大副面试问题

A.About Cargo

1.What is you last vessel trading area? Have you been USA, Australia and Canada port?

( A: wordwide / seasia, ?= yes / not)

2.What kinds of cargo have you carried before?(grain, coal ore, log etc.)

3.What is the meaning of stowage factor, GM, KG, KM, GOM, SG correction, etc.? What

is Bill of lading, clean B/L, remark on B/L? How to make KG for deck cargo?

(A: weight / Cbm,

4.What is NCB?

A: National Cargo Bureau: calculation manual?

5.Do you have deck crane operation experience?

6.Do you have experience of how to use the soft ware of Loading Master? Do you

remember the name of the soft ware that you have used in your previous vessel?

7.Do you have any experience for loading grain cargo? How many cargo hold can slack?

Do you know about cargo calculating form for USA, Australia, Canada? How do you calculate the grain loading stability? What partied of inspection for loading grain in USA?

8.Do you have any experience for log cargo loading in Australia, New Zealand, and USA?

What is the procedure of loading logs? How do you calculate the GM of log cargo? How do you understand the weight of the log cargo already loading on board?

A: 1). Heavy cargo to be loaded in cargo hold, close stowing cargo to avoid broken space in hold. 2). Deck cargo to be loaded tidy, the first wire to be laied and lashed while 4 meter high. To keep tight lashing with chain and lashing wire when completed loading. 3). Choice center of geometry as cargo KG and then calculate GM. Od log cargo. 4). To calculate cargo weight by draft survey frequency.

9.How do you take note when loading timber in rain? how do you put remark on mate

receipt?

A: Usually not to loading during rain, in case instruction of charter, LOI is required

Remark: cargo loading during rain as per charter instruction by writing.

10.What is the jumping loading? What kind of cargo we have to make jumping load?

How do you loading jumping cargo?

A: 1). cargo to be loaded interval a hold. 2). For very heavy cargo to ensure safe of

bending moment and shearing force. 3). To pay attention to the bending moment and

shearing force. and loading sequence.

11.How to do if there is big difference between ship and shore figures by draft surveyor?

A: Put remark on Mate Receipt

12.What remark to put on mate receipt after loading wetted cargo i.e. coal contaminate with

water?

A: Ship side no responsibility for quantity of cargo during discharging cargo.

13.How do you take action when it is raining during loading cargo?

A: To cease loading and close all hatch cover.