Possible Questions and Answers (suggested by Smirnov I.O.)

1) What’s your full name?

Example: (My name is Ivan Petrov)

2) How old are you?

Example: (I am 28 years old)

3) Where are you from?

Example: (I am from Novorossiysk, Russia)
4. What’s your profession?

Example: (I am a deck cadet/engine cadet)
5. Where do you work?

Example: (I don’t work, I am a student of Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University, Deck Department)
6. Where were you born? What is your date of birth?

Example: (I was born on October 15 in Novorossiysk, Russia)
7. Where do you live?

Example: (I live in Novorossiysk)
8. Do you live together with your parents?

Example: (Yes, I do. I do not have my own apartment yet) (No, I live alone at our University dormitory/hostel)
9. What is your permanent address?

Example: (93Lenina Avenue, Novorossiysk)
10. What do your parents do?

Example: (My mother is a doctor and my father is a seafarer, he is a chief officer) (I do not have parents, they died 10 years ago)
11. Do you have a large or a small family?

Example: (I don’t have my own family yet. I live with my parents and my brother, he is a schoolboy) (My family is small, I have a wife and a daughter. My daughter is two years old)
12. How many children do you have?

Example: (I am single and I don’t have any children) (I have a son and a daughter)
13. Do your children live with you?

Example: (Yes, they do) (No, I am divorced, my children live with their mother)
14. What’s your wife’s name?

Example: (My wife’s name is Anna)
15. What does your wife do? Does your wife work?

Example: (She is a doctor. Yes, she does. She works at the hospital)
16. How do you spend your free time?

Example: (When I have free time I usually try to spend it in the country far from the city noise. I love fresh air and country life) (I spend my free time with my friends. We go clubbing and yachting. I am Chernomoretz fan. I always go to their matches).
17. What languages do you speak?

Example: (My native language is Russian, but I can speak English and a little German)
18. What is your educational background?

Example: (I am a deck cadet at Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University), (I graduated from the Deck (Navigation) Department of Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University in 2013).
19. What did you graduate from?

Example: (I am still a deck cadet at Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University), (I graduated from the Deck (Navigation) Department of Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University in 2013).
20. When did you graduate from it?

Example: (I graduated from the Deck (Navigation) Department of Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University in 2013).
21. Are you on leave now?

Example: (No, I am not. Our semester is still in progress and I came here after my classes to apply for the position of a deck cadet with your company)
22. On what ship did you work last?

Example: (It was a Panamax tanker, crude oil carrier)
23. In what capacity did you work on your last ship?

Example: (My position was a deck cadet)
24. What position did you occupy on your last ship?

Example: (My position was a deck cadet)
25. What did you do on the ship? What were your duties?

Example: (I kept watch, corrected charts, participated in anchorage and mooring operations, cleaned the deck and did other maintenance work)
26. Did you keep watch?

Example: (Yes, I did).
27. What did your ship carry?

Example: (Our vessel carried crude oil), (She was a bulk carrier, we carried ore).
28. How many holds did your ship have?

Example: (She had six big tanks), (She had five holds)
29. What was your sailing area?

Example: (It was the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
30. Did you work with mixed crews?

Example: (Yes, I did),(No, it was a national(Russian)crew).
31. How many people did your crew consist of?

Example: (It consisted of twenty-five people)
32. Where is your ship now?

Example: (I don’t know exactly, but I think she is somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea)
33. Do you understand commands in English?

Example: (Yes, I do)
34. Who was your Master? Who was your Chief Officer/Chief Engineer?

Example: (It was Captain Povilas Shleivis from Estonia. Our Chief Officer was Mr.Ivan Bykov from Russia)
35. How long did you work on that ship?

Example: (I worked for four months)
36. Who did you share your cabin with?

Example: (I lived alone), (I shared the cabin with another deck cadet from India Mr. Rajiv Kumar)

37.How will you behave in the case of emergency?

Example: (I will act in compliance with my duties, conventional instructions and muster list duties)
38. Do you have any references?

Example: (Yes, I do. I have two references and a letter of support from our Master).

 

 

[1]succession - последовательность

[2]deceleration – заметное торможение