Basic Personality Interview

1.       Please introduce yourself?

My name is Muhammad Ardhana Widyapratama
I am 19 years old. I was born in Gunungsari at 18 October 2001.
I come from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
I am one of four siblings, I have 2 younger brother, and 1 younger
sister.
My parent’s job is Civil Servant
My hobby is playing football, running, and karate.
I am a Deck Cadet from Merchant Marine Higher Education of Jakarta
2.       Why do you choose to become a seamen? What is your reason?
I want to be a seaman because I was inspired by my uncle. My uncle is a
seaman and become an engineer on board. He is a successful person and
able to provide him family with a good life. I want to be like him. I
like to travel and want to visit another countries and get paid, and of
course help my parent with financial problem.

3.       On board the vessel, there are multinational crew with different
culture and religion, is that becoming problem for you?
It’s not a problem for me to have multinational crew on board, because
I am used to face it. In my academy various ethnic and religion came
across Indonesia and studied there, and I could adapt easily. And during
my tournament in the Indonesian Karate Championship, I could adapt
easily to different ethnicities and religions there.
4.       How was the response from your family with this job? Is it okay for
you to leave for months?
My family supported me to be a seaman, because I am their next hope and
I am supposed to help my family’s economy. For sure homesick will come
if away from family, it’s a human being. But the reasons why I shall go
and come back again with success, are way stronger than homesickness
itself.
5.       Please describe your personality, explain me your strength and
weakness?
My weaknesses are:
–      Sometimes I do a job or task way too much care about details,
so need to take more time which actually I can use it to finish
another task.
–    I can’t force myself to study or do a task in tired or sleepy
condition. Because if I do so, I can lost my concentration and
in worse case I can suddenly sleep during doing the task.
My strengths are:
–       I can easily adapt to a new environment while I am work and in
my opinion, I have a good teamwork [Link] example I can do
anything job when the work team need my help during work in
group.
–      I am a patient man, even in a tough situation or under pressure
I can control myself, not getting in anger or hurry, and remain
calm to handle the situation.
–   I am a focused person when I do my job or task to avoid mistake
during my work

6.       Compared with other candidates, why do I shall choose you to become a
cadet?
Compared with other candidates, my English is quite good in speaking,
and listening. I have a strong willing and eager to learn. I have
knowledge from my Academy and experience to deal with multicultural
people from my journey when I was an athlete. And from my side, I will
show my good performance and I will do the best, I can for this good
company.
7.       What is your target position on board?
My target is to be a Master/Captain

8.       How long do you want to become a seaman? And Why?

I want to be a seaman for 10 years or more, it depends on when I get the
title of captain. Because I have a plan to work ashore as a professional
in maritime industry and I want to join to your shore based company as
superintendent/fleet-manager/etc.

9.        Why do you choose this company? And what do you know about us?
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines abbreviated MOL is a Japanese transport company headquartered
in Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It is one of the largest shipping companies
in the world.
MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) was founded in 1964, following the merger of Osaka Shosen
Kaisha (OSK) and Mitsui Steamship Co., Ltd.

MOL fleet includes dry cargo ships, LNG carriers, Ro-Ro Car Carrier , oil tankers,
container ships, and container terminals. Its alligator logo can still be seen on containers
in ports in my country, roads, rails and barges around the world.

Mitsui O.S.K Lines has a worldwide shipping network. And now Mitsui O.S.K Lines
has been led by Junichiro Ikeda as President Chief Executive Officer,
and Takeshi Hashimoto and Akihiko Ono as Vice President Executive
Officers
And I believe, if I join to your company I can grow as a good officer.
Because your good company offers training and upgrading carrier for
every seafarer on board and for sure get a good salary.

