Indian Navy Tradesman Mate case studies
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The Indian Navy Tradesman Mate recruitment exam is the screening test used to shortlist candidates for the Tradesman Mate (and related Group C industrial) posts in naval establishments, where the work involves storekeeping, material handling, and workshop and dockyard support rather than seagoing duties. It suits candidates who have completed the required school-level qualification and are comfortable with practical, trade-oriented work in a disciplined environment. The Indian Navy Tradesman Mate case studies are 5 cases and about 3,105 words.
1Crate stacking in the dry provision store
Leading Seaman Verma must stack five sealed crates - P, Q, R, S and T - on a five-tier rack in the dry provision store of a shore establishment. Shelf 1 is the topmost tier and shelf 5 is deck level, with one crate per shelf.
541 words, about 3 min2Route and distance check for a stores trolley
During a night movement exercise at a naval depot, a Tradesman Mate acts as guide for a stores trolley moving from the quarter guard to the pump house. Only metalled roads may be used, because the direct line crosses a magazine enclosure.
565 words, about 3 min3Painting detail for a barrack block
A work party of 12 sailors is detailed to paint the four exterior walls of a barrack block 60 m long, 20 m wide and 4 m high. Two coats are required on all walls, and doors and windows totalling 40 square metres are not to be painted.
529 words, about 3 min4Vetting a draft routine order
A newly joined writer in the administrative office drafts a paragraph for a station routine order and passes it to the Tradesman Mate to vet before it goes to the Master Chief Petty Officer. The draft reads: (i) 'It is inform to all sailors that a medical examination will be conduct on 12 August.' (ii) 'All the sailors are requested to attended the sick bay at 0800 hours.' (iii) 'Neither the duty officer nor the sailors was present at the muster.' (iv) 'The delay is because of shortage of staff since three weeks.' (v) 'The reason of the delay is because the register was not maintain proper.' The Tradesman Mate is not a trained writer, but he has been told that the order must read correctly and formally, and that every change he makes must be defensible by a named grammatical rule, because the writer will otherwise revert the corrections.
673 words, about 3 min5Fire-safety classification in the paint store shed
A Tradesman Mate in charge of a naval store shed holds the following stock in a single 12 m × 8 m shed with one door: 40 steel drums of enamel paint, 12 cans of thinner and turpentine, 6 LPG cylinders meant for the canteen, 4 carboys of sulphuric acid for battery topping-up, and a stack of wooden pallets and gunny bags. During a monsoon inspection the fire officer notes that the shed contains one 9-litre stored-pressure water-type extinguisher, a bucket of dry sand and no signage.
797 words, about 4 min