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Engineroomistheheartandmusclesofaship,providingnecessarypowerandessentialfluidsforamodernvessel.
Usuallyamerchantshiphaspropulsionandauxiliarypowergeneratorsinengineroomordedicatedcompartmentsas
forsteeringorseparators.Therearedifferentsystemsandinstallationstokeepvesselsafeandrunning.Theymay
differfromshiptoshipsowillmentionfewthatcanbefoundinmost:

1.propulsionsystem

a.mainengine(s)orturbine(s)

b.gear(s)

c.shaftline(s)

c.propeller(s)

d.CPPsystem

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2.powergenerationsystem

a.auxiliaryenginesorturbines

b.shaftgenerator(s)

c.emergencygenerator

d.portgenerator

3.fuelsystems

4.lubricationoilsystems

5.coolingsystems

6.heatingsystems(boilers,otherheatingsystems)

7.gasexhaustsystems

8.startingsystems

9.bilgeandballastsystems

10.ventilationsystems

11.cargosystems(forliquidcargo)

12.domesticsystems

a.freshwatersystem

b.seawaterwatersystem

c.wastesystem(blackwater,greywater,incinerator)

Nottoforgetallpipingandelectricalsystemstoberunintheengineroomfollowingallsafetyrules.

Asyoucanseeintheexamplesthearrangementofanengineroomissimilartomostshipswhenthinkingtobasic
systems.Differentpartsofthesystemsarearrangedandfixedusingengineroomhorizontalandverticalspace,on
decks or platforms. All components and machineries have to be arranged in such a way to use at maximum their
characteristics,toallowcirculationspaces,servicinganddismantling/replacingspaces.

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Aboutspecificsystems,partsandcomponentsinnextarticles.

Seealso:B&Wengineroomlayout

6commentsonENGINEROOMSYSTEMSANDLAYOUT

1. ranjankumar
April19,2014at1:13pm

Goodinformationisavailableatoneplace.

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2. cap:mohamedali
December5,2014at11:33am

goodinformationthankyou

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3. DrHusseinK.Mnyagatwa
December27,2016at3:13pm

goodinformationandhelpustoknowtheMaritimeindustry

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1. shipmindPostauthor
December27,2016at6:26pm

Thankyou,ifyoucanimproveitpleaseletusknow.

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4. pranshupatel
January18,2017at6:55pm

goodinformationisgiven,butitrequiresomemoreinformation!!

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