DECK KNOWLADGE

A.   Conventions and Regulations

The four most important pillars of the global maritime regulatory
systems are: SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, ILO-MLC.
·         SOLAS = Safety of Life at Sea,The International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea which adopted on 1 November 1974. SOLAS
promoting safety of life at sea by creating a common agreement and
rules which apply to all ships under the Contracting Government’s
Flag of States.
SOLAS are covering regulations regarding, but not limited to, Life
Saving Appliances (LSA), Fire Fighting Equipment (FFE), Global
Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), International Ship and
Port Facility Security (ISPS), International Safety Management
(ISM), International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG), Safety of
Navigation etc.
·         ISM Code = International Safety Management, is the standard for
establishing system for the safe management and operation of the
vessel and for pollution prevention. With obeying this code, it
makes the ship a safer place to work, protects the sea and marine
environment, and clearly defines the job as seaman.
·         Life Saving Appliances (LSA) code= provide international standards
for life-saving appliances, also contains recommendation on testing
of life-saving appliances.
Example of personal life-saving appliances like lifebuoys,
lifejacket, immersion suit anti-exposure suits and thermal
protective aids; Visual aids: parachute flares, hand flares and
buoyant smoke signal; survival craft: liferafts and lifeboat; rescue
boats; launching and embarkation appliances; and general alarm and
public address system.
·         Fire Safety System (FSS) code= to provide international standards
of specific engineering specifications for fire safety systems
required by chapter II -2 of the SOLAS. The regulation covering the
standard and specification of: International Shore Connection,
Personnel protection against fire, portable fire extinguishers,
fixed fire-extinguishing systems, Fire detection and alarm systems,
emergency fire pumps, and arrangement of means of escape.
·         Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) = to provide an
effective search and rescue system on a global basis using advanced
technology of satellite and terrestrial communications. Covering
regulations regarding: Minimum ship’s radio equipment on sea areas
A1, A2, A3 and A4, Information about GMDSS satellite providers,
radio watches, maintenance of radio equipment
·         International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code = The
regulations to improve the safe carriage and transport of dangerous
goods in order to prevent injury to person, damage to ships and
cargoes, and to prevent harm to the marine environment. The example
of IMDG: Explosives material, Flammable gases, flammable liquids and
 solids, oxidizing substances, toxic and infectious substances,
radioactive material, corrosive substances, miscellaneous dangerous
substances and environmentally and other marine pollutants.
·         Collision Regulation (COLREG) = Regulations and rules for the
purpose of preventing collisions at sea between two vessels or more.
COLREG become the International Navigation Rules, and we shall
follow it to have a safe navigation for our vessel. COLREG has 38
Rules and 4 Annexes.
Especial COLREG rule to understand= 05 Look-out; 06 Safe Speed; 07
Risk of Collision; 08 Action to avoid Collision; 09 Narrow Channel;
10 Traffic Separation; 13 Overtaking; 14 Head-on Situations; 15
Crossing Situations; 16 The give-way vessel; 17 The stand-on vessel.
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to have.
·         Standard Training and Certification of Watchkeeping for Seafarer
(STCW) = Last STCW amendment was 2010 STCW Manila amendments. This
convention give the details of the minimum requirement certificates
need to hold and training to carry out before signing on a ship.
STCW Convention purposes to provide the international standards
necessary for training institutes and trainers to develop skills and
competencies for seafarer.
·         International Labor Convention (ILO) – Marine Labor Convention MLC
2006 = An International convention which was adopted on February
2006 at Geneva. This convention protects the rights and freedoms
applicable for seaman as worker on ship. This convention is covering
working hours and minimum rest hours, minimum wages, employment
agreement, accommodation and recreational facilities on board, food
and catering, medical care on board ship and ashore, and social
security.
·         Marine Pollution (MARPOL) = An International convention that aimed
to preventing and minimizing pollution in marine environment by
ships from routine operations or accidents. MARPOL has six annexes
which preventing pollution from: Oil, Noxious Liquid, Harmful
Substances in Package Form, Sewage, Garbage, and Air Pollution.
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B.   LIFE SAVING APPLIANCE & FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

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Cadet Project: Safety

·         LIFE JACKET =Provide support and buoyancy for person in the
water, so they will staying afloat.
 ·         Immersion suits = Highly visible waterproof materials to keep
wearer dry when in the water. This suit keeps the wearer’s body
heat, so that the body temperature will not going down in the cold
water. Because of doesn’t have buoyancy material, the use of
immersion suit usually together with lifejacket.
·         Thermal Protective Aid (TPA) = a waterproof ‘body-warming coat’
which help the wearer to recover their body heat. The TPA must cover
the whole body, except the face.
·         General alarm = 7 short blast + 1 long blast àProceed to
master station bring Lifejacket and Immersion Suit, wait the next
instruction!
·         Man Over Board = 3 long blast à Act as per duty on
Muster List!
·         Fire =Continuous Ringing Alarm àAct as per duty on Muster
List!
·         Abandon Ship = Only Verbal order by Master!
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C.    NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

