CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY IN THE MERCHANT NAVY ~ DECK OFFICER, EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (ON BEHALF OF THE [MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY ‘STEW 78 as amended) OFFICER IN CHARGE OF NAVIGATIONAL WATCH REG. V1 (UNLIMITED) 03 + STABILITY AND OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2015, 0915-1145 hes Examination paper inserts: [ Datasheet @2- HycrostaticPerticulars sae ante ee essa enn VEST Notes for te guidance of candidates: 1 Candidates should note that 100 marks are allocated to this paper. To pass. Candidates must achieve 50% ofthe tla: marks avaiable, In addition, eandidates ‘must achieve a minimum of 40% fram Section A and a minimum of 40% from Section 2. Non-programmable calculators may be used. 3, Allformulae used must be stated and the method of working and all intermediate steps must be mace clear In the answer. Materials to be supolied by examination centres ‘Candidate's examination workbook Stability Formulae Datasheets |STABILITY AND OPERATIONS. ‘Attempt ALL questions -Marks foreach part question are shown in brackets Section A 1.) (State now a vessel's mean draft changes when passing from deck water tosalt water. (i) Explain why the drafe changes as stated in your answer for Q1iayty above. (©) A buik carrier is loading in a dock water poet {RO 1.008). She is uoeight and at an even keel draft with the watertine 300 mm below the upper edge of the summer loadline, ‘The vessel has a summer displacement of 15240 t which corresponds to a summer eft of 7.20 m. Using a TeCon of 21.4 t (constant), caleulate the maximum weight of cargo that can be "loaded ifthe vessel is to load for a Tropeal zane, Wen that "00C of DO Is stl tobe loaded prior to departure. 2G) Explao the term “LC. (©) vessel LBP 143m arrives in a salt water port for cargo operations Drafts on arrival are a follows! Fors: 665m AM: 7.35m Using Datasheet Q2 - Hydrostatic Particular, calculate the vessel's {nit LCG on arrival at the load port (ii) After arrival, the vessel in part () above Is brought to even keel by transferring ballast. State the new LCG of the vessel after fe has been brought to even keel (©) A vessel i alongsigea berth xslt water at an even keel daft of 8.00 m, Cargo operations are then carried out as follows: Discharge 1747 ¢ fom eg 87.65 m foap; Discharge 2269 ¢ from leg 71.50 m fap Load 2154 ta 85.32 m fap, The vessel cannot sit with a trim of mare than 0.50 m bythe ster, Using Datasheet 2 - Hydrostatic Particulars, state, with reasons, if the vessel may sail after cargo operations are complete. 2 2) 03) a a 0 10) (oversection 8 ‘A general carg ship is toading pallets of drums using the ship's own cranes, The Grums contain guid cassied as “Dangerous Goods” and ‘Marine Pollutant Duriog loading the ship's crane fails causing a pallet of crums to be dropped on to the tank-top where sore of the liquid subsequent soils. (a) List the immediate action thatthe Officer ofthe Watch should take, () State the publications and documents that should be consulted inthe fst Instance for advice on how to deal with ths emergency. {) Ust the baste information that shoulé be detailed on a Cargo Damage Report. | helicopter isto land on a bulk carrier and the Officer of the Watch has been (esignated as te officer in charge on deck (a) Uist the general procedures and precautions that the Officer of the Watch ‘on deck should ensure before the helicopter makes an approach. (b) Lise te items of equipment that shouldbe ready on deck. ‘wie reference to MARPOL 73/78 Annex (2) lst the discharge criteria that must be complies with when a ship mare than 400 GT fs 9 elscharge mactinery space bilge water inside a special (b) Uist the cicharge erera that must be complied with when anol tanker ‘more than 400 GT is to dlscharge cargo pumproom biges; (6) state the name and part of the dacument In which EACH ofthe above operation should be recorded (19) o o 0 o ” »