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REAL TIME QUESTIONS FOR MUMBAI MMD

DATE SURVEYOR FUNCTION QUESTIONS

01.0 Internal- Fn 4b & 6 Fun 4b and 6

4.20 srinivasan sir Types of card you take on ship
22 External- Why we take light spring card
pakrashi sir Power dig of vit and without vit
Injection timing is fixed or not in vit
Principles of lubrication
Types of tie rod
Pinching screw
Corrugation in smoke tube boiler
Steering gear req for tanker
Types of steering gear pumps on ship
Diff bet swash plate and heleshaw pump
Types of material used to support tailshaft in stern
tube
Types of propeller and material
Types of anchor
Anchor chain wear down limit
How anchor is connected to chain
If one of the chain weardown limit exceeded what
action will you take
Material of propeller
Clerances in rudder
Refractory material
What material we use in basic and acidic refractory
If boiler material damage then how will you repair it
Equipment no and significance
Type of furnace in your boiler
What safety you will take while tightening tie rod
Types of winch on your ship
Self tightening winch working principle
Engine room crane load test interval and how will you
perform which equipment use and method
Hoop stresses and mathematical relation
Connecting rod ovality how to check
More 4-5 question
01.0 Internal Fn 3 & 6 Func 3
4.20 Srinivasa Type of ship sailed- lpg
22 prasad Type of tanks
External Cargo carried, temp
Prakrashi Marvs.
BLEVE
How to adjust pilot valve of marvs
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Free surface effect

How to reduce
What is swash bulkhead
Fixed fire fighting on deck
How to prevent dcp from caking
Nitrogen bottle pressure for dcp
Nitrogen in liquid or gas form in cylinder

Func 6

How many alternators onboard

Specifications of alternator
Engine room crane safeties
Autoransformer and soft starter difference
Thyristor and thermostat difference
01.0 01.04.2022 Motor & Motor
4.20 MEP
22 Stress corrosion
Cervice(something) corrosion
ME engine new piston rings by MAn, what
coating...what is cermite coating
What is POP in piston rings
Liner material......Spheroidal cast iron and other cast
iron difference
Hot corrosion

Mep

Boiler type
Safety valve type
Lift how much
Refractory material...type of refractory
Sea chest pipe leaking...how to put cement box
Centrifugal pump impeller and wear ring increased
too much...no spare...how to rectify till spares are
coming.....not by devcon...any other method
Type of electrode
Diferrence between Arc welding and metal
something..I dont know...heard 1st time
What is conditon of class...who issues
Type of anchor...and chain onboard....what is
equipment number of anchor
30.0 Internal- Fn 3,4,5,& 3
3.20 shrinivasan 6 - Sms points
22 prasad - loadline survey as 2nd eng, prep for eng room
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External- - MLc points and defeciency from MLc that ship can
gupta, Kamath get
- Condition of assisgnment
- fretting corrosion
- iccp working detail

4 and 6
- airstart valve hot, action taken
- generator fuelpump timing, how to check
- turbocharger blower side all parts
- turbocharger turbine side washing
- ac compressor how capacity changes
- boiler vibrating on firing, reason
- eng room flooding from suction side of sea water
pump
5
- ship ac or dc
- avr location and why
- Zener diode
- Intrinsic safe equip voltage and current limit
- parts in starter panel all and detail
- one generator not developing voltage, reason
- how to check lifeboat battery
- how requisition for battery is raised
30.0 Internal- Fn 6 4b
3.20 shrinivasan Gupta sir
22 prasad 1. What type of engine, while taking performance how
External- to confirm data recorded by u like Pcom, Pmax, TC
gupta, Kamath rpm is correct, there has be standard
2. ME lub oil going down reasons. Told him purifier
o/f crankcase door leaking, lub oil cooler leaking,
sump wall cracked. Wanted something else
3. How to check MAC parameters are satisfactory.
What reference u will take
4. Boiler furnance blow back? Why explosion takes
place? Told him due to fuel vapaours present inside
but he kept asking why should explosion happen
because of that

Kamath sir
1. Hunting gear? Purpose of it
2. Critical speed ? What happens in resonance. I told
him frequency of hull n ME matches but he wanted
what phenomenon happens.
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3. When u cut off 1 cylinder will critical speed change?

How to find out new critical speed? I told him i can
only observe the vibrations
4. New change in MAN BnW 2 stroke exhaust valve?
Difference between ‘W’ type seat and older designs
5. How to check crankshaft is slipped. Told him about
the markings
6. How superheat is adjusted in ref system? What is
balancing line provided for

Fun 6
Gupta sir
1. Chisel is getting worn out frequently, what will u do
2. How to order pipe? I told him about nominal dia,
schedule, material and length of pipe. But wanted
something else
3. Lub oil analysis showing poor results what could go
wrong, what parameters
4. Desludging of fo purifier, how bowl opens n closes?
What force closes bowl

Kamath sir
1. Fuel pump lead and its significance
2. Vessel on blocks in DD. You are standing at the
botoom of rudder. What checks you will carry out by
standing downside only. I told him condition of
sacrificial anodes and breach of rudder. Wanted more
3. Boiler manually firing procedure
4. Omd alarm actions. Forget to tell him that I will
confirm whether it is a false alarm or actual
5. ME thrust block clearance how to take
30.0 Srinivas sir Fn 4 b & 5 Rk gupta sir
3.20 Rk gupta sir Working of induction motor full
22 Kamath sir In detail
Blackout test?
Type of battery used on ship for emergency?
Maintenance of alkaline battery?
How to know battery functioning well?
Where all it supplies?

Kamth sir
Acb maintenace full detail explain
How to remove and all
What is cause of unequal load sharing, kw on gen
explain remedy for droop to change(practically how
to do)
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Droop define

Srinivas sir
High voltage define and limit and advantage and
disadvantage
Type of ckt breaker in hugh voltage.
Why cannot use acb in high voltage?
Explain emergency gen regulation
28.0 INTERNAL :- Fn 4 b & 5 4b
3.20 Srinivasa sir what type of ship u have done. type and make of
22 External:- engine.
Mohan Pal sir. ME b VS ME C?
what is angle encoder?
what is the pressure of servo oil in ME Engine?
How the fuel oil is injected?
scavenge spaces insepection you found blac blow
marks what is the reason?
what is liner wear. how to check it? what is ovality of
liner.
wat is material for boiler tube?
what is diff between stainless steel and cast iron?
what is melting temp of cast iron?
what is percentage of carbon in mild steel?
stern tube gravity tank purppose? why pump is given
into system?

function 6:-
what is TBN of lub oil?
what if lub oil analysis show KOH is high?
what thngs are there in lube oil report.
boiler water cholrdie reasons high reason?
how will u avoid linear ovality?
what is clarifier?
purifier interface?
what if fuel is mixed with seawater where wil be
interface?
remaining i dont remember ?

internal:
what is linear polishing?
how to remove main bearing bottom end shell? i
guess this was decider?
28.0 Int. Shrinivas Fn 5 External:
3.20 Prasad Sir Magger and Multimeter difference.
22
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Ext- Mohan What multimeter is measuring? And what megger is

Singh Pal Sir measuring? As Resistance measurement option is
given in Multimeter.
Why Multimeter can not be used of IR measurement?
Why only 500 V DC?? Why not 400?? What is your
system voltage is 1000 V AC then how much DC
required for Megger?

How MSB and ESB is connected? Why not a switch or

Solid bar used for connection? Why tie breaker only?
What is the use for tie breaker and how Emergency
Generator starts?

Types of starter onboard ?

Auto transformer starter in detail.
Type of protections provided in starter?
What is the purpose of Timer in starter circuit?

Types of single phase motors?

Single phase motors onboard ?
How it is working/ starting?

Internal:
Parts of Alternator
Maintenance on alternator?
Air gap measurement? What is the reason for low air
gap at bottom? Bearing wear-down of rotor.
25.0 Internal : Fn 3 Condition of assignment
3.20 srinivas Certificates in mlc
22 External : Bonjean curve
upendra Nox technical code
Ammendments in solas and marpol
Draw gz curve
Loadline survey
Certificates in annex 6
Elements of ism
Pv breaker.
Coc.
25.0 Int : Mr Sujit Fn 6 Function:06
3.20 Das Types of ships done.
22 Ext : Mr ME, AE, Boiler specifications for all three ships
Mehrothra Crankshaft deflection
L.o sampling procedure
Can you run generator without turbocharger?
What is Tan and cetane number
Exhaust gas temp high for one unit
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Exh gas temp low for one unit.

