IMU CET case studies
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IMU CET is the common entrance test used for admission to Indian Maritime University campuses and its affiliated institutes for programmes such as B.Tech Marine Engineering, B.Sc Nautical Science, and the DNS/graduate marine engineering routes that lead toward a career at sea. It suits school leavers with a Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics background who want a structured, campus-based start to a seafaring or marine engineering career, and it is also written by candidates aiming at deck or engine cadetships through IMU-linked institutes. The IMU CET case studies are 5 cases and about 3,592 words.
1Anchor dragging in an open roadstead: veer or weigh?
MV Sagarika lies at anchor in an open roadstead in 16 m of charted depth with 4 shackles (110 m) of cable out, a scope of about 6:1, in a light northerly. The master fixes position every 15 minutes using two shore transits and a radar range to a charted shore tank.
752 words, about 4 min2Free surface, list and the press-up decision
MV Tista is completing loading with displacement 4,500 t, KM 7.10 m and solid KG 6.35 m. A rectangular double-bottom tank 14 m long and 9 m wide holds 2.0 m of seawater (relative density 1.025) and is slack.
641 words, about 3 min3Bunker stem with catalytic fines and an ECA changeover ahead
During a night bunkering at Singapore, MV Kestrel receives 800 t of RMG 380 in two parcels. The bunker delivery note states sulphur 0.47% m/m.
750 words, about 4 min4Choosing passage speed against a bunker reserve
MV Hooghly Star is on a 4,600 nm passage with 420 t of VLSFO on board, of which 12 t is unusable sludge and retention. At 15.0 kn she burns 30 t/day, of which 70% (21 t/day) is hull-related and varies as the cube of speed through the water, while 9 t/day is fixed machinery and auxiliary load.
719 words, about 4 min5Rest hours, commercial pressure and the PSC inspection
MV Coromandel is on day 4 of a five-day cargo operation at a berth where the terminal rewards early completion. The chief officer's port watch bill puts an able seafarer, Ravi, on watch 06:00–12:00 and 18:00–24:00 each day, plus 12:30–14:30 for hold cleaning and lashing checks.
730 words, about 4 min