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Q. 1321) You have a twin scre propellor .how will you execute short turn to stb ?
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Q. 1322) 3 million usd as guarantee if salvage operation invokes scopic. how will you settle if expenses are more or less than this amount
XIf at any time after the provision of the Initial Security the Contractor reasonably assesses the SCOPIC remuneration plus interest and costs due hereunder to be greater than the security in place, the Contractor shall be entitled to require the owners of the vessel to increase the security to a reasonable sum and the owners of the vessel shall be obliged to do so once a reasonable sum has been agreed.
Q. 1323) Type a and b-100 ships difference wrt loadline ?
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A Type B-100 ship is any Type B ship of over 100 metres in length which, fulfilling the requirements reported in Ch 3, App 4, [4.4], is assigned with a value of tabular freeboard which can be reduced up to 100 per cent of the difference between the "B" and "A" tabular values for the appropriate ship lengths.
Type A ships
A type A ship is one which:
(a). is designed to carry only liquid cargoes in bulk;
(b). has a high integrity of the exposed deck with only small access openings to cargo compartments, closed by watertight gasketed covers of steel or equivalent material; and
(c). has low permeability of loaded cargo compartments.
(3). A type A ship, if over 150 m in length, to which a freeboard less than type B has been assigned, when loaded in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (11), shall be able to withstand the flooding of any compartment or compartments, with an assumed permeability of 0.95, consequent upon the damage assumptions specified in paragraph (12), and shall remain afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium, as specified in paragraph (13). In such a ship, the machinery space shall be treated as a floodable compartment, but with a permeability of 0.85.
(4). A type A ship shall be assigned a freeboard not less than that based on table 28.1.
Type B ships
(5). All ships which do not come within the provisions regarding type A ships in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be considered as type B ships.
(6). Type B ships, which in position 1 have hatch covers which are permitted by the Administration to comply with the requirements of regulation 15 (other than paragraph (6)) or which are fitted with securing arrangements accepted under the provisions of regulation 16(6), shall be assigned freeboards based upon the values given in table 28.2, increased by the values given in table 27.1.
Q. 1324) In imo organisation , who is the most powerful committee ? name some sub-committee ?
XMaritime Safety Committee (MSC)
The MSC is the highest technical body of the Organization. It consists of all Member States. The functions of the Maritime Safety Committee are to consider any matter within the scope of the Organization concerned with aids to navigation, construction and equipment of vessels, manning from a safety standpoint, rules for the prevention of collisions, handling of dangerous cargoes, maritime safety procedures and requirements, hydrographic information, log-books and navigational records, marine casualty investigations, salvage and rescue and any other matters directly affecting maritime safety.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)
The MEPC, which consists of all Member States, is empowered to consider any matter within the scope of the Organization concerned with prevention and control of pollution from ships. In particular it is concerned with the adoption and amendment of conventions and other regulations and measures to ensure their enforcement.
Sub-Committees
The MSC and MEPC are assisted in their work by nine sub-committees which are also open to all Member States. They deal with the following subjects:
Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers(DSC)
Fire Protection (FP)
Radio-communications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR)
Safety of Navigation (NAV)
Ship Design and Equipment (DE)
Stability and Load Lines and Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF)
Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW)
Flag State Implementation (FSI)
Other Important Committees are-
Legal Committee
Technical Co-operation Committee
Facilitation Committee
Q. 1325) You have sailed out from port and after 9 days you have received a claim of 1000 $ from the consignee as the damage to goods in co
XAs per Multi Modal transport act consignee can claim for any damaged goods not later than 6 days from the date of discharge of cargo.
Q. 1326) What are track spacing and how are they calculated ?
XSu X fw
Su = Uncorrected Track spacing (Depends on Visibility)
fw = Corrn factor (Depends on Wx condtn)
Q. 1327) What are the clear grounds of detention as per PSC ?
XFor the purpose of control on compliance with on board operational requirements, examples of “clear grounds” are, amongst others,
the following:
a. A report or notification by another Authority;
b. A Report or complaint by the master, a crew member, or any person or organization with a legitimate interest in the safe
operation of the ship, unless the Authority concerned deems the report or complaint to be manifestly unfounded.
c. The ship has been accused of an alleged violation of the provisions on discharge of harmful substances or effluents;
d. The ship has been evolved in a collision, grounding or standing on its way to the port;
e. The emission of false distress alerts not followed by proper cancellation procedures;
f. The ship has been identified as priority case for inspection;
g. The ship is flying the flag of a non-party to relevant instruments ;
h. During examination of the certificates and documents, inaccuracies have been revealed or have not been properly kept or updated.
Clear grounds: Evidence that the ship, its equipment, or its crew does not correspond substantially to the requirements of the relevant conventions or that the master or crew members are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the safety of ships or the prevention of pollution.
Clear grounds to conduct a more detailed inspection include:
.1. the absence of principal equipment or arrangements required by the conventions;
.2. evidence from a review of the ships certificates that a certificate or certificates are clearly invalid;
.3. evidence that documentation required by the Conventions and listed in appendix 4 is not on board, incomplete, not maintained or falsely maintained;
.4. evidence from the PSCOs general impressions and observations that serious hull or structural deterioration or deficiencies exist that may place at risk the structural, watertight or weathertight integrity of the ship;
.5. evidence from the PSCOs general impressions or observations that serious deficiencies exist in the safety, pollution prevention, or navigational equipment;
.6. information or evidence that the master or crew is not familiar with essential shipboard operations relating to the safety of ships or the prevention of pollution, or that such operations have not been carried out;
.7. indications that key crew members may not be able to communicate with each other or with other persons on board;
.8. the emission of false distress alerts not followed by proper cancellation procedures;
.9. receipt of a report or complaint containing information that a ship appears to be substandard.
Q. 1328) Is it compulsory to display the loadline certificate ? under which what act or regulation ?
XQ. 1329) App kandla. tidal range 6 m , hw @ 0605 , lw @ 1205 . when will you anchor ? why ? how to go about ? time when tidal cur
XQ. 1330) What is gesamp ?
XGroup of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) was established in 1967 by a number of United Nations Agencies. GESAMP deals with all scientific aspects on the prevention, reduction and control of the degradation of the marine environment to sustain life support systems, resources and amenities.
