My
tips of the day
Coastguard
operations room (Aberdeen Scotland)
When
overtaking another vessel, whether in sight of one another or
when in restricted visibility, take the shortest possible route
to get back onto your original track and go around his stern.
Masthead
lights, if its a length light for a vessel towing or a length
light for the vessel then the arcs of visibility is 225 degrees
most candidate think towing masthead lights are 360 degrees
When
doing alterations in an Oral Exam make sure what type of visibility
you are in as they can have different answers, for example a
vessel 40 degrees abaft your starboard beam in good visibility
means you have to stand-on if he is overtaking, but if its restricted
visibility and the bearings are steady in both situations then
you have to make an early and bold alteration to port
Most
Rules are worked through Lights and Alterations
Rule
13 is a common mistake, Listen to the amount of degrees abaft
the beam the captain gives you, 22.5 degrees or less abaft the
beam is a crossing situation you have to be MORE than 22.5 degrees
abaft the beam to be overtaking.
Rule
18d part (i) explains what should be done to stop the vessel
constrained by her draught going aground and causing a major
ecological disaster.
If
you're the give way vessel, then alter towards the stand-on
vessel But if you're the stand-on vessel, NEVER alter towards
the give way vessel.
When
thinking about a risk assessment, think what you would feel
like if any of your crew got injured or died under your responsibility,
it's your responsibility to make sure they get home to their
loved ones.
Inflatable
life jackets are great for personnel working on deck, make them
use them, it's for their safety, either they use them or you
put the person ashore, your responsible for their safety.
Safety
equipment are bought for the crews safety, make them use it
(1) Hard hats
(2) Survival suits
(3) Safety harnesses
(4) Steel toe cap rubber boots
(5) Waterproof oilskins
(6) Rubber Gloves
(7) Warm clothing
The
Captain is assessing you to see if your fit to skipper a vessel,
would he feel comfortable to go to his cabin if you where the
skipper.
To
minimize accidents happening on watch its preferred to have
two watch keepers, what happens if you cannot afford to pay
for two watch keepers, how will you know if he is asleep or
has taken ill?, fit a second watch keeping alarm with a 3 minute
delay into the accommodation.
How to prevent loosing your vessel through flooding!, fit CCTV
into your engine room and aim the camera at the bilge, bilge
sensors are one main cause for vessels sinking, the camera will
alert you for fire and ingress of water in the engine room
During
an Oral exam the captain takes you through the lights like this
(1)
What vessel are you looking at?
(2) Is this vessel Underway or What?
(3) What is the vessels fog signal?
(4) What is the vessels daytime signal?
(5) What are the arc of visibility of the lights?
(6) What are the vertical and horizontal distance between the
lights?
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