December2012 online question 1.Cladding is the process used for :A. B. C. D.

Protection of metal surfaces against corrosion Protection of metal surfaces against erosion Protection of metal surfaces against cavitation erosion Protection of metal surfaces impingement corrosion

2.If 3 Centrifugal pumps are running in parallel and the backpressure is substantiall increased! "hat effect "ill be obser#ed on the pumps in use. A. B. C. ta#en D. &. Flow rate will reduce. Increase in the pump casing temperature. Safety alarms and trips (high casing emperature! will activate" if no corrective action $one of the a%ove. All of the a%ove.

3.$hich of the follo"ing is a true statement % &choose more than one option if true' multiple choice A. 'ild steel will %e su%(ect to preferential corrosion when in electrical continuity with stainless steel in presence of an electrolyte B. Stainless steel will %e su%(ect to preferential corrosion when in electrical continuity with 'ild steel in presence of an electrolyte C. Copper will %e su%(ect to preferential corrosion when in electrical continuity with 'ild steel in presence of an electrolyte D. )inc will %e su%(ect to preferential corrosion when in electrical continuity with Aluminium in presence of an electrolyte (.)he steels "ith a carbon percentage close to 0.*+ ha#e A. B. C. D. poor strength %ut good welda%ility *igh strength %ut poor welda%ility Poor strength and poor welda%lity *igh strength and good welda%ility

,.)he lo"er half of main bearing of a #er large diesel engine can be remo#ed b : A. Pulling out with a chain %loc# B. By hammering out with the help of a soft mallet C. By slightly (ac#ing the cran#shaft and turning out the %earing half with a rope or similar tac#le provided. D. By using a special tool in the oil hole and turning the shaft to turn out the lower half. -.. refrigerant compressor "ill run continuousl "hen there is A. B. C. D. oo heavy cooling load on the system Air in the system Insufficient refrigerant in the system Any of the a%ove

'ar#+ , /.)he gland packing on centrifugal pump shaft should: A. B. C. D. lea#age $ot allow any lea#age under positive suction pressure Should only allow drop %y drop continuous lea#age under positive suction pressure Should only allow drop %y drop continual lea#age under positive suction pressure Should allow considera%le lea#age as gland pac#ings are meant to allow considera%le

0ark: 2 *.$hich of the follo"ing cannot be used as sacrificial anode for the protection of 0ild steel structure against corrosion : A. B. C. D. Cadmium 'agnesium Copper Aluminium

1.23cessi#e lubrication in compressors can lead to: multiple A. B. C. D. Stic#ing of valves Carryover and deposit of oil particles in pipelines and reservoirs Decompression Detonation

10.Corrosion protection of steel surfaces b 4inc coating can be carried out onl at temperatures belo" -, Deg. C . 5or higher temperatures : A. B. C. D. )inc reacts very fast and thus can only provide protection for a limited time )inc reacts with steel and protective layer vanishes due to chemical reaction Steel may corrode preferentially to the -inc De-incification occurs leading to removal of -inc coating

11.)he pumps performance depends upon A. B. C. D. Clearance %etween the wear ring and the impeller Clearance %etween the impeller and the casing Clearance %etween impeller and shaft Clearance %etween mechanical seal and shaft

12.)he t pe of corrosion normall occurring in cooling 5resh $ater s stems of 0arine Diesel 2ngines is : A. B. C. D. Stress corrosion *ot corrosion Bimetallic corrosion Selective Phase corrosion

13.)he most important control measure to pre#ent boiler tube failure is: A. B. C. D. .se of proper refractory material Proper maintenance of fuel %urning e/uipment Proper maintenance of %oiler water condition All of the a%ove