Types of NDT?
Con rod bolts check.
25.0 Int : Mr Sujit Fn 3 1 . GRT, NRT, difference, which is more , what are all
3.20 Das included what are not included
22 Ext : Mr 2. Types of bulkheads. regulations for collision
Mehrothra bulkhead
3. bilge keel. how it’s welded, length of bilge keel
4. EEX and CII, IMO dcs
5. Pump room safeties . Gasses measured in fixed gas
sampling system.
6. Mapol annex 6, nox tiers, limitations
7. ER flooding, action to be taken as 2E
8. Sewage shore connection dimensions.
9. Boiler foundation. How it’s attached
10. Angle of loll and angle of lodge (don’t know what
that means )
11. Difference between audit and survey. What they
do in Audit. Which chap in solas
12. IOPP renewal survey how will u prepare, contents
in BDN
13. Classification of fire. What’s Class k fire
14. What is Intact stability and damage stability.
15. Bonjean curve
25.0 Sujit kumar Fn 5 Kirchoffs law?
3.20 internal Single phasing cross questions?
22 External. Don't IGBT in detail?
know Transistors and thyristors in detail?
Motor troubleshooting if not starting and cross
questions?
How to activate blackout of generate?
Reverse power trip in detail,construction part?
How all generator trips activation one by one done?
25.0 Internal - Fn 4b & 6 4b
3.20 srinivasa ME make
22 Prasad sir Engine balancing
External - Various indicator diagrams purpose of each
ubendra Measuring power without indicator card
Kumar sir Checks in ER before entering drydock
Plans to give dd before docking
Types of st seals
Method of sealing in oil lubricated st
Types of Steering gear
Safematic system
Vec and vit
Turn down ratio
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Types of burners
Capacity control working
Fn 6
Crankshaft deflection and purpose
Anchor or port which is preferred
Exh valve leak action
RA for liner removal
Safties in air bottles
Low pr alarm of air bottles while maneuvering
Checks after scavenge fire and action before start
engine
Tie rod slackers check
23.0 Internal - Sujit Fn 3 Function 3
3.20 SIr 1. What is CBA? And what does it contain? who makes
22 External - the CBA? Is the seafarer a part of the CBA?
Dasur sir and 2. CII convention and details of the rating? Which
Kapoor sir rating is good and actions to be taken?
3. Fire fighting equipment onboard your ship?
4. Explain annex 6 in detail and certificates carried
onboard.
5. What are new ammendements in Annex 5. What
ships does HME and Non HME apply to?
6. What is pitch of propeller? Can u find speed of
vessel using slip? Formula?
7. What is slip? How many types of slip are there?
8. What resistances are acting on a ships hull when
sailing. What is formula for friction resistance. What
does it depend on. What will happen if length of vessel
is increased?
9. Types of resistances ship encounters.
23.0 Internal -sujit Fn 3 Type of ship and experience.
3.20 sir Solas chapter 12 new regulation .
22 External - IG system alarms and trip.
upendra Difference between pv v/v and PV breaker.
kumar Inclining experiment in detail and it's regulations
regarding when it carried.
LSA code.
Loadline convention and Condition of assignment
Esp and HSSC.
EExi and eedi difference and it's calculation formula
MLC titles and certificates
Internal:
Lifeboat annual maintance regarding on load release
mechanism and off load release mechanism, dynamic
and static test.
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23.0 Internal -sujit Fn 3 Type of ship and experience.

3.20 sir Structural differences between crude oil and product
22 External - tanker.
upendra Coating difference inside tank for crude oil and
kumar product tanker.
Difference in ig system in both, wanted to hear about
pv breaker and mast riser.
New amemdments for pump room safties,wanted to
hear about bulkhead and pump casing alarms.
Ship going out of dry dock in the morning,as 2nd engg
what checks you will do step by step and how and
which jobs you will dedicate to your engine room
staff.
Loadline convention and Condition of assignment
Esp and HSSC(detail)
Internal:
Condition of class.
23.0 Internal -sujit Fn 4 & 6 Fn:4
3.20 sir 1. Details of last 2 ships ( ME, AE, BLR)
22 External - 2. Fuel injection method in ME engine.
upendra 3. Why engine driven and electric driven pumps are
kumar given for the same engine. When does the electric one
cut off.
4. Purpose of voice call relay in fiva
5. Purpose of crank angle encoder, me-v and how is
slow streaming carried out.
6. Explain Stribeck curve
7. Explain Miller cycle in detail, how is it being made
applicable for 2s
8. Safety vv on blr.
9. Caustic embrittlement
10. Priming in boiler
11. Pinch point and panting
12. Boiler blowback ( reasons and actions, went in
detail for this)
13. Safematic steering system
14. Turbocharger aspect ratio
15. Significance of sfoc
4b- pass

Fn 6:
1. How to get power output without indicator cards
2. Checks on con rod bottom end bolts and why is
resilience important.
3. Explain ME interlocks
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4. How to check that AE is performing effectively

during night round.
5. What all plans u will keep ready if u have drydock
the next day
( Completely misunderstood this qn and lost the
function bcoz of it)
Both the surveyors were extremely helpful, they kept
hinting as to what they were expecting in this qn.
23.0 Internal -sujit Fn 3 , 4b & 3
3.20 sir 5 Stcw 2010 difference from last- ans
22 External - What is iii convention - don't know
upendra Oprc convention- ans
kumar CO2 bottol and system- ans
Nox requirements-ans
Ism -Functional req- ans
Some HSBC conv- don't know
Bonjean curve- ans
DCS- ans
And some more
4b
Crankshaft deflection- ans
Air bottle if low level what to do-ans
Lub oil sampling- ans
To know Critical speed what trial is done name of
trial- don't know
Boiler oeeg ring- ans
Reversing how done, if one fuel pump not reversed
what alarm- ans
Nox reduction methods- ans
Miller cycle - ans
5
Flame resistant and flame retardant cable - ans
Synchronous condenser- ans
Isolation transformer- ans
Voltage drop in accomodation cables- don't know
Soft starter - ans
23.0 Internal- sujit Fn 4b 1.Type of ships sailed.
3.20 sir 2.How injection takes place on ME engine
22 External- 3.How exhaust valve operation takes place on ME
upendra engine
kumar 4.How reversing takes place on ME Engine
5.Types of Safety Valve on boiler
6.Types of fuel system on aux boiler
7. What is turn down ratio
8. Why , when and how hydraulic pressure of boiler
done
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9. Types of seals on Stern tube( In depth)

10. Types of steering gear system
11. Safematic system explain in depth
12. what is bumping clearance on air compressor
13. While manoeuvring exhaust valve leaks what will
you do
23.0 Internal- sujit Internal- 1.Type of ships sailed. Why container ships require
3.20 sir sujit sir more power and bigger engines
22 External- External- 2. Explain MC-C engine reversing from bridge and
upendra upendra emergency maneuvering from
kumar kumar 3. Heavy running margin for propeller. Why given.
Propeller is fouled how you will come to know.
4. Accumulation pr test of boiler. Why, how much
pressure. Time duration for smoke and water tube
boilers.
5 cylinder liner cracked. What is the first indication.
Actions. Will you remove piston or not. How will you
decide about piston removal.
6. Capacity control working and why needed.
16.0 Internal - Fn 4b & 6 1.working of viscotherm
3.20 srinivasa sir 2.type of steam trap ...and working
22 External - 3.fuel lead and significance
gadkar sir 4.power balancing of the engine
5.boiler survey
6.bridge gauge ,how to use ,where to use ....lots of x q
7.TIG ans MIG Welding
9.crack in liner how to know ...areas to check ....
10 .back pressure valve ...construction ..use then he
goes in all concept of refrigeration...sab kuch hi puch
daala
Some more
16.0 Int- senthil sir Fn 3 External
3.20 Ext- sanjish 1.loadline survey nd responsibily as 2nd eng
22 Chaudhary 2 how as a 2nd eng will prepare for loadline survey
2.mlc titles all certificates (detainable deficiencies
with respect to mlc)
3. Risk assessment in detail ( many cross question)
4. Difference between amendment and protocol
(needed exact defination of protocol)
5.enclosed space entry and hot work cross question

Internal
Igc code and chapters in igc code
Ism element 6 explain
Requirements as per igc code tank safeties
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He also wanted to listen abt gas pipeline safeties

used as a fuel for engine
Deck tank fire extinguishing medium
Nd operation of dcp explain
16.0 Internal Electrical Function 5
3.20 kamath sir 1.Lng tank electrical safety
22 External M. 2.Working principle of lng radar(full form also)
mehrotra sir Laser full form
3.type of temp sensor in tanks(lng)
4.Pt100
5.Pt100 calibration and error adjustment
6.Avr
7.Megger and construction
8.Synchronisation methods
9.NPN and PNP difference and which will need more
Voltage for working
10.Thyristor
11.Reverse power relay.. why needed and
construction
12.Battery rating and ordering
13.How ESB senses and starts EDG
14.Mosfet and working
15. trickle charging
16.Insulation class
17.open and short circuit test of transformer
16.0 Internal Fn 5 1. What type of ship
3.20 kamath sir 2.Main engine barred speed range. And critical rpm.
22 External M. 3. Emergency manoevring.
mehrotra sir 4. Resonance and natural frequency.
5. miller cycle
6. ME ENGINE MC ENGINE ADVANTAGES AND
DIFFERENCES.
7.Old bunker fuel need to be used as vessel
proceeding to dock , repeated fuel oil low pressure
alarms , what actions willyou take.
8.fuel oil analysis Reports what all things you will
find in it.
9 what is catfines .
10. What is comingling and what care you would take .
11. Refrigerant charging procedure.
12. Different type of leak detectors.
13. Stoichiometric combustion.
14.hydraulic actuator type of seal
15.how will you prepare ship for PSC inspecrion
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08.0 Int- gopi Fn 4b & 6 1. Ism code working function, and chapters.
3.20 nandan 2.MLC new amendment.
22 Ext- don't 3. Diffrence b/w lifeboat and rescueboat.
know 4. Advantages and disadvantages of bulbusbow.
5. Safety of pump room.
6. Regulation for steering gears.
7. What you will do incase of purifierroom blast.
8.break testing of life boatdavits and average wait of
person.
9.what is common in stcw and MLC.
10.NEW ammendment in FSS code and annex 6
11. Ig system new regulations.
12. Co2 10 yearly test, pressure testing method of co2
cylinder.
13. New change in propeller design.
14. Fitting of propeller in detail.
15. Checks during Load line survey.
16.first day just after joining the ship as 2e how you
will ensure that Ism code is complying or not.
17. Emcy fire pump solas requirements.
07.0 Internal - Fn 4b & 6 Type of main engine
3.20 Srinivas sir Dezincifation
22 External- Alpha lubricator working
Gadkar sir Nitriding
How tachometer works
Explain axial damper
What are lateral force
Top bracing types and checks
Centring of piston
Scavenge efficiency
Crankshaft deflection curve
Egb fire indication and actions
Fn6
Crosshead clearance
Annual survey of big end bearing
Chain tightening procedure and checks on chain.
Internal
How to remove air from refrigerator
How to remove moisture from system
One unit exhaust temperature
07.0 Internal - Gopi Fn 4b & 6 Fn 4B & 6
3.20 Nandan Company
22 External- don't Type of ship Main engine, Aux engine.
know Power card, draw card, what all information u will get
from Draw card.
Advantage of Superlong stroke
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Mc and Mcc
Vit and super Vit
All abt liner wear, clover leading, why on bootom,
prevention.
Types of piston rings all abt coatings.
How to increase power of ME unit(In this I told all
routins as per pms)
Autobackwash filter working.
Shell and tube heat exch. Pressure testing, All abt
leaks in both sides.
After grounding,Actions, all checks will do on engine
room.
Air in ref system, cause, how to remove
Types of safety valve, construction of improved hight
lift safety vv.
What is stern tube.. Intrigity test, how..
In drydock what check u will do on rudder
07.0 Internal= MEP 1. How to overhaul centrifugal pump?
3.20 Kamath sir
22 External = Dnt 2 . What is stuffing box How?
know How to overhaul stuffing box in place?

