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Answer:- Means how many tons the ship deck can load on one square
meter. You can get it
15-If you are on a crossing situation with other vessel on your STBD side,
which is the give way
Answer:- your vessel is the give way vessel (you should take action)
16- Reference to question 15- what is the first thing you will do in that
situation?
Answer:-In any situation with other vessels ,I have to check if risk of collision
exists
By watching the bearing and distance of the other vessel. If the
bearing is steady
17-If you are on head on situation with other vessel ,what action you will
take?
Answer:- I will alter my course to STBD side clearly away from the other
vessel.
18- If you detected a vessel crossing on your port side, then which is the give
way vessel
Answer:- the vessel on your port side is the give way vessel and he must
take action
To avoid collision.
19-Referance to question No.18- if the other vessel did not take any action
then what
Answer:- I will take action to avoid collision , by altering course to STBD keep
away
20-What is the minimum under keel clearance allowed to pass over a pipe
line?
21-If you are obligated to pass pipe line less than 5 meters , what you will do.
Answer:- I will call the port control and field service to get permission , and
will
23- Do you know how to operate towing winch, and towing pins, shark jaws
etc.?
Answer:- practical question you have to practice it and be familiarized with it.
25-Do you know how to operate radar and take position by bearing and
distance.
Answer:- Practical question, you have to practice and be familiar with it.
27-Do you know how to use VHF , to call the port control and drilling and
Answer:- Abu Safa , Marjan, Safania, Zuluf, Karan, Arabia, Hasba , Lawaha
Mahara, Rabib ( just have a look at chart No, SUR 8724 . to have
an idea)
Using Aramco tide table ( very easy and simple) but need to
practice it several
Answer:- practical question , the rig mover will ask several questions in rules
of the
32- Do you know the arc of visibility for the navigation lights?
Answer:-Mast head light =225 degrees side light =112.5 degrees each
(port and stbd.)
33- what is the Max. Draft of your vessel , and what is minimum draft of your
vessel?
Answer:- Normally make allowance of one meter for hight of pipe line over
sea bed
37- What is the vessel capacity of Fuel oil , Fresh water, Drill water,?
39- Do you know how to put on and safely use the breathing apparatus ?
40- Do you know where is the emergency alarm button , and Engine
emergency stop buttons?
cospas system to a land station which will direct and guide other
vessels or
Ref.Question no. 32
Arc of visibility for navigation lights.
Stand on
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Give way Stand on
Give way
vessel
vessel vessel
What is the
Situation?
Stand on
vessel
Give way Give way Give way
vessel vessel vessel
How you
cross
separation
?
Not under
command
Give way
vessel
Constrained
by her draft
Constrained
by her draft
Vessel
agroun
d
Unde
Stopped At
r way
making no anchor
way through
the water
-Question :- A box weighing 48 tons and dimensions length 4 m- width 3
m- height 5 m
Answer:- 1.000
Answer:- 1.025
Question:- If the TPC = 12 Tons what is the change in draft if you load a 56
ton weight .
Answer;- rapid ringing on the bell then one short blast ,one long blast,one
short blast( . _ .)
Then another ringing on the bell Also can sound ( . . _)U
Question:- Explain how you connect the towing wire to the bridle wire of the
Rig ?
Answer:- 1- Towing pins up . 2- Pull the towing wire and lay it on deck with
the socket
Close to the karm fork (or shark jaw) using the tugger winch wire .
3- Free the togger wire and pass it between the towing pins.
4- Get one long hook to collect the bridle wire of the rig and connect it
to
The togger wire and start heaving up the Rig wire until it
comes over
5- Up the Karm fork with the Rig wire in the groove and lock it , then
release togger wire.
7- Karm fork down ,and start moving ahead slowly , slack the
towing wire
Until you get the required length of tow. Then down the towing
pins.
Question :- What action you will do if you sighted a vessel aground ahead of
you?
Answer ;- First thing is to stop engines , and keep in position, check your
position
On the chart , and turn the vessel to reciprocal course ,get away
from the area.
Question:- If you are steaming in fog and you heard the sound of .._
( u)
What action you will take?
Answer:- Stop the Engines , check radar and GPS for your position on chart
Answer:- in the channel 8 knots and inside the harbor max. 5 knots.
