SSEP-Jan-21

Q1. With reference to an automatic water sprinkler, fire detecting alarm and extinguishing system for accommodation spaces: – A. (i) Sketch a typical system; (ii) Describe the operation of this system; B. State the sources of water available C. Describe the sprinkler head and its operation; D. State how the temperature rating of the sprinkler head is determined.

Q2. Explain the following terms/statements: - A. Categories of Noxious liquid substance; B. Special Areas as defined in MARPOL 73/78; C. Water Ingress Detection and Alarm System in Bulk Carriers;

Q3. Name various statutory Certificates and Documents to be carried on board Gas Tankers giving reference to the conventions and justify for their requirement.

Q4. Fire protection for the accommodation spaces of passenger vessels incorporates means of detection, fighting and containment to reduce the spread of any fire. 

A. Describe the means of detection and firefighting commonly installed; 

B. State how the spread of fire is prevented and how the containment is used with the firefighting and detection arrangement to locate the fire.

Q5. (a) Discuss International Maritime Organization (IMO) Data Collection System (DCS) for fuel oil consumption of ships covering following: 

(i) Applicability of ship size (GT) 

(ii) When the requirement of Data Collection System (DCS) entered into force; 

(iii) What data required to collect ship;

(iv) The aggregated data is submitted to who and when (frequency) to submit; 

(v) Relevance of SEEMP pertaining to Data Collection System (DCS) 

(b) List out the main differences between the EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Data Collection System (DCS).

Q6. Give a pragmatic approach to dealing with a sea water leakage from sea chest filter, which is flooding the engine room and which has the potential of causing a serious impairment to a vessel’s stability.

Q7. With reference to STCW Convention: A. Explain the principles underlying the STCW Convention; B. Explain how as a senior engineer you would implement the regulation for controlling and monitoring of minimum hours of rest for watch keepers; C. What type of specific shipboard familiarization is required to be given to a seafarer new to a particular type of vessel?

Q8. With reference to a periodically unattended machinery space of a dry cargo vessel discuss the requirements for. A. Protection against flooding. B. Control of propulsion machinery from the navigating bridge.

Q9. With reference to activated fin stabilizers give reasons why:(a) For large vessels such units are preferred to passive tanks;

(b) These units are preferred for passenger and fast cargo ships;

(c) Partial rather than maximum damping of ship movement in heavy weather is advisable for reasons other than overstressing of fin stocks and activating gear.