ee gc 1, What is an emergency? ANs: An emergency is any situation which gets out of control and leads to accidents. Injury, loss of life, cargo ship pollutes to the inarine environments. Emergency could arise from a safety, pollution or security threat. 2. Tell various types of emergency? ANs: Collision, Man overboard, Fire, Heavy weather, Grounding, Rupture in the hull, Propeller lost, Rudder lost, Standring, Flooding. Man over board, Oil pollution, Abandon ship, Terrorist attack, Boom threat, Main Engine break down, Hijacking, Tank overflow, Steering failure, Towing, Piracy. 3. Explain General Emergency alarm/signals? ANS: 7 or more short blast followed by one long blast on ships whistle or electric operated bell. 4. Abandon ship signal. ANs: Verbal Order by Master. 5. Man over board signal? ANs: 3 long blast on ship whistle or electric operated bell. shout times Man over board port or starboard side, Man over board port or starboard side , Man over board port or starboard side hoist ‘0’ flag. 6. Fire alarm/signals? ANS: continuous ringing on ship whistle or electric operated bell. 7. What dutiés you will find on muster list? dulce 7m ns; All individual'sjemergency that may occurthe ship. What is PPE? ANS: Personal Protective Equipmenty 9.Name few PPE? ANs: Boiler Suit, Helmet, Face mask, Gloves, Goggles, Safety shoe, Ear muff, Safety harness.10. How does PPE helps YOU to its use? of Oe ' ANS: It protects of safety, individual and the personal from accidents. 11. What will you do if you find other member in your team not using PPE? ANS: Advice them to wear PPE and come for the work. 12. Where will you find PPE on board ship? ANS: In our cabin. 13. What will you do if do not have the proper PPE to doa job? ANS: Must not carry out the job without PPE 14. Tell 3 safety precautions to be followed when working on anchor station? ANS: 1.Wear proper PPE. 2. Do not stand in front of the gypsy. 3. Make sure all the lashing on anchor chain, remove the hawse pipe cover and all obstruction are removed, Remove bow stopper, devil’s claw, remove the spurling pipe cover. 15. Tell 3 safety precautions to be followed when working on accommodation ladder in port? ANS: 1.Make sure that the gangway net is properly fitted all the time. Make sure that life buoy with self igniting light and heaving are kept near the gang way. 2. Gangway should be never left unattended. 3. Make sure that the ship is always alongside the berth. 16. What is work permit?, ) ! , ; ( oGy ANS: A permit to work is a document which specifies the work to be done and the precautions to be taken. 17. What is the purpose of having these work permits? ANs: It ensure that all hazards and precautions have been considered before work begins. 18. Name 3 types of work permits used on tankers? ANs: Tank entry permit, hot work permit, enclosed space entry permit. 19. What is enclosed space entry? ANS: It is a space that has an unsafe Jaet.of’ oxygen level and/or toxic gas or other vapours are gyms, Lepats « ofanys foro eles (5 eo cL, wn aun tle 30, What are the Hazards associated with enclosed space cently? ‘ANs: Chemical exposures, inhalation of Toxic gas, Less of oxygen, Fire hazards., AL be. eualpae 21. Will you enter a hold ofa bulk carrier immediately after opening? If No Why? ANs: No because the hold of a bulk carrier is also considered as enclosed space. There will be any type of gas is possible in the hold. 22. Why it is required to carry out risk assessment before undertaking hazards work? _ ANS: A systematic process of evaluating the potential risk that may be involved in the work. 23. What is SWL? ANS: Safe working load means the maximum weight can be lifted safely without any Hig of pegdents, ee eae 24, Where will you find the SWL ofa lifting gear?ANS: SWL is found on the Derrick Boom and on Crane Jib. 25. What is breaking stress? ANS: Breaking stress of a material is the minimum stress required to break it. 26. Where will you find the SWL of a cargo block? ANS: Every block has its safe working load punched on the cheek. All metal cargo block are stamped on the binding. 