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Advanced Shipboard Management
343 questions across 49 papers, 2018 to 2026.
Advanced Shipboard Management, known to candidates as ASM, appears in 49 Master papers between 2018 and 2026, and the 343 questions collected here centre on celestial navigation, terrestrial navigation and maritime law. 55% of them have been asked more than once, so the fastest preparation is the questions that keep returning rather than the syllabus end to end.
343
Questions
49
Papers
55%
Repeat
10×
Most asked
What comes up most
- Celestial navigation82%
- Terrestrial navigation82%
- Maritime law6%
- Marine insurance8%
- Port state control12%
- Ism code10%
- Shipping casualty10%
Share of the 49 papers each topic appears in. No single topic runs away with this paper — the seven commonest each turn up in 6–82% of sittings, so preparation has to stay broad.
Most repeated Master ASM questions
Asked 10×
Q.1 a) A vessel arrives @ port of Colombo at 0600 hrs on Thursday 25th Oct, with 16000 tons of coal and tenders NOR. Laytime to start once the NOR is accepted. NOR was accepted at 0900 hrs on same day. Cargo to be discharged at the rate of 2000 tons per WWD, SHEX. Time not to count from 1800 hrs Saturday or a day preceding a holiday till 0800 hrs Monday or the following day of holiday. Demurrage if any to be paid at the rate of 6000 USD per day and prorate; dispatch if any at the rate of 3000 USD per day and prorate for Laytime saved Discharging commenced at 1200 hrs on 25th Oct and was completed at 1700 hrs on 4th Nov. Bad weather stopped work for 6 hrs on 28th Oct and further 4 hours on the 3rd Nov, Afternoon. 1st Nov was declared a public holiday. Calculate the amount of demurrage or dispatch as applicable (35 Marks) b) Write short notes on i) ILO ii) UNCTAD (15 Marks)
Asked 7×
a) What are the objectives of Port State control and how would you as a Master ensure that the vessel is prepared for a PSC inspection? b) The casualty code has entered into force internationally with effect from 1st July 2010. State the salient features of this code.
Asked 4×
Q.7 a) What are the duties of a Master on i) sighting ice or some other danger to navigation ii) on receiving warning of ice in the vicinity? b) What are the objectives of ISM Code? How detention of a vessel by port state control authority indicates failure of the Safety Management System on board?
Master ASM past papers
Latest: September 2026
Master ASM — September 2026
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2026
7 questions
Master ASM — May 2026
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2026
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2026
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2025
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2025
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2025
7 questions
Master ASM — May 2025
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2025
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2025
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2024
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2024
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2024
7 questions
Master ASM — May 2024
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2024
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2024
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — May 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — April 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2023
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2022
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2022
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2022
7 questions
Master ASM — May 2022
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2022
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2022
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2021
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2021
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2021
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2021
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2021
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2020
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2020
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2020
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2020
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2019
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2019
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2019
7 questions
Master ASM — May 2019
7 questions
Master ASM — March 2019
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2019
7 questions
Master ASM — November 2018
7 questions
Master ASM — September 2018
7 questions
Master ASM — July 2018
7 questions
Master ASM — January 2018
7 questions
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