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Questions and Answers:

Q: How fuel oil temperature affects the combustion process of a diesel engine?
A: Higher fuel oil temperature reduces viscosity which causes fuel oil spray finer atomisation.
This brings forward combustion earlier due to the lower viscosity of the fuel and finer atomisation.
Excessive heating can cause machinery parts,…[Read more]

Questions and Answers:

Q: How fuel oil temperature affects the combustion process of a diesel engine?
A: Higher fuel oil temperature reduces viscosity which causes fuel oil spray finer atomisation.
This brings forward combustion earlier due to the lower viscosity of the fuel and finer atomisation.
Excessive heating can cause machinery parts,…[Read more]

If you are given the choice to sail with your friend, would you?

Writing from personal experience and observation of others, the short answer is “it depends”.

Factors to consider:
– Rank: Unless both are cadets or different dept, you or your friend will be higher rank than the other. We all know how the chain of command works onboard, and…[Read more]

The title is very clickbait, like those ads “How to earn 100K in 1 year!”
But just like those ads, getting promoted is never as straightforward as following a checklist then all will be well.

Many unknown and incontrollable factors such as:
1. How many people in the same queue for promotion?
2. What are their qualifications? (3rd Engineer…[Read more]

For Engine department, may differ from company to company and for different types of vessels.

Engine Cadet -> Junior Engineer or 5th Engineer -> 4th Engineer (AKA 3AE) -> 3rd Engineer (AKA 2AE) -> 2nd Engineer (AKA 1AE) -> Chief Engineer

As a Second Engineer, I supervise the Third, Fourth, Trainee engineers and a greaser/wiper.
Everytime I meet new crew, I tell them my focus is on safety and accuracy.
Sometimes the junior engineers tell me they were told by other senior engineers to work faster. E.g. If they can’t finish a pump overhaul job in 8 hours, they’re lousy engineers.
I…[Read more]

The vessel are normally outfitted with electrohydraulic cranes. C/O must give proper training to the crew for operation of the crane. Vessel should have one set of hydraulic hose at all times. Hydraulic rams should be greased once in 3 months. This to prevent oil seals from salt and debris deposits on the hydraulic Rams. Prior operation of the…[Read more]

Anchoring, mooring equipment and fittings are to be well maintained to enable safe towing and mooring operations.
The upkeep of the deck machinery is a joint responsibility of the deck and engine departments. As demarcation of the work involved, it may be taken that the engine department is responsible for the winches with regard to the…[Read more]

Accommodation climate is to be maintained at comfortable level. Air conditioning should accordingly done to adjust to hot/cold weather conditions. CE must ensure that the A/C compressor is being operated and maintained in good order and system is free of leaks. CE must take daily rounds of AC room to verify proper operation of A/C plant and air…[Read more]

Air compressors are to be operated and maintained as per maker’s recommendations. CE to ensure that all the engineers are familiar with operation of air compressors and line up of the pneumatic system Watch keeping engineer must ensure that compressor unloaders are operating properly and are not leaking. CE must ensure that LO consumption is w…[Read more]

Purifiers are high speed rotational centrifuges and are to the handled with utmost care during operation and maintenance. Follow maker’s manual for proper starting, operation and maintenance. Some of the common guideline applicable to all the purifiers are listed below:
1. During starting observe purifier for any signs of vibration. In case of a…[Read more]