Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education & Training (MANET),

Pune
Question Bank

Subject Name: Ship Construction Subject Code: T36

1) Define the terms mentioned below in context with ship construction
i. Displacement
ii. Gross Tonnage (GRT)
iii. Net Tonnage (NRT)
iv. Dead weight
2) Details about Principle dimension of ship.
3) Explain with neat sketch
i. Rise of floor
ii. Sheer
iii. Flare
iv. Rake
v. Draft
vi. Freeboard
vii. Depth
viii. Base line
ix. Camber
4) What is purpose of providing Camber to upper deck.
5) Define in context with ship :Centre of buoyancy ,Centre of flotation, Centre of gravity
6) Among Centre of buoyancy, Centre of flotation, Centre of gravity which will be changing with
respect to change in draft? Explain?
7) What is buoyancy? Explain it with proper sketches.
8) How to make 50 Kg of iron ball to float.
9) What are parameters on which buoyancy of ship is dependent?
10) If the ship travels from river to sea, what will happen to the draft of ship? Explain.
11) Write the types of merchant ships.
12) Explain degrees of freedom of ship.
13) What is sagging and hogging. Draw neat sketches which show waves on ship.
14) While understanding sagging and hogging why will take ship length equal to wave length.
15) During longitudinal bending of ship where will be a maximum bending stresses will occur.
16) In longitudinal bending buckling will occur at midship section of ship at deck or at keel, why?
Explain.
17) What is Racking? What precautions will you take to avoid racking of ship?
18) What is panting? What precautions will you take to avoid panting of ship?
19) How stresses will generated in ship when the ship will be in calm water. Explain.
20) What is slamming or Pounding in ship? Explain.
21) Explain about longitudinal strength of ship. Why it is important in ship design what are different
component will contribute in longitudinal strength.
22) Explain about transverse strength of ship. Why it is important in ship design what are different
component will contribute in transverse strength.
23) Explain about torsional strength of ship. Why it is important in ship design what are different
component will contribute in torsional strength.
24) Explain about local strength of ship. Why it is important in ship design what are different
component will contribute in local strength
25) Draw the strength curves in ship design.
26) Draw the buoyancy, shear force and Bending moment diagram in case of sagging and hogging.
27) Where will be maximum local stresses will occur in ship and How to take precautions to
withstand local loading.
28) Why plate thickness of ship varies along the length of ship.
29) Why ship designer bother about strength to weight ratio? Why not strength alone. Justify.
30) Explain about longitudinal and transverse framing system. With neat sketches.
31) What is stiffener? What is importance of stiffeners in ship design?
32) To increase strength of plate ship designer can use stiffeners. Why not increases the thickness of
plating alone. Justify.
33) How to decide the frame spacing. Explain about weight vs frame spacing graph.
34) Explain the types of sections used for stiffeners.
35) Draw the stiffening arrangement of main deck of General Cargo ship. Explain about each
component used in it.
36) Explain about following
i) Hatch side girder
ii) Hatch End Beam
iii) Web frame
iv) Difference between web frame ordinary frame
v) Cross deck structure
37) Why plating between two hatch openings is stiffened by transverse in longitudinal framing
system?
38) What is cross deck structure in main deck?
39) Explain how continuity of strength is maintained in the vicinity of openings in the shell?
40) What is bracket and its functions?
41) What are different types of floors? Explain with neat sketches.
42) Explain
i) Watertight floor
ii) Solid/Plate floor
iii) Bracket floor
43) Why lightning hole or Manholes are provided in plate floor.
44) What is scallop? Draw the diagram.
45) Why scallops are provided in all components.
46) What is the meaning of intercostal?
47) All longitudinal stiffeners are continues and passed through scallop. Justify
48) In double bottom, below engine room plate floors are utilized. Justify.
49) What is centre girder? Draw the cross-section of it.
50) Explain about double bottom tank with neat sketches.
51) Explain duct keel with neat diagram.
52) Always Bottom shell and Top tank in double bottom are stiffened longitudinally but part of
bottom shell and top tank within duct keel are stiffened transversely. Justify.
