STCW 95 YACHT DECK ORAL EXAMINATION SYLLABUSES
Master (Code Vessels less than 200gt) Officer of the Watch (Yachts
less than 500gt)
Oral Examination Master (Code Vessels less than
200gt)
Navigational Safety
1 Plan and Conduct a Passage Including Chartwork and Position
Determination
a) Passage planning with respect to use of navigational
publications including navigational charts, sailing directions, light lists, tide tables, radio and
navigational warnings
b) IALA system of maritime buoyage A and B
c)
Limitations and sources of error of electronic chart and navigation systems
d)
Radar and ARPA – practical use of, modes of operation, limitations and sources of error, including basic
radar plotting techniques
e) Understands the importance of regular
checking of the vessel’s position and action to be taken if found off track
f)
Applies variation and deviation to convert true course to compass course and vice versa; understands
the basic causes of variation and deviation
g) Fixes a ships position
on the chart given magnetic bearings and/or radar ranges and quotes position by latitude and longitude
h)
Finds the magnetic course to steer and the ETA at a given destination given the starting position and
log speed
i) Identifies transits and clearing marks from the chart
in order to plan a safe approach to harbour or anchorage
j) States
the meaning and explains the significance of chart symbols and abbreviations in common use
k)
Knows how to obtain and use weekly notices to mariners in order to correct charts
l)
Finds the time of high and low water, and predicts intermediate heights and/or times for standard and
secondary ports
m) Find and predict set and rate of the tide from tidal
reference points on the chart, and tidal stream atlas
2 Meteorology
a)
Knows the sources of meteorological information
b) Interprets weather
forecasts including knowledge of characteristics of various weather systems
c)
Ability to use and interpret information obtained from shipborne meteorological instruments 3
Maintain a Safe Navigational Watch
a) A thorough knowledge of
the principles of navigational watchkeeping at sea, including watchkeeping at anchor; as STCW Code A-VIII
and ICS Bridge Procedures Guide
b) Understand the use of bridge equipment,
including echo sounder and Navtex
c) Knowledge of steering control
systems, including automatic pilot and operational procedures and change over from manual to automatic
control and vice-versa
d) Maintain navigational records
e)
Knows the circumstances under which the Master should be called to the bridge
f)
Knows the principles for handing over and relieving the navigational watch
4 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea (ColRegs)
a) A thorough knowledge of the ColRegs including:
i) requirements for proceeding at a safe speed and keeping
a lookout
ii) recognises the lights and shapes,
and fog signals for all classes of vessel
iii)
recognises the manoeuvring sound signals
iv)
recognises light signals
v) recognise a developing
collision situation by compass, radar or visual reference
vi)
states the actions to be taken by day and night to avoid collision
vii)
describes the precautions to be taken when navigating in or near areas of restricted visibility; assess
the likely likelihood of collision of vessel detected by radar alone and action to be taken to avoid
a collision
viii) describes the requirements
for navigating in or near traffic separation schemes
ix)
describes the requirement for navigating in narrow channels
Response to Emergencies, Operational Safety and Pollution
Control
1 Distress Signals and Communications
a)
States the conditions under which distress signals may be used; understands the various types of distress
signal, action to be taken on receipt and the obligations to render assistance
b)
Understands the correct use of pyrotechnics, EPIRBS and SARTS including the appropriate circumstances
for their use
c) Understands correct distress communications procedures
including the terms Mayday, PanPan and Securité messages
d) Emergency
communication with the GMDSS regulations
2 Manoeuvring the Vessel
a)
Preparation for getting under way, duties prior to proceeding to sea, making harbour, entering a dock,
berthing alongside quays and jetties or other ships, and securing to buoys
b)
Use and care of mooring lines and associated equipment
c) Helm orders,
conning the ship, effects of propellers on the steering of the ship, effects of wind and current, stopping,
going astern, and turning short round
d) Action in event of failure
