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A) When engine running, white smoke from funnel. When engine stopped, water accumulates in
bottom of EGB. Sealing pots will overflow. Cascade tank low level alarm.
16. How will you stop the leak?
A) Stop engine, or by pass EGB. Stop main steam stop valve. Run circulating pump for an hour.
Stop circulating pump. Close inlet and outlet valve of EGB. Cut plates of the EGB casing. Find out
leaky tube. Put plugs.
17. What is the purpose of soot blowing?
A)Remove soot deposits from surface of EGB,efficient heat transfer, avoid melting of tubes, avoid
uptake fire.
18. When do you start the circulating pump?
A) Usually kept running, if shut to be started 1 hr before engine starts.
19. What is the temperature of steam in the boiler?
20. What is meant by superheated steam?
21. How is a boiler safety valve set?
22. What is the setting?
23. What is the meaning of accumulation pressure test?
24. How do you blow down a boiler and inspect?
25. How do you repair leaks?
26. How do you blow through gauge glasses?
27. What is the safety mechanism in case the glass breaks?
28. Which part of the ship's boiler has a higher safety valve setting? EGB or auxiliary
29. When is the pressure testing of boilers done? How is it done?
30. Why is Fridge compressor belt driven?
31. What is meant by 1 ton of refrigeration? Amount of heat removed by melting one ton
of ice in 24 hrs.
32. Is there any difference in lubricating oil pressure reading of fridge compressors
when compared to air compressors?
33. How do you read the lubricating oil pressure of fridge compressors?
49. Why is deck seal used in IG systems? A) Prevent back flow of hydrocarbon gases into the
engine room.
50. What is the allowed C02 content in IG?
A) How is it controlled? Max 8%, Alarm @ 5%.Controlling air fuel ratio of the boiler.
51. Difference between purifier and clarifier?
A) Purifier separates two liquids, clarifier separates solids and liquids. Gravity disc. Clarifier disc
stack has no interphase holes.
52. What is the separation principle used in purifiers?
A) Difference in density of oil and water. Means of separation by centrifugal force.
53. Types of fuel used on board ships
A) flash point not less than 60 deg C. For Emg Gen.Not less than 43 deg C. HFO, DO, MGO, HSD.
54. Effects of contaminants in fuel oil.
55. Safety devices in setting tanks
A) flame trap on vent, weighted cock on sounding pipe, overflow line with sight glass, high and low
level alarms, spring loaded drain valves,Quick Closing Valve on Pump Suction.
56.What is a self-cleaning purifier?
A)Solenoid valve on water outlet line. Water transducer in oil outlet line. Continuous feeding of oil
and separated water and sludge collected inside bowl. Shifting of interphase towards oil side.
When water detected by transducer,it opens the solenoid valve or closes sealing water for
desludging.
57. State the safety features on an Air compressor?
A)Busting disc/ relief valve. Relief valve on LP and HP side. Unloader, Motor High Current
protection. High Air temp alarm and trip, LO low press alarm and trip.
58. What is the purpose of a bursting disc?
59. Causes, signs and action to he taken in case air starting line explodes?
60. Before starting an air compressor what is checked'?
A)lube oil level in sump. JCW in/out v/v open. Cyl lub tk level. Compressor discharge valve fully
open. If starting after overhauls then check direction of rotation.
61. State function of H.P. & L.P. Valves fitted on an air compressor? What types are
these?
62. Why is a jacket necessary in air compressors?
A)Cooling. Avoid burning of lube oil.Efficient lubrication and compression.
101 What is the difference between an ordinary cooler and inter-cooler provided in a
compressor?
102. What material is used for stern pipes?
103. What types of valves are there in the Bilge and do you box them up?
104. What are the materials used in shipping industry?
105. What are the components in a valve?
Valve body, bonnet, gland cover, gland, handwheel, spindle, valve, valve seat.
106. Safeties provided on Condensers?
107. Boiler blow down method.
108. What is hot well, If oil comes into hot well What action will you take and how to
trace the leak?
109. Preparation for boiler survey.
110. Reasons for lifting relief v/v in air compressor.
111. How sludge effects overflow in purifier.
112.Adjustment of safety valve. Lifting press of safetyValve.
113.Types of T/C. radial flow, axial flow. Pulse type, constant pressure type.
114.Blanking of boiler tubes.
115. How to create vacuum in F. W. G.?
116. Type of condenser used in F. W. G.?
surface contact
117.How many type of condenser? direct contact type and surface contact type.
118.How much salinity of F. W. G.?2-3 ppm
119.Type of steam used in COP?
Superheated steam @ 14kg.
120.What is superheated steam and how to obtain it?
121. Boiler type on board.
122. In your ref. System, Freon is low pressure, what does it indicate?
123.What is short cycling in ref. System?
124. Construction of L.O. Cooler?
125. Boiler gauge glass on both sides, why not on single side ?
Regulation 32.6 Solas. Two independent means of indicating its water level at least one of which
shall be a direct reading gauge.
126.Charging of refrigerant.
Charging line and valve after receiver outlet valve on the drier. Close receiver outlet valve. Pump
down all refrigerant into the receiver. Purge air from receiver into recovery bottle. Connect
refrigerant bottle to charging line. Run compressor, till level is ok.
127.Air Bottle not filling reasons.
128.Transducer [In purifier] water sensor in purified oil line
129.Relief v/v on which pumps to be provided?
Positive disp pumps.
130. Air bottle, safeties.
131. Propeller drop?
132. Pump vibration, reasons.
Misalignment between motor and pump shaft, impeller wear down, bearing broken, foundation
bolts loose, foreign material inside casing, cavitation of impeller.
133.Air compressor motor amperage is hunting, what action to be taken?
Unloader filter chocked. Liner leaking, suction filter chocked.
134.Boiler gauge glass (remote circuit)