Jan 2016

Electrical :
Single phasing, remedies, safety
Im safeties
Alternator maintenance
Lead acid battery maintenance
Portable instruments for electricity
Got electrical... Safety he was not satisfied but was nice
with me

Pv ray
ELECTRICAL
DOL starter
Safties in crane
Ward leonard
Types of fuses
Static excitation

july 2016
rehmaan, nag
Fn.5
1. Min voltage of HV system.A
2. What is diode and fuction of it. Wanted to listen 5
points.
3. What is fn of starter and choke in tubelight.
4. Auxiliary contacts fn in ACB.
5. 5 temp measuring devices on board ship.(read pr
measuring also)... new ques.

sk das
daw
fn 5
1. pump room safety.... light which type ....diff frm eng
room
2. emgncy batt mtnc
3. how to take emgncy gen on load in mid sea
4. parallelling of two gen
5 megger .. what it measures ..pen its ir is 100ohms what
does it means ... normal ir value.... wire ir value 100mega
ohms what it means
decider by sk das
6 bus bar
fn5
1.msbd safeties
2.alternator fitted onboard ur ship has a name plate . what
all things is written on it
3.how will u lower anchor
4.tricle charging full detail
5. zener diode and its full information ,.how it is different
from simple diode
6.if electric motor diode is used for lowering of
gangway,what will u do in case low insulation resistance to
rectify d fault quickly

Ext: don't know

Int: SK Das
1. Battery Maintenance.
2. AE preferential trip.
3. Residual Magnetism N reason for loss of same.
4. Switchboard N Panel safeties. (In general)
5. Shore Connection and shore Conn. Box.

Electrical
What is commutator. Where used and why ?
Synchronous induction speed
Slip ?
SCR, terminal names, Uses ?
Two more !!
Murthi Decider...
Overhauling of 5 hp motor with batti saab.

June 2016

Fun:5
1: Type of DC motor
2: Type of induction motor , according to construction and
acc to phase
3: Working principal of Induction motor
4: Generator safety trips, Explain preferential trip and
which load will go off sequencly....
5: Power factor and how you will improve it

External- Chakraborty Internal- Rao

Motor
Electrical
1. Thermistor
2. Soft starting of induction motor advantages
3. Function of capacitor in rectifying circuit
4. Where do we use clampmeter nd where multimeter
5. Form factor nd value
Fn.-5
Internal- new guy
External- RKD
1. What is condenser.
2. Draw the call bell circuit diagram and explain it how it works.
3.what is power factor...formula...nd what is apparent power nd
true power...how is power factor helpful..explain.it..
4. Generator not developing voltage...reasons.........if generator
lost it's residual magnetism..how u will make it ok.....
5. Maintenance done on motors....he told me to tell all the
electrical and mechanical maintenance......then few cross ques in
b/w.......lastly he asked if insulation resistance is low what u will
do.

External- PV ray
Funtion-5
1. Voltage distribution on board
2. Transformer everyth
3. Alternator mntc specifications
4. Air gap, residual mgnetism n all
5. Lead acid battery

A k sinha and ganguly

Fxn 5- commutator ,
induction n synchronous motor
,primary and secondary battery
,thyristor and SCR

ak das, murti
Fun-5
1-why u add water to lead acid battery(many cross
questions)
1.a-how to indent a battery for ur ship
2-how the electrical motor brake works in over head crane
3-synchroscope fail how u parallel ur alternator.procedure
4-alternator mantainance procedure
5-steering gearing short circuit trip alarm is there. What is
ur action, what will u check????

ext.- Almighty P V Ray siR

int.- S K Sinha sir
fun 5
1. voltages used onboard & in which equipments or machineries
2. battery maintenance
3. trickle charging
4. alternator specifications
5. alternator routine maitenance
 April 2016

Bn das
Fn-5
1. Diode testing
2. Motor enclosures
3. Contacts and contactors, difference and working?
4. Solenoid working or not, how to assure?

Fn-5
Voltage for pilot burner electrode?
Megger test value less than 1 mega ohm actions?
Single phasing?

S.K Sarkar
Fn-5
1) how generator parallelin is done
2) fuse n its function
3) how IR tested? IR of wire
4) motor protection and safeties
5) dnt remember

Bnd
Fn-5
1. How to prevent if someone is electrocuted
2.msb deadfront type regulations
3.types circuit breaker onboard
4.IP significance

FUN 5(Ganguly nly)

1.Diffrnc b/w Pb acid and Ni-Cd batteries…xs que
2.SCR ?....evrything
3.safety typ in pump room related to electrical equipment
4.how 2 parallel two gen…xs que
5.thermister

Bkrc
Electrical
Zener diode
Thryristor
Zener protection
Msb safeties n trip
Air gap

Fn5
1 msb safeties?
2preferential trip ?how many pt ?
3transformer ? all about it ? he asked material of core ?
more

Ak biswas
Fun 5
1. Why we use starters for staring a motor, explain all 4
starters.
2. What is multimeter, what all parameters it measures,
what happens inside it when we change the selector
switch.
3. What do u mean by NOC&NCC means normally open
circuit and normally closed circuit. Their examples, where
they are used how they work.
4. Trickle charging, charging circuit of a battery, how do u
measure specific gravity of electrolyte, how hydrometer
work, its diagram, what is the material of hydrometer, what
is the material of liquid inside inner cylinder of hydrometer.

