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1. Combustion control system correct the proportion the quantities of air and fuel being burnt. 
2. Ensure complete combustion
3. The system measure the flow rates of fuel oil and air in order to correctly regulate their proportions.
4. Two control elements are used, ‘steam flow’ and ‘steam pressure’. 
5. The steam pressure signal is fed to a c…

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Difference between a safety valve and a relief valve

• Relief valve:

The higher the pressure, the more the valve disc lifts off its seat. Relieving capacity increases with over-pressurization increase.  

• Safety valve:

Designed to stay completely closed until the popping pressure is reached. At popping point the valve lifts sharply a…[Read more]

Fitting of new tie rod 

1. The lower nut of tie rod is screwed on 
2. Clean the seating surface of intermediate ring and upper nut 
3. Screw ring screw on tie rod and lift till the lower tie rod rest against the bearing shield 
4. Tighten the upper tie rod nut with tommy bar until seated firmly, then remove ring screw

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Solas Requirement for UMS

SOLAS 1974 Chapter II-1, regulations 46 to regulation 53. 

1) Protection against fire 

a)     Arrangement should be provided on UMS ship to detect and give alarm in case of fire.

b)      In the boiler air supply casing and uptake.

c)      In scavenge space of propulsion machinery.…[Read more]

Load line survey

In order detecting whether the vessel is over-loaded and it’s freeboard,

it is basically an effort to make the hull watertight below the freeboard and weather tight above it.

It is a administration requirement for ships to get Load line certificate which is subjected to annual survey.

• 150 GRT and above
• New sh…

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Solas emergency power supply requirements

1. Emergency generator and emergency switchboard of the ship should be located above the uppermost continuous deck, away from machinery space, behind the collision bulkhead.
2. The main switchboard of the ship should not interface with supply, control, and distribution of emergency power.

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Marpol stands for International convention for the prevention of pollution.
73 convention/ 78 protocol. 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978, Came to force on 1983.

convention; an agreement between states covering particular matters
protocol; is a draft of official document signed by…[Read more]

Seatime required

From Cadetship to COC 5 : 6 months
From COC 5 to 2 : 12 months ( MEO CLASS 1 & 2 Engineering co
COC 2 to COC 1 : 18 months ; COC 5 to COC 1

Enrolling for COC 1/2 Marine engineer Part B course, Studends exempted from Part A if we graduated from…[Read more]

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