1(.It is gi#en that engine room bilge pump has suction manifold on "hich 3 #al#es are located. 6ne #al#e for the 3 engine room bilge "ells suction! another one for 7ilge tank suction and the third one is for sea "ater suction. It is found that the 7ilge pump is unable to take suction from an of the bilge "ells! but is able to take suction efficientl from 7ilge tank. $hat is the most probable cause% A. B. C. manifold valve D. Pump suction filter cover gas#et lea#ing Suction filter cover gas#et of one of the Bilge wells is lea#ing Bilge well suction pipeline lea#ing %etween individual %ilge well valves and suction Bilge pump suction pipeline lea#ing %etween the manifold and the pump

1,.0ost steam traps respond "ell to cleaning. 7ut "hen a thermod namic trap fails to operate after cleaning! the ne3t course of action should be: A. B. C. D. hrottle the steam outlet valve 0enew the trap 1ap the disc and the seat of the trap hrottle the steam inlet valve

1- $hen centrifugal pump is changed o#er for pumping a liquid of higher specific gra#it "hich of the follo"ing is going to change% A. B. C. D. Discharge pressure Discharge head Power consumption Pump speed

1/. .u3iliar engine connecting rod bottom end bolts should be tightened: A. B. manufacturer. C. D. 2nly as per the prescri%ed tor/ue using a tor/ue range As per prescri%ed tor/ue as well as angular measurements as recommended %y the By following previous match mar#s on %olt heads and connecting rod %ody As per prescri%ed tor/ue and another 345 increase during every su%se/uent tightening. 6

'ar#+ , 1*.$h are large centrifugal pumps started "ith their discharge #al#es closed% A. B. C. D. o ensure proper priming o limit sudden rise in discharge rate o limit motor starting current o minimi-e starting tor/ue on motor shaft

11.$hich of the follo"ing statements are true as far as painting of steel hull8structure is concerned% 0ultiple choice A. B. C. D. Painting can %e done under any weather condition Painting can only %e done after proper surface preparation is carried out Painting should only %e done on top of appropriate primer coating Several coats of paint can %e applied one after the other without any time gap

20.$hen one of the 082 5.6. heater is not in use! then: A. he F.2. inlet 7 outlet valves should %e #ept shut" %ut steam heating valves should %e #ept crac# open" so as to #eep the heater warm B. F.2. inlet 7 2utlet valves should %e #ept shut" steam heating valves also should %e completely shut and heater should %e drained of any remaining F.2. C. F.2. inlet and outlet valves should %e #ept crac# open so that the F.2. recirculation through the heater can ta#e place D. F.2. inlet valve should %e #ept shut while the outlet valve should %e left open" so that heater can %e put into use as fast as possi%le in case re/uired 21. $hich of the follo"ing can lead to sudden stopping of a diesel engine% A. B. C. D. Air in fuel supply line 8ater in fuel supply line 2%struction in air filter 8ater in the air filter

22. . multistage centrifugal pump is normall used A. B. C. D. *igh head *igh discharge flow *igh viscous fluids 1ow viscous fluid

23. In a three phase electrical equipment! the immediate action in the e#ent of a fuse blo"ing in one of the phases! "ould be: A. B. C. D. o replace with a fuse of correct rating o replace fuses on all three phases o try to repair the fuse o investigate the fault that led to the %lowing of the fuse 9:

,;. . drain cooler is pro#ided "ith 9.$. cooling. $hat is the best "a to increase the temperature of condensate draining to the hot"ell% A. B. C. D. hrottle the S.8. inlet valve hrottle the S.8. outlet valve 2pen the condensate Bypass to the cooler Close the condensate %ypass to the cooler

2,. $hich of the follo"ing option gi#es ou the correct sequence of the metals in decreasing order of preferential corrosion "hen all of them are bonded and immersed in an electrol te % A. B. C. D. itanium" 'ild Steel " )inc " Stainless steel itanium " Stainless steel "'ild Steel ")inc )inc " 'ild Steel " Stainless steel " itanium )inc " itanium " 'ild Steel " Stainless steel<

2-. During au3iliar engine de-carboni4ation! "hich of the follo"ing checks need to be carried out%

