Iran Deck Officer (STCW II/2) Certificate of Competency Examination study guide
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The Iran Deck Officer (STCW II/2) Certificate of Competency Examination is the assessment pathway through which the Iran Maritime Administration (PMO) evaluates candidates for the chief mate and master level deck officer certificate, aligned with the STCW Convention's Regulation II/2 standard. It is intended for officers who already hold a watchkeeping-level certificate, have completed the required approved sea service, and are seeking the higher-level certificate that permits them to serve as chief mate or master on seagoing vessels. The Iran Deck Officer (STCW II/2) Certificate of Competency Examination study guide has 10 sections and about 3,553 words.
01Navigation: Passage Planning, Position Fixing and Compass Error
Navigation at chief mate level covers passage planning to IMO Resolution A.893(21), position fixing by visual, terrestrial and electronic means, compass error, tidal height and under-keel clearance, and chart and projection knowledge. Expect short computational items, not essay answers.
366 words, about 2 min02Cargo Handling and Stowage: Codes, Segregation and Draught Surveys
The exam checks whether you can apply the IMDG Code, the IMSBC Code, the International Grain Code and the CSS Code to a real stow, and whether you can produce a trustworthy cargo quantity from draughts. IMDG: stowage and segregation follow the class-based segregation table and the individual Dangerous Goods List entries; class 1 and class 7 have their own rules; never segregate from the table alone without checking the entry.
364 words, about 2 min03Ship Stability and Ship Construction: Criteria, Free Surface and Strength
Intact and damage stability to the 2008 Intact Stability Code and SOLAS II-1, list and loll calculations, free surface effect, and the longitudinal strength and structural arrangements that keep the hull together. IS Code 2008 Part A: area under the GZ curve to 30° ≥ 0.055 m·rad; to 40° ≥ 0.090 m·rad; between 30° and 40° ≥ 0.030 m·rad; GZ ≥ 0.20 m at 30° or more; maximum GZ at 25° or more; initial GM ≥ 0.15 m.
365 words, about 2 min04Marine Engineering Systems and Control: Machinery, Steering and Emissions
Chief mate level engineering knowledge: propulsion and auxiliary plant, steering gear requirements, fuel and boiler treatment, pollution-prevention equipment, and the automation that lets a ship run unmanned machinery spaces. Two-stroke slow-speed engines drive the propeller directly; four-stroke medium-speed engines normally drive through reduction gearing.
320 words, about 2 min05Meteorology and Oceanography: Pressure Systems, Storms and Local Winds
Practical weather interpretation for route decisions: pressure systems and wind laws, fronts and fog, tropical revolving storms and avoidance, sea and swell, currents, tides, and the regional weather that affects Iranian waters. Wind flows from high to low pressure, deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere; around a Northern Hemisphere low the circulation is anticlockwise, and the wind is roughly 90° clockwise from the bearing to the centre.
390 words, about 2 min06Bridge Equipment and Watchkeeping: ECDIS, Radar and Bridge Team Discipline
This domain tests the watchkeeping framework of STCW Section A-VIII/2 and the practical use of ECDIS, radar/ARPA, AIS, gyro and autopilot, plus bridge resource management as the officer of the watch. Keep a proper lookout by sight and hearing and by all available means (COLREG Rule 5); maintain the position-fixing intervals set in the passage plan and increase them in restricted waters.
347 words, about 2 min07Collision Regulations and Safe Navigation: Rules in Sight and in Restricted Visibility
Application of COLREG to real encounters, principally Rules 5 to 19, plus Rule 8 action, Rule 10 traffic separation schemes and the steering and sailing signals. Rule 13: the overtaking vessel keeps out of the way until finally past and clear.
374 words, about 2 min08Maritime Law, Conventions and Flag State Requirements: Certificates and Compliance
This domain tests the legal framework a chief mate applies daily: the major IMO conventions, flag state and port state control, certification validity, hours of rest, and carriage documents. SOLAS covers ship structure, fire protection, life-saving appliances, radio and safety management; MARPOL has six annexes; STCW governs training and watchkeeping; MLC 2006 covers living and working conditions; Load Line, Tonnage, COLREG, BWM and AFS complete the core set.
356 words, about 2 min09Maritime English and Communications: SMCP and GMDSS Distress Traffic
Standard Marine Communication Phrases and GMDSS procedure: making and relaying distress, urgency and safety traffic correctly, and communicating bridge intentions without ambiguity. SMCP message markers: Instruction, Advice, Request, Information, Question, Answer, Intention, Warning.
316 words, about 2 min10Shipboard Safety, Emergency Response and Pollution Prevention
Drill and training requirements, firefighting and abandon-ship response, enclosed space entry, and the operational side of MARPOL that a chief mate signs for. SOLAS III: abandon-ship and fire drills monthly, and within 24 h of leaving port if more than 25% of the crew has changed; enclosed space entry and rescue drills every two months; emergency steering drills every three months.
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