BD Deck Officer Class 1 (Master) study guide
BD Deck Officer Class 1 (Master) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Deck Officer Class 1 (Master) Certificate of Competency is the highest deck certification issued in Bangladesh. It authorises the holder to serve as master of a vessel and to take full legal responsibility for the ship, crew, cargo and voyage. The BD Deck Officer Class 1 (Master) study guide has 9 sections and about 3,353 words.
01Navigation: Passage Planning, Position Fixing and Collision Avoidance
A candidate must be able to move from berth to berth through appraisal, planning, execution and monitoring. Know the difference between a safe water line, a no-go area and a contingency anchorage, and be able to justify each with charted depths, under-keel clearance and squat.
348 words, about 2 min02Ship Stability and Ship Construction: Intact and Damage Criteria
The candidate must handle initial stability (GM), righting lever curves, and the relationship between KG, KM and GM. Understand free surface effect, the correction to KG for slack tanks, and why a small free surface can be critical in a ship already near her minimum GM.
335 words, about 2 min03Cargo Handling and Stowage: Planning, Securing and Documentation
A candidate must be able to build a plan that satisfies stability, stress, segregation, ventilation and lashing requirements simultaneously. Know how to use a loading computer, but also how to sanity-check its output against hand calculations.
343 words, about 2 min04Meteorology and Oceanography: Synoptic Systems and Routeing
A candidate must read a synoptic chart fluently: isobars, spacing and geostrophic wind, the difference between a cold and warm front, and the structure of a frontal depression through its life cycle. Know where the warm sector lies and why the wind veers after a cold front passes.
312 words, about 2 min05Ship Operations: Planning, Maintenance and Commercial Interfaces
A candidate must be able to describe the master's role in voyage planning, bunkering, port operations and the interface with charterers, agents and terminal representatives. Know the content of a voyage instruction, the importance of a letter of protest, and the discipline of recording times of arrival, notice and readiness.
300 words, about 2 min06Watchkeeping and Emergency Procedures: Bridge Discipline and Response
A candidate must understand the principles of safe watchkeeping: fitness for duty, the master's standing orders, the bridge team's composition in restricted visibility and coastal waters, and the handover checklist. Know when the officer of the watch must call the master.
283 words, about 1 min07Marine Engineering Systems and Control: Propulsion, Auxiliaries and Automation
A candidate must understand the main propulsion arrangements found on large vessels, the role of the governor and the safety cut-outs, and the limits on rapid manoeuvring. Know how a controllable pitch propeller, a shaft generator and a power management system interact.
293 words, about 1 min08Maritime Law: Contracts, Carriage and Liability
A candidate must understand the bill of lading as a receipt, a contract of carriage and a document of title, and the difference between a straight, order and bearer bill. Know the effect of a clean versus claused bill and the meaning of a letter of indemnity.
290 words, about 1 min09Conventions and Flag State Requirements: Compliance Framework
A candidate must understand the relationship between the flag state, the port state and the classification society. Know that the flag state delegates survey and certification to recognised organisations but retains responsibility for compliance.
849 words, about 4 min