

all,

the

sailor

on

board

cannot

have

any

alcoholic

before

and

after

port

all,

the

sailor

on

board

cannot have any alcoholic drinks.

16. please 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

are

at

proper

locations. I should also be careful with the medicine 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,

gyro-compass

or

any

other

critical equipment related to the safety of the vessel;

(3)

when the ship,s position 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)

whenthe 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 officers are in observed;

(10)

whenever the ship is in danger;

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 manuvering 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

electrionic

chart,

and

ECDIS

means

electronic

chart

and

information

system. This system usees 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 mariners is a maritime publication issued by the

hydrographic

department

of

the

united

kingdom.

They

include

admiralty

nitices,

Australian

and

new

Zealand

notices.

They

are

published

on

a

weekly

basis.

There

is also an annual summary version.

The

admiralty

noyice

to

mariner

includes

6

sections.

Section

one,

explanatory

notes

and

indexes

to

section

two.

Admiralty

notices

to

mariners-corrections to charts. Section

three,

reprints of radio navigational

warnings. Section four, corrections to admiralty sailing directions. Section

five, corrections to admiralty list of radio signals.

On my last ship, the ship owner provided us with the notice to mariners in

every

major

port.

If

they

failed

to

give

us

the

notice,

we’ll

send

them

a

request

for this.

21.

it is very important to get rid of the outated charts and other SMS documents

on board. Why

It

is

very

important

to

keep

the

latest

revised

charts(also

some

other

ISM

documents on board)in the deck and 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 he vessel. So

it

is

very

important

to

do

away

with

the

obsoletedocuments

as

soon

as

possible.

22.

how do you maintain the clocks

I

am

responsible

for

the

vessel

clocks

except

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 ending 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

lifeor 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 falls to 2 degree centigrade to provent damage to

equipment;

(8)

at least one hour before the standby generator is required;

(9)

whenever the gargo pumps are used;

(10)

one hour prior to getting underway.

24.

what should you do first after you join a vessel

Firstly, I shall familiarize myself with the familiarization booklet, the

must

lists

and

emergency

card

in

my

cabin.

Second,

I

shall

report

to

the

master

and get familiar with other officers and crew on board

the vessel. Third, with

accompaniment

of

the

relieved

second

officer,

I

shall

discuss

immediately

with

the master on any unsatisfactions, 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 thing for me.

25.

when do you have to change from the automatic steering to manual steering

The

steering

mode

should

be

change

from

automatic

to

manual

mode

under

the

following circumstances: (1) in any emergency situations; (2) in diminishing

and

restricted visibility, as defined by the master; (3) when the ship’s

steering in shallow water; (4) when the master thinks 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 should follow the emergency checklist.

Firstly, I will sound the alarm for emergency;

Secondly, I will inform the master immediately;

Thirdly, I will inform the engine room and propare engine standby;

After ship collision,

all the tanks should be sound

be and the

ship owner,

manager

should

be

informed

of

the

accident.

The

accident

report

should

also

be

sent

to

the

all

concerned

parties

and

the

coast

country.

And

all

the

above

actions,

ship’s position, times, etc. should be recorded properly.

27.

before the ship sails to a new port, if you do not have one or two necessary

charts, what should you possibly do

If

possible,

I

will

ask

for

help

from

the

master.

If

the

master

cannot

help,