Subject: - “ARAMCO” Examination‘s of Master &Mates

As most of you will be aware, “ÁRAMCo” are conducting their own examinations of all Master and Mates on board all Contracted vessels. Depending on the result of such examination, the respective person either “PASS” or “FAIL”, as far as “ÁRAMCo” inspector are concerned. If the Former, the individual has clearance from “ÁRAMCO” to be appointed on board, but if the latter, the individual is not considered to be acceptable to “ÁRAMCO” for employment on any vessel working in their offshore areas, and the Company have no option then in turn has to be examined by “ÁRAMCO”.Obviously this has caused major administrative and financial problem for the Company, over which we unfortunately have no control.

It is stressed that for obvious reason we need all Master and Mates to “PASS” the examination, and to this end, we show below, as list of the items upon which questions are likely to be asked by the “ÁRAMCO” examiner.

Questions for Evaluation of Master & MatesTo be completed 15-30 minutes.

Knowledge of International Regulation for Preventing Collision at Sea:

1. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel under way? A) =(Two-Side; Two-Top; Stern // “▬” every 2 minutes, ‘ T’)

2. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel not make way from water? A)(Two-Side; Two-Top; Stern // Two red light 360,0o // “▬ ▬” every 2 minutes – 2 sec, ‘M’) 3. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel at anchor? A)(Ball // White Bow-Stern mast light 360,0o // “▬ ” Rapidly ring after signal, ‘R’)

4. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel aground?A)(Three Ball // Two Red light 360,0o // “” “▬ “ Rapidly ring after signal + given “” separate stroke on the bell, ‘S’‘R’‘S’)

5. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel Pilot? ? A)(Top-Red/White; Side; Stern // “▬” + “”,‘H’) 6. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel trawling (seismic)?A) (“▬ ”,‘D’)

7. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel tow?A) (Ball – Diamond – Ball // Diamond // Two-Side; Three-Four-Top; Stern; Tow; Red –White - Red; “▬ ”,‘D’)

8. Day & Night & Fog signal for vessel towing? A) (Diamond // Two-Side; Top; Stern; // after tow signal “▬ ” every 2 min)

9. Day & Night & Fog signal Vessels constrained by draft? A) (Cylinder // Two-Side; Two-Top; Stern // Three Red light 360,0o // “▬ ”, ‘D’)

10.Day & Night & Fog signal Vessel restricted in their ability to manoeuvring? A) (Two Ball // Two red light 360,0o // “▬ ”, ‘D’)

11.Day & Night & Fog signal Vessel engage mine clearance?A) ( Three ball, Three green light 360,0o //

Two Diamond – Two Ball from side)

12.Day & Night & Fog signal Vessel dredger operational?A) ( Ball – Diamond – Ball // Two Diamond – Two Ball; Two-Side; Two Top; Stern; Red –White - Red; Two Red 360,0o/ Two Green 360,0o “▬ ”,‘D’)

13.Visibility, arc navigation lights? A) (Side 112,5o – 6 miles; Top 225,0o - 3 miles; Stern –Tow 135,0o – 3 miles; Anchor 360,0o – 3 miles, Red/White/Red – 3 miles)

14.Single letter signal and their significance?

15. Action to take when vessels are reciprocal course?

16. Action to take when vessels are crossing vessel?

17. Action to take when vessels are overtaking one another?

18.What kind of vessel exhibits three red lights in a vertical line?

19.What is the sound signal for restricted visibility?

20.Manoeuvering signal?A)(“”’E’ – Alter my course s/s; “” ‘I’– a/c P/side; “” ‘S’– My engine work the stern)

21.Overtake signals?A) (“▬ ▬ ”’G’- Overtake S/s; “▬ ▬ ”’Z’– Overtake P/s; “▬ ▬ ”’C’– Agree) 22.Warning signal?A) (“” – Attention, I can not understood You attended)

23.What are the necessary precautions to be taking when vessel is on restricted visibility?

24. Precautions to adopt in condition of poor visibility?

25. What will you do, when in poor visibility?

26.Action to take when vessels are negotiating areas of shallow water?

27.Lights & Fog signal for Oil platforms? A) (“ ▬” // “U”)

28.What to do before leaving or enter the harbor?A) (Ask Permition)

29.What to do before enter or leaving OIL FIELD?A) (Ask Permition)

30.Maximum speed in harbors and estuaries.A) (5 knots – 8 knots)

31.International channel.

32.Explain: - 4 Cardinal marks (North; South; East; West – what color?)

33.Light & Sharpe Special Buoys. (What color?)

34.What Topmark of a cardinal buoy to East of a Shoal?

35.Chart symbols for; - Light, Depth, and Nature of Bottom. Definition Racon (ARAMCO-Additional sheet.) Identify Oil pipelines: - Use & Disused Trenched (Berried), Power lines, Trunk lines, Marked pipeline. Depth of water over Pipelines, Crossing Pipelines. Drying heights, Wreck symbols,

36.Ascertain depth of water under keel. Minimum keel clearance. Centimeters. 36A South Safaniyah 1100 hrs, 29th June 2003, you have a draft 4,3 m, a sounding of 6,2 m. What is overall depth of water under kill? = (1,9 meters) 36B What is depth of water at West pier Spit Buoy at 1000 hrs, on 29th December 2004 year. = 4,7+0,72=5,42 meters.

