GENERAL SHIP KNOWLEDGE (GP)

NAVIGATION
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. The shape of the earth is ……………………………..
2. Charts represents a portion of the earth’s surface to a suitable ……………………….
3. Chart is identified by its ……………………… & ………………………….
4. Navigation using celestial bodies is called ……………………………..
5. 4 Planets used for celestial Navigation are ……, …………, ……………, ………….
6. Charts will indicate the …………………………….. of water available
7. ……………………… is the unit of speed at sea.
8. 1 – nautical mile equals ………………………meters.
9. G.M.T. means ………………………………………………
10. Planets of solar system are …………………..
11. The two poles are …………………..
12. I.S.T means ………………….. which is ………………….. hours ahead of GMT
13. There are ………………….. times zones
14. Chart will give ………………….
15. chart is published by ………………….
16. Charts are updated with help of ………………….
17. Great circle passes through …………………. Of earth.
18. Azimuth mirror is used for…………………….
19. The deviation is the angle between ……………………. and …………………….
20. Parallel of latitude is a ……………………. parallel to the …………………….
21. SSW ……………………. degrees.
22. ENE ……………………. degrees.
23. 011 ¼ 0…………………….
24. 258 ¾ 0…………………….
25. The two types of compass are ……………………… & ……………………….
26. The two types of magnetic compass are …………………… &……………………
27. The card in the wet card compass is made of ……………………
28. The card in the dry card compass is made of ……………………
29. The compass on the monkey island is ……………………compass
30. E = …………………… 0.
31. SW = …………………… 0
32. There are ………… cardinal points in magnetic compass.

II ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. Define: Latitude, Longitude, Equator, small circle, knot, Rhumb line

2. Write short notes on: Rhumb line, Solar system.
3. How is a chart identified?

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 4. What information is available from a chart?
5. Explain the international date line.
6. Name the equipments – used for safe navigation of vessel.
7. How are the charts corrected and up dated?

SHIP KNOWLEDGE

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. Legal title for the Captain of a ship is ………………………

2. Noon chit on engine is made by ………………………
3. Global body regulating world shipping is ………………………
4. MMD ……………………… will check the safety on the Indian ships.

II. STATE TRUE OR FALSE:

1. Ullage is depth of empty space above liquid

2. Forecastle is fore part of ship containing stores
3. Depth of keel below water line is draught.
4. Ship’s food is cooked in the galley.
5. Legal title for a ship’s captain is MATE.

III. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

1. Document for foreign travel - work on deck as well as engine room

2. Seaman’s service record - master
3. Articles of agreement - passport
4. G.P. Ratings - CDC
5. In overall command on ship - employment contract
6. ISO - storing cargoes separately
7. jumbo derrick - wooden tray
8. locker - to avoid theft of costly cargo
9. pallet - heavy lift trucks
10.separation - international standards organizations

IV. EXPAND THE FOLLOWING :

1. S.S = 2. M.V = 3. OBO =

4. MMD = 5. DGS = 6. PSC =
7. ISO = 8. CDC = 9. VLCC =
10.LNG =

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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. What are the duties of Master?

2. What are the duties of Chief Engineer?
3. Explain duties of shipping master?
4. What does LSA stands for?
5. What FFA stands for?
6. Where is the office of the DGS?
7. What is the officers dining hall called?
8. Who is the foreman for the ratings?

Identify the use of the following instruments :-

1. Aldis lamp is for

2. Anemometer is for
3. Barometer is for
4. Chronometer is for
5. Echo sounder is for
6. G.P.S. is for
7. Radar is for
8. Compass is for
9. Clino meter is for
10. Hydrometer is for

Write the opposite of:-

1. Leeward x
2. Astern x
3. Sign on x
4. Forward x
5. Loaded ship x

Expand the following:-

1. GMDSS =
2. EPIRB =
3. OBO =
4. MMD =
5. DGS =
6. PSC =
7. ISO =
8. GPS =
9. VLCC =
10. LNG =
11. ISPS =

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12. L.P.G =
13. N.U.C. =
14.SOLAS =
15. SART =

