OCT - 2014

Q1. IS COMPULSORY.
Q1.

(a) WITH REFERENCE TO THE UNDERWATER SURFACE OF SHIPS HULL

(i)DESCRIBE A HULL PLATE ROUGHNESS ANALYSER SYSTEM
(ii)STATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ROUGHNESS PROFILE AND COMPARE THE TYPICAL
ROUGHNESS VALUES FOR A NEW SHIP & A SHIP 08 YEARS OLD.
(b)WITH REFERENCE TO APPLICATION OF SELF POLISHING PAINT IN DRY DOCK:
(i)DESCRIBE THE PLATE PREPARATION NECESSARY.
(ii) STATE THE DEFECTS THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE PAINT COATING IF IT IS NOT CORRECTLY
APPLIED.
Q2.

(a)DEFINE THE MEANING OF THE TERM CONDITIONS OF ASSIGNMENT AS APPLIED TO SHIPS.

(b)STATE HOW CONDITIONS OF ASSIGNMENT CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS WATER INTEGRITY OF SHIPS.
(c)GIVE REASONS WHY CONDITIONS OF ASSIGNMENT NEED PERIODIC INSPECTION, GIVING SPECIFIC
INSTANCES WHERE THEY CAN BE FOUNDTO BE LESS THAN FULLY EFFECTIVE.

Q3.

DISCUSS THE INFLUENCE OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES / CONTENTS HAVE ON FUEL

CHARECTERISTICS AND ITS ECONOMIC USE : (i)VISCOSITY (ii)DENSITY (iii)IGNITION QUALITY (iv)VIT
(v)COMPATIBILITY (vi)CARBON RESIDUE (vii)VANADIUM & ASH CONTENT.

Q4.

WITH RESPECT TO SURVEY & CERTIFICATION, STATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAY LEAD TO
SUSPENSION OR WITHDRAWAL OF CLASS AND EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING TERMS USED BY THE
CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES :(i)
ANNIVERSARY DATE
(ii)
CONDITION OF CLASS
(iii)
WINDOW PERIOD FOR SURVEY
(iv)
MEMORANDA
(v)
ADDITIONAL NOTE
(vi)
STATUTORY RECCOMENDATION

Q5.

(a)WHAT ARE P & I CLUBS ? DESCRIBE HOW P & I CLUBS COLLECT FUNDS FROM SHIP OWNERS.
(b)WHAT ARE THE RISKS THST ARE COVERED UNDER THE TERM PROTECTION & INDEMNITY
(c) WHAT IS THE MINIMUM, A SHIP OWNER / SHIPPING COMPANY HAS TO DO FOR ITS SHIP TO GET
COVERAGE UNDER
P & I CLUB.
Q6.

WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLE REASONS FOR COMPOUNDING OF MACHINERY VIBRATION IN CONNECTION
WITH OPERATION OF LONG STROKE DIESEL ENGINES & ASSOCIATED MACHINERY ARRANGEMENTS?
WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTORS FOR EXCITATIONS GENERATED BY THE ENGINES.

Q7.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN STATIC & DYNAMIC STABILITY? CAN A SHIP HIGH ON GM BE LOW ON
STABILITY.JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER WITH REASONING. ENLIST THE GOVERNING FACTORSYOU WILL
INSPECT WHILE TAKING OVER A NEW SHIP AS CHIEF ENGINEERFOR HAVING OPTIMUM STABILITY IN
BOTH CATEGORIES. SUBSTANTIATE YOUR ANSWERS WITH REASONS.

Q8.

GIVE THE HISTORY OF THE REQUIREMENTS LEADING TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON LOAD
LINES 1966, UNDERLINING ITS DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE. WHAT SPECIAL PROVISIONS
WERE INCLUDED IN THE SAID CONVENTION IN COMPARISON TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
ON LOAD LINES ADOPTED IN 1930? DESCRIBE ITS DIFFERENT CHAPTERS HIGHLIGHTING THEIR AREA OF
COVERAGE AND THE RELATED ANNEXES.

Q9.

WITH REFERENCE TO SHIP REPAIR / SHIP BUILDING AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS EXPLAIN THE TERMS
(i) RISK ANALYSIS (ii) BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS (iii) SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS (iv) MULTI STAGE SEQUENTIAL
ANALYSIS (v)MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING.