Examiner, Bandula kariyawasam

Air compressor
What are the air compressor safeties?
What is the side of the bursting disk on air cooler?
How to measure the compressor efficiency
Compressor lub oil level getting high, what are the reasons
How to carry over the lub oil in air compressor
Air compressor lub oil property
What are the air compressor requirements?
What is ur action in the event of starting air explosion?
What are the Methods to prevent the starting air explosion?
How can u check ur lub oil property

LUb oil
What are the lub oil test onboard?
What is analyze for lub oil in the laboratory test

Fresh water generator

How to check the fresh water generator performance
What are the monitoring parameters during watch?

M/E
How to check the Main engine performance
What are the Main engine alarms (shutdown & slow down alarms)
Bridge operation failure.. what is ur action

Oil record book

Lub oil transfer to dirty oil tank during generator overhaul under which chapter do
u record?
Which chapter u records the bunkering record..?

PUMP
How to check the pump performance..?
What are the Pump safety devices..?
What are the pump maintenances..?
What are u doing in the ballast water system fault..? (Note... ballast record book
should be familiar...)

Stern tube
When the ship has a high draft, how u identify the stern tube leak?
When in ship highest draft .aft seal header tank level getting high
Header tank level going low
When high draft what u do?
Note: - change over the tank to high level header tank...
Increase stern tube header tank level

Refrigeration
What are the port state checks in refrigeration plant..?
Which gas use
Check the log book and compare retained onboard quantity match with filling
Check for leaks and recovery bottle

Where is the ref room temperature record..? (Log book)

Engine room log book
Refrigerant property?
Low condensing point
Low boiling point
Low specific heat of liquid

Steering gear

What are the steering gear checks?

Hydraulic tank level
Leaks
Power indicator lamps
Communication between bridge and steering gear room..
Hard stbd to hard port turning
Check the local control operation
Check heading correction

Steering gear regulation...

The steering gear must be able to put the rudder from port 30 to stbd 35 within 28 s
when ship running in maximum speed and deepest draft

What the checks are before enter in to the steering room

How u identify the relief valve leaking?
Sluggish operation
Tank level getting low

Electrical
What are the Emergency generator tests under Saturday routing?

How to carry out a 2 generator synchronizing?

Generator Synchronization Procedure- Before starting

A step by step method for synchronizing generators in provided below.

1. When a decision of synchronizing generators in taken, first the bridge should be notified
about the scheduled activity
2. Start the generator that has to be synchronized. Before starting, prime the engine with
fuel using hand pump. Make sure the engine block heater is turned off.
3. Open the air valve and then turn on the engine.
4. Once the engine starts, check if the oil pressure and cooling water pressure is adequate.
Check if the cooling water pump is working properly by feeling the pipes. Once the
check is done, close the air valves.

Synchronizing procedure
Once the engine starts running properly, synchronization is carried out.
1. In the Engine control room, Check the pressure gauges.
2. On the generator control panel, check if all the ground lights are working properly with

adequate brightness.
3. Also check the synchronizing relays for open position. Bring the running or the lead
generator to the desired optimum parameters: 480 volts and 60 hertz
4. Bring the generator that is to be synchronized(0n-coming) to the desired parameters. Now
turn on the synchronizing relay and keep a close look at the needle.
5. The needle in the synchroscope will move at a varying speed initially. Adjust the speed of
the generator by obtaining a steady slow motion of the needle in the clock wise direction.
6. Once the needle is moving at a steady speed, depress the breaker close button when the
needle has traveled three-fourth of its way. Energize the breakers when the needle reaches
a position similar to the 11' o clock position of a clock.
7. After doing this, check the parameters of the on-coming generator. They should be same
as those of the leading generator. i.e 480 Volts and 60 hertz

After synchronizing
After the main job of synchronizing, the following steps are to be carried out.
1. Change the governer control to the off-going generator.
2. Now the load shown in the guages by this generator should be removed off the system as
soon as possible before it starts acting as load(reverse power). This can be done by
quickly pulling the trip breaker as soon as the generator goes off-line.
3. Once the generator is offline, stop the engine using a toggle switch.
4. After turning off the engine, turn on the engine block heater.
5. At the end, take a proper look at the control panel guages for adequate pressure and even
distrubution of load.
It must also be noted that load distribution can be adjusted by varying the fuel supply to the
generator via its governor but for current sharing to be equal you would need to vary the
excitation current which changes the power factor of the generator.

What are the motors testing?

Vibration analyses
IR test
Continuity test
What are the motors protections?
Overload protection
High temperature winding trip
Short circuit protection

What are the switch board protections?

Overload trip
Preferential trip
Under voltage trip
Reverse power trip
What are the motor maintainances?
Bearing replace
IR test and cleaning

Motor starting method?

Direct online starting
Soft starting
Auto transformer method
Star delta
How u carry out the IR test?
Procedure for ir test

Bunkering
How many samples are taken during bunkering? What are they..?
4 samples
1 marpol
2 ship retained
3 to supplier
4 to lab for analysis
What are the contents of bunker delivery report?

Product name and grade .ifo 180

Quantity in tones100
Viscosity cst @ 50
Relative density @ 15
Flash point
Water content
Pour point
Sulphur content
What sounding are taken, when u take the sounding..
Check all tank sounding before take bunkering
During bunkering Filling tanks and over flow sounding must be take
Bunker calculation
Mercantile Marine Management
M.V. Safmarine Longa
HFO Tanks
Bunkering
place:
Date:
Trim:
Tk no.

Antwerp
10-Jan-11
-1.00 m

Volume
[m3]

95%
[m3]

90%
[m3]

Temp
[C]

Gravi
ty

R.O.B.
[m3]

R.O.B.
[mt]

HS 1 P

Tk
depth
[m]
10.05

243.44

231.3

219.1

33

8.2

7.9

HS 1S

10.05

317.45

301.6

285.7

39

2.1

2.0

HS 2 P

10.05

186.15

176.8

167.5

39

1.5

1.4

HS Set

18.66

17.7

16.8

50

9.5

9.1

HS Ser

24.17

23.0

21.8

50

23.7

22.6

FO
Overf
o

8.76

8.3

7.9

0.973
7
0.973
7
0.973
7
0.973
7
0.973
7
0.973
7

0.7

0.6

Bunker
taken [m3

Fo
drain

On board fuel
gravity
Bunker fuel gravity
Bunkering
temperature
Total capacity
[m3]
95% bunkering
[m3]
90% bunkering
[m3]

4.51

4.3

4.1

0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0

0.973
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total R.O.B.

1.0

1.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.7

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44.6

0.9861
0.9881
45

Total bunkered [m3]

Total bunkered [mt]

0.0
0.0

803.1

Total on board after bunkering

[m3]
Total on board after bunkering
[mt]

46.7

758.7

44.6

718.8

Chief Engineer

Supplier

What are bunker fuel types..?

HFO HIGH SULPHUR
HFO LOW SULPHUR
MGO
MDO
IFO 180
IFO 380
What are the bunkering checks
Bunker Distribution for List/Stability Agreed With Master
Procedures Known For Reporting Spill
Emergency Shutdown Procedures Known

C/Eng
Master & C/Eng
C/Eng & D/Of

Deck Drains & Scuppers Plugged

D/Of

Night time : Proper Illumination Of Manifold & Bunker Hose Area(s) ;

Red Light ON

D/Of

Fixed & Portable Fire Fighting Appliances Ready For Use At

Manifold

D/Of

Moorings Checked & Arrangements Made For Tending During

Bunkering

D/Of

Respective Fuel Tank Vents Clear

D/Eng

Drip Trays, Save alls Clean / Dry / Plug IN

D/Eng

Spill Equipment On Stand By

D/Of & D/Eng

Unused Manifolds Blanked / Shut

D/Eng

Condition Of Ship / Shore Connection & Hoses Checked &

Accepted

D/Eng

Sampling Equipment Ready For Use

D/Eng

All Lines & Valves Correctly Set

D/Eng

Ship / Store Communication Method Agreed

D/Of & D/Eng

Bunkering Rate Agreed With Shore

C/Eng

Finishing Ullages / Soundings Known

D/Eng

Shore / Barge Samples Taken & Witnessed By Suppliers

Representative

C/Eng

DURING BUNKERING
Operational Checks & Actions

Responsible

Check Fuel Entering Correct Tank(s)

C/Eng

Drip Samples Taken

C/Eng

Frequent / Regular Check Of Manifold / Hoses / Deck Area(s)

Don
e

C/Eng & D/Of

Over side For Signs Of Fuel Leakages / Spillage

D/Of

Mooring Checked/Tended Frequently With Regard To The

Tide/Sea/Wind

D/Of

Regular Contact Maintained With Shore / Barge Control

D/Eng

ON COMPLETION
Final Checks & Actions

Responsible

Don

e
Final Samples (Sealed) Taken with proper labels

C/Eng

Tank Soundings / Ullages / Quantity Check

D/Eng

Hose Removed & Manifold Secured Shut

D/Eng

All Sounding Caps Replaced

D/Eng

Duty Engineer sign./date/time

Duty Officer sign./date/time

Chief Engineer sign./date/time

What is the communication method..?

Battery less phone .only for control room communication
woke tokie
hand signals (agreed with barge)

Supplier agent is coming.. What is ur action, what factors are u discuss..?

First he take to meet to chief engineer
Discuss about bunker quantity, pumping rate and bunker sequence agree with bdn
data

How long time are the bunker sample kept on board..

Minimum 1 year retained on board sample and marpol sample must be kept at least
3 year
How long time should BDN report be kept on board
At least 4 years
Documents related to the bunkering...

File List
1. Bunker delivery note
2. Bunker requisition
3. Specification of fuel oil and safety data sheet
4. Bunker check list
5. Ship/ bunker barge/road tanker safety check list
6. Bunker report
7. Bunker procedure
8. Request to witness fuel sampling on board
9. Bunker data form
10. Fuel test results
11. Sounding report
12. Request for bunker sample collection
13.
Supply request form

Boiler
What are the Purposes of boiler treatment?
Minimize
How the boiler corrosion will occur?
The presence of oxygen in feed water will serious efect on boiler feed water system
will serious efect on boiler metals
Pitting corrosion is due to large catholic area and relatively small area due to oily
influence, and oily surface oxide films, acid pockets ,greases
Caustic cracking due to Na (OH) caustic action that can be prevent by adding naso4
and nano3
When two dissimilar metals presence in salino solution galvanic action may occur
(Cu pick up condition will occur in that condition)
How to transfer heat through boiler tube..?
By heat conduction. That means gas heat going to the tube and after it transfer
heat to next iron that occur in all ion ancillary and finally that heat transfer to water
What are the boiler alarms?

Low water level alarm

Low low water level alarm and shut down
High water level alarm
Flame failure and shut down
Fuel oil low pressure and shut down alarm
Fuel oil low temperature alarm
Low air pressure
High steam pressure
Low steam pressure
High exhaust gas temperature

How to check the boiler alarms?

We need to do actual test of boiler alarms
To check low low water level alarm we can blow down boiler until boiler too low
water level alarm came during running boiler in manual mode
To check high water level alarm we have to fire boiler and continually run feed
pumps in manual mode until alarm came

To check fuel oil high temperature alarm and exhaust gas high temperature alarm
we can removing sensor and putting in to calibrator
Low pressure alarm can check by reducing pump pressure
Flame failure alarm we can check by removing photocell during boiler firing

What are the boiler treatments?

Coagulants > Sodium aluminate

Antifoam
Soda lime (Na2Co3/Ca(OH)2)
Phosphate treatment
Oxygen scavenger
Filming amine
Neutralizing amine

How to monitor the boiler performance..?

(Note.. Economizer inlet outlet temperature, economizer pressure drop, burner
running hours, & fuel consumption)
Explain boiler uptake fire...

Due to unburned carbon practical in boiler uptake when engine produce spark it will fire with
carbon particles
Rarely can happen auxiliary burner uptake fire

What are the preventive actions for the boiler uptake fire?

Regular shoot blowing

Performing engine full load
Maintain engine combustion condition
During maneuvering time bypass the economizer

How u check the exhaust gas pressure

U tube fitted after the economizer

What is the mechanism of boiler remote level gauge glass?

How u calibrate the boiler remote level gauge glass?

Generator
How to check the generator performance?

Piston ring blow pass, what are the causes?

Excessive liner wear

Piston rings jamm
Defective piston rings
Abrasive
Due to high pressure in the combustion chamber

How u check the generator alarm? Eg: lub oil pressure, over speed, exhaust temp..
etc..
Over speed
Isolate the generator from system and then increase the fuel from governor
Lube oil low pressure
Cut of the lube oil to sensor
Leak of alarm
Open the leak of pit and lift the floater then alarm will rise

Fire..
Type of portable fire extinguisher
Water
Co
Dry powder

What are the maintenances of fire extinguisher.. (note:-dry powder caking efect..)
Replace dry powder when it expired
Replace Co cartridge

Fire line materials

What are the main hazards in engine room?
Scavenge fire
Crack case explosion

Uptake fire
Engine room Fire
Starting air explosion

How u identify the fire..?

From fire alarm
Smoke
Visually
Feeling

How u identify an electrical fire?

From alarm of electrical fault
Over load
Sparks

Type of fire in engine?

Crank case explosion
Starting air explosion
Scavenge fire
Emergency fire pumps requirements?
Minimum capacity 25 m^3
Maximum capacity 180m^3
No direct access from engine room
If engine driven > 3 hours running service fuel and 15 hours reserve fuel

Emergency fire pump capacity must be between 40 -180 m3/h

Emergency power supply from emergency generator
If there is not emergency power supply to fire pump it need to be equipped with eng
What are the fire horse maintenances?
Gasket condition
Check for hose damage

What are the fire hydrants maintenances..?

Check for leak
Check valve condition

Fire detectors type?

Hydraulic system (winches)

What are the hydraulic system maintenances?

(Note:-Magnetic filter check,Regular greasing,Break pad inspection,Tank oil level

inspection, bothhydraulic and gear,Oil sample analysis both on board and
laboratory)
Visual check for oil condition

First day questions

Why u take the certificates..

To ensure our voyage is under international regulations

To improve seaworthiness
To reduce insurance clame
To maintain class

What are the regulation and rules..?

Marpol
Solas
Stcw
Load line convention
Collition regulation
Tonnage
MLC

What are the most important?

solas
What are the solas chapters?
1.
2.
3.

General
Stability

What is the ISM?

Safe operation and pollution prevention
What is the ISM manuals..?
Ship management manuals
Operational manuals
Contingency manual
Maintenance manual

Safety manual

How u identify ur duties and responsibilities of the ship.. (note:- ship management
manual under ISM manual)
Marpol annexes?
Regulation for Prevention of pollution from oil
Control pollution from noxious liquid substance in bulk
Pollutin prevention by harmful substance carried in sea
Pollution prevention by swege
Pollution prevention by garbage
Regulations for the Prevention of
Air Pollution from Ships

How to disposal the ash..?

(Inclinator record should familiar)
Give to shore and record it
Time. Quantity, port,ship position

How oily rags disposal..?

(Note: should familiar about the garbage record book)
What are the diferent between the management level and operation level?
Operational level should responsible for their machinery operation
And management level responsible for whole operation in the engine room

What is the connection between the marpol annex 6 and third engineer
( note:-inclinator operation)
What is the connection between 4th engineer and marpol annex 1
(note:- bunkering and oily water separator)
Document related to fuel oil change over process..
Oil record book
Engine log book
Seemp (ship energy efficiency management plan )
Show that how u clean a filter..

how u supply to compress air to filter for clean

Sketch drawing
Stress strain curve, Otto cycle, actual diesel cycle, refrigeration cycle, eye bolt
fitting to generator head

Reports
Boiler survey
Generator over haul
Purifier overhaul
Condition monitoring
How u get a proper hand over when the enough time is not available, when u join
the vessel
Plans for promotion to 3rd engineer.
3rd engineer handover reports

What is accident
an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in
damage or injury.