ENGINES
1. ENGINE BASICS
(1/7) ENGINE NOMENCLATURE & RELATED TERMS
(2/7) THEORETICAL CYCLES
(3/7) ENGINE STROKE
(4/7) MAN B&W ENGINES
(5/7) SULZER ENGINES
(6/7) ENGINE DESIGNING
(7/7) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
2. ENGINE PERFORMANCE & INDICATOR CARDS
(1/6) INTRODUCTION
(2/6) POWER CARD
(3/6) DRAW CARD
(4/6) LIGHT SPRING & COMPRESSION CARD
(5/6) ENGINE PERFORMANCE & SHIP SEA TRIAL
(6/6) QUESTIONS
3. MAIN ENGINE STRUCTURE & METALLURGY
(1/8) ENGINE STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION
(2/8) ENGINE STRUCTURE FRAMES
(3/8) ENGINE STRUCTURE BOLTS & CHOCKS
(4/8) MATERIALS USED
(5/8) MATERIAL PROPERTIES
(6/8) MATERIAL STRESSES & FAILURES
(7/8) MATERIAL HEAT TREATMENT
(8/8) QUESTIONS
4. MAIN ENGINE FUEL OIL SYSTEM
(1/8) FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
(2/8) FUEL OIL LINE
(3/8) FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
(4/8) VARIABLE INJECTION TIMING
(5/8) ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
(6/8) OVERHAULING OF FUEL PUMP
(7/8) OVERHAULING OF FUEL INJECTOR
(8/8) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
5. MAIN ENGINE LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(1/6) MAIN ENGINE LUBE OIL SYSTEMS
(2/6) BEARING LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(3/6) PISTON & STUFFING BOX LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(4/6) CYLINDER LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(5/6) ELECTRONIC CYLINDER LUEB OIL SYSTEM (ALPHA/PULSE)
(6/6) QUESTIONS
6. ENGINE GOVERNOR
(1/4) BASICS AND TERMINOLOGY
(2/4) TYPES AND WORKING OF GOVERNORS
(3/4) GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENTS
(4/4) QUESTIONS
7. CRANKSHAFT, CROSSHEAD & BEARINGS
(1/7) CRANKSHAFT CONSTRUCTION
(2/7) CRANKSHAFT FAULTS
(3/7) ENGINE BEARING CONSTRUCTION
(4/7) ENGINE MAIN BEARING
(5/7) ENGINE BOTTOM END BEARING
(6/7) CROSSHEAD BEARING & CONNECTING ROD
(7/7) QUESTIONS
8. PISTON & LINER
(1/10) PISTON CONSTRUCTION
(2/10) PISTON COOLING
(3/10) PISTON RINGS
(4/10) PISTON OVERHAUL
(5/10) STUFFING BOX OVERHAUL
(6/10) LINER CONSTRUCTION
(7/10) LINER CALIBRATION & REMOVAL
(8/10) LINER WEARDOWN
(9/10) LINER JACKET COOLING SYSTEM
(10/10) QUESTIONS
9. EXHAUST VALVE
(1/5) CONSTRUCTION & WORKING
(2/5) ROTATORY MOTION
(3/5) MAIN ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE OVERHAUL
(4/5) AUXILIARY ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE OVERHAUL
(5/5) QUESTIONS
10. CYLINDER HEAD
(1/5) CONSTRUCTION
(2/5) DEFECTS
(3/5) OVERHAUL & MAINTENANCE
(4/5) HYDRALIC JACK UNIT
