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Q8.You are deputed by your company to a shipyard for taking delivery of a new ship fitted with an intelligent engine for main propulsion.  Assuming that you have never worked on these engines, enumerate:

A. How you would ascertain the items that need to be personally examined by you, &,

B. How you would carry out the examining of each item stated at ‘A.’ Confine you answers for ‘A. & ‘B.’ with respect to the main propulsion only.

Q2. A vessel is required to be registered at a specific port in India.  List the documents that will be required for such registration detailing the related flow process thereof.  What is procedure for allotment of the IMO number to a ship?

Q3.  A. State the difference between an audit and survey.  B. State the action taken by a recognized organization carrying out ISM certification on behalf of the Administration towards handling of an ISM certificate in case:  (i) When there is an evidence of a major non conformity (ii) When non conformities are found (iii) When an extension of the Safety Management Certificate is requested for (iv) When revision of an entry for a certificate is requested for Under What circumstances SMC and DOC may be invalidated?

Q4. An oil man E/R found Unconscious of in the start platform. How would you deal with this as a C/E and what precaution you would take to prevent rescue of such incidents.

Q4. State the different types of marine insurance policies that could be taken by owners, shippers or other related parties. Explain the salient liabilities and exclusions related with each case for an insurer. Name the various agencies in India which deal with marine insurance policies.

Q6. Explain the key features of the United Nations Convention on the Law of The Sea? Enumerate the areas covered under this convention with particular focus on the responsibilities required to be discharged by Flag States.

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?

Q8.  As a Chief Engineer on a fully loaded ship you are stranded in an island near, the UK coast having no survey facility where the forepeak of the vessel is severely damaged. Explain your actions with reasons and the procedures to be adopted for making a safe return voyage to India.

Q9. During inspection of propeller in the dry dock, a surface crack has been noticed on one of the blades.  State the steps taking by you as chief engineer for successful handling of the situation.  Also, if some surface cracks are noticed on the keyway of a tail-end 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.