Sire 2.0 with Andrew Garcia

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Sire 2.0

Veracruz Mexico

Inspector : Andrew Garcia 

  1. UKC policy
  2. Ukc required in meters as per company policy 
  3. Echo sounder depth alarm test
  4. Arrival ukc compared with calculated ukc in passage plan ....passage plan ukc should be less than ukc in echo sounder
  5. Safety settings in passage plan and same in ecdis
  6. Markings on ecdis- no go area ,abort point , point of no return 
  7. How you calculate abort point
  8. What do you understand by abort point and point of no return, what is the difference in both
  9. Difference between x band and s band radar, which one u will use for search and rescue 
  10. Last nav audit by external auditor, was he captain, and did u check his id to verify he was authorized auditor
  11. Checked nav lights alarm
  12. Checked Arrival & departure checklist , same entry in bell book
  13.  Checked steering gear checklist and what u write in bell book.
  14. Bridge manning in passage plan, marking on ecdis, same to be entered in deck log book.
  15. Log dist , how u verify doppler log  is calculating correct distance .
  16. Checked Gmdss log book entries- Monthly, weekly's Last shore test...monthly- areal insulation checked entry.
  17.  Gmdss radios checked batteries expiry checked 
  18. Checked pilot card, Pob time in bell book , MPIE time in bell book and pilot card asked where you write pilot take over.( Only take over do not write conn take over)
  19.  Last MOB drill entry in deck log book...was it simulation or real scenario, if real scenario ..he checked alteration... position where it was carried out also checked course recorder ...
  20.  How to verify doppler log is calculating correct distance?

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