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Q1. i) How do ships contribute to marine pollution? Name a few potential marine pollution sources. (8)

ii) What is the impact of shipping operations on the environment? (6)

iii) How can shipping pollution be reduced? Name some of the measures which could help. (6)

Q2. (a) What are the causes of an uptake fire? (6)

(b) State the conditions under which light soot fire, intensifies to a high temperature fire in boiler uptake. What temperatures are produced in each case. (6)

(c) How boiler uptake fire is controlled? Why the use of soot blowers is prohibited? (8)

Q3. With respect to MLC 2006; write short notes on following

(a) Hours of Rest/Hours of Work. (5)

(b) DMLC Part 1 and DMLC Part II (5)

(c) On board complaint redressal (5)

(d) Why is MLC 2006 considered as the ‘bill of rights’ (5)

Q4. a) Sketch and describe the working of a Sprinkler type, automatic fire detection and firefighting system on ships, labelling it components in the circuit (10)

(b) What maintenance is required periodically? State the routine tests required? (10)

Q5. Write short notes on following:

(a) Flammability diagram and its significance (10)

(b) Risk assessment: why and how it is carried out on ships with examples (10)

Q2. i) What is Ozone depletion and what are its effects? (5)

ii) Name the gases which have ozone depleting potential and how ODP is classified. (5)

iii) What actions are now in place to control the usage or accidental release of such gases. What recordkeeping is essential? (10)

Q7. State why the following equipment’s require shut down during a major fire which has necessitated the evacuation of the machinery spaces:

(a) Settling and service tank valves. (4)

(b) Fuel transfer and supply pumps (4)

(c) Mechanical and natural ventilation (4)

(d) State how the fire is brought under control using the facilities available outside the machinery spaces. (8)

Q8. With reference to MARPOL 73/78:

(a) Explain the purpose of an Oil Record Book? (8)

(b) What are the regulations concerning above requirement (4)

(c) What are the entries made in the Oil Record Book Part - 1 (4)

(d) What is SOPEP? List the items you find inside a SOPEP locker. (4)