Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Shipping Organization

Seafarer's Examination and Certification Directorate
Exams Cycle:

Subject : ship construction & stability Date:

Rank : second off GT<3000- NCV Time allowed: 2.5 Hrs

Q.1 A Ship of 2980 tonnes displacement has KG= 4m and she proceeds to Load
the following cargoes:
80 tones, KG=5m
500 tones, KG= 3m
200 tones, KG= 4m
She then discharge 150 tones of ballast KG= 0.4m. Find how much deck cargo of
KG=7m can be loaded so that the ship may sail with positive GM of 0.5 m, the
load KM=5.5m.

(20 Marks)

Q.2 A Ship of 2800 tonnes displacement has KM=7m

KG= 5.9m and is floating upright. A weight of 50 tones already on board is
shifted 8m transversely. Find the resultant list.

(20 Marks)

Q.3 Draw the load line marks to scale and Name all parts.
‫(ﻧﺸﺎﻧﻪ هﺎﯼ ﺧﻂ ﺑﺎرﮔﻴﺮﯼ‬Load Line Marks) ‫ﻣﻌﺮوف ﺑﻪ ﺑﻠﻴﻤﺴﻮل ﻣﺎرﮎ را ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑﻪ اﻧﺪازهﺎﯼ دﻗﻴﻖ‬
.‫رﺱﻢ ﻧﻤﻮدﻩ و ﻗﺴﻤﺘﻬﺎﯼ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺁﻧﺮا ﻧﺎم ﮔﺬارﯼ ﻧﻤﺎیﻴﺪ‬

(20 Marks)
Q.4 Define the following terms:
.‫ﻋﺒﺎرات ذیﻞ را ﺗﻌﺮیﻒ ﻧﻤﺎیﻴﺪ‬
a) MCTC (5 Marks)
b) FWA (5 Marks)
c) Free board (5 Marks)
d) Displacement (5 Marks)

Q.5 Explain the torsional Stresses and how they can be Minimized.
.‫ﻓﺸﺎرهﺎﯼ ﭘﻴﭽﺸﯽ ﮐﺸﺘﯽ در ﺣﺎل ﺣﺮﮐﺖ را ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺢ دادﻩ و چﮕﻮﻧﮕﯽ ﺑﻪ ﺣﺪاﻗﻞ رﺱﺎﻧﺪن ﺁﻧﺮا ﺑﻴﺎن ﻧﻤﺎیﻴﺪ‬
(20 Marks)
 Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Maritime Organization

Seafarer's Examination and Certification Directorate
Exams Cycle:

Subject : ship construction & stability Date:

Rank : second off GT<3000- NCV Time allowed: 2.5 Hrs

Q.1) A vessel of 2980 tonnes displacement has a constant KM=5.1m and a present
KG=4.4m, the vessel loads 30 tonnes of cargo on deck at kg=7.5m and then
moves 80 tonnes of cargo from tween deck kg=4.1m to lower hold kg=1.8m, all
weight being on center line, calculate the final GM.
(20 Marks)

Q.2) A ship of 2999 tonnes displacement has KM=7.6m KG=5.8m and is floating
upright. A weight of 50 tonnes already on board is shifted 7m transversely. Find
the resultant list.
(20 Marks)

Q.3) A ship of 2999 tonnes displacement has KG=5 and GM=0.6m. Find how much
deck
cargo must be load at KG=7.5m if there is to be a metacentric height of not less
than
0.32m when loading is completed.
(20 Marks)

Q.4) Illustrate and define the followings;

.‫ﺑﺎ ﮐﻤﮏ رﺱﻢ ﺵﮑﻞ ﻋﺒﺎرات ذیﻞ را ﺗﻌﺮیﻒ ﻧﻤﺎیﻴﺪ‬
Camber (5 Marks)
Flare (5 Marks)
Tumble home (5 Marks)
Length between perpendiculars(LBP) (5 Marks)

Q.5) With the aid of sketch; describe the followings;

.‫ﺑﺎ اﺱﺘﻔﺎدﻩ از ﺵﮑﻞ ﻋﺒﺎرات ذیﻞ را ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺢ دهﻴﺪ‬
Sheer Force (10Marks)
Bending moment (10 Marks)
Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Maritime Organization

Seafarer's Examination and Certification Directorate
Exams Cycle:

Subject : Ship stability & Construction Date:

Rank : Second Officer GT<3000- NCV Time allowed: 2.5 Hrs

1- A ship arrives in port with displacement 7000 tonnes and KG is 6m She then
discharges and loads the following quantities.
Discharge: 1300 tonnes of cargo kg 4.5m
680 tonnes of cargo kg 3.5m
420 tonnes of cargo kg 9.0m

Load: 980 tonnes of cargo kg 4.25m

550 tonnes of cargo kg 6.0m
700 tonnes of bunker kg 1.0m
80 tonnes of F.W kg 12.0m
During the stay in port 30 tonnes of oil (kg 1.0m) are consumed, if the final KM is
6.8m, find the GM on departure. (25marks)

2- Explain the followings: (5 marks each)

a) Load displacement:
b) Reserve buoyancy (RB) :

3- A ship displacing 9000(T) KG 6.0m , GM 0.8M loads following weights

200T kg: 5.0m , 100T kg = 4.0m , 400T kg = 8.0m and discharge 300T
kg=2.0m , find vertical shift of G (GG1) & find GM.
(25marks)

4- With the aid of sketch describe the "Anchoring arrangement from hawse pipe to
spurling pipe . (20marks)

5- Name and describe different type of weld faults. (20marks)

 Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Maritime Organization

Seafarer's Examination and Certification Directorate
Exams Cycle:

Subject : ship construction & stability Date:

Rank : second off GT<3000- NCV Time allowed: 2.5 Hrs

Q.1) - A Ship of 2980 tonnes displacement has KG = 4m and she proceeds to load
the following cargoes:
80 tones, kg = 5m
500 tones, kg = 3m
200 tones, kg = 4m
She then discharge 150 tonnes of ballast kg = 0.4m.Find how much deck cargo of
kg=7m can be loaded so that the ship may sail with positive GM of 0.5m, the load
KM=5.5m. (20 Marks)

Q.2) - A Ship of 2800 tonnes displacement has KM=7m, KG= 5.9m and is floating
upright. A weight of 50 tonnes already on board is shifted 8m transversely.
Find the resultant list. (20 Marks)

Q.3) - Define the followings:

a) Load displacement
b) Net Tonnage (NT)
c) Gross Tonnage (GT)
d) Dead weight (5 Marks each)

Q.4) - Draw a bilge keel & explain the purpose of it.

‫ﺑﻴﻠﺞ آﻴﻞ ﮐﺸﺘﯽ را ﺑﻄﻮر ﺱﺎدﻩ رﺱﻢ آﻨﻴﺪ و هﺪف از اﺗﺼﺎل ﺁن ﺑﻪ ﺑﺪﻧﻪ آﺸﺘﻲ را ﺑﻴﺎن ﻧﻤﺎیﻴﺪ؟‬
(20 Marks)

Q.5) - Explain the corrosion and name at least 5 locations where it may mostly
occur in the ship.
‫ رخ ﻣﻴﺪهﺪ را‬, ‫ ﻗﺴﻤﺖ از ﮐﺸﺘﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮیﻦ اﺣﺘﻤﺎل ﺧﻮردﮔﯽ‬٥ ‫ﻣﻔﻬﻮم ﺧﻮردﮔﻲ را ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺢ دادﻩ و ﻧﺎم ﺣﺪاﻗﻞ‬
. ‫ﻧﺎم ﺑﺒﺮیﺪ‬
(20 Marks)