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Q7. What are the ongoing developments at IMO with respect to the technical and operational measures to be invoked on board ships for combating greenhouse gas emissions from ships?

Q4. On a ship, you are employed as Chief Engineer.  The vessel has UMS system for controlling engine room and a central scanning and data logging system for monitoring.  Explain the special attention you will pay to the specific data and formulate a chart for condition monitoring.  Highlight the tools in computer application you will use for making graphical representation of the salient points, which will enable trend analysis.

Q9. What are the principal reasons responsible for compounding of machinery vibration in connection with operation of a long stroke diesel engines and associated machinery arrangements? What are the key factors for excitations generated by the engines?

Q4. A. Sketch and describe LNG as fuel for ship propulsion and the safeties that are to be provided.

B. What are challenges in ship power and the developments that are currently taking place.

Q5. A successful voyage for a Chief Engineer is a combination of trouble free run of machineries, optimum use of fuel, minimum interpersonal conflicts and less intervention from shore authorities.  Considering the ship as an Organization how this can be best achieved?

Q6. Differentiate between static and dynamic stability? Can a ship, high on GM, be low on stability? Justify your answer with reasoning. Enlist the governing factors you will inspect, while taking over a new ship in shipyard as Chief Engineer for having optimum stability in both categories. Substantiate your answer with reasons.

Q7. Give the history of requirement leading towards International Convention on Load lines, 1966 underlining its date of adoption and entry into force.  What special provisions were included in the said convention in comparison to first International Convention on Load lines adopted in 1930?  Describe its different chapters highlighting their area of coverage and related Annexes.

Q8. With reference to ship repair/ ship building, and engineering economics explain the terms A. Risk analysis; B. Brake even analysis; C. Sensitivity analysis; D. Multi stage sequential analysis; E. Multi attribute decision making.

Q9. What are the basic criteria in cargo carriage under bills of lading and related document?  Explain the procedure towards issue of bill of lading.  What are the obligations of the car and shipper under bill of lading?  What happens in case of a part of cargo getting lost damaged?