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Naval - November - 2023

This document contains a past exam paper for the Marine Engineer Officer Class II examination from November 2023. It has 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of topics like crude oil carriers, ship stability, induced vibrations, liquefied gas carriage, and ship trim and stability. The exam is divided into two sections with most questions requiring explanations, calculations, or sketches to fully answer. It provides instructions to examinees and information on purchasing additional study materials to aid in exam preparation.

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Naval - November - 2023

This document contains a past exam paper for the Marine Engineer Officer Class II examination from November 2023. It has 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of topics like crude oil carriers, ship stability, induced vibrations, liquefied gas carriage, and ship trim and stability. The exam is divided into two sections with most questions requiring explanations, calculations, or sketches to fully answer. It provides instructions to examinees and information on purchasing additional study materials to aid in exam preparation.

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NOVEMBER 2023
SR.NO.NA.2311

EXAMINATION OF MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER


Function: Controlling the Operation of The Ship & Care for Persons on Board at
Management Level
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
M.E.O. CLASS II
(TIME ALLOWED - 3 HOURS)
Total Marks - 100
India (2023)

Instructions: -
1. Answer SIX questions, Not more than three from each section (section 1 & 2)
2. All Questions carry equal marks/as shown in brackets( )
3. Neatness in handwriting and clarity in expression carries weightage
4. Illustration of an Answer with clear sketches /diagram carries weightage
5. State answering from the backside of the front cover page.
6. Blank pages if any, to be struck by (X) at the end of each question.

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SECTION – I
Q1. With reference to Crude Oil Carriers
a) Explain Each of the following.
i) Segregated Ballast Tanks (3)
ii) Clean Ballast Tanks (2)
iii) Protective Locations (3)
b) i) Explain the Crude oil Washing System for cargo tank cleaning. (4)
ii) State the advantages of Crude Oil Washing. (4)
2023/NOV/Q1

Q2. With respect to Induced Vibrations in a ship’s hull:


A. State FOUR sources of excitation that may induce vibration into the main hull girder; (8)
B. Suggest methods for reducing the vibration levels induced by EACH of the exciting forces in A. (8)
2010/SR8 2012/SR3 2012/SR4 2012/SR7 2013/SR4 2018/SR12 2022/OCT/Q5
2023/NOV/Q2

Q3. A. Explain how to distinguish between list and loll and describe how to return the ship to the upright
in each case. (8)
B. Explain the term angle of loll and state what, if any dangers it poses to a vessel. (8)
2018/SR06 2023/NOV/Q3

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Q4. List the hazards that arise with the carriage of liquefied gas in bulk. Describe, with the aid of a
sketch, the details of construction of a prismatic cargo tank within a gas carrier designed to carry
liquefied gas. (16)
2023/NOV/Q4

Q5. With reference to Ship stability:


a. With the help of a neat sketch explain the relevant features of a G-Z curve. (8)
b. What are the effects of the below mentioned conditions on the G-Z curve:
i. Increased freeboard, (3)
ii. Increased beam, and (3)
iii. Increased GM. (2)
2019/FEB 2019/AUG 2019/OCT 2021/FEB/Q1 2023/NOV/Q5
SECTION – II
Q6. A. what is ‘form stability’ & ‘weight stability’. (6)
b) The end bulkhead of the wing tank of an oil tanker has the following widths at 3m intervals
commencing at the deck: 6.0, 6.0, 5.3, 3.6 and 0.6 m. Calculate the load on the bulkhead and the
position of the centre of pressure if the tank is full of oil relative density 0.8. (10)
2023/NOV/Q6

Q7. A. Explain how trim occurs and explain the effect of trim on tank soundings. (6)
b) A vessel of 8000 tonne displacement has 75 tonnes of cargo on the deck. It is lifted by a derrick
whose head is 10.5m above the centre of gravity of the cargo and placed in the lower hold 9m below
the deck and 14m forward of its original position. Calculate the shift in the vessel's centre of gravity
from its original position when the cargo is: (10)
(i) just clear of the deck
(ii) at the derrick head
(iii) in its final position.
2023/NOV/Q7

Q8. Explain why the bilging of empty double-bottom tanks that are wholly below the waterline leads to
an increase in GM. (6)
b. A ship of 22000 tonne displacement is 160 m long and MCTI cm 280tonne m, waterplane area 3060
m2 centre of buoyancy 1 m aft of midships and centre of flotation 4 m aft of midships. It floats in water
of 1.007 t/ m3 at draughts of 8.15 m forward and 8.75 m aft.
Calculate the new draughts if the vessel moves into sea water of 1.026 t/ m2
Calculate the metacentric height of the vessel. (10)
2023/NOV/Q8

Q9. A. Define hull efficiency and propeller efficiency. (6)


b. When a propeller of 4.8 m pitch turns at 110 rpm, the apparent slip is found to be —S % and the
real slip is 1.5 S %. If the wake speed is 25 % of the ship speed, calculate the ship speed, apparent
slip and the real slip. (10)
2023/NOV/Q9

Q10. A. Why is it important in a tender ship to keep the double bottom tanks pressed up? (6)
b) A double bottom tank is 23m long. The half breadths of the top of the tank are 5.5, 4.6, 4.3, 3.7
and 3.0m respectively. When the ship displaces 5350 tonnes, the loss in metacentric height due to free
surface is 0.2m. Calculate the density of the liquid in the tank. (10)
2023/NOV/Q10

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