GP RATINGS ORAL QUESTIONS

1. What is PPE?
2.Name few PPE?
3. How does PPE help to its user?
4. What will you do if you find other member in your team not using PPE?
5. Where will you find PPE on board?
6.What will you do if do not have the proper PPE to do a job?
7. Tell 3 Safety precautions to be followed when working on anchor station?
8. Tell 3 safety precautions to be followed when working on accommodation ladder in port?
9. What is work permit?
10 . What is the purpose of having these work permit?
11. Name any 3 type of work permits used on Liquid cargo ships.
12. Name any 3 type of work permit used on Dry cargo ships.
13.What is enclosed space?
14. Name 3 enclosed spaces you will find in a ship.
15. What are the hazards associated with enclosed space entry?
16. Tell 3 precautions you will observe before entering into an enclosed space.
17. Will you enter a hold of a bulk carrier immediately after opening ? If No why?
18. Why is it required to carry out a risk assessment before undertaking a hazardous work?
19. What is SWL?
20. Where will you find the SWL of a Cargo Block ?
21. Where will you find the SWL of a mooring rope?
22. What is breaking Stress?
23. Where will you find the SWL of a lifting Gear?
24. What is MARPOL?
25. What do you understand by Garbage Management?
26. How is garbage generated on board ship segregated by the crew?
27. Can crew throw plastics into the waters of open sea?
28. What will happen to a crew member if she/he violates MARPOL?
29. Tell 3 oil pollution sources on ship? How do the ship's crew prevent these pollutions?
30. Tell 3 precautions taken against pollution while bunkering a ship
31. Name 5 SOPEP Locker equipments?
32. Tell 2 works on mast which will require you to climb?
33. What PPE will you wear for climbing the mast?
34. Tell 3 safe practices to be followed when climbing the mast
35. What is safety harness?
36. Why is it required to have heaving line on ships?
37. When will you use the heaving line?
38. What care will you take when using the heaving line?
39. Tell 2 precautions you will observe when throwing the heaving line?
40. What is the purpose of a monkey's fist on the heaving line?
41. How will you find the size of the rope used for making the heaving line?
42. Show two buoys in lateral buoyage system?
43. What is safe water mark?
44. Can a vessel pass either sides of the Safe water mark?
45. What is isolated danger mark?
46. Can a vessel pass either sides of the isolated danger mark?
47. What is port hand/ Starboard hand buoy?
 GP RATINGS ORAL QUESTIONS (CONTD.)
48. which side of a prt hand / Starboard hand buoy a vessel will pass in Indian Ports?
49. Why is it necessary to have top marks on buoys?
50. What is the colour of light on port hand / starboard hand buoys?
51. What is the colour of light on isolated danger mark / Safe water mark ?
52. How will you distinguish at night the isolated danger mark with safe water mark?
53. Show two cardinal buoys?
54. How are the cardinal buoys placed?
55. Which side will the danger lie for North / South / East / West cardinal buoy?
56. Which side is it safe to pass on Noth/ South / East / West Cardinal buoys?
57. What is the meaning of flags A, B,G,H,O and Q?
58. What flags a vessel will hoist before arriving pilot station of an Indian Port?
59. What flags a vessel will hoist before departure from an Indian Port?
60. How many types of Compasses are there?
61. Why is it required to have a compass on ship?
62. Read the course from the compass and report
63. What is Mid ship, Ease to 10, Steady, Nothing to port / Starboard, Harda port / Starboard and Finish with wheel
64. How is the changing over of steering from manual to auto carried out?
65. Name the parts of a bosun's chair?
66. Tell 3 checks you will make on bosun's chair before using ?
67. How will you check the condition of rope used on the bosun's chair?
68. When will you discard the rope of the bosun's chair?
69. How will you secure the gantline to the chair?
70. Why is it safe to hoist the bosun's chair manually, not on a drum?
71. What precaution will you take on the pin of the bow shackle?
72. What work permit is to be made for working on funnel?
73. When will you use a tail block (Lizard) ?
74. What is weight test? When is it required to be done?
75. Tell 3 precautions you will take before rigging a stage?
76. What checks will you make on stage before using?
77. Can you rig a stage on ship side over a hard surface?
78. Can you rig a stage on shipside when the vessel is moving?
79. What precautions will you take while lowering the stage against tilting?
80. How do the lowering turns run of the stage?
81. What checks will you make on pilot ladder before using?
82. How will you check the pilot ladder after rigging it ?
83. Explain the use of pilot ladder?
84. Explain precautions for rigging pilot ladder at night?
85. What is the purpose of manropes with the pilot ladder?
86. What is tipping line?
87. What is a combination ladder?
88. When does a vessel rig combination ladder for the pilot?
89. Explain precautions for rigging scaffolding?
90. Where will you find the SWL of the scaffolding to be used?
91. What test is required before using scaffolding?
92. What are the risks involved in a mooring station?
93. Explain making fast of a tug to a ship?
94. What checks are required to be done before arrival of a port on mooring system?
95. What are the safety precautions to be followed when making fast the tug?
 GP RATINGS ORAL QUESTIONS (CONT.)
96. Tell 3 safety precautions to be followed when transferring a rope from drum to bollard?
97. What are the safety precautions to be followed when you are surging a rope on the drum?
98. what are the safety preautions to be followed when you are lowering the rope to the quay?
99. What are the safety precautions to be followed when operating the winches?
100. Why is it necessary to work as a team in a mooring station?
101. What types of ropes are being used for mooring of ships?
102. How will you secure a mooring wire to a bollard?
103. What is snap back Zone?
104. Why is it required to mark snap back Zones?
105. What checks are required to be done on rope stopper / Chain stopper?
106. Explain few knots, bends and hitches and where they are used?
107. What is temporary eye? What knot is used to make a temporary eye? (Bow line)
108. What is the purpose of whipping the ropes?
109. What is marrying of two ropes? When will you require on board to marry the ropes?
110. Why is it required to splice the ropes?
111. Explain any splicing?
112. What are the tools required for splicing of ropes?
113. What happens to the strength of the rope when a splicing is made?
114. What is a purchase?
115. What are 2 fold and 3 fold purchases?
116. Explain mechanical advantage or disadvantage of a purchase?
117. What precautions are to be followed while lifting weights using purchases?
118. Why is it required to sound the tanks?
119. What rope is used on Lead sounding rod? (Cotton rope)
120. What is striker plate?
121. Where is the striker plate fitted?
122. What is the purpose of fitting the striker plate?
123. What is the normal frequency of sounding of tanks at sea?
124. Name 3 types of tank on ships which require soundings to be taken daily?
125. What are the precautions to be followed for sounding tanks on deck when vessel rolling?
126. Why is it required to tighten the cap of the sounding pipe tight after taking sounding?
127. What are the precautions to be followed at night going on the quay to read drafts?
128. What is the maximum weight that a person can lift manually?
129. Explain the correct procedure for lifting of weight?
130. What are the hazards associated with lifting of weight manually?
131. What will you do when you are not able to lift a weight manually?
132. Can you drag a weight on deck using a lifting gear?