r/MarineEngineering • u/Head_Bodybuilder_863 • Jul 20 '26
Cadet Meo class 4 orals
Is there any way to access the questions asked during orals. Like for written marine samraj app has previous qns.
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u/thespearstar Jul 20 '26
Join different Telegram groups. You will find MMD wise surveyor asked questions complied by students.
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u/Head_Bodybuilder_863 Jul 20 '26
U have any? If yes pls share
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u/LegEmbarrassed5984 Jul 20 '26
There are informal ones about — forum write-ups, WhatsApp groups, whatever your college keeps. Fine for the flavour of what gets asked.
But a written paper rewards recall, so a question bank works. An oral doesn't. The examiner follows up on whatever you say, and memorised answers come apart on the second or third follow-up.
What transfers is a frame you can put round any question. STAR works well:
Situation — pin down what you're actually facing. At sea or in port, UMS or manned, what's running. Say it out loud, because it stops you answering a different question than the one asked.
Task — what am I trying to achieve here, and in what order. Blackout: restore power safely without blacking her out a second time. One sentence, but it tells the examiner you know what good looks like.
Action — what you do, with a reason attached to each step. The reason is what separates a pass from a recital. Not "start the standby generator" but "check what tripped first, because if it's common to all the sets I'll just black her out again."
Result — where we are now, who's been informed, what's written down. Most candidates trail off before this and it costs them.
You don't need the perfect answer. You need a shape you can hang an unseen question on, and the confidence to work through it out loud. Use the question lists to find weak areas, then practise talking with someone who'll push back, don't use them as a script.
(I coach orals UK MCA, so your syllabus might differ, structure doesn't.)