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Required Skills: |
Explain: method of propulsion plant reversal operation of marine gearboxes two- and four-stroke cycles of operation |
Identify constructional parts of marine internal combustion engines |
Keep running and maintenance logs |
Manage: lubricating systems and prevent pollution of marine environment cooling systems pumping systems and prevent pollution of marine environment stowage of flammable/explosive materials and refrigerant gases |
Operate: refrigeration system marine internal combustion engines within technical specifications |
Operate main propulsion plant and auxiliary systems within recommended parameters |
Operate and maintain steering systems |
Prepare vessel and machinery for sea |
Recognise and rectify operational faults |
Secure vessel and machinery after voyage |
Required Knowledge: |
Bilge pumping for vessels with several compartments |
Common faults: in steering gear of deck machinery |
Construction of heat exchangers |
Controllable pitch propellers (CPP) construction and operation |
Coolant circulation and thermostats |
Correct pressure and flow conditions |
Corrosion prevention |
Cross connections between: bilge/ballast/seawater systems and fire main seawater systems and bilge systems |
Dangers associated with: back-flooding and methods to prevent back-flooding LPG and petrol vapours refrigerant gas leaks in confined spaces |
Diesel engine: construction operation fuel injection, timing and control equipment |
Dry sump and wet sump lubrication systems and components |
Electrohydraulic steering gear |
Emergency steering |
Engine: protection arrangements performance and reasons for lack of performance watchkeeping duties |
Environmental responsibilities , regulations and legislative requirements |
Gearbox fault identification and emergency operation |
Governor operation |
Hazards of refrigerants |
Heat exchanger, keel cooler and raw water cooling systems |
Lubrication and cooling: of gearboxes effects |
Lubricating oil system faults |
Method of propulsion plant reversal including CPP |
Preparations and checks necessary before sailing |
Pump capabilities and requirements for priming |
Refrigeration system and components |
Reverse/reduction gearbox operation |
Routine for operating and maintaining steering systems |
Seawater circulating systems |
Securing vessel after voyage |
Ship side valves |
Shutting down machinery |
Spares and stores required for proposed voyage |
Storage of LPG cylinders |
Testing: steering gear LPG detectors |
Turbo charging and supercharging arrangements |
Types and operation of deck machinery including basic hydraulic systems |
Types of: gear trains pumps and safety devices |