21ST SAFETY ENHANCEMENT MONTH (2009)

SAFETY INSPECTION
SHIPS NAME M/T: GINGA PANTHER DATE OF INSPECTION 14TH JUNE 2009 PLACE OF INSPECTION KUANTAN NAME OF INSPECTOR Capt. Ajit Pal Singh NAME OF MASTER Capt.Md Saiful Islam Bahar NAME OF CHIEFENGINEER: Md.S Ashrafud-Daula

TOKYO MARINE CO., LTD

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list for prevent the navigational incident

Port of Name : Kuantan Yes No

Date of Check : 14th June 2009 1 1-1 1-2 1-3

Items to be considered Has the Passage plan been prepare in accordance with QSMS Safety of Navigation Manual and the Bridge Procedures Guide? Are all relevant planning items clearly identified on the appropriate charts? Have all OOW reviewed the passage plan and check the course line, intended? Have the following been correctly marked on the charts? No go areas Parallel Indexing, Wheel Over and Abort Points, Contingency Anchorage Position fixing intervals, etc 2 2-1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 a b Is there and up to date catalogue of all Charts & publications? Are all Charts & Publications are corrected up to date. Has the OOW collected the weather information, regardless of disposition of ship (i.e. sailing or anchor)? Has the OOW obtained all tidal current and tidal height information for current area of operation, including at all port facilities? Has the OOW ensured compass errors and/or deviation are up-to-date? Dose the OOW fully understand the symbols on the charts in used? Is the scale of the charts in use suitable for the current area of operation? Is the off course alarm being linking with auto pilot? Is the off course alarm on the GPS being activating? Is the dredging alarm activated while ship is at anchor? Is propulsion test, ahead and astern being conducted before arrival/departure and shifting to berth or anchorage? Is the Anchor ready to immediate use during berthing / unberthing operations? Is an independent lookout being kept during voyage? Is the OOW using all appropriate navigational equipment (Radar, ARPA, GPS, AIS, VHF and Course Recorder etc.) and keep maintain record. Does OOW report to the Master for following? When ship position is not clear? When heavy traffic is encountered?

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When deterioration of visibility is expected? When ship is entering / departing port? When ship is passing through a narrow channel? When rough sea and other danger are expected?

Remarks: The above is used to evaluate the safety consciousness of navigation.

MARPOL Compliance Check List

Vessel Name : Ginga Panther Date of Check :14th June 2009 Place of Check : Kuantan

Check Items Engine Department Oily Bilge Treatment & Disposal

Is there any remarkable leakage of water and/or oil in the engine room? If yes, what is the cause? 2 3 4 5 6 7 Is a bilge primary treatment tank provided? Is the bilge disposal equipment in good working order? Is there an excess of oil in the bilge tank? Is the tank top in the engine room contaminated with oil? Is the tank top in the engine room painted and good in appearance? Is there a branch line with blank flange on the delivery pipe header of Bilge Pump? If, yes, is the blank flange tack welded to prevent opening? 8 Is there a flexible hose with flanges which may be suspected for use of illegal discharge? 9 Is there any difficulty in disposing the bilge water?

Results / Answers

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Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No

Sludge/Waste Oil Treatment & Disposal 10 11 12 13 Are oil leaked apparent on machinery and equipment? Is there a dedicated pump for transfer of sludge? How many waste oil tanks are fitted on board? Are air vent line(s) to waste oil tank(s) fitted with drain collecting point at a lower position? 14 How frequent and for how long is sludge incinerated? Every Days Amount/Time 15 16 Is there any difficulty in disposing the sludge? Is the sludge disposal equipment in good working order? No Yes At sea every Day 280 to 350 Ltrs / 10 to 13 Hrs Hours/Time No Yes Two Yes

Discharge of Bilge/Sludge Ashore 17 Has bilge/sludge been discharged ashore? Last date of discharge Port of discharge Quantity discharged M3 Yes / No

