Independent preparation material — command level
CES Practice — Senior Officer
Level selected: Senior Officer
A substantially more demanding paper across the same nine sections, built around command and watchkeeping judgement: collision-avoidance application, restricted-visibility decisions, anchoring and dragging, stability and load line calculations, under keel clearance and turn planning, and fire, enclosed-space and abandonment leadership with explicit prioritisation.
- Questions
- 45
- Time limit
- 60 min
- Pass mark
- 75%
- Per section
- 55% min
Before you begin
- Questions are drawn fresh from the bank at every sitting and balanced across sections.
- You can move freely between questions and change answers until you submit.
- The paper submits automatically when the timer reaches zero; blanks count as incorrect.
- You will receive a full breakdown with explanations and a remediation plan.
- Pacing: Around 80 seconds per question. Scenario and ordering items deserve most of it; do the calculations on paper rather than in your head, and flag anything you have to guess.
Sections covered
- NAVIGATIONECDIS, passage planning, position fixing, tides, and currents
- CARGO HANDLINGGeneral cargo, bulk, container operations, stability, lashing and securing
- VESSEL STABILITYGM, free surface effect, inclining tests, damage stability
- SAFETY & EMERGENCYEmergency drills, enclosed spaces, ISM Code, risk assessment
- WATCHKEEPINGSTCW requirements, bridge procedures, lookout duties, handover protocols
- METEOROLOGYWeather systems, tropical storms, weather routing, Beaufort scale
- SHIP CONSTRUCTIONHull types, structural members, surveys, dry-docking procedures
- SIGNS, SHAPES & SIGNALSBuoyage and cardinal marks, day shapes, navigation light patterns, sound signals and IMO-style safety signage
- SAFETY EQUIPMENTExtinguisher classes, fixed firefighting installations, pyrotechnics, lifesaving appliances and personal protective equipment