Duties and Responsibilities all seafarers Q and A

What is your duty and responsibility as Third mate?
Here is my duty:
First: Keep navigational watch on bridge from 0800 – 1200, 2000 – 0000, to ensure safe navigation.
Second: Daily, weekly, monthly maintain and replace LSA, FFE.
Third: Assist chief officer for cargo & ballast operation and gangway watch.
Fourth: Assist Master to prepare Arr/Dept documents and drill reports.
Last: Station on bridge when vessel alongside or departure, act as order of Master/pilot.

Do you know about Colreg 1972? How many rules are there?
Yes, I do. There are 38 rules in Colreg 1972.

What is rule No.5 name? What is rule No.5 information? What is all available means?
Rule No.5 named Look-out.
Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and or the risk of collision.
All available means are Radar, AIS, ECDIS, and VHF.

When you are navigating in open sea, if you see a vessel cross your ahead, CPA less than 1NM, involve to collision, what is your action do be done to avoid collision?
In this case, risk of collision exist, I will follow rule no. 15, alter course to starboard, then cross her astern, keep CPA more than 1NM, and take care until two vessel passed safely.

What is rule No.15 name? What is rule No.15 information? What is your action in crossing situation? When you see a vessel with red light on your starboard side, which action did you do?
Rule No.15 named Crossing situation.
When two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her starboard side shall keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel.
When I see a vessel with red light on starboard side, I will alter course to starboard side, to cross her astern, I'm give-way vessel

What is rule No.19 name? In restricted visibility, you are navigated in close quarter situation and the risk of collision exist, what is your action should be avoided?
Rule No.19 named Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility.
Action shall be avoided:
An alteration of course to port for vessel forwards of the beam, other than for a vessel being overtaken.
An alteration of course towards a vessel abeam or abaft the beam.

What do you do when vessel navigate in restricted visibility?
First: I will inform to Master and notice to E/R.
Second: I turn on restricted visibility signal (1 prolong blast within 2 mins).
Third: I turn on both radars, post additional look-out man, and navigate with caution.

What is exhibition of vessel constrain by their draft in daylight and at night time?
I shall exhibit where they can best be seen three all-round red lights in a vertical line at nighttime or a cylinder in daytime.

What is exhibition of vessel not under command/restricted their ability to maneuver at day time / night time?
Two all-round red lights in a vertical line in nighttime / two black balls in a vertical line at day time

What is showing light of towing vessel in restricted ability to maneuver?
Two all-round red lights in a vertical line at nighttime / two black balls in a vertical line at daytime.
Three all-round lights in a vertical line where they can best be seen. The highest and lowest of these lights shall be red and the middle light shall be white.
Three shapes in a vertical line where they can best be seen. The highest and lowest of these shapes shall be balls and the middle one a diamond.

What is sound signal of vessel in restricted visibility making and no making through water?
Not more than 2 minutes one prolonged blast / not more that 2 minutes two prolonged blasts with an interval of about 2 seconds between them.

How do you prepare bridge for departure/arrival?
Carried out testing GMDSS equipments (Navtex, Inmarsat C, MF-HF/DSC, VHF-DSC, NBDP, VHF-portable).
Carried out testing/checking all navigational equipment (Radar, VHF-DSC, AIS, Steering gear, air-horn, ECDIS).
Steering gear test: Turn on power, switch to hand mode then steer rudder to hard STB to P. Test NFU mode also => turning rate do not exceed 28 seconds.
Carried out test Telegraph and trail main engine (ensure no cargo operation, gangway & propeller clear).
Prepare Pilot Card and bridge is cleaned & tidy.
Informed to Master (Bridge equipment & engine ready, Sir).
Completed departure / Arrival checklist.
Record all activities to Log book.

How do you carry out testing steering gear? How long is turning rate of steering gear from hard STB to hard port?
First: I turn on steering gear powers No.1 & No.2.
Second: Switch to hand steering mode, then I steer to port 10 to starboard 10, and then turn hard port to hard starboard. Then check rudder indicator.
Turning rate of steering is not exceed 28 seconds is acceptable as requirement.

Which cautions do you need to take into account when you are carrying out trial main engine at port?
First: I need to check propeller clear.
Second: I need gangway up and clear from any objects.
Third: There is no cargo operation and mooring line is tight condition, man standby at gangway.