Nag
5
Motor speed control?
Capacitance in series n parallel n why ?
Single phasing? What if repeated attempts r made to start
single phased motor?
Sheath material n properties?

Bhowmik
Fn 5
1. Specifications of alternator
2. What is single phasing….x questions…
3. Trical charging …….how it is done……n why it is
required…..
4. Current transformer n potential
transformer……uses…working…..
5. Power factor …….its significance…….how we can
improve pf …..what will be the consequences if it is
low……..
6. Primary and secondary cell

Skm
Fun5
Lead acid battery
Safeties in induction motor
Mechanical n electrical advantage of sheathing of cables
Single phase ac motor
Sk daw
Electrical:
1.all about megger? How to take megger of a pen? Then
he changed and replaced pen by a small insulated wire?
2. How to take transitional batteries on load?
3. Single phasing and lot of cross questions
4. Something about 2 ram steering gear..didnt get him
exactly
5. Voltage for hydrophore motor..i told 440 v.but not
satisfied..
Lot of cross questions in every question.

INT: Sinha
ext: NAG
Fn 5,
paralleling of gen, E'MCY s/w board indicator,
Motor Starter full ( when, which will be used)
what is the meaning of in - phase?
Causes of gen not producing power,
Battery charged indication,(colour of charged plates),

Ganguly
Fn 5
1. Power factor. What does it mean in operation? How to
increase pf?
2. Air gap ? Where and why and how to measure ?
What is the cause of increased air gap ? Value on your
ship. What happens if the value increases?
3. Paralleling of generator, why 11 o clock closing ?
4. Msb safeties?
5. Preferential trip?
6. What are the equipment connected with ESB ?

August 2016
Fn.5
1. Min voltage of HV system.
2. What is diode and fuction of it. Wanted to listen 5
points.
3. What is fn of starter and choke in tubelight.
4. Auxiliary contacts fn in ACB.
5. 5 temp measuring devices on board ship.(read pr
measuring also)... new ques.
mitra
Electrical: Induction motor protection ,
excitation system on your ship and how much volt have u
seen it?...
.., Protection of starter, acb men mccb full form and
diffrrence,
a motor is wet in water ... How will you start the motor.

Fn 5
Lrc circuit
Power factor
Motor protection
Insulation tes

Feb 2016

Ak das
Fn-5
How is transformer maintenance done and when it is
done, gent rotating but voltage showing 0, why, SCR, can
it be a cause of 0 voltage( used in AVR),
Steering gear alarms acc to SOLAS
Fn5
Why continuity test and how on long a wire ?
Motor protection?
Single phasing ?
What if we try to restart single phased machine for
repeated times?

Kd
Electrical
1.clampmeter use.
2.how voltmeter and ammeter used in circuit.
3.governor droop
4. Sulfonication in lead acid battery.
5. Capicitor used in ac circuit nt in dc .why??

Ganguly
fn5
1what is earth fault and short ckt ? how u wll find out earth
fault ?
2what is difference b/n diode and zener diode .tell 10
difference
3. what is air gap ? how will measure ? why it is provided ?
which type of filler gauge u wll use and its material? tell
the reason what wll happen if gap wll be increased ?
advantage of filler gauge
4.what is difference b/n primary and secondary cell ? 10
difference . one trainee surveyor was asking 10 difference
and he was counting
5. what is single phasing? how u wll find out in running
machine ?

pv ray
function 5
1. how many types of voltages on ship and sources? how
to get 24v dc onboard? rectifier?
2. working of transformer? losses in transformer? why air
cooling not oil?
3. alternator external and internal maintenance? spec of
alternator.
4. safeties installed on msbd? types of fuses? HRC?
5.safeties for generator? minimum airgap and insulation?

Nag
Function 5:
1. Generator Protection and xqns
2. Materials for overcurent detection
3. Capacitance in series or parallel which is more
4. DOL started AC induction motor not developing enough
starting torque what to do?
5. Alternator loses excitation, reasons.

Pv ray
Fun.5
Q.1 what type voltage u have ..uses and resource ..how to
convert.
Q.2 lead acid battery mantence
Q.3 transformer principal .what type of losses .
Q.4 power factor. What is true power and apparent power
?
Q.5 alternator specification . and maintenance

Fn 5
1.Shore supply procedures, chks, panel.etc
2.alternator mntc.
3.Circuit diagram, wiring diagrm etc.
4.MSBD Safeties
5. Engine room crane safeties.

