QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LOGISTICS DEPT.

BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION

LIMITED
INTRODUCTION
Young trainees are attached to depots/installations for a few
months during their first year with the corporation. It is felt that
the time available is not always utilized effectively because of pre
occupation of the trainers, etc. and helplessness of the trainee
in finding what to do.
In fact , the system of on the job training is based on the
assumption that the trainee is more than keen to learn and
acquires knowledge when exposed to the field and finds the
details from his seniors whenever in doubt. Process of learning
can be speeded up if the trainee is advised what all to look for. It
is with this purpose that we have prepared a question bank for
operations department and hope that young officers will draw the
benefit.
Trainees should try and find answers to all the questions
listed in this booklet and submit written answers to the respective
as soon as possible and before completing training in operation
department. This will enable us to assess the effect of training
and make improvements, if necessary.

We shall like to emphasize that the opportunity provided to

the trainee should be fully utilized as he will find it difficult to get
suitable occasion again.
Even the young confirmed officers are advised to attempt
answers the questions.

CONTENT

NAME

Administration

Tankfarm/stock Section in an Installation

MIT Section

Bulk Receipts

Tanker Receipt in an Installation

Depots

Engineering

ADMINISTRATION

1. What is the difference between Factories Act and Shops and

Establishment Act ?

2. Answer the Following :a) Maximum spread over of normal working hours in a day.
b) Maximum spread over of working hours including
overtime working.
c) Maximum No. of days a workman can be asked to work
at a stretch without any days off.
d) Action required in changing the weekly off.
e) When can you ask a workman to work overtime and
what are the actions required?
f) How many hours can a workman be asked to work per
week?
g) How do you calculate hourly wage?
h) What compensations are payable to a workman for
working beyond normal working hours?
i) What are the stipulations of shifts working?
j) Limitations on O.T. working per quarter.
k) Normal working hours are 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and
2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. A workman reports at 8.30 a.m.,
enjoys a normal lunch break and works till 6.00 p.m.
What is the O.T. payable if his wage is Rs. 320.00 per
day ?

3. Till what date can an employer pay the wage to the workman
for the previous calendar month?
4. Describe functioning of works Committee and Labour Unions.
5. What is meant by Standing Order? Does your unit have any
Standing

Order?

If

so,

what

are

the

important

recommendations?
6. What is the grievance procedure?
7. What is the difference between show cause notice and a
charge sheet?
8. What is meant by departmental enquiry?
9. What does factory inspector look for during inspection of a
factory?
10.
What are the different licences, etc. which your unit has
for transacting business?
11.
What are the stipulations on No. of urinals/latrins and
maintenance of these facilities?
12.
State the safety rules applicable for day to day work
including workshop if it is operating within an installation.
13.

Name the various job descriptions and categories of

workman employed by BPC. E.q. General

Cleaner

14.

Workman, T/L

Grade I

What are the salary scales of various grades for

workman?

15.

List down all the eligibilities of workman like DA, HRA,

CCA, bonus, uniforms, C/L, P/L, Sick leave with half pay, paid
holidays, etc.
16.
17.

What is ESIC?
What is approximately take home salary for various

categories of labours / clerks?

18.

What is meant by accident frequency and accident

severity rate?
19.
How does the Government encourage safety at work?
20.
How is percentage disability established?
21.
What is the difference between a manager an occupier?
22.
23.
24.

What is meant by power of Attorney?

What is Contract Labour Abolition Act?
What do you understand by Labour Supply , Casual

Labour, Temporary Labour, etc.?

25.

What are your impressions about role of labour union in

BPC and its effect on the functioning of your unit?

26.

How will you deal with absence of a workman for 2

days, 15 days?
27.
What is the minimum duration of rest break?

28.

What role does a conciliator play in the event of a

labour dispute?
29.

When is a strike declared illegal?

30.

When did your unit experience strike last? What was

the cause and after effect?

31.
What is LTS and what are its advantages?
32.
33.

What do you understand by overlapping of shifts?

What do you understand by stand by allowance w.r.t.

workman detained beyond normal working hours? Describe

in details.
34.

What do you understand by established strength, actual

strength, etc.?
35.
What do you understand by compensatory off? Why do
we give it?
36.
37.

Can we combine casual leave and sick leave?

Under what circumstances can we refuse to grant leave

to a worker?

TANKFARM/STOCK SECTION IN AN INSTALLATION

1. List down the rates of excise duty as applicable to different

products. Quote the date since these rates are effective.
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2. Can the Govt. of India change the quantum of excise duty by

issuing a Notification?
3. At what level do the O/G empty tanks generally float? What
action will you take if the tankfarm is or likely to get flooded?
4. Can the large underground tank even float due to sub soil
water? If so, what precautions do you take in such case?
5. What is the function of :a) P/V valves on a storage tank : How do they operate?
What are the different types and sizes in use at the
installation? How are these tested, set and maintained?
State the various limits to which these are set.
b) Expansion joints on pipelines.
c) Pressure valves on tankwagons.
d) Master valves on TWs and TLs.
e) Bleeding connection on main storage tanks.
f) Swing pipes and floating suctions.
g) Goose neck drains.
h) D type sumps.
i) Swing joints on withdrawal lines
j) Which on a storage tank.
k) Interceptor
l) Bunded enclosures.
m)
Drain valves on bunded enclosures
n) Slot dipping device
o) Lagging on roof.
p) Splash plates on tanks.
q) Fire service ring mains
r) Sand bitumen carpets under O/G tanks
s) Holding down bolts for high pressure tanks
t) Manometers
u) Pressure gauges on receipt lines.