(5/5) QUESTIONS
11. SCAVENGING & TURBOCHARGING
(1/10) BASICS
(2/10) SCAVENGE PORT & SPACE INSPECTION
(3/10) SUPERCHARGING
(4/10) SCAVENGE AIR CONTROLLERS
(5/10) TURBOCHARGING TYPES
(6/10) TURBOCHARGING CONSTRUCTION
(7/10) TURBOCHARGER SURGING
(8/10) TURBOCHARGER OVERHAUL
(9/10) TURBOCHARGER WASHING
(10/10) QUESTIONS
12. STARTING AIR SYSTEM
(1/6) STARTING AIR TIMING
(2/6) STARTING AIR VALVE & DISTRIBUTOR
(3/6) STARTING AIR VALVE OVERHAUL
(4/6) STARTING AIR SYSTEM FOR SULZER ENGINES
(5/6) STARTING AIR SYSTEM FOR MAN B&W ENGINES
(6/6) QUESTIONS
13. MANOEUVRING, STARTING & REVERSING
(1/11) CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN DRIVE
(2/11) CAM REVERSING MECHANISM
(3/11) ENGINE PRE-START CHECKS
(4/11) MANOEUVRING DIAGRAM – STARTING/REVERSING
(5/11) MANOEUVRING CONTROL SYSTEM
(6/11) ENGINE OPERATING PROCEDURES
(7/11) PRECAUTIONS FOR STARTING AND STOPPING
(8/11) BRIDGE CONTROL SYSTEM
(9/11) ENGINE UNIT CUT-OFF OPERATION
(10/11) ENGINE STARTING AND RUNNING FAULTS
(11/11) QUESTIONS
14. AUXILIARY ENGINE
(1/3) COMPONENTS
(2/3) DE-CARBONISATION
(3/3) QUESTIONS
15. VIBRATION & DAMPERS
(1/5) FORCES ACTING IN MAIN ENGINE
(2/5) TERMS RELATED TO VIBRATION
(3/5) VIBRATIONS IN MAIN ENGINE
(4/5) REDUCTION OF ENGINE VIBRATION
(5/5) QUESTIONS
16. FIRE HAZARDS
(1/7) CRANKCASE FIRE/EXPLOSION
(2/7) STARTING AIR LINE FIRE/EXPLOSION
(3/7) SCAVENGE/UNDER PISTON FIRE
(4/7) ECONOMIZER/UPTAKE FIRE
(5/7) ENGINE ROOM FLOODING
(6/7) BAD WEATHER CONDITION
(7/7) QUESTIONS
Auxiliaries
1. TOOLS, FITTINGS & DESIGN
(1/9) TOOLS – DICTIONARY
(2/9) FITTINGS & TOOLS – DICTIONARY
(3/9) MEASURING INSTRUMENTS – DICTIONARY
(4/9) SHAFT MATERIALS, COUPLINGS AND BOLTS
(5/9) PIPELINES ONBOARD
(6/9) VLAVES ONBOARD
(7/9) BEARING NOMENCLATURE
(8/9) FILTERS ONBOARD
(9/9) QUESTIONS
2. WELDING/NDT
(1/9) WELDING INTRODUCTION
(2/9) WELDING – ELECTRIC ARC
(3/9) WELDING RODS
(4/9) WELDING – GAS
(5/9) WELDING DEFECTS
(6/9) WELDING INSPECTIONS
(7/9) MATERIAL TESTING – DESTRUCTIVE/NON-DESTRUCTIVE
(8/9) NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)
(9/9) QUESTIONS
3. PUMPS
(1/15) TYPES
(2/15) EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP
(3/15) CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
(4/15) NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD (NPSH)
(5/15) CAVITATION
(6/15) PRIMER PUMPS
(7/15) RECIPROCATING PUMP
(8/15) GEAR PUMP
(9/15) SCREW PUMP
(10/15) VANE PUMP
(11/15) OTHER COMMON PUMPS
(12/15) EJECTOR & EDUCTOR PUMPS
(13/15) MECHANICAL SEAL
(14/15) GLAND PACKING
(15/15) QUESTIONS
4. STEERING GEAR
(1/13) REGULATIONS