of bridge control, telegraph or steering gear, including emergency steering arrangements
e)
Procedures for anchoring
f) Understand the precautions to be observed
when using winches and windlass
g) Understand the precautions to be
observed when mooring and un-mooring
3 Responses to Emergencies
a)
Initial action following: man overboard, collision, grounding, flooding or major mechanical damage,
initial damage assessment and control, protection of the marine environment
b)
Knowledge of fire prevention, use and care of fire-fighting appliances, the shut-down and isolation
of plant and equipment, escape and breathing apparatus, fire and safety plans
c)
Use and care of lifesaving appliances and equipment including, immersion suits and thermal protective
aids, pyrotechnics and line throwing apparatus
d) Launching of liferafts
and rescue boats; proper rigging of liferaft hydrostatic release units
e)
Basic principles of survival
4 Pollution Prevention Requirements
a)
Pollution prevention in port and at sea; measures to be taken to prevent pollution during bunkering
b)
Action to be taken in response to pollution incidents in port and at sea
c)
Basic understanding of garbage management, and disposal of garbage and oil residue
5 Seaworthiness of the Ship
a)
Understand fundamentals of watertight integrity, and the closing of all openings including hatches,
access hatches and watertight doors
b) Understands the difference between
good stability and poor stability, and recognises the warnings signs of the latter
c)
Describes the effect on stability of:
i) raising
and lowering weights
ii) low freeboard
iii) obstruction of deck freeing arrangements and scuppers
iv) slack tanks
d)
Preparations
for heavy weather, ensuring and maintaining watertight integrity
6 Business and Law
a)
Understand the content and application of the applicable Codes, namely ‘Small Vessels Code’1 and Large
Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)2
b) A knowledge of the Code of Safe Working
Practices for Merchant Seamen3, the content and practical application
c)
A knowledge of the requirements for musters and drills including fire, emergency, and abandon ship drills
d)
Understand the legal obligation to ensure a seaworthy vessel
e) A basic
understanding of the laws of salvage
f) Understand the requirements
for safe manning, hours of work and watchkeeping
g) Understand the
circumstances when a vessel requires a crew agreement MGN
280 (M)
or any subsequent amendment
MSN
1792 (M)
or any subsequent amendment
SI
1998 /1838 or any subsequent amendmen
Officer
of the Watch (Yachts less than 3000gt)
Oral Examination OOW (Yachts less than 3000gt)
Navigation
1 Plan and Conduct a Passage Including Position Determination
a)
Passage planning with respect to use of navigational publications
including position determination, navigational charts (including ECDIS and RCDS), sailing directions,
light lists, tide tables, radio navigational warnings and ship routeing information
b)
IALA system of maritime buoyage A and B
c) Electronic navigational
systems – limitations and sources of error
and methods of correction
d) Limitations of electronic chart systems
including ECDIS and RCDS
navigational chart systems
e) Radar and ARPA – practical use of, modes
of operation, limitations,
sources of error and parallel indexing, including radar plotting techniques
f)
Use of a sextant and identification and correction of errors
g) Use
an azimuth mirror, pelorus (bearing plate) or other instrument
for taking bearings
h) Sources of meteorological information, ability
to use and interpret
information obtained from shipboard meteorological instruments, and knowledge of characteristics of
various weather systems
i) Interprets weather forecasts including knowledge
of characteristics
of various weather systems
j) Understands the importance of regular
checking of the vessel’s position
and action to be taken if found off track
k) Applies variation and
deviation to convert true course to compass
course and vice versa; understands the basic causes of variation and deviation
l)
Fixes a ships position on the chart given magnetic bearings and/or
radar ranges and quotes position by latitude and longitude
m) Finds
the magnetic course to steer and the ETA at a given destination
given the starting position and log speed
n) Knows how to obtain and
use weekly notices to mariners in order to
correct charts
o) Finds the time of high and low water, and predicts
intermediate heights
and/or times for standard and secondary ports
p) Find and predict set
and rate of the tide from tidal reference points
on the chart, and tidal stream atlas