6. What is the safe max. height in a tank? How is it fixed?

7. What are foam connections?
8. Watch a tank under max. pressure and max. vacuum and the
effect on P/V valves as well as roof.

State your

observations.
9. Gauge a tank for water and oil. Calculate the quantities at
Nat. and at 150 C.

10.
11.
12.

Why do we calculate volumes at 150 C.

What is the average Indian Temp. as applied to POL?
How do you empty out a tank? Which pumps are used?

Why special pumps are required for the purpose?

13.
14.
15.

How often are the tanks cleaned and why?

How are tanks calibrated and how frequently?
What is meant by physical and mathematical

calibration?
16.
What is meant by camouflaging of tanks? Why is it
necessary and how is it done?
17.
What is meant by cluster of tanks?
18.
19.

What will you do if one tank in a cluster is on fire?

What action will you take if you notice a leak from a

tank bottom when it is full of product?

20.

What is jet blending nozzle?

21.

Why do not we keep water bottoms in black oil or

aviation?

22.

What is a static charge? What is the significance of

static charge in petroleum industry? How do we protect

against hazards due to static charges?
23.

Where do we use the terms like flow rate of 1 m/sec., 6

m/sec. and 7 m/sec.?

24.
What is meant by hoses with conductive surface?
Where are such hoses used?
25.

How is a DCP type fire extinguisher checked? How

frequently should the extinguisher be checked recharged?

26.
27.

Described the system of recharging fire extinguishers.

What are the different types of extinguishers used by

your Corporation?
28.
What is response time in the language of Fire Brigade?
What is the response time for your location?
29.
30.

Describe cathodic protection of pipelines.

Describe the various methods of protecting the buried

pipelines.
31.
What is epoxy coating? Describe the process.
32.

How do you generally distinguish between various coats

of epoxy coats.
33.
Calculate the capacity of bunded enclosure of any a/g
storage tank.
34.

What is the largest capacity of a storage tank. Permiled

as per explosive rules.

35.
How do you calculate the expansion of a perfect gas
due to rise in temperature?
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36.

1000 liters of gas at 300C is heated to 450C. calculate

the expansion.
37.
What are the product codes, colour code of various
products handled by the Corporation?
38.
What do you understand by RVP? What is RVP of Euro
111 ms
39.
How much MS saturated vapour can be generated out
of 1 litre of MS liquid?
40.
41.
42.

Name three cause of vaporization lossoes.

What are the four main cause of apparent losses?
Although apparent losses do not in themselves cause

Co. to lose money, they are nevertheless important. Give

two reasons why it is important to detect prevent apparent
losses.
43.

What does it signify if, during hottest part of the day

little or no pressure is shown by the Manometer?

44.
Why dipping/sampling should be done in the early
morning or late afternoon?
45.
Describe what you understand by batch No. in PLY
operative
46.

What do we permit cheque facility to dealers for MS and

HSD supplies although the policy is to accept payment by

drafts only? What is the limit for this cheque facility?
47.
What do you understand by endorsement by Weights
and Measures Department on the certificate issued by
another State? How is it arranged and is any payment
involved?
48.
What do you understand by a slop tank?
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49.

What is Flash Point. Name the apparatus used test

determining Flash Point. How and when do you a carry out

flash point test at depots? Which are the products involved
and what is the purpose?
50.
Name and telephone No. of Chief of Fire Brigade
supposed to serve your depot.
51.
What do you understand by the terms like ullage
assistance, hospitality and product assistance?
52.
What are the safety requirements for release of product
from storage points? Which sample- initial middle or end-will
you test for flash point while receiving through a pipe line?
53.
What is interface as used in pipe line transfer?
54.

What are the transit losses permitted on products

handled on hospitality basis?

55.
What charges are applied for handling products on
hospitality basis?
56.
What is positive segregation of pipeline?
57.
What is spectacle liner and why and where is it used?
58.
Describe the fittings on a sampling point for tanker
discharge pipeline.
59.
What is TMB in connection with sample?
60.

When do we throttle valves when centrifugal pumps

are used and why?

61.
What is the maximum capacity of a tank/tanks in a
cluster for class A petroleum product? Are there any
retaining walls required? What should be the capacity of
bunded enclosure around a cluster of tanks?
62.
What du you mean by boxing-up of the tank?
63.
What is mud Jacking and where is it used?

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64.

What is the restriction to the height of a tank as laid

down by CC of E?
65.
What are various type of bottoms of vertical tanks?
66.
How hose contents collected in barrels are cleared from
jetties?
67.
What is pour point? What will happen if a high pour
point HSD, say 12, is supplied to North -west during winter
month?

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TANKWHAGON LOADING/UNLOADING
1. What are the different types of T/ws?
2. Why dont railways fabricate all T/ws for carriage of white
oils to TP standard to easy interchangeability?
3. What is average trip time for a T/W operating ex your base?
4. What is meant by Daily Slate and how is it fixed?
5. What Is meant by base share out and directional share out?
Why should the two be different?
6. What is the fluctuation in seasonal demand for POL products
at locations fed by your installation and how is it meant?
7. How do you assess the space available at destination while
making dispatches?
8. Do we pay Railway freight by Vol. or weight?
9. Weight of any product per liter varies with temp. How do we
convert Vol.to weight for calculation of freight?
10.
What is transshipment of T/ws? Who carries it out?
11.
What is the unit of a T/w?
12.
What are the special features of T/ws meant to carry
LPG, bitumen, LSHS, patrol and molasses.
13.
A town is spread over an area of 16

kms.

