ORAL QUESTION (BATCH APRIL 2022)

Class 2 orals:10 Am 20.01.2023

Surveyor:Short hair person in formals.Mr Ray?? Mr Leong was nearby.Mr Leong did not ask any questions.

1.Terms and conditions.

2.How many months experience do you have?

3.Tell me about any incident happened during your career.Root causes and lessons learned.?what corrective
actions will you take?

4.UMS regulations?

5.Marpol Annex 6?

6.A newly promoted 3rd Eng joining under you.How will you guide him for DG maintenance?

7.As a 2nd Eng how will you plan and carry out Major overhaul of DG? Tell me what all will you check and what
would be the consequences if something not followed as per maker?

8.Pump room safeties in your ship.Pump room entry procedures.?

9.Steering gear Solas requirements?

Emergency steering drill and what will you check ? How do u identity which motor connected with ESB?

10.How do you check Emergency fire pump and why centrifugal pump is being used?

11.Have you been to drydock?What will you check in stern tube? Without drawing explain in detail about the
sealing and lubrication arrangements? What kind f oil is used? What will you do if oil losing ?After exit from
drydock you getting sterntube low lub oil.Actions and reasons?

12.Draw your ships IG system in 5 mins.After drawing explain in detail the function of each component?Have
you faced any problems with O2 analyser?

Advice: Stern tube related troubles we might experience when coming out of drydock.Sometimes redocking will
be required to fix this.So when you meet any senior people ,ask them about similar incidents in their experience
and always keep you updated regarding the same.

13.Last question: Steel hardening procedure? Why doing? Explain?

17 Jan 2023

1000 Singapore Time

1st attempt, Group Oral

1. Collision bulkhead regulations

2. Fireman's outfit regulations FSS Code

3. Liner Sketch

4. Liner Calibration

5. Steering Gear Regulations

6. Duct Keel HL alarm, action as a 2E

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7. Non- Destructive Tests

8. Positive Displacement variable delivery pump cross-section

Result: Take next attempt

17-Jan-2023: Morning Session

4 Examiner Vs 1 candidate

New Examiner: Mr. Ray

1. Em'cy Fire pump SOLAS regulation

Mr. Leong:
2.Draw block Diagram of Thrust Block and explain Thrust Block of Main Engine. Why it is located there?

3. Draw X-section of Thrust Block.

4. What are the Destructive test ?

5. Slow speed Diesel Engine L.O. properties & their limitations

Mr. Zaheer:
6. X-section of positive displacement pump
Mr. David didn't asked any questions, he was walking surrounding the candidate & other Examiner.
Results: With some good advices FAILED

17.01.2023
10:30 - 11:15
Class.2
One on one with 4 examiners
Fail
1. Destructive test Non-destructive test
2. Boiler Manhole door sketch (why elliptical,how to open)
3. Piston Rod cross-section diagram , items to check during O/H
4. Marpol Annex.1 (OWS Line Diagram)
5. Solas MSB requiremnets
6. OMD alarm , 2E action

DATE:19.01.2023
Leong 2pm 19.1.23
#Annex 1,6
#Material heat treatment, #hardening procedure,
#Oil sensing probe diagram and explain
#Battery room solas regulation

Date:11-01-2023
Time: 09 am
Examiner: Mr. Leong
Class 2 : 2nd attempt (online)
Q#Terms and conditions for online Oral exam
Q#1 ANNEX 1 (CH 3 & 5)
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Q#2 ANNEX 6 (CH 3 & 4)
Q#3 UMS regulations (SOLAS REG: 46 TO 53)
Q#4 COFFERDAM (Enclosed space) entry procedure (AS 2E).
Q#5 Sluggish operation of Steering gear. (Reasons)
-> Emergency steering test frequency. (Not more than 3 months)
Result : PASS.

11.01.23
Class 2 Orals Exam
Wednesday
2pm, MPA building
Mr. Ray(new guy)
Qns:
- Liner- where quill located, why isit located there. Indications of Liner wear, checks to be carried out, procedures
to carry out checks, how u prepare to check etc.
- as 2e, hw u ensure 3e doing his maintance jobs, list the maintenance jobs done on AE
- AE full overhaul, preparation, how to overhaul, what to check, after O/H what to check
- Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) elaborate
- Full emergency fire p/p SOLAS regulation
- Full S/G SOLAS regulation
- Full UMS SOLAS regulation
- Crankcase relief vlv sketch and explain
- Crankcase explosion how occurs, how lack of maintenance of crankcase relief door can lead to explosion
(primary, how lead to secondary)
- Statutory certs validity, which require survey, which jus require audits
mr. ray will ask from experience and ask to elaborate from there.
result: pass

Examiner:Mr David
Date:11.01.23
Time:10 am
Result:pass
Q#Terms and conditions for online Oral exam
Q#1
type of steel used in ship building
Q#2
Caustic embrittlement
Graphatization
Dezinfication
Q#3
Solas Ums regulations
Q#4
Enclosed space entry procedure

GROUP ORAL
TIME:10AM TO 11AM
RESULT:ALL FAIL

ZAHIR
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All bearing survey and procedure and what surveyer see during inspection?

