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STO COMPETENCY 1 ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRES FOR VALIDATION ‐ ENGINE
1 Which steam plant watch operating condition will require priority attention over the other
conditions listed?
A Low water level main boiler
B High level main condenser
C High level lube oil storage tank
D Deareating tank pressure 2 psig above normal
2 The watch engineer finds the refrigeration compressor has blown the shaft seal. In this situation,
he should __________.
A secure the compressor at once and close the suction and discharge valves
B pump the system down and isolate the leak
C close the suction valve, secure the compressor, and then replace the shaft seal
D tighten the shaft seal packing to reduce leakage, slow the compressor, and operate the expansion
valves by hand until repairs can be made
3 What is the proper way of storing an oxygen and acetylene cylinders?
A Horizontal with the cylinder caps screwed on
B Upright with the cylinder caps off
C Upright with the cylinder caps screwed on
D Horizontal with the cylinder caps off
4 What is the main reason that live auxiliary steam is normally attemporated before entering the
feed heater of a flash evaporator?
A To reduce the rate of scale formation on heating surfaces
B To increase the brine overboard density
C To increase the pressure in the heat exchanger
D To increase the pressure in the first stage flash chamber
5 If the temperature in a hot air manifold were found to be 122oF, what will be the equivalent
reading on the centigrade scale?
A 50°C
B 35°C
C 40°C
D 45°C
6 Which of the listed fuel oil ignition methods are commonly found on automatically fired auxiliary
boilers aboard merchant vessels?
A A high energy electric spark
B A gas pilot light
C An incandescent glow plug
D A manually‐operated friction igniter
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7 What maybe the cause of injection lag in a diesel engine?
A The diesel fuel used having a high viscosity
B A higher cetane number of fuel oil
C Mechanical rigidity in the lube pump mechanism
D A decrease in the fuel pump delivery pressure
8 A lube oil filter can be used to remove most contaminants from lube oil. What contaminant will
remain in the lube oil after filtering?
A Fuel/Diesel oil
B Acid
C Sediment
D Water
9 Diesel engines driving alternators operating in parallel must maintain a set frequency regardless of
load changes. What is the governor characteristic used to accomplish this?
A Compensation
B Actuation
C Sensitivity
D Promptness
10 What might be the cause of excessive vibration of an automatically fired auxiliary boiler?
A Combustion pulses
B Air or water in the furnace
C Fuel oil pump failure
D flame failure
11 A pneumercator is an instrument used to indicate _____.
A tank fluid level
B air pressure in the diesel engine starting circuit
C phosphates in boiler water
D micro ohms in condensate
12 What reading will be obtained if we use a dry uncoated sounding rod or tape to measure the depth
of water in a reserve feed water tank?
A Very inaccurate
B Always be 100% accurate
C Thoroughly contaminate the feed water
D Be satisfactory if a small amount of oil is floating on the surface
13 If the temperature in a hot air manifold were found to be 122oF, what will be the equivalent
reading on the centigrade scale?
A 50°C
B 35°C
C 40°C
D 45°C
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14 Which of the listed fuel oil ignition methods are commonly found on automatically fired auxiliary
boilers aboard merchant vessels?
A A high energy electric spark
B A gas pilot light
C An incandescent glow plug
D A manually‐operated friction igniter
15 What maybe the cause of injection lag in a diesel engine?
A The diesel fuel used having a high viscosity
B A higher cetane number of fuel oil
C Mechanical rigidity in the lube pump mechanism
D A decrease in the fuel pump delivery pressure
16 A lube oil filter can be used to remove most contaminants from lube oil. What contaminant will
remain in the lube oil after filtering?
A Fuel/Diesel oil
B Acid
C Sediment
D Water
17 Diesel engines driving alternators operating in parallel must maintain a set frequency regardless of
load changes. What is the governor characteristic used to accomplish this?
A Compensation
B Actuation
C Sensitivity
D Promptness
18 What might be the cause of excessive vibration of an automatically fired auxiliary boiler?
A Combustion pulses
B Air or water in the furnace
C Fuel oil pump failure
D flame failure
19 A pneumercator is an instrument used to indicate _____.
A tank fluid level
B air pressure in the diesel engine starting circuit
C phosphates in boiler water
D micro ohms in condensate
20 What reading will be obtained if we use a dry uncoated sounding rod or tape to measure the depth
of water in a reserve feed water tank?
A Very inaccurate
B Always be 100% accurate
C Thoroughly contaminate the feed water
D Be satisfactory if a small amount of oil is floating on the surface
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21 Where is the contaminated oil enters the centrifuge in a disk type centrifugal purifier?
A At the top through the regulating tube
B At the bottom through the oil inlet
C Through the neck of the top disk
D Through the funnel body
22 Why is condensate being pumped from the condenser to the DC heater instead of directly to the
boiler?
A Condensate should be deaerated before entering the boiler
B Boiler feed pumps must operate with a negative suction head
C Suspended solids in the condensate must be eliminated
D Condensate at condensing temperature is too hot and will cause thermal stress in the boiler
23 The device most commonly used to measure the exhaust gas temperature of a diesel engine
cylinder is called a _______.
A pyrometer
B calorimeter
C dynamometer
D tachometer
24 Exhaust valve grooving and corrosion is caused by certain components of residual fuel oil. These
components are sodium, sulfur, and ___________.
A vanadium
B carbon
C copper
D ash
25 A dirty atomizer sprayer plate in the burner of an auxiliary boiler, would be indicated by ________.
A an unevenly shaped burner flame
B carbon on the register doors
C a dazzling white atomizer flame
D fluctuating pressure in the windbox
26 Why do most temperature control valves in diesel engine closed freshwater cooling systems bypass
the flow of jacket water around the cooler instead of around the engine?
