船东面试英语

Interview materials

General question:

1. Please briefly introduce yourself (as a deck / engine cadet) to us. Or tell us something about yourself.

2. Please tell me what major you had in the marine university/college/school?

3. What courses (subjects) have you learned during your studies there?

Which courses do you like most? Why?

4. Why do you want to be a sailor? Are you willing work hard? How long do you want to be a sailor? Do you have any friend as a seaman? What do you know about seaman’s life?

5. What other plans do you have for the coming 5 or 6 years?

6. Do you think that sailing is a very ideal job for you? Could your brother follow your step?

7. If Capt(CE) scold you? Will you fight back? Why?

8. Have you got a girlfriend? If you have, will you miss your girlfriend

when you work on board for a whole year?

9. When do you want to get married?

10. Do you have hobbies? What hobbies do you like best, why?

11. Which country do you like best?

12. what do you think is most important thing on-board ship? Second? Third? (safety)

13. If you work on board for one year, will you be very home sick? Do you get a seasick?

14. Please name some types of vessels in the world. What types ship do you like to join? Do you know Tanker? How much do you know Tanker?

15. Do you teachers talk English? Do they use English to have lesson?

16. If you have a leave, how long do you want to stay home?

17. What food do you like? There no Chinese foods in board, how do you feel?

18. What will you do in your spare / free time? What kind of leisure activilies do you do?

19. If you are asked to do a lot of jobs on board, will you have some complaint?

20. In your opinion, how can you get along well with other in the work team?

21. Do you know our company? How do you know? What do you know?

22. How many departments are there in a vessel, and what are they?

23. As far as you know, what equipments are there in the bridge/ deck/ engine department? What positions are there on board?

24. Tell me the whole name of the following anonyms: IMO, STCW78/ 95, SOLA74, ARPA, RADAR, GMDSS, MARPOL 73/ 78, IOPP, GPS, ISM.

25. Have you ever worked on board the training vessel, and with whom did you work together on board the training vessel? How many people were there in your ship? What did you do there?

26. Can you use English computer? Can you rend / write / listen English? How long have you learnt English?

27. Why are you elder than your classmate? How do you think of your classmate?

28.What is lifejacket? Lifeboat?

29. Can you tell me where is bridge? Bow? Astern? Middle?

30.How many kinds of Alarm do you know?

31.What skills do you offer,that are most relevant in this job? / What skills would you like to develop in this job?

32.What motivates you to do this job? /What interest you most about this job? What interests you less?

Question for engine cadet:

1. Why do you select to be engineer then not be officer? How many years do you plan to be Chief engineer?

2. What is main engine? What are subsidiary engines? Tell me the name of some auxiliary engines.

3. Tell me how the fresh water is produced through the fresh water generator?

4. If you work as a 3rd engineer, what are your duty hours?

5. What are the rough differences between the diesel oil and fuel oil?

6. Tell me how about oily water separator and how to treat bilge water.

7. Do you know Tanker? How much do you know Tanker? any different in engine room?