Mlc certification
Load line Condition of Assignments some parts asked

Leong

Proportional band 50 percentage increase what will be the consequences

David

Solas watertight door

Stroboscopic effect
Caustic embrittlement
Graphatization
Dezinfication

06.01.2023
Class 2
Attemp:2
Examiner: Mr. Leong
Result: fail
Timing : 9 am
Duration: 1h 45 mins
1. Annexe - 1 ( Chapter 3 & 5 )
2. Annex -6 (chapter 3&4)
3. Stern tune sealing arrangement.
4. ME One unit exhaust high.

Group Oral
DATE:23.12.2022
1.Graphitization,Dezincification and Caustic Embrittlement
2.AVR
3.Proportional Band
4.Fo analysis
5.Shell and tube HE
All Fail

Class 2 - 2 nd Attempt
Timing- 10 am - 11am
Pass🙏
David

1) online oral requirements

2) one unit exhaust temperature reasons actions
3)condition of assignment
4) solas requirement of watertight door
5) As a 2 nd engineer how to enter in enclosed space basically wanted to know enclose space entry.
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6) As a senior engineer how will u assign job to subordinates
7) draw boiler high lift safety valve.
8) fuel oil properties with limits
Total 4 questions was repeated ones from my first attempt

Group Oral Class 2 1st attempt,

Examiner: Zahir and David
DATE:20.12.2022

Questions
Sketch and explain centrifugal pump, Cavitation .

Sketch and explain sewage treatment plant , routine checks maintenance and what are items PSC will check in
swg trt plant , Also anex 4 regulations

Reasons of con rod bolt failures in 4 stroke engines

Result Pass Alkhamdolillah

Group oral for class 2...

Dated: 20th dec, 2022...

Examiner: DAVID:
From Candidate 1 and 2:
Q1. Draw CROSS SECTION of CENTRIFUGAL SEA WATER PUMP...cross questions regarding Cavitation only. (Not
satisfied even after giving him thorough answer)
Q2. Explain "de-zincification, de-graphitization and caustic embrittlement". ( explain as much as u can. They
wont get satisfied.)
Examiner: ZAHIR
Q1. Draw PISTON CROSS SECTION WITH STUFFING BOX...
(Explain overhauling procedure. , further cross questioning ... asking for more details. Explained him what we
usually do for overhauling. Like cleaning, inspection, calibrating wear limits. Cleaning of piston grooves etc.
Inspection of piston rings etc. Dismentling w.r.t instructional manual. Removing parts. Checking o-rings/seal
rings. Oil passages. Etc) examiner not satisfied.

Result... both failed.

Candidate 3: only 1 question... draw Centrifugal pump cross section. Explain de-graphitization, de-zincification,
He answered : dont know.
They replied: take next attempt.

Candidate 4:
David
Graphitization,Dezincification,
Caustic Embrittlement
Fireman outfit solas regulation
Zahir
MLC
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16.12.2022
Class 2
Examiner: Mr. Leong
Result: Pass
Timing : 9 am
Duration: 1h 45 mins

1. Annexe - 1 ( Chapter 3 & 5 )

2. Annex -6 (chapter 3&4)
3. Ums regulation
4. Liner sketch
5. Liner excessively wear reason.
6. in dry dock cleaning of FO setlling & service tank procedure.

Alhamdulillah

Class 2
Examiner: Mr. Leong
Result: Fail
Timing : 9 am
Duration: 50 mins
Date:13.12.2022

1.) Annexe - 1 ( Chapter 3 & 5 )

2.) BWT Exchange

3.) 1 Unit Exhaust Temperature High Reason-Action

4.) O2 Content High - Reasons

5.) IG Line Diagram , what is the purpose of sealing Air

6) As 2nd Engineer, how to instruct new 3rd Engineer for boiler water Testing.

Class 2
Examiner: Mr. Leong
Result: pass
Timing : 9 am
Duration: 1 hour 15 Min
Date:11.12.2022

1.) Annexe - 1 full

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2.) Annexe - 6 full

3.) Ship forward x-section

4.) UMS requirements

5.) streering gear regulation .

06.12.2022 @1000-1200
Group oral (called one by one)
Leong & Zaheer

1st person
Explain Types of tanker
IG in details with regulation
Explain in details domestic refrigeration system
Function of TEV
Why, how And the place of taking crosshead, main and crankpin bearing. consequences of high low wear down.

2nd Person
Explain Types of tanker
MLC certification
Annex 2
Air compressor continuous running, action as 2/E
Crankshaft deflection

3rd person
MLC certification.
scavenge fire
m/e safety's alarm, trips how to test
how to check crankcase door
one unit exhaust temp high

4th Person
IG O2 increasing reason,
O2 analyzer types and working principle
Load line convention
Scavenge fire
ME fuel pump timing (2 stroke)

22/Nov/2022
Examiner ~ Leong, David
Timing : 1000 hrs
Face to face (group oral)

1. SOLAS REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERTIGHT DOOR?

2. FUEL PROPERTIES? WITH LIMITS?
3. CONTROL VALVE POSITIONER WITH DIAGRAM AND WHERE IT IS USED?
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4. ME ONE UNIT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE HIGH? AS A DUTY ENGINEER ACTION?
5. CONDITION OF ASSIGNMENTS?
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