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.