MARINE ENGINEERING-MOTOR

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1.Exhaust temp of one unit is high; what could be the reason?

2. How is L.O. For X head lubrication delivered in (B/W SULZER Engines)
3. How many the rods will be there? Function of tie rods?
4. What is the role of the Thrust block?
5. Where is the thrust bearing in MC series or RTA engines?
6. Why is the thrust bearing at the aft end of the engine and not at the
forward end?
7. Why is the thrust bearing close to the engine and close to the stern tube?
8. M/E stuffing box components?
9. What is the role of the stuffing box?
10. What is the difference between stuffing box drain oil and scavenge space
drain oil?
11. Why are piston rings changed?
12.stroke Valve timing diagram
13. What are the strokes in 2 stroke and four stroke engines?
14. Why are telescopic pipes used for oil lubrication?
15. Why is fuel timing important?
16. How is checked and adjusted? (engine type based on candidates
experience)
17. What is the principle of a diesel engine?
18. Why are 2 springs sometimes used in inlet and exhaust valves?
19. What will you check in springs during overhaul?
20. I-low does a roto-cap work?
21. How is BHP calculation using indicator diagram done?
22. What is MEP and MIP?
23. What is the difference between the two
24. Why is cylinder head fitted in engines
25. Are there engines w/o cylinder head?
26. Draw 2s timing diagram
27. Why is an expansion tank provided in jacket cooling water system?
28. Why do we Blow through Engines?
29. How is T/C RPM measured?
30. Is there any difference between A/E and M/E Governors
31. Indicator cards why and and how are they taken?
32. What is Hydrodynamic lubrication?
33. What is rolling contact bearing?
34. What is MCR and CSR?

35. What is PS? What is its relation to kilowatt?

36. What was the specific fuel consumption in your last ship?
37. What was the specific cylinder oil consumption?
38. What is relation between power and rpm of a main diesel engine?
39. What will be the power developed by a main engine if it runs in DD?
40. What is the relation between the ships speed and engine power?
41. Will the engine develop any power, if it is run when a ship is aground?
42. What is a CPP? How does it function?
43. What is the difference between fuel valve opening pressure and fuel
injection pressure?
44. What is an under slung crankshaft?
45. How many crankshafts are there in V type engines?
46. How are connecting rods fitted?
47.Do two stroke engines need tappet clearance adjustment?
48. How will you know, without opening anything, that an engine is 2S or
4S?
49. What are the two strokes in 2S engines called?
50. Why does Sulzer use hydraulic jack bolts for main bearings?
51. What is the meaning of TBN in lubricating oils?
52. Why is LO of different TBN used for M/E cylinder oil and Crankcase
oil?
53. What are the valves of TBN for main engine crankcase oil?
54. What is the difference between heat and temperature?
55. If water is found in rank case lo, what could be the cause?
56.How will you test the opening pressure of a crank case relief door?
57.Sketch stern tube lubricating oil system. Type of seal arrangements to
prevent lubricating oil going overboard/sea water coming in.
58. How and why are tappet clearances taken?
59. What will you check in crane case inspection?
60. State the starting interlocks on Main Engine.
61. How will you commission Aux. Engine (Generator) after its
decarbonization?
62. How will you draw out lubricating samples for analysis and what
information is require to he furnished to laboratory?
63. If a piston has suffered damagelcrack, how is the main Engine Unit out
off?
64. How will you remove Main Bearing bottom half of Main Engine and
also push back?
65. How is poker gauge reading taken and what is its significance?
66. What is Impressed current system? Where is it fitted ? What is its

purpose? How does it work?

