Marine Engineering

If two globe valves are placed in front of you how will you come to know which one is non-return type?  The non-return valve should have a cross sign (✖️) on the head of the spindle, seeing this you can easily figure out that the one with a cross sign is the non-return type. 

Raise the alarm, inform bridge and chief engineer. There should be a set drill for oil spills, which is practiced regularly. If possible contain the spill on deck and start clean-up procedures using appropriate oil spill equipment. If the oil has spilled into the sea: if in port, port authorities should be informed. If ar sea: coast guard should be informed. The time od spill should be recorded with the place or position of the ship at the time of spill along with approximate quantity and type of oil. Circumstances of discharge or escape would be logged in the oil record book.

Prior to a ship's departure from any port, the steering gear should be tested to ensure the satisfactory operation.  This tests should include, Operation of the main steering gear Operation of auxiliary steering gear or the use of the second pump which acts as an auxiliary Operation of the remote control system from the main bridge steering positions Operation of steering gear using the emergency power supply The radar angle indicator reading with respect to actual radar angle should be checked The alarms fitted to the remote control system and steering gear power units should be checked for correct operation. Steering gear header tank levels should be checked. During these tests the radar should be moved through its full travel in both port and starboard and the various equipment items, linkages etc visually inspected for damage or wear. The communication system between the bridge and steering gear room should also be checked.

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Bunkers should not be taken when the ship is on the blocks. In cases where ships sail out immediately after dry-docking. Bunker is to be supplied after the ship has undocked and is floating. Shore power cables are to be connected after the ship has docked and the dock is dry. The cables should be disconnected before flooding the dock. During the flooding of the dock, the flooding is stooped when the level of water in the dock reaches just above the high suction box. All the sea suction valves under the floor plates should be checked for any leaks. In this situation, the ship is not floating and is still sitting firmly on the blocks. This verification is necessary to avoid any mistakes made by shipyard staff whereby some valves have not been fitted their cover joint sand gland packings. A second docking can be avoided by this check. The Master and C/E should visit the dry dock before flooding and verify the following before giving orders for flooding:  ...

SCOPE OF DRY DOCK WORK:   The list of jobs to be carried out during dry docking are as under: BOTTOM INSPECTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION AS RECOMMENDED BY CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY SURVEYOR .                                                                                                                                                                               The first visit of the surveyor on the ship. This inspection is carried out and the dock is dry with the ship's bottom scraped free of barnacle growth. This inspection is usually carrie...

It is mandatory to dry dock a ship on a regular basis in accordance with cargo ship safety construction rules based on the 1974 SOLAS regulations. The rules state that cargo ships have to be drydocked twice in an interval of five years with the interval of five years with the interval between consecutive dry dockings being not less than two years and not more than three years. The classification societies have interpreted this rule by providing a regular interval of thirty months with a window period of + or - six months from the anniversary date so as to suit this requirement. The classification society's rule for periodical surveys has now been amended to operate in accordance with the harmonization of surveys so the surveys and repairs are carried out without hindrance to the operation of the ships. Accordingly, in a five-year cycle of a survey, the two dry dockings are programmed as the first drydocking during the intermediate survey layup and second drydocking during the...

Power factor is the ratio between the KW(Kilo-Watts) and the KVA(Kilo-Volt Amperes) drawn by an electrical load where the KW is the actual load power and the KVA is the apparent load power.  It is a measure of how effectively the current is being converted into useful work output and more particularly is a good indicator of the effect of the load current on the efficiency of the supply system.  Power Factor = True Power/Apparent Power All current flow will cause losses in the supply and distribution system. A load with a power factor of 1.0 results in the most efficient loading of the supply and a load with a power factor of 0.5 will result in much higher losses in the supply system.  Power Factor Formula: 1). The Cosine of angle between Current and Voltage is called Power Factor. P = VI Cosθ                OR Cosθ = P / V I             OR Cosθ = kW / kVA    ...

The tonne per centimetre (TPC) of a ship at any given draught is the mass required to increase the mean draught by 1cm. If the vessel is loading in salt water and the freeboard checked it may be found that more cargo can be loaded to immerse the ship another few centimetres is useful to convert this to tonnes. This is the TPC.  TPC can be calculated by the formula: TPC=A x ρ/100 Where    A = area of water plane at a certain draught                ρ = density of water in which the ship floats The TPC varies with the draught and with the water density. Changes in draught cause a change in displacement and the TPC assists in calculating the change.

When oil handling work is carried out, the Master, Chief Officer and Chief Engineer shall enter the facts in the Oil Record Book and sign the same according to below procedures. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be provided with an Oil Record Book Part I (Machinery Space Operations). Keeping Oil Record Book: The Master shall keep onboard the following Oil Record Books require by laws and regulations Oil Record Book for tankers (cargo and ballast operations) and Oil Record Book for all ships (machinery space operations). Persons Who Will Sign Entries In Oil Record Book: For oil tankers chief officer and others ships chief engineer Each completed page shall be countersigned by the Master Or the officer in charge of the operation must be the one who signs the entry and it must be done without delay upon completion of the operation, This does not automatically...