E Pariksha, meo class 4 online test - latest news

Mr. Amitava Bannerjee, Chief Surveyor unveiled its new examination process to be launched shortly christened e-Pariksha, in a presentation titled ‘Glimpses of the Marine Engineering Officer Class IV on-line examinations’ at the Grand Finale of 49th National Maritime Day Celebrations. The idea born during the term of previous DG was started despite apprehensions.
Students wanting to take E-Pariksha can apply for the exams from anywhere and receive regular feedbacks, updates and reviews, all without setting foot in the DG’s office, except once for document verification.

Computerized system would enable declaration of results even before leaving the hall, to top it students would have the luxury of receiving provisional certificates. Examinations that would be outsourced to an external body having 50-60 centres would not only be fair but also secure. All students taking exams will face similar difficulty levels as dynamically generated question paper from a question bank will ensure students will have to answer different set of questions.

Besides, easing the pressures on MEO students, the system would tremendously reduce the burden on DG as it will not only reduce footfalls at DG’s office but also help generate all analytical reports.

Notice for Conduct of Online examination for MEO class IV

Hey friends, here is the latest circular from DG shipping regarding conducting of Online examination for MEO class IV.

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What all entries are entered in BDN (Bunker Delivery Note) ?

. Name of Barge/Port

      b. Position of vessel.

      c. Delivery date          

      d. IMO number

      e. Gross tonnage of Vessel

      f. Vessel name

      g. Time of starting

      h. Time of stopping

      i. Product name & code

      j. Viscosity at 50 Degree C

      k. Density @ 15°C

      l. Water Content % V/V

      m. Flash Point ° C

      n. Sulphur Content % m/m

      o. Pour Point °C

      p. Quantity taken @ 35°C

What all equipments are carried in a Life boat of a ship?

1.     Sufficient buoyant oars

2.     2 boat hook.

3.     2 Buckets

4.     6 Hand Flares

5.     2 Rocket parachutes

6.     2 smoke signals.

7.     EPIRB

8.     SART

9.     Food Ration.

10.   1 knife and 3 tin opener.

11.   Hand Pump

12.   Tow line

13.   Anti-sea sickness tablets

14.   1 set of fishing tackles.

15.   Waterproof torch

16.   Day light signalling lamp.

17.   Radar reflector

18.   First Aid Kit

19.   Tools

20.   Compass

21.   Sea Anchor

22.   1 Whistle

23.   Portable fire extinguisher

24.   Thermal Protective aid

Procedure for lowering of a Life boat ?

1.  

1.     Minimum of 5 persons are required to lower the L/B.

2.     One person goes inside the L/B and passes the end of toggle painter and plugs the drain.

3.     Check all lifeline and falls are clear of L/B.

4.     Make fast the other end of toggle painter on a strong point forward of the ship.

5.     Remove forward and aft gripes and both person stand by for passing bowing tackle and tricing pendant.

6.     Remove harbour safety pin.

7.     Make sure the ship’s side is free of everything, no water or garbage is there.

8.     Now, one person lift’s the dead mans handle slowly which releases the brake.

9.     The boat along with cradle sides downward till it comes to the embarkation deck.

10.   By pulling tricing pendant , bring it alongside the embarkation deck.

11.   Persons embark inside the boat.

12.   Now, tricing pendant is removed and the whole load comes on falls.

13.   Now, boat is further lowered with deadman’s handle.

14.   As soon as the boat comes around 1meter above the sea-water, it can be released.

Explain Emergency fire Pump on board ship Location, Capacity and How to check its performance

                        Location of Emergency Fire pump :- The space containing the pump should not be contiguous to the boundaries of machinery space or those spaces containing main fire pumps.

Normally located at : Steering Gear Compartment, Aft of Collision Bulkhead, Shaft Tunnel, Forward part of ship.

                        Capacity:-  Shall have capacity not less than 25 m3/hr & pump should be able to deliver water at following pressure with two hydrants opens:

Passenger Ship above 4000 GRT :- 4 bar

Passenger ship below 4000 GRT  :- 3 Bar

Cargo ship above 6000 GRT         :- 2.7 Bar

Cargo ship below 6000 GRT         :-  2.5 bar         

The throw at the top most deck should not be less 12 meter.

Emergency Generator- Location & services or power supplied.

Location:- Should be on the uppermost continuous deck outside from the engine room but not located at the forward collision bulkhead.

Services Supplied:-

(a)  For a period of 3 Hrs at Emergency lighting at every muster & embarkation station.

