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Posted By: Girish Patil Member Level: Diamond Posted Date: 03 Feb 2008
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2005 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Diploma Nautical Science CARGO HANDLING, STOWAGE AND SEAMANSHIP Question paper
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DIPLOMA IN NAUTICAL SCIENCE
Term-End Examination
June, 2005
BNS-105: CARGO HANDLING, STOWAGE AND SEAMANSHIP
Time: 2 hours
Maximum Marks : 70
Note : Answer all questions. Use of calculator is allowed.
SECTION I
1. Sketch a profile view of a Mini-Bulk Carrier having 3 holds, and label the following parts : (10x1=10)
(a) Forepeak Tank
(b) Water Ballast Topside Tank
(c) Double Bottom Tank
(d) Booby Hatch
(e) Sounding Pipe
(f) Hold Vent
(g) Collision Bulkhead
(h) Aft Perpendicular
(i) Hatch Coaming
(j) Gang Way
2. Select the correct answer in each of the following : (5x2=10)
(i) According to the Dock Safety Regulations, lifting gear require :
A thimble or loop splice made in any wire rope shall have two tucks with one half of the wires cut out of each strand, but minimum number of fuck with whole strands or rope shall be
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
(ii) When a rope or wire is bounded by strips of canvas, this is known as
(a) Binding
(b) Parcelling
(c) Tallowing
(d) Worming
(iii) A ladder is required for safe access if height of stack is in excess of
(a) 1.0 m
(b) 1.2 m
(c) 1.5 m
(d) 2.0 m
(iv) Below the sounding pipe, there is an area where a doubler is welded. This is known as
(a) Double plate
(b) Additional plata
(c) Sounding plate
(d) Striker plate
(v) Ventilation of the hold should be permitted when
(a) passing from cold area to warm area
(b) before a thunderstorm
(c) passing from warm area to cold area
(d) dew point of outside air is higher than dew point of inside air
3. For what purpose are paints used and how do the protect the ship ? (10)
4. Define the following : (5x2=10)
(a) Reserue Buoyancy
(b) MCTC
(c) Gross Tonnage
(d) Righting Moment
(e) Block Coefficient
5. Detail the safety precautions to adopt when : (2x5=10)
(a) Working on a stage while painting the bridge front.
(b) Lifting a 30 kg cement bag from the floor and placing it on the rack in the store.
6. Which knot will you apply to a rope to : (10x1=10)
(a) Lowet a 20 kg sand bag.
(b) Make fast a pilot ladder to the lug on deck, and manrope to the side rail.
(c) Lower long handle scrapper, paint telescopic rods, long handle brooms together into the hold.
(d) Attach a sleadying line to a cargo hook.
(e) Lower a man on a rope.
(f) Tie a flag for unfurling at the top of the mast.
(g) Shorten a rope.
(h) Drag a round log in the hold.
(i) Weigh the end of a heaving line.
(j) Make a temporary eye of a hawser.
7. A vessel loads to her summet load-line at a river port where the relative density of the water is 1.002. She then proceeds down river to a port at the river mouth where the water has relative density of 1.017, consuming 25 tonnes of fuel and water on passage. On loading a further 100 tonnes of cargo, it is noted that she is again at her summer loadline. What is her summer displacement in salt water ? (10)
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