Exam Details
| Subject | Qualifying Paper (English and Human Factors) | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | BSC (Nautical Science) | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Explain the organisational structure on board a merchant ship. List out the duties of the following personnel on board:
Deck Cadet
Bosun
Chief Officer
Electrical Officer
2. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Hindrances to effective team work
Developing and maintaining a positive attitude on board a ship
Reasons for maintaining high hygienic standards on board a ship
Psychological needs/demands of a seafarer's career
Role of human error in accidents
Fleet personnel department
Designated Person Ashore
3. Discuss the methods for improving the following skills:
Reading skills
Writing skills
Listening skills
Speaking skills
4. You were recently a part of a group which went on a foreign tour organised by SOTC. Although you were told that there would not be additional costs involved, you· ended up spending a huge amount of money because the tour wasn't properly organised. Everything about the tour fell short of what you had been promised. Write a letter to the company complaining about what happened and also ask for a refund.
5. Describe the factors affecting human performance on board a ship.
Deck Cadet
Bosun
Chief Officer
Electrical Officer
2. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Hindrances to effective team work
Developing and maintaining a positive attitude on board a ship
Reasons for maintaining high hygienic standards on board a ship
Psychological needs/demands of a seafarer's career
Role of human error in accidents
Fleet personnel department
Designated Person Ashore
3. Discuss the methods for improving the following skills:
Reading skills
Writing skills
Listening skills
Speaking skills
4. You were recently a part of a group which went on a foreign tour organised by SOTC. Although you were told that there would not be additional costs involved, you· ended up spending a huge amount of money because the tour wasn't properly organised. Everything about the tour fell short of what you had been promised. Write a letter to the company complaining about what happened and also ask for a refund.
5. Describe the factors affecting human performance on board a ship.
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Science
- Cargo Handling, Stowage and Seamanship
- Cargo Handling, Stowage and Seamanship- II
- Electricity and Electronics
- N a v i g a t i o n I ( T e r r e s t r i a l a n d C e l e s t i a l )
- N a v i g a t i o n I I ( B r i d g e E q u i p m e n t , W a t c h K e e p i n g ,
- N a v i g a t i o n I V
- Navigation-III
- Navigational Aids & Environmental Protection
- Qualifying Paper (English and Human Factors)
- Qualifying Paper (Maritime, History and Commerce)
- Ship Manoeuvring and Future Issues
- Ship Operations
- Ship Safety and Security