Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Maritime Organization

Seafarers' Examination and Documents Directorate
Exam Code: SMSS - 948

Subject : Ship Stability & Construction Date: 1394.11.24

Rank : Second Officer (GT≥500) Time allowed: 3.0 Hrs
(Pass mark: 55 )
Q.1) - A box shape vessel dimension is 180 x 15 x 10 m and floating at even keel draft of 6.0 m in
salt water. Calculate her following characteristics:
a) - Volume of reserve buoyancy
b) - KM
c) - TPC
d) - Draft in fresh water
e) - FWA (15M)
.

Q.2) – A vessel of 14000 t displacement has initial KG = 6.20 m arrives in port. She then discharges
and loads following commodities:
Load: 1100 tonnes of cargo at KG = 5.0 m Discharge: 800 tonnes of cargo at KG = 5.0 m
450 tonnes of cargo at KG = 6.0 m 650 tonnes of cargo at KG = 5.5 m
85 0 tonnes of bunker at KG = 2.4 m 550 tonnes of cargo at KG = 4.0 m
20 0 tonnes of FW at KG = 10.0 m
If the final KM is 7.40 m, find the GM on departure.
(20 M)

Q.3) - A ship 120 m long and 11000 tonnes displacement has draft 7.10 aft and 6.40 forward.
She takes 400 tonnes of bunker in a tank with center of gravity 5 m aft of amidships.
Calculate volume of ballast water she has to take in forepeak tank(center of gravity 35m forward
of amidships) to bring the ship in even keel draft.
MCTC 150 mt, LCF 2m aft of amidships.
(15M)

Q.4) - With the aid of sketches define the following:

a) - Freeboard
b) - Parallel Middle Body
c) - Camber
d) - Rise of Floor (4 marks each)

Q.5) - Describe and show by means of sketches the arrangements to resist panting forces forward of
the collision bulkhead. (18 M)
Q.6) - Draw to scale and briefly describe the Load Line Mark engraved on starboard side of a ship.
. (16M)