B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Nautical Science
VOYAGE PLANNING AND COLLISION PREVENTION
AND MARINE COMMUNICATION V
(Upto 2015 Batch)
Time 2 Hours Maximum 25 Marks
Answer all questions.
x 5 25)
1. What precautions are required by the Rules
for vessels nearing a bend in a channel where
approaching vessel may not be clear?
What are the lights required for rowing boats
whether under oar or sail?
What are the Rule governing narrow
channels?
How can risk of collision be determined?
Or
Does the fact of your having or not having way
upon your ship have any bearing on whether
you are "under way" according to the Rules?
At what point does a vessel cease to be
privileged in a crossing or overtaking
situation?
Sub. Code
53
CP-8016
2
Ws7
In a crossing situation, assuming that your
vessel and the other steamer both hold course
and speed, state how you could make use of
the range of his masthead and after range
light to determine:
Whether he will cross ahead of you
Whether you will cross ahead of him
Whether risk of collision exists
What are the requirements of the Rules with
respect to anchor lights for a vessel 50 meters
or upward in length?
2. Describe the various components of Voyage
Planning.
Or
Give the detailed note on the following
Limit of Restricted Area
Ebb Stream of 3 knots
3. How can risk of collision be determined? Elucidate
the Rule governing Narrow Channels.
Or
Give a detailed note on "Annexes of International
Regulations for Prevention of Collision and its
necessities'.
4. What is GMDSS and what are the equipments used
in GMDSS?
Or
What is WWNS?
CP-8016
3
Ws7
5. What is DSC?
What is weather Routing?
Or
Define the following:
Safety Message
Distress Message
Emergency Message.
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