What are the question they ask in deck cadet interview?

1. Personal details 2. Your maritime training school? What kind of marks did you get at the school? 3. Any of your family at sea? Why do you want to join sea? Do you know how long you will be at sea? Will you be able to handle the long periods away? 4. Do you know how much sea time you require before you can get a 3rd Engineer's Licence? 5. Do you have a girlfriend? Do you think she will be waiting for you to come home? Can you handle it if your girlfriend wants to break up because you are away for a long time? 6. What are your aims in the future of a sea career? What would you want to be eventually? 7. Do you know what kind of ship you will be joining with the Company? Tanker / Bulk Carrier / Container ship / car carrier / general cargo? 8. What is the first thing you need to do when you join your first ship? Report to the Chief engineer or 2nd engineer and present your papers / documents. What should you do thereafter? (Answer: familiarise myself with all the safety requirements such as -

a) emergency alarm signals, (b) muster stations and lifeboat stations (C) location of liferafts and lifejackets (d) emergency escapes

(e) nearest fire alarm raising button and fire extinguisher that you can reach from your cabin)

9. What would you do if you sees smoke or fire onboard? 10. What would you do if you see someone fall overboard? 11. Who would you approach if you have a personal problem when you are at sea? 12. What would you do if someone onboard ask you to operate a piece of machinery but you do not how to operate it? 13. What is the function of cam shaft? 14. What is buoyancy? 15. What is Blackout? 16. What will happen during blackout? 17. What are the main parts of main engine?