1. Briefly describe the working knowledge a superintendent needs of each of the following groups in order to understand their position in the company’s operation:

• The ship’s masters and chief engineers
• The human resource team or crewing agency
• The purchasing department
• The accounting department

2. Explain what a vessel superintendent in a ship owning company will be doing while managing a bareboat chartered vessel or a time chartered vessel.

3.  Discuss the stages in planning and preparing a ship that you manage for a dry-docking.

4. Discuss how the superintendent of a vessel which has very limited time in port due to the nature of trading can address potential low crew morale due to limited opportunities to go ashore. Suggest steps that could be taken to improve the situation on board within tight budgetary constraints.

5.  Explain how a superintendent may find that their budget for managing a vessel is insufficient due to ongoing technical problems on-board. Discuss how a request for a budget increase should be developed, including outlining the information required for a report to be sent to the Technical Director of the company in order to obtain a quick approval for the solution.