1） 自我介绍please introduce yourself:

I am XXX, graduated from Nanjing maritime college. I have been chief officer since 2010, and been many countries and many kinds of cargoes in my experience, such as USA, Aus and south east Asia to carry grain, logs, steel coil, general cargo, coal and etc.

2） 当货物水分过大如何处理，以及注意事项。

If you find the moisture of cargo is too big to carry and/or load before loading, would you please tell me how to deal it and the items to be caution:

Of course, if cargo moisture of cargo is more than TML, as chief officer, I will inform master and seek for shipper and local agent immediately, the cargo is rejected to load onboard. The letter of protest will be issued to all concerned parties and require P&I to assist if necessary. If the cargo is very closely to TML during voyage, we can open hatch covers to dry the cargo, the bilge will be monitored and pumped out regularly if necessary, a log issued for pumped water amount in order to prevent dispute in discharging port due to cargo shortage. 

3） 工人操作不当导致货损如何与工头沟通及如何处理。

please advise how to deal it that you find cargo and ship are damaged by stevedores rudely operation?

a. Inform foreman immediately.

b. Issue a stevedore damage report to require foreman to sign it. If the foreman rejected to sign it, inform local agent and issued a letter of protest.

c. Try to get more evidences, better take some pictures along with your damage report.

d. For damage cargo, require shore parties to change if possible and they agree to do so. If such damages do not impact ship safety, will inform charterer, shipper and owner and all parties concerned. As owner instruction, to put ship's remarks on daily work report / mate receipt and/or state of fact, of course A letter of protest will issue to parties concerned including charterer, stevedore company, local agent and copy to owner.

e. If the damages impact the ship safety and seaworthiness, issue a letter of protest and require them to repair these before departure, owner / Charterer, local agent inform required.

4） 如果装货水尺和岸上数字有差距怎么办。

How to deal with cargo quantities different between shore and ship draft survey?

a. First we need fully understand the clauses in voyage instruction, the sale contract adjustment is through draft survey or shore scale.

b. If the sale contract is adjustment with shore scale and nobody to arrange draft survey, the chief officer will do self draft survey to compare with shore figure, if the different is more 0.3% of cargo amount which provide by shore, a letter of protest with draft survey report will be issued to shipper and inform to charterer and owner. a ship's remark that said to weight and quality to be issued on mate receipt.

c. if the sale contract is adjustment with ship draft survey report and cargo quantities different is more than 0.3% of all cargo loaded, issue a letter of protest, inform owner and charterer immediately, and action according to owner instruction. Don't sail if we have not gotten instruction in writing from owner.

5） 是否有原木经验。（业务和英语都问）

Do you have log carry experience?

Yes. I have log experience, such as loading log in New Zealand to China, in USA to China.

As log carry, the most important is to control stability during loading, carrying at sea entire voyage. For improve ship's stability, we need first load heavy cargo in lower tier and much cargo in cargo holds and minimize broken space in cargo holds because the cargo weight in cargo holds will definite how much cargo can be loaded on deck. Minimize water in ballast tank empty to lower 5% cargo capacity, if we have to ballast in tanks, better keep tank full and reduce the quantities of half ballast tank. We will use stop watch to monitor GM during voyage. If the log will be loaded in Canada and USA, the water absorb to be considered, in winter the open deck and water icy on log surface to be considered.

For log lashing, we will consult with ship secure manual, account all lashing equipment while getting voyage instruction, require owner to replenish lashing equipment which shortage.

6） 是否去过美国，加拿大，澳洲，以及当地的规则和注意事项。Have you been to USA, Canada, Australia, and what is special requirement subject to local regulations?

Yes. I have been USA, Aus but have not been Canada.

1. Ballast to be exchanged according to concerned regulations.

2. Garbage to be properly separated and stored.

3. For USA, VGP and NTVRP to be trained and familiarization by all officers and ratings.

4. PSC inspection is very strictly in such country. In USA, the drill will be carried out during PSC inspection.

5. The low sulphur fuel oil to be used within 200 nmiles from nearest shore of USA. The steering gear to be tested and drill to be carried out before enter into port. ENOA and ENOD to be submitted on time according to local agent requested.

6. Cargo hold inspection is very strictly, especial grain. The stability report for loading grain will be reviewed by local authorities.

7） 之前服务的船舶装过什么货，大副的经历，船型以及都去过哪里。（业务和英语都问）

针对5-7万的船：是否装货镍矿，以及测试

What kinds of cargo have you been loaded in your experience as chief officer? What's type of ship have you serviced and where you been to?

Do you have carried Nickel ore, how to test it before shipping?

Many kinds of cargo, such as log, ore, coal, grain, general cargo and so on. I have worked on general cargo and bulk cargo. Last ship is bulk cargo with log stanchion. I have been to many countries such as AUS, USA, British, south- east Asia, Brazil and so on.

Yes, I have loaded nickel ore in Philippines to North China, to monitor moisture of cargo, normally we use can test and compare cargo quantity with original sample and cargo after heating to dry.

8） BC CODE有什么了解。（业务和英语都问）

Please simply debrief BC code?

BC code is very important booklet for master and chief officer, it describes bulk cargo stowage fact, inherent characteristic, grades, cargo custody during voyage and ventilation requirement and items to be caution for bulk cargo etc.

No master and chief officer understand all cargo and carry all kinds of cargo in their experience, they can use BC code to know and familiar with their cargo which planned by carrier. 

9）A.B.C类货物特点。

   What's means of grade A, B,C for bulk and characteristic of each grade cargo?

Grade A is liquefy cargo, this kind cargo will be liquefied during voyage while ship heavy rolling and pitching if the cargo moisture is more than TML result in vessel lose stability. Many ship capsized due to stability loss when carried this kind of cargo in recent years.

Grade B is danger cargo, when loaded this kind of cargo, the certificate of fit for carrying dangerous cargo to be consulted. The temperature to be monitor and recorded every day if whether permit. 

10）对P&I CLUB有什么了解。（业务和英语都问）

What is P& I Club, what is role of P & I?

P& I Club is Protection and indemnification club, it is a insurance organization to protect owner benefit in case of the cargo damage, ship damage, cargo shortage, pollution, wreck removal and or ship in accident, etc.

11)装水泥注意事项，cement 这个单词

Have you carried cement clinker, what is to careful for carrying cement?

Yes. I have loaded cement clinker two times as chief officer.

Cement is facilitate to solidify when it meet with water then become very hard to remove after discharging. It will be affect to next cargo especial grain. For saving crew hold cleaning time and next cargo, we need apply slip coat on bulkhead, tank top of cargo holds before loading, dry bilges and keep cargo holds water tight.

Protection main deck and accommodation with sugar syrup (or chemical) or cover important life saving equipment such as lifeboat, liferafts with tarpaulin.

After discharging, first we air below and sweep the cement clink, then apply cement remover, wash down with high fresh washing machine, once you start washing, don't let cargo hold dry till hold cleaning completion. Don't use bilge pump to pump out bilge during hold cleaning, the portable pumps to be used for bilge pumped out.

12）after the petcock(石油焦炭) voy,how do you clean the cargo hold

Sweep, apply chemical, washing down with high pressure sea water and fresh water.