Department of shipping question Set – 3

ANSWER ANY FOUR (4) FROM EACH SUBJECT. EACH QUESTION CARRY 5 MARKS.

Part -1

A. General Ship Knowledge (5X4=20)

1. Explain with aid of sketch, how anchor chain is secured with bulkhead in the chain locker.

2. Describe different types of rudders used on vessels. Why a particular type is called balanced

rudder?

3. Describe how a rudder is tested for water tightness while in dry dock.

4. What is “Freeboard” and “Plimsoll marking”? Why they are important?

5. Draw a Load line showing loading marks in different weather/geographical condition.

6. Write short notes on: (a) Gross tonnage, (b) Net tonnage, (c) Bulbous bow, (d) Bilge keel

B. Cargo operation and Stability (5X4=20)

1. Define cargo density and Load density.

2. Describe the precautions(At least 5 points) during loading and unloading of

chemical cargo on board.

3. Define angle of repose and flow moisture point.

4. Define centre of buoyancy and how the position of COB changes on board.

5. What are the information which can be obtained from GZ curve.

6. Define stiff and tender ship.

C. Ocean and Offshore Navigation (5X4=20)

1. What are the corrections to be applied for obtaining true altitude of sun.

2. What is Augmentation correction of Moon? When it is maximum and minimum?

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3. On 8th March 1992, AM at ship in DR 50 012’N/176018’E, the chronometer showed 06h01m10s.

If at 1200 GMT on 20th Feb chron. error was 3m 12s fast and its daily rate was 5s gaining, find

the correct GMT of the observation.

4. What causes side error of a Sextant?

5. What is the purpose of Nautical Almanac? Which information are derived from it?

6. Why Refraction correction required for Sun’s observation? When it is maximum and minimum?

D. Coastal Navigation (5X4=20)

1. What is Nautical Mile? What is the length of 1M in latitude 47 048’N?

2. What is a contingency anchorage? It’s importance.

3. What is the Importance of Chart Catalogue (NP 131)?

4. Explain the light: Fl(3)WRG.15s.13m.7-5M.

5. Variation 30 W, Deviation 40 E, If compass heading is 1040 ©, How much is True course?

6. What do you understand by occulting light?

E. Principles of navigation (5X4=20)

1. Write the error names of a sextant.

2. To an observer, the sun’s LHA was 2900, when it’s GHA was 400. Find the observer’s longitude.

3. Explain First point of Aries and it’s importance.

4. What conditions required for a body to be circumpolar?

5. Define GHA & LHA with diagram.

6. Why there are seasons in earth?

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Part – 2

A. Meteorology (5X4=20)

1. How will you obtain Relative humidity and dew point temperature of atmosphere at sea.

2. Write short note on Gradient wind

3. Why the diurnal range of temperature of land is higher than sea.

4. Name the ten basic types of cloud and their vertical extent from the surface.

5. Why cloud stop growing vertically upward.

6. Explain the effect on insulation of a variation in latitude.

B. Applied Science (5X4=20)

1. Write about total internal reflection and critical angle.

2. What is flux and flux density?

3. Derive work-energy theorem.

4. A vessel is approaching a cliff sound a short blast .echo heard after 10s. after 5 minutes, echo of

2nd blast heard 8s. What is speed of vessel?

5. Explain clinical thermometer with appropriate figure and advantage of mercury .

6. 44kg of ice at 00 c is mixed with some water which is at a temperature of 35 0 c .the final

temperature of the mixture is 25 0c .calculate the amount of water.(latent heat of ice 336×10 3

j/kg).

C. Mathematics (5X4=20)

1. A shipyard has contract to build a ship in 300 days using 1600 men. After 120 days they have

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built only one quarter of the ship. How many men working at the same rate will be needed to

complete the ship on time.

2. A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 cm. If the length is decreased by 1 cm and the breadth

increased by 1 cm the area of the new rectangle is 12 cm2. Find the original dimensions.

3. Two ships approach a port, their courses converging at an angle of 23 0. At a certain time one

ship is twice as far from port as the other and their distance apart is 32 nautical miles. Find how

far each ship is from port.

4. The perimeter of a rectangle is 240 m. The length to breadth ratio is 5 : 3. Find the area of the

rectangle.

5. In spherical triangle ABC, B = 300, C = 900, AB = 700. Find side AC.

6. The diameter of a barrel are 395 mm at each end, 477 mm at quarter and three quarter lengths

and 500 mm at mid length and the total length is 581 mm. Using Simpson’s rule calculate the

capacity of the barrel in litre.

D. Signaling (5X4=20)

1. Define following: (any five)

a)Identity Signal b) Station Origin c) Hoist

d) Tack line e) Close up f) flag at the dip g) receiving station

2. Write down the following flag colour, shape and meaning: (any five)

B, I, P, Y, Z, U, Q, T, S, A,

3. Explain following longitude and latitude -

a)G 13925 E, b) L 3740 S

4. State the purpose of Signaling. How many method of Signaling?

5. Explain signal coding and de-coding. How many letters can be determining per minute by

flashing? What are the duration of dash and dot?

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6. What are the following signify? (any five)

a) An aircraft circling around a ship, then crossing vessels course ahead at low altitude while

rocking and heading in direction.

b) A rocket parachute/hand flare shown red light.

c) The word “MAY DAY” spoken on RT.

d) The word “PANPAN” spoken (3) on RT.

e) Flag substitute the signal-L2550.

f) L4530S, G2015E.

E. Marine Operations and Orals (5X4=20)

1. What do you understand by “Safe speed

2. Draw a diagram of a traffic separation scheme and show following: Separation Zone, Separation

Line, Lane, Inshore Traffic Zone, Termination.

3. Write Rule 15, crossing situation.

4. Draw the lights and shapes of a pilot vessel underway.

5. List 5 items to be entered in deck log book.

6. What is parallel indexing technique and what is the benefit of it.