95SCS-4

Sr. No. 2
EXAMINATION OF MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER
Function: Controlling Operation of ship and care for persons on board
Operational Level
SHIP CONSTRUCTION & STABILITY
CLASS IV
(Time allowed - 3 hours)
Afternoon Paper

INDIA (2001)
N.B. -

at

Total Marks 100

(1) All Questions are compulsory

(2) All Questions carry Equal Marks.
(3) Neatness in handwriting and clarity in expression carries weightage

1. An undivided double bottom tank 24 meters long, with vertical sides of depth 1.5m has ordinates
commencing at the after perpendicular as follows:
Station
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ordinate
6.0 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.3
(m)
Find
(1) the volume of the tank,
(2) the distance of the centroid of the tank from the AP.
2. A vessel displacing 16000 tonnes has a TPC 20 tonnes/cm and is floating at a draft of 9.4m in water
of density 1.010 tonnes/m3 in a summer zone. If the vessels summer load draft is 9.5m, calculate
amount of cargo she may load.
3. A vessel displacement 12500 tonnes has KG 9.6m. On completion of loading she is required to have
KG of 9.5m.
1000 tonnes is loaded at Kg 5.5m.
850 tonnes is loaded at Kg 13.6m.
find the Kg at which to load a further 1600 tonnes of cargo to produce the required final KG.
4. A box vessel has length, 95m; breadth, 8m; depth, 6.5m and is floating at draft 4m in salt water with
KG 3.0m. Find the drafts fore and aft if a full breadth end compartment of length 6m is bilged.
5. A ship leaves port upright with a full cargo of timber, and with timber on deck. During the voyage,
bunkers, stores and fresh water are consumed evenly from each side. If the ship arrives at her
destination with a list, explain the probable cause of the list and how this should be remedied.
6. Sketch transverse section through a ship showing the positions of centre of gravity, centre of
buoyancy, and initial matacenter, when the ship is in (a) stable equilibrium (b) unstable equilibrium,
and (c) neutral equilibrium
7. You can generally improve the vessel's stability in a hazardous situation by _______________.
(A) pumping double bottoms to the forepeak
(B) ballasting deep tanks
(C) transferring ballast athwartships
(D) deballasting double bottoms
Briefly Justify your Answer

8. Which of the following conditions will occur to the ship's center of gravity if 200 tons of steel is
transferred to the ships cargo hold from shore side?
(A) The reserve buoyancy will rise.
(B) The center of gravity will remain in the same position.
(C) The center of gravity will be lowered.
(D) The reserve buoyancy will remain the same.
Briefly Justify Your Answer
9. If a vessel rolls to the starboard side, and there are no movable or moving weights onboard, the center
of gravity will ____________.
(A) move to port
(B) move to starboard
(C) move directly down
(D) stay in the same position
Briefly Justify Your Answer
10. In the event of a collision, watertight integrity may be lost if _____________.
(A) the sounding tube cap from a damaged tank is missing
(B) the dogs on a manhole cover are secure
(C) you have recently replaced a gasket in a watertight door
(D) you operate the dewatering system from a flooded compartment
Briefly Justify Your Answer
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95SCS-4
Sr. No. 2
EXAMINATION OF MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER
Function: Controlling Operation of ship and care for persons on board
Operational Level
SHIP CONSTRUCTION & STABILITY
CLASS IV
(Time allowed - 3 hours)
Afternoon Paper

INDIA (2001)
N.B. -

at

Total Marks 100

(1) All Questions are compulsory

(2) All Questions carry Equal Marks.
(3) Neatness in handwriting and clarity in expression carries weightage

Answers
Answer for Question No. 1
(1) Volume
= 397.2m3
(2) Distance of Centroid of tank from AP = 11.4m
Answer for Question No. 2
FWA 200m
DWA 120m
Sinkage 22cm
Cargo to load 433.6 tonnes.
Answer for Question No. 3
Weight (tonnes)
12500
1000
850
1600
15950
KG = moment of weight

KG
9.6
5.5
13.6
X

Moment
120000
5500
11560
1600X
137060 + 1600X

Displacement
9.5 = 137060 + 1600X
15950
151525 = 137060 + 1600X
1600X = 14465
X = 9.041m

Load 1600 tonnes at Kg 9.041m

(Note. A more partical view is to regard 9.041m as the mean Kg of the 1600 tonnes after it has been
distributed between availablespaces.)
Answer for Question No. 4
MCTC
50.48 tonne m/cm
Trim
185.2cm
Draft
forward 5.254m; aft 3.404m

Answer for Question No. 7

Correct Answer: B

Answer for Question No. 8

Correct Answer: C

Answer for Question No. 9

Correct Answer: D

Answer for Question No. 10

Correct Answer: A