27. Where will you find the SWL of a mooring rope? ANS: SWL will be found in the testing Certificate tagged on every new coil loop. 28. Hows the garbage generated on board handled by the crew? ANS: Garbage is generated due to the daily maintenance on board the ship. It is handled by the crew by segregation in drums with its colour code. 29. Tell 2 work on mast which will require you to climb? ANS: 1. chipping & painting 2. Changing halliyard 30. What PPE you will wear for climbing the mast? ANS: Helmet, Gloves, Safety shoes, Safety harness. 31. Tell 3 safe practices to be followed when climbing mast? ANS: 1. Working Aloft Permit, 2. Wearing safety harness. 3. Carrying tools in a bucket with a heaving line. 32. What is safety harness? ANS: It is personal protective equipment which helps you while working aloft and not falling from a height and Over Ship side. 33, Why it is required to have heaving line on the ship? ‘ans: To send Mooring rope from ship to jetty/ Berth/ Quay/ Warf.2c 34. Show two buoys in lateral buoyage system? ANS: Region ‘A’ Port side is red and starboard is green and Region ‘B’ Port side is green and starboard is red 35, Show two buoys in cardinal system of buoys? A Y North Cardinal South Cardinal 36. What is safe water mark? ANS: To indicate that safe Navigable water around it. 37. Cana vessel pass either side of the isolated danger mark? ‘Ans: Yes a vessel can pass either side of the isolated danger mark. 38, What is port hand/ starboard hand buoy? ANS: Port hand and starboard hand buoy are the marks are used in a fairway ora channel to indicate the margin of navigable water in the cannel. 39. Which side of a port hand/ starboard hand buoys a vessel will pass in Indian ports? Ans: In Indian water vessel will pass starboard side of port hand mark and vessel will pass port side of starboard board hand mark.40. Why it is necessary to have top marks on buoys? Ans: Top marks helps to indicating the type of buoy during day time. 41. What is the colour of light on port hand/ starboard hand buoys? Ans: - Region A Region B Port hand red Port hand green Starboard hand green Starboard hand Red 42. What is the colour of light on isolated danger mark/safe water mark? Ans: Isolated danger mark/ Safe water mark light are White light. 43, How will you distinguish at nights the isolated danger with safe water mark? Ans: Isolated danger mark- Group flashing [2] Safe water mark- 1 long flashes every 10 sec or Morse “A”. 44, Show two cardinal buoys? a Y > Ans: nowt oe 45. How are the cardinal buoy placed? Ans: Cardinal buoys are placed in the channel or fairway to indicate hazards lying next to the buoy according to its marks.dc 46. Which side will the danger lie for North / South East/West cardinal buoy? Ans: North = North South = South East = East West = West 47. Which side it is safe for North / South /East /West cardinal buoy? Ans: North = South, East, West. South = North, East, West East = North, South, West. West = North, South, East. 48, What is the meaning of the following flags A, B, G, H, 0, Q and P? ANs: ‘A’: | have a diver down keep well clear at slow speed. am taking in or carrying dangerous goods 'G': Lrequire a pilot. "H': [have a pilot on board. ‘0’: Man over board. “Q’_: My vessel is healthy and I request free pratique. “P’: About to sail. All persons report for duty. 49. What flag a vessel will hoist before arriving pilot station of an Indian port? Ans: Courtesy Flags, Q flag, G flag, Ensign Flag and House Flag. And if itis a tanker than ‘B’ flag to be hoisted 50. What flag a vessel will hoist before departure from an Indian port?BS Ans: Courtesy Flags, Ensign Flag, House flag, G flag, P flag, Ifit is a tanker then B flag to be hoisted. 51. How many types of compass are there on a ship? ANA: There are 2 types of compass are there on a ship they are Magnetic compass and Gyro compass. 52. Why it is required to have a compass on ship? ANS: To find the direction and also for steering the ship on the required course. 53. How to Read the course from the compass and report? ANS: The Helms man should read the compass heading in three figure and should report 54. Trainees must be asked 2-3 questions on helm order to test their understanding the following orders-Mid ship the wheel, Ease the wheel, Steady, Northing to port/starboard, steer 189 degree, and finish with wheel? ANS: Mid ship : No helm to be given on wheel control. Ease the wheel: to bring the wheel to 10 degree from hard port or hard starboard. Steady: steady the ship at the present course. Northing to port/starboard: It means that no helm will be given eighter to port or starboard be given eighter to port or starboard. Hard port: Hard over the wheel to port 35 degree. Hard starboard: Hard over the wheel to starboard 35 degree. steer 189 degree: Wheel to be given to bring ship's heading to 189 degree and steer the ship on trhis course. 