Dia.

Geometrical centre of this town is the zero point and this

centre is 120 kms from the nearest depot. What delivery
charges will go into price build-up our transporters operate
at a rate of 120 paise per km. How much shall we pay to the
transporters when there are 20 outlets in this town uniformly
spread over?
14.
15.

What is FDZ?
What do you understand by PCV and PCVO?

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16.

Is there any alternative to paying octroi

amounts in

cash or by cheque or draft every time we bring our products

into the municipal Areas?
17.
Can you name any depots or installations situated
outside the octroi limits?
18.
What do you understand by CST and C form?
19.
What do you understand by billing at composite rate?
20.
Do the consumers prefer to buy inter-state?
21.
What is understood by concessional Sales Tax? Give
examples.
22.
What is meant by form No. 31?
23.
BPC pay Rs. 30.00 per kl as siding charges compared to
Rs. 20.00 per kl paid by IOC/HPC at a given location? What
amount will be taken for price build up.
24.
What is PDA, STN, PIP, PRF, OPR?
25.
Do we pay sales Tax for product lost enroute due to an
accident involving our TL?
26.
What is meant by bunkers?
27.
What is consumer trade? How does it differ from retail
trade?
28.
What is our percentage participation in POL trade in the
country?
29.
What is TOP?
30.
What is D.U.? Describe its function.
31.
How do we repay product given or taken to or from
other oil compahies?
32.
We do not have product in our depot. Can our dealer
draw supplies from other oil companies?
33.
What is the difference between agent, dealer and a
distributor?
34.
What is PDP?
35.
What factors will you consider in assessing tankage
required in a new depot?
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36.

Describe

colour

codes

used

by

BPC/IOC/HPC

in

identifying products.
37.
What is MTO , ON, SBP, etc.?
38.
Why and how do we dye MS?
39.
What is meant by K -50, K -60, silver corrosion, copper
corrosion, composite sample, etc.?
40.
What is meant by dedicated lorries?
41.
What happens if we keep water bottom in aviation
tanks?
42.
What is the max. capacity of a compartment in a tank
lorry as permitted by CCOE?
43.
What is a mixed load? Why does CCOE discourage this?
44.
What is the max. capacity of a POL vehicle on road in
India as per explosive Rules.
45.
Name the different fittings on the cargo tank of a
tanklorry.
46.
What is meant by dished ends for a tanklorry?
47.
Are the baffle plates, between compartments of a
tanklorry, flat in shape? If so, why? If not why not?
48.
Why do we have master valves when we have gate
valves at the bottom?
49.
You see fire coming out of the top manhole of a TL kept
for measurement of product, etc. what action will you take?
50.
How are TLs protected against static charges?
51.
What operations are more hazardous? Loading or
unloading of a TL? And why?
52.
Why do we insist on on bends will be used at the ends
of TL discharge hose?
53.
Inspect an empty TL from inside and record your
observations.
54.
What will you do if contamination is reported at a retail
outlet?
55.
What is meant by Public and Limited tender?
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56.
57.
58.

How do we fix the transportation rates?

How do we process revision in rates for TL contractors?
How do we decide the No. of tanklorries required in the

system?
59.
What is Toll Tax?
60.
What is meant by RTGS?
61.
Do we deliver against cheque payment?
62.
How much does it mean to us in rupees if a sum of Rs.
5 lacs is deposited in the bank one day late?
63.
How do we pay octroi on MS/HSD delivered to the outlet
through Co. owned fleet and transport contractors?
64.
What goes into the lorry running cost? Try to calculate
cost of running a company owned tranklorry per KL with the
following data:a. Driver wages
b. Cleaners wages
c. Uniform, medical benefits, bonus etc.
d. A.V.O.T. payment
e. Cost of repairs
f. Taxes & calibration
g. Fuel consumption
h. Cost of fuel
i. Lub. Oil consumption
j. Cost of Lub. Oil
k. Cost of battery
l. Life of battery
m. Cost of a tyre
n. Life of a tyre with one retreading
o. Cost of retreading
p. Depreciation not taken into account
q. KMs run p.a.
r. T/L capacity 12 KLs
s. No. of trips made
Please also calculate average cost of delivery per KL/Km
65.

What is K factor in Electronic and how it is adjusted?

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66.

What is the average time taken for a lorry in the

installation to collect a load?

67.
Can you suggest any improvement in the existing
system adopted for TL filling?
68.
What does a mm variation in loading dip for various
lorries mean on average per compartment?
69.
What are the likely causes for losses
i.
While receiving product through TLs
ii.
While filling TLs
70.
What is the permissible carrying capacity for TLs
operating at your location? Are they overloaded any time?
Are we answerable for overloading and why? What action do
we take, its implications and reactions, if any?
71.
How is the load divided between front axle and rear
axle?
72.
If you have the road and the weigh bridge in one plane
you weigh the load on the front axle and the rear axle
separately. Will the total load of the TL be equal to sum of
wts. For rear and front axles?
73.
How can you use weigh bridge to verify the accuracy of
calibration of a TL? If so, how?
74.
How is a TL calibrated and how frequently?
75.
What is the distribution of Invoice copies? For ms/HSD
load
76.
How are TL contractors paid?
77.
What is the variation in utilization of different TLs
operating at your location?
78.
What is MSL? Where in your area do we maintain MSL
and how much?
79.
What are approx. dead stocks in O/G tank, floating root
tanks, 180 kls U/G tanks 15 kls U/G tanks?
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80.

At what level do we generally lose suction in case of

O/G vertical tanks?

81.
How is dead stock withdrawn in an emergency?
82.
Your depot is dry. How will you pick the alternative
source for rescue?
83.
What is our commitment with army on MSL?
84.
Can we use MSL in a emergency? If yes, how?
85.
Why must the dip point be the geometrical centre of a
TL compartment? Is it so on all the TLs at your location?
86.
What is meant by loading order 1,2,3,4, and unloading
order 4,3,2,1 in a TL and why?
87.
How do we lock TLs? Is the system effective?
88.
What is meant by filling under lock? State

its

advantages and disadvantages.

89.
What are the Petroleum Rules governing use of
tanklorry operation in oil industry?
90.
Open a spark arrestor and describe its construction.
91.
Open and examine 3 fire extinguishers used on TLs.
Report details
92.
A TL had been used on ms. Can we use it on S. kero
service.
93.
What is octroi on advalorum basis and per kl basis?
94.
What is meant by Transit pass issued by octroi
authorities?
95.
What are

the

approx.

sales

proceeds

of

your

Corporation per day?

96.
What do you understand by Octane No?
97.
Prepare a list of specifications applicable to petroleum
products.
98.
What is Corporations liability for third party in case of
accident involving Companys T/L?
99.
What is a fusible link on master valve level on a tank
lorry?
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100.
101.

Why do we have a proof line a tank lorry?

Why is it insisted that dip pipe is not detachable or

adjustable in a tank lorry?

102.
Describe the filter paper test for MS.
103.
What are the five most important checks on T/L with
regard to Explosives requirement?
104.
What are the advantages

and

disadvantages

of

manifolds on tank lorries?

105.
List down the various expenses on TL as under :
a. Standing cost
b. Running cost
106.
State the recommended air/vapour space for Class A,B
& C Petroleum Products in :
i.
T/W
ii.
T/L
iii. Small Containers
107.
Describe the followings :
a. Emergency vent
b. Fusible Link
108.
Describe the condition of explosive licence for T/lorries
to handle A & B class of petroleum products
109.
What is common discharge manifold and why it is not
permitted for T/lorries to be used for MS/HSD?
110.
What type of Locks are being used for Lockun TLs?
111.
Do we seal T/lorries carrying ex MI product?
112.
On reaching at RPO, dealer telephones you about the
discharge valve box can be opened without opening the
lock . what action you will take?
113.
In the circumstances under above , dealer advises you
filter paper test showing a Light red/pink/brown spot or oily
stain. What action will you take?

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114.

You have sent 12 kl load to dealer. He decants 8 kl and

returns 4 kl back. What action will you take for such

receipts?
115.
Who is responsible for collecting payment for supplies
made? What action will you take in the following cases :
a. Dealer having DD at site facility fails to give DD to t/l.
b. DD received late but dated the day supply was made.
116.
T/L carrying MS/HSD has met with an accident enroute.
What action will you take?
117.
What is required to be checked in the statement?

MIT SECTION
1. What is known as a depot location for price build up.
2. BPC have a depot at Beharmpur in Orissa. IOC closed
their depot HPC has a depot at this location. Can this be
a pricing location for BPC/HPC/IOC?

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3. Describe the various constituents of selling price ex an

outlet about 100 kms from La depot.
4. Must all the Companies have a common price at all
locations?
5. Are the prices at all refineries same for any product
even if it is not manufactured at all the refineries?
6. What do you understand by the term motioned rail
freight in prices
7. Prices at Bajwesar are based on Mathura but SBP and
MTO are produced and supplied only by Mumbai
Refineries. Do we recover Bajwesar rail freight in our
selling price?
8. What are the permissible free loading and unloading
periods?
9. What is meant by day light hours as applicable to
loading/unloading of T/Ws?
10. What is the minimum distance required between two
sidings and between a siding and any other structure?
11. What is a fouling mark?
12. What are the advantages/disadvantages of engine on
loading?
13. What is the clear height required above the rail track?
14. What do you understand by :
a. Common Industry siding
b. Assisted siding
c. Private siding
Who bears the cost of providing these sidings?
15. What are shunting and siding charges? How are these
fixed and how do the oil companies
expenses?
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recover these

16. What is meant by a Clear RR and Qualified or said to

contain RR? what are the advantages of one over the
other?
17. What is the significance of Railway label, paste on
label, Railway seals and Oil companies seals on T/Ws?
18. How is demurrage calculated on T/ws?
19. A rake of 48 BTPN T/ws is placed on your siding at
7.00am.for unloading. You unload a total of 20 T/ws
upto 12.00 noon, 30 T/ws upto 3.00 pm . 48 T/Ws upto
5.00 p.m.. Carrying capacity of every T/wm is 50 MTs
Calculate the demurrage payable.
20. What is meant by POL?
21. How do TORX T/Ws differ from the rest?
22. What is meant by CBC and chain link coupling? What
are advantages and disadvantages of introducing CBC?
23. Who maintains the rail sidings? How much and who
pays for the maintenance?

