WHILE READING QUESTIONS
a. What does INSV stand for?
INSV stands for Indian Naval Ship Vessel.
b. When was INSV Tarini commissioned to Indian Navy
service?
INSV Tarini was commissioned to the Indian Navy Service on 18th February 2017.
c. Who is Tara-Tarini? After whom was the sailboat named?
Tara-Tarini is the patron deity for sailors and is worshipped for
safety and success at sea. The boat was named after the famous Tara-Tarini
temple in Ganjam district of Odisha.
d. Where did the crew undergo their basic training?
The crew underwent their basic training at the Indian Naval Waterman
ship Training Centre (INWTC) in Mumbai.
e. How long were they trained to undertake this voyage?
f. Which skill was considered important in the selection process?
The little survival skills they showcased was considered
important in the selection process.
g. Who mentored the crew?
The crew was mentored by Commander Dilip Donde.
h. Which quality of the skipper helped to bring out a
successful expedition?
Honesty of the
skipper helped to bring out a successful expedition.
i.
Who among
the crew mentioned about teamwork?
Payal Gupta mentioned
about teamwork.
j.
When did
they witness the brilliant Southern lights from the sea? How did the sky appear
there?
When they were crossing the Tasman sea, they witnessed the
brilliant Southern Lights from the sea. The entire sky lit up in green
light.
k. What festival did they celebrate during their
expedition?
1. Indian Navy’s all-women crew was the first-ever to circumnavigate the globe. - True
2. The crew consists of six members of men and women Indian Navy service. - False
Correct
Sentence: The crew consists of six
members of women in Indian Navy service.
3. Vartika Joshi skippered the crew to circumnavigate the globe. -True
4. The crew started their expedition on 10 July 2017 from Mumbai. -
Correct
Sentence: The crew started their
expedition on i (J September 2017 from Goa.
5. Dilip Donde was the first person to go on a non-stop solo circumnavigation. - True
1. Mention the special features of INSV Tarini.
The special
feature of INSV Tarini
·
It
encouraged use of environment friendly non-conventional renewable energy
resources such as the wind;
·
It collected
and updated meteorological, ocean and wave data on regular basis from India
Meteorological Department (IMD)
·
It also collected
data for monitoring marine pollution on high seas.
2. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
Circumnavigation means to
travel around the world in a ship.
3. How did the all-women Indian Navy crew go about their voyage?
The all-women Indian Navy
crew started from Goa. It covered the expedition in five legs with
stop-overs at four ports. They went around the globe and reached Goa.
4. When did the crew start their voyage? When did they return back to India? How many days did it take to complete the expedition?
The crew started their
voyage on 10 September 2017 from Goa. They went around the globe
within 254 days and reached Goa port on 21 May 2018.
5. What sort of training did the crew undergo before their expedition?
The all-women Indian Navy
crew underwent some theoretical courses.on navigation communication and weather
prediction. They are trained to repair things, to deal with emergencies in
tactical aspects. They underwent basic sail training courses in Mumbai They
also sailed on INSV Mhadei to Mauritius and back and also to Cape Town.
6. How did the crew members work as a team to make their expedition successful?
Even during the storm
when three people would be out on watch, the other three would indulge
in some sort of works like heat the water or the gloves etc. So
team effort actually helped in navigating through the 20 hours long storm.
7. What challenging tasks did the team face during their voyage?
In the South Pacific, they encountered
a storm where the seas were almost nine to ten meters high and the winds
were picking up to 60-70 knots/which is about a hurricane force of wind on
land.
8. What sort of activities did the crew engage in during their long voyage?
They picked up some hobbies and kept posting pictures of delicacies
like golgappas and cakes. They also read books and did some quilling
and craft work. Team leader read comics and the Ramayana. Swathi was
indulged in baking and made lamp shades.
9. Mention the celebrations which the crew enjoyed during their expeditions.
Diwali and three birthdays including the 1st birthday of the boat were the celebrations the crew
enjoyed during their expeditions.
10. Which factor motivated the crew to undertake this expedition?
The entire country was
watching and praying for them and motivated them to undertake the
expedition.
1. Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
Lesson : EMPOWERED WOMEN
NAVIGATING THE WORLD
Theme : Factors responsible for ‘all-women Indian Navy
crew’ to carry out their expedition.
Characters : Crew members
Outline : Navika sagar Parikrama - National policy -
Ocean sailing - Nari Shakti - Make in India - INSV Tarini - environment friendly collected data.
Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the
National policy to empower women to attain their full potential. The Project is
considered essential towards promoting ocean sailing activities in the Navy
while depicting Government of India’s thrust for Nari Shakti (women power). The
voyage was aimed to show case ‘Make in India’ initiative by sailing on- board
indigenously built INSV Tarini. The special feature of this sailboat is that it
encouraged use of environment friendly non-conventional renewable energy
resources such as the wind; collected and updated meteorological, ocean and
wave data on regular basis for accurate weather forecast by India
Meteorological Department (IMD) and also collected data for monitoring marine
pollution on high seas. These are the factors responsible for the all-women
Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
ESSAY
• Introduction
• Navika sagar Parikrama
• Make in Inida
• Conclusion
Introduction:
Women occupy
almost all the major positions in society. Currently, women’s accomplishments
are tremendous in many fields. One such achievement is the All-women Indian
Navy crew who circumnavigated the world for 254 days all alone, in a sailboat
called INSV Tarini.
Navika sagar
Parikrama :
Navika Sagar
Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the National policy to
empower women to attain their frill potential. “The Project is considered
essential towards promoting ocean sailing activities in the Navy while
depicting Government of India’s thrust for Nari Shakti (women power),”
Make in
India :
The voyage was aimed to show case ‘Make in India’ initiative by sailing on- board indigenously built INSV Tarini. The special feature of this sailboat is that it encouraged use of environment friendly non-conventional renewable energy resources such as the wind; collected and updated meteorological, ocean and wave data on regular basis for accurate weather forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) and also collected data for monitoring marine pollution on high seas.
Conclusion :
All these factors are responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
Moral: Great
things never come from comfort zones
2. Write in detail about the selection and training process which the crew underwent.
Lesson : TEMPOWERED WOMEN NAVIGATING THE WORLD
Theme : Training and selection of the crew members.
Characters : Crew members
Outline : Theoretical course - navigation - Communication - weather prediction - repair things - emergencies - INWTC - INSV Mhadei out of 30 - 6 - survival skills.
The all-women Indian Navy
crew underwent some theoretical courses on navigation communication and weather
prediction. They are trained to repair things, to deal with emergencies in
tactical aspects. They underwent basic sail training courses in Mumbai
at the Indian Naval Waterman ship Training Centre (INWTC). They also sailed
on INSV Mhadei to Mauritius and back and also to Cape Town. They were
trained almost for 3 years to prepare for voyage. The trip was a tutorial for
them to manage food, water and even electricity during the voyage. Out of the
thirty women, who had applied, six were shortlisted based on the little
survival skills they showcased.
ESSAY
• Introduction
• Theoretical training
• Practical training
• Selection
• Conclusion
Introduction
:
Women occupy
almost all the major positions in siciety. Currently, women’s accomplishments
are tremendous in many fields. One such achievement is the all women Indian
Navy crew.
Theoretical
training :
They
underwent some theoretical courses on navigation communication and weather
production. Training was given to repair things to deal with emergencies when
the weather gets rough and in medical emergency.
Practical
training :
They
underwent their basic sail training courses in Mumbai at the Indian Naval
Waterman ship Training Centre and in the southern naval base in Kochi. They
even sailed in INSV Mhadei to Mauritius and back and also to Cape Town. They
were trained almost for 3 years to prepare for voyage. The trip was a tutorial
for them to manage food, water and even electricity during the voyage.
Selection :
Out of the
thirty women, who had applied, six were shortlisted based on the little
survival skills they showcased.
Conclusion
We could really understand their hardships and challenges they have faced in their training and selection.
Moral:
Success is the result of perfection and hard work.
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