67. What checks are carried out on Tall Shaft?
68. How will you proceed to take crankshaft deflections? What could
possibly he reasons for crankshaft misalignment?
69. State your main engine specifications.
70. What action will you take if Main Engine Piston is about to seize?
71. Setting pressure of crankcase relief valve? Relationship between area of
relief valve and volume of crankcase.
72. What is the difference between Main Engine and Aux. Engine Governor?
73. How will you reverse the the engine from full ahead/full astern/ crash
stop?
74. When blowing through main engine, one of the units relief valve is
lifted. What could be the reasons?
75. Why does a Piston seize? What action must be taken?
76. What will you check if piston cooling and jacket cooling temperatures
start going high?
77. What are the symptoms of piston crack and liner crack? What action will
you take?
78. What is athwart ship4?
79. What is name Thrust Block and what is its purpose and where is it fitted?
80. What is the name of big end Bearing Bolts?
81. Give reasons for main engine not starting on air.
82. What is Compression pressure in main engine?
83. What is the first symptom of Scavenge fire?
84. Why do we measure Butt clearance?
85. What is the use of telegraph?
86. State maximum and minimum clearances of Bull clearance.
87. Describe safety features of a main engine.
88. State remedial measures of a Scavenge fire.
89. What is diesel knock and how does it affect engine performance?
90. What is after burning and what are its symptoms?
91. What are the types of Scavenging?
92. What will you do if jacket temperature of Auxi. Engine increases in the
watch?
93. How do you come to know an exhaust valve is leaking in any cylinder?
94. How do we know if an air inlet is leaking?
95. What is the requirement of a crosshead?
96. How is an engine installed on a tanktop?

97. What is scavenge fire? Causes, Prevention and action taken?

98. What is crankcase explosion? Causes, Prevention and action taken?
99. To what pressure is a crankcase relief door valve set and how does it
function?
100. During manoeuvring if automatic air starting valve gets seized, what
action will you take?
101. What have you gained from the Simulation Course attended by you?
102. What is the safety out simulator?
103. From where we do the crash manoeuvring?
104. How is an AE decarbonised?
105. What precaution will you take while increasing oil scraper ring in
piston groove and why?
106. How do you start a generator?
107.How to start a purifier and stop it?
108. State the symptoms at of piston runiming hot.
109. If thrust bearing lubricating oil temp. is getting higher, what action will
be taken by you?
110. What is the purpose of clutch pad in a purifier?
111. What are the probable cause of 1-1.0. And L. 0. Purifier Overflow?
112. If generator sump is rising what a probable cause and action you will
take?
113. When are safety cut outs of Main Engine tried out and how often?
114. What is the effect of a gravity disc on the separation in a purifier?
115. Principle and operation of remote level indicating gauges.
116. What is a micrometer gauge?
117. Procedure for removing a Main Bearing and taking clearances.
118. How is thrust clearances measured?
119.How is an indicator Card Diagram taken?
120. Durkering Procedure.
121. Why does surging take place in Turbe charger?
122. How is a fuel injector tested onboard?
123. Methods of starting.
124. Describe lubricating systems of Main Engine and Aux. Engine.
125. Define mechanical efficiency, brake power, thermal efficiency
126. What are the starting precautions taken for AE?
127. Difference between 2-S and 4-S.
128. Crankcase explosion.
129. Spark coming from funnel.
130. 2 hour notice, action for sailing.
131. M/E parameters and safety devices.

132. Black smoke coming out of exhaust, reason and action.

133. Expansion tank getting overflow. What actions if you are the
watchkeeping engineer.
134. Setting of fuel pump timing, reason for change in timing.
135. Regulation for crankcase relief v/v
136. Checking of tappet clearance after decarb of engine.
137. Quantity of air required for starting of A/E.
138. While 0/H of engine, before completing the 0/H job, 2/E was going on
leave. Work is in incomplete position. I-low to attend the job to complete the
same 0/H.
139. Lub and cooling system of MIE.
140. Timing diagram.
141. How to lower and raise the plunger of fuel pump
142. Piston diagram of 2/S, 4/S.
143. Fuel value, fuel pump.
144. Function of piston rings, scrapper ring.
145. Piston cooling.
146. Removing of liner as a full E/R incharge.
147. Low L.0. Pressure cut-out according to last ship.
148. Indications of scavenge fire.
149. What is surging and why?
150. Indication diagram.
151. Crankshaft deflection.
151.Why T/C is fitted, can we run without T/C?
152 .Types of scavenging.
153.Take over watch.
154.Funnel spark.
155. How to avoid sparking?
156.Engine starting flow diagram.
157. Safeties of M/E.
158.What is power?
159.Crank pin dia measurement.
160.Vemier calliper (zero setting)
161.Fuel injector testing.
162.Piston ring calibration.
163.Air starting line, safeties.
164.Liner gauging.
165. Propeller + rudder drop and effect.
166.Explain Air system of M/E.
167. Indication for air starting v/v leaking.