2 Maintain a Safe Navigational Watch
a)
A thorough knowledge of the principles of navigational watchkeeping
at sea, including under pilotage, and watchkeeping at anchor and in port
b)
A thorough knowledge of the contents, application and intent of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (ColRegs)
c)
Understand the use of bridge equipment, including rate of turn indicators,
course recorders, echo sounder and NAVTEX
d) Knowledge of steering
control systems, including automatic pilot
and operational procedures and change over from manual to automatic control and vice-versa, and adjustment
of controls for optimum performance
e) Knowledge of application of
ICS Bridge Procedures Guide and STCW
Code A-VIII
f) Understand the principles, limitations and modes of
operation of
AIS
g) Maintain navigational records
h)
Knows the principles for handing over and relieving the navigational
watch
3 Manoeuvre the Ship
a)
Preparation for getting underway, duties prior to proceeding to sea,
making harbour, entering a dock, berthing alongside quays and jetties or other ships, and securing to
buoys
b) Use and care of mooring lines and associated equipment
c)
Helm orders, conning the ship, effects of propellers on the steering
of the ship, effects of wind and current, stopping, going astern, turning short round, interaction,
and squat, and embarking and disembarking a pilot
d) Action in event
of failure of bridge control, telegraph or steering
gear, and emergency steering arrangements
e) Procedures for anchoring
Response to Navigational Emergencies
1 Response to Navigational Emergencies
a)
Initial action following: manoverboard, collision, grounding, flooding
or major mechanical damage, and receipt of a distress message, initial damage assessment and control,
protection of the marine environment
b) Use of the International Aeronautical
and Marine Search and Rescue
(IAMSAR) Manual, distress and emergency signals, and search and rescue around the UK and world-wide
2 Response to Other Emergencies
a)
Understand the organisational procedures for emergency parties and
drills
b) Knowledge of fire prevention, use and care of fire-fighting
appliances,
the shut-down and isolation of plant and equipment, escape and breathing apparatus, fire and safety
plans
c) Knowledge of classes and chemistry of fires
d)
Use and care of lifesaving appliances and equipment including hand
held radios, EPIRBs, SARTs, immersion suits and thermal protective aids, and rocket and line throwing
apparatus
e) Meanings and markings on survival craft and associated
equipment;
correct use of distress signals
f) Launch and manage survival craft,
recover rescue boats at sea
g) Precautions for the protection and safety
of passengers in emergencies
h) Basic principles of survival
i)
Sources of medical information available
3 Communications
a)
Use of distress and emergency signals, International Code of Signals
and the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases
b) Emergency communication
with the GMDSS regulations
Onboard Ship Operations
1 Pollution Prevention Requirements
a)
Precautions to be taken to prevent pollution of the marine environment
as required by MARPOL conventions, including Special Areas and the disposal of pollutants
b)
Basic understanding of the SOPEP manual, Garbage Management Plan
and anti-pollution equipment
2 Seaworthiness of the Ship
a)
Understand fundamentals of watertight integrity, and the closing
of all openings including hatches, access hatches and watertight doors
b)
Preparations for heavy weather
c) Describes the effect on stability
of:
i) raising and lowering weights
ii) low freeboard
iii)
obstruction of deck freeing arrangements and scuppers
iv)
slack tanks
3 Legislative Requirements
a)
Contents and use of Merchant Shipping Notices (MSNs), Marine Guidance
Notes (MGNs), Marine Information Notes (MINs) and Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners
b)
Knowledge and application of current Merchant Shipping Health and
Safety legislation, and the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen1
c)
Basic knowledge of relevant IMO conventions concerning safety of
life at sea, and protection of the marine environment
d) Purpose and
application of the International Safety Management (ISM)
Code
e) Purpose of Flag and Port State Control
f)
Purpose and application of the International Ship and Port Security
(ISPS) Code
4 Business and Law
a)
Understand the content and application of the applicable Codes, namely
‘Small Vessels Code’2 and Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)3
b) A knowledge