(b)  For a period of 18 hrs at:-

(i)            In all service & accommodation alleyways, stairways & exits, personal lift cars & personnel lift trunks.

(ii)           In the machinery spaces & main generating stations including their control positions.

(iii)          In all control stations, machinery control rooms, and at each main & emergency switchboard.

(iv)         At all stowage positions.

(v)          At the steering gear.

(vi)         At the fire pump & in all cargo pump rooms.

(vii)        The navigational lights.

(viii)       VHF & MF Radio installation.

(ix)         The ship earth radio station.

(x)          At all internal communication equipment

(xi)         The fire detection & fire alarm system.

(xii)        Intermittent operation of the daylight signalling lamp & all integral signals that are required in an emergency.

Explain Regulations of Air pollution - NOx, SOx, ODS and Volatile substance

      MARPOL Annex VI:- Regulation for the prevention of pollution by air from ships.

     

Regulation 12:- Ozone depleting Substance

Any deliberate emissions of Ozone depleting substance shall be prohibited. Deliberate emissions include emissions occurring in the course of maintaining, servicing, repairing or disposing of systems or equipments.

New installations which contain ozone depleting substance shall be prohibited on all ships, except that new installations containing HCFCs are permitted until January 2020.

The substances & equipment containing such substances, shall be delivered to appropriate reception facilities when removed from ships.

 Regulation 13:- Nitrogen Oxide(NOx)

This regulation applies to the diesel engine with a power output of more than 130 KW which is installed on a ship constructed on or after 1st January’2000. & to diesel engines with a power output of more than 130 KW which has undergone major conversion on or after 1st January’2000.

This regulation does not applies to emergency diesel engine, engines installed in lifeboats & any device intended to be used solely in case of emergency.

 Limits of NOx:-

a. 17.0 g/Kw-h when n less than 130 rpm.

b. 45.0 x n -0.2 g/Kw-h when is 130 or more but less than 2000 rpm

c. 9.8 g/Kw-h when n is 2000 rpm or more.

Regulation 14:- Sulphur Oxide (Sox)

 The sulphur content of any fuel used on board ships shall not exceed 4.5% m/m.

In SECA Area the sulphur content should not exceed 1.5% m/m.

If in SECA area fuel used is having sulphur content more than 1.5% m/m , then exhaust gas cleaning system to be provided to limit emission of Sox to 6.0g Sox /Kw-h or less.

Regulation 15:- Volatile Organic Compound

Regulation 16:- Shipboard Incineration

Alarms and trips of boiler and IG system

Alarms and trips of boiler and IG system

    Alarms in IG System

   a. Scrubber High Level

   b. Scrubber low level

   c. Deck seal High level

   d. Deck seal low level

   e. High O2 Content

   f. High blower casing temp.

   g. Low lube oil pressure alarm.

   Trips in IG System

   a. High Casing Temp. trip

   b. Low lube oil pressure trip.

   c. Low/ no flow scrubber water

   d. Low / no flow deck seal water.

   e. High boiler pressure trip.

   f. Low boiler pressure trip.

    Alarms in Boiler

    a. Low water level Alarm

    b. Too low water level alarm.

    c. High water level alarm

    d. High fuel oil temp. alarm.

    e. Low fuel oil temp. alarm

     f. Low boiler pressure alarm.

    Trips in Boiler

     a. Low Low level water trip

     b. High boiler pressure trip.

     c. Flame failure

     d. Low fuel oil pressure trip.

What are the entries in a Oil record Book? (MARPOL Annex 1. Regulation 17)

As per MARPOL Annex 1. Regulation 17. Regulation for the prevention of pollution by oil. Enteries done in Oil Record book are:-

a. Ballasting or cleaning of fuel oil tanks.

b. Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from fuel oil tanks.

c. Collection & disposal of oil residues, sludge & bilge oil.

d. Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil.

e. Any failure of the Oil Filtering Equipment.

f. Date & time of the operation.

What is Rudder wear Down, Rudder Drop, Jumping Clearence. What is its purpose and how it is measured?

Rudder wear down refers to the  measurements taken generally during a docking period to indicate excessive wear in the steering gear system particularly the rudder carrier. This wear down or rudder drop is measured using a special L shaped instrument called Tramel. When the vessel is built a distinct centrepunch mark is placed onto the ruder stock and onto a suitable location on the vessels structure, here given as a girder which is typical. The trammel is manufactured to suit these marks As the carrier wears the upper pointer will fall below the centrepunch mark by an amount equal to the wear down.

