Nautical Engineering

1. Briefly Discuss Load line Zones and Time Zones

2. Discuss the purpose of the following: i) Peak Tanks ii) Wing Tanks iii) Bilge Keel iv) Air Pipe v) Sounding
Pipe i) Bow ii) Stern iii) Double bottom Tank iv) Mast House v) Cargo Holds

3. Draw Profile view of a Bulk carrier showing the following: Holds, D.B. Tanks, Peak Tanks & Machinery
Space.

(b) List the special areas for the purpose of ANNEX-1 of MARPOL.

State any 5 major machineries in the Engine room & state their functions in brief.

1) Define the following (10 marks) a) D’lat, b) nautical mile c) prime meridian d)great circle. (e) D’Long

1. (a) Define with diagram: Deviation, Great circle.

What is the relationship between latitude scale & longitude scale ?

8 Write short notes on the following (a) Duct Keels (b) Hutch Covers (c) Cargo gear

8.Explain fire triangle and discuss about the fire fighting arrangements onboard a ship.
9. Explain various situations which lead to oil pollution in a crude oil carrier. Mention what are
the precautionary measures available to reduce such pollutions.

2. Write short notes on the following:-

- i. Life jacket ii. Immersion suit iii. Line thro*'ing appliances
List out the various types of fixed tire fighting systems available on board
and describe inert gas system in brief.

What are the requirements as per SOLAS for TPAs

Draw profile view of an Oil Tanker and Label various part

1. Write short notes on the following:
a. Ship Sweat
b. Cargo Sweat
c. Relative Humidity
d. Bale capacity
e. Cargo slings
Explain the operation and principle of Emergency steering.
7. Draw the lights and shapes displayed by the following vessels:
(a) vessel conskained By her Draught (b) vessel Not under command
(c) vessel Aground d) vessel at anchor (e) Fishing vessel

8.
{ilh the help of a neat diagram, draw the arc of visibility of
(a) Masthead lights (b) side Lights (c) stern Light
(e) Towing light (g nncnorlgnt

Name any five supporting pipeline system for the main engine plant

(b) What do you mean by a “hydrophore tank”? How does it work on a ship?

Explain what is meant by longitudinal framing and transverse framing. Which types
of ships would have these methods of construction?

List the various the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used on Ships? State their
purpose.

List the types of ropes used onboard ship?. State their purpose.

2. Write Short notes on : a) Mercator Charts b) Routeing Charts c) Luminous Range

d) Compass Rose e) Isogonic Lines

Explain working of Echo-sounder with a block diagram. (10 Marks) (b) What are the
errors on Echo sounder? How are they eliminated?

Define following with suitable diagram i) Declination ii) Right Ascension (RA) iii) Local Hour Angle (LHA)
iv) Obliquity of the Ecliptic v) Celestial Meridian 2. a) Explain ‘Standard Time’ and ‘Zone Time’.

4. a) Define following:- i) Sensible horizon ii) Horizontal parallax iii) Elevated pole

Explain the procedure for changing over: From Hand Steering to Auto Pilot & From Auto Pilot to Hand
Steering

Explain Care & record keeping of course recorder

Explain the taking over and handing over procedures of a navigational watch at sea.

Explain Bearing Discrimination & Range Discrimination on Marine Radar

What is the sole lookout. State the conditions for Sole lookout

How will you determine whether the hatch covers are weather tight
Write Short notes on IMBSC code.

6 Write short notes on following:

a) Stowage Factor b) Broken Stowage c) Angle of Repose
Enumerate the check list you would complete before “Entering into an enclosed space”?

Emergency fire pump

Discuss the various types of pumps on board and the advantage of each type

Discuss the various segments of passage planning from departure berth to arrival berth.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of ‘Weather Routeing’ services?’Describe.

Explain Heeling error effect on magnetic compass and method of correcting the same.

Describe Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)

Write in brief the purpose of Long Range Identification and tracking system (LRIT) and the data
transmitted by LRIT.

What do you understand by the term “Blind navigation technique”? Explain about various equipments
and methods to be utilized for navigation in poor visibility.

List all the Distress Signals as per the Annexure IV of COLREG

Explain the following as per IMDG code a) Dangerous goods manifest b) Requirement for carriage of
explosives

List any five statutory surveys and certificates to be carried by a merchant ship.

Explain the term “Weather Roueting”and “Climatological Routeing”.

Write down the three basic elements of “Garbage Management” onboard ship

Define Fouling on the ships under water hull area. Explain the impact of anti fouling paints having tri –
butyl-tin on non – target marine organism and the convention of anti fouling system for ships.

Write short Notes on a) Seaworthiness and B) Port State Control Inspection

Describe the Cargo Category as per MARPOL Annex-II. What is the discharge
criteria of Category- X cargo as per MARPOL Annex-II?

Write short notes on the following w.r.t. load line regulations a) Type A ships b)
Type B ships.