Question:- In Safaniya (south) oil field , on March /15/2010 , what time is the
High water.
Answer:- Check the aramco tide table on that date.
Question:- In Safaniya north oil field , on March 17/2010 at 1600 Hrs , is the
current
Flooding or ebbing ?
Question:- Echo sounder is showing 12m depth under keel , your draft is 3.5
m .What is
Answer:- Depth over whole = 12+3.5= 15.5m /// in feet = 15.5X 3.28
=50.84 feet.
Question :- Charted depth 3.7 m // draft 3.2m // hight of tide 1.6m - What is
the
Question:- You are Along side Tanajib berth No, 4 . and you need to calculate
compass error
Answer:- check on the chart Tanajib berth is 270 deg. Read the compass
directly
and see what it shows and compare it with the 270 Deg.( high or
low).
Question:- where you get the compass deviation from. And where you get
the variation
From?
Answer:- We get Deviation from compass deviation Card. And variation from
the Chart.
Question:- In cloudy day What is the simple way to get compass error in
oilfield.
Answer:- Look for Transit bearing of two Platforms . compare the visual
Transit bearing
Question:- At a clear night you sighted a white light , what does it mean to
you?
less than 50m and far away that side lights can not be sighted
yet.
Course 105
deg B
Question:- Which Radar mode you will select in the Oilfield , is it the North up
mode or
and land the same as the chart with my course drawn on it ,and
will not get
Question:- Switch on the Radar and a quire Target using ARPA and read the
information
Answer:- you have to be able to read the following:- Distance of the target,
bearing of the
Answer:- Free surface effect occurs when Ballast Tanks are partially filled
with
water , the movement of the water surface inside the tanks will
cause the Kg. of
the liquid to move up and thus will cause drop in GM . The Max.
effect when
Question:- Vessel light ship weight 800 t. with KG. 4.6 m and KM=6.6Mthe
loaded 150 t. kg= 3.5m and 220 t.- kg=4.0m and 80 t. kg=
4.8 m
Answer:-
Weight KG Moment
Free surface effect = Free surface moment / Total weight = 75 / 1300= 0.057
Final GM= solid GM - Free surface effect= 2.34 - 0.057= 2.283m
Question:- Write down the name and light characteristics of the following
Buoys :-
Question:- If you sighted a Spar Buoy located close to the Rig , what does it
mean.?
Answer:- Normally it indicates the position where you have to drop anchor
close to it
To tie up to the Rig to avoid a pipe line. (you may find it close to
some Rigs only
Which have a pipe lines near its location. And not all the Rigs)
Answer:- Check Aramco tide table for Safaniya South on that date.
Question:-What is the working VHF channel in aramco oil fields and related
harbors ?
Answer:- It starts with a smell like rotten eggs , I will sound the alarm and get
(Tanajib port control- offshore field service- Abu Ali pier- West
pier..)
Question:- A vessel towing a Rig and showing only towing shapes or lights
and crossing
Answer:- If the towing vessel is not showing the shapes or lights of restricted
in her
It is 11 ton.
Question:- Are you familiar with change over procedure from forward control
to
Aft control.
Answer :- Approach to a safe distance from the Rig and wait 15 minutes to
check
Question:- Do you know the location of the following books and publications
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Question:- Your vessel at Tanajib port , and you received a call from drilling to
go for
What will you do and act. If your vessel have the following
particulars
Light ship 1100 t. -drill water 220 t. fresh water 150 t. diesel oil 150 t.
ballast water 220 t.
From stability booklet get the TPC at that displacement and draft ( let us say
it is 10.5 t)
Now you can discharge accordingly . from any liquids and discuss your plan
with
Question:- What size and length required for towing stretcher and fuse wire .
Answer:- stretcher 88mm double rope. with two hard thimple ends. 19 to 20
meters
Fuse wire from 36mm to 38 mm one hard end ,one soft wide end
-19 to 20 m.
Question:- You are crossing separation scheme with the following ships using
it:-
Answer:- Normal answer that we wait until both vessels are clear then we
cross the separation
The two above vessels using the separation scheme are not relieved
from
her/their obligations under any other rule. Which means that also
the vessels
using separation scheme shall comply with all other rules of collision
prevention .
and shall take action to avoid collision accordingly. Refer to Rule 10.