Rudder Clearance
Pads are welded to the hull and rudder. A clearance is given ( sometimes refered to as the jumping clearance). As the carrier wears this clearance will increase

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What is CAS (Condition Assessment Scheme)?

CAS- Condition Assessment Scheme

Tanker type 1:- Oil Tankers above 20000 DWT, not having segregated ballast tank(SBT)

Tanker Type 2:- Oil tankers above 20000 DWT having SBT.

Type 1 tankers have already been phased out by 2005.

CAS Applies to only Type 2 tankers. Which are to be phased out in segregated manner by April 2015.

CAS is a method of checking structural integrity of ship, & its certification by regular inspection by authority. The said inspections are carried on annually by authorities.

ISM Code, It's Purpose and certificates issued for ISM code

ISM Code:- As per SOLAS Chapter IX. Management for the Safe Operation of Ship.

ISM is International Safety Management Code for safe operation of ships & for pollution prevention as adopted.

Purpose of this code is to provide an international standard for safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.

The objective is to ensure safety at sea, prevention of human injury or loss of life & avoidance of damage to the environment , in particular to marine environment and to property.

certificate issued for ISM code.

DOC- Document of Compliance . Valid for 5 years

SMC- Safety Management Certificate. Valid for 5 Years

Interim DOC- Valid for 12 months.

Interim SMC- Valid for 6 months

Safety system in a fire line or Why fire line fitted with relief valve and drain valve

Relief valve:- Relief valve is provided if pumps are capable of developing the pressure exceeding the design pressure of water service pipes, hydrants & hoses. It assists to avoid any overpressure to develop in any part of the fire main.

The fire line is fitted with relief valve to prevent the damage to pipe in case , the V/L is fighting fire with the help of shore while in dry-dock.

Drain Valve :- Drain valve is fitted to drain the fire line when not in use & also prevent the damage to pipe due to icing, while V/L is operating in Sub-zero temperature area.

Maintenance on a CO2 fire fighting system onboard a ship

1.     Check the hinges of the CO2 Room door & grease it.

2.     Check the pressure gauge.

3.     Check the condition of the blower.

4.     Check all lightings are properly working.

5.     If Manual pull cables operate the remote release controls, they should be checked to verify the cables & corner pulleys are in good condition  and freely move and do not require an excessive amount of travel to activate the system.

6.     Check the weight of the CO2 Bottles.

7.     The discharge piping & nozzles should be tested to verify that they are not blocked. The test should be performed by isolating the discharge piping from the system & flowing dry air or nitrogen from test cylinder or through any other suitable means.

8.     The hydrostatic test of all the cylinders should be done once in 10 years atleast.

9.     The alarm to be tested.

10.   The CO2 Lines should be blown through with service air.

Explain Sprinkler fire fighting system in a ship and how it is tested?

Testing procedure

 a. Close the section isolating valve, this will raise an alarm indicating zone isolation.

 b. Now, open the test valve, if no water comes out, then it means the NR valve placed after the section isolating valve is not leaking.

 c. Since, the section after the NR valve remains pressurized, opening of the drain valve will cause the water pressure in the section line to decrease. A pressure switch sensor senses the decreased pressure & raises an alarm. 

 d. Now, close the drain valve, open the section isolating stop valve. To check the flow switch, open the flow test switch to activate an alarm.

 e. All the above alarms will be indicated on the navigation bridge, E/room as well as in the Fire Control Room. The alarm will also indicate the particular zone from where it has risen.

  f. If all the alarm conditions are satisfied, close all the testing valves, open the section isolating valve, purge the sprinkler line by air and again keep the line pressurized. Check from the pressure gauge, that proper pressure has been maintained or not.

Markings on Life boat and life raft of a ship as per LSA Code book chapter 4

As per LSA Code book Chapter 4.

Marking on Lifeboat.

a. Name of Ship

b. Port of Registry

c. IMO Number

d. Lifeboat dimension

e. Carrying Capacity

f. Maker Name

g. Serial number

                                   

Marking on Liferaft:

a. Name of Ship.

b. Port of Registry

c. IMO Number

d. Carrying Capacity

e. Maker Name

f. Serial Number

g. Date of last servicing.

Garbage Disposal regulation as per MARPOL Annex V from ship

As per MARPOL Annex V, Regulation for the prevention of pollution by Garbage from ship.

1. The disposal into the sea of all plastics, plastic garbage bags and incinerator ashes from plastic products which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues is prohibited.

2. The disposal of garbage i.e., dunnage, lining & packing materials to be made 25 Nautical miles away from the nearest land.

