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is the OOW Orals syllabus taken from MGN 69 (TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION GUIDANCE – PART
11 Conduct of MCA Oral Examinations)
Navigation - Cargo Handling and stowage - Response to emergencies
- Onboard ship operations
STCW Reg -
II/I SYLLABUS DECK - C - OOW - SHIPS OF 500GT AND ABOVE
Candidates should
demonstrate the ability to apply the knowledge outlined
in this oral examination syllabus by appropriate
responses, anticipations and reactions to a range of
routine, non-routine and contingency scenarios as
presented by the examiner, from the perspective of OOW - Ships of 500gt and
above.
TOPIC 1 NAVIGATION
.1 Plan and Conduct a
Passage Including Position Determination
a) passage
planning with respect to the use of navigational
publications including navigational charts (including
ECDIS and RCDS), sailing directions, light lists, tide
tables, radio navigational warnings and ships’
routeing information;
b) the requirements
of ship routeing and mandatory reporting systems;
c) IALA systems of
maritime buoyage;
d) electronic
navigational systems - limitations and sources of error,
methods of correction;
e) limitations of
electronic chart systems including ECDIS and RCDS
navigational chart systems;
f) radar and ARPA -
practical use of, modes of operation, limitations,
sources of error and parallel indexing;
g) to use an azimuth
mirror for taking bearings, including the determination
of compass errors;
h) to use a sextant,
identify and correct errors;
i) sources of
meteorological information, ability to use and interpret
information obtained from ship borne meteorological
instruments (the instruments supplied by the
Meteorological Office will be taken as standard),
knowledge of characteristics of various weather systems,
reporting and recording systems.
2 Maintain a Safe
Navigational Watch
a) a thorough
knowledge of the principles of navigational watchkeeping
at sea, including under pilotage, and watchkeeping at
anchor and in port;
b) a thorough
knowledge of the content, application and intent of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at
Sea;
c) radar and ARPA -
practical use of, modes of operation, limitations,
sources of error, plotting and parallel indexing;
d) understand the
use of bridge equipment, including rate of turn
indicators, course recorders, echo sounders and NAVTEX;
e) knowledge of
steering control systems, including automatic pilot,
operational procedures and change-over from manual to
automatic control and vice-versa - adjustment of controls
for optimum performance;
f) knowledge and
application of the ICS Bridge Procedures Guide.
.3 Compasses
a) use, care and
limitations of the magnetic and gyro compasses, and
associated equipment, including automatic pilot.
4 Manoeuvre the Ship
a) preparation for
getting under way, duties prior to proceeding to sea,
making harbour, entering a dock, berthing alongside
quays, jetties, or other ships, and securing to buoys;
b) use and care of
mooring lines and associated equipment;
c) helm orders,
conning the ship, effects of propellers on the steering
of a ship, effects of wind and current, stopping, going
astern, turning short round, interaction and squat,
manoeuvring in the vicinity of pilot vessels and other
craft, embarking and disembarking a pilot;
d) action in event
of failure of:- bridge control, telegraph or steering;
emergency steering arrangements.
e) proper procedures
for anchoring.
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TOPIC
2 CARGO HANDLING AND STOWAGE
.1 Loading and Unloading of
Cargoes
a) use and care
of synthetic fibre and wire ropes, ascertaining of
safe-working loads;
b) basic knowledge
of the regulations and recommendations affecting cargo
handling, stowage, securing and carriage, including the
IMDG Code;
c) use of the
hydrometer.
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TOPIC
3 RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES
.1 Response to Navigational
Emergencies
a) initial action
following: man overboard, collision, grounding, flooding
or major mechanical damage, and receipt of a distress
message; initial damage assessment and control,
protection of the marine environment;
b) precautions for
the protection and safety of passengers in emergency
situations;
c) use of the
International Aeronautical and Marine Search and Rescue
(IAMSAR) Manual (Volume III), distress and emergency
signals; Search And Rescue around the UK and world-wide.
.2 Response to Other
Emergencies
a) understanding of
the organisational procedures for emergency parties and
drills;
b) knowledge of fire
prevention, use and care of fire-fighting appliances, the
shut-down and isolation of plant and equipment, escape
and breathing apparatus, fire and safety plans;
c) knowledge of
classes and chemistry of fire;
d) understanding of
action to be taken in the event of fire including fires
involving oil;
e) use and care of
life-saving appliances and equipment including hand held
radios, EPIRBs, SARTs, immersion suits and thermal
protective aids, and rocket line throwing apparatus;
f) meaning of
markings on survival craft and associated equipment;
g) correct use of
distress signals and awareness of penalties for misuse;
h) launch and manage
survival craft, recover rescue boats at sea;
i) precautions for
the protection and safety of passengers in emergencies;
j) knowledge of the
contents of SOLAS training manuals and maintenance logs;
k) basic principles
of survival;
l) appreciation of
action to be taken when emergencies arise in port;
m) sources of
medical information available.
3 Communications
a) use of distress
and emergency signals, International Code of Signals and
the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases;
b) emergency
communications within the GMDSS regulations.
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TOPIC
4 ONBOARD SHIP OPERATIONS
.1 Pollution Prevention
Requirements
a) precautions to
be taken to prevent pollution of the marine environment
as required by the MARPOL conventions, including
Restricted Areas and the disposal of pollutants;
b) basic
understanding of the SOPEP manual, Garbage Management
Plan and anti-pollution equipment.
2 Seaworthiness of the
Ship
a) understand
fundamentals of watertight integrity, and the closing of
all openings including hatch covers, access hatches and
watertight doors;
b) preparations for
heavy weather.
3 Legislative Requirements
a) contents and use
of Merchant Shipping Notices, Marine Guidance Notes,
Marine Information Notes and Annual Summary of Admiralty
Notices to Mariners;
b) knowledge and
application of current Merchant Shipping Health and
Safety legislation, and the Code of Safe Working
Practices for Merchant Seamen;
c) basic knowledge
of relevant IMO conventions concerning safety of life at
sea, and protection of the marine environment.
d) purpose and
application of the International Safety Management (ISM
)Code;
e) purpose of Flag
State and Port State Control.
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