A excessive cooling would take place in the heat exchangers at high loads
B changing the rate of flow in the jackets could cause localized hot spots
C emergency hand control would not be possible if water flow through the jackets were controlled
D excessive cavitation erosion would take place in the coolers
27 A pyrometer is capable of producing a voltage by _____.
A heating a junction of two dissimilar metals
B chemical reaction
C light striking a photo sensitive substance
D squeezing crystals of certain substances
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28 The DC heater functions to _____.
A Store, heat, and deaeratefeedwater
B Chemically treat feedwater to remove carbonic gas
C Ensure recirculation in the feedwater system
D Remove the major amount of noncondensable gases from the main condenser
29 Excessive lubricating oil consumption in a running diesel engine can be caused by _________.
A excessive valve‐guide clearance
B clogged lube oil piping
C high lube oil viscosity
D low lube oil temperature
30 Increasing the valve clearance between a valve stem and rocker arm, will in the valve ________.
A staying open for a shorter period of time
B closing later
C opening sooner
D staying open for a longer period of time
31 Oil accumulating in the exhaust piping or manifold of a diesel engine can be caused by ______.
A worn valve guides
B collapsed hydraulic valve lifters
C excessive crankcase vacuum
D excessive lube oil pressure
32 Valve lash, or clearance refers to the _________.
A clearance between the top of the valve stem and the rocker arm
B compression force of the valve springs
C clearance between the valve seat inserts and the valve head
D fuel injection cam profile
33 Crank web deflection readings will give a positive indication of ___________.
A worn main bearing journals
B crankpin misalignment
C slack thrust bearings
D bearing shells shim dimension
34 Cooling water pumps driven by direct‐reversing diesel engines are usually ______.
A straight impeller vane with concentric housing
B curved impeller vane with tangential outlet
C curved impeller vane with concentric outlet
D straight impeller vane with tangential housing
35 Rapidly discharging condensate into the DC heater during normal steaming conditions could cause
_____.
A Decrease in auxiliary exhaust pressure
B Decrease in dissolved oxygen in the feedwater
C Water hammer in the economizer
D Increase in auxiliary exhaust pressure
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36 Most large main propulsion diesel engines use a duplex lube oil strainer to _______.
A ensure a positive flow of oil at all times
B decrease the time required between cleanings
C remove all large and small foreign objects
D ensure that all lube oil has been treated twice
37 Throttling a burner air register on an auxiliary boiler could result in ________.
A smoky boiler operation
B decreased fuel consumption
C improved fuel combustion
D fewer soot deposits
38 Which of the following problems can cause fluctuating pressure in the closed cooling system of a
main propulsion diesel engine?
A cavitation in the cooling water pump
B defective temperature controls in the system
C opened vent in the cooling system
D restricted water passages in the engine
39 The effective stroke of a constant‐stroke, individual, fuel injection pump is varied by the
__________.
A control rack
B delivery valve
C governor speed
D plunger crossbar
40 The minimum design height of the DC heater is determined by the _____.
A Minimum net positive suction head required by the main feedpump
B Dew point temperature of the stack gases
C Maximum condensate pump discharge pressure
D Desuperheter outlet temperature
41 You are operating a main propulsion diesel engine at a constant load when the jacket temperature
begins to rise. This could be caused by _________.
A a piston about to seize
B dirty fuel oil filter
C fuel oil being too heavy (viscous)
D high water level in the expansion tank
42 The bulk of the solid material entering a centrifugal purifier with lube oil is ________.
A trapped in the bowl
B discharged with the water
C trapped in the filter
D forced out the overflow
43 The DC heater automatic level dump valve is used to _____.
A Drain excess feedwater to the distilled water tank
B Divert the flow of condensate from the first stage heater to the vent condenser
C Maintain a proper condensate level in the condenser hotwell
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44 While at sea, the flash type evaporator is discharging the output to the distill tanks. If it becomes
necessary to reduce the feed water temperature below 165oF, you should _____.
A Continue the current evaporator operation
B Dump the evaporator to the bilge
C Secure the evaporator until the feedwater temperature can be raised to 165oF or more
D Raise the tripping point at the salinity indicating panel for the three‐way valve
45 Exhaust pyrometer readings provide an indication of the _______.
A distribution of the load between engine cylinders
B effectiveness of water‐cooled exhaust elbows
C amount of fuel penetration into the engine cylinders
D indicated horsepower of the engine cylinders
46 Fuel combustion in a diesel engine cylinder should begin just before the piston reaches top dead
center and should ___________.
A continue through the after‐burning period
B end when fuel injection has been completed
C end at bottom dead center
D be completed exactly at top dead center
47 Which of the filters listed will deplete the additives in lubricating oil?
A Adsorbent filter
B Extended area membrane filter
C Cloth bag extractor
D Absorbent filter
48 A change in engine speed is required before a governor is able to make a corrective movement of
fuel rack. This aspect of governing is commonly expressed as a percent and is known as
___________.
A governor sensitivity
B governor promptness
C speed droop
D isochronous governing
49 Reducing the clearance between a valve stem and rocker arm will result in the valve __________.
A having a longer duration of opening
B having a shorter duration of opening
C closing sooner
D opening later
50 Diesel engine injection lag is caused by ____________.
A compressibility of the fuel
B high fuel oil supply flow
C low cetane value of the fuel
D excessive air turbulence
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