When was the sidings at

your installation last attended to by maintenance

squad?
24. What are insulation joints on POL siding?

Why and

where are these provided?

25. What are the safety precautions required in loading
T/Ws?
26. Can you describe at least 5 accidents of different types
experienced or heard on POL siding?
27. What is a guard summary sheet? How is it useful to us?
28. What is meant by hijacking or intercepting T/Ws?
29. How do we indent for T/Ws? Do we pay any deposit?
30. What is credit not facility? How is it arranged?
31. What is meant by product classification as applicable to
Railway freight?
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32. What is meant by train load while dealing with Railway

freight?
33. Do the Railways charge freight by shortest route or
actual carried route?
34. What action do you take if Railways revise siding charge
at your location?
35. Are Railways expected to give any notice to the users
before revising siding charges and why?
36. What is meant by series in identifying T/Ws why is
such a distinction necessary?
37. Where are T/Ws calibrated and by whom?
38. What is meant by CTCC, RIPMSC, CFTS, CCS

and

DRM?
39. Name the Divisional officers of Railways dealing with
your loading as well as consignee locations? A T/W?
40. What is CTCC charts?
41. How is excess freight paid to Railways subsequently
recovered? How do we make good the short payment?
42. What is the process on lodging claims for non-delivery of
T/Ws?
43. What is meant by open delivery?
44. What discrepancies noticed at destination enable us to
lodge claims on Railways?
45. What is meant by unconnected T/Ws?

How will you

handle an unconnected T/W placed on your siding for

unloading.
46. What is meant by multi-co. , multiproduct siding?
47. What is max, flow rate into a T/W while loading different
products at your installation?
48. Are TP T/Ws expected to hold any pressure? If so, what
is the limit?

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49. Describe the various fittings provided on T/Ws like blank

flange, bottom gate valve, master valve, vent, filling
pipe, dip hole/plug, pressure valves, etc.
50. Refer to the calibration charts and state the min. and
max. Carrying capacity of BTPN T/Ws by weight and
volume.
51. What is meant by dedicated rake?
52. How do you satisfy yourself on the quality of the wagon
placed for loading MS?
53. What is meant by upgrading a T/W? How is it carried
out?
54. What is meant by steam cleaning?
55. Have you noticed any residue in T/W which cannot be
discharged?
56. What action will you take if a partially loaded T/W is
taken away by Railways?
57. What is meant by sick T/Ws? Who declares a wagon
sick?
58. When is a T/W deemed to have been handed over to any
oil company for loading? Why is this timing important to
us?
59. What is meant by dummies on T/W operation?
60. What settling period do you recommend for various
products for checking the loaded dips? List your
observations

before

making

recommendation.

Described the phenomenon noticed.

61. What is the industrys understanding with Railways on
providing full rake siding?
62. List the siding capacities of locations fed by your
installation.

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63. What is the function of a master valve on a T/W? is it

really required or can it be eliminated?
64. What action will take if a T/W loaded with kerosene is
declared sick and placed on your siding for unloading
but the bottom gate valve cannot be operated?
65. What is meany by loose shunting? Are POL T/Ws ever
affected by these shunting?
66. What action will you take if flame is noticed from the
manhole of a T/W under loading?
67. Do you use any warning notices while loading or
unloading T/Ws?
68. Have you prepared a consignment note for a T/W
yourself?
69. Do the Railway issue one RR for a bunch of T/Ws or do
they issue separate RRs for every T/W dispatched?
Suppose you dispatch? T/Ws under one common RR
and only 6 T/Ws arrive at destination. What action do
you expect consignee to take?
70. What action will you take if you find that quantity loaded
through

reliable

and

accurate

meter

varies

significantly with dipped quantity?

71. How is T/W sample checked while unload T/Ws?
72. How accurately are T/Ws loaded? State tolerance or
variation noticed by you?
73. Have you prepared a loading chart yourself?
74. Are you convinced that gum used on paste on labels
is not defective? What defect do you expect in the
quality of gum?

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75. How many paste on labels do you put on T/Ws and

why? Describe the spot ideally suited to receive a paste
on label.
76. What special precautions are taken in ensuring positive
communications with te consignee while dispatching
T/Ws?
77. What is the procedure for diverting a rake already on
run?
78. What action will you take as a co ordinator of loading
base if Railways fail to provide sufficient No. of T/Ws?
79. What is approximate carrying capacity of a BTPN and
Conventions Rake
80. What is meant by jumbo rake?
81. What restrics Railways in increasing the maximum size
of rakes?
82. Who in Railways authorize running a rake shorter than
usual size?
83. How do you analyse transit looses? How do you
calculate temperature effect on vol. during transit? List
the various factors used.
84. Why do we used a standard factor like litres/mm for
small variation in dips in T/Ws? Is it an accurate
method?
85. What is the max. variation in liters/mm in BTPN &
Governer T/Ws at various heights?
86. Have you ever analysed loading/unloading losses after
completing loading/unloading T/Ws? What are your
comments on unexplained loading/unloading losses?