Time required for discharge

Oil Record Book (ORB) 18 19 20 21 22 Who is responsible for transfer of Bilge and Sludge? Who is responsible for disposal of Bilge and Sludge? How often bilge tank and bilge separated oil tanks being sounded? Is the ORB recorded correctly as per actual measurements? Is there a sounding record book for Bilge Holding and Bilge Separated Oil Tanks?If yes, do the entries in the book and ORB coincide? 23 24 Who is making the enters in the ORB? Have the entries of ORB been being checked by the Master carefully? Chief Engineer Yes Chief Engineer Chief Engineer 24 Hrs Yes Yes / No Yes

Sewage System 25 Sewage Treatment System Type & manufacturer SBT-25, Taiko Kikai 25 Persons/Day 159.015/3229/0 One Last cleaning(overhaul) Interval of cleaning Operating condition Clarity of sterilization compartment 05th June 2009 Twice a Month Good/No Clear/Poor

Design Capacity(number of person) USCG certification number Numbers

() Sewage means Drainage and other wastes from any form of toilettes, urinals and WC scuppers; Drainage from medical premises (dispensary, sick bay, etc.) via wash basins, wash tube and scuppers located in such premises; Other waste waters when mixed with the drainage defined above.

Common to All departments Garbage Disposal 27 28 29 30 Is the garbage sorted and kept separately? Is the garbage disposed as per the MARPOL Annex V? Are posters displayed showing the disposal procedures? Has the garbage been discharged ashore? Date of last discharge Port of discharge 31 Are entries in the garbage record book correct and up to date? Yes Yes Yes 29th May 2009 Paradip Yes

Deck Department 32 33 34 35 36 Are the bilge wells in the pump room free of oil? Are weather decks free from oil leakage? Is there evidence of oil leakage in the hydraulic power pack room? Are the bilge wells in the boatswains store free from oil? Are all the oil containments / save-alls on the weather deck free of oil ? Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Crew 37 Are the officers and crew aware of the company policy with respect to pollution control? 38 Has the crew been educated in oily bilge illegal discharge cases in the USA? Date of last education To Whom By whom 23rd May 2009 Engine Staff 1st Engineer Yes

OPERATION CHECK LIST 01. Before Arrival at Loading or Discharging port

Date: 14th June 2009 S. No Items to be checked Check

1 Compliance with Ship Security Plan 1) Has confirmation of the terminal's security level and any special requirements been acquired from the Agent? 2) Have all visitors details and/or supply items from the Agent / Chandlery been checked and recorded? 3) During port stays, has a Pilferage watch been carried out? 4) Are warning boards or placards being displayed? 5) Are visitors arm bands available and all visitors to the vessel recorded in the gangway log book? 2 Confirm the condition of following machineries / equipments and their readiness 1) Are all Mooring winch greased and in good apparent order? 2) Are all mooring ropes in good apparent order ready to be used? 3) Are both anchors in place and ready for immediate use? 4) Are Power packs ready for immediate use? 5) Have the emergency shut-down systems been tested? 6) Has an oil leak check been completed on the main deck hydraulic system? 7) Is the Cargo hose handling crane ready for immediate use? 8) Is the Accommodation or Gangway Ladder correctly positioned & rigged and/or ready for immediate use? 3 Pollution Prevention Equipment and systems are to be prepared as follow:1) All SMPEP pollution response equipments are to be ready for use?. 2) Portable Wilden type pumps are to be securely mounted and earthed/bonded. 3) All scuppers must be plugged and free of water. 4) All unused pipe lines and cargo hoses must be blanked with all bolts in place and secure. 5) Any oily waste and grease, fats on deck and on hand rails must be cleaned. 6) Accommodation area and external decks must be washed down (soot) in ample time. 7) All spill tanks, such as cargo, ballast, FO, DO must be free from previous substance and/or sea water and drain cocks must be securely in place. 8) Oil / Cargo record book/s must be updated and signed by the responsible officers and master prior to arrival.