37.Determine whether tide flooding or tide ebbing with tide table.

38.Familiarity with Aramco tide tables, Interpolation, & International & Explain terminology.

39.Definition of: L.A.T – Lowest Astronomical Tide (Chart datum - Zero of chart) I.S.L.W – Indian Spring Low Water H.A.T – Highest Astronomical Tide M.S.L – Mean Sea Level I.A.L.A– International Association Lighthouse Authority. B.A. – British Admiralty Chart

S.U.R – Saudi Aramco Chart. S.C.B.A– Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. E.E.B.D – Emergency Escape Breathing Device.

EPIRB – Emergency Radio Beacon. SART – Search and Rescue Transponder.

40.What is GHA and Declination of a celestial body? ************************

41.Calculate compass error by SUN. Explain how you do it?

42.Calculate. Explain mean stability, and all abbreviations: G, M, B, GM, GZ, LCF, LCB, LCG, VCB, LBP, LOA, MLD, KG, KM, MTC/MTI,G-CENTRE OF GRAVITYM-TRANSVERSE METRACENTERB-ORIGINAL CENTRE OF BUOYANCYGM-GZ-RIGHTING LEVERLCF- LONGITUDINAL CENTRE OF FLOTATIONLCB-LONGITUDINAL CENTRE OF BUOYANCYLBP-LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDECULARSLOA- LENGTH OVERALLMLD-KG- VERTICAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY ABOVE KEEL CORRECTED FOR FREE SURFACEKM-KN-ASSUMED RIGHTING LEVERMTC/MTI-MCT1-MOMENT TO CHANGE TRIM 1 CMKMt-TRANSVERSE METACENTER ABOVE BASE

43.What is Free Surface Effect? Explain?

44.What is specific gravity of seawater? A) 1,025

45.What is meant by “fresh water allowance”? A) 1,00

46.What is meant by TPC / TPI (Tons Per Centimeters/ Inch) immersion. A) (The increase displacement due to a uniform increase in draught of one centimeter) 47.Load Line? Appropriate Load Line & Seasonal Zone/Draught Mark?

48.” M.O.B / Williamson turn ” – Understood and Explain.

49.Squat: - Explain, and action for reduce. Calculate. A) (F max = 2 x CB x VK2 / 100 (CB=0,70m; K – Speed in Knots)) Brown’s Page 625-626.

50.VHF & SSB Distress frequencies.

51.Five Distress signal. (Name & method of indicating)

52.Four signal “ALARM”

53.Hydrostatic releases: - purpose and Functions.

54.Life raft (Supply, Time check)

55.Knowledge of Safety Equipment (Individual & General)

56.Scrambler Net. Know. Explain

57.F.R.C. Know (Supply, Realese) Explain.58.How to determine the presence of H2S at on Oil platform. What precaution action to take.59.In time GAS ALERT! When ship tie-up to RIG. What will you do?60.When ship tie-up to RIG. You OOW, if on deck collapse man, from poisoning. What will you do?61.What you do? For pull out from Rig, in time GAS ALERT?

62.If you are along side the platform, and you found out that there is a leak. What will you do?

63.Determine compass Error: Convert Compass to True True to Compass. Apply magnetic error. (Variation is 30 West, Deviation is 20 East, Bearing 2430 Compass, Defined try bearing)

64.Daviation on Magnetic Compass. Update chart variation to sailing year.65.Chart plotting. (Current; Set and Drift) Explain with help graphic (drawing). =66.Navigation chart work.

67.Use Radar. Take bearing & Distance.

68.How frequently need defined position confined water? (30 minutes)

69.How many people must be on watch?A) (OOW & AB lookout)70.What meant by expression “”BACKING” when applied to wind. (Shift of wind against hour point)

71.Physical demonstration of manoeuvring the vessel. (Special awareness of actual Tidal & Wind conditions. Use of engines and Helm to control the vessel)

72.Normal sea state condition for at shore structure?A) (1,0 – 1,5 meters)

73.General knowledge of own vessel.

74.Explain mean Anchor Handling operation?

A) (Shank, Crown, Palm/Edge, Fluke, Anchor grown shackle) 75.How many people must be on deck in time anchor handling operation?A) (1-Officer; 2 – AB)

76.Which tool must be use for anchor handling? 77.Which instruments necessary for connection tow line?

78.What action will do Rig Master, day before Rig Move? What you will do?

79.What consist towline? Explain.

80. What mean “Gob Chain”? Explain?

81. Operational Instruction Manual (OIM) No: 1,519

82.Certificate & STCW, Medical

83.Convertation: Feet – Meters; Meters – Feet; Tons – Kg – Libss – Barrels,

The examine may ask additional questions to the above, and request further practical display of boat handling capability.