3. Disposal of food wastes and all other garbage including paper products, rags, glass, metal to be made 12 Nautical miles away from the nearest land.

4. Disposal of food wastes can be permitted if it has passed through a comminuter or grinder , distance is more than 3 Nautical miles from the nearest land. Such comminuted or ground garbage shall be capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25mm.

What is SOPEP and its purpose - Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (As per MARPOL Annex 1, Regulation 37)

SOPEP :- Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

As per MARPOL Annex 1, Regulation 37.

Every oil tanker of 150GRT and above and every ship other than oil tanker of 400GRT & above shall carry onboard a SOPEP approved by the administration.

The SOPEP consists of:-

1. The procedure to be followed by Master & other person having charge of the ship to report an Oil Pollution incident.

2. The list of authorities or persons to be contacted in event of Oil Pollution incident.

3. A detailed description of the action to be taken immediately by persons onboard to reduce or control the discharge of oil.

4. The procedures & point of contact on the ship for co-ordinating ship board action with national & local authorities.

                                                                                                        

Explain the procedure to pump out Engine Room Bilge step by step.

a. Inform Chief Engineer.

b. Note down the V/L Position from the bridge.

c. Take the sounding of the bilge tank.

d. Check the 15ppm alarm for its proper working.

e. Open the overboard valve , open sea water valve & bilge pump inlet and outlet valve.

f. Note down the time of starting.

g. Start the bilge pump & fill the OWS with sea water. Let the OWS run on sea water for 10-15 mins.

h. Slowly close the sea water inlet valve & start opening the outlet valve of the bilge tank.

Regulations for pumping out ER bilges in Special areas and outside special areas

Pumping out ER Bilges outside special area:

As per Marpol Annex I, Regulation 15.

Any discharge into the sea of oily or oily mixtures from ships of 400 GRT & above shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:-

1. The ship should be proceeding enroute from Point A to point B.

2. The oily mixture is processed through an oil filtering equipment.

3. The oily content of the effluent without dilution does not exceeds more than 15ppm.

4. The oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump room bilges on oil tankers.

5. The oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues.

 Pumping out ER Bilges inside special area.

1. The ship should be proceeding enroute from Point A to Point B.

2. The oily mixture is processed through an Oil filtering Equipment approved by the Administration.

3. The oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceeds more than 15ppm.

4. The oily mixture does not originate from Cargo pump room bilges on oil tankers.

5. The oily mixture in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues.

Collision Bulkhead in a ship - Purpose, location and Regulations

Purpose:-
§ Avoids flooding of ship in case of damage to bows.

Location
§ Location is such that it is not so much forward as to get damaged on impact , Neither it should be too far aft so that compartment flooded forward causes extensive trim by head. As a rule located at minimum distance to get maximum space for cargo.
§ Minimum at 1/20 of ships length from forward perpendicular
§ The collision bulkhead is continuous to upper most continuous deck
§ The collision bulkhead is 20% stronger than other bulkheads
§ Collision bulkhead is 5 to 8 percent of ships length from forward.

what is tender and stiff ship

Tender Ship:- The ship with a small Metacentric height has a small righting lever at any angle & will roll easily is said to be tender ship. In tender ship, In it the centre of gravity lies below the transverse metacentre. The GM is more than GZ. & these kind of ship are more stable.

Stiff Ship:-  The ship with a large Metacentric height has a large righting lever at any angle & has considerable resistance to rolling. A stiff ship is very uncomfortable. In it the Centre of Gravity lies above the transverse metacentre.

what is tender and stiff ship.

Tender Ship:- The ship with a small Metacentric height has a small righting lever at any angle & will roll easily is said to be tender ship. In tender ship, In it the centre of gravity lies below the transverse metacentre. The GM is more than GZ. & these kind of ship are more stable.

Stiff Ship:-  The ship with a large Metacentric height has a large righting lever at any angle & has considerable resistance to rolling. A stiff ship is very uncomfortable. In it the Centre of Gravity lies above the transverse metacentre.

Boiler Gauge Glass Drill or Daily Maintenece

Procedure:

1.     Make sure drain line is clear

2.     Close the steam outlet valve.

3.     Close the water outlet valve.

4.     Open the drain valve.

5.     Open the water out valve & let water flow thru it and close the valve after blowing down with water.

6.     Open the steam out valve and blow thru with steam.

7.     Close steam valve.

8.     Close the drain valve.

9.     Now, open the water side valve.

10.   Let water fill up 3/4th gauge glass.

11.   Open the steam valve slowly.