of the requirements for musters and drills including
fire, emergency, and abandon ship drills
c) Understand the legal obligation
to ensure a seaworthy vessel
d) A basic understanding of the laws of
salvage
e) Understand the requirements for safe manning, hours of work
and watchkeeping
f) Understand the circumstances when a vessel requires
a crew agreement SI 1998/1838 The Merchant
Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for
Merchant Seamen) Regulations 1998 or any subsequent amendment
MGN
280 (M) Small Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure, Workboats and Pilot Boats or any
subsequent
amendment
MSN 1792 (M) or any subsequent amendment Master
(Yachts less than 500gt)
Oral Examination Master (Yachts less than 500gt)
Navigation
1 Plan and conduct safe navigation
a)
Demonstrate an ability to undertake voyage planning, taking into
consideration:
i) restricted waters
ii) meteorological conditions through interpretation of synoptic
charts,
and to forecast local area weather, and the characteristics of various weather systems
iii) restricted visibility
iv)
reporting in accordance with ship reporting systems
v)
limitations of electronic chart systems including ECDIS and RDS navigational
chart systems
vi) port radio information services:
knowledge of the type of service
available to aid vessels entering ports, berthing, VTIS and VTS systems as indicated in the Admiralty
List of Radio Signals – Vessel Traffic Services, Port Operations and Pilot Stations
vii) maritime buoyage systems – IALA region A and B
2 Establish and maintain safe watchkeeping arrangements
and procedures
a) A thorough knowledge of the principles of navigational
watchkeeping
at sea, including under pilotage, at anchor and in port
b) A thorough
knowledge of the content, application and intent of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (ColRegs)
c)
Knowledge of principles of establishing a safe engineering watch
at sea, anchor and in port 3 Compasses
a)
Compasses commonly fitted onboard the ship concerned – variation
and deviation, causes and effects, siting of other equipment with reference to magnetic compasses
b)
Knowledge of the purpose of correctors/corrections
4 Ship Manoeuvring and Operation of Small Ship Power Plant
a)
Anchoring and working anchors and cables in all circumstances
b) Proper
procedures for berthing and unberthing
c) Knowledge of factors affecting
safe manoeuvring and handling
d) Knowledge of the operation of small
ship power plant and auxiliaries
Response to Emergencies
1 Response to Navigational Emergency
a)
Action to be taken when disabled and in distress, abandoning ship,
survival procedures, use of rockets and rocket apparatus
b) Measures
to be taken following collision, grounding, heavy weather
damage and ingress of water
c) Towing and being towed
d)
Knowledge of emergency steering systems
e) Knowledge of search and
rescue procedures, assisting a ship or aircraft
in distress, rescuing the passengers and crew of a disabled ship or ditched aircraft
f)
Use of the International Aeronautical and Marine Search and Rescue
(IAMSAR) Manual (Volume III), distress and emergency signals
g) Emergency
communications within the GMDSS Regulations
2 Response to Other Emergencies
a)
Method of dealing with fire aboard a vessel; prevention of fire in
port and at sea
b) Use and maintenance of fire fighting equipment,
fire dampers, doors
and screens, and detection equipment
c) Organisation and direction
of fire-fighting drills and training
d) Launch and manage survival
craft, recover rescue boats at sea
e) The organisation and direction
of lifeboat and liferaft drills and
training
f) Understand the fundamental actions to be taken in the event
of partial
loss of intact buoyancy
g) Precautions for the protection and safety
of passengers in emergencies
h) Appreciation of action to be taken
when emergencies arise in port
i) Sources of medical information available
On Board Ship Operation
1 Pollution Prevention Requirements
a)
Precautions to be taken to prevent pollution of the marine environment
as required by the MARPOL Conventions, including Special Areas
b) Take
appropriate action in response to pollution incidents onboard
and found at sea
c) Knowledge of the contents of the SOPEP manual,
Garbage Management
Plans and anti-pollution equipment
d) Masters duties, obligations and
liabilities, including the keeping
of records 2 Seaworthiness of the Ship
a)
Precautions to be taken prior to the onset of heavy weather, management
of small ships in heavy weather, and handling a disabled ship
b) Understand
