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e of all these apparatus. The maintenance records should be logged. 6. How often and what do you inspect the lifeboats? Usually I inspect and test the important parts of the lifeboat weekly. My checking points include attachment to the hull, lifeline, handrail, the condition of rudder, fuel oil tanks, fresh water, food and so on. After checking, I make records in the maintenance book and log book. 7. What actions should you take while you find fire in the cabin? I should sound the fire alarm first, and then inform the bridge, the engine room and the Master immediately. And I will use the portable fire extinguisher to put out the fire the soonest possible if the fire is not that serious. At the same time, I shall watch the fire carefully and wait for the firefighting team assistance. When the fire fighting team is in their respective position, I will e to my position on the Fire Muster List. 8. What do you know about the ISM code? What are DOC and SMC? DOC means Document of Compliance. It is issued to a shipping pany by a classification society or a maritime administration. SMC means Safety Management Certificate. It is issued to a ship by a classification society or a maritime administration. 9. Why must you check the pass error between the gyro and magic during the watch? The duty officer should check the difference between the two passes at least every hour. If significant error between magic and gyropass is found, passes must be adjusted and corrected immediately. If the gyropass breaks down, I shall immediately report it to the Master. 10. How do you check the ship’s position when you keep the anchor watch and which way is the best? I can use three ways . Radar fixing, GPS fixing, landmark fixing to get the vessel’s position and define the anchor position. But I think the best way is radar fixing because it is more precise and reliable. For the sake of safety, instead of using only one means, all the other ways available should be used. At the same time, lockout is still very important. 11. What preparations should you make in anticipation of the PSC inspection on board the ship? I should check very carefully the FFE and LSA to make sure they function well. I should also make sure that all the logs and records of the FFE and LSA and the drills are available for inspection. 12. How do you check the CO2 System? The CO2 system is the fixed fire fighting system. I do the checks according to the checklist. First, the date of last service, CO2 pipelines and bottles should be checked. The air blow test should be carried out to make sure that the system works well enough. Certificates also need to be checked to make sure they are uptodate. The weight of the CO2 in the bottles should be tested at regular interval. 13. During cargo watch, what should the Third Officer on duty do? According to the cargo stowage plan, the Third Officer must ensure the safety of the personnel, the cargo and the ship. He should watch and supervise the loading operation and cargo stowing, and report the accident and abnormalities, if any, to the Chief Officer. The Third Officer should keep watch on the weather, the mooring conditions, sea and vicinity condition, and check the draft regularly. All records should be made in the logbook. 14. What is the maximum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) rate on board? According to some rules and regulations, the BAC shall not be more than % by weight of the blood any time when being tested. But watchkeepers are not allowed to drink any alcoholic beverage 4 hours before their watch. Anyway, I shall refer to the SMS manual of the pany to get some more detailed regulation in this regard. 15. When RADAR, ARPA and other positioning systems are in use, does the use of these apparatus relieve your duty of lookout as a watchkeeper? No, the working of these apparatus does not relieve the watch officer of his duty to maintain a proper lookout at all time. You can not depend on the machines too much. Lockout (deck watch) is always very important, especially in some passages, inside the port and in some dangerous sailing areas. Delayed actions will possibly give rise to big accidents. 16. When the vessel departs the port, what preparation shall the Master do? (1) He shall make various principal calculations such as the ride, current and the time of sunrise and sunset that are necessary for securing safety during port entry or departure. (2)Check to see th