ASM – Practice Questions - 1

Q. 1
What statutory documents will you take over from the outgoing Master and what will you
enter in the OLB?

Q. 2
What are the items covered by (1) Safety Construction (2) Safety Equipment (3) Load Line
Certificate?

Q. 3
What is a safe manning certificate? What would you find on it? What is its Validity?

Q. 4
What is a Note of Protest and under what circumstances would you note protest? What is
meant by ‘Extending Protest’?

Q. 5
What are Master’s obligations on having a distress message and what preparations will you
make whilst proceeding for distress?

Q. 6
As a Master you are made the On-Scene-Commander (OSC) for a SAR operation. What will
be your duties as an OSC?

Q. 7
As per the ISM Code what do you understand by an Accident, Major and Serious Injury,
Dangerous Occurrence, and Hazardous Incident?

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Q. 8
You are in command of a vessel in mid-Atlantic and there is an engine break down. A TRS is
expected and one ship offers assistance but not on LOF and demands its own condition, what
will you do?

Q. 9
What is the general rule, when a v/l is in danger, about seeking advice instructions from
owners?

Q. 10
If a v/l is in danger, are you, as Master of a nearby ship, under any obligation to save the v/l
itself?

Q. 11
Under what circumstances would you decide to make for a port of refuge and who would you
inform that you are making for a port of refuge and what requests would you make to these
parties?

Q. 12
What action would you take if a consignee failed to produce an original bill of lading at the
discharge port?

Q. 13
What do you understand by Class Notation?

Q. 14
To which type of ships is the Enhance Survey Programme (ESP) applicable? Also, how is a
special survey different from ESP?

Q. 15
What are the survey requirements for a 20 year old bulk carrier?

Q. 16
What is the Master’s responsibility as per the Bunker and CLC conventions?
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