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Q1. Stress is one of the factors affecting the performance of an individual. What are the primary strategies that may be employed for coping with stress affected personnel?  How these elements can be best implemented in ships personnel motivating them for better team work?

(b) Discuss fatigue and its various causes and relation with stress.

(c) What are the ill effects of fatigue- HOW you as a chief engineer deal with that on-board ship for the personnel working under your direct supervision.

(d) State the rules and regulations that can protect seafarers from fatigue.

Q2. With reference to surveys carried out by classification societies, explain the following:

(a) Why a Class Certificate is issued to a newly built ship after satisfactory completion of surveys and Sea trials? What is the purpose of maintaining a Class Certificate for existing ships as well?

(b) Name various Statutory Certificates that are issued to a vessel after meeting the requirements of SOLAS.

(c) Is it necessary to call for a class surveyor attendance after repairs or alteration to the ship's structure? If so, why?

(d) Describe the requirement of initial and periodic survey with respect to Load Lines

Q8. Write short notes on any THREE:

A. Lloyd's Open Form;

B. General Average and Particular Average.

C. Bill of Lading.

D. Treaty, Convention and Protocol.

Q5. Discuss the additional risks of bulk carriers and tankers which have necessitated the enhanced survey programme (ESP) for these ship types. State the major requirements of inspections under this programme.

Q2. The vessel in which you are the Chief Engineer is about to be laid up for 3 months for commercial reasons. All equipment and machinery on board require to be preserved during the lay-up period for re-commissioning when required. Describe the actions you will take as Chief Engineer to prepare the Main Propulsion diesel engine for preserving during the lay-up period.

Q6. The European Union (EU) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation requires ship owners and operators to annually monitor, report and verify CO2 emissions for vessels larger than 5000 GT and which call at any EU port is already in force. Against this background.

(a) Explain the salient differences between MRV mandated by EU and the Data Collection and Reporting under MARPOL.

(b) Draft a fleet circular to the vessels under your management, describing the care and procedures to be practiced by the vessels for the compliance of EU MRV regulations and IMO Data Collection & Reporting Respectively.

Q7. Marine two stroke slow speed engines are subjected to forces that may influence hull. Explain following with suitable sketches, how such influences can be minimized.

(a) External unbalanced moments

(b)Guide force moments

(c)Axial vibration in the shaft system

(d)Torsional vibration in the shaft system

Q2. With reference to surveying of large starting air receivers:

(a) Explain where corrosion is likely to occur and state why it occurs in these regions;

(b) State how the incidence of corrosion in air receivers might be minimized:

(c) If serious corrosion is detected in a starting air receiver and that receiver must be used explain how you, as Chief Engineer, would determine the maximum pressure to which the receiver should he subjected;

(d) State the further action a Chief Engineer must take upon discovering such air receiver corrosion.

Q9. (a) Describe the background and relevance of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001.

(b)Define the following under Bunker Convention and explain how they differ from other similar Convention such as CLC’92.

(i) Pollution damage

(ii) Bunker oil

(iii) Time limits for claims

(iv) Exclusions.