(2/13) TYPES, CLASSIFICATION & CONSTRUCTION
(3/13) TELEMOTOR SYSTEM
(4/13) 2-RAM ACTUATING SYSTEM
(5/13) 4-RAM & ROTARY VANE ACTUATING SYSTEM
(6/13) ELECTRIC ACTUATING SYSTEM (WARD LEONARD)
(7/13) CONTROL SYSTEM (FOLLOW UP/NON-FOLLOW UP/AUTO)
(8/13) MAINTENANCE
(9/13) RUDDER TYPES
(10/13) RUDDER CONSTRUCTION
(11/13) FORCES ON RUDDER
(12/13) RUDDER DROP
(13/13) QUESTIONS
5. OILY WATER SEPARATOR
(1/5) REGULATIONS
(2/5) WORKING
(3/5) PROCEDURE
(4/5) OCM
(5/5) MAINTENANCE
6. LUBE OIL
(1/7) THEORY OF LUBRICATION AND FUNCTIONS
(2/7) COMMON RELATED TERMS
(3/7) TYPES OF LUBRICATION
(4/7) MAINTENANCE OF LUBE OIL
(5/7) MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF LUBE OIL
(6/7) ONBOARD LUBE OIL TESTING
(7/7) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
7. FUEL OIL
(1/6) PRODUCTION OF MARINE FUEL (DISTILLATION PROCESS)
(2/6) MARITIME FUEL CLASSIFICATION
(3/6) IGNITION QUALITY
(4/6) COMMON RELATED TERMS
(5/6) HOT CORROSION
(6/6) QUESTIONS
8. PURIFIER
(1/8) PRINCIPLE & WORKING
(2/8) PARTS & CONSTRUCTION
(3/8) GRAVITY DISC
(4/8) OPERATION
(5/8) ALARMS
(6/8) DRIVING ASSEMBLY
(7/8) ALCAP SYSTEM
(8/8) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
9. BUNKERING
(1/8) INTRODUCTION
(2/8) PRE-BUNKERING PROCEDURE
(3/8) DURING BUNKERING PROCEDURE
(4/8) POST-BUNKERING PROCEDURE
(5/8) SAMPLING OF BUNKER OIL
(6/8) BUNKER DELIVERY NOTE (BDN)
(7/8) BUNKER LINE PRESSURE TESTING
(8/8) QUESTIONS
10. EMISSION
(1/4) INTRODUCTION
(2/4) SULPHUR OXIDE EMISSION
(3/4) NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSION
(4/4) SHIP ENERGY EFFICIENCY
11. HEAT EXCHANGER
(1/5) PRINCIPLE
(2/5) TYPES
(3/5) HEAT EXPANSION
(4/5) FOULING
(5/5) QUESTIONS
12. FRESH WATER GENERATOR
(1/6) PRINCIPLE & TYPES
(2/6) WORKING
(3/6) PROCEDURE
(4/6) SALINOMETER
(5/6) MAINTENANCE
(6/6) QUESTIONS
13. BOILERS
(1/18) WORKING & CONSTRUCTION
(2/18) SUPERHEATED STEAM
(3/18) STEAM TRAP
(4/18) BOILER SHELL EXPANSION
(5/18) OGEE RING
(6/18) BURNERS
(7/18) ALARMS
(8/18) MOUNTINGS
(9/18) GAUGE GLASS
(10/18) BLOWDOWN
(11/18) OPERATING & INSPECTION PROCEDURE
(12/18) SAFETY VALVE
(13/18) WATER LEVEL INDICATOR
(14/18) BOILER WATER ISSUES DUE TO IMPURITIES
(15/18) BOILER WATER IMPURITIES
(16/18) BOILER WATER TREATMENT
(17/18) BOILER WATER TESTS
(18/18) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
14. AIR COMPRESSOR
(1/11) REGULATIONS
(2/11) TERMS
(3/11) MULTI-STAGING
(4/11) INTER-COOLER & AFTER-COOLER
(5/11) CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN
(6/11) OPERATION
(7/11) SAFETY DEVICES
(8/11) EXPLOSION
