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Q. 1881) You are sailing in open sea.your GYRO fails.action ?
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C/O to hand steering, post extra lookout, inform master, ARPA on N up (if it's on H up or C up.
some ships auto pilot works on magetic heading also.
Q. 1882) Can you discharge sewage while you are in the port ? in what condition you can do so ?
XQ. 1883) You are on a vlcc and approaching a smaller vessel on a head on situation( close quater).action ?
XQ. 1884) What is flinder's bar and does it correct ?
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flinder's bar are vertical soft iron rods placed forward of the compass binnacle. their use is to correct co-efficient iB. if co-efficient iC is also present, the flinder's bar is slewed along the binnacle.
Q. 1885) You are sailing in the baltic.can you discharge the bilges from the engine room ?
Xyes we can discharge bilges from the engine room provided..vessel is enroute,the effulent is passed with oil filtering eqipment as per rey 14.7.bilge water doeas not originates from pumproom,bilges water is not mixed with cargo residue and the oil content without dilution should be less then 15 ppm
Q. 1886) What does the bucket in the magnetic compass contain ?
Xthe bucket contains heeling error magnets. this can be raised or lowered with the help of a CHAIN.
Q. 1887) What causes the fog in that area ?
XQ. 1888) What is pivot point ?
Xpivot point is that point about which the vessel turns. while going ahead, pivot point shifts 1/4th the length of the vessel from fwd. after gaining considerable headway, the point shifts to 1/3rd of the length from fwd. same happens during sternway. in a turning circle the pivot point is the joining of the ships fore and aft line ant the tangent to the circle.
