REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE |
This describes the knowledge required for this unit. |
1 | Knowledge of national and international regulations, IMO Conventions and Codes, including AMSA Marine Orders applicable to the management of shipboard plant and equipment maintenance and repair operations on vessels of unlimited propulsion power |
2 | Relevant OH&S legislation, policies and procedures |
3 | Established engineering practice for the fault finding, dismantling, maintenance and repair of marine electrical and equipment |
4 | Operational characteristics and performance specifications for the different types of shipboard plant and equipment usually found on a vessel of unlimited propulsion power |
5 | Planned maintenance systems and procedures for the condition monitoring of plant and equipment, including responsibilities and requirements covered by various forms of vessel survey |
6 | The nature and causes of typical shipboard plant and equipment malfunctions and the available methods for their detection and repair, including established fault finding techniques |
7 | Procedures for carrying out shipboard plant and equipment fault finding and repair as part of routine maintenance procedures to ensure compliance with the company and survey requirements and established safety rules and regulations |
8 | Procedures for the completion of temporary and permanent repair and/or replacement procedures for plant and equipment on board vessels at sea, alongside and in dry dock |
9 | A basic understanding of the plant and equipment typically found on board a vessel of unlimited propulsion power |
10 | Concepts of unmanned machinery spaces (UMS) and automated monitoring and control of machinery |
11 | Procedures for reading and interpreting plant and equipment performance readings and instrumentation |
12 | Basic principles of mechanics as they relate to forces, pressures, stress and strains in shipboard dynamic machinery |
13 | Basic principles of operation and maintenance of: |
| a | fluid power control systems |
| b | air-conditioning and refrigeration systems |
| c | machinery lubrication systems |
14 | Purpose and content of material safety data sheets |
15 | Typical vessel and plant and equipment specifications, equipment drawings, operational manuals, and electrical and control circuit diagrams |
16 | Types of maintenance and repair records that must be maintained on a vessel to meet the requirements of the company, survey requirements and regulatory authorities |
17 | Maritime communication techniques needed during maintenance and repair operations |
18 | Maintenance and repair hazards and problems and appropriate preventative and remedial action and solutions during maintenance and repair of shipboard plant and equipment |
19 | Safety, environmental and hazard control precautions and procedures relevant to shipboard plant and equipment inspection and maintenance operations |
20 | Safe procedures for handling heavy plant and equipment and component parts during maintenance and repair of shipboard plant and equipment |
21 | Safe procedures for the use of hand and power tools and maintenance equipment |
22 | Basic principles of electrotechnology, marine electrical practice and marine automation and control relevant to detection, fault finding and repair of faults in electrical and electronic equipment, including: |
| a | basic electrical circuit theory |
| b | basic theory of electromagnetism and electrostatics |
| c | electrolytic action and cells |
| d | AC and DC theory and plant and equipment |
| e | basic cabling, distribution and lighting systems |
| f | basic control and switch gear |
| g | instruments, calibration and testing |
23 | Basic principles of diesel engine operation to a level suitable for an officer of an engineering watch, including: |
| a | typical starting air and manoeuvring systems of diesel engines, including all components normally found therein |
| | i | starting methods of marine diesel engines and how propulsion manoeuvring is achieved |
| | ii | requirements for diesel engines for propulsion, power generation, and emergency use. |
| | iii | methods of reversing direct reversing engines with their interlocks and other safety arrangements. |
| . | iv | common faults and appropriate action to be taken with starting/manoeuvring systems. |
| b | typical diesel engine lubrication systems, including: |
| | i | all components normally found therein |
| | ii | normal operational pressures and temperatures which should be expected. |
| . | iii | methods of lubricating the principal components of a marine diesel engine, with its associated gearing and/or chain drives, including common lubrication faults, symptoms, causes, and actions to be taken with such faults |
| c | the operating principles and adjustments of diesel engine fuel injection equipment, including common service faults, symptoms, and causes of diesel fuel injection problems, explaining appropriate actions to be taken |
| d | means of pressure charging diesel engines, including common service faults, appropriate actions to rectify these faults, and emergency operation and isolation procedures |
| e | different methods of cooling marine diesel engines, including common requirements of cooling |
| f | common faults and appropriate action to be taken with cooling of diesel engines |
| g | the causes of crankcase and air-line explosions, and scavenge and uptake fires |
24 | Basic thermodynamics as it relates to the responsibilities of an officer in charge of an engineering watch, including: |
| a | basic thermodynamic properties of common working fluids |
| b | methods of heat transfer and related problems |
| c | principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation and their application to marine systems |
| d | elementary principles of steam plants |
| e | basic steam plant cycles and the function of each component |
| f | the combustion process and the calorific value of fuels |
| g | air/fuel ratio and the significance of excess air on combustion |
| h | the operating cycle of single stage reciprocating air-conditioners, including methods for calculating the mass of air delivered |
| i | clearance volume, its effect on volumetric efficiency and methods of calculating volumetric efficiency |
| j | advantages of multistaging and intercooling |
| k | meaning of gauge and absolute pressure |
| l | temperature and temperature scales |
| m | SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL (SI) units and common thermodynamic terms and principles |
TDMMB1207B FAULT-FIND, DISMANTLE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR SHIPBOARD PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
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REQUIRED SKILLS |
This describes the basic skills required for this unit. |
1 | Communicate effectively with other personnel when fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment |
2 | Communicate with multilingual crew where applicable using established techniques |
3 | Interpret and follow procedures for fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment |
4 | Interpret and follow all safety management procedures and precautions when fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment |
5 | Read and interpret material safety data sheets |
6 | Read and interpret vessel and machinery specifications, machinery design drawings, machine drawings, operational manuals, specifications and electrical and control circuit diagrams |
7 | Work collaboratively with other shipboard personnel when fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment |
8 | Identify problems that can occur when fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment and take appropriate action to report and rectify problems identified |
9 | Carry out calculations required when fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment |
10 | Adapt to differing types of plant and equipment from one vessel to another and when equipment is changed |
11 | Take appropriate precautions to prevent pollution of the marine environment |
12 | Select and use tools and equipment required when fault finding, dismantling, maintaining and repairing shipboard plant and equipment |