[icedcappucino]

Generally speaking, this is applicable across all coys and types of ships but please note there may be topics excluded (tanker-specific systems), and some topics may not apply (e.g. cargo cranes).

[icedcappucino]

TOPICS:

1. CANDIDATE INFORMATION
– Self introduction (if requested)

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
A) Duties and responsibilities:
– Awareness and understanding
– Crew management
– Administrative management
– Regulations and policies (ISM, ISPS, MARPOL etc)
– Vessel PMS

B) GENERAL TECHNICAL ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE
– Main Engine and Aux Engine: Routine maintenance, overhauling, related problems troubleshooting
– OVID/Rightship inspection, PSC/FSC inspection
– Machinery/equipment break down maintenance
– Other special equipment maintenance and repair: e.g. Cargo cranes, cargo pumps etc
– Docking/ship yard experience: Annual survey, docking survey, shipyard repair or new delivery experience
– Bunkering/bunker fuel: Preparation, bunkering procedure, bunker sampling and fuel analysis, procedure to verify bunker discrepancies

C) SAFETY AND SAFE OPERATIONS
– Prevention of fire in Engine Room
– Detection and extinguishing
– Fixed firefighting: Types and procedures/smoke detectors
– Crew safety and culture
– Risk assessment
– Shipboard safety and requirements (work permits and procedures)

D) EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS
– Precaution/prevention
– Action to take if accident occurs in Engine Room
– Procedures for reporting

E) ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
– OWS Rules and Regulations
– Incinerator and Engine Room Garbage Management
– Cargo tanks bilges/sewage/ballasting
– Ballast Management System

F) GENERAL ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
– Fluency in English Language
– Technical matters
– Engineering Knowledge
– Troubleshooting response and pro-activeness during interview

3. SHIPYARD AND DELIVERY EXPERIENCE
– New delivery
– Dry docking
– Nationality of crew worked with
– Trading pattern and oil major vetting (if applicable)

4. Machinery AND EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN EXPERIENCES
– Vessel type/name
– Machinery/equipment name
– Nature of breakdown
– Troubleshooting experience sharing
– Temporary solution
– Permanent solution

5. OTHER EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

6. ANY SERIOUS INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT WHILST ONBOARD LAST 3 YEARS

7. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

8. REFERENCE CHECKS

• This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by icedcappucino.

[Admin]

SAMPLE INTERVIEW:

1. What is your approach to change in management style?

2. How would you manage insubordination?
A) You have a subordinate who is weak in e.g. technical knowledge, what would you do?

3. What are the C/E’s duties?

4. What do you check in the Engine Logbook? How do you verify the recorded parameters are correct?

5. What is your approach to defects rectification?

6. Safety culture:
A) How to train and implement risk assessment in crew, especially ratings?
B) Give an example of gap in safety training?
C) Enclosed space entry – How would you handle M/E sump tank cleaning?

7. As C/E, part of your job is to monitor F.O, L.O ROB. How do you manage?
A) F.O consumption and ROB, and what’s the safety margin?
B) L.O procurement

8. MARPOL
A) Annex I: Oil
– How to manage bilge and sludge accumulation and ROB?
– Troubleshooting O.W.S issues
– Environmental Compliance Program
B) Annex IV: Sewage
– Management of STP
– Areas of no discharge
– Testing for residual chlorine
C) Annex VI: Air
– F.O changeover procedure
– FOBAS calculator
– Sulphur Record Book

9. When you changeover F.O (high viscosity and high temperature) to D.O (low viscosity and low temperature), what do you pay attention to?
– Leakages and seizure
– Rate of change
– Ship-specific F.O changeover manual

10) PMS: How to manage?

11) Critical Equipment
A) Maintenance procedure: Special procedures before proceeding

12) M/E and A/E:
A) Preparing for departure, main engine is unable to start on air. Why? What to check?
B) Starting air system line diagram familiarity
C) One of the A/E suddenly cannot take usual load of 85%, now only 60%. Why? What to check?
D) A/E T/C surging, why? What to check?

13) PSC inspection:
A) Preparation: Safety equipment operation, housekeeping, drills, training
B) On arrival: Opening meeting, prepare paperwork (such as ORB and SRB), prepare safety equipment
C) What does PSC check in Steering Gear room?
D) What does PSC check in Emergency Generator room?
E) Detention: What to do?

14) Machinery breakdown troubleshooting:
A) Accommodation Air Con cooling efficiency reduced. Why? What to check?
B) Provision Refrigeration Compressor crankcase oil level reduced. Why? What to check?

15) Cargo cranes:
A) Rocking test

16) Deck machineries:
A) Anchor windlass picking up too slow. Why? What to check?

17) Drydock:
A) Preparation before entering
B) Actual workload in DD
C) Preparation for flooding and actual process

18) Newbuilding:
A) What to prepare for initial audit

19) Bunkering:
A) Preparation
B) Checklist
C) Letter of Protest
D) Lab analysis: What to check and why?

20) Which jobs/work processes require C/E to request office approval?

21) Risk assessment

22) Scenario: “Operations department have given instruction to stem XX MT. C/E has signed exactly what was received, but lesser than what was ordered by Operations department. Masters and CEs were not on the same understanding.”

23) Scenario: “S.W pump is leaking badly and now the tank top is flooded with mixture of water and oil. What is your action?”

24) Scenario: “Your vessel is in port that does not allow sewage discharge and all sewage tanks are almost full. Your vessel still has cargo operations. What is your action?”

25) Scenario: “Majority of serious injuries were sustained by engine cadets. How will you improve the safety culture?”

26) Critical spares ROB

[Admin]

Marine Superintendent’s Questions for CE

1. Bunkering
– Checklists required: Bunker stem, pre-bunkering meeting etc
– Overflow tank high level alarm test

2. Third Engineer is nice and hardworking but refuses to wear helmet, complaining it’s hot. How do you get him to wear a helmet?
– Company policy, soft and hard approaches

3. Oiler comes to you, complains to you that Second Engineer mistreats him. How do you handle? Note: All parties are different nationalities.
– Speak to them separately, find out is it isolated incident or might be related to racism. Ask Second Engineer about his treatment of oiler, was that appropriate. Also assess Second Engineer’s work performance and attitude. Can consider informing office after issuing warning letters but performance/attitude remains sub-par.

4. Are you aware of xx’s vessel’s allision due to xx issues?
– Quote Emergency Response Manual regarding response to allision

5. How do you handle a stubborn Master in the scenario of ballast valves to be overhauled, deck crew cleaning cargo hold and do not have manpower to spare.
– Work cooperatively with the Master, stay calm, discuss priorities of the job. If the Master still does not agree, approach Chief Officer for assistance. Consider taking a step back especially if both sides are stubborn by nature.

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