BD Marine Cadet Admission case studies
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The Bangladesh Marine Cadet Admission process is the entry route into officer training at the country's marine academies, where cadets prepare for careers as deck, engineering and other shipboard officers in the merchant marine. It suits students who have completed the Higher Secondary Certificate (or are about to) in the science stream and who want a disciplined, sea-going profession rather than a conventional campus degree. The BD Marine Cadet Admission case studies are 5 cases and about 2,900 words.
1Reading the Notice of Readiness
A cadet on a coastal cargo vessel is handed two documents. Document A, a Notice of Readiness, states: "The vessel arrived at the pilot station at 06:40 and is in all respects ready to load 3,200 tonnes of bagged cement from 08:00 on 12 May." Document B, the deck log, records that the port authority closed the berth for dredging from 09:00 to 15:00 on 12 May and that loading actually began at 16:10 the same day.
551 words, about 3 min2Fuel for the Return Leg
A training vessel must complete a 96 nautical mile passage to port and then a 64 nm return trip on the same fuel load. Fuel consumption is 18 litres per hour at a service speed of 12 knots, and the tanks hold 400 litres with a reserve rule requiring 15% of capacity to remain at all times.
539 words, about 3 min3The Overloaded Sling
During a stores lift, a crane hoists a crate of mass 240 kg using a two-leg sling. Each leg makes a 30° angle with the vertical, and the legs are symmetrical.
592 words, about 3 min4Two Water Samples
A cadet is asked to compare two water samples before they are used in the engine room. Sample X is fresh water from a shore supply; a 100 cm³ portion requires 2.4 cm³ of 0.010 mol/dm³ silver nitrate solution to reach the endpoint in a chloride titration.
570 words, about 3 min5Fitness, Vision and the Medical Flag
A 17-year-old applicant for a marine cadetship presents for the pre-sea medical. He wears glasses for distance vision and reads 6/9 in the right eye and 6/12 in the left with correction; unaided he is 6/60 in both.
648 words, about 3 min