55. How is the changing over of steering from manual to auto carried out? ansOc Ans: First on auto pilot we have set the course to steer at the gyro repeater then we will change from manual to auto by switching over to auto pilot mode. 56, Name the parts of bosun’s chair? Ans: Basun chair, Bridle, Bow shackle, Becket. 57. Explain the parts of the mast? ANS: Hounds Band, Lug, Stay Wire, Crow’s Nest, Yard Arm, Ladder, and halliyards.z 58, Tell 3 checks you will carry out on bosun’s chair before using? ANS: 1, Bosun’s chair, 2. Bridle, 3. the gant line is in good condition. 59, How will you check the condition of rope used on bosun's chair? ANS: Twist the rope anti clockwise and the inner part of the inner part in good condition, 60. When will you discard the rope of bosun’s chair? ANS: When the ropes are slippery and damaged. 61. How will you secure a gantline to the bosun’s chair? ANS: secure the gantline to the Bosun chair with a double sheet bend. 62. What checks will you make on the bosun’s chair before using it? ANS: Make secure all the material are in good condition. 63. Why it is safe to hoist the bosun’s chair manually, not on a drum? ANS: Winch drum can sometimes run very fast and speedy for which accidents will take place. 64. What precaution you will take on the pin of the bow shackle? ANS: The pin of the shackle is to be moused.65. What work permit is to be made for working on funnel? Ans: To work on funnel we require aloft working permit. 66. When will you use a tail block (lizard)? Ans: Tail/ lizard block are used while working on block and tackles. 67. What is weight test? When it is done? Ans: Weight test is done to check the weight of the package prior to lifting 68. Tell 3 precautions you will take before rigging a stage? Ans: When rigging a stage precaution should be taken areas fellow 1. Make sure the stage is not oily or greasory 2. Make sure that the ropes are in good condition. 3. The ropes are tied up and knots are put properly. 69. What checks you will make on stage before using? ANS: Before using stage check should be taken are as fellow 1. Make sure the stage is not oily or greasgry 2. Make sure that the ropes are in good condition. 3. The ropes are tied up and knots are put properly, 70. Can you rig a stage on shipside over a hard surface? ANS: Yes it can be rigged but a safety net has to be provided, 71. Can you riga stage on shipside when the vessel is moving? Ans: No because due to rolling chance are their for falling in to the water 72. What precautions will you take while lowering the stage against tilting? ANS: Lower both the stage ropes equally. im 3 SJe 73. How do the lowering turns run of the ‘stage? ANS: Two full turns of the hat tuling part around the stage and full around the horn, 74. What checks you will take before using a stage? ANS: The wood is not rotten and free from grease and clean. 75. How will you check the pilot ladder after rigging it? ANS: The attending officer has to 80 down the pilot ladder at least 3-4 steps to make sure the pilot ladder is pro perly secured. 76. Explain the use of pilot ladder? ANS: It is only use for pilots and officials for embarking and disembarking. 77. Explain the precautions for rigging pilot ladder at night? Ans: Sufficient lighting on deck and over side with Proper use of Personal Protective Equipments, 78. What is the purpose of manropes with the pilot ladder? Ans: In the pilot ladder mat inropes are given to have handhol ship while disembarking i in rough weather. 79. What isa tripping line? id grip from the Ans: Itisa rope tied to the end of the pilot ladder and can pull the ladder to deck easily. 80. What is a combination ladder? Ans: A combination ladder is ladder of combination of accommodation ladder and pilot ladder. 81. When does a vessel Tig a combination ladder for the pilot ladder? Ans: when the freeboard is more than 9 meters,82. What is a pilot hoist? Ans: A pilot boarding hoist raised by a power winch. The mechanical pilot hoist should be designed to operate as a moving ladder, or as a platform, to lift and lower one person on the side of the ship. 83. What precautions are required when using a pilot hoist? Ans: Entire pilot ladder is clean and the ropes are in good condition and properly while rigging the platform.. 