A. B. C. D.

Sounding of all dou%le %ottom tan#s Connecting rod %ig end ovality 1iner wear Crac# detection tests on connecting rod serrations

2/.. reciprocating pump is used for 2ngine room bilge ser#ice because: A. 0eciprocating pumps are designed for smoother discharge B. 2nly small capacity pumping capacity is re/uired" while other pumps are of higher capacity C. It doesn===t churn and mi> the %ilge water unli#e other types of rotary and rotodynamicpumps D. Ship%uilding industry is still going on old concept" future ships will have centrifugal pumps installed 2*.Increasing the rotational speed of a cargo pump the pump flo" rate "ill: A. B. C. D. Increase in direct proportion to the increase in speed Decrease in direct proportion to the increase in speed Flow rate doesn===t depend upon speed Flow

21.$hile re-floating the #essel after dr dock! "hich of the follo"ing checks should be carried out%multichoice A. B. C. D. Sounding of all dou%le %ottom tan#s Chec#ing lea#ages in the stern tu%e header tan#s Chec#ing lea#ages at ship side valves Chec#ing levels of stern tu%e header tan#s

30. )he machiner "hich is usuall tested first once the ship reaches a dr dock is A. B. C. D. &ngine room crane &ngine room lift ?antry crane for engine room All of the a%ove

31.the si4e of solid particle contaminants in h draulic s stems is measured in: A. B. C. D. 'illimeter cu%ed $ano@millimeter 'icrons 'icro millimeter

32.In a reciprocating pump the direction of flo" depends upon: A. Direction of rotation of the pump B. Position 7 fi>ing of suction and discharge valves C. *igh pressure to low pressure D. 8hether pump is single acting or dou%le acting 0ark: 2 33.5ire side in boilers gets commonl corroded due to : A. B. C. ?alvanic action Formation of Aanadium pentao>ide and sulphuric acid Stress corrosion

D.

Crevice corrosion

3(.:ump dri#en clutch t pe attached #acuum pumps are commonl used for priming ballast pumps and emergenc fire pumps. $hat is the factor "hich clutches the #acuum pump clutch to the pump clutch during start of the pump% A. B. C. D. 1ow suction pressure acting against the spring loaded clutching piston *igh suction pressure acting against the spring loaded clutching piston 1ow discharge pressure acting against the spring loaded clutching piston *igh discharge pressure acting against the spring loaded clutching piston

3,.$hich of the follo"ing statements is 5alse about h draulic ;acks8tensioning tools% A. he piston of the (ac# should %e turned %ac# %y a certain degree after hand tightening to prevent easy removal after un tightening of the nut. B. he piston of the (ac# should not %e turned %ac# after hand tightening during un tightening of the nut C. he piston of the (ac# need not %e turned %ac# during tightening of the nut. D. he hydraulic pressure need not %e relieved during removal of the (ac#.

3-.In a shell and t pe 082 <.6. cooler! the temperature of <.6. is controlled b an automatic temperature control #al#e. 6ut at sea "ith 082 running at sea load it is obser#ed that the temperature control #al#e opening to the cooler is increasing da b until it becomes 100+ open to the cooler. )he <.6. outlet temperature =============== after the abo#e condition has reached A. B. C. D. Starts decreasing immediately Starts increasing immediately 8ill %e maintained at the set point of the temperature controller Cannot %e maintained at the set point and will increase slowly

3/.$hich of the follo"ing is >6) a rotar motion #al#e% A. B. C. D. ?ate valve Butterfly Aalve Ball valve Plug Aalve

3*.$hich of the follo"ing can lead to short c cling or frequent cutting in and cutting out of a fridge compressor% A. B. C. D. Dirty condenser Air entrapped in refrigerant *igh cooling water temperature ?rossly insufficient charge

