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Duties and Responsibilities of Deck and Engine Cadets

1) Following the senior offers instructions (very important)
2) I have to follow the instructions of senior and officers.
3) Onboard, always “Safety First”.
4) Therefore always follow safe working procedure in all works.
5) Also we need to do the onboard training.
6) If I don't understand or any doubt, I will inform to officer.
7) Always learning from the senior and officers.

Duties and Responsibilities of Able Seamen (II/4 and II/5)

At Sea In Port
1. Morning time, accommodation cleaning. Morning time, accommodation cleaning
2. Together with bosun, deck maintenance Gangway duty in port
-chipping, painting, greasing, house keeping Cargo operation checking duty such as
3. Deck machinery maintenance - Bulk: cargo start/stop, cargo/ship damage
4. If too much traffic or poor visibility or pilot - Tanker: cargo start/stop, any leakage
onboard, Mooring lines checking
- steering duty, look-out duty - Every 30 min, check mooring lines, rat-guard
5. Fore and aft standby when ship alongside and must be always tight.
to port.

Duties and Responsibilities of Able Seamen Engine (III/4 and III/5)

1) Before 15min, I have to go to engine room.
2) First, I have to check the funnel smoke color. (Black or white)
3) Then, go down to engine room.
4) Check boiler water level, temperature, pressure and any leakage.
5) Check generator LO level, cooler temperature and pressure and any leakage.
6) Check purifier and other pumps and motors for pressure, temperature and any leakage.
7) Check main engine for pressure, temperature and any leakage.
8) Check the LO, FO, DO settling and service tank level and sounding.
9) Any abnormal found, I will report to duty engineer.
10) Together with engineer, machinery maintenance job and helping.

Duties and Responsibilities of Cook

1) My duty is preparing healthy food, keeping hygiene onboard and controlling the provisions.
2) I have to make “Weekly menu, breakfast, lunch and dinner”.
3) Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner.
4) Control stock of provision and “First In – First Out” for food quality.
5) As per Master’s order, request provision.
6) Cleaning Galley, pantry and provision store.
7) Instruct “Mess Man” for house-keeping accommodation.

Duties and Responsibilities of Mess man

1) My duty is to assist chief cook, to cleaning accommodation and senior officers’ cabins.
2) Every morning 6 o’ clock, get up and cleaning officer and crew mess rooms.
3) Assist chief cook for cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner and serve to officers.
4) Washing all dishes and utensils after serving.
5) Then, cleaning senior officers’ cabins. (Captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer and 2nd Engineer)
6) Cleaning galley/pantry and keep good hygiene.
7) Cleaning provision store and house-keeping store.
8) Cleaning linens of senior officers’ cabins.

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Types of Alarm onboard

1) General Emergency Alarm
Seven or more short blasts followed by one long blast.

2) Fire Alarm
Continuous ringing on electric bell

3) Man Overboard Alarm

3 long blasts on ship’s whistle

Muster List
Q: What is Muster List?
It is a list of duties and responsibilities of each member of a ship crew in case of emergency.
It must be displayed in every conspicuous places onboard such as Bridge, Engine Control Room,
Accommodation passage ways, Mess Room or Recreation Room etc.

Emergency Teams of Muster List

1. Command Team
2. Emergency Team 1
3. Emergency Team 2
4. Engine Room Team
5. Medical Team

Q: What is your duty in Abandon ship drill on your last ship?

Q: What is your duty in Fire drill on your last ship?

Q2: What will you do when you hear General Emergency Alarm?
A: Seven or more short blasts followed by one prolonged blast.

When I hear General Emergency Alarm,

1. I will bring Life Jacket and Immersion Suit
2. Go to muster station.
3. Follow instructions by team leader.

Q1: What will you do when you see a fire?

A: There are two kinds of fire. Small Fire and Big Fire
Small Fire:
1. I will shout loudly as “Fire, Fire, Fire”.
2. I will raise the alarm and inform to Officer.
3. I will take nearest fire extinguisher and fight the fire.
Big Fire:
1. I will shout loudly as “Fire, Fire, Fire”.
2. I will raise the alarm and inform to Officer.
3. I will close the fire door.
4. I will go to Muster Station with fire-fighting equipment.
5. I will follow the instruction of Team Leader.