84. Explain precaution for rigging scaffolding? ANS: Precautions required for scaffolding are that the scaffolding is properly rigged and for safe working. Do not use this in rough weather. 85. Where will you find the SWL of the scaffolding to be used? ANS: No, SWL is marked on any parts. We will know about the safe working load on the tag which is signed and approved by the rigging supervisor. 86. What test is required before using scaffolding? ANS: Test required is to check that the scaffolding and its parts are in good condition. 87. What are the risks involved in a mooring station? ANS: Snap back of ropes, standing at the bight of the rope. 88. Explain making fast of a tugs line to the ship? ANS: Getting the order from the officer to make fast the either Tugs line or ships line. We have to keep a heaving line and messenger line and the rope stopper ready. If the order is to take the tugs line then we have to send the messenger line and then put the other end on the warping drum and heave it up and put the eye on the bitts of the ships. while sending ships line we have to lower the line 1 meter above the water level. 89. What checks are required to be carried out before arrival of a port on mooring system?ae ANS: Make sure the power is switched on to the mooring winch. During winter switch on power at least 15 minutes before. Keep the head line of the marring line eye is taken out of the required panama lead and brought back to the ship. Heaving line, gant line, rope stopper are kept and also a hammer to be kept ready in case of emergency. 90. Tell 3 safety precautions to be followed when working on mooring station? Ans: 1) Use of proper PPE. 2) Never stand near the Panama lead or fair way lead. 3) Never stand near bight of the rope. 91, What are the safety precautions to be followed when making fast the tug line? 92. What are the safety precautions to be followed when you are lowering the rope to the quay? 93. What are the safety precautions to be followed when operating the winches? Ans: Check if there is power supply on the mooring winch. Check the over head tank if enough hydraulic oil level in the tank. 94. Why it is necessary to work as a team in a mooring station? ANs: Mooring involves multiple roles and multiple task and is one of a critical operation. 95. What types of ropes are being used for mooring of a ship? ANs; Synthetic and mooring wire rope. 96. How will you secure a mooring wire to a bollard? ANS: With the help of chain stopper we secure it with a figure of eight knot. 97. What is a Snap-back zone?ans: It is an area where there are chances of mooring ropes can brake and hit as if we are on the path of the rope. 98. Why it is requires to mark snap-back zone? ANs: To indicate the direction of ropes hitting back after breaking/parting. 99. What checks are required to be done on mooring stopper /chain stopper? ANS: Chain stopper: Ensure that in chain stopper the links are ok no damage have broken, and the chain is in good condition, Rope stopper; Ensure that the condition of the rope and not d: lamaged, 100. Trainees must be able to state the uses of 3 to 4 knots, bends and hitches when asked? Ans: BENDS:- Sheep Shank, Fisherman bend, Double carrick. KNOTS:- Figure of eight, Reef knot, Overhand knot. HITCHES:- Cow hitch, Clove hitch, Timber hitch. 101. What is a temporary eye? What knot is used to make a temporary eye? Ans: Bowline. 102. What is the purpose of whipping the ropes? Ans: Securing the end of the rope to prevent unlaying of strands. 103. What is marrying of two ropes? When will you require on board to marry arope? Ans: when a rope is broken and it has to be sent ashore at that time both the end of the rope are joined to gather. 104. Why it is required to splicing of ropes? Ans: To joint two ropes permanently required to do splicing of the ropes.JC 105. What happen to the strength of the rope when the splicing is made? Ans: Reducing the strength of the rope. 106. What is a purchase? ‘ANS: Combination of two blocks with same number is called purchase. 