Date : 06 July 2025
Port : Sao Luis, Brazil
Indian Vetting inspector but settled in brazil.
Bridge 2hrs many questions he asked and explained also gently
Deck Rounds he said he need 1 Jun. Off/ Jun.Eng/ Deck Rating and Ch.Officer
On brige:
1.what is backup for ecdis
2.Safet settings checked in passage plan
3.Checked safety settings marked on ECDIS or not
4.In passage plan checked BWL & ERWL thoroughly checked. Same cross checked on Ecdis. What is LDL
5.Asked how you calculate safety setting/Ukc
6. IAMSAR manual latest edition onboard. Which volume you will find distress signals
7.
Pre-Arrival and departure check verified with checklist and bell book
entries Con h/o to pilot entries, BWL who all are present and lookout
& helmsman mentioned in bell book, Asked how will you include pilot
in bridge team
8.You have a Manoverbaord, what will you transmit on VHF CH16 and what type of msg you will transmit and why ?
9. Tried out dead man alarm if E/R on bridge.
10.Checked T& p correction on Ecdis
11.Company requirement for Magnetron change.
12.In bad weather which Radar will you use & why?
13.Why X band radar not used for bad weather (diffr b/w xband and Sband)
14.Ecdis power failure checked
15.BNWAS Monthly checks & what is level 3 Alarm
16. Asked cyber security manual and contingency plan for it.
17. Asked why can we not reply AIS information
18.Vdr data transfer procedure
19.Gmdss monthly weekly Record
20.Ecdis PL & week update to.
21.Steering gear test procedures.
22.From where all can find Emergency stop for Accom. & Deck Fans( from bridge and foam room)
23.Asked who is responsible person for distress communication? And checked if it is mentioned in muster list. Asked whose is shore based company issuing certificate for gmdss
24.Asked how you calculate look ahead.
25.Cheked amendment plan from Anchor to berth & safety settings.
26.Checked Take me home Charts and ENC supplier
27.Asked Ecdis Display requirement as per company.
28.Asked to switch on Bnwas. I said i cant password is with only master. Asked password for master PC (I said i can common PC like
bridge, CCR & ECR but master PC is password protected and only
master have access to it. He was happy to hear that)
29. Asked how will you change Ecdis safety settings.( he wanted to know as per masters instruction only)
30.
Checked All bridge equipments are working properly. AIS and Gyro
repeater are synchronised and went on monkey island and checked magnetic
compass. finally completed.
1. Deck checked
more of less everything started with bridge wings, compared gyro
repeaters then checked fire plan and checked if fire equipments are
mentioned there.
2. Asked SCBA bottle pressure are upto mark, I said yes
3. MOB marker checked and checked weight of the buoy. Why is 4 Kg and others are not
4.
Told me to start lifeboat on single battery and start cabin and canopy
lights and told try out ahead and astern and wheel hard-over to
hard-over
5. Rescue boat starting procedure and strart rescue boat and checked securing straps also
6. Checked ETA manuals aft and ahead
7. Full round on deck and checked lights and emergency lights are working
8. Went in forecastle store checked procedures for opening chain locker are stencilled
9. Was coming to accommodation asked me all fore hose box and foam hose box are mentioned in fire plan
10. checked hospital and lights are working and hospital call button working
11. checked foam room and and operating procedures for deck and engine room, asked bosun which foam for which area.
12.
went emergency generator room, asked me to explain manual start and
battery and demonstrate also. Asker 3rd eng some technical question
related to it and check fuel cut off from outside generator is working.
13.
Went to galley asked ch cook which all extinguisher in galley and how
will activate Fixed CO2 for galley, luckily Ch. Cook ready the posted
instructions and explained and finished with deck here.
CCR:
Question 2nd officer and ch officer a lot about cargo, SSCL and Vapour line and many more
Asker Junior officer to demonstrate calibration of Multi-gas detectors
Asked cadet to check O2 content on any tank and tell me
Capt
Cabin he check all paper work throughly and checked oil record book
entries of ch. eng and ch.off and compared rest hour timings. Called me
in capt cabin checked all officer certification and drills timings and
compared with rest hours. Many more but
Finally at 1900 hrs did closing meeting and gave 3 observations and 19:30 he left.
