Question:

1. If you have been instructed to carry out a condition survey for a handy size bulker, suffering from heavy weather damage resulting in the partial flooding of No,1 hold, list the following:

a) the structural items you would check and form of damage you would look for to assess the condition freeboard deck forward and outboard of No 1 hatch, including your assessment of the need for repairs

b) the structural items you would check and the form of damage you would look for on the No 1 hatch coamings and No 1 hatch covers

c) the structural items you would check and the form of damage you would look for in the No 1 cargo hold side shell structure, transverse bulkheads structure and upper wing tanks structure.

2. How can boiler water damage boilers and what can be done to avoid such undesired consequences?

3. What are the benefits from incorporating turbochargers in 2-stroke slow- speed engines, and what are the potential safety hazards arising from their operation?

4. What are the main properties of fuel oil that affect the performance of marine engines and which chemical properties have an effect on the environment?

5. Why have controllable pitch propellers revolutionised ship propulsion?

6. What are the main safety risks associated with the operation of the starting air compressors and system onboard a vessel?

7. Describe the different pump designs and indicate applications in which each different design is better suited.