(9/11) AIR VESSEL
(10/11) MAINTENANCE
(11/11) QUESTIONS
15. REFRIGERATION
(1/13) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
(2/13) LATENT AND SPECIFIC HEAT
(3/13) SUBCOOLING AND SUPERHEATING
(4/13) SATURATION, DEW POINT & RELATIVE HUMIDITY
(5/13) SYSTEM ENTHALPY
(6/13) SYSTEM WORKING
(7/13) SYSTEM COMPRESSOR
(8/13) EXPANSION VALVE
(9/13) CAPACITY CONTROL
(10/13) REFRIGERANT CHARGING
(11/13) SAFETY
(12/13) MAINTENANCE
(13/13) QUESTIONS
16. PROPELLER SHAFT
(1/9) THRUST SHAFT & THRUST BLOCK
(2/9) INTERMEDIATE SHAFT & BEARING
(3/9) TAIL SHAFT & STERN TUBE
(4/9) STERN TUBE WATER LUBRICATION
(5/9) STERN TUBE OIL LUBRICATION
(6/9) STERN TUBE SEALING ARRANGEMENTS
(7/9) STER TUBE MAINTENANCE
(8/9) SPLIT TYPE STERN TUBE (ROSS-TURNBULL)
(9/9) PROPELLRS
17. CORROSION
(1/6) ICCP PRINCIPLE
(2/6) ICCP WORKING
(3/6) ICCP ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
(4/6) ICCP SHAFT-HULL mV METER
(5/6) SACRIFICIAL ANODES
(6/6) MGPS (MARINE GROWTH PREVENTION SYSTEM)
18. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
(1/5) REGULATIONS & IMPACT
(2/5) MAINTENANCE
(3/5) BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TRETMENT PLANT
(4/5) VACUUM SEWAGE TRETMENT PLANT SYSTEM
(5/5) OTHER COMMAN PLANTS
19. INCINERATOR
(1/4) INTRODUCTION
(2/4) CONSTRUCTION
(3/4) OPERATING PROCEDURE
(4/4) MAINTENANCE
20. DRYDOCK
(1/7) PLANNING RELATED TO DRYDOCK
(2/7) JOBS DONE AT DRYDOCK
(3/7) PREPARING FOR DRYDOCK
(4/7) ARRIVAL DRYDOCKING PORT
(5/7) DOCKING & PRE-DOCKING STABILITY CONDITION
(6/7) SHIP ON BLOCKS
(7/7) DEPARTURE FROM DRYDOCK
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ENGINES
1. ENGINE BASICS
(1/7) ENGINE NOMENCLATURE & RELATED TERMS
(2/7) THEORETICAL CYCLES
(3/7) ENGINE STROKE
(4/7) MAN B&W ENGINES
(5/7) SULZER ENGINES
(6/7) ENGINE DESIGNING
(7/7) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
2. ENGINE PERFORMANCE & INDICATOR CARDS
(1/6) INTRODUCTION
(2/6) POWER CARD
(3/6) DRAW CARD
(4/6) LIGHT SPRING & COMPRESSION CARD
(5/6) ENGINE PERFORMANCE & SHIP SEA TRIAL
(6/6) QUESTIONS
3. MAIN ENGINE STRUCTURE & METALLURGY
(1/8) ENGINE STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION
(2/8) ENGINE STRUCTURE FRAMES
(3/8) ENGINE STRUCTURE BOLTS & CHOCKS
(4/8) MATERIALS USED
(5/8) MATERIAL PROPERTIES
(6/8) MATERIAL STRESSES & FAILURES
(7/8) MATERIAL HEAT TREATMENT
(8/8) QUESTIONS
4. MAIN ENGINE FUEL OIL SYSTEM
(1/8) FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
(2/8) FUEL OIL LINE
(3/8) FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
(4/8) VARIABLE INJECTION TIMING