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87. Have you ever handled a complaint from consignee on

heavy unexplained transit losses? What were you
findings?
88. Has any consignee ever complained on discoloration of
product at destination? What could be the conceivable
causes?
89. Do you check T/Ws for water after loading/on arrival and
why? Have you any experience on this to quote?
90. Have you come across a T/W where product is loaded
upto a height reaching the manhole of a T/W?
91. What are the factors determining the maximum
permissible volumes which can be loaded in a T/W?
92. Can LPG T/W unloading gantry be common with other
POL? If not, why?
93. What are the advantages in having loading/unloading
sidings in pairs of rake capacity each?
94. What is the length of a BTPN & Governer rake ?
95. What is the approx. cost of 1 km length of new BG siding
assuming no earth filling is required?
96. What are the different specifications applicable to card
board cartons? Do you understand the various term like
quality of paper, grammage, gum used, moisture
content, bursting strength, etc. etc.

97. Find out rail freight for the following per kl.
PRODUCT

DISTANCES
200 kms 500 kms. 1500 kms
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MS

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

HSD

KERO

ATF

LDO

FO

98. What is CFR engine? Where is it used?

99. TP T/W celibrated to carry 67,000 litres of MS and is
designed

to

hold

pressure

upto

pai.

Loading

temperature is 300C. At what temperature will this

tankwagon start breathing out vapour?
100.
What is forfeiture of t/wagon registration fee?
Describe situations under which railways can forfeit
t/wagon registration fee.
101.
Imagine a situation like this :
You have two indents for HSD and one for SKO pending
with Rlys to be loaded on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of a month
respectively. Rly intimates you on 22 nd to back load
Naphtha/MS rake with SKO against your pending indent
for 24th . What action will you take?
102.
Is Rly. Right in davising you to load SKO rake
103.

bypassing HSD priority for 22nd/23rd?

Can we carry forward indent? What are Rlys.

104.

Rule on this?
Is there any limit for loading our claim on
railways for loss?
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105.

Describe procedure for making supplies for

106.

DGS&D.
You have received one MS rake with 11 t/ws

having one of the seals missing. Rlys. Refuse to give

open delivery. What will you do?

BULK RECEIPT
A

TANKER DISCHARGE

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1. Describe the terms eta, eta, notice of readiness, outer

anchorage, berthing, morning, singing off, singing on,
ballast,

dirty

ballast,

list,

trim,

even

keel,

winch,

post/centre/starboard ( as applicable to tankers), alleging,

coffer

laws,

sea

suction,

jettison,

double

banking

displacement, draft, tide, bunker, cargo tanks and stripping.

2. Do you have approx. idea of chartering rate per day for a
coastal tanker?
3. Calculate allege quantities on board after loading and before
sailing or on arrival and before discharge using trim, list
corrections, etc.
4. Log all the activities for tanker discharge one each on ship
end and installation end.
5. Inspect the pipe line running between ship and shore and
describe the fittings n details.
6. Prepare an ocean loss statement.
7. How do you decide order of loading or discharge?
8. What is space chartering, voyage charter and time charter?
9. What is meant by joint loading of a tanker?
10.
What is on carrying and lightening?
11.
Why is two port discharge necessary?
12.
What is the role of a marine surveyor?
13.
Who in BPC arranges movement by tankers?
14.
What are the formalities if a tanker on coastal run is to
be converted to a foreign run?
15.
What is rummaging?
16.
What is the role of a Harbor Master, Pilot, Traffic
Manager and the chief Engineer of the local Port in handling
tankers?
17.
How do we communicate with a tanker approaching our
port?

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18.

How accurate are ships calibration charts? Why is there

inaccuracy, if any?
19.
What is a voyage loss and why does it occur?
20.
What is the responsibility of the Master on the voyage
loss?
21.
Describe the actions taken by our boarding officer
before commencing discharge from a tanker at the port of
unloading? Similarly, describe actions/responsibilities of the
loading officer when the off loading is in progress and after
completing the tanker discharge.
22.
Why do we calculate quantity on tankers in tones when
accounting is generally in kiloliters?
23.
Why do we ullage a ship rather than dipping?
24.
What are alcohol thermometer, why do the ships tend
to use these and why do we protest against their use?
25.
Are there any instances where you do not get a clear
water cut in installation tanks? Give reasons and comments.
26.
Why does the ship officer use a wooden float under
their tape while ullaging?
27.
What are the important conditions In charter agreement
especially in connection with contamination, losses, pumping
rates?
28.
How do you clear T/D hoses after discharge of white
and Black Oil parcels?
29.
How do you satisfy that cargo has been completely
discharged from a vessel?
30.
Why dont we allow

the

ship

to

ballast

before

completing the discharged of product?

31.
What is sea suction valve and why do we try to exercise
control of its operation?
32.
How and why do we heat the product on board?
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33.

How do you find whether ship is using a reciprocating or

a centrifugal pump? Watch the behavior of T/D hoses when

pumping operation is nearing completion.
34.
Why do we warp T/D hoses?
35.
How do we maintain electrical continuity across T/D
hoses?
36.
What is the length and cost of an 8 T/D hose?
37.
How and at what intervals are T/D hoses and pipelines
tested?
38.
When is a tanker prepared/cleaned for the next
loading?
39.
What is a quality certificate?
40.
Do we test quality of product on board before
commencing discharge of product from a ship?
41.
Do we issue an empty certificate after completing
tanker discharge?
42.
What action/s will you take incase you experience a
hose burst involving spillage of 20/30 KLs of product?
43.
What are the informations required before the arrival
of a tanker in arranging its berthing?
44.
Describe
the
activities/

responsibilities

of

charterers/Agents in arranging berthing of tanker.