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Oil Spill on Ship

Q: What will you do in case of Oil Spill?
A: When I see the Oil Spill,
1. I will shout loudly as “Oil Spill, Oil Spill, Oil Spill”.
2. I will stop the pump by emergency stop.
3. I will inform to Officer.
4. I will go to Muster Station near “SOPEP locker”.
5. I will follow the instruction of Team Leader.

SOPEP Materials
1) Sawdust
2) Rags
3) Absorbent pads
4) Oil kit bags
5) Scoops
6) Shovel
7) Brooms & brushes
8) Buckets
9) Drums
10) Rubber suits / boots / gloves
11) Wilden pump with hoses

Q: What is LSA?
A: LSA is life-saving appliances such as
• Life jacket
• Immersion suit
• Life boat
• Life raft
• Life buoy
• Line throwing appliances

Q: What is FFE?
A: FFE is fire-fighting equipment such as
• Fire pump
• Fire line
• Fire hydrant
• Fire hose
• Fire nozzle
• Fireman Outfit
• Fire extinguishers

Q: What is PPE?
A: PPE is personal protective equipment such as
• Helmet
• Goggle
• Ear plug
• Mask
• Boiler suit
• Gloves
• Safety shoes
It depends on the work such as working aloft, working overboard, enclose space entry etc.

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Q: What is SOLAS Training Manual?

A: Every ship must have a SOLAS Training Manual.
• It is a guidance how to use the Life Saving Appliances onboard.
• All crew must familiar with that training manual.

Q: What is Fire Safety Booklet?

• It is a guidance how to use the Fire Safety System onboard.
• All crew must familiar with the Fire Safety Booklet.

ISM (International Safety Management)

Q: What is ISM?
A: International Safety Management Code

Q: How do you know your duties and responsibility?

A: SMS (Safety Management System Manual)

ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code)

Q: What is ISPS ?
A: International Ship and Port Facility Security Code

Q: What is SSO?
A: SSO is Ship Security Officer.

Q: What is CSO?
A: CSO is Company Security Officer.

Q: What is SSP?
A: SSP is Ship Security Plan.

Q: How many MARSEC levels are there? (Maritime Security Levels)

A: There are Three MARSEC levels.
Ø MARSEC Level 1
Ø MARSEC Level 2
Ø MARSEC Level 3

MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ship 73/78)
Q: Who is Garbage Management Officer?
A: Chief Officer is Garbage Management Officer

Q: What is GMP?
A: GMP is Garbage Management Plan.

Q: How to dispose Garbage from ship?

A: Dispose as per MARPOL
Throw Don’t Throw
- We can only throw “Food Waste”. - Garbage like
- More than 12 Nm from shore, we can throw. Plastics, paper, rags, glass, metal, bottles, can,
- But before throwing, inform to duty officer. we cannot throw.
- If duty officer says “Yes”, I will throw. - We will put into drums.
- If duty officer says “No”, I will not throw. - We will send to shore or garbage boats.
- I will put into the drums.

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Q: How to dispose Cooking Oil?

A: - We will keep in the “Can”.
- Then send to engine room / shore / garbage boat.

Q: What are the Garbage drum colors? (Sample Only)

A: The Garbage drums colors are as follow.

Q: How will you do to be smooth operation onboard? How can you make good relationship with
other crew onboard?
A: - Teamworking is very important for good relationship with other crew onboard.
- Co-operation and helping other crew
- Always learning jobs of other senior crew
- Working together to complete every assigned jobs.
- Respect each other

Q: If you are assigned unlawful job from a senior, what will you do?
A: If I am assigned unlawful job from a senior, I will refuse that job without fighting with senior. Then
I will report to the more senior officer.

Q: If you are assigned lawful job from a senior out of working hours, what will you do?
A: I will do that assigned job as it is helping to complete the job.

