According to the STCW 78/95, the minimum rest hour for a seaman is 10 hours every 24 hours.
61. How should you deal with the garbage on board on board the ship? MARPOL 73/78 provides for detailed regulations on garbage disposal. Usually, any shipping company should have its own Garbage Management Plan in its ISM documents. Usually, the Chief Engineer or the Chief Officer is the designated person in charge of carrying out the garbage disposal, but all crew on broad should follow the garbage management plan.
Garbage is disposed in fore steps, i.e. collection, separation, processing and disposal. The Chief Engineer or the Chief Officer should make clear records in the Garbage Record Book. The Master has to make sure the Garbage Record Book is available for checks at any time.
62. When navigating in restricted visibility or heavy traffic or in a close quarter, as the Master or duty officer, which ship do you think should reduce speed, or stop engine to avoid danger of collision?
According to COLREG 1972. Both ships should reduce speed if they think necessary. And anti-collision actions should be taken as early as possible. When navigating in restricted visibility, the Master must navigate the ship with safe speed and great caution.
船长和驾驶员应该能够用简单的英语表述出常用的避碰规则。
63. What is safety speed during sailing? What factors should you consider in deciding the speed of a vessel during sailing in the sea? The safe speed is the speed at which the vessel can take proper and effective actions to be stopped in a safe distance. The following factors should be taken into account to achieve safe speed: visibility, number of ships in the area, the ship’s maneuverability, wind force, sea tide and current, background lights, draught and available dep