107. Explain mechanical advantage or disadvantage of a purchase? Ns: Advantages: The number of the moving block and therefore the mechanical advantage is always greater when the hauling part comes away from the moving block and such purchase is said to be rove to advantage. Disadvantage: a purchase in which the hauling part comes away from the standing block is said to rove to disadvantage. 108, What is a 2 fold/ 3 fold purchase? ans: 1. Combination of two block with two sheave is called 2 fold purchase. 2. Combination of two block with three sheaves is called 3 fold purchase. 109. What are the safety precautions to be followed while lifting weights using purchase? 110. What is a striker plate? Ans: Striker plate is a plate to prevent the sounding rod from fouling. 111. Where is the striking plate fitted? ANS: Striking plate is fitted at the bottom of the sounding pipe. 112. What is the purpose of fitting the striking plate? ANS: Striker plate is used to prevent damage to the keel. 113. Name 3 types of tank on ships which require sounding to be taken daily? ANS: Fresh water, Bilges, Ballast tank.: io 114. What is the normal frequency of taking soundings to be taken daily? ANS: Daily taking sounding frequency of tanks is on ship is when it is required. 115. What are the safety precautions to be followed for sounding tanks on deck when vessel rolling? 116, Why itis required to tighten the cap of the sounding pipe tight after taking sounding? ANS: To prevent water entering into the tank through sounding pipe. 117. What are the safe! *Y Precautions to be followed at night going on the quay to read drafts? Ans: Adequate lights, powerful torch, walkie talkie. 148. What is the minimum weight that a person can lift manually? ANS: Minimum weight a person can lift manually is 23 kg. 149. Explain the correct procedure for lifting of weight? ANS: Do not bend your back. Seat on your hunches and lift the weight with a straight hand. 120. What are the hazards associated with lif ‘ing of Weight manually? Ns: Back pain and straining of hands and legs, 121. What will you do when you are not able to lifta weight manually? ANS: Get help or use a mechanical lift, Can you drag a weight on deck using a lifting gear?7 , 1 a ge ANS: 1.Crane rotates 386° and derrickrotates180°, 2. Crane is operated by one man. Derrick requires more than one man to operated.3. Derrick only works forward of the hatch where as crane works forward and aft of the hatches. 123. What is the use of bowsing tackle? Ans: To bring the life boat alongside the embarkation deck. 124. What is embarkation deck? ‘Ans: Life boat deck is called as embarkation deck. 125. State at least 10 equipments carried ina life boat/ life raft? ANS: Life Boat: 1. Rocket parachute. 2. Bailer, 3. Red hand flare, 4. First aid kit, 5, Fresh water, 6. Plug, 7. Repair kit, 8.0range smoke signals, 9. Walkie Talkie, 10. Life jacket. Life Raft: 1, Rocket parachute. 2. Bailer, 3. Red hand flare, 4. First aid kit, 5. Fresh water, 6. Plug, 7. Repair kit, 8.0range smoke signals, 9. Walkie Talkie, 10. Life jacket. 126. How will you operate the “Rockets Parachute?” ANS: Remove the top and bottom cover OF THE ROCKETPARASHUTE, hold it firmly in vertical position, hold it away from the body hold it the lee side of the wind then pull the firing ring at the bottom of the rocket casing. 127. How will you operate the”Hand-Flares” in a life boat? ANS: Remove the top and bottom cover OF HAND FLARE, hold it firmly in vertical position, hold it away from the body hold it the lee side of the wind then pull the firing ring at the bottom of the rocket casing. 128, What is the use of General Emergency Alarms? Ans: Ships whistle and Electric operated Alarm to alert the crew member that there is an emergency. 129. State different class of fire?~ Ans: Class A= Solid, Class B= Liquid, Class C= Gases, Class D= Metal, Class E= Electrical. Cay, k - 5b- 130. What is the use of blanket in case of fire? ANS: Blankets is used to Prevent from burning injury to the Person body. 131. Why smoking is prohibited in bed? Ans: To prevent fire hazards in the cabin. 