SEAMANSHIP
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. The 3 types of ropes used on board …………… rope ……… rope …………rope.
2. Manila is ………… colour & used for making……………ladder & ………… ladder
3. Sisal rope is made from …………………… plant.
4. Hemp rope is made from ……… plant & used for making ……… Halyard &………
line.
5. Natural fibre rope is made from ……………… fibre & synthetic rope from
………………
6. The pilot ladder is used for …………………. & …………………. of pilot
7. The Jacob ladder is used for ………………….………………….
8. The accommodation ladder is used for ………………….
9. Stage is used on the ………………….………………….
10. Companion ladder is used in ………………….
11. Topping lift wire in the union purchase derrick is used to ………. & ………The
boom.
12. The guy piece used to move the Boom …………………. & ………………….
13. The cross – piece used in the stage is called ………………….
14. The bosun chair used to work on ………………….………………….
15. Preventer guy in the union purchase derrick is used to …………. the damage of the
boom.
16. Strands are laid up right handed or left handed to make …………………….
17. The rope which is having……………………. is called hawser laid rope.
18. The rope which is having ……………………. is called cable laid rope.
19. Natural fibre rope is also called as …………………….
20. Right handed ropes are coil in …………………….
21. The most popular synthetic fibre rope used on board is…………………….
22. Synthetic fibre ropes have ……………………. in alkaline and acid.
23. Steel wire rope has ……………………. strands.
24. All knots bends and hitches tend to ……………………. in synthetic fibre rope.

II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. The name of the mooring rope is

a. grant lines b. thick rope c. hawser rope d. None

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2. The bowline knot is used to make a
a. temporary eye b. to join ropes c. grip d. None

3. Sheep shank knot is used to

a. cut a rope b. to shorten a rope c. to strengthen a damage part d. b & c

4. Whipping is done in a rope to avoid

a. Twisting b. opening out of strands c. to coil the rope d. None

5. P P rope means
a.. Polyplating b. polyprop line c. polupure d. None

6. The size of the Pilot ladder steps

a..48 x 11.5 x 2.5 cm b.50 x 2 x 2 cm c. 60 x 22 x 4 cm d. None

7. The size of the cross – battens (spread ) in the pilot ladder

a.. 1.8 m b. 1.5 m c. 1 cm d. None

8. The distance between each step in pilot ladder

a.. 58 cm b.38 cm c. 52 cm d. 60 cm

9. Man rope size is used in the pilot ladder is

a.. 20 mm b. 22m c. 16 m d. None

10. The rope secured in Bosun chair is called

a.. bridles b. hawser rope c. heaving line d. None

II. STATE TRUE OR FALSE:

1. The most popular rope used on board is polypropylene.

2. Knots tends to slip off in synthetic ropes.
3. The synthetic rope is light in weight.
4. Ship berthing hawser is made in cotton.
5. Whipping twine is used to pass the hawser rope to the jetty.
6. Station means closing up on appropriate place for entering / leaving harbour.
7. Fender is used for painting.
8. Warming and parceling against the lay.
9. While preparing the ship for sea all drums & painting raft on the deck are to be
lashed regularly
10. When the ship arriving harbour / leaving harbour the anchor to be in let fo position.

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 III. MATCH THE FOLLOWING :

1. Seamanship - synthetic rope

2. cotton and core - core
3. SWR - Rigging
4. Rigging - 12 wires
5. nylon and para fill - natural fiber rope
6. Heave in - keep in one lines remove extra lines
7. Pay out - to pull
8. Avast - to give slack
9. Single up - remove all lines
10. Let go - stop heaving

IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING :

1. Write short notes on care & maintenance of natural fiber rope.

2. Write short notes on preparation for entering port.
3. Write down the names of each mooring lines & their uses.
4. Draw diagram of stockless anchor and name the parts.
5. State the compass points from SW to NW giving the numerical values.
6. Draw the diagram of stockless anchor and name the parts?
7. How many types of natural fibre rope and synthetic rope?
8. Is the freight charged on weight basis for dead-weight cargo?
9. How many class of dangerous goods are there?
10. Write short notes on windlass?
11. Write a short notes on hand lead line?
12. Write a short notes on look out duty?
13. Draw a corrosion triangle?
14. Write short notes anchor wash.
15. Write shorts notes on preparation for dropping anchor:-
16. What do you mean by M.M.D?
17. What details are contained in a C.D.C?
18. Who heads the office of the directorate general of shipping?
19. What is the employment contract between a seaman and the company called?
20. Name two different types of surveyors at the M.M.D
21. What do you mean by “ towing” a ship?
22. What is “ballast” on a ship?
23. In what units is the speed of a ship referred to?
24. What is the second officer called otherwise?
25. What watch is kept by the Third Engineer?

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IV. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. Heaving up the anchor means

(a) picking up (b) dropping (c) lowering (d) None

2. ‘Let Go’ anchor means

(a)Anchor wash (b) Hoisting (c) Dropping (d) None

3. The length of one shackles is

(a)40 m (b) 27.5 m (c) 6 fathom (d) None

4. The name of the joining shackle is

(a) Lugged shackle (b) kenter lugless joining shackle (c) D. shackle (d) None

5. The name of the place where anchor is secured as

(a) chain locker (b) hawse pipe (c) sump (d) None

Match the following :-

1. Tackles - Power gained
2. Mechanical advantage - Reduce the pull required
3. Clump block - Strong eye
4. Built Block - Single piece
5. Thimbles - No. Of piece

