ICG Navik GD case studies
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The Indian Coast Guard Navik (General Duty) Recruitment Examination, commonly called ICG Navik GD or CGEPT (Navik GD), is the entry route for candidates seeking enrolment as Navik (General Duty) in the Bharatiya Tatrakshak - the Indian Coast Guard, an Armed Force of the Union constituted under the Coast Guard Act, 1978 and functioning under the Ministry of Defence. The force describes itself as the country's premier maritime law enforcement agency, entrusted with maritime safety, maritime security, coastal security and protection of the marine environment, and its motto is "Vayam Rakshamah" - We Protect. The ICG Navik GD case studies are 5 cases and about 1,967 words.
1Fuel Endurance on a Coastal Patrol
A Naval patrol boat carries 1,200 litres of diesel in its main tanks. The engine burns fuel at a rate that depends on speed: at 12 knots it uses 40 litres per hour, and at 18 knots it uses 75 litres per hour.
433 words, about 2 min2The Overloaded Liberty Boat
A ship's liberty boat is rated for a maximum load of 2,500 kg (passengers plus cargo). Each sailor is assumed to weigh 75 kg, and personal gear adds 10 kg per person.
339 words, about 2 min3Radio Watch and the Missing Acknowledgement
During a night exercise, a signalman sends a coded message of 240 characters over a radio link. The transmitter sends at 8 characters per second, but the link drops 1 character in every 40 due to interference, and each dropped character must be resent once.
337 words, about 2 min4The Lighthouse Bearing Problem
A trainee navigator on a training ship is given a chart exercise. From the ship's position, a lighthouse bears 040° (true).
477 words, about 2 min5The Cold-Water Immersion Decision
A rescue swimmer is briefed on a man-overboard drill in water at 12 °C. A person in 12 °C water loses heat rapidly; survival time before severe incapacitation is roughly 30 minutes for an average adult, and useful movement of the limbs is lost well before that.
381 words, about 2 min