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Please briefly describe the procedure of dealing with navigational warnings.

Firstly, I shall register the navigational warnings in the Register Book and record the warning number in the card.  Secondly, I shall select the charts that are affected by the warnings.  Then I shall use pens, scissors and glues to fix permanent notices.  I shall also use pencils to fix temporary and preliminary notices.  The charts are to be corrected according to all the concerned warnings.  When I correct the chart, I shall frequently consult the geographical index.

What are your responsibilities as a Second Officer?

The Second Officer is the navigational officer and sometimes also medical officer and communication officer on board. Besides, the Second Officer shall assist the Chief Officer. His duties may include the following:

1.Navigation watch keeping (from1200 to1600, and from 0000 to 0400);

2.Chart and navigational publication corrections;

3.Passage plan making;

4.Usually working as the designated communications officer;

5.Maintenance of communication equipment, instruments and spare parts on board the ship;

6.Care of all the basic navigation equipment and instruments, including magnetic compasses, gyrocompasses, gyro repeaters, time changes, depth sounders and course recorder;

7.Maintenance of inventories of the stationery;

8.Medical duties, and other duties designated by the Master or Chief Officer;

9.Some other work designated by master or Chief Officer.

Can you describe the charts correction procedures?

Firstly, the Second Officer has to make sure that he has received the latest Notice to Mariner and that he has to write the notice request on time.  The Master shall make emergency request if the latest is not received.

Secondly, the Second Officer has to record the Notice to Mariner on the correction logs on time according to the chronological order.

Thirdly, when correcting the chart, he has to make sure that the last small correction has been made on the chart.

Erasure should never be made when deleting information crossed through.  Instead, series of short double strokes should be used while correction fluid should not be used.

Always insert information before you delete any information.

注意：如何绘制和维护海图是二副最重要的职责之一，对于海图的更新程序是易考的题目，应做好准备，完整描述出相关程序。

Who should draft the passage plan on board? What are included in passage plan? When you make the passage plan, what information do you need?

Usually, the passage plan should be prepared by the Second Officer and approved by the Master.  During passage, when an error or mistake is found about the passage plan, it should be reported to the Master first and corrected afterwards by the Second Officer.  But during voyage the passage plan cannot be changed without the Master’s approval.

The passage plan should include such information as way points, the distance between way points, courses, current, tide, weather conditions and means of communications, means of fixing position and interval and so on.

Besides, the following information and publications are necessary in making the passage plan: sailing directions, pilot book, port entry guidance, tide table’s local area warning, warning from the NAVAREA areas, list of light and radio signals, Admiralty Notice to Mariner, sea chart and catalogue of admiralty charts and other publications.