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Ship Construction, Stability, Ship Safety & Environment Protection

710 questions across 59 papers, 2017 to 2026.

Ship Construction, Stability, Ship Safety & Environment Protection, known to candidates as SSSEP, appears in 59 2nd Mate papers between 2017 and 2026, and the 710 questions collected here centre on ship construction, marine stability and ship stability. 82% of them have been asked more than once, so the fastest preparation is the questions that keep returning rather than the syllabus end to end.

710

Questions

59

Papers

82%

Repeat

17×

Most asked

What comes up most

  • Ship construction100%
  • Marine stability85%
  • Ship stability12%
  • Stability10%
  • Ship safety10%
  • Safety management12%
  • Risk assessment12%

Share of the 59 papers each topic appears in. No single topic runs away with this paper — the seven commonest each turn up in 10–100% of sittings, so preparation has to stay broad.

Most repeated 2nd Mate SSSEP questions

Asked 17×

M.V. Hindship is floating at a draft of F 5.65m and A 7.45m, LCG 70.47m forward of A.P. She loads 700 t of cargo 90m for'd of A.P. and discharges 200t of cargo from No. 5 LTD. Calculate final drafts F & A.

Asked 11×

a) Describe the functional requirements of ISM Code. b) Describe the contents of ship security plan?

Asked 10×

M.V. Hindship floating at a displacement of 19150 t, KG: 6.65 m, FSC: 0.042 m, has yet to load 2 locomotives weighing 76 T each, with her own gear. The first locomotive is placed on deck (Quay side) Cg: 13.83 m above the base and 6 m from CL. The derrick then plumbs the quay with its head 21.5 m above the base and 13 m from CL and lifts the second locomotive to be placed on deck on the other side. Calculate the maximum list during the operation.

2nd Mate SSSEP past papers

Latest: September 2026

2nd Mate SSSEP — September 2026

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2026

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2026

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2026

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2026

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2025

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — September 2025

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2025

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2025

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2025

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2025

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2024

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2024

17 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2024

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2024

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2024

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — Sept 2024

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2023

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2023

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2023

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2023

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2023

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — Sept 2023

18 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — October 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — August 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — June 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — April 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — Sept 2022

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — December 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — October 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — August 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — April 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — Sept 2021

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — December 2020

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2020

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — October 2020

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2020

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2020

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2019

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2019

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2019

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2019

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2019

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — Sept 2019

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — November 2018

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — July 2018

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — May 2018

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — March 2018

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — January 2018

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — Sept 2018

9 questions

2nd Mate SSSEP — September 2017

9 questions

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