the fundamentals of watertight integrity
c) Preparation for dry-docking
and undocking, with or without damage
– general procedure and precautions to be observed
d) Working knowledge
of stability and trim information
Legislative Requirements
1 Knowledge of the Following Legislative Requirements:
a)
Contents and use of Merchant Shipping Notices (MSNs), Marine Guidance
Notes (MGNs), Marine Information Notes (MINs) and Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners
b)
Knowledge of the application of current Merchant Shipping Health
and Safety legislation, including the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen1, and the main
elements of risk assessment
c) Knowledge of relevant IMO conventions
concerning safety of life at
sea and protection of the marine environment
d) Crew agreement, the
official log book and laws relating to entries,
inspection of living quarters and storerooms, and complaints procedures
e)
Reports required by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
f)
Load-line marks – entries and reports in respect of freeboard, draft
and allowances
g) The requirements of regulations concerning life-saving
and fire fighting
appliances
h) Application of hours of work and rest legislation
i)
The law relating to the reporting of dangers to navigation
j) A knowledge
of the Master’s obligations with respect to pilotage
k) Purpose and
application of the International Safety Management (ISM)
Code
l) Purpose of Flag State and Port State Control
m)
Purpose and application of the International Ship and Port Security
Code (ISPS) SI 1998/1838 The Merchant
Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen)
Regulations 1998 or any subsequent amendment
Master
(Yachts less than 3000gt)
Oral Examination Master (Yachts less than
3000gt)
Navigation
1 Plan and conduct safe navigation
a)
Passage planning with respect to the use of navigational publications
including navigational charts (including ECDIS and RCDS), sailing directions, list of lights, tide tables,
radio navigational warnings and ships' routing information
b) The requirements
of ships routing and mandatory reporting systems
c) IALA systems of
maritime buoyage
d) Electronic navigation systems – limitations and
sources of error,
methods of correction
e) Radar and ARPA – practical use of, modes of
operation, limitations,
sources of error and parallel indexing
f) Sources of meteorological
information, ability to use and interpret
information obtained from shipboard meteorological instruments (the instruments supplied by the Meteorological
Office will be taken as standard), knowledge of characteristics of various weather systems, reporting
and recording systems
2 Establishing safe navigational watchkeeping arrangements
and procedures
a) A thorough knowledge of the principles of navigational
watchkeeping
at sea, including under pilotage, and watchkeeping at anchor and in port
b)
A thorough knowledge of the content, application and intent of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (ColRegs)
c)
Conduct in or near Traffic Separation Schemes and Vessel Traffic
Services (VTS) areas
d) Understand the use of bridge equipment, including
course recorders,
echo sounders and NAVTEX
e) Knowledge of steering control systems,
including automatic pilot,
operational procedures and change-over from manual to automatic and vice versa, adjustment of controls
for optimum performance
f) Knowledge and application of the ICS Bridge
Procedures Guide
g) A knowledge of the principles of establishing a
safe engineering
watch at sea, at anchor and in port
3 Compasses
a)
Use, care and limitations of the magnetic and gyro compasses and
associated equipment including automatic pilot
4 Ship manoeuvring
a)
Conning the ship, effects of wind and current and limited under keel
clearance; Interaction and squat
b) Berthing and unberthing at jetties,
quays, mooring buoys with/without
tugs, with/without tidal streams, with/without winds
c) Manoeuvres
in restricted waters and open waters
d) Embarking and disembarking
pilots
e) Limitations of remote control operation of marine power plant
and
auxiliary machinery
f) Anchors: different types of anchors and their
advantages and disadvantages,
preparation for anchoring, anchoring in a tideway and in confined waters, operation of anchoring with
a single anchor and use of a second anchor, dragging anchor, clearing a fouled anchor and hawse, hanging
off an anchor, breaking and slipping cables, getting under way
g) Navigation
in the vicinity of ice, ice reporting and steps to be
taken in the event of ice accretion