Enclosed Space
Q: What is Enclosed Space?
A: Enclosed space is the space, inside “No Oxygen, Toxic Gases and dark”.
We enter into enclosed space without preparation, we may die.
Examples of enclosed spaces are “Chain locker, Bosun store, Paint store, Pump room, Ballast tanks,
Cargo holds/tanks, FO tank, DO tank, Fresh Water tank, Drinking Water tank, Scavenge space” etc.
Preparation for Enclosed Space Entry
1. Entry permit is very important. It is issued by Captain or Chief Engineer.
2. We have to complete the checklist.
3. Test the space by gas detector.
4. Ventilation the space by blower.
5. Lighting the space.
6. Test again the space by the gas detector.
7. If it is OK to enter, one crew standby at the entrance.
8. We use PPE, walkie-talkie, torch, portable gas detector and BA set if necessary.

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Q: What is Gangway Duty?

A: Gangway duty includes two parts.
• Gangway and mooring lines checking
• Visitor checking

Gangway and mooring lines

• I check tide table, discharging and loading cargo, then I check the gangway
• I check the gangway net.
• I check the mooring lines every 30 min and always tight the mooring lines.

Visitor checking
• If visitor comes onboard, first I check the “Photo ID”.
• Ask “ Where you are going?” “ Who you are meeting?”
• Then, I will inform to duty officer.
• If visitor is allowed onboard, I will check his body and baggage.
• I will enter into the “Visitor Log” and issue the visitor card.
• I will call another watch men to escort the visitor into the accommodation.

Q: How to change crane wire?

• We have to lay down the new wire on deck.
• We have to cut the old wire from the crane top.
• We have to connect the new and old wire by the wire connector or by welding.
• Slowly heaving the old wire.
• When the new wire reaches to drum, disconnect the new and old wire.
• Remove the old wire from the drum.
• Secure the new wire on the drum.
• Slowly heaving up the new wire and applying grease on top of new wire.
• Safety first.

Q: How to carry out cargo hold cleaning?

A: After cargo discharging, cargo holds must be cleaned.
• First, sweeping the cargo holds.
• Take out cargo residue from cargo holds.
• Wash down by sea water. Hatch cover, hatch coaming and track ways first.
• Then, vertical ladder, Australian ladder and frames and bulk heads cleaning.
• Tank top cleaning is the last. Same time, pump out the bilge well and clean the bilge well.
• Then if require, fresh water cleaning.
• After drying the cargo hold, secure the bilge well covers with burlaps.

Q: What is pump man duty in port?

A: Under the instruction of chief officer,
• Check and test the cargo pump before cargo operation.
• Check any leakage or not.
• As per cargo plan, set the cargo pipe lines. “Manifold, interconnection valve, tank valve” etc.
• Check the pressure release valves of cargo tanks.
• Check the pressure and temperature at the manifold.
• If any blockage of cargo pipe, first check with hammer. If require, with the help of Fitter,
disconnect the pipe line from the joint flanges and remove the cargo blockage.

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Q: How to prepare Pilot Ladder?

A: First ask which side pilot ladder use and how many meter above water level
• We wear PPE, life jacket and safety harness.
• We use wooden block, tie the messenger line to the end of the ladder (about 3 steps above)
• Slowly lower down the pilot ladder
• If require height above water level reaches, secure with shackles
• Lower combination ladder if require
• Tie the pilot ladder with combination ladder
• Cargo light, Life buoy and standby with walkie-talkie.

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FLOW DIAGRAM OF ONBOARD COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

COMPLAINT(S)
0S

Head of Department/Superior Officer

(Attempt to resolve within 5 Days to

the seafarer’s satisfaction).

NO
YES

Case closed decision recorded copy Complaint refer to Master

provided to seafarer.
(Attempt to resolve within 5 Days
to the seafarer’s satisfaction)

YES

NO

Complaint refer to DPA

YES
(Attempt to resolve within 10 Days to the
seafarer’s satisfaction)

Complaint refer to Office of the Maritime

Administrator or their appointed agent

(Resolve within 20 Days to the all parties’

satisfactory)

In all cases, seafarers have a right to file their complaints directly

with the master and DPA and competent authorities.

