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Q1. The ISM code stipulates the safety management objectives of the company should inter alia assess all identified risks to its ships personal and the environment and establish appropriate safe guards. How will you as the chief engineer assist the company in fulfilling this objective?

Q7. With the aid of a sketch explain the difference between international load line marketing and sub division load line marketing. How will you prepare your ship for renewal load line survey?

Q4. Explain the difference between ISM and ISO certification. Discuss the mandatory records to be maintained under ISO 9001:2008

Q1.  A. How will you prepare your ship for a renewal survey of IAPPC International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate! B. Explain with specific emphasis on the records and documents to be maintained; C. Enumerate general requirements for shipboard incinerators, as mentioned in Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78.

Q3. Define an ‘Unseaworthy ship’ within the meaning of MS Act 1958, as amended. Explain ‘detainable deficiency’ with reference to a PSC inspection and describe the procedure to be followed for timely release of a vessel detained for serious structural deficiencies under PSC.

Q6. A. What is the difference between cargo safety construction certificate and cargo ship construction certificate? B. How will you prepare your ship for an annual safety construction survey?

Q6. Explain the key features of the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea? Enumerate the various areas covered under this convention?

Q1. The vessel where you are posted as Chief Engineer is undergoing dry-docking and a serious fire occurs on the deck because of welding work. Illustrate the documented procedures to deal with such emergency and its advantage over non-documented actions? Explain the different ship related contingencies against which document procedures are maintained under emergency preparedness of ISM Codes. In case of a major pollution of oil from a ship how best the contingency plans in emergency preparedness help over other actions?

Q9.  You as C/E are requested to inform your company with respect to inspection of propeller in drydock during which you noticed a surface crack on one of the blades.

A. State the steps taken by you as C/E for successful handling of the situation.

B. Also if some surface cracks are noticed on the keyway of a tail shaft, state the steps taken by you for tackling the problem. Explain the effects in case the cracks, as stated are not dealt with at the proper time.