9) Air pollution by excessive emission from the ship's boiler and auxiliary machinery must be carefully controlled. The OOW and watch ratings must be instructed as to this requirement and ensure monitoring through their watch. 10) If power pack system is installed in the forward store (Ftle) area, the oily bilge must be transferred to eng room and inlet of ejector system must be sealed and stenciled with appropriate Warning Notice. 11) Ballast water condition must be checked by :- apparent oily smell from WBT - visual check for oil on the surface of the ballast water - analyzed for combustible, hydrogen or toxic gases. 12) Ballast management plan must be updated and correctly understood. 13) Garbage management and garbage record book correctly up dated and signed off. 4 All fire fighting (FFA) and Lifesaving Appliances (LSA) equipment must be ready for immediate use. Check: 1) Portable fire extinguishers 2) Fire hoses 3) Check for leakage on Fire and General Service lines 4) Foam system/ Last analysis date ( 5) Emergency fire plan (portable) 6) International shore connection to be externally and its position of connection 7) Fire wire (correctly deploy and snake down) 8) Eye Washer and Emergency Showers tested and not leaking 9) Equipment for enclosed spaces rescue is positioned at the Manifold area 5 All communication equipment must be safe for cargo operation 1) Main transmitter aerial must be earthed 2) VHF Transmission power must be changed to 1W 3) AIS transmitter power must be changed to 1W 4) Global wireless e-mail system HF transmission to be isolated (Radio Disconnect Mode) 5) All walkie-talkies must be fully charged and operational condition. 6 All tools must be safe for current cargo 1) Tools are the static electricity resistance type 2) Tools are of the acid resistance type 3) Torch / flashlights are of the explosion proof type 7 Following Gas Detector must be kept in good order with up to date calibration records and the adequate of appropriate span gas available 1) Oxygen Analyzer )

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2) Combustible gas detector 3) Toxic gas detector 4) Hydrogen gas detector 5) Personnel Multi-Gas detector 8 All side scuttle, doors in accommodation and skylight of Eng room must be kept closed. 9 All lightings are to be adequate for night work 1) Whenever any electric equipment on deck such as cargo lighting has been repaired before arrival at port, its conductivity test must be carried out when free from any gases on deck. 2) All electrical cables for the deck lighting must be checked for good order. 10 Items to be checked in pump room as follow 1) Stretcher and safety harness 2) Pump room ventilation operational 3) Atmosphere checked 4) Bilge must be clear of previous cargo residue 5) All lightings must be in order 6) Fire dampers and /or flood damper in good operational condition 7) LSA (EEBD or BA set) ready for immediate use

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02. Before Loading Operation

S. No Firstly confirm and comply with: Check list "01 - Before Arrival at Loading or Discharging port 1 To fully understand the nature / characteristics of cargoes to be loaded 1) Grade of cargoes 2) Charterer / Shipper / Consignee 3) Tank stowed 4) Quantity and option 5) Loading port 6) Unloading port 7) Correct SG or Density or API 8) Cargo line which is hardly draining depend on ship list and trim 9) MSDS to be posted in CCR, crew mess room. C/O or Master to educate all operational Staff of the cargo particulars and operations in the port. 10) Optional Shipping Document (If applicable) 2 Checking items on Tank Alarm System 1) Function of High/Over fill and variable level alarm 2) Tank pressure monitoring system ( pipe for pressure sensor must be free from previous cargoes) 3) Tank temperature monitoring system 4) Relating alarm to vapor recovery system as necessary 5) Ensure all control buttons and switch are functioning properly. No "toothpick", "tape", "pressing button or "alarm reset switch" are permitted. 6) Alarm Off switches must be set at working position 7) MMC gauges is to be tested and ready for immediate use. 3 Checking items of cargo tank and pumping system 1) Pump cofferdam (submerged pump) shall be purged 2) All cargo line must be blown and dried. All dead spaces on the pipeline systems must be disconnected and verified clean/free of water / residuals. Items to be checked Check