45.
What is wharfage and other port dues & what is the
mode of payment?
46.
A tanker carrying indigenous cargo of 12,000 MTs HSD
and 6000 MTs SKO is expected on your charter. Calculate
wharfage/port

dues required to be paid by us before the

actual commencement of discharge?

47.
What is the role of the port coordinator in handling
tankers?

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48.

How cargo ex-tankers is allocated? Do we deviate from

the standard procedure? If yes, under what condition?

49.
What is a tanker discharge programme? Who prepares
it and what are the details mentioned in the same?
50.
Is it necessary to issue amendment to all concerned in
case original discharge sequence is changed?
51.
What is loading arm? What are its advantage over
discharge hoses?

TANKER RECEIPT IN AN INSTALLATION

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1. What is product to product pumping? What are the

advantage and disadvantage in using flushing lines v/s
product to product pumping?
2. List special precaution/care required to gauging our own as
well as other companies tanks while discharging our tankers.
3. What is the significance of 1 m and 7 m per sec. veiocity in
tanker discharge?
4. What special precautions are necessary while :
a. Receiving in an empty tank with/without awing arm
b. Receiving in a tank having low stock
c. Floating roof tank
d. Topping up a tank
e. Switching over from one tank to another
f. Switching over from one Co. to another
g. Receiving interface in product to product pumping
h. Handing over tanker on your charter to other charters/Co.
after unloading.
5. What influences flushing of T/D line? How will you satisfy
yourself that flushing has been carried out satisfactorily?
6. What are the different methods of detecting interfaces
during pumping through pipe lines? Have you heard of use of
radio active material?
7. What should be the flow rate in a 12 dia. T/D line if a tanker
with unlimited pumping capacity is restricted to 300 KLs per
hour on an 8 dia. Line because T/D lines cannot be
subjected to pressure exceeding certain limit?
8. With a constant flow rate, what will be the back pressure on
a 12 line if 8 line experiences 15 kgs/sq. Cm. in
comparison?
9. How will you compare the quantities received with quantity
pumped while pumping into a floating roof tank partially
floating?
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10.

Can a floating roof or a fixed roof tank brust under

pressure while receiving from a tanker?

11.
Why should you keep the boarding officer on a ship
advised of all happenings at the receiving and like topping
up, pumping into an empty tank, switching over, receiving
interface?
12.
How will

you

tackle

the

situation

if

mean

of

communication like telephone or VHF etc. fail during tanker

discharge?
13.
Imagine the following situation and advise what action
will you take?
You are receiving in an MS tank. About 500 KLs of water had
been received during initial pumping Tanker had a parcel of
5000 KLs. Tank has 2 Nos. drain valves. Tanker is pumping at
the rate of 200 KLs per our and is 15 KMs away from the
installation. You had ullage of 300 KLs at 1.00 p.m. and the
ship had advised the balance quantity on board as 700 KLs.
Before telephone system failed say at 1.05 p.m. you do not
have any means to contact ship which keeps on pumping.
You have no other tank in the installation to receive the
balance quantity.
14.
How and why do you see top and bottom samples from
a running line?
15.
Do you understand the effect of rounding up/off of tank
temp., water dip, oil dip, sample temp., and sample density
to the permissible limit?
16.
What are the approx. expansion factors for products
handled by us?

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17.

How do you handle pipe line leaks during tanker

discharge? Can we recover such losses from Port Authorities?

what action do you take when the suspected loss of product
is high?
18.
Are the T/D pipe lines patrolled during use? If so, who
patrols? What can be looked for while patrolling U/G
sections?
19.
What precautions, if any, will you take when you switch
over the oil flow from a nearly full tank to an empty tank?
20.
How do you satisfy that T/D line has been properly
flushed at the end of discharge?
21.
Go through the tanker discharge log book (Installation
end) for the pas six months and state the following :
1. Maximum pumping per hour on different pipe lines.
2. Maximum back pressure registered at the jetty.
3. Minimum and Maximum time taken for oil traces to reach
the installation after commencement of pumping through
water flush lines.
4. Minimum and maximum time taken to flush the T/D line
after discharge.
22.
Can port facilities be used to flush T/D line? If so, what
is the procedure o requisition the service?
23.
What action will you take if the Master declines to
advise the hourly rate of pumping?
24.
What precautions are required to be taken while
discharging dual cargo simultaneously?
25.
What role pressure gauges play during discharge of a
tanker?
26.
Are you supposed to ascertain the status of a tank body
valve of the company from whom you have taken switch
over, particularly so, while receiving on flushing line?
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27.

How will you check the efficacy of pv valve during

discharge operations?
28.
What precautions will you take while starting deliveries
from tank after draining operations are over?

DEPOTS
1. How many depots do we have in the country?
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2. What is TSLR and DSLR? Have you prepared one each? What
is their use?
3. How does a depot incharge satisfy himself whether Tyros
valves are working properly?
4. What are the pressure setting of Tyros valves?
5. Calculate the increase in displacement

lose

while

discharging wagons into U/G MS tank without Tyros valve.

