Air compressor arrangement
working principles and operational guideline · Use of compressed air for ships machinery Compressed air has many uses on board ship, ranging from diesel engine starting to the cleaning of machinery…
Machinery arrangement
Three principal types of machinery installation are to be found at sea today. Their individual merits change with technological advances and improvements and economic factors such as the change in…
Marine auxiliary machinery – various installations on board
· Ships are large, complex vehicles which must be self-sustaining in their environment for long periods with a high degree of reliability. A ship is the product of two main areas…
Auxiliary Marine Machinery
· Marine machinery is designed to ensure the proper functioning of a ship’s main engines, piping systems, and equipment. Auxiliary marine machinery includes pumps, compressors, and blowers for circulating fuel and…
Troubleshooting auxiliary engine
Diesel driven generators can be expensive in terms of fuel cost and maintenance requirements. Continuous operation at sea and in port exacts a high price particularly if distillate fuel is…
Taking over the engineering watch
100. Prior to taking over the engineering watch, the relieving officer shall be informed by the officer in charge of the engineering watch as to: .1 the standing orders of…
WATCHKEEPING IN PORT
Principles applying to all watchkeeping General 90. On any ship safely moored or safely at anchor under normal circumstances in port, the master shall arrange for an appropriate and effective…
Engineering watchkeeping under different conditions and in different areas
Restricted visibility 80. The officer in charge of the engineering watch shall ensure that permanent air or steam pressure is available for sound signals and that at all times bridge…
GIGABIT ETHERNET
The need for an even higher data rate resulted in the design of the Gigabit Ethernet protocol (1000 Mbps). The IEEE committee calls the Standard 802.3z. The goals of the…
Duties of Engineer Officers
Performing the engineering watch 1. The officer in charge of the engineering watch shall ensure that the established watchkeeping arrangements are maintained and that, under direction, engine-room ratings, if forming part…