132. You are ona tanker and noticed sparks coming out of the funnel ‘what you will do’? ANS: Inform duty officer and also to the duty engineer, 133. What is the use of blanket in first aid box? ANS: In case of fire to cut of the fire. 134. Where is the first aid box located on board? ANS: Ship's hospital, Engine room, Bridge and galley, 135. Where is the stretcher located on board? ANS: Stretcher is located in the hospital of the ship. 136. What is ‘hypothermia’? And what will be the symptoms on a person? ANS: When the body temperature of a person is lost in cold water is called ‘Hypothermia’, The symptom of hypothermia is severing: body-becoming pale: thers Se ple bee 137. What are medicines provided in the first aid box in the life boat? ANS: Sea sick tablet, cotton, gauge, antiseptic ointment, Paracitamol tablet, band aid, bandage. 138, What is ISPS code for? a bone ANS: International Ship and Port Security Code. ( fa mip deol Reeosy ( t139. Ona gangwa : BC from ashore? ‘Bway watch in port what will you check for a person coming Ans: Check the identity card of the person. Check what items he is carrying along with him. Find out what is the purpose of his coming on board. 140. What security measures are necessary while the ship is at anchorage? ANS: report to the bridge that there is ex 1411. What will you do if you notice a “Pirate” on board? 142. What is the maximum level of security as per ISPS code? ANS: Level 3(Exceptional). 143. What is the minimum level of security as per ISPS code? ANS: Level 1(Normal). 144. What will you do, if you notice a stow-away on board? ANS: Inform the duty officer and Check the person Identity card. 145, What will you do, if you notice an un-authorised person on board? ANS: Inform duty officer and handover to local police if required. 146, What are the duties at anchor watch? Ternresbink ANS: Check the territorial bearings, Check no boats are near the ship, Make sure no ship's are dropping near by the ship. 147. Explain what do you mean by headline and back spring? ANS: Headline:- It is use to bring the bow/ forward towards the jetty. Back spring:- Prevents the ship moving forward and aft. 148. Explain the term "Make fast’, Vast heaving, Heave away?e rope from the warping drum to ANS: Make fast:- It means to take tie up the bitts. Vast heaving:- To stop heaving up the mooring rope. Heavy away: To pick up the slack of the mooring rope. 149. Explain the term “Pick up slack” Puta stopper? ANS: To pick the slack on the mooring rope. 150. State the reason for using fender while berthing/unberthing? ANS: To prevent any damage to the berth or to ship. 151. What is the purpose for vessel anchoring in the anchorage area? ANS: Awaiting for owner's instruction, change of crew, receiving stores, receiving bunker, cures, CLG + 152. Explain the method Battening/ unbattening hatch-covers? ANS: Battening:- Hatch covers can be open by hydraulic and also manual method. Cover the hatch with the hatch cover, jack down the eccentric wheel, put cross wedges, tighten up the quick activate cleat. : Unbattening:- Jack up the eccentric wheel, Remove the cross wedges and quick Bata cleat. 153. State the reason for Hose testing of hatches? ANS: To prevent water entering into the hatches/Hold and damaging the cargos. 154. State the reason for lashing cargo in holds? ANS: To prevent shifting and sliding of cargos inside the hold when vessel is rolling pitching in bad weather and damaging the ship. 155. State the reason for checking lashing at sea? ANS: To prevent shifting of cargo due to rolling pitching and loss of cargo.Oc 156. Why it is necessary to check sounding of hold bilges? ANS: To check the water in the hold bilges. 157. State the use of rope slings, Net sling Pallet. Bale hooks, Rope Snotter, Chain sling, Vehicle sling and Canvas sling? ANS:-ROPE SLING :- This is formed by joining the ends of a piece of 25mm to30mm about 10 to 12meterlong with a short splice. This sling is very common for bags, bales, barrels and cases. NET SLINGS:- Fiber cargo net is in use generally throughout marine industry and is used for cargoes such as mail, bags , personal effects etc. Pallets:: pallet is a plane structure utilized in cargo ship for supporting containers. Bale hooks:: Bale hook is used by stevedores inside the holds during loading and discharging of Bail cargoes for lifting the bales. Rope snotters:: This rope may be of either of rope or wire by forming an eye at each end .It of 16mm to 20mm in diameter and 4 to 6 meter in length with a short splice. It is used for the slinging cases, Bales, wet hides and timbers. Chain slings:- Chain sling is most common type of sling used for lifting heavy items. The sling are made up to of length of high tensile chain. Vehicle Slings:- Vehicle sling is used for lifting of vehicles during the loading and discharging directly from ship to the quay. Canvas Sling:- This is form by sewing of canvases between the parts of the rope sling. It is used for bagged grain, rice, coffee and similar cargos where the content of the bag is small. Any spillage is retained in the canvas sling and is not wasted. 