`ARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & MARITIME TRANSPORT

LATTAKIA BRANCH

Department : Nautical
Course : Seamanship Principles (MT 111)
Date : 01 / 12 / 2013
Start time : 10.30
Exam Time : 01.00
Lecturer Name : CAPT. Mohammad kahilah
Student Name: ……………….. Class: ……….

1ST Question: (4 Marks)

1- Calculate the SWL of manilla rope if the size of the rope 52mm.

2nd Question: (5 Marks)

Fill the spaces with the right words

1- Sisal rope is not generally considered suitable for marine work where manila is
Available.
2- At sea Cotton is generally found as an ornamental rope.
3- Manila:
4- Is made from abaca fiber, which comes from a plant belonging to the banana Family.
5- Flax is used for sail and tarpaulin canvas.
6- After use – Rope should be cleaned with fresh water.
7- Polypropylene Rope is the lightest Synthetic rope 60% stronger than manila.
8- Ropes must be stowed and protected from sunlight and heat.
9- Wire rope is about five times as strong as high-grad manila rope.
10- Marpol provisions are contained in Load Line Convention 1966 and in Protocol
Load Line 1988.
11-Polythene: It is about double strength than cotton.
12-Ropes should never subjected to bad nips
13- Polythene: Size to size, it is 7 times stronger than coir.
14- RIGHT – HAND LAY ROPE In the trade it is described as a Z- twist.
15- Jute:It is mainly used for Hessian manufacture and the cores of wire rope
16- Hemp is mainly used for the cores of wire ropes.

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17- Wire rope is about five times as strong as high-grad manila rope.

3rd Question: (5 Marks)

Answer " yes " for correct answer. And " NO " for wrong answer.

1- Primers :A special type of paint applied to the steel surface directly after scaling
and cleaning.
2- Finishing coats:The top coat has many colors depending on these used by the
shipping company.
3- Funnel paints: It is heat-resisting paint with many colors required by the
shipping company.
4- Silvering: It is a heat-resistant paint for radiators, exhaust pipes, pipes,
ventilators
5- Bitomastic paints: Used where high protection against water and anti- static
electricity needed,Such as bilges, ballast tanks, chain lockers
6- Deck Paints: It is a special paint to resist the footsteps when walking on it.
7- Topside Paint: It is the paint covering the top side of the hull, which is subject to
air, rain and sea splashing. It is supplied in company colors.
8- Boot Topping Paints: It is special paint covering the submerged under water area
When the vessel is loaded and it is subject to air when the vessel is discharged.
9- Anti-Corrosive Paint: apply directly to the steel in the vessel's bottom.
10-Anti-Fouling Paint: It apply on top of the anti corrosive paint to kill weeds and
marine growth in Dry dock.
11-Pigments is the basic component giving the color of paint and the protective
quality.
12- Pigments is in the form of fine powder or paste, such as white lead – red lead .
13- Binders Holds the pigment particles together and gives the paint sticky
quality.
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 14- The Driers assist the paint film to dry more quickly.
15- All decks & holds should be swept with brooms, stains collected and
disposed
According to MARPOL

Cleaning Bilges:
1- Lift off the plate.
2- Clean out all the bilge and the strum box.
3- Flush out with some water.
4- Check the suction of the strum box before closing the bilge.
When it dries, paint with bitomastic paint.
Cleaning Double-Bottom tanks:

1- Make sure that the tank is empty.

2- Open both double-bottom manholes.
3- The tank must be ventilated thoroughly to ensure that there is fresh air before
men enter the tank.
4- Portable DC lights should be provided at double-bottom tanks.
5- After cleaning. Chipping and removal of residues, double-bottom tanks are painted
with bitomastic paint.

THE CARE OF ROPES

1)Ropes must be stowed and protected from sunlight and heat.

2)After use – Rope should be cleaned with fresh water.
3)Ropes must be dry before stowed.
4)Kinks cause permanent injury to rope therefore splices are better.
5)Ropes should never subjected to bad nips.

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 CONSTRUCTION OF ROPES

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