Date -19 Jun 2025

Place - Lagos 

SIRE 2.0

BRIDGE

1. Max Anchoring depth calculation and factors to consider
2. Max anchoring depth as per Company SMS
3. Epirb checks (Asked in detail which all frequencies tested, which type satellites tested including AIS/ homing signals)
4. Epirb testing frequency ( As per manufacturer required only 3 months, Company informed to amend testing frequency requirements )
5. Which frequency for Cospas sarsat in EPIRB?
6. When engine fails how to calculate set drift  for next 24 hrs ?(Information:Perils at sea book)
7. Drying heights definition
8. Name of SSO/ DPA
9. When you will contact DPA?
10. Difference between LRIT / SSAS
11. what will happen when LRIT doesnt send position report?
12. Bridge Pyrotechnics Expiry date and checked whether they stowed in water tight casing
13. Voyage specific security RA by 2nd off( Other than RA made by Ch off for security) 
14. Postition Accuracy details as per catzoc ( Position accuracy as per catzoc to be mentioned in passage plan notes and ukc calculation sheet)
15. Checked passage plan thoroughly
16.  Checked no PI mark taken from drying heights
17. How will you monitor track when you cannot use PI? ( Ans using clearing lines and bearings)
18. Ukc policy and company procedures to follow if ukc not complied
19. Communication equipment tests before entering HRA 
20. Debriefing and review record after completion of  passge 
21. Aldis lamp spare bulb/weight/testing requirements 
22. Distraction policy poster
23. Asked to open google for searching( To confirm Internet access not allowed on bridge) As per distraction policy
24. Best anchoring seabed surface
25. Catzoc details. Full explanation 
26. Company Procedure when UKC not complied?
27. Why AIS not to be used for collision avoidance?
28. Why AIS status to be changed after unmooring from berth? What are the effects if we dont change?  
29. Cross checked own ship AIS static information. 
30. AIS testing procedures
31. What is RAIM in dgps? 
32. Bridge watch level poster
33. Ukc policy poster
34. DPA CSO poster
35. GMDSS Radio tests and battery expiry
36.  Squat effect and importance of safe speed while approaching berth?
37. Master pilot information exchange form checked ( Safe speed and distance to be maintained from other moving/ moored vessels to be discussed with pilot and entry to be made)
38. BTM meeting entries
39. Deck and bell book inspected.

Inspector - Pawel Sidor

Equinor,

Sire 2.0

24 Jun 2025

Bridge

Started with familiarization of all equipment's where is what then gone to tablet.

1. Passage plan - UKC Sheet, Security Level, additional comments, change of sec level in passage plan, Catzoc corrections, density ref taken from where, squat sheet, speed at various legs and why, btm sheet and master comments, any engineer attended the meeting crossponding entry in rest hour and deck log book. 
2. - Marking of EOSP/SBE on course recorder paper.
3. - BCL all of them and how we are making sure that all tests have been verified
4. - Steering gear checklialst including the time record of hardover to hardover and entry for NFU test
5. - Compass error log and bodies used for error
6. - echosounder accuracy check how and when, showed PMS and crossponding observations 
7. - nav wrng file sat c and navtex, cross checked on ECDIS one random nav wrng that was marked as plotted 
8. - BWL at various stages asked the composition while mooring
9. - safety contour settings, procedure if need to cross the safety contour
10. - company policy of using 2/4 color shades
11. - nav warning and tnp marking compny policy how do we get the info if the country included the tnp correction in aio or enc updates
12. - X/S band radar difference and why do we use X for port approaches and S for bad weather
13. - Radar PM Entries in Logbook
14. - ER UMS entries in Logbook
15. - Marking on ECDIS like PI, Radar Conspicous, PPI, change of engine status, master on con

Co-operative but very strict inspector, asked mostly about ECDIS related and markings, gave excellant remark on bridge and very glad.

SIRE 2.0 INSPECTION

Place :  Kandla, India 

Date : 04-june-2025

Inspector name: Capt. Pankaj Singh

Vessel remark : Inspector was so rude and arrogant, not compromising for anything and shouting at officer and crew just like that .

Bridge:

Initially started with bridge poster.

1. Change over between gyro 1 and 2 and cross checked with ecdis and radar.
2. Asked for radar performance and blind sector poster.
3. Verified Ecdis safety settings (Bcl 024)
4. Questioned why I made PI when drying height is present and he said it's not reliable ( I justified saying channel pilotage 60 nm and confined, so I used fixed land mark as available).
5. Checked Ais and VHF on low power
6. Asked me how I do gmdss batter on/off load test
7. Asked me how to do Daily and weekly gmdss test.
8. Company requirement for Ais test
9. Bnwas stages alarm asked and checked the log entry also did emergency call alarm same time
10.  Asked about AIO
11. Passage plan checking and question as much as possible, especially UKC during calculation and cross checked with master pilot exchange 
12. Checked ecdis marking for abort point and  point of no return with contingency anchorage 
13. Ecdis last updated and checked both main and back maintained same no of ENC 
14. Gmdss log inspected with Gmdss watch off at berth
15. Checked ADP and AENP for last update
16. Asked company policy for non compliance with UKC during transit
17. Checked magnetic compass light
18. BWL 2 entry in deck log book with look out
19. Compass error log checked 
20. Aldis lamp and spare bulb checked 
21. Gmdss portable radio tested for power and asked me the requirement 
22. Asked me min steering speed with engine or without engine 

Finally bridge cleared with no remark.