158, State the reason for not smoking on deck during loading/discharging? ANS: To prevent the fire hazards on deck. 159, What is ullage?ANS: It is the height of the empty space in the tank. alane ee Peptd. 160. How is ullage measured? ANS: By using ullage tape. 161. Why do we anchor the ship? ANS: Anchor is use to make-fast the ship to the seabed in shallow water temporarily. 162, How you will make the anchor ready for letting go? ANS: 1. Remove anchor lashings-Devil's claw, Bow stopper, Remove the hawse pipe cover. 2. Try out the windlass power. 3. Remove cement/cover from the spurling pipe. 4. Put the anchor in gear. 5. “Walk back” the anchor in gear till it is about two meters above the water level. 6. Tighten the break and remove the anchor from gear. 7. Report to the bridge that anchor is ready for letting go. 163. How will you let go the anchor? ANS: 1. Check ifall clear below the anchor. 2. Give order “Let go” the anchor. 3. Release break and anchor will run out at its own weight. 4. Count number of shackles running out of hawse pipe. 5. Report to bridge that how many shackles that are out of the hawse pipe and in the direction which the cable is leading, weather long stay, shorteh Ww ‘ay, across the bow, under the bow, cable up and down, anchor is brought up to number of shackles. 164. What do you mean by one shackle in the water? ANS: It means that 1 joining shackle is inside the water it is about 27.5 meters. 165. How you will secure the anchor for long voyage? ANS: 1. Heave up the anchor right inside the hawse pipe. 2, Put on the bower stopper. 3. Put on devil's claws. 4, Put on gypsy break. 5, Put on spurling pipe cover and seal with cement. 6. Put gypsy out of gear. 7. Take extra lashing on the anchor chain, 8. Put the hawse pipe cover and take lashing on it. 466. What are the duties at anchor watch? ANS: 1. Take cross bearing for checking if anchor dragging or not. 2, Beam transit bearing. 3. Keep a VH F watch, 4. Do not allow other vessels to anchor nearby. 5. Keep Anti Pilferage watch. 167. What action you will take if your anchor is dragging? ANS: 1. Heave up and drop the second anchor, 2, Try anchoring in an area witha better holding gous «ground. 168. How will you walk back the anchor? ANS: To lower the anchor under power and in gear. 169. What do you understand by walking back the anchor? ANS: To lower the anchor till it is about two feet above the water level. 170. How will you prepare anchor before heaving up? ANS: 1. Connect gypsy into gear. 2. Switch on power. 3. Remove bow stopper. 4. Ask for anchor wash so that anchor and cable can be washed with a high pressure jet. 171, What is the day and night signal for power driven vessel at anchor? ANS: Day signal= One black ball to be hoisted on the forward mast. Night signal= All round white light to be displayed on the forward mast and a second will all round white light at or near the astern(aft). 172. What is ISPS code for ? ANS: It is for the security of the ship's and port facilities, 173. On a gangway watch in a port what will you check for the person coming from ashore? ANS: Check for his identity card and any articles or packages he brings on board. 174. What security measures are necessary while the ship is at anchorage? ANS:* Hawse pipe sho. uld b e covere i Meee d to prevent the sea pirates coming on * Security should be ° B Placed forward and aft with walkie-talkie. ‘oats which is Suspected not to be allowed to come near the ship. Only the gangway door should be kept open. All other doors should be closed. 175. How often do ships go to dry dock? ANS: Once every two and half years (30 months). 176. What is the purpose of dry docking? ANS: * Overhauling of the machineries and inspection of the rudder, propeller and thrusters. © Maintenance of underwater portion including survey, cleaning, grit blasting and painting. 