MARINA Chief Mate / Master Theoretical Exam case studies
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The MARINA Chief Mate and Master Theoretical Examinations are the written knowledge assessments that a Philippine officer must pass as part of the certification path toward an STCW II/2 management-level certificate. They are intended for deck officers who have completed the required seagoing service and are moving from operational-level watchkeeping into the roles of chief mate or master. The MARINA Chief Mate / Master Theoretical Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,633 words.
1Constant-Bearing Target in Fog Approaching a Traffic Lane Boundary
MV Endeavour Star, a 22,000 GT bulk carrier, is making 15 knots south-west-bound in the Dover Strait traffic separation scheme. Visibility has fallen to 0.3 nm in fog.
919 words, about 5 min2Heavy-Lift Discharge with a Marginal Shore Crane and Low GM
MV Baltic Handler is a 9,200 t deadweight heavy-lift ship. On arrival at a river berth her displacement is 8,400 t, GM 0.45 m and TPC 19 t/cm.
942 words, about 5 min3Deck Container Fire Involving Class 5.1 Oxidiser Next to Acid and Paint
MV Coral Venture, a 4,200 TEU container ship, is in the North Pacific at 34°N 158°E bound for Yokohama, in 25 knots of north-westerly wind and 3 m seas. At 0340 the deck watch reports smoke and a sharp chlorine-like smell from a 20-ft container in bay 14, tier 3 on deck, stowed against the ship's side.
930 words, about 5 min4List Alternating Between Port and Starboard After a Ballast Transfer
MV Iron Meridian is a 76,000 t deadweight Panamax bulk carrier of 32.2 m beam, sailed from a river berth with a full grain cargo and a departure GM of 0.28 m. Two hours out in open water the ship takes a steady 8° list to port.
955 words, about 5 min5Salvage Response under Commercial Pressure from Charterer and Casualty Owner
MV Nordic Trader, a 4,800 TEU container ship on time charter, is 90 nm south of Crete making 19 knots to meet a Suez Canal slot in 44 hours. At 2100 she receives a DSC distress alert and a MAYDAY relay from MV Alba, a 3,200 GT general cargo ship reporting engine-room flooding, loss of main engine and generators, and 11 persons on board.
887 words, about 4 min