3. How to change temp of meat room..

Lot of cross question?

4. Explain refergeration cycle completely?

5. Dry dock(Special engine room)

6.Engine room crane type(SWL). At load carrying test.

7.What all maintenance carried out onboard?

Then internal kamath sir took over1.

1. Turbocharger lubrication in case of black out?

2. Hydraulic jack leaks during cylinder head overhaul.

What action? How many stud in cylinder head.

3. Overhauling of hydraulic jack.

Draw the cross section of back up ring.

4. Lpg compressor what type of piston ring?(

labyrinth)

5. Magnetic particle inspection (MPI). Full details

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6. Correct size spanner formula.

03.0 Ext Chaudhari Fn 6 Function 6
3.20 Int Srinivasan 1. All engines you have worked on.
22 2. Exhaust valve overhaul, how to change exhaust
valve and exhaust valve tests.
3. Fuel pump timing check
4. Everything about chain inspection, tightening, effect
of loose chain.
5. Boiler tube how to confirm leakage and plugging.
For water tube boilers.
6. Turbocharger overhaul in detail.
7. Purifier vibrating while starting, all reasons.
8. How to order sea water pipe.
02.0 Ext SS Gadkar Fn 3 Fun 3
3.20 Int Srinivasan What is torsion box
22 Why ISM?
D1 AND D2 standards
What is angle of loll and cross questions
Why flare positive and negatives. What is camber
Eexi and eedi
Rudder aspect ratios (i didn't know)
Why semi balanced preferred over balanced rudder
DPA why required?
01.0 Internal: Fn 4b & 6 What is elasticity? How will check main engine
3.20 Srinivasan Sir cylinder head stud has elongated?
22 External : In shell and tube type exchanger what is the
Mohan Pal Sir provisions for tube expansion?
In boiler tube are not allowed to expand? Then how is
the thermal expansion compensated?
Different tube of boiler tubes.
What type of steam is generated in boiler?
How will you come to know the dryness of
superheated steam?
Why is gravity disc not used in Alcap purifier? How is
the water removed?
Where is centripetal pump used in engine room?
Why is stern tube provided?
Different types of crankshaft?
Why do we take crankshaft deflection? And how do
we take? Explain how will you know which bearing
has worn out after plotting the graph?
How will check liner ovality? If liner ovality has
exceeded but wear rate is within limit what will you
do? (No spare liner available onboard?) What is the
material of honning tool?
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How will you check fuel pump timing?

Explain main engine starting air system in detail.
01.0 Internal- Fn 3 & 5 Function 3
3.20 Srinivasa 1 Loadline marking,Survey
22 Prasad sir 2 TPC
External- 3 Noxious liquid substances and discharge criteria
Mohan Pal Sir 4 Marol Annex 1 discharge criteria difference between
External- Outside And Special Area
mudit 5 Enroute meaning as per Annex 2
mehrotra Sir 6 low Expansion Foam ,working
INTERNAL
Under annex 6 ,what are all pollution contents
Nox tiers ??
Applies to engine power ??

Function 5
1 EMF
2 kirchoff law
3 CT and PT diff
4 Diode
5 zener diode
6 shore supply frequency is more and Less. Effects??
7 Soft starter
8 how it works . How many diode are used and why??
9 ACB component’s.
Internal
Shown diagram of reversible engine room vent fan
and asked which starter and asked about contactor
.Then overload relay

Again After Some time

Mohal pal sir and internal
About megger
How it works
How will you connect to motor
How much should be the value
Value of testing voltage
If less will you use ??if No ??Why??
How will u check weather Megger is not faulty??
28.0 Internal A Fn 3 & 5 Funtn 3:
2.20 srinivasan sir 1.different tiers in annex1
22 External 2.honkong conventn as a 2nd engineer wat u will do.
:Gadkar sir 3.Bunker conventn
4.ISM code
5.Annex 6 nox limitations tier1,2,3.
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Functn 5:
1)Dol starter, star delt starter
2)types of motors
3)different between Single phase and 3 phase.
4)difference between synchronous motor and
asynchronous motor.
5)why main csw pump motor fitted with star delta
starter ?
6)Air circuit breaker maintenance,how to check
arching?
7)overload relay test?
28.0 Int-gopi sir Fn 3 & 5 Fn3-
2.20 External-dont 1. type of vessel sailed, ig safeties
22 know 2. Shell expansion plan
3. Lifeboat davit safeties
4. Lifeboat regulation
5. Mlc detainable difficiencies
6. Condition of assignment
7. Admiralty coefficient
8. Intrinsic safe and cross
9. D2 standard in details
External said you r giving partial answers. Need to b
in detail.
Fun5
1. ICCP, how current is monitored
2. Motor overhaul after sea water immersion
3. Inside fire pump starter box what u will see. Star
delta in details
4. Welding in bottom floor, how will u earth and why
5. Shore connection 380v, ur ship 440v. Effect on ur
ship
Internal decider
1. Types of distribution system on ship and cross
2. Types of fuses n fuse rating
3. Zener diode
28.0 Int- Kamath Fn 4 Fn-4b motor
2.20 Sir 1. Type of engine and specifications
22 Ext- Kapoor 2. MC and Me engine difference
Sir 3. Few x question on above
4. T/c lubrication system
5. T/c blanking arrangement
6. Stuffing box operation and maintenance
7. Lub oil property
8. CLO property
9. Fiva valve
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28.0 Internal- Fn 5 Function 5- MET

2.20 Kamath sir
22 External- 1)AVR
Kapoor sir 2)Main engine crankcase safety,OMD,actions on alarm
3)Primary cell and secondary cell Lead
acid battery maintenance
5)Shore connection supply in dry dock
6)3 phase induction motor IR test. insulation value
How to improve insulation of motor?

Final Q by Kamath sir:

Rotating diodes have developed issue (open or short
circuit). how will u come to know
28.0 Internal- Fn 3 & 6 Q started with kamath sir
2.20 kamath sir Type of ship sail
22 External- Type of engine
kapoor sir Difference between mc and mcc
Why mating surface of liner and cylinder head
lowered

External-
Any other engine you did other than mc and mcc
Or man b and w
I did ME-C so told him
Then how many electronic engine is there
What is ME-GI engine
Type of fuel
Advantages of ME engine over MC-C engine
Difference between ME-B and ME-C engine
How fuel injection done in ME-C engine
How FIVA valve works and its full form
why is there to prevent oil contamination in fuel
booster unit
Umbrella seal break as 2 nd er what you will do
Tanker steering gear regulation
Boiler why treatment are doing
What test you carried onboard
Vessel GRT NRT
28.0 Internal Satish Fn 3 & 6 Drydocking check and preparation
2.20 Kamath sir, Main bearing survey
22 External Conrod ovality and repair
Kapoor sir Lifeboat tanker requirements
Propeller checks and poker gauge readings
How to pump down refrigerant in ref compressor and
ready for maintenance
How to change settings of refer room temp
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4 convention and 4 codes

And many more.
28.0 Internal:kamat Fn 5 Type of ship
2.20 h Alternator maintenance and testing everything
22 External:kapo Stand alone heating of alternator
or and one Avr working and regulation for voltage and time
more Single phasing, indication and protection
What is High voltage , advantage and disadv, testing
equipmemt, special breaker and more
Shore supply checks, mounting on it, meter reading,
interlock,
Emergency generator runming hr rquiremnt for cargo
amd passenger vessel
basic cross question in all
Internal:what is PMS system and tell me about it fast
fast.
25.0 Internal - Fn 3 & 4b 3
2.20 srinivasa Type of ship done
22 Prasad sir Marpol annex 6
External- What is GHG.
Gupta sir What's Odp
Sox and nox limits
What's all is there in BDN .
Regulation for BDN(specifically what supplier should
mention)
Free surface effect
What is panting stringer and location.
Breat hook and its location.
Life boat maintenance
(Some latest regulation )
Life boat yearly maintenance .

