Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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After joining:
Report to master, hand over appointment letter/ introductory letter, CoC and other certificates,
sign article of agreement.
Meet the outgoing C/O.
Go through handing over note.
Initial familiarization:
Emergency stations and duties.
Ship’s dimension, lay out, particulars.
LSA and FFA plans
Normal loading and discharging procedures.
Stability booklet and hydrostatic data.
Damage Stability booklet.
Oil record books, entries.
Garbage record books, entries.
Loadicator
How to input data
How to get result
Where is the back-up disc
Computer being used is approved
Any password for operating/installing the program
Piping diagram: ballast, FW, bilges.
Capacity plans
Lashing plans
Cargo securing manuals
Stowage plan
Bridge equipment, navigation equipments, emergency steering procedures.
Deck maintenance
Planned maintenance schedule
Current state of maintenance
Status of deck stores, equipments. Take inventories of various deck stores, lashing gears.
Any requisition made or to be made.
Go through mate’s log book.
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Ports, voyages
Peculiarity of ports, stevedores working hours, interaction with shore personnel, lifting of stores,
water, bunker, provisions.
Port regulation, restrictions, cargo documents required, draft restrictions, day-night
berthing/unberthings.
Shore leave, gangway, watchman.
Pilferage by shore gang.
Deck watch, anchor watch, piracy watch arrangements.
Staff matters
Morale of crews, ability and weakness.
Work rotation, overtime system.
Officer-crew relationship.
Efficiency and performance of other duty officers regarding cargo operation.
Others
Jobs regarding to training and assessments
ISM files to maintain
ISM documents to send to company, their frequencies.
Condition of deck, hatches, hatch covers, lifting machineries.
Hold ventilation systems
Anti-pollution and bunkering procedures
Emergency procedures
Report any discrepancy to master
Sign take over document
Additional points
In dry dock Refrigerated ships
Special types of ships Ro-ro ships
Container ships Tankers (Oil, chemical and
Bulk carriers gas)
In dry dock
Docking plan.
Dry dock repair list.
Repair works to be done onboard and by dry dock personnel.
Surveys to be done on dry dock.
Safety regulations, hot works, chemical washings, men entry to enclosed spaces.
Emergency contacts/ actions.
Power and water supply, telephones.
Take over drain plugs.
Sewage and garbage disposal arrangements.
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Bulk carriers
Ballasting-deballasting rates
Grain loading booklet
High density cargo loading procedures
Load density of deck, tank tops.
Capacities of load/discharge top side tanks.
Refrigerated ships
Check condition of compressors
Check any deficiencies in maintaining temperatures
Insulations of compartments in good condition.
Brine seals of tween deck.
Conditions of gratings and dunnages.
Ro-ro ships
Power operated W/T doors working properly
FFA in all decks in good condition
Electrical wiring maintained
Cargo securing arrangements
Bow door closing/opening arrangements and alarms
Lighting arrangements
Tankers
Operation of cargo pumps, eductors
Cargo piping system
Ballast piping and pumping system
IG system and lines
Gas detection system, operation, calibration.
Cargo tank washing procedures
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Additionally,
LNG ships
Type of tanks.
Controlling boil off.
Tank insulation.
Inerting procedures of primary and secondary barriers.
Types of anchors
Patent stockless anchor
Construction
Have no stock.
The entire head, including arms and flukes, is able to pivot about the end of the shank.
The angle of rotation is limited by stops.
The angle of rotation is 45º from the axis of the shank.
The weight of head is at least 60% of the total weight of the anchor.
Advantages
Can be hove to right home into the hawse pipe.
Can be quickly secured.
Ready for instant letting go.
Has good holding power (3 to 4 times of its weight in good holding ground).
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Disadvantages
Moving parts may be chocked with sea bed materials.
This may cause the fluke to fail to re-trip.
The anchor may be broken out from the holding position.
Unstable because no stock.
When dragging under heavy load, it may rotate through 180°.
Anchor to be weighed and sighted regularly.
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Chain:
Wash regularly after use.
Chain lies in the chain locker becomes brittle.
Range in dry dock or whenever a suitable occasion arises.
Transpose first 2 or 3 shackles (ie, change to inboard side) or change end for
end.
Remark the cable.
Examine cables for wear and tear.
Renew if more than 10% of bar diameter is wore down.
Every links to be sounded with hammer for a clear ring.
Loose studs in wrought iron to be recaulked or renewed.
If links are replaced or repaired, cable to be tested for its statutory proof load.
Regular coating of Stockholm tar or special chain paint.
Joining shackle:
At survey, joining shackles to be opened and re-examined thoroughly.
Clean, grease and assemble the parts.
Lead pallets to be checked regularly.
Chain locker:
Thoroughly cleaned out.
Scale if necessary.
Coat with anti-corrosive paint.
Cable securing fittings to be thoroughly overhauled.
IMO Publications
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Related to cargo
IMO
Name of publication Edition
Code
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk
2001 IC260E
Cargoes (BC Code)
Code Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage &
2003 IA292E
Securing (CSS Code)
Guidelines for the Cargo Securing Manual 1997 I298E
IMDG Code (2 volumes inc. Amendment
2002 ID200E
31-02)
IMDG Code Supplement 2002 ID210E
IMO/ILO Packing Guidelines (CTUs) 1997 IB284E
INF Code - 2000 IB270E
International Convention for Safe
1996 IA282E
Containers (CSC)
International Grain Code (IGC) 1991 I240E
Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form 1999 IB222E
Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk
1998 I266E
Carriers (BLU) Code
Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber
1991 I275E
Deck Cargoes
Safe Transport of Dangerous Cargoes in
1995 IA290E
Port Areas
Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships 1996 IB267E
Wall Chart: IMDG Labels, Marks and Signs 2001 IA223E
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