Kazakhstan Maritime Deck Officer case studies
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The Kazakhstan Maritime Deck Officer credential is the national certificate of competence that lets a seafarer serve in a deck officer role on board ship, typically as officer in charge of a navigational watch, and at the higher level as master or chief mate. It is issued through the maritime administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and candidates normally reach it after approved sea service, completion of an approved education and training programme, and success in the administration's examinations. The Kazakhstan Maritime Deck Officer case studies are 5 cases and about 4,684 words.
1Inbound to Aktau: Shallow-Water UKC Versus a Position Disagreement
At 0210 in clear weather a 5,800 GT general cargo ship with drafts 5.9 m forward and 6.5 m aft is inbound to Aktau on 078° at 12 kn. The passage plan takes her over a shoal patch charted at 9.2 m, where the chart carries a 2009 survey note and the port has advised up to 0.4 m of recent siltation.
887 words, about 4 min2Kuryk Loading: Reading Roll Period and Free Surface Before Sailing
A 4,200 t displacement coaster (L 88 m, B 22 m) is completing loading at Kuryk. The plan places 1,150 t of steel coils in the lower hold, stowed with axes fore-and-aft, chocked and lashed, plus 380 t of bagged ferro-alloy on deck.
884 words, about 4 min3Outbound Kuryk in Fog: Two Contacts in a One-Way Channel
At 0340 a 6,500 GT tanker is outbound from Kuryk at 11 kn in a dredged channel 180 m wide. Visibility is 1.2 nm in mist and radar is on the 1.5 nm scale.
1,000 words, about 5 min4VHF DSC Distress Alert With a Stale Own Position
At 1145 local a Kazakhstan-flagged 3,000 GT coaster, 22 nm south-west of Aktau, receives an unaddressed VHF DSC distress alert on channel 70 from a fishing vessel, giving position 43°12'N 050°48'E and nature of distress 'flooding'. There is no voice follow-up on channel 16 after two minutes.
965 words, about 5 min5Midnight Bypass: Oily Bilge, a Wired Alarm and a PSC Inspection Tomorrow
A 5,000 GT cargo ship is alongside at Aktau. The engine room bilge holding tank is nearly full, with about 14 m³ of oily bilge.
948 words, about 5 min