2ND ENGINEER

1. Introduce yourself.
 Greeting
(In time/pen, note book, appearance/ face to face/ your eye,)
 Good morning Sir, nice to meet you!
 Me, too, nice to meet you. Take a seat please,
 Thank you sir!
 Information
Name:
Family:
 Major: University/ Maritime college No.1/ Hai phong polytechnic college.
 Free time/leisure: doing exercise daily such as: gym, table tennis, walking around
accommodation area. /read document in engine room, chatting about major with
officer/ study English by reading English book, watch English movies, listen
English music, sing English song which I like best
 Dream/ambition/destination
I want to become a chief engineer in your company in the future. By this way I can
support my family well, I have good and happy family, I can visit many country in
the world as well.

2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Strengths: good health, hard working, enthusiastic man, like to support and help other
people.
Weakness is:
I am afraid to fail. But as I fail, I learn from my mistakes.
3. Your last vessel
- Bulk Carier, Container ship, tanker, passenger, offshore vessels, fishing….
What is your embarkation port?
What is your trading area of your ship?
What kind of main engine? Main engine power, diesel generator power.
4. Why do want to be an officer onboard?
I want to be an officer onboard because I believe that I can use my leadership skills in
order to motivate and inspire my fellow seafarers to make them also a leader.
5. How many years do you want to be a Chief Engineer?
I can’t confirm exactly, but I hope after 8 years I want to become CE, I need to pass CE
lesson test. Before become CE on board ship I also need pass company interview. In my
mind I always work and study hard to become CE as soon as possible.
6. How long will you work in our company?
I believe that is a give and take, and an opportunity to be in this company. So I will stay
in this company as long as the company needs my service.
7. How much salary do you want to get from my company?
I can’t decide my salary, this depend on my rank.

8. 2nd Engineer
- As a 2AE, how do you go about your day to day activity onboard?
 - Have you handle PMS program before? What is the name of the program? How do
you update the running hours of the machinery assigned to you?
- During preparation for arrival or departure, how do you check the steering in
accordance with SOLAS regulation?
- Prior entry to ECA what do you normally do?
- A new model of fuel injector for main engine was supplied to your vessel what are
you going to do?
- During your watch one of the main engine unit was indicating high exhaust
temperature reading. What action would you take?
- How do you manage an engineer who is more knowledgeable than you are but have
an attitude problem?
- It is your first week onboard, you notice that there is a pipe connected from the
discharge of bilge pump to the boiler blow down valve, what are you going to do?
- What would you do if your bilge tank is full? What are the ER bilge discharge
criteria as stated in MARPOL Annex I which is applicable to bulk carriers?
- What is the present FO sulfur content limit when entering ECA? EU? CARB?
- The CE discussed to you that there is a need to change all the fuel injector in the ME
cylinders, what are you going to do?
- What is the relevance of taking the crankshaft deflection in an engine?
- In case you have a scavenging fire in your engine while the engine is at full speed,
what will be your actions?
- Please describe to me how you plan your maintenances and the delegation of jobs to
your engineer who are doing watches?
- Describe the sound you hear when the Gen. Emergency Alarm is sounded
- During preparation for arrival or departure, how do you check the steering in
accordance with SOLAS regulation?
- It is your first week onboard, you notice that there is a pipe connected from the
discharge of bilge pump to the boiler blow down valve, what are you going to do?
REPORT IT TO CE AND MASTER , IF THIS IS WRONG DOING OF CE
INFORM OFFICE
- Before arriving port, what do you normally do with the sewage system? Follow up
question; what is the distance where in you are allowed to discharge treated sewage?
BACK FLUSH , CARRY OUT ROUTINES
9. Marpol
1. ANEXT 1: Prevent pollution from Oil: Bunkering/ Oily water separator
2. ANEXT 2: Prevent pollution from noxious liquid substance.
3. ANEXT 3: Prevent pollution from harmful substance in package.
4. ANEXT 4: Prevent pollution from sewage plan
5. ANEXT 5: Prevent pollution from Garbage
6. ANEXT 6: Prevent pollution from Air pollution.
10.Sulfur content
1. Global
2. SECA: Sulfur emission control area.
11.Lubricating oil
TBN: Total Basic Number

