船长面试英语

1 船长面试问题 1. can you tell me about your educational background? 2. what is a classification society? What is the purpose of classification survey? Please list some famous classification societies in the world. A classification society is usually an independent organization that carries out classification surveys, statutory surveys, surveys related to notarial matters for ships, offshore installations, marine freight containers, materials and marine equipment. It also provides safety management certification services to shipping companies and their ships. The purpose of classification survey is to evaluate the situation of a ship and the management of a company and its ship. Some of the famous classification societies are: NK, CCS, ABS, DNV(Norwegian), SL(British Lloyd), GL(German Lloyd), KR(Korean), RINA(Italian). 3. Can you talk about the previous vessels you worked on board? 4. what type of cargo was carried on board your last vessel? Bulk cargo: cement, cement clicker, nickel, ore, iron, sand, phosphorus rock, potash in bulk, salt, grain, pet coke, coal etc.. General cargo: vehicle, loader, wagon, heavy lifts, over-length cargo, mine equipment, steel construction material. Other: log, plywood, container, and so on. 5. where was your last vessel’s trading area? Which ports have you 2 called? I have rich experience in calling the ports in the US, some developing countries and in the passage through the Suez Canal, and Denver strait, and Denmark Strait. Some useful expressions for trading area: ocean-going, world widely, globally, worldwide; fixed route. 6. can you tell me the differences between the Chinese state-owned shipping companies and foreign shipping companies? Basically, in my opinion, there ar...