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Let us first start with defining what is a boiler? What does it do? What function does it serve? How important is boiler in
the ship system?
Click on the title/link, watch the video, and after, answer above questions in your own understanding, in not
more than 10 sentences on the space provided.
What is a boiler? What does it do? What function does it serve? How important is boiler in the ship system?
Answer: A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid is heated. Boiler is the heart of your central heating system. It
sends hot water through to your radiators and taps to provide you with heating and hot water. Boilers are one of
the essential equipment onboard ships. Its purpose is to provide heating to the main diesel propulsion engine, to
the bunker F.O. tanks(to make it less viscous for transfer purposes as well as easy ignition).