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1. SKETCH THE ARRANGEMENT IN THE FPK FOR PANTING AND POUNDING
STRESSES.
2. EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLE OF I.C.C.P., HOW IS CORROSION CAUSED.
3. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ALUMINIUM IN SHIP
BUILDING, HOW IS ALUMINIUM SUPERSTRUCTURE CONNECTED TO A STEEL
PLATE.
4. EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF D.B. TANKS AND RULE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
SAME.
5. THERMIT WELDING AND MIG WELDING, FILLET WELDING AND OVERHEAD
WELDING,TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING, SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, EDGE
PREPARATION, IMPORTANCE OF FLUX IN WELDING, LOCKED UP STRESSES.
6. DESCRIBE HOW PITTING TAKES PLACE. IN WHICH LOCATION CAN PITTING BE
ANTICIPATED AND MEASURES TO MINIMIZE IT.
7. WRITE SHORT NOTES ON VARIOUS METHIDS AVAILABLE FOR SURFACE
PREPARATION BEFORE APPLICATION OF PAINT.
8. DEFINE WELDING. ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC ARC WELDING OVER OXY-
ACETYLENE GAS WELDING.
9. HOW MANY MINIMUM TRANSVERSE BULKHEADS SHOULD BE THERE ON A
CARGO SHIP, WHAT PURPOSE DO THEY FULFIL, AND HOW ARE THEY TESTED,
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACING AND NUMBER OF BULKHEADS, CONSTRUCTION
OF BULKHEADS, PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED WITH REGARD TO OPENING.
10. SKETCH, LABEL AND DESCRIBE A CORRUGATED BULKHEAD. WHAT ARE ITS
ADVANTAGES OVER A PLAIN BULKHEAD.
11. WHAT IS ENHANCED SURVEY PROGRAM AND ITS PURPOSE, DESCRIBE THE ESP
REQUIREMENTS FOR BULK CARRIERS AND TANKERS AND HOW WILL YOU
PREPARE THEM FOR ENHANCED SURVEY.
12. DESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER TIGHT DOORS IN A PASSENGER
SHIP AS REQUIRED BY SOLAS.
13. SKETCH AND LABEL A POWER OPERATED WATERTIGHT SLIDING DOORS,
ENUMERATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IT AS PER SOLAS.
14. SKETCH, LABEL AND DISCUSS A WATERTIGHT DOOR FITTED IN A WATERTIGHT
BUKHEAD BELOW THE WATERLINE. STATE THE REGULATIONS CONCERNING
CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH BULKHEADS AS PER SOLAS.
15. WRITE A SHORT ESSAY ON THE PURPOSE AND WORK OF A CLASSIFICATION
SOCIETY.
16. DESCRIBE ANGULAR AND LONGITUDINAL DISTORTIONS IN WELDING.
17. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF WELDING.
18. DESCRIBE HOW CORROSION IS CONTROLLED ONBOARD BY: PROTECTIVE
COATING, DESIGN AND CATHODIC PROTECTION.
19. HARMONISED SYSTEM OF SURVEY INCLUDING A MATRIX FOR VARIOUS
MANDATORY SURVEYS AS REQUIRED BY SOLAS, LOADLINE AND MARPOL,
WHY IS HSS IMPORTANT.

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20. DISCUSS THE WORKING OF GAS CUTTING AS USED ONBOARD.

21. SHIP BUILDING STEEL IS SUBJECTED TO EROSION AS WELL AS CORROSION,
ELABORATE ON THIS STATEMENT.
22. DRAW AND LABEL THE MIDSHIP SECTION OF A REFRIGERATED CARGO VESSEL.
23. DRAW AND LABEL THE MIDSHIP SECTION OF A OBO, WHY IS THIS TYPE OF SHIP
MORE STRUCTURALLY STRONG AS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL BULK
CARRIERS.
24. WRITE SHORT NOTES ON ANTI-FOULING PAINTS AND LASER CUTTING.
25. HOW WILL YOU PREPARE YOUR SHIP FOR INTERMEDIATE SURVEY FOR SHIP
SAFETY CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE.
26. DESCRIBE TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FRESH WATER AND BUNKER TANKS.
27. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CORROSIONS TAKING PLACE ONBOARND. WRITE DOWN
THE COMPONENTS OF MARINE PAINTS AND THERE IMPORTANCE.
28. DESCRIBE THE METHOD OF PREPARATION OF THE SHELL PLATING AND
APPLYING THE BOTTOM COATING WHEN VESSEL IS IN DRY-DOCK.
29. DESCRIBE FOLLOWING:- STRINGER, LONGITUDINAL, WEB FRAME, BILGE KEEL.
30. DRAW A MIDSHIP SECTION OF A BULK CARRIER, WHY IS BULK CARRIER
LISTED IN CHAPTER XII OF SOLAS.
31. CONCENTRATION OF STRESSES DUE TO DISCONTINUITY OF STRUCTURE IS A
MAJOR CAUSE OF STRUCTURAL FAILURE, DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM WITH
RESPECT TO MODERN SHIPS CITING ANY ONE AREA ONBOARD SHIP AND HOW
IS IT OVERCOME.
32. DRAW A NEAT SKETCH OF A BOW DOOR, RAMP AND WATERTIGHT DOOR AS AN
EXTENSION OF COLLISION BULKHEADON A RO-RO VESSEL.
33. SKETCH AND DESCRIBE A COLLISION BULKHEAD. STATE ITS PRINCIPAL
FUNCTIONS AND LOCATION ON A SHIP.
34. WITH THE HELP OF A DIAGRAM STATE THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
OPENINGS IN A SHELL PLATING ON A Ro-Ro. DISCUSS THE CORRECTIVE
MEASURES AS ADOPTED BY IMO FOLLOWING ONE SUCH CASUALTY.
35. DESCRIBE THE PREPARATION FOR ANNUAL LOADLINE SURVEY.
36. DRAW MIDSHIP SECTION OF A CELLULAR CONTAINER SHIP, DESCRIBE HOW
ENTRY OF WATER IS PREVENTED/CONTROLLED IN HATCH COVERLESS
CONTAINER SHIP.
37. DRY DOCKING, PREPARATION, WHY IS IT REQUIRED, STABILITY CRITERIA
PRIOR TO DRY DOCKING.
38. HOW IMPROVED DESIGNS OF SHIPS AND ITS VARIOUS STRUCTURES CAN HELP
REDUCE CORROSION. DESCRIBE WITH EXAMPLES.
39. DISCUSS THE EFFECT OF CHANGE OF TRIM WITH CHANGE IN DENSITY WITH
DIAGRAMS.
40. VARIOUS INFORMATION FROM GZ CURVE, GRAIN STABILITY CRITERIA AS PER
SOLAS.