BD Deck Officer Class 3 (OOW) case studies
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The Bangladesh Deck Officer Class 3 certificate is the Officer of the Watch (OOW) qualification for deck officers, issued through the Department of Shipping and the Mercantile Marine Office. It is the first certificate a cadet or rating aims for on the path to chief mate and master, and it certifies that the holder can stand a navigational watch safely, legally and without supervision. The BD Deck Officer Class 3 (OOW) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,001 words.
1Tanker Approach with a Failed Gyro and a Traffic Gap
You are the OOW on a 229 m loaded VLCC inbound to a pilot station at 04:20 local time. The master is on the bridge but has stepped into the chart room.
827 words, about 4 min2Container Stack Collapse After a Heavy Weather Passage
Your 4,500 TEU container ship is 36 hours out of port on an ocean passage. At 02:00 the vessel rolls heavily in a beam sea, and the OOW reports a loud noise from the forward bay.
853 words, about 4 min3Collision Avoidance in Fog with a Radar-Only Contact
You are the OOW on a 190 m general cargo ship in fog, visibility about 0.4 nm, in a busy traffic area. Speed is 12 kn, radar operating on 12 nm range.
839 words, about 4 min4Enclosed Space Entry with a Questionable Atmosphere Reading
The vessel is in port and the cargo holds have been discharged. The chief officer wants a surveyor to inspect the double-bottom tank in No.
732 words, about 4 min5Medical Emergency at Night with a Suspected Cardiac Case
At 23:40, in position about 180 nm from the nearest coast, a 52-year-old crew member reports central chest pain radiating to the left arm, sweating and nausea. He has no known cardiac history.
750 words, about 4 min