FILL IN THE BLANKS:-

1. Bituminous paint are used in …………………….. & ……………………..

2. Non slippery paint should be used in ……………………..
3. For painting a larger area …………………….. spray is used.
4. For chipping larger area……………………..blast is used
5. A small patch of painted area is cracked on the surface …………………….. defect.
6. If the free board height is more than 9 meters ………………….. ladder is to be used.
7. Accommodation ladder can be used as ……………………..
8. The cross – piece fitted in the stage is called……………………..
9. The length of the heaving line is ……………………..
10. Blocks are used to change the …………………….. pull.
11. The knot to be used to join 2 ropes which has to be passed over the warping drum
is……...
12. The knot to be used to Rig up a pilot ladder on board is ………………..
13. The knot to be used to secure the Gantlines to the bosun chair is …………… knots.
14. The knot to be used to secure the rope to a stage is ……………….. knots.

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 15. In look out points there are ……….. points on the bow &……….. points on the
quarter.
16. Before rigging the pilot ladder confirm the ………….. & ……….. to which the
ladder is to be secured.
17. When Rigging a pilot ladder some times a ……………….. warp is also required.
18. The abrasive blast cleaning is used far chipping areas ………………..
19. The ……………….. spray is used to paint larger areas.
20. ……………….. is used to paint on the stern and all the curved portion of the ship.

State True or false:-

1. Securing the ship to buoy is inside the harbour.

2. The ship is secured with the six line on the jetty.
3. Anti – fouling paint used to paint on the bottom of the ship its contains poison.
4. The windlass is fitted on the poop deck.
5. Panama lead has got rollers.

PYROTECHNICS
I. Fill in the blanks:-

1. The pyrotechnics is a ……………………

2. Buoyant smoke will give …………………… colours smoke.
3. Marine red hand flare will give ……………………
4. Rocket parachute signal will light for …………………… Seconds
5. In the ships bridge ……… in no of Rocket parachute signal are kept for emergency.
6. The …………………… instruction is placed in the pyrotechnics itself.
7. The rocket parachute signal will go up to a height of …………………… metres.
8. The buoyant smoke will give smoke for …………………… minutes.
9. Pyrotechnics are renewed every after …………………… years.
10. Pyrotechnics is used to draw the …………………… of other ship and aircraft.

ALARMS
Fill in the blanks:-

1. To alert the Crew members in emergency…………………… is sounded

2. …………………… us initiated when the CO2 release cabinet door is opened
3. Level alarms is initiated when the water is ……………… in bilges, boiler and service
tanks.
4. When the pressure is high on low in the fresh water, seawater, and lube oil and diesel
oil
…………………… alarm is initiated.
5. When the temperature low or high …………………… alarm is initiated.
6. If the treated oily bilges water having more oil contents than the set up level. High oil
…………………… alarm is initiated.

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7. Heat detectors is initiated when there is abnormal rapid increase in the
……………………
8. If the salinity goes high in the fresh water made by FWG/Evaporation the
……………… alarm is initiated.
9. Smoke detector is initiated when there is a abnormal ……… is detected in the
compartment.

STEERING & HELM ORDERS

Fill in the blanks:-

1. When the ships course is 090 and if the next course is 180 then the steering wheel
should be put to ……………………
2. The weather max on weather adjustment is adjusted during. ……………………
3. When the wheel is given to starboard the rudder will move to ……………………
4. The helm orders are given by …………… & ……………… & ……………………
5. Helm means ……………………, ……………………
6. Steady means, notes the ships head by compass and ……………………
7. Repeat order means …………………… the order.
8. Midship means put the wheel to ……………………

Match the following

1. Starboard easy - Do not give the wheel to port
2. Port more - A few turns off the wheel
3. Ease the helm - Maximum wheel to STBD
4. Hard starboard - Five degrees starboard
5. Nothing to port - One more turn to port

ISPS & ISM & PSC

1. What is the aim of I.S.P.S
2. Name the duties of S.SO.
3. What is the aim of ISM code?
4. Who is DPA? What are his duties?
5. What is NCR? Give an example
6. State the reason for detention of a ship by PSCO?
7. What precautions are taken when rigging a PILOT ladder?
8. State what preparations are made for loading general cargo?
9. state the duties of GP Rating on gangway watch duty?

CARGO

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 I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1) Example of Lifting gear …………………………

2) Two types of sweat are ………………… sweat & ………………………… sweat.
3) Bale capacity is always ………………………… than grain capacity
4) Gantry refers to ………………………… cranes.
5) Reefer cargo is classified into ………………………… classes.
6) Bulk carriers carry …………………….cargo
7) Battening up means …………………….
8) Lashing means …………………….
9) Three types of refrigerated cargo………………. , …………………….
&…………………
10) L.N.G. stands for
11) Crane is …………………….
12) I.M.D.G. stands for…………………….
13) Scupper is meant for …………………….
14) Size of the marine container is ………………….. & …………………..
15) Markings of a marine container are …………………..
16) Containers are loaded on a vessel by using a …………………..
17) 3 classes of refrigerated cargo are …………………..
18) Bulk cargoes are carried by a …………………..
19) Mate’s receipt is signed by …………………..
20) Load density will depend up on …………………..
21) M.O.T ladder is used in………………….. ports.
22) SOPEP means …………………..
23) Ship float on …………………..principle.