3) All connection and valves must be checked by leak-test and all associated valves to be fully closed with securing with indicator rope were fitted until lined up for loading. This operation must be confirmed by the C/O 4) Unused hose and elbow connections for this port shall be disconnected 5) Tanks atmosphere must be checked before any surveyor enters any tank or any other enclosed spaces for inspection 4 Loading Plan must be prepared and fully understood by all involved with Cargo operations and it must: 1) Be posted at CCR, Crew mess room and Eng Control room 2) Be updated for any changes during operations 3) And, include the crew responsibilities for cargo operations 5 Items to be discussed with the Engine Room Staff are that: 1) Heated cargo and all requirements for fuel oil with commencement of heating 2) Details of ballast operations 3) Details of air or steam use during cargo operation 4) Berth rotation and schedule 5) Weather forecasting during port stay 6 Each cargo manifold pipeline/flange connection to be identified by cargo name board. 7 Nitrogen and/or inhibited tanks to be clearly identified by warning boards 8 All crew must well aware of appropriate personnel protective equipments for the current cargoes 1) Safety helmet 2) Safety shoes / boots / gloves 3) Face shield 4) Protective suits 5) Breathing apparatus (SCBA) 6) Emergency eye washers and showers 7) Antidotes 9 Access way between ship / shore must be safe and secured properly and manned at all times as per ISPS requirements. 10 All cargo valves status must be identified locally and in the CCR 11 Safe mat is in place on the spill tank at manifold. 12 When cargo hose is provided by the terminal or barges, its fitness for planned cargo transfer must be confirmed with cargo surveyor before connection. 13 Properly calibrated pressure gauges are to be installed at both of manifolds 14 Line up for loading and valve operations must be conducted only under the authority

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of the C/O. 15 Visitors' mobile phones must be restricted with the Cargo Hazardous Area 16 If vessels has cargo pump room, make sure following points: 1) Pump strainer must be cleaned and all pipe lines fully drained 2) After inspection by the surveyor, all valves and strainer cover, drain valves are securely closed 3) Confirm the function of bilge alarm

03. During Loading

S. No Items to be checked Check 1 At initial stage of loading, C/O must be positioned at the manifold area to conduct overall control. A slow loading rate must be kept until all checks have been completed for confirmation of correct tankleakage of piping and valves, offside manifold and so on. 2 Hourly check list must be maintained by OOW 1) Cargo name 2) Tank number 3) Ship security duties as per SSP is being maintained including watch for pilferage 4) Deck watch for cargo operation 5) Terminal watch, duty must be available always 6) Mooring hawsers, adjust its tension according to tide and ship's draft 7) Fire wires 8) Cargo hoses, securing condition 9) Function of Venting system (P/V or High velocity) must be periodically confirmed - Actual check of gas exhaust at the top of vent head for P/V type venting - By check handle for high velocity venting (especially for Niikura type) 10) Oil leakage on cargo line and on deck 11) Oily water around the ship 12) Scupper plug 13) Excessive emission from the boiler 14) Walkie talkies 15) Pressure at cargo manifold, Individual tank, vapor manifold and shore side 16) Loading rate : ship and shore 17) Total quantity of loaded: ship and shore 18) Quantity to go 19) ETC

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20) Ship's condition: draft, trim and list 21) Weather condition : wind force and direction 22) Sea condition and tide 23) Access way between ship and shore must be timely monitored according to draft and tide 24) Make sure alarming system of tank level, pressure and temperature is in order 25) Make sure cargo temperature is being complied with heating instruction 26) Any unusual noise or situation around the ship 27) Regular check of ship shore communication 3 Even though the final stoppage is ordered by shore, ship's estimation must be exchanged with shore 4 Any change of loading plan must be fully explained to the crew and report to Master and Eng room 5 All valves being involved must be clearly indicated for its open and shut position 6 Whenever change of de-ballasting tank, overboard side must be visually checked for water quality 7 Dead ballast amount must be minimized by advanced de-ballasting 8 If ship has cargo pump room, regular patrol in pump room must be conducted for checking any leak of cargo 9 Stress and stability information is to be calculated for initial, 30%, 70%, every 3 hours and final conditions of operational stages during cargo operation. 10 Ship/Shore Safety Checklist to be complied as per guidance; Code R carried out as per agreed intervals

