船长面试常见问题
What is the Master’s Standing Order?
It is basically the Master’s own set of instructions and orders for the vessel’s operation. The contents may include such items as the watch-keeping duties for the officers, when to ask for order from the master, the port entry procedure, and how to deal with emergency situations like oil pollution, fire disaster, collision, grounding, as well as when to call the master to the bridge, and so on. For special vessels (tanker, LPG or car carriers, etc.) the standing orders may have some more contents.
The Standing Order is normally found on the first pages of Deck Log Book and in the Bridge Order Book. Besides, some warnings shall be prominently posted on the bridge and read and signed by all duty officers.
Did you encounter any problems during PSC inspections in the US ports?
No, I have never met any big problems because I always made good preparation according to the PSC inspection checklist before my vessel called at the US port. Each time I was able to go through the PSC inspections smoothly.
Or you can say:
Yes, I once had a problem during PSC inspection in a US port. The ARPA couldn’t be activated since the power supply was out of work. The USCG only allowed us a few hours to repair it. To their satisfaction, the ARPA was back to normal after only one hour. Luckily we didn’t have any fine imposed on us. I understand from this experience that good preparations in advance are very important. Even if there is a problem, I will ask my crew to rectify it in the least possible time.
What should the Master do if the figures of the loaded quantity are abnormally different from those on the bills of lading?
The Master should report the case to the ship owner as soon as possible. At the discretion of the company, the Master should prepare and send a Letter of Protest to the notary surveyor or terminal/port authority under the instruction of the ship owner. In such case, the Master should also require further measurements and calculations to be made.
What was your last vessel’s trading area? Which ports have you ever called?
I have rich experience in calling the ports in the US, some developed and developing countries and in the passage through the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Dover Strait, and Denmark Strait.
Tips:Some useful expressions for trading areas:
全球航线 ocean-going, world widely, globally, worldwide;
固定航线 fixed route;
国内贸易 domestic trade.
Can you tell me the differences between the Chinese state-owned shipping companies and foreign shipping companies?
Basically, in my opinion, there are not big differences at tall. It seems to me that foreign ship owners are more concerned about the master’s overriding authority on board while the Chinese shipping companies tend to ask their local agents to do more for the vessel. Another major difference between them is that the Safety Management System of the Chinese companies is in Chinese and the working language on board is Chinese. Foreign owner seem to care more about the implementation of the SMS manuals in reality. What’s more, most of the Chinese owners use the CCS for classification while foreign owners may use different classification societies.
Please list the famous shipowner in the world? Or ship management company? or Seafarer’s English test software?
1.Top 10 shipowner company:
A.P.Moller-Maersk(马士基)
MSC(地中海航运Mditerranean Shipping Co.)
COSCO(中远海)
CMA CGM(达飞)
HAPAG-LLOyd(赫伯罗特)
ONE(海洋网联船务)
EVERGREEN(长荣海运)
YANGMING(阳明海员)
PIL(太平船务)
HMM(现代船务)
another ship company:
ZIM(以星航运)
WANHAI(万海航运)
中谷海运
IRAN SHIPPING(伊朗国航)
KOREA MARINE(高丽海运)
安通控股
SITC山东海丰X-PRESS FEEDERS
UNIFEEDER(联合快线)
TS LINES(德翔海运)
2.To10 ship management company:
Anglo Eastern-Univan Group
V.Group
FLEET
BERNHARD Schulte Ship Management
Columbia Shipmanagement
Synergy Group
Wallem Group
Thome Ship Management
Wilhelmsen Ship Management
OSM Maritime
3.Seafarer’s English Proficiency test software:
Marlins Test
Seagull CES(Crew Evaluation System ) Test
ASK Test
ECDIS(for equipment supplier) test
iTEST
VIDEOTEL Test
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