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Cadet Project: Navigation Equipment

·         ECDIS
·         S-Band and X-Band RADAR
·         DGPS
·         Speed Log
·         Course Recorder
·         Echo Sounder
·         Magnetic Compass
·         Gyro Compass
·         AUTOPILOT
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D.   IALA Buoys
IALA = International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and
Lighthouse Authorities. (now)
·         Lateral Buoy = The buoys which indicating side of the vessel to
keep with, while entering or leaving port.
IALA A: Adopted by most of the country around the world (Except
American Continental, Japan, and Philippine).
Entering port àRed Lateral for port side and Green Lateral for
Starboard side.
 IALA B: Adopted by North America, South America, Japan and
Philippine.
Entering port àGreen Lateral for port side and Red Lateral for
Starboard side.
*easy to memories: Red to port in Region A and red to starboard in
Region B.
·         Cardinal buoy = Cardinal marks are used to indicate where the
mariner may find the best navigable water, or in other words indicate
the safe side on which to pass a danger. The mariner is safe if he
passes N of a North mark, E of an East mark, S of a South mark and W
of a West mark.
North Flashing Continuously
East 3 flashes in a group
South 6 flashes in a group followed by a long flash. The
long flash (of not less than 2 seconds
duration) is to ensure that 6 flashes cannot
be mistaken for 3 or 9.
West 9 flashes in a group

Cardinal Buoys

*easy to memories: the number of flashes in each group can be associated with the
clock face:

3 o’clock – East 9
o’clock – West
6 o’clock – South 12
o’clock (Flash continuously) – North
·         lsolated Danger marks = lsolated Danger marks indicate there is
shallow water around them, and limits the navigable water area all
around them.

Isolated Danger Mark

·         Safe Water marks = Safe Water marks used to indicate that
there is navigable water all round a mark.

Safe Water Mark

·         Special Marks = Special Marks may be used to indicate to the mariner
a special area. The note will be available on the Chart, Sailing Directions or Notice to
Mariners.

Special Mark
·         Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy =  Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy is
designed to provide a highly visible visual and radio aid to navigation.
It will be placed as close to the wreck as possible.

Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy

Rule 1 (Application) Rule 20 (Application)

Rule 2 (Responsibility) Rule 21 (Definitions)

Rule 3 (General definitions) Rule 22 (Visibility of lights)

Rule 4 (Application) Rule 23 (Power-driven vessels underway)

Rule 5 (Look-out) Rule 24 (Towing and pushing)

Rule 6 (Safe speed) Rule 25 (Sailing vessels underway and

vessels under oars)
Rule 7 (Risk of collision)
Rule 26 (Fishing vessels)
Rule 8 (Action to avoid a collision)
Rule 27 (Vessels not under command or
Rule 9 (Narrow channels) restricted in their ability to manoeuvre)

Rule 10 (Traffic separation schemes) Rule 28 (Vessels constrained by their

draught)
Rule 11 (Application)
Rule 29 (Pilot vessels)
Rule 12 (Sailing vessels)
Rule 30 (Anchored vessels and vessels
Rule 13 (Overtaking) aground)

Rule 14 (Head-on situation) Rule 31 (Seaplanes)

Rule 15 (Crossing situation) Rule 32 (Definitions)

Rule 16 (Action by give-way vessel) Rule 33 (Equipment for sound signals)

Rule 17 (Action by stand-on vessel) Rule 34 (Manoeuvring and warning

signals)
Rule 18 (Responsibilities between
vessels) Rule 35 (Sound signals in restricted
visibility)
Rule 19 (Conduct of vessels in restricted
visibility) Rule 36 (Signals to attract attention)
Rule 37 (Distress signals)

Rule 38 (Exemptions)

Colreg Have 38 Rule, and 5 P art and 3

Section.