04. After Loading

S. No Items to be checked Check 1 Before disconnection of shore loading arm or hose, completion of loading must be surely with shore personnel and cargo surveyor 2 If more than 0.5% of discrepancy in quantity between ship and shore, the fact must be immediately notified to PIC of operation section 3 Loading samples for ship's tank and / or shore tanks must be confirmed, if no sample provided, the fact must be notified to PIC of operation section 4 Any cargo lines used for polymer cargoes, must be fully drained 5 All concerned valves after completion of blowing must be fully tightened and secured them with rope 6 All used manifold must be fully blinded with sound gasket NA

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7 Cargo venting system for P/V type must be back to normal position and flame screen on the vent top must be free from any freezing by cargo being loaded 8 For the tanks loaded sensitive cargoes, vent head is covered by canvas cover 9 Following openings are to be recommended to apply silicon sealant if Sensitive Cargo is loaded 1) Oil Tight Hatch (OTH) 2) Tank Cleaning Hatch (TCH) 3) Sounding pipe cap 4) Deck stand of cargo valves 5) Flange on valve connection 10 Even though cargo is not classified to sensitive cargo, Canvas cover on OTH, TCH, Sounding pipe and fixed tank cleaning machines is recommended 11 All equipment and tools must be kept inside the store before ship sail out 12 All moveable items must be secured against heavy weather 13 Cargo / Oil record book must be immediately updated after loading 14 Before ship sail, deck patrol including all store by the responsible officer is strongly recommended

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05. Before discharge

S. No Items to be checked First of all, confirm and comply the check list "01. Before Arrival at Loading or Discharging port". 1 Discharging plan must be prepared and fully educated to the crew 1) It must be posted at CCR, Crew mess room and Eng Control room 2) It must be updated for any changes during operation 3) It must include the crew roles for cargo operation 2 Items to be discussed with Engineers are : 1) Discharging details 2) Detail of ballast operation 3) Detail of air or steam use during cargo operation 4) Berth rotation and schedule 5) Weather forecasting during port stay 3 All concerned documents are ready to a meeting with shore personnel 1) Documents issued and/or submitted at load port 2) Heating record as required 3) Nitrogen maintenance record as required 4 Each cargo manifold pipeline/flange connection to be identified by cargo name board. 5 Tanks for and inhibitor applied are also clearly identified by warning board 6 Ship / Shore agreement is conducted by PIC of ship with shore 7 All crew must well aware of appropriate personnel protective equipments for the current cargoes 1) Safety helmet 2) Safety shoes / boots / gloves 3) Face shield Check

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4) Protective suits 5) Breathing apparatus 6) Emergency eye washer and shower 7) Antidotes 8 Access way between ship / shore must be safe and secured properly and manned at all times as per ISPS requirements. 9 All cargo valves status (closed or opened) must be identified locally and in the CCR 10 Safe mat is in place on the spill tank at manifold. 11 Properly calibrated pressure gauges are to be installed at both of manifold 12 Line up for discharging and valve operation must be conducted only under the authority of the C/O. 1) Firstly, to be confirm all cargo valves are securely closed 2) Open the valves only for the tanks being discharged by the C/Os authority. 13 Visitors' mobile phones must be restricted with the Cargo Hazardous Area 14 If vessels has cargo pump room, make sure following points: 1) All drain plugs underneath the valve, must be securely in positioned 2) Pump strainer must be securely tightened 3) Confirm the function of bilge alarm 4) Confirm all gauges are in order or to be calibrated 15 At the initial and any critical stage of operation, C/O must position at the manifold area or spot for overall control of cargo operations. 16 Valve position of tank venting system such as, P/V valve and high velocity valve must be correctly positioned 1) P/V type venting valve recommended be manually open position 2) High velocity valve must be normal position and as necessary, gas free inlet can be opened under IBC code and Terminal regulation allowed. 17 Heating coil and pump cofferdam leak test must be checked 18 All connection parts for cargo operation must be checked with leak- test by pressurized air and soap liquid. 19 Unnecessary spool, elbow pieces and hose etc must be disconnected in order to segregated cargo being discharged currently.