Fn5
1)what are alternator specs
2)mcb safeties
3)alternator maintenance total
4)a motor running on load became hot, and u stopped it.
But it is not restarting again, why? Reasons
5)what is reverse power trip, how does it operates

Akd
fn 5
1)difference b/w A.C. and D.C. generator
2)proportional transducer example
3)shore connection prerequisites and x qstns
4) battery charging voltage for 24V battery

Function 5... Electrical

1. Function of indication motor
2. Alternator maintenance
3. Significance of Rms value of current
4. What is coloumb. Nd its significance
5. Semiconductor... And its uses on ship
6. Electric resonance

fn -5
what is the meaning of emergency source of power,
what are the emergency source on board...
what are emergency load, and how the emrncy source of
power automatic connected to emcncy load....
battery maintnc with battery room mntnce, battercy trickle
chrgng,
what are the circuit diagram and wiring diagram, and tell
differences,
motor protection......
what is meaning of preferntial trip, prfrnctial load, and
then xplain the prfntial trip with xamlpe of load in confrnc
room..

Fn 5
1) where battery is used on board and it's charging system
dig of trickle charging system
2) working principle of induction motor and slip kya hota h
3)AC generator exciting system and working principle
4)what is electrical equipment and it's use x question what
is CT and pt
5) extrinsically safe equipment where it is used on ship
6)msb safety

Fn. 5
Battery room safety
Msbd safety trips and relays
What is earth fault and how to find one
And remedy
Shore coneection supply when taken and how, what all
checks to be done prior to taking supply
What is power factor
Why do we want higher power factor

Fn5
1.how will u take generator on load in manual mode..detail
2.batteries maintenance
3.safety checks on msb
4.space heater..importance..where in engine room..?

Bhowmik
Fn 5.
1.Advantage of lead acid over alkaline cell...
2. Earth neutral advantages
3. What is over load relay and short circuit trip..( he kind
got angry on my ans) ;)
4.how to find earth fault...in details...

Rk paul
fn5
1) transformer working principle and construction
2) electrical resonance,reactance , leading lagging power
factor, leading circuits , power factor indicator and a few
others
3) set value, desired value, measured value,offset,
deviation etc
4)questions on msb

Fn5:
1)what are types of starter?
2)multimeter?
3)ins resistance,its value, how to check it?
4)insulatin resistance low? what ll u do?

Fn 5:
1) thyristor def. Where used and diagram
2) diff betwn circuit breaker, fuse, relay and switch
3) reverse current trip
4) CT and VT and their use

March 2016
Sarkar
Electrical
1. Msb safeties and lot of cross questions. Mainly about
mechanical safeties and preferential trip.
2. How to find earth fault.
3. Eddy current- definition, where and how to reduce.

Pv ray
Electrical:
Transformer construction and losses and remedies
Msb safeties
Alternator specification and maintenance (inside and
outside)
Air gap and clearance
Reverse power trip... Reverse power relay construction

Internal PO
External Bhattacharya
Fn 5
1. Resistivity, formula, unit
2. Relation between average value nd rms value, form
factor, how much
3. Difference between resistance nd insulation, explain
with eg
4. Transistor, uses, avr

Akd
Fn-5
How is transformer maintenance done and when it is
done, gent rotating but voltage showing 0, why, SCR, can
it be a cause of 0 voltage( used in AVR),
Steering gear alarms acc to SOLAS.

Sk daw
Fxn 5
1 how to take emg generator on load if there is a supply
on msbd
2. Trickle charging and internal resistance in battery
3.preferential trip 4.reverse power

Int- s.k.sinha, ext- r.k.das(rkd)

fn-5
1.motor specifications and it’s service factor(s.f.)
2.motor has disassembled ,procedure to assemble it what
needs to check nd .. x questions
3.continuity check for a wire nd star/delta winding 3 phase
motor.
4.battery maintenance,sp.gravity value nd how to check.
5.earth fault,how to find out nd x-questions

Fn 5
1. Megger test
2. Eddy current and causes of same
3. Transfrmr working n types
4. Questions of emer gen
5. Thermister

Fn-5
Power distribution on ship
Single phasing.
Battary maintenance.
Trickal charging.
Emergency gen.

Bhowmik
Fn 5
1. Specifications of alternator
2. What is single phasing….x questions…
3. Trical charging …….how it is done……n why it is
required…..
4. Current transformer n potential
transformer……uses…working…..
5. Power factor …….its significance…….how we can
improve pf …..what will be the consequences if it is
low……..
6. Primary and secondary cell

Funcion5
Welding machine current value type of transformer gap etc
Dp cell and its working
Voltage and current transformer construction working and
uses
Transducer and whre it is fitted and its work
Motor safety and shore connecton with location and
fittings

Sk daw
Fn5:
1. Megger ..how to measure IR..Max and min insulation
values possible
2. Alternator safeties.. Reverse power trip..how and when
does it operate
3. Earth fault lamps operation..what procedure to follow in
case of an earth fault alarm
4. IP..details
1msb safety
2. specifications on alternator
3. alternator maintenence x- ques
4. gen. paralleling. conditions for paralleling and when we
adjusting the frq. where the siganl goes to the gen. x- ques
5. earth fault how u know?

Bn das
Fn 5
Deadfront msb routine
Motor routine
Oscillator, why used,application
IP