4b
Type of engine done.
Difference between MC and ME-C engines.
Why ME engines are called intelligent engines.
How cylinder lubrication is done in ME-C engine.
Criteria to select cylinder lube oil.
Functions of cylinder oil.
Properties of reefer compressor oil.
Procedure to charge reefer lube oil.
Lube oil analysis report of A/E shows alarming
values.what all can go wrong .how you will tackle it.
25.0 Ext: Fn 3 1. Type of Ship.
2.20 Wankhede Sir. 2. Statutory certificates.
22 Int: Bansal Sir. 3. Loadline survey.
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4. Sart, Epirb.
5. Galley Fire.
6. Life Boat On load and off load release mechanism .
7. NC addressing mechanism.
25.0 Internal Fn 3 SMS contents
2.20 srinivasan sir Lifeboat maintenance yearly
22 External Gupta Orb entries with codes
sir L.o in drums entry in orb
Angle of loll
Db tank construction
Initial GM in gz curve
Intact stability requirements
Sludge tank capacity
Lifeboat dynamic testing
24.0 Internal - Gopi Fn 4B & 6 1) Type of ship sailed and ME type
2.20 sir, External-
22 Gupta sir 2) Types of Power rating on Engine specification
Name plate

3) what is MCR, NCR, Can you run engine at MCR, How

much % load of MCR is NCR

4) What is firing order of engine & what is purpose of

it?

5) How to make sure engine is power balanced?

6) Reasons for all units of ME exhaust temp going

high? Reason for TC not pumping air at required rate?
Fuel oil property- what is CCAI & how it affects exh
temps of units.

7) Required Properties of Ref oil, why oil should have

miscible property & why oil get carry over in system

8) TDS of boiler increasing. Reason and action

9) Reason for AE unit temp going down

10) What is Nitriding and Carburizing? Reason for

doing. What is Lower& Upper critical temp?

11) How you will repair a frequent having blunt

Chisel? What is temp of treatment ?
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12) What is Reason for ME Cylinder liner ovality?

How to check measurements, its location and tool
operation? How u will check calibration of Inside
Micrometer before using? Why difference is not same
in P-S & F-A?
22.0 Surveyor: Lord Fn 3 & 4b 1. Oil mist detector alarm action plan
2.20 Kamath sir 2. Solas requirements for discharging engine room
22 External: bilges in special area
Jaiswal 3. Shell expansion plan
4. Solas requirements for emergency generators
5. Collision bulkhead
6. IHM
func 4b
1. What is pinching screw
2. Chain elongation
3. VIT , Super vit
4. Boiler hydraulic test
5. Safety valve
6. Thrust block clearance
22.0 internal : gopi Fn 6 1 . main engine liner crack : actions
2.20 krishna 2. dry dock preparation, anchor chain wear
22 external : percentage
mohan s pal 3. engine not firing ,puncture why gets stuck,tool for
punctire valve is it mentioned in manual
kumar 4. back pr valve in refrigerator
5 .which is more efficient shell or plate type ,how to
overhaul ,checks to be made,gasket material
22.0 Internal: MOTOR 1. Types of engines worked on
2.20 Ashish MEP AND 2. Difference in MC and McC
22 Wankhede ELECTRICA - He was very impressed with this since I also
External: Don’t L mentioned him about the approximate difference in
know weight , power , weight of components .
3. What design changes in Mc c
4. All units of main engine exhaust temperature is
high
(Lot of cross questions here)
5. What overhauls have you done (so in this question I
guided him away from main engine and took him to
Auxiliary engine)😅
6. Con rod checks
7. Why serrations, why ovality and other cross
questions
8. Auxiliary engine lube oil pressure is gradually
reducing
9. Main air compressor safeties
10. Why bursting disc in MAC, material etc
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11. What is forging . Advantages

What components in engine room are forged.
12. Insulation testing. What minimum value. What
checks on motor.
13. Temperature calibration procedure
14. What is pt100 and how we calibrate it
15. Types of motors , working and which motor is
used where.
16. Boiler accumulation of pressure test . Why . How
17. Types of emergency batteries.
18. Maintenance free battery checks . Lead acid
battery construction. Unit of capacity.
19. If you have a 200ah battery on board and you
want to replace but supplier has only 100Ah . Will you
order and how ?? And cross questions .
22.0 Int - Fn 3 Function 3 -
2.20 Wankhede Sir Explain SMS and all whats incorporated in it.
22 Ext - Raj Which type of ship Sailed.
kumar Sir What all type of extinguisers ( portable and fixed ) in
engine room.
In CO2 system what all checks carried out.
How to check CO2 amount is correct in bottle.
What is free surface effect. How to counter it or
reduce it.
What is bilge keel , breast hook.
What breast hook connects.
What is Solid floor
22.0 Int: Ashish Fn 3 Fn:3
2.20 Wankhede sir SMS - all key points
22 Ext: don't Risk Assessment - cross questions
know MLC and elements
FF eqpts in ER with requirements
Hypermist system
Parties in MLC
Free surface effect
Breast hook
Solid floor
21.0 Internal gopi Fn 3 Fn 3
2.20 sir
22 External gupta New regulation in annex 6
sir Firefighting equipment near boiler ...too much
grinding in it
Maintwince of co2 and new regulations and tooooo
much cross question in it like 25yr what u do,15yr
what u do ,5yrly what u do
Lifeboat 5yrly testing
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Breast hook
Solid floor
Free surface effect
What are strakes
09.0 External - gopi Fn 4b & 6 Type of engine
2.20 sir Type of boiler (what type of steam u get from ur
22 Internal - boiler)
pakrashi sir Evaporation rate of boiler (at what fuel pressure)
Double evaporation boiler
Advantage of double evaporation boiler
Reverse osmosis
Material of semi permissible membrane
Have to seen reverse osmosis on ur ship
Why we derate the engine
Vit and super vit
Types of steel used in shell plating
Type of paint used in dry dock ( layers of paint)
What is the thickness of antithombic paint . How to
measure it
Surface preparation in dry dock
Checks on boiler safety valve
What is blow down ring in safety valve
Rudder pintle clearance
How to take it
Properties of lube oil ( viscosity index , flash point,
cloud point)
Difference between axial flow and radial flow
turbocharger
How to measure k value
Difference between doubler and insert
Then he ask u but insert on ship side plate ...what else
u need to do on that
03.0 srinivas sir, Fn 4 & 6 1. DCS. difference between EU MRV and DCS
2.20 external gulati 2. How you will know the location of bent? what plan
22 sir, sudhir you will use
srivastava, 3. harmonised survey system and what survey it
cover
4. latest amendment in FSS wrt fixed fire fighting
system
5. Eexi and cii
6 . chain locker inspection
funtion 4 & 6
1. type of ship, explain the nomenclature
2. thrust bearing, clearence, reson of running hot
3. difference between AE and ME governor, governor
droop.
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4. knobs on governor
5. fuel limiter, scanvege limiter
6 . bottom end bearing inspection
7. corrosion in air bottle
8. Reverse osmosis
9. SFOC calculation
10. funtcion of flywheel
11. what if teeth broke how will you/shore repair
12. what do you by propellor running heavy
01.0 Int: kamath sir Fn 4b & 6 Difference between mc and mc-c
2.20 Ext: Pakrasi sir Type of turbocharger
22 Developments in turbocharger
Which type tele motor used on bridge it’s working
Which type of oil used in steering gear
Difference between hydraulic oil and normal oil
How to charge hydraulic oil in the system
What is aspect ratio
What is variable turbine area
What happens with change in aspect ratio and it’s
significance
What is cavitation
How cavitation happens in pump
How low pressure area is generated in pump
Derating of boiler , boiler evaporation rate type of
boiler
What is coc why it is necessary
How to make cement box
What you will to make it harden and curing time
What is nitriding where to do
What is concept of cpp propellor , how it works
During inspection of rudder you find Pintle clearance
is out of range how will you proceed for the change of
pintle bush
Hunting of A/E told governer sensitive
Then other reasons for hunting
Drydock leaving what you will check as 2/e
24- Sriniwasan Fn 4b Function 4b
01- Parkashi Type of ship
2022 How many attempts
1 power train
2 how you determine hull efficiency 3 Vit vs super vit
4 What in conventional vit
5 which type steering gear pump
6 diff between helisaw and swash type
7 main air line safety device
8 wht if maneuvering bursting disc ruptures
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9 creep
10 where in main engine creep
11 power card with vit n without vit
12 brinelling
13 what type of boiler and stream production rate
13 cold corrosion and measure to stop it.
14 what type pf safety valve
15 why accumulation test. And only during
manufacturing boiler
16 i said derating of boiler so what is derating
17 alcap principle
24- Ext. Fn 3 & 5 1.Diff bet Segregated Ballast and Clean Ballast
01- Vishwanath 2. Flammbility Range
2022 Sir 3. Mast riser fire fighting
Int. Ashish 4.Safety of Igs
Wankhede Sir 5. Pv valve and Pv breaker Purpose and value of Both
6.Eedi and Eeoi
7.Emergency Bilge suction testing
8. Emergency fire pump priming unit testing
9.Discharge criteria ODME as per Annex 1

Fun. 5
1. Pid controller
2. What is I? Purpose of I
3. Exi a and Exi b difference
4. Hydrophore pressure switch setting and method of
setting
5. Auto transform starter and Soft Starter( started
with construction)
He said tell me the Principle difference of both
24- Int: Ashish Fn 4b & 6 4b and 6
01- Wankhede
2022 Ext. Which type ship, which engine
Vishwanathan How camshaft is driven in MC engine
sir In refrigeration system why refrigerant is leaked off
to crankcase.
Follow up and non follow up in steering gear
Compression ratio in diesel engine
How to find out leaky tube in lub oil cooler
Which filter is finer one in fuel oil and lub oil system
Diff parts of chain link
How Gudgeon pin bush is fitted in aux engine piston
Few more don't recollect
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24- External: Mr Fn 6 Function 6:

01- Vishwanathan 1)AE LO sump level going down (purifier is not
2022 Internal: Mr working). State reasons.
Ashish 2)Checks on AE fuel pump plunger barrel
Wankhede 3)Bilge well not taking suction. State reasons
4)Jacket water pump pressure gauge fluctuating. State
reasons.
5) FWG vacuum isnt coming. State reasons.
21- Internal : Gopi Fn 3 & 4b Fn. 3
01- San 1. What is Damage stability and how it is calculated.
2022 2. Latest amendment in ISM Code.
3. Fixed fire fighting means in ER and why DCP on
deck and why not any other fire fighting medium (Self
being from gas background)
4. what is AI(Attained Index)?
5. Difference in Fire control plan and Fire wallet ?
6. What is preferred a large or small dia propeller ?
and what id the deciding factor ?