12.CODE
 ISPS: International Ship and Port Facility Security .(SOLAS Chapter XI -2
Thoâng qua ngaøy 01-1-2002 . 01- 7 – 2004
ISM Code: International Safety management Code.(SOLAS Chapter IX ,
Regulations I . 01-7 – 1998
13.PSC CODE:
Fault 30: holding the vessel
Fault 17: captain can correct fault before leave port
Fault 15: in next port
14.SOPEP: Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan.
15.SMPEP: Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan. (150 GT, For noxious liquid
substances)
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16.PSC CHECK.
- M/E Alarm Test: Oil leakage tank Alarm.
- Boiler Alarm Test: Miss fire, high, low water level..
- Emergency Fire Pump: Clean, running, fill up water into pipe line, boot tank,
vacuum pump. Open suction valve at the same time start pump, then open slowly
discharge valve…
- Alarm: Fire Alarm, smoke alarm, heat alarm.
- O.W.S: 15ppm alarm, 3-way valve.
- Bilge Well: High Level Alarm
- Chemical: In order, have “MSDS” document, protective equipment: PPE.
Maintain all chemicals in correct position - separate acid from alkaline products.
- Sewage Treatment Plant: Change system in to after tank. Grey tank also. Add
chlorine tablet 10 tablets in system. Put pump in auto…
- All Valve Overboard must be closed and locked, sealed.
- Emergency Suction Valve must be closed and sealed
- Escape Trunk must be lighted and have first aid equipment.
- Tank Top must be cleaned, dry.

EEBD Emergency Escape Breathing Divice .

ECA Emission Control Area .
MLC Maritime Labour Convention / Certificate ).
EPIRBs Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon .
SART Search and Rescue transponder.
GMDSS Globle Marintime Distress And Safety System .
VIT Variable Injection Timing .
LCV Lower calorific Value ( Kj /kg ).
ECS Engine Control System.
LPG Liquefied petroleum gas.
LNG Liquefied natural gas
EEOI Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator /Index .
EEDI Energy Efficiency Design Index ( for new ship )
SEEMP Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan .
DOCs DOCUMENCE OF COMPLIANCE
SMCs Safety Management Certificates .
PMS Planed Machinery Survey / Planed maintenance system .
CMS Continuous Machinery Survey.
PMM Preventive machinery maintenance System .
CMCR Contract Maximum continuous rating
CSR Continuous service rating./ ( Continuously Synopsic Report )
NCR Nominal continuous rating / ( Non Comformity Report.)
NOR Nominal operation rating
MO Man in machinery space zero
( MO) Automatic and Remote Control Systems .
P&A Procedrure and Arrangement Manual .
MSDS MARINE SAFETY DATA SHEET
ISM Code International Safety management Code.(SOLAS Chapter IX ,
Regulations I . Coù hieäu löïc töø : 01-7 – 1998
SMS Safety management System .
SMM Safety Management Manaul
ISPS International Ship and Port Facility Security .(SOLAS Chapter XI -2
Thoâng qua ngaøy 01-1-2002 .Coù hieäu löïc töø : 01- 7 – 2004.
STCW International convention on standards of traning ,Cetification &
Watchkeeping For Seafarers .
CSO Company Security Officer
SSO Ship Security Officer – Master
SO Ship securty Officer .
SEO Ship Environment Offier - C/E
E.P.O Environmenal protection Operations ( or Order ).
EMS Environment management System .
PFSO Port Facility Security Officer .
DoS Designated of Security / Declaire of securuty .
SSAS Ship Security Alert System .
OOW Officer of Watch .
MEPC The Marine Environment Protection Commitee .
UÛy ban baûo veä moâi tröôøng Bieån - Thaønh laäp töø 1974.
SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan .
SMPEP Shipboard Marine pollution Emergency Plan .
SOLAS The Internation Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea .
Maritime Pollution. International Convention for the Prevention of
MARPOL Pollution form Ship’s 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978.
73 / 78 (MARPOL 73/78 )Söûa ñoåi phuï luïc VI cuûa MARPOL coù hieäu löïc
töø ngaøy 1.7.2010
MSC Maritime Safety Commitee : UÛy ban an toaøn haøng haûi .
IOPP International Oil Pollution Prevention Cert. (Maãu giaáy chöùng nhaän )