Please refer to MI Marine Notice 7-053-1

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M / V “ U S H I N - G ” M U S T E R L I S T (SAMPLE)
R o l e
Muster Articles
Team Emergency
Rank Station to Carry Fire Fighting Damage Control Oil Spill Response Rescue Boat
Steering
The Command Master W/H Not Defined Overall Command
Team 3/O Transceiver Watch Keeping on the Bridge, Recording, and other work as ordered by Master, General Communication
AB(A) By 3/O Helmsman Look Out
Order
C/E ECR Not Defined Command in Engine Room
One-scene Transceiver Leader (Sub Leader in case the Engine Room is the scene of accident) Comm. with the Command
C/O Scene Coxswain of Rescue Boat
Leader 1/E Sub Leader(Leader in case the Engine Room is the scene of accident) Countermeasure
Fire Team Fire team No.1 Leader D/C Team No.1 Leader Oil Collection Team Leader Arrange of Em’cy Ste’g
2/O S/Office Transceiver Arrange of Rescue Boat
No.1 Transceiver Wear Fire Man’s Out Fit Damage Control Collecting Discharging Oil Look Out from Bridge Emergency
D/C Team
AB(B) (Maneuvering Boat) Helmsman
M or
No.1
O Oil AB(C) Holding Life Line Damage Control Collecting Discharging Oil
Crew of Rescue Boat Emergency
(Maneuvering Boat) Helmsman
B Collection (Scene)
I Team Ventilation operation Operation Water Tight Collecting Discharging Oil Lowering and Hoisting Repair Work under Order
OS(B) Water Spray Doors (Maneuvering Boat) Life Boat from 2/E
L
Ventilation operation Operation Water Tight Collecting Discharging Oil Lowering and Hoisting Repair Work under Order
T Oiler #1 Water Spray Door (Maneuvering Boat) Life boat From 2/E
Fire Team Fire team No.2 Leader D/C Team No.2 Leader Oil Removal Team Leader Counter Measure or Repair
E 2/E S/Office Transceiver PIC of eng. of Rescue Boat
A No.2 Wear Fire Man’s Out Fit Damage Control Closing Outlets of Lowering and Hoisting Repair Work under Order
D/C Team
Oiler(A)
Transceiver Discharging Life Boat from 2/E
M or
No.2 Oiler(B) Holding Life Line Damage Control Collecting Oil on Deck Lowering and Hoisting Repair Work under Order
Oil Ventilation Operation Life Boat from 2/E
Removal (Scene) Ventilation Operation Operation Water Tight Collecting Oil on Deck Lowering and Hoisting Messenger between Engine
OS(A) Water Spray Doors Life Boat Room and Steering Room
Team Ventilation Operation Operation Water Tight Collecting Oil on Deck Lowering and Hoisting Messenger between Engine
OS(C)
Water Spray Doors Life Boat Room and Steering Room
Engine 1/E ECR Transceiver Assistant to C/E & Leader of Engine Room Team
Room Team 3/E Flash Light Operation of Machinery & Equipment
Back Up Transceiver Preparation for Life Preparation for Life Preparation for Life Preparation for Rescue Boat Preparation for Life Boat(s)
Bosun S/Office
Tools Boats with C/Cook and Boats with C/Cook and Boats with C/Cook and With C/Cook, M/Man with C/Cook , M/Man and
Team M/Man, D/Cadet, E/Cadet M/Man, D/Cadet, E/Cadet M/Man, D/Cadet, E/Cadet D/Cadet, E/Cadet D/Cadet, E/Cadet
First Aid Kit First Aid First Aid First Aid First Aid Preparation for anchoring
C/Cook Carry Injury Person Carry Injury Person Carry Injury Person Carry Injury Person if necessary.
Stretcher
M/Man Assistant to Mobile Team Assistant to Mobile Team Assistant to Mobile Team Assistant to Mobile Team Assistant to Mobile Team

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