168. Flash point, power point, Auto ignition.

169.Liner is coming with piston (during removal).
170.Exhaust valve opening.
171.A/E piston removal and checks.
172.Adjustment of compression ratio in trunk piston and 2 stroke.
173.Bearing and clearance.
174.MCR, How to calculate?
175.M/E trip, How to check?
176.Difference between 2S, 4S connecting rods.
177.Chain elongation.
I 78.Steering safeties.
179.Engine not reversing, what to check?
180.AlE not starting, What are checks?
181.How to remove piston?
182.Starting and reversing.
183.Mean piston speed.
184.Power from indicator card
185.Funnel black smoke, reasons.
1 86.Cetane numbers.
187.How you know starting air v/v is leaking?
188.Lub of cylinder liner.
1 89.Exhaust v/v. inlet v/v clearance.
190.Thrust bearing, clearance, maintenance, functions.
191.Piston material.
192.Liner material.
193.Sump lub oil level decreases.
194.Diesel knock (TDC knock. BDC knock)
195.Single throw crank.
196.Types of exhaust v/v
197. A/E 500 hour, routine maintenance.
198.Fuel injector cooling types.
199.Difference in lubrication of sulzer and B&W?
200. M/E main and cross head bearing lubrication.
201.Cross head lubrication in B&W.
202.Camshaft drive.
203.Need for 2 exhaust valve on A/E.
204.Manoeuvring diagram, safety, air-governor, emergency stop, ahead,
astern, pilot signal to air distribution, air distribution interlock, other
interlock circuit, crash maneuvering, emergency.
205.Camshaft lubricating oil pump.

206. Why water in air bottle?

207.Difference between flywheel and governor.
208.Exhaust v/v burn out indication.
209.Scrapper ring functions? Why holes are provided?
210.Generator not starting on air, decks?
211 .Generator arrangement.
212. Power balancing
213.OMD calibration.
214.Engine not starting on air and fuel.
215.Scavenge five inspection
216.Boiler air fuel ratio.
217.Indicator card reference line.
218. Sulzer reversing mechanism.
219. How T/G effects starting of engine, what if cut off?
220. While entering a channel, engine J. W. cooling temperature is raising,
what action wi11 you take?
221.Charging piston rings (procedure)
222.Exhaust temp is going high, actions taken.
223.Setting of overfeed trip and its working.
224.Cylinder head v/v opens inward (reason)
225.Gear inspection? What is backlash? 1-low much it should be?
226. Max. allowable wear of cylinder liner.
227.What is mech efficiency? Why is it less in 4 stroke?
228.How to check o/s trip?
229.Piston running hot indications and action to be taken?
230. Firing order of last ship?
231.Sequence of admitting starting air in cylinder.
232.Air distributor.
233.A/E decarb, safety precautions.
234.Liner removing instructions.
235.Line calibration, clearances
236.HP/KW
237.Crankshaft deflections, out come, why is it taken, what happens if not
correct.
238.Bridge gauge used where, how clearance measure.
239.Timing of 4-s.
240.Test carried out on L.O.
241.How will you check the fuel pump liming?
242.Causes of less L.O. Pressure.
243.How mechanical seal works.

244.Prove uniform scavenging is better than other types.

245.How cylinder lub in 4-s and 2-s is actived.
246.Draw crank position diagram for cylinder lubrication.
247.What is overlap? (Advantage and Disadvantage)
248.How does the air enter into the cylinder?
249.Cylinder head tests.
250.How do you remove cylinder head?
251.Fuel injector, checks.
252.Fuel pump function.
253.How do you know come to know starting and ending of injection of
fuel?
254.Safeties provided in starting air system.
255.How reversing of M/E takes place?
256.What is long stroke engine? Advantages? Regulation.
257.Bearing clearance.
258.Crankshaft misalignment.
259. Manoeuvring line diagram.