Fn 4b

1. Surge line in T/C and how to draw.

2. Sudden drop of exhaust temp. of 1 of the units in
DG. reasons and actions .
3. Gradual drop in LO pressure in DG. Reasons and
actions ( scenario: under maneuvering and this DG is
required urgently).
4. Fitted bolts ? Preference over others ?
5. FIVA valve in detail.
6. Min. RPM for Main engine to start and how the fuel
is controlled while starting and stopping(In relation
to FIVA valve split range control).
7. Reasons for axial vibrations and methods to
eradicate.
8. Difference in ME and MCC engines.
9. One stud found broken while taking out the Dg
cylinder head ? reasons ?
21- internal - Fn 4b 1. kapoor
01- Ashish Q.1 Tell 4 Code and 4 convention
2022 wankhede what is isps code , in ISPS code how many parts, SSA(
external- ship security assessment) SSO,CSO, SSAS, LEVEL of
1.kapoor isps, new 3E came for joning ship and ship is on level
3 what u will do

Q.2 how many annex

annex 6 has how many chapter?
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what is chap4 what is EEXI

complete detail of CII
Q.3 what is DCS
what is EU-MRV
Q.4 which fire fighting system for engine room?
before releasing co2 what main things to do
if one person is missing what u will do
Q.5 how many chapter in SOLAS and name of chap 14
how many parts in polar code and again asked how
many chapter in these parts
Q.6 what is AIS in which chapter it comes
Q.7 bulbous bow how its help
Q 8ship is going to one port and suddenly plan
changed to another port you dont have sufficient fuel
what action u will take as 2E ( he want to listen some
formula)
21- Internal - gopi Fn 3 & 5 1) Reasons for exhaust valve knocking
01- sir 2)Clearances to be taken after exhaust valve
2022 External- overhauling( Also asked exhaust valve assembly,
sudhir dismantling procedure)
nijhavan, 3)Evaporator outlet temp is 14C and cabin temp is
30C ,reasons for less cooling
4) How to change the temperature setting for meat
room and fish room
5)Tailend shaft monitoring survey
6) Purpose of fitted bolts
7)Significance of punch mark on crankweb (tell tale
mark he called it as)
21- Internal- Fn 3 & 5 Fun-3
01- Gopinandan Coffin plate
2022 Sir Shoe plate
Ship going from SW to FW then what will be change in
TPC?
Pump room safeties
BWM D-2 standard
FSS amendments
Portable fire extinguisher amendments
Loadline survey as a 2E
Risk Assessment
Hazards for Fuel oil tank cleaning, make risk
assessment

Fun-5
How to check starting of standby ME LO pump in ME
running condition?
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Fire alarm panel 2 lights blinking? What is the reason?

What could be fault? How to identify? How to solve it?
Arc welding machine circuit and component?
Insulation class used on Deck of Tanker as per Solas
How to check continuity of Contactor
Reversible exhaust blower circuit- not satisfied with
Reversible DOL starter

Internal
FSS amendments in Fixed Fire fighting system
AFS amendments
21- Internal : Fn 4b 1. As a 2EO how you prepare for load line survey
01- Jayantha
2022 Mukhopadhya 2. Water tight door maintenance and integrity test
y Sir
External : AK 3. How you prepare Risk Assessment?? As per
Chowdary Sir example,How you prepare Risk Assessment for Sea
Chest Strainer cleaning ??

4. SOx limits & NOx Tier III limits

5. What are all detainable deficiencies as per MLC

2006

6. Explain about Shell Expansion Plan

7. Others
20- Int: Srinivasa Fn 4b Gupta sir:
01- sir
2022 Ext: Gupta sir 1)How reversing takes place
and Dastur sir 2)Why crankshaft is case hardened
3)What is holding down bolts
4)Material of holding down bolts
5)If one unit’s crank pin get damaged at sea then how
will you make to port
6)Power balancing
7)What is VIT
8)What is fatigue failure
9)What is pairing disc
10)What is cat fines how will you separate it or
actions taken by you
11)What is mechanical deaerators
12)What is hydrazine, what is the dosage for same
13)Turbocharger material
14)Types of bearing used in turbo charger
15)What are benefits of sleeve bearing
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16)What are K,L & M clearances in Turbocharger.

17)What will you do if bursting disc ruptures while
manoeuvring.
18)Cold corrosion and prevention
19)why different lub oils have different TBN

Dastur Sir:
1) Slow turning
2) What is single element, Double element and 3
element control.

Internal:

1) Auxiliary engine one unit less peak pressure ,

Reasons (wanted to hear about erosion at valve and
seat leading to blow past due to hot corrosion
2) Hot corrosion
20- Internal- Mr. Fn 3 & 5 FN 3
01- Wankhede 1. OMD alarm. What actions will you take. How will
2022 you make sure its not a false alarm.
2. What is secondary explosion?
3. Fire pump Solas regulations? Discharge rate check
during onboard inspection.
4. What is coffin plate?
5. Galley fire actions and fire fighting arrangements?
6. Life boat brakes construction and operation?

Fn 5
1. Synchronous motor and A Synchronous motor
differences?
2. Type of fuses?
3. Working of AVR?
4. Maintenance on Transformer? How is transformer
cooled.
5. Dashpot. Where it is found and uses?
20- Surveyor:- Fn 4b 1. Type of vessel,type of engine(always mentioned the
01- Srinivas Sir yard (Hyundai))
2022 and Kapoor sir 2. Types of injection in main engine and generator
3. How gas injection was being carried out.
4. Fiva explanation
5. Type of ME engines
6. Advantage of electronic engines
7. What all gases are coming out from exhaust apart
from NOx
8. Critical speed in Engine.
9. Purpose of shaft earthing device.
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10. Referigeration:- How many cooling

chamber(rooms), how much was the temp
maintained, I said -18c was maintained, how you can
decrease further to -21c.
11.Draw starting air valve with pressure at the pilot.
Purpose of balancing piston
12. Show Draw card, why needed. Show peak and
compression pressure.
13. How fuel pump works during reversing.
14. Reversing on Conventional engine
15. Type of boiler, pressure maintained. Safety valve
lifting pressure. How many types of safety valve, I said
5 then he surprised and said how come 5. Then I said
spring loaded 4 and then fuel bore safety valve. Seems
to be satisfied.
Boiler chloride level have gone up significantly, what
is the cause.
How much P alkanity is being maintained.
How much PH is being maintained.(boiler and cascade
tank).
16. How many turbocharger, types of bearings, types
of lubrication.
17. If your turbocharger fails what is the provision. I
started with we have exhaust gas bypass valve and
second is locking the rotor with rotor locking tool( no
x question after this)
20- Int Gopi sir Safety & Safety
01- Ext wad sir Electrical Shear plan details
2022 Certificates with respect to grain loading
Chapter 14 Solas and certificates issues
IHF details
Some more

Electrical
Proximity switches on main engine and working
Exhaust temperature gauge working principle.
Droop characterstic curve draw
Crane motor safeties.
ICCP checks in dry dock.
Circuit breaker closing how checked in dry dock?
20- Internal Fn 4b Function 4b
01- srinivas sir Gupta sir
2022 External Gupta Propeller efficiency
sir ,dastur sir Ldcl working cross question
Pmax balancing
Scavenge efficiency
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Cold corrosion
Liner crack reasons and actions to be taken

Dastur sir
Me engine advantages as compared to MC-MCC
engines
Which part in ME engine responsible for firing of unit
Working of fiva valve

Srinivas sir
Cold corrosion
How to prevent cold corrosion
Working of slide type fuel injector
He shared cross section of fuel injector and told to
identify parts
Gupta sir questions had max cross questions
18- Ex-Mishra Fn 6 1.PID controller
01- I-Gopi 2.Annealing
2022 3.Types of pumps in er
4.Which type of gear pump in generator for lub oil
5.Exhaust valve operation
6.Exhust vv not opening regions
Internal-VIT super VIT
Miller cycle
18- External - Fn 4b & 6 Fn4b-
01- mishra sir and 1. type of vsl and engines worked on.
2022 mehrotra sir 2. Difference between MC AND MCC (MAN)
Internal - gopi 3. Plate type and shell type heat exchanger. Which is
sir better and why
4.Types of lubrication.
Cross question- when engine starts what type of
lubrication.
5. Engine fails to reverse action
4b Repeat

Fn6-
1.one unit is giving alarm when astern order given.
What to do.
2. Air starting VALVE of one unit is leaking. Actions
3. How to test air starting VALVE before maneuvering
4. Boiler safety valve test. How many safety valve on
oil fired boiler. Is the lifting pr same for both valves or
different. Explain both. Which safety v/v you will test
1st.
5. How order nut and bolt.
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6. How to calculate size of spanner required for M10,

M12 nut.
7. SMCR AND NMCR Difference.
8. How to weld 2 m.s plate in workshop.
18- Internal gopi Fn 4b Fn4b
01- sir
2022 External Which vessel u sail
misra sir, What type of ig system on board
dastur sir Type of deck seal system,what will.happen if ur deck
seal overflow, safeties in deck seal
Governor droop
Copt plant how u will prepare from starting to end
each each thing and don't forget a single thing
Bunkering sampling how u take,I told.smal small
point too in it
New regulation for taking fuel oil sample, answer I dnt
know
EEDI,EEOI,seemp and calculation of it ,what does
EEOI do,
How u will increse power of the engine, what design
changes u do in it .