6. Do you prorate the release of Kerosene to agents and why?
7. What are the various licences applicable to our depots? How
are these obtained and how are these renewed?
8. Study and comment on daily cash reconciliation,
reconciliation of bank a/c etc.etc.
9. What action do you take if any municipality implement such
revisions?
10.
What is dead kl km? how can it be avoided?
11.
Why do we pay for the return journey for a T/L even
when it is empty? What is RTKM?
12.
What is split load? What care is taken while delivering
split loads?
13.
What is mixed load?
14.
What action will you take if supply is sent to an
upcountry dealer after paying the octroi enroute and you
find that dealer accommodate the volume sent?
15.
What will you do when you hear Co. T/L involved in an
accident involving :
a. Minor damage
b. Heavy loss of product
c. Loss of life
16.
What is the difference between comprehensive and
third party insurance?
17.
Why is a driver reluctant to accommodate consignees
representative in his cabin?
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18.

What is meant by composite billing and why is it

necessary?
19.
Can an U/G

tank float on its own? Are there any

instances? Any precautions necessary?

20.
What are the chances of product from T/Ws getting
decanted into a lorry tank?
21.
How and at what frequency are the pipelines tested in a
depot?
22.
What

is

the

role

of

district/depot/state/zonal

coordinator?
23.
What are the dead stocks in all the tanks of the study?
24.
What action will you take if a dealer fails to pay for the
supplies sent?
25.
How do the depot losses compare with the other
depots? Comment on difference, if any.
26.
Can there be any instances, where feeding a market is
cheaper if fed from another source although it is priced ex
your depot?
27.
From where will you get supplies if you are dry of
product?
28.
What is D.R.O.?
29.
Is it commercially sound decision to have so many
depots under the present pricing system?
30.
Will you lose more by way of breathing losses when
your tank is full rather than low on stock?
31.
When were the tanks cleaned last and when are they
next due for cleaning?
32.
How reliable is tank calibration?
33.
What is meant by tank behavior chart? Please draw
one.

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34.

What action do you take if a full T/W is received by you

without any dispatch advices? What document do you

generate?
35.
You have been authorized to downgrade 10000 lts. Of
discoloured kerosene to HSD. What documents will you
prepare?
36.
What action will you take if you are asked to clean an
MS Gasoline tank? Describe the procedure in details.
37.
You have been asked by the local Collector to use Co.
owned T/L to distribute drinking water in an emergency. The
T/L had been used on motor gasoline, sometime ago and is
on HSD deliveries for the last 6 months. The party is ready to
bear any cost for cleaning the T/L . describe the action you
will take.
38.
Bank have been closed for a day all of a sudden. A
dealer is dry and has demanded 12000 litres MS against
cheque payment. State the action you propose to take.
39.
What do we need to calibrate tanks? Which are the
approved calibrating agencies?
40.
What do you understand by electrical continuity for an
oil hose?
41.
Describe the procedure for testing an oil hose.
42.
List important terms applicable to inter company
Hospitality?
43.
What is Hot Loss and Transit Loss and how are
percentages worked out for the month?
44.
Convert the quantity to 150C and then convert it 29.50C
with the help of OPCs V.R. Factor.

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ENGINEERING
1. What is the role of Engg. Section in the installation/Depots?
2. What is the organization of Engg. Function in the Corpn.?
3. What do you understand by the following terms :
a. Annual Maintenance Budget.
b. Revenue Budget
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c. Capital Budget
4. State in brief how the maintenance and revenue budgets are
prepared and sanctioned.
5. State in brief classification of capital proposals.
6. What do you understand by plan and

non

plan

proposals/jobs?
7. State in brief how capital proposals are proposed and
sanction obtained.
8. What is the normal procedure of purchase. State in brief.
9. What do you understand by term S.O.R. and how it is
finalized and how it is useful in carrying out day to day jobs?
10.
Who is authorized is approve S.O.R.?
11.
What do you understand by Tender Committee?
12.
What is the procedure for enrolling the contractors on
Corpn. Approved list?
13.
What is the financial limit beyond which if tender is to
be given to the contractor, that contractor/party should be
approved by Tender Committee?
14.
Upto what limit jobs can be awarded by IM on the basis
of S.O.R.?
15.
State what is the financial limit beyond which it is
required to be tendered out.
16.
Who has got authority for accepting of tenders?
17.
Please advise your action. Who shall approved the
expenditure?

Tender

has

been

approved

by

Tender

Committee D.
In case expenditure exceeds upto 10%
In case expenditure exceeds 10% upto 20%
18.
What do you understand by Memorandum

of

Agreement and when it is used?

19.
What do you understand by intermittent payment and
what is the procedure to be adopted for making the same?
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20.

What is the measurement book? When and how it is

used?
21.
What do you understand by the terms EMD and security
Deposit and what is the difference between the two?
22.
What do you understand by Rentention Money and
what is the importance of this and at what stage it is
deducted & for how much period it is retained by Corpn.?
23.
State the following in brief :
1. Open Tender
2. Limited Tender
3. Repeat Tender
4. Single Tender
24.
What do you understand by Blue Form?
25.
You have got sanctioned blue form. Please state in brief
the action you will take for execution of the job.
26.
What is commitment register and why it is necessary to
maintain that ?
27.
What do you know Asset liking and how does it help
your location?
28.
How would you come to know about any wrong debit to
you location and what action would you take to correct the
same?
29.
What do you understand by MSJC. State its use.
30.
How MSJC is processed?
31.
What do you understand from following terms and at
what state these are prepared :
CSCR
input
ADA
CITC
32.
State in brief the procedure to be adopted for disposal?

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