Take over a vessel as a chief officer

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After joining:
Report to master, hand over appointment letter/ introductory letter, CoC and oth
er certificates, sign article of agreement. Meet the outgoing C/O. Go through ha
nding over note.
Initial familiarization:
Emergency stations and duties. Ship s dimension, lay out, particulars. LSA and FFA p
lans Normal loading and discharging procedures. Stability booklet and hydrostati
c data. Damage Stability booklet. Oil record books, entries. Garbage record book
s, entries. Loadicator How to input data How to get result Where is the back-up
disc Computer being used is approved Any password for operating/installing the p
rogram Piping diagram: ballast, FW, bilges. Capacity plans Lashing plans Cargo s
ecuring manuals Stowage plan Bridge equipment, navigation equipments, emergency
steering procedures.
Deck maintenance
Planned maintenance schedule Current state of maintenance Status of deck stores,
equipments. Take inventories of various deck stores, lashing gears. Any requisi
tion made or to be made. Go through mate s log book.
Surveys and certificates
Status of various statutory certificates, expiry, validity. Any survey due, perp
etrations required. Chain register, entries in chain register. Certificates for
lifting gears, attached equipments, wires and ropes etc. Operational manuals.
Lifting and mooring equipments
Condition of lifting machineries and mooring equipments. Any outstanding repairs
.
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Ports, voyages
Peculiarity of ports, stevedores working hours, interaction with shore personnel
, lifting of stores, water, bunker, provisions. Port regulation, restrictions, c
argo documents required, draft restrictions, day-night berthing/unberthings. Sho
re leave, gangway, watchman. Pilferage by shore gang. Deck watch, anchor watch,
piracy watch arrangements.
Staff matters
Morale of crews, ability and weakness. Work rotation, overtime system. Officer-c
rew relationship. Efficiency and performance of other duty officers regarding ca
rgo operation.
Others
Jobs regarding to training and assessments ISM files to maintain ISM documents t
o send to company, their frequencies. Condition of deck, hatches, hatch covers,
lifting machineries. Hold ventilation systems Anti-pollution and bunkering proce
dures Emergency procedures Report any discrepancy to master Sign take over docum
ent
Additional points
In dry dock Special types of ships Container ships Bulk carriers Refrigerated sh
ips Ro-ro ships Tankers (Oil, chemical and gas)
In dry dock
Docking plan. Dry dock repair list. Repair works to be done onboard and by dry d
ock personnel. Surveys to be done on dry dock. Safety regulations, hot works, ch
emical washings, men entry to enclosed spaces. Emergency contacts/ actions. Powe
r and water supply, telephones. Take over drain plugs. Sewage and garbage dispos
al arrangements. Status of LSA, FFA, anything sent ashore. Instructions to duty
officers and crews. Undocking stability calculations, tank conditions. Closing-o
pening arrangements of hatches.
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Special types of ships
Container ships
Bay plans Stowage of containers Stowage of IMDG containers, cargoes. Stowage of
refer containers Container lashing gears Normal stacking height
Bulk carriers
Ballasting-deballasting rates Grain loading booklet High density cargo loading p
rocedures Load density of deck, tank tops. Capacities of load/discharge top side
tanks.
Refrigerated ships
Check condition of compressors Check any deficiencies in maintaining temperature
s Insulations of compartments in good condition. Brine seals of tween deck. Cond
itions of gratings and dunnages.
Ro-ro ships
Power operated W/T doors working properly FFA in all decks in good condition Ele
ctrical wiring maintained Cargo securing arrangements Bow door closing/opening a
rrangements and alarms Lighting arrangements
Tankers
Operation of cargo pumps, eductors Cargo piping system Ballast piping and pumpin
g system IG system and lines Gas detection system, operation, calibration. Cargo
tank washing procedures Procedures for loading different grades Crude oil washi
ng system (crude carriers)
Additionally,
For chemical tankers
Cargo compatibility and segregation
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Special precautions required for certain cargoes. Cargo tank washing procedures
Previous cargoes
For gas carriers
Vapor lines, reliquefaction lines Reliquefaction plants Cargo change over proced
ures Cargo conditioning procedures Cargo loading and discharging procedures in v
arious ports
LNG ships
Type of tanks. Controlling boil off. Tank insulation. Inerting procedures of pri
mary and secondary barriers.
Updated: July 03, 2003
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