Internal gopi sir

Engine efficiency kaise determine hoge ,sfoc ,
Trouble shooting of machineries how u will do
,generator water leaking from indicator cock reason...
28- Int. Kamat Sir Fn 4b & 6 Engine sailed on company??
12- Ext. Pakarasi Vit n Supervit
2021 Sir Types of Vibration
What is torsional vibration and how it occurs
Type if safety valve
Purpose of blow off ring
Lift of various valves with value
Eeutektic point
Cavitation on what principle
Why boiler water test?
Different between p and t alkalinity??
Reserve phosphate ? Purpose?
Material for piston ring?
What changes due to using of 0.5sulphur

Function 6
Why class
Who issue certificate?
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What is swedish standard and what we follwed??

(Question not clear)
Anchor chain??
How it is join?
Rudder taken out pintle wornout and uneven how will
you repair??
27- Int- Srinivasa Fn 4b & 6 What was bhp of your last ship
12- sir How it was calculated
2021 Ext- Exh valve leaking-indication
Chaudhary sir Boiler panting- what u will do as 2/e
After decarb of a/e- lo consumption Inc
Quick closing valve
Centrifugal pump survey& x
Internal
What all checks in me piston
Cpr
What all there to prevent liner polish
27- Int- Ashish W Fn 3 & 4b F3-
12- sir 1.Tpc effect from rw to sw
2021 Ext- 2. Lng tank material
Vishwanathan 3. Bleeve
sir 4. Method of reducing sloshing in tank
5. Preparation for load line survey as 2e.
6. Preparation for tank entry as 2e.
7. Lifeboat launching procedure.
Few more ques and x question don't remember now
will post once i recollect

4b(Motor and Steam)

1. Why I cross section is used for ae con rod and not
circular. Sir wants complete clarity in this one, no
mugged up answer working so better prepare with
formula and all
2. Vibration measuring standard
3. Disadvantageous property of titanium being used
as plate type heat exchanger material.
4. Chain material and parts
5. Number of firing order possible for a 2stroke
engine.
6. Turning gear speciality in man b&w which assist in
taking deflection
7. Why the jacket cooling water inlet valve is of
butterfly type and not gate or globe
8. Which is harder piston ring or liner
9. Reasons why refer compressor takes suction from
crankcase
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1. Boiler specs
2. Hydrazine injection why, how much, why not like
other chemical being dosed at once
3. Soot blow arrangement and sequence
4. Astern turbine arrangement and x question
5. Boiler water test onboard
6. Turbine vibration and measurement
7. Oil in hot well action
27- Srinavas sir Fn 5 & 6 5
12- and wad sir Parts of exciter circuit
2021 Iccp what it is, what it does and cross questions
Types of relays
Er crane hoisting motor safeties (only hoisting motor)
ACB not closing, what could it be
Ballast lamp how it is so bright?

Function 6
Underslung c/s how to take out bearing
Insitu working on stuffing box
E/r Fireflaps what needs to checked
Exhaust valve what clearances need to be taken
24- Internal Rai sir Fn 4b & 6 1.Fuel pump lead
12- External 2.camshaft and crankshaft transmission ratio.
2021 visvanath sir 3.sealing arrangement in crankcase to preventing
lubeoil coming out of to the engine room where the
shaft is penetrating out.
4.manual firing of boiler.
5.soot blow in correct sequence.
6.property of titanium use in plate type heat
exchanger.
7.procedure to take butt clearance and significance.
8. reason for annealing.
9.least count of vernier calipers .
10.big end bearing clearance taking procedure in A/e.
11. Y refrigeration compressor take suction from
crankcase .
24- Ext: Kapoor Sir Fn 6 Fn 6
12- Int: Gopi Sir 1) What is PMS ,CSM,TBO asked about overhauls done
2021 on ME , how to lock T/C
2) Tail shaft survey in details
3) Drydock frequency Solas rule for drydocking, What
are the jobs done in Drydock, Maintenance and checks
on Rudder
4) checks on crankpin , how to measure ovality and
what to do if ovality is more .
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5) How to change temperature of Meat room and

what exactly happens when we set a new temp on
panel.
24- Internal - Mr. Fn 4b & 6 Fn 4B & 6
12- Gopi Nanadan 1. how many types of ME engine( he wants to listen 3)
2021 External - what is dual engine what modification
Kapoor sir 2 ME engine advantage over MC engine
difference between ME-c and ME-b, full form of FIVA,
ELVA, ELVI
3. ME engine what is there in place of distributior
what all part removed in ME engine
4. how to do reversing in ME engine start from air
bottle
5. why boiler water treatment & types of corrosion
and boiler water test
6. how to measure propeller drop
precaution before using pokar gauge
How propeller drop occur
7. how to calculate power tell the formula for power
calculation power = PLAN what is N
8 all type of card
9. full form of CSM, TBH, CMS PMS
10. How much is meat room temp how to adjust temp
reason for icing on suction side of compressor
11. which survey u have attended
12 why DD need, DD requirements as a 2E what all
plan u will make for DD what all machine or
equipment are planned for DD make a list
13 sea water pump overhauling and after overhauling
what all thing to check shafts trueness

Internal-
1.improvement for VLSFo in engine why cermet
coating
2.what is critical speed
3.what is axial vibration
4 name all layer of thin shell bearing
5. Why Tin is used in bearing
24- Fn 5 : Fn 3 Soft starter working
12- Srinivasa sir Types of fuses
2021 and gadkar sir Trickle charging of battery importance
Parallel long of generators , one generator taking
more load than other what to do?
Zener diode , principal, where used.
How to chk continuity
How to chk resistance of motor,
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Safety of msb. Lots of cross questions.

24- Internal-Mr Fn 3 & 5 Function 3:
12- Gopi nandan 1)List all Marpol annex.
2021 External-Mr 2) Marpol Annex 1. Explain ODMCS working. List the
Kapoor requirements for discharge.
3)Pump room safeties. Explain in detail ventilation
system (ducting/no. of suctions,no. of air charges etc)
4)Explain about fire detectors on your ship.
5)Prior co2 release what checks to be done
6)Explain admiralty coeff with formula. Also fuel
consumption coefficient.
7)Co2 system latest amendments. 10 yearly checks.
Tell procedure for hyd testing. Will you change all
flexible hoses at 10 years?
8)IG latest amendments
9)New propeller design development. what is skew
and pitch?
10)What is Quasi propulsive coeff. what is effective
power?
11)Explain propeller fitment.
12)What all things insured for seafarer as per MLC.
Wages as per MLC. Till how many months he will get
wages if he gets injured?
13)Lifeboat davit testing. Are you aware about
prototype testing for davit launch of lifeboat?
14)Types of bulkheads. For plain typr bulkhead how
much percent increament in thickness for bottom
plating)

(Above Qs are a mix of asked by both external and

internal.)

Function 5:
1)What is high voltage? Advantages ? Megger test of
HV equipment
2)AVR working. Till how much range of voltage will it
regulate?
3) Synchronous speed and slip
4)IP code
5)Types of motor enclosure
6)Single phasing
(All Qs asked by external for this function. Didnt
know about ip "code" and types of motor enclosure.
Rest all were answered to perfection but still flunked)
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23- Int- Shrinivas Fn 4b & 6

12- Prasad Sir Ext
2021 Ext- Gadkar Sir Function- 4b
Alignment of crosshead in the liner, how to check,
what if not properly aligned
Fuel pump lead, significance, adjustment
Boiler Manual firing, how to and what precautions to
take, air fuel ratio how to adjust
Liner Replacement criteria
Hot corrosion, where occurs
Dezincification, where occurs
Shroud ring, purpose
Ignition delay, ignition quality
Short cycling of Refer compressor
How Refer compressor starts and stops, how LP
cutout and cut-in happens

Function- 6
Rudder checks in DD, pressure test of rudder, Rudder
drop how to measure and where to measure
Crankshaft deflection purpose
3/E has taken the deflection, how to evaluate the
results, deflection graph
Dent in ship’s structure, order plate for insert, how to
proceed with repair, surface preparation, edge
preparation
How to check Gear pump backlash

Int
Main engine main bearing clearance how to check for
B&W engine and Sulzer engine.
23- Internal:Satish Fn 4
12- kamath Top bracing
2021 External:Vish Thrust bearing in ME and AE
wanath Cross head Lubrication in main engine
Difference between Rtflex and Mcc
Difference between Ac and refer Ac cross questions
Heat exchanger plate material
Boiler safety valve cross questions
Steering gear type of pump in it.
Why only odd no. Of piston in axial swash pump.
22- Int - Gopi , ext Fn 6 Crankpin ovality too much, what to do ?
12- Kapoor Air compressor intercooler safeties , valve overhaul,
2021 bursting disc broke , what to do ?
Latest developments in Main engine Piston rings for
running on LSFO
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Purifier not picking up rpm, reasons

Main bearing clearances and overhaul procedure
How will you plug boiler tubes ? Some more
questions, don't remember
22- Int gopi sir. Fn 3 & 6 Type of ship
12- ext kapoor sir Type of engine
2021
Fun 3
4 codes and 4 convention
Mlc why is being introduced and who is responsible
for its implementation on ship??
Certificate under mlc and how is being issued ??
Full form of Dmlc what is it ?
Type of fire fighting system in hold type of detector
how the system works??
Solas chapters2 and 3
Chapter 13 and 14
Annexure in marpol and 5 &6 name??
Latest ammendment in annexure 5
Type of Lifeboat speed of lifeboat?
How to.launch freefall Lifeboat...what if primary
means fail?
Pitch of the propeller?how speed is calculated based
on it ??
Types of slip and formula ??
4 Functions of bulkhead ??

