3) What are my duties as a 3rd Mate? a. Gave him the works, with the Wikipedia answer. (Master’s Rep, Safety of avi!ation, et" et"., made made sure to mention # may have spe"ia$ duties, and # wou$d "he"k the SMS for !uidan"e if so) %) # have a new first trip "adet under my win!, and we are !oin! forward for moorin!. What duties wou$d you !ive him? a. Sensed a tri"k a mi$e away here, so de"ided to p$ay it safe and said # wou$d have him on the moorin! de"k to o&serve on$y as it was his first tri p. Gave him a$$ the !ood stuff a&out snap'&a"k ones, *, risk assessment, o&servin! from a hei!ht, et". +) e"ause # had mentioned risk r isk assessment, he then asked me what was risk assessment? a. Mentioned -SW -hapter /, 0aards, 0arm, 1ynami" and 2orma$ risk assessments. ) 0e &rou!ht out a "hart, and # !ot a&out "hart interpretation 4uestions. a. -hart +5// is your friend. 6) What is WGS 7%? #s this the on$y 1atum in use? a. WGS 7% is the Wor$d Geodeti" System /87%. #t is the usua$ 1atum used &y GS units. 9nd no it isn’t, some o$d "harts use different 1atums, !ave the spie$ a&out $ookin! for the Sat av ma!enta ad:ustments on the "hart. 7) assed me an 9;; and asked for the tides, today in $ymouth. Was it sprin!s or neaps? a. #f you have !otten to the ra$s sta!e without $earnin! how to do a &asi" tide 4uestion, we$$, God he$p you. 8) 9sked me a&out the $anned Maintenan"e System on my $ast ship. a. ;a$ked ;a$ked a&out it, how it works, mentioned there was some stuff in my ps work&ook wor k&ook a&out it, so he pi"ked up my work&ook and started f$i"kin! throu!h it. /5) 9sked me if # had &een on a weather reportin! ship. a. Said # had, so strai!ht onto< //) What is a 9? 0ow do # take a readin!? a. re"ision 9neroid arometer, to$d him how to take a readin! with one, then how to ad:ust to sea $eve$. /=) What is inside a Stevenson S"reen? a. Marine 0y!rometer &. 1e"ided to !et the ne>t 4uestion out of the way way,, &e"ause # knew it was !oin! to &e what if the temperatures are the the same’, so # to$d him a&out predi"tion of fo!, usin! the ta&$e inside /55, venti$ation of "ar!o ho$ds if re4uired ("ertain types of &u$k "ar!o). /3) What is a hydrometer? a. #nstrument for measurin! re$ative density of a f$uid. /%) *-1#S, te$$ me everythin! you know, had # used it, had # &een on o n a paper$ess ship? a. ;a$ked ;a$ked non'stop for a&out = minutes a&out *-1#S, a$$ the usua$ !ood stuff $ike *and R-, pros and "ons, re4uirements for paper$ess, $imitations, et". /+) assa!e $annin!. ;e$$ me everythin!. a. Got stopped midway into $annin!. /) When wi$$ # "a$$ the master? a. @isted a$$ the items in G. Seemed happy. /6) Aou are on the =555'=%55 wat"h, Se"ond Mate "omes up at Midni!ht to re$ieve r e$ieve you. *>p$ain the handover pro"edure. a. oti"ed he said the =nd Mate "ame up at midni!ht, so 4ui"k$y said # wou$d not hand over the wat"h unti$ the =nd Mate’s eyes were ad:usted to the dark. ;hen # went throu!h the wat"h hand over $ist. 0e seemed happy. /7) -ompass *rrors. @ots of 4uestions, how to take, when to take. a. ;o$d ;o$d him a&out transits if "$ose to shore, then deep sea !ave him amp$itudes, aimuths and o$aris. # had 4uite a &it of "e$estia$ in my av &ook, with $ots of different methods (9-, -osine 2ormu$a, 9mp$itude, et") so to$d him a&out them and he had a $ook. # re"ommend havin! a !ood av work&ook &efore !oin! up, he$ps a $ot if you "an point to it and show you did somethin! other than !ettin! intimate with
yourse$f whi$st at sea. /8) 9mp$itudes, how hi!h shou$d the Sun &e when takin!? a. 0a$f a semi'diameter. =5) @ife&uoys, markin!s, how many re4uired, et" a. S@9S -hapter 3, you "annot !o wron!. =/) n an"hor wat"h, what are your duties, you noti"e the an"hor is dra!!in! and a vesse$ is passin! "$ose, a"tions. a. Gave him the an"hor wat"h duties, then !ave a"tions to take, he was very happy when # dropped in #’d "a$$ the *n!ine Room’ into my answers, he said peop$e often for!et that one. RR /) 9 @91 2 RB@* /8C ot situations, &ut was 4uiin! me on my know$ed!e, # started to parrot off Ru$e /8, &ut he stopped me and said he didn’t want to hear what it said, &ut how # persona$$y interpreted Ru$e /8. So # answered a$$ the 4uestions (there was many, speed, when does it app$y, does it app$y in heavy rain, et") the way # thou!ht it app$ied, and he seemed happy. =) Smarty &oard, B- ahead not makin! way, said # am R9M. Who shou$d a$ter? a. # shou$d. 3) @ots of 4uestions on my interpretation of what a vesse$ B- is. %) ;u! and ;ow "rossin! from port. a. ;u! and ;ow !ives way. +) Same vesse$, &ut now has &a$$ diamond &a$$. a. # keep "$ear, a$ter to port. ) Desse$ ==.+ de!rees a&aft &eam, is it "rossin! or overtakin!? a. #t is "rossin!. 6) ow # am the vesse$ ==.+ a&aft the &eam, &ut the ship is ro$$in!, "ompass is swin!in! a &it. What now? a. ;o$d him as # was unsure if it was ==.+ or $ess, # shou$d assume # am overtakin!, a"t a""ordin!$y. 7) Desse$ ahead, + de!rees to star&oard. a. Ru$e /%, pass port to port. oth vesse$s !ive way. 8) Desse$ "a$$s you up and asks for !reen'to'!reen. a. 1e"$ine, "a$$ the Master.
