67*5 NICHOLS'S SEAMANSHIP AND NAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE
Paper 4.
1. How are the following goods stowed:—Frozen mutton, chilled beef
bananas ?
2. Describe the cargo gear carried in your last ship.
3. Discuss the question of dunnaging cargoes and what you consider to
be a reasonable amount for various cargoes. What precautions
would you take against the pilfering of cargo ?
4. What precautions should be observed at sea when carrying a cargo
of coal ?
No. 2 hold is heating very considerably, what would you do to
prevent the coal going on fire ?
5. Describe a type of steam steering gear and how the rudder is
operated by the helmsman.
6. Coal is loaded into the bridge space banker from six barges whose
holds are 50 ft. long. X 6 ft. deep X 18 ft. wide at top X 16 ft.
wide at bottom. After steaming for 12 days there remains a
wedge of coal against a bulkhead whose triangular end is 6 ft.
high X 10 ft. wide and whose length is 50 ft., also two full coal
shoots each 4 ft. 6 ins. X 4 ft. 6 ins. X 22 ft. deep. Find the
consumpt per day if the coal stowed at 45 cub. ft. per ton.
7. A derrick at an angle of 50° with a vertical mast is supported by a
topping lift making an angle of 40° with 'the mast. Find the
thrust on the derrick and the tension on the lift when a weight
of 8 tons is suspended from the head of the derrick.
Paper 5.
1. How would you make cargo hatch openings perfectly watertight
and secure ?
2. You are loading the following cargo, in No. 2 hold, an equal
weight of each item, construct your cargo plan and describe the
manner of stowing and protecting the goods (a) iron tubes;
• (&) bales; (c) bags of salt; (d) cement in casks; fe) oilman's stores;
(/) reels of paper.
What stevedoring precautions should be taken when handling any
of those goods ?
& A vessel of 5000 tons d.w. has 500 tons of coal and stores on board.
She is to load 1000 tons manganese in bags at 25 cub. ft. per ton.
Her total hold capacity is 275,000 cub. ft* Find the quantity oi