Fun 6
DD requirement when it's being done ?
As a second engineer how to do DD specification ???
What all work done in dry dock??
What is propeller drop??how it's being taken ??if the
drop too much what to do ??
Crankpin ovality too much what to do ??
What is crankpin??
20- External : Fn 4 & 6 4
12- kapoor and Type of ship sailed on
2021 Internal : Company saild on
Srinivasa Which city u are from etc etc
Prasad Staring air line safeties
Main engine interlocks
Gudgeon pin bearing material and cross quests
Blr safety valve - which type on ur ship
How u know it’s improved high lift safety valve
Difference in constructional aspect in high lift and
improved high lift
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Safematic steering gear

6
Fwg production low- troubleshooting
Px not attaining rpm - troubleshooting
Cascade control in AC
Ref - how to decrease temp of meet room from -18 to -
21. How the controller works.
Icing In suction line - reasons
Type of lube oil pump in ref compressor
Centrifugal pump developing less pressure
Purpose of wear ring
Major overhauls carried out

Internal
1 ME manovering starting , reversing cross questions
2 tube leAk in meat room, shifted all to fish room,
what all things to do
3 fwg vaccum is low what are the reasons
30- External:Kama Fn 6 1) Diff b/w ME and MC engine and working of Fiva
11- th valve and axial displace ment pump
2021 Internal: 2)Major maintenance done onboard(AE fuel injector
Manjhi sir ovhl and test)
3)How to take out ME Main bearing and clearances
4) Alpha lubrication and how it is achieve and and
avantages
5) How fuel injection take place ....Working of angle
encoder
6) what to check on centrifugal pump wear ring ,
shaft, impeller
7) How to check truness of shaft,where to put dial
gauge
8) cavitation , pitting on impeller
9) how to check air leak in fwg
10) boiler water test ....Alkanity test and what happen
if alkanity increase...... Safety vlv overhaul and setting.
11)Fwg vacuum not building up
12.)purifier speed not coming up.
13)crankcase inspection...Liner checks
14)Stern tube,part name and full working
15)Lo test on board
16)Emergency steering ...How carried out
17)Crash manoeuvring
30- Internal: A Fn 6 External:
11- Srinivasa Which type of ship sailed on?
2021
 RTQ – MUMBAI 40

External: Bijay 1. Anti heeling tank purpose? Working? If anti-heeling

Yadav tank capacity on port and stbd side is 100 m3 each,
how much max water would you put in each. Why?
2. EEOI
3. Hull air lubrication?
4. OWS 15 ppm alarm not functioning enroute US
port. What are your actions as second engineer?
5. Steering gear and rudder checks after major repairs
in drydock?
6. 15 ppm alarm calibration procedure?
7. Dynamic stability? How would you define?
8. MLC rest hour and working hour regulation.

Internal:
1. Types of rudder? What is semi-balanced rudder?
2. How you measure rudder drop?
26- Internal : Fn 3,4b,5 & Function 4B
11- jayanta 6
2021 mukhopadhya What engine types you have done?
y sir How many drydocks you have done?
External : wad What are types of ME engines?
sir What are differences between ME - C, ME -B and ME -
GI ?
Explain working of RT FLEX engines?
Explain WECS system for sulzer ?in detail
Why ME engines are used over conventional engines ?
How injection takes place in
ME -C and ME - B engines?
SFOC of engine ?

Fn 6

How many rooms were der in domestic reffer system?

Cut in, cut off values for meat room?
How can you change temp of meat to -21 from -18 ?
Icing on suction side of reffer compressor?
Properties of refrigerant?
Tail end shaft survey , tail end shaft removal and
inspection
Propeller removal
Why dry dock is done ?
What are interval in which it's done
document where it is mentioned?
Can we extend interval ?
Tail end shaft condition monitoring?
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Preparation and removal of main bearing for survey

as second engineer ?
Precautions,procedures
Clearances
Types of safety valves
Explain working
Which safety valve was der on ur ship ?

Fn 3
Name of function
Marpol annexes applicable to your ship?
ODMCS working principle, regulations, discharge
criteria
When it is used?
Engine room fire detection system
Explain flame detector, locations, working
Stresses on ship when sailing
How all forces are dealt with?
Pounding arrangement for fwd area
Vessel going to US, fuel is only for reaching US ,
company asks to make two more ports in same fuel
As 2nd engineer what all steps you will take ?
Sulphur cap 2020
Types of EGCS ? Working of plant on your ship ?
Parameters
SOLAS chapters
What is chapter 14?
Explain in detail
Mandatory code under chap 14?
Explain polar code, how many chapters and content

Fun 5

What is high voltage ?

Where have you done your course?
Adv, disadv, safeties,
How will you carry out maintenance on HV system?
Megger test on HV system, which equipment is used?
Types of circuit breakers , der working ?
Which is used on HV system and why ?
AVR characteristics
Voltage surge
AVR working , regulation for normal variation?
Single phasing , why, how to identify, safeties, damage
caused
MSB safeties
 RTQ – MUMBAI 42

OCR working
Megger test records and intervals
26- Surveyor : Fn 5 1.Drydock maintenance alternator ( answer as 2nd
11- Janaka engineer)?
2021 2.Arc welding circuit
3.classes of insulation? Which is the best class
4. Why transformer makes humming noise? How to
overcome?
5. What are semiconductor devices? How u ll
distinguish semiconductors whether it is npn or PNP?
6.Types of cables used onboard?? Application of those
26- Internal Fn 5 What is reluctance, power factor and apparant power
11- ARBIND ?
2021 KUMAR Reactive power and what happens to reactivate
External power in the circuit ?
gadkar What happen when the reactive power is more ?
AVR function ? Types of AVR ? Difference static and
functional AVR ? Voltage dip ?
What is excitation ? Why is not AC why only DC ?
What happens when u use AC ?
Why do we use AC on ship why not we use DC ?
What types of motor are used onboard ? What is
requirment of motor on gas carrier which is used on
deck ?
Compressor room safeties and motor room safeties ?
Types of starters ? What type of starters used on
board ? What is safety arrangement on soft starter ?
Open loop and closed loop ?
Insulation test ?
Battery room maintanence ?
Msb safeties ? Synchronoscope working ? Instruments
on MSB ?
What is synchronisation ? How will u synchronise
when synchronoscope not working ?
Electrical Safeties on gas carrier? Zener Diode and
zener barrier ? Breakdown voltage ?
Where do we use zener ?
How will you carry out electrical work ?
26- Internal - Funct 3 & 5 Funct 5
11- Ashish
2021 Wankhede 1. ICCP checks in DD
External - 2. Oxygen Analyser Principle & Working
Rajeev Wad 3. Transformers used for HV applications , Types
4. Device used for testing Fuses apart from
Multimeter & also how to test with Multimeter
5. AVR working , Components
 RTQ – MUMBAI 43

6. Kvar loading & significance

7. Inductive loads on Ships
26- Int- Ashish Fn 4b & 6 Ignition delay
11- Wankhede Sir Residence time
2021 Ext-Wad Sir CCAI values
ME fuel pump operation
Fail safe steering
Boiler mountings and cross questions
Multistage centrifugal pump working and cross qstns
How will u secure crosshead in engine for unit cut off
Bore relief
Bearing tangential run out
Butterfly valve checks in dry dock, seat material cross
questions
Funnel top water accumulation during rainy season
ur actions as 2E
Testing of er flaps and funnel flaps , cross questions
26- Int- Ashish sir Fn 5 1. High voltage system advantages and disadvantages.
11- Ext- Was sir 2. As per sms types of permits in regards to elec.
2021 3. Bow thruster and stern thruster motor interlocks.
4. Types of transformer.
5. Acb withdrawal.
6. VFD.
26- Internal ashish Fn 5 Wad sir asking question very specific and in depth
11- sir Log/bulk carrier
2021 External wad 1.cargo securing manual what all things in it a
sir What other code you will refer to. Got stuck
2.polar code constituents specific
3.marpol anex5 cargo residues subdivisions. I said the
too divisions and there discharge reg
But he need more subdivision again got stuck.
4. so special area in annex1 , I started telling he said
wait wait question to pura krne do
What is PSSA.
5.CARGO co2 checks to be done. I said everything I
know but he kept saying or
26- Internal : Fn 5 1 Dol starter advantages and disadvantages
11- Ashish How to overcome disadvantages
2021 Wankhede Star delta starter in detail
Thyrister working and uses places used
Tanker insulation on deck
Ex-d and Exi in detail
Low insulation on refer compressor but compressor
motor insulation is good
Battery charging
Types of cables
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25- internal: Fn 4b & 6 Type of ship sailed on