V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING :

1) What is freight ?
2) Can mate’s receipts o\be signed by the second mate of the ship?
3) Who is a stevedore and what is his job?
4) What is IMDG Code?
5) What is the difference between the cargo and the ballast on a ship?
6) What are the duties of GP ratings on cargo watch duty?
7) What precautions are observed when you are keeping gangway watch?
8) Name 2 types of cargo slings.
9) Give 2 sizes of containers
10) Name 2 markings on containers
11) How many classes of dangerous goods are there?
12) What details are filled up in articles of agreement?
13) What actions by seaman get him punishments?
14) What are the duties of GP rating when rigging a Pilot Ladder?
15) Define : List, COW, I.G, Sounding , SWL

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16) Draw the Flags B, G,H, P, Q and give the meanings
17) Name the parts of Union Purchase System of Derricks?
18) How is the cargo from oil tankers loaded and discharged?
19) Is the freight charged on weight basis for dead weight cargo?
20) At sea, who is in charge of the 0400 to 0800 hours watch on bridge?
21) What is the difference between the cargo and the ballast on a ship?

III. STATE TRUE OR FALSE:

1) Smoking in tankers is prohibited and can be done only in designated places.

2) Special area is Baltic sea.
3) 15 PPM discharge of oil is permitted in special area.
4) Dry docking is done to load cargo.
5) Barometer measures depth.
6) Echo sounder is used for wind speed.
7) No garbage is to be dispersed overboard.
8) Stevedore loads and discharge.
9) Galley is a place where engine is overhauled.
10) Bosun is in-charge for GP Ratings
11) Aft means towards the forward.
12) Forecastle is fore part of ship containing stores.
13) Depth of keel below water line is draught
14) Ship’s food is cooked in the galley
15) Legal title for a ship’s captain is MATE
16) Rice is carried in bales.
17) Timber carriers carry grain cargo
18) Container ships carry oil
19) V.L.C.C stands fir very large chemical tankers.
20) Goose neck ventilator is meant for ventilation.
21) Tween decks are found in oil tankers
22) Cargo battens are wooden pieces which can be removed.
23) Booby hatch is an entrance to hold.
24) Coal carriers carry coal.
25) Chief officer is in – charge of cargo operations.
26) Manila rope is made from the Natural fibre.
27) Poly propylene is made form the synthetic fibre.
28) Bowline is used to make a temporary eye.
29) Manila rope is used to make hand lead line.
30) Over haul knot is used in the life line.

Correct the following if incorrect

1. Muster means disperse in one place

2. Ship’s saloon is for hair cutting.

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 3. Sign off means joining a ship as a crew
4. Warp means stop a ship by using ropes.
5. Wind ward is not towards the wind.

RULE OF THE ROAD & BUOYAGE

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING :

1) Define Power driven vessel, sailing vessel, vessel not under command, Sea plane &
under way.
2) As per the term “vessel restricted in their ability to manoeuvre, state the conditions as
given in rule 3.
3) What are the minimum range of visibility of lights and the possible lights shown by a
power
driven vessel of 50 meters or more in length?
4) State the arc of visibility of : Masthead light, side lights, towing light, stern light.
5) What is the daytime signal and lights shown by a p0wer driven vessel
engaged in towing operations such as severely restricts the towing vessel and her
tow in their
6) ability to deviate from their course show.
7) What lights are shown by a vessel at (a) Anchor (b) Aground
8) What lights are shown by a) a vessel Not under command b) A vessel encaged in mine
sweeping operations. C) Pilot vessel
9) Draw a neat sketch stating light / rhythm / top mark and meaning of a
10) (a) North cardinal mark buoy (b) Isolated danger mark buoy
11) What are the lights shown by a sailing vessel underway? Also state the fog signal?

II. State the arc of visibility of :-

1. State the lights / Day signal / Fog signal / of a) Vessel at anchor b) Vessel
Aground

2. State the sound signal of : a) Power driven vessel making way through water
b) Vessel encaged in trawling operation?
c) Vessel encaged in pilotage duty making way through water
d) Vessel being towed?
e) Vessel constrained by the draft?

3. Describe a port hand buoy [Region A] and [Region B]

4. Describe a south cardinal mark (Buoy)
5. Describe an isolated danger mark Buoy

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