31.During shutting do"n the purifier ou find that purifier al"a s #ibrates hea#il for some time and then becomes normal until it finall comes to a stop. $hat is "rong "ith purifier% A. he purifier design is faulty

B. C. D. 'ar#+ ,

he purifier %owl has a heavy sludge deposit and re/uires cleaning he purifier %owl is not %alanced properly During shutting down most of the purifiers pass through the critical speed -one

(0.?ot corrosion in e3haust #al#es and fire side of boiler mainl "hen : A. Fuels containing vanadium content with high sodium content are used B. Fuels containing vanadium content with low sodium content are used C. Fuels containing high vanadium and high sulphur content are used D. Fuels containing high sulphur content is used and the e>haust temperatures are uncontrolled and e>ceed B44 deg. C (1.>:9? and the )otal suction head are t"o terms "hich are commonl used for pumps. $hich of the follo"ing is a true statement% A. B. C. D. hey are one and the same thing otal suction head is greater than $PS* $PS* is always greater than otal suction head otal suction head and $PS* have no relationship

(2.During flooding of a dr dock the follo"ing items must be #erified A. B. C. D. All sea valves are operational All over%oard discharge valves are operational Stern tu%e seal are operational All of the a%ove

(3.@ou ha#e o#erhauled a centrifugal pump and "hile assembling forgot to install the o-ring bet"een the slee#e &pro#ided in "a of gland packing' and the shaft. $hat impact does this ha#e% A. It will not affect the pump in any way B. It will cause lea#age of fluid(air:water! in %etween the shaft and the sleeve and will affect the pump performance C. It will not affect the pump performance n any way %ut will corrode the shaft %etween the o@ring and shaft D. It will cause dynamic im%alance of the shaft ((.@ou must ha#e used reinforced rubber ;oints. )he reinforcement is normall pro#ided using non-asbestos fibres. )he reinforcement is pro#ided because A. 2rdinary ru%%er gas#et have a porous matri>" having capillaries which can allow li/uid lea#age when su%(ected to high pressure B. o increase the load carrying capacity of (oint so it can withstand higher pressures C. o increase the temperature resistance of the (oint D. o protect the (oints from fire or other accidental damage (,.0etal cladding pro#ides protection to the metal essentiall for the life of ship because A. During cladding the protective coating reacts chemically with the %ase metal and inhi%its corrosion B. his is the only method in which the completeness of the metal coating can assured" while other methods are lia%le to defects C. he thic#ness of protective coating is greater compared to any other metal coating method used

D.

he adherence of coating is %est in case of metal cladding

(-.$hich of the follo"ing can cause e3haust "ith black smoke in a diesel engine%multi choice A. Cho#ed air filter of tur%ocharger B. 8ater mi>ed with fuel C. Bad atomi-ation of fuel D. 2verload (/.>et :ositi#e 9uction ?ead is the A. B. C. D. Difference of otal suction head and otal discharge head Difference of static head and the frictional head Difference of dynamic suction head and the vapour pressure of li/uid Difference of Static suction head and the vapour pressure of li/uid

;C.the purpose of the "earing rings used in a centrifugal pump is to A. B. C. D. Prevent internal e>plosion in the pump when it is overheated &na%le a visual inspection of the pump when it is running &nsure a proper alignment of the pump coupling to the driver o isolate suction and discharge side

;D. he automatic:manual recirculation valve provided on the S.8. over%oard line is provided so that+ A. S.8. temperature can %e regulated and coolers can maintain correct temperatures even with low S.8.temperatures B. S.8. temperature can %e regulated and coolers can maintain correct temperatures even with high S.8.temperatures C. S.8. can %e re@circulated when outside water is e>tremely muddy D. S.8. can %e re@circulated to conserve when sea chest suction filters %ecome very dirty E4.7efore putting into operation a coalescer t pe 6il $ater 9eparator! it is important to: A. B. C. D. Fill it up with purge water Drain it completely Switch off the heater Feep the three way valve manually open