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1 (a) A ship on which you have joined as Chief Engineer is scheduled to be put in active service after major lay-up and necessary repairs. State the preparation and trials you would conduct prior offering the ship to the surveying authorities for survey and inspection. [10]

(b) How does assigning a laid-up notation affect regular intermediate, annual, and special surveys? [6]

2 The vessel where you are posted as Chief Engineer, is about to enter a dry dock. State the coordination and exchange of information necessary with the Master of the vessel for entering the dock. Also, list the necessary preparations required along with the delegation of responsibilities to the engineers of the vessel. Enlist the inspections and co-operations you will make with the dry dock authorities for undocking of the vessel. [16]

3 (a) What is the primary objective of the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules in the context of maritime law? [8]

(b) In what circumstances is cargo considered abandoned, and who carries liability for such cargo? [8]

4 As per the Marine Insurance Act, write short notes on the following:
(a) Deviation
(b) Warranties
(c) War Risk Clause
(d) Charterers Contribution Clause.

5 The main propulsion machinery of the vessel in which you are a Chief Engineer, suddenly fails while the vessel was on full ahead, with the main electrical power however, remaining intact. Under this scenario, explain systematically the following:-

(a) The reasons which could have led to this failure; [5]

(b) The actions which you are required to take if,
(i) the weather is calm; & [5]
(ii) the weather is heavy [6]

6 (a) What is the primary regulatory driver for installing scrubber systems in modern shipping? [4]

(b) A container ship operating on high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) paired with an open-loop scrubber enters a designated zero-discharge port zone. Detail the operational switch the crew must make, explain the compliance risks of failing to transition, and discuss the economic trade-off between using compliant low-sulfur fuel (VLSFO) versus running a scrubber system. [12]

7 (a) Outline the five-step safety briefing you will give to the junior electrical engineer regarding safe entry and cleaning procedures inside the dead main switchboard. [5]

(b) Explain the protocol for issuing and closing a high-voltage or low-voltage Permit to Work for switchboard maintenance under the ship's Safety Management System. [6]

(c) Describe the post-maintenance verification and power-restoration sequence you will supervise before declaring the main switchboard fully operational. [5]

8 (a) A particular shipping company has been regularly failing PSC inspections reflecting poor safety management system implementation on the ship. If you have just joined one of those ships as a Chief Engineer, underline the general procedures followed for flow of information among ships personnel in the initial meeting, citing few examples for such repeated failures. [10]

If the ship is having multinational crew, state how the process of effective communication to the team can be approached by you and also how a certain instruction received by you, from shore office for effective management of shipboard activities, can be best utilized?

(b) As Chief Engineer on board stress the issues you will address for lack of motivation, differences in attitude and to increase sense of competitiveness for better management and effective control? [6]

9 Your ship receives a "D" rating for two consecutive years. Draft the corrective action plan required by MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 28.8, including timelines and examples of both technical and operational measures. [16]