MEO CLASS 1 · ORAL PREPARATION

IACS/ RO Code

42 questions. Select a question to read its answer.

1. Q2- Details of Class/ Stat certificates.
2. Q4- RO Code Structure.
3. Q4a- How can a Class become an RO ? RO Qualities, RO requirements
4. Q3- Class survey Preparations as a CE.
5. Q1- What is Condition of class? What is memorandum of Class? What is the difference between the two?
6. Q5- What is PR 17? Who can raise PR17?
7. Q7- Reasons for Suspension and withdrawal of Class.
8. Q6- Class vs RO. Where is it written? Is it necessary for an RO to be a Classification Society? Any organisation can be RO. Not necessary only a class. At present only class has expertise to be RO.
9. Q5a- What can a Class do if ISM deficiency is found?
10. Q15- Condition Monitoring Scheme?
11. Q12- Class notations. What is UMS class, how is it decided? What is Clean Ship? What are additional Class notations wrt Hull and machinery?
12. Q12a- What is Clean Ship and Clean Design?
13. Q11- Which all duties are delegated to RO under IOMOU? Any specific Document?
14. Q13- If OCM or Radar not working, will you get COC? How is COC issued to a vessel?
15. Q10- How IMO exercises control on IACS?
16. Q9- How admin controls over RO? Oversight of RO ? Who is reporting to IMO and how?
17. Q8- What is IACS? Types of Surveys? Role in IMO. IACS Structure:
18. Q11a – What are RO code objectives?
19. Q15. IACS and how to get its membership?( Told him IACS criteria given by IACS, no. Of technical staff and all)- Not accepted.
20. Q14-Periodic survey of Class.
21. Q16- What happens if you do not carry out permanent repair for the temporary repair previously done on a vessel?
22. Q.15a You have joined a newly constructed ship as CE. The company wants to implement Condition Monitoring system of maintenance on this vessel. What is your viewpoint?
23. Q15b- What do you mean by PF curve?
24. Q24c-Which survey RO cannot do?
25. Q24d- What is Over sight? How does the flag keep Oversight on the RO?
26. Q21- What is the difference between Dual Class and Double Class?
27. Q22- What happens if COC time limit is exceeded?
28. Q24 What is not covered by a Class?
29. Q24b-Can one RO designate its statutory certification duties to other RO?
30. Q19- How is the Class transferred? Discuss PR1A.
31. Q23- Why RO Code came? What was the need? What was there before RO cod?
32. Q24a-Is Class mandatory for every ship?
33. Q23a What are Supplement to SEQ survey?
34. Q20 – IACS significance?
35. Q28- What is CSR?
36. Q29- Civil Responder immunity?
37. Q24e- Why Delegation of Authority by a flag to Classification Society is required (Need for ROs)?
38. Q26 – Class Survey vs Statutory Survey
39. Q25- Can one RO tell another RO to carry out survey on its behalf?
40. Q32- Can an RO detain a vessel? What is the agreement between Flag and RO ? Where is it Documented?
41. Q31- How to ensure all IACS Classification societies are up to IACS standards?
42. When do we require to ask for COC from class when for a dispensation from flag And when do we require both?