h) Manoeuvres to launch and recover
rescue boats and survival craft
Response to Emergencies
1 Response to navigational emergencies
a)
Measures to be taken following: accidental damage including collision,
grounding, flooding or major mechanical damage, including the possibility of beaching a ship, and protection
of the marine environment
b) Knowledge of the effect on trim and stability,
and subsequent actions
in the event of damage to and consequent flooding of a compartment
c)
Preparations and precautions for towing and being towed
d) Use of the
International Aeronautical and Marine Search and Rescue
(IAMSAR) Manual (Vol. III), distress and emergency signals, Search and Rescue (SAR) around the UK and
world-wide
e) Knowledge of the operation of emergency steering systems
2 Response to other emergencies
a)
The organisation and direction of fire-fighting and abandon ship
parties
b) Methods of dealing with fire on board ship; prevention of
fire at
sea and in port
c) Action to be taken to prevent spread of fire
d)
Operation, maintenance and testing of fire-fighting equipment, fire
doors, dampers, screens and detection equipment
e) Operation, maintenance
and testing of watertight doors, side scuttles
and scuppers
f) Launch, manage and ensure survival in survival craft,
recover survival
craft at sea and beach or land survival craft
g) Operation, maintenance
and testing of lifesaving appliances
h) Knowledge of the contents of
the SOLAS training manual
i) Action to be taken when disabled and in
distress
j) Assisting a ship or aircraft in distress; rescuing the
passengers
and crew of a disabled ship or ditched aircraft
k) Safety during helicopter
operations
On Board Ship Operation 1
Compliance with pollution requirements
a) Measures to be taken
to prevent pollution in port and at sea
b) Take appropriate action
in response to pollution incidents onboard
and found at sea
c) Knowledge of the contents of the SOPEP Manual,
Garbage Management
Plan and use of provided anti-pollution equipment
d) Practical knowledge
of the requirements of the MARPOL Convention
e) Knowledge of responsibilities,
duties, obligations and liabilities
in respect of pollution 2 Seaworthiness of
the ship
a) Preparations for sea prior to sailing with respect
to watertight
integrity and additional precautions to be taken before the onset of heavy weather
b)
Practical knowledge of the particular loadline items affecting seaworthiness
c)
Action in the event of ingress of water into the hull
d) Preparation
for dry-docking and undocking with and without damage,
general procedure and precautions to be observed
e) Use and care of
deck machinery commonly fitted
3 Crew management
a)
Knowledge of personnel management, organisation and training including
disciplinary procedures
b) Application of hours of work legislation
4 Maintain safety of ships crew and passengers
a)
Master’s responsibility with respect to stowaways and prevention
of smuggling
b) Precautions to safeguard against terrorism, piracy
and robbery 5 Legislative requirements
a)
Knowledge and application of current Merchant Shipping Health and
Safety legislation including the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen1 and the main elements
of risk assessment
b) Improvement and prohibition notices
c)
Safe manning, crew agreements, conditions of employment, Official
Log Book and the law relating to entries
d) Understanding of loadline
marks, entries and reports in respect of
freeboard, draft and allowances
e) Routine inspection of living quarters,
storerooms and complaints
procedures
f) Requirement for records including Oil Record Book
g)
Requirements for drills and training
h) The requirements of the regulations
concerning fire-fighting appliances
i) Knowledge of the requirements
of the regulations concerning life-saving
equipment
j) Knowledge of international conventions relevant to the
operation
of ships, including certificates and other documentation required to carried onboard ships
k)
The requirements for statutory and classification surveys
l) Reports
required by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
m) Obligations
with respect to pilotage
n) Towage and salvage agreements
o)
Purpose of Flag State and Port State Control
p) Purpose and application
of the International Safety Management (ISM)
Code
q) Purpose and application of the International Ship and Port
Security
Code (ISPS) SI 1998/1838 The Merchant
Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for
Merchant Seamen)
Regulations 1998 or any subsequent amendment
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