53) What are stringers? Where it will be utilized. Explain the types of stringers.
54) Draw the profile view of forward part of ship. Show all structural components used in it.
55) What is chain locker? Where it is situated. What is purpose of it.
56) What is Bosun deck? Why it is called as bosun deck.
57) What is windlass and Capston. Explain difference between it.
58) What is bulwark and Bulwark stay. Explain with neat diagram.
59) Name the types of subassemblies.
60) What is bulkhead? .Explain with neat sketch.
61) What is watertight subdivision transverse and longitudinal bulkhead?
62) What is purpose of transverse subdivision bulkhead.
63) Why liquid cargo carrier are built with longitudinal bulkheads.
64) What is free surface effect in oil tankers? How to reduce it.
65) Explain the types of bulkhead.
66) Explain with neat sketch watertight bulkhead.
67) Explain
i) Watertight transverse subdivision bulkhead
ii) Watertight longitudinal bulkhead
iii) Accommodation bulkhead
iv) Wash bulkhead
68) Advantages of transverse subdivision bulkhead.
69) Advantages of longitudinal bulkhead.
70) Advantages and Disadvantages of transverse subdivision and longitudinal bulkhead.
71) Explain with neat sketches
i) Upper/Main /Weather deck
ii) Side shell
iii) Bottom Shell
iv) Top tank/Inner bottom plating
72) Explain with neat sketches
i) Double bottom tank
ii) Duct keel
iii) Fore end construction
iv) Aft end construction
73) Why and where the bulbous bow is used in ships.
74) Types of bulbous bow.
75) How to decide for particular ship will be built with bulb or not?
76) Explain with neat sketches
i) Cruiser stern
ii) Transom stern
77) How many types of rudder? Details of them.
78) Rudder stops and rudder droop.
79) What is rudder stalling?
80) What is jumping clearance?
81) What is pintle clearance?
82) Describe the action of the rudder in steering a ship?
83) Explain types of rudders.
84) Explain with neat sketches
i) Balanced rudder
ii) Unbalanced rudder
iii) Semi-balanced rudder
85) Explain the principle of screw propulsion?
86) Draw and elaborate about the midhip section of General cargo ship.
87) Draw elaborate about the midhip section of Bulk carrier ship.
88) Draw elaborate about the midhip section of single skin Container ship.
89) Draw elaborate about the midhip section of cellular container ship.
90) Draw elaborate about the midhip section of oil tanker ship.
91) What is box /Torsional girder in context with container ship?
92) Why box/Torsional girders will be provided in container ship.
93) What is wing tank? What is purpose of provision of wing tank?
94) Advantages of wing tank/Hopper tank.
95) Draw elaborate about the midhip section of high density and low density cargo bulk carrier.
96) Make the differences between high density and low density cargo bulk carrier
97) Draw the midship section of Ore carrier.
98) Why inner bottom plating/ top tank is raised up in case ore carrier compare to low density bulk
carrier.
99) The size of hold in ore carrier will be less than grain carrier bulk carrier for same amount of
deadweight.
100) Explain Constructional details of weather tight hatch covers.
101) Explain Forecastle mooring and anchoring arrangements.
102) Explain
Roller, Multi-angle, pedestal and panama fairleads in context with anchoring
arrangements Mooring bits
103) Explain Constructional details of anchor handling & chain locker arrangement.
104) Explain Construction of masts and Sampson posts and their support at the base
105) Explain in detail Bilge piping system of a cargo ship.
106) Explain Ballast system in a cargo ship.
107) Explain Arrangement of a fire main and types of pumps used in ships.
108) Explain Sounding pipes arrangements.
109) Explain Fitting of air pipes to ballast and F.O. tanks,
110) Explain Arrangements of fittings and lashings for the carriage of containers on deck.
111) Draw and name each components of single screw propeller.
112) Explain with neat sketch, Fixed pitch and controllable pitch propellers.
113) Explain Oil lubricated stern tube and tail shaft.
114) Explain Propeller attachment to tail shaft.
115) Explain Cross-section of a shaft tunnel for water cooled and oil cooled type.
116) Explain Shaft tunnel of water tight construction with respect to engine room.
117) Explain Load lines and draught marks: Details of Deck line &Plimsol markings , Freeboard-
definition and various assignment conditions,
118) How to use use of chart of zones, areas and seasonal periods to find the applicable load line,
119) Explain about Load line surveys & items to be checked during load line survey.

Prof. Azaruddin Momin

Faculty at MANET