(5/8) ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
(6/8) OVERHAULING OF FUEL PUMP
(7/8) OVERHAULING OF FUEL INJECTOR
(8/8) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
5. MAIN ENGINE LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(1/6) MAIN ENGINE LUBE OIL SYSTEMS
(2/6) BEARING LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(3/6) PISTON & STUFFING BOX LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(4/6) CYLINDER LUBE OIL SYSTEM
(5/6) ELECTRONIC CYLINDER LUEB OIL SYSTEM (ALPHA/PULSE)
(6/6) QUESTIONS
6. ENGINE GOVERNOR
(1/4) BASICS AND TERMINOLOGY
(2/4) TYPES AND WORKING OF GOVERNORS
(3/4) GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENTS
(4/4) QUESTIONS
7. CRANKSHAFT, CROSSHEAD & BEARINGS
(1/7) CRANKSHAFT CONSTRUCTION
(2/7) CRANKSHAFT FAULTS
(3/7) ENGINE BEARING CONSTRUCTION
(4/7) ENGINE MAIN BEARING
(5/7) ENGINE BOTTOM END BEARING
(6/7) CROSSHEAD BEARING & CONNECTING ROD
(7/7) QUESTIONS
8. PISTON & LINER
(1/10) PISTON CONSTRUCTION
(2/10) PISTON COOLING
(3/10) PISTON RINGS
(4/10) PISTON OVERHAUL
(5/10) STUFFING BOX OVERHAUL
(6/10) LINER CONSTRUCTION
(7/10) LINER CALIBRATION & REMOVAL
(8/10) LINER WEARDOWN
(9/10) LINER JACKET COOLING SYSTEM
(10/10) QUESTIONS
9. EXHAUST VALVE
(1/5) CONSTRUCTION & WORKING
(2/5) ROTATORY MOTION
(3/5) MAIN ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE OVERHAUL
(4/5) AUXILIARY ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE OVERHAUL
(5/5) QUESTIONS
10. CYLINDER HEAD
(1/5) CONSTRUCTION
(2/5) DEFECTS
(3/5) OVERHAUL & MAINTENANCE
(4/5) HYDRALIC JACK UNIT
(5/5) QUESTIONS
11. SCAVENGING & TURBOCHARGING
(1/10) BASICS
(2/10) SCAVENGE PORT & SPACE INSPECTION
(3/10) SUPERCHARGING
(4/10) SCAVENGE AIR CONTROLLERS
(5/10) TURBOCHARGING TYPES
(6/10) TURBOCHARGING CONSTRUCTION
(7/10) TURBOCHARGER SURGING
(8/10) TURBOCHARGER OVERHAUL
(9/10) TURBOCHARGER WASHING
(10/10) QUESTIONS
12. STARTING AIR SYSTEM
(1/6) STARTING AIR TIMING
(2/6) STARTING AIR VALVE & DISTRIBUTOR
(3/6) STARTING AIR VALVE OVERHAUL
(4/6) STARTING AIR SYSTEM FOR SULZER ENGINES
(5/6) STARTING AIR SYSTEM FOR MAN B&W ENGINES
(6/6) QUESTIONS
13. MANOEUVRING, STARTING & REVERSING
(1/11) CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN DRIVE
(2/11) CAM REVERSING MECHANISM
(3/11) ENGINE PRE-START CHECKS
(4/11) MANOEUVRING DIAGRAM – STARTING/REVERSING
(5/11) MANOEUVRING CONTROL SYSTEM
(6/11) ENGINE OPERATING PROCEDURES
(7/11) PRECAUTIONS FOR STARTING AND STOPPING
(8/11) BRIDGE CONTROL SYSTEM
(9/11) ENGINE UNIT CUT-OFF OPERATION
(10/11) ENGINE STARTING AND RUNNING FAULTS
