Orals Prep Series 2 - International Safety and Risk Management

This book covers essential topics to help you build confidence in preparing decisive answers for STCW oral examination. Topics covered in this series include:

• Definitions, roles and responsibilities
• certificates, documents and records
• audits, observations and non-conformities
• hazards, risk assessments and permits to work.

Competence in these topics is necessary for deck and technical officers to monitor their ship’s compliance with statutory requirements effectively.

Other titles in the Orals Preps Series:
Orals Prep Series 1. Statutory Certificates, Documents and Surveys

Repeated self-testing using the following questions and answers on the ISM Code will help you prepare confident and decisive responses for your STCW oral exam. Topics covered include: definitions, roles and responsibilities certificates, documents and records audits, observations and non-conformities hazards, risk assessments and permits to work.

Competence in these topics is necessary for deck and technical officers to monitor their ship’s compliance with statutory requirements effectively.

Part 1 Questions

Part 2 Questions and Answers

GJM Pollock

Gerard Pollock’s career has given him broad nautical experience augmented by specialisms in maritime regulation.

Gerard first went to sea in 1998 as a cadet with the Conway Merchant Navy Trust before joining BP, with whom he sailed on VLCC, coastal, LNG and DP shuttle tankers.

He then moved on to large superyachts as the ISM Code became mandatory and helped implement the culture change in this sector, followed by stints on passenger ships, including the ‘QE2’ and the MY ‘Wind Surf’. After a protracted newbuild project, Gerard held command of a large, prestigious yacht with one of the industry’s prominent owners.

In 2017, Gerard moved ashore, becoming a Flag/Port State Control Inspector with New Zealand’s maritime regulator. He is an ISM Auditor and PSC trainer/assessor and has led international PSC training seminars on behalf of the Tokyo MOU.

Gerard recently worked as an advisor within an international aid programme that assists Pacific Island countries in improving their maritime safety systems.

Gerard now runs a UK maritime compliance and training consultancy and works with superyachts and maritime companies.