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06. During Discharging

S. No Items to be checked Check 1 At initial stage of discharging, C/O must be positioned at the manifold area to conduct overall control. A slow discharging rate should be kept until all checks have completed for conformation of correct tank-leakage of piping and valves, offside manifold and so on. 2 Hourly check list must be maintained by OOW 1) Cargo name 2) Tank number 3) Ship security duties as per SSP is being maintained including watch for pilferage 4) Deck watch for cargo operation 5) Terminal watch, duty must be available always 6) Mooring hawsers, adjust its tension according to tide and ship's draft 7) Fire wires 8) Cargo hoses, securing condition 9) Function of Venting system (P/V or High velocity) must be periodically confirmed - Actual check of air suction at the top of vent head for P/V type venting - By check handle at vacuum valve of high velocity venting 10) Oil leakage on cargo line and on deck 11) Oily water around the ship 12) Scupper plug 13) Excessive emission from the boiler 14) Walkie talkies

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15) Pressure at cargo manifold, Individual tank, vapor manifold and shore side 16) Discharging rate : ship and shore 17) Total quantity of discharged : ship and shore 18) Quantity to go 19) ETC 20) Ship's condition: draft, trim and list 21) Weather condition : wind force and direction 22) Sea condition and tide 23) Make sure cargo temperature is being complied with heating instruction 24) Make sure alarming system of tank level, pressure and temperature is in order 25) Access way between ship and shore must be timely monitored according to draft and tide 26) Any unusual noise or situation around the ship to be checked and reported to OOW & C/O or Master 27) Regular check of ship shore communication 3 Any change of ullage level for idling tank is also regularly monitored. If any remarkable change occurs other than ship's draft, list change, etc, it must be reported immediately to the C/O or Master. 4 Cargo line which do not adequately with respect to the ships list and trim 5 Any change in the discharge plan must be fully explained to the crew and reported to the Master and Engine room. 6 Crew must have the appropriate protective equipment on during their watch 7 Latest status of above items must be exchanged by the persons in-charge at the time of watch change over. 8 All valves being used during the transfer operations must be clearly indicated as open or shut throughout. 9 During ballasting, no BWTs are permitted to overflow. 10 If ship has cargo pump room, regular patrol in pump room must be conducted as a check against any leak of cargo. 11 Cargo documents are to be prepared in advance by each duty officers during their watch 12 Stress and stability information is to be calculated for initial, 30%, 70%, every 3 hours and final conditions of operational stages during cargo operation. 13 Ship/Shore Safety Checklist to be complied as per guidance; Code R carried out as per agreed intervals

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07. After Discharging

S. No Items to be checked Check 1 Confirm the completion of discharging with shore personnel. Ensure the Cargo Surveyor confirms that the "Tank is empty". 2 If shore personnel issue any of letters, protest or statement to ship, the fact must be immediately notified to PIC of Operation Section. The following should be issued. 1) Any discrepancy in quantity 2) Any letter of protest for off specification of cargo sample and / or any letter to ship from 3rd parties. 3 Make sure all documents concerned are completed properly 4 After completion of line blowing, all valves and tank opening must be kept closed. 5 If any kind of polymer cargoes ( SM, MMA etc) and drying type cargoes such as Fish oil, Safflower oil etc that may be discharged under tropical weather or summer season, followings are recommended :1) Sufficient blowing and draining of lines and 2) Flushing by cold water, including vent lines to clear and cargo residues solidifying in the lines 6 All moveable items are to be secured against rough sea 7 Confirm all crew are onboard 8 Confirm operational readiness of main engines, navigational equipments, machineries for the intended voyage

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TOKYO MARINECO., LTD - 21ST SAFETY ENHANCEMENTMONTH SAFETY INSPECTION

List of Observation / Finding 1) Correction of Chart Catalogue not carried out. 2) International Shore connection not located externally, it was placed in CCR. 3) No calibration records available on board for personal multi-Gas detector (GX-2001) 4) EGC (Navwarning) file not Updated/ Maintained. 5) T & P Corrections for Kuantan and Singapore not carried out. 6) Bridge Familiarization checklist for one of the second officer joined on 5th April not completed. 7) Arrival Checklist for Kuantan & Departure Checklist for Singapore not completed.

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Date: 14 / June / 2009

Company Auditor: Capt.Ajit Pal Singh Unix Line,

Master of M/T

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