(11/11) QUESTIONS
14. AUXILIARY ENGINE
(1/3) COMPONENTS
(2/3) DE-CARBONISATION
(3/3) QUESTIONS
15. VIBRATION & DAMPERS
(1/5) FORCES ACTING IN MAIN ENGINE
(2/5) TERMS RELATED TO VIBRATION
(3/5) VIBRATIONS IN MAIN ENGINE
(4/5) REDUCTION OF ENGINE VIBRATION
(5/5) QUESTIONS
16. FIRE HAZARDS
(1/7) CRANKCASE FIRE/EXPLOSION
(2/7) STARTING AIR LINE FIRE/EXPLOSION
(3/7) SCAVENGE/UNDER PISTON FIRE
(4/7) ECONOMIZER/UPTAKE FIRE
(5/7) ENGINE ROOM FLOODING
(6/7) BAD WEATHER CONDITION
(7/7) QUESTIONS
Auxiliaries
1. TOOLS, FITTINGS & DESIGN
(1/9) TOOLS – DICTIONARY
(2/9) FITTINGS & TOOLS – DICTIONARY
(3/9) MEASURING INSTRUMENTS – DICTIONARY
(4/9) SHAFT MATERIALS, COUPLINGS AND BOLTS
(5/9) PIPELINES ONBOARD
(6/9) VLAVES ONBOARD
(7/9) BEARING NOMENCLATURE
(8/9) FILTERS ONBOARD
(9/9) QUESTIONS
2. WELDING/NDT
(1/9) WELDING INTRODUCTION
(2/9) WELDING – ELECTRIC ARC
(3/9) WELDING RODS
(4/9) WELDING – GAS
(5/9) WELDING DEFECTS
(6/9) WELDING INSPECTIONS
(7/9) MATERIAL TESTING – DESTRUCTIVE/NON-DESTRUCTIVE
(8/9) NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)
(9/9) QUESTIONS
3. PUMPS
(1/15) TYPES
(2/15) EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP
(3/15) CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
(4/15) NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD (NPSH)
(5/15) CAVITATION
(6/15) PRIMER PUMPS
(7/15) RECIPROCATING PUMP
(8/15) GEAR PUMP
(9/15) SCREW PUMP
(10/15) VANE PUMP
(11/15) OTHER COMMON PUMPS
(12/15) EJECTOR & EDUCTOR PUMPS
(13/15) MECHANICAL SEAL
(14/15) GLAND PACKING
(15/15) QUESTIONS
4. STEERING GEAR
(1/13) REGULATIONS
(2/13) TYPES, CLASSIFICATION & CONSTRUCTION
(3/13) TELEMOTOR SYSTEM
(4/13) 2-RAM ACTUATING SYSTEM
(5/13) 4-RAM & ROTARY VANE ACTUATING SYSTEM
(6/13) ELECTRIC ACTUATING SYSTEM (WARD LEONARD)
(7/13) CONTROL SYSTEM (FOLLOW UP/NON-FOLLOW UP/AUTO)
(8/13) MAINTENANCE
(9/13) RUDDER TYPES
(10/13) RUDDER CONSTRUCTION
(11/13) FORCES ON RUDDER
(12/13) RUDDER DROP
(13/13) QUESTIONS
5. OILY WATER SEPARATOR
(1/5) REGULATIONS
(2/5) WORKING
(3/5) PROCEDURE
(4/5) OCM
(5/5) MAINTENANCE
6. LUBE OIL
(1/7) THEORY OF LUBRICATION AND FUNCTIONS
(2/7) COMMON RELATED TERMS
(3/7) TYPES OF LUBRICATION
(4/7) MAINTENANCE OF LUBE OIL
(5/7) MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF LUBE OIL
(6/7) ONBOARD LUBE OIL TESTING
(7/7) OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS
7. FUEL OIL
(1/6) PRODUCTION OF MARINE FUEL (DISTILLATION PROCESS)
(2/6) MARITIME FUEL CLASSIFICATION
(3/6) IGNITION QUALITY
(4/6) COMMON RELATED TERMS
(5/6) HOT CORROSION
(6/6) QUESTIONS
8. PURIFIER