177. What is the difference between bow and bow thruster? * Bulbous bow :- To increase the speed of the ship by Keeping it even keel, * Bow thruster:- To turn the ship in port/anchoring at slow speeds. 178. What paint is applied in fresh water tanks to avoid corrosion? ANS: Cement base paint is used, 179. Explain what is draft and how it is read? ANS: «Vertical distance between water line to keel is known as draft. «It is read in numerical order. 4180. What documents a seaman should carry while joining the ship? ANS: Joining letter, C.D.C, Passport, Health book, INDoS Number, all STCW certificate.ac 181, Explain how will you sign on a ship? ANS: «Before joining the vessel sign on is done at the company office. + Copies have to be handed over to the shipping master for the entries and record. 182. Explain the duties of the following Port control, MMD surveyor, Shipping Master, PSC inspector? ANS: * Port control:- The port control in every port regulates the traffic of the port. * PSC inspector:- He is the comalh authority he checks the Seaworthy condition of foreign ships coming into the port. © MMD surveyor:- The MMD surveyor checks the seaworthy condition of the ship of the Indian flag and foreign ships coming into the port. Shipping Master:- 1)Is the mediator between owner and in disputes conduct injury into any accendentor death on board. 2) Issues the CDC to seaman. 183. What are the items found in SOPEP locker? ANS: Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan Locker. This locker contains the following equipments which are used to prevent pollution incase of any oil pollution. This locker contains following items. 1) Scupper plugs. 2) Air Driven pump. 3) 200 liters empty drum. 4) Oil absorbent pads. 5) Empty bags.6) Non sparking type showels, 7) Scoops. 8) Brooms, 9) Saw dust bags. 10) Foam type extinguishers. 11). Oil spill dispersant chemical. 12) Sea boots. 13) _Oilskins. 14) Face masks. 184. What is difference between Ship sweat and cargo sweat? ANS: Ship sweat: When a vessel loads cargo in a warm and humid place and sails to a cooler place, water droplets form on a deck heads, ship sides and tank tops of the cargo holds an account of the difference between the temperature inside the holds, and the temperature outside the holds. This is called ship sweat. Cargo Sweat: When a ship loads cargo in a cool place and sails in toa warmer and humid place, Water droplets form on the cargo, an account on the difference between the temperature inside the holds and the temperature outside the holds. This is called cargo sweat. 185, What are cargo holds? ANS: Cargo holds are used for the storage of cargoes on general cargo ships, holds are divided into 2 sections. « Tween deck « Lower hold 186, Define cargo hold? ANS: It is the vertical distance between tank top to the main deck. 187, What are Hatch covers and its types? ‘ANS: Hatch covers are the metal plates that close the opening at the top of the hold.They are of 3 types: + Conventional - FWD and AFT / / + Macgregor hatch covers - FWD and Aft and side rolling «Lift on/ Lift offhatch covers (on container ships) 188, Name different type of vessels and the cargoes they carry? ANS: © General cargo vessel carries cargo such as Bulk, Steel Bales, Machinery cases and other general items. «Bulk carriers cargo such as Grains, Coal, Iron Ore, etc. = Container ship carries containers on deck and inside the hatch. ‘© RO-RO vessels carry Roll ON-Roll OFF cargoes. Arxdeas C24 = tone. © Tankers carry oils and liquids cargo, LPG and LNG, chemical tankers carry chemicals. 189, What inspection carried out on cargo gear? ANS: « All cargo gear to have test certificates and certified by a competent authority periodic intervals. * Tobe checked before, during and after cargo operation. © Marking on cargo gear should be visible all time. «Operation of derrick should be at a controlled and at a steady speed. 190. What are crane controls? ANS: * Control No.1: For hoisting / lowering the cargo runner Control No.2: does two operations «When moved fwd/ aft it lowers/ hoists the cargo “JIB”. + From side to side, it moves the crane around 360 degree. 191. What is the difference between Mate log book and official log book? dunba’ bey Loe frereltemy lath; ackectis — 2G by Ook for cLinlhs « ecanre. elarlag «omy Lcdut be,