11- gopikrishna ME type, Blr type
2021 External: Type of refractory use in boiler
pakrashi New liner breaking in, running in
Air bottle survey
Painting n blasting done on ships hull
Why certificates are issued its validity
Sp. Cyl oil consumption
Lathe operations
Welding types (he wanted about friction welding)
Tie rod n studs diffrence
Fo sulphur issue with engine
Clover leaf n more
25- Internal: Fn 3 Fn3
11- Mukhopadhya -which ship, bulky
2021 y - all defination of bulky in different conventions.
-bulk carrier strengths requirment.
-what is substantial corrosion (wanted every thing)
-functional requirment of ism.
-CLC for "bunker pollution". (May be wanting bunker
convention)
-hongkong convention.
-IHM
-how spread of fire is controlled in passenger ship.
-active fin stabilizer regulations.
-5 year maintenance on lifeboat davit.
- what you think how was your oral (ok ok, need to
read more on topics like IHM)
24- Internal: Fn 4b & 6 F4b
11- Mukhopadhya 1) What type of main engines, generators and boilers
2021 y you worked on
2) Scratch marks on chrome liner of stern tube. how
you will repair them or use same chrome liner again
3)How in ME engine fuel injection is happening?
4) How your bearing prevents edge loading
5) S/G which type pump used? why not centrifugal
and positive displacement pump
6) Something effective stroke of fuel pump in
generator

F6
1) Your ship side platong got cracked. how will you
repair
2)DD preparation as 2nd engineer.( too many cross
question. screwed my happiness)
3) thrust bearing overhaul
 RTQ – MUMBAI 45

4)Pressure of O2 and Acetylene while cutting and

brazing?? if different then why??
5) boiler water test. why you you do hydrazine test in
low pressure boiler
6) What changes in crosshead pin in MCC.
24- internal-Mr Fn 4b & 6 Motor 4B:
11- sujit das 1)What us creep? Give example of creep
2021 external- 2)What is scuffing in liner?
chaudhari 3)What is cloverleafing in liner?
4)Shell and tube Heat exchanger. Provision for
expansion
5)Generator con rod checks
6)Water washing of generator
7) What is VIT and super VIT? How to adjust break
point? Means of VIT, ( He wanted to hear about
pneumatic and electropneumatic types, construction
and working)
Super VIT mein he asked about how are the special
fuel pump profiles are designed.

Mep 6:

1)Overhead crane checks and safeties

2)Centrifugal pump survey report to be given to CE.
what observations will u report in it. What to check in
shaft? how will u check trueness on lathe
4)Thrust bearing clearance. How will u support crow
bar to push the thrust segment
24- Internal Fn 6 1) IGS system what type of system you have worked
11- Surveyor : on IGS or IGG : IGS
2021 Ashish Describe its Safety's,
Wankhede Sir O2 level to maintain in line ?, In Tanks ?
External Procedure to follow if IGS failures occurs.
Surveyor : Can Vessel Proceed with Cargo disc. if IGS Failure is
Rajeev Wad Sir irreparable.
Can vessel remain without IGS if its classed to have an
IGS on board.

2) Main Engine Under Piston Inspection of the liner

and the piston ring ( start when you are inside the
under-piston space which is cleaned up and ready for
inspection )
how will you asses Piston rings visually by seeing
them ?
Indication of a collapse piston ring
Indication of a Cracked Piston Ring
RTQ – MUMBAI 46

Indication of a Broken Piston ring.

What is different in all three cases .
What indication on liner.
Can you check Condition of Liner through under
piston Inspection.
Can you conduct Liner Gauging Through Under Piston
Inspection.

3) Exhaust valve of MAN BW MC-C is opened ,

dismantled in front of you.
When will you check the clearances on the seat and
valve.
How will you check the Clearances on the valve seat.
What is maximum allowable clearance on the Exhaust
valve seat.
What to do when the Clearances are out of
specification.
How to Grind the Valve Seat. How will you centre the
seat on the Grinding MC. How will you ensure same.
What angle do you grind the valve seat to.

4) On the Deck have you seen / conducted a brake

rendering test ? Where is it done which Machinery ?
Why is it done? How is it done ?
Where is Hyd jack used fitted ?How will you Ensure
the Setting on the Brake Drum is not tampered with ?
How will you measure the same ?

5) You had a Vacuum Condenser On board ? How does

it work ? Why not a Normal Condenser fitted ? What
are safeties on same ? Emergency scenario , Failure on
the vac cond how to proceed while Cargo Discharging
?

6) Have you seen a Breakdown on ship : I said Bellow

on the Vac Cond had ruptured while cargo disch ? He
said Any other : I said 2/e was hurt while
maneuvering operation , he was trying to rectify a air
leak on the Puncture valve of the Main engine Fuel
Pump. Explain what happened , give me root cause
analysis of incident and lessons learnt.

7) Okay speaking of Fuel valve , there is a suction and

delivery valve on the Fuel Pump? - Sir as per me a
combined Puncture & suction valve is there . Okay
Explain how the Suction valve O-rings are put back
 RTQ – MUMBAI 47

after a decarb of fuel pump. What tool if any is used ?

Why the tool is used.

8) Vessel is in Dry Dock : You are standing in the dry

dock floor and asked to ascertain the Average Hull
Roughness of hull : How is it taken .Why is it specified,
Where will it be mentioned.Any Certificate for same ?

9) Boiler Safety Valve what type on last vessel ? Full

Lift Type What is different in this safety valve then
high lift and Improved High Lift Safety valve. Explain
its overhaul. After overhaul how do you adjust the
Blowdown?
24- Ext mr Fn 6 1,Dp cell in boiler callibration
11- chaudhary 2.What will happen when capacitor is removed in
2021 Int SK Das single phase motor? And explain in details how it
works taking impedence into consideration?
3.Synchroscope construction and working?
4.What is the main point to be considered while
taking Shore supply? Other than Voltage,frequency
and phase sequence.
5 ICCP working and how reference electrode is
working and explain control circuit of ICCP?
24- internal-Mr Fn 4b & 6 Motor 4B:
11- sujit das 1)Miller cycle. how its done? what is achieved with it?
2021 2)Describe complete Main engine safety
3)Hotwell construction
4)Shell and tube Heat exchanger. Provision for
expansion
5)3E reports of vibration post flame failure in boiler.
Give 2 reasons.
6)Hot corrosion? how it happens? mention melting pt
temperature.
cold corrosion? how it happens? at which juncture it
occurs
7)What is CBM (condition based monitoring) and
PMS? which is better and why?

Mep 6:

1)Oil in cascade tank. Action to be taken

2)One unit high under piston temp. one unit high
jacket water temp. Give reasons for it and action to be
taken.
3)Centrifugal pump survey report to be given to CE.
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what observations will u report in it. What to check in

shaft? how will u check trueness on lathe
4)Thrust bearing clearance. How will u support crow
bar to push the thrust segment
5)New fuel pump to be installed. Flywheel doesnt
have marking. How will u adjust n check timing
23- Ext: SS Gadkar Fn 6 1. Type of ship sailed. Any breakdown encountered
11- Int: SS Murty onboard.
2021 2. Undersized Bearing?? Advantages?? Bearing
material and layers.
3. Rudder inspection during DD
4. Con-rod bottom end bearing survey.
5. Thrust block inspection.
6. Piston checks during decarb.
7. Crankcase breather importance, maintenance.
8. Chaincase inspection. Chain tightening. Effect of
slack chain.

23- Int- BANSAL Fn 5 1. Company and type of ship.

11- External- 2. Requirements for reefer sockets in container
2021 SRINIVASA vessels.
3. Power factor and details. How to improve.
4. Auto transformer and working.
5. Starter panel maintainable precautions and details.
6. How to order battery for various uses onboard.
7. Internal - difference and working of insulated and
earthed neutral. Scope of use.
22- Int : Fn 3 & 4b What type of ship you sailed on ? ( LPG carrier )
11- Gopikrishna
2021 Ext : Pakrashi ISM functional requirements
How do you it is being followed?
How it is being reviewed?
How to verify?

Statutory certificates for LPG

( please mention special certificate for your type of
ship)

Types of loadline
Bonjean curves ( fumbled ) - he gave time to recollect

What is GWP and ODS gases, which gases contribute ?

Ballast water treatments

Internal :
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BLEVE
How to control BLEVE ?
08- Internal: Sir Fn 3 & 4b Fn3
11- Ashish 1. International shore coupling.
2021 Wankhade I got confused with international shore connection.
But he helped me
2. What is CSR?
3. Bilge keel
4. Freeing port
5. Co2 maintenance
6. ISM

Fnction 4b
1. How in ME engine fuel injection is happening
2. S/G which types of pump used? Why not centrifugal
and positive displacement
3. Function of hunting gear.
4. If ae is same size of me then which will consume
more air.
5. Air conpressor aftercooler purpose
6. Purifier safety pin purpose when gear pump is
attached
08- Ext Rajeev M Fn 4b & 5 4b, 5
11- Wad
2021 Internal Gopi Turbocharger bearings
Krishna Adv of inward bearing
Cam profile in detail dwell base circle etc
Stern tube seals
Vulcanization
Ballast water treatment
UV chamber safeties and fittings
Boiler water treatment
Tacho encoder in detail

5
AVR
Brushless alternator
Domestic reefer circuit
De frosting in detail
Exd exi in detail
05- Int: Jayanta Fn 6 1. AE bottom end bolts, what problems, when to
11- Mukhopadhya renew, RH
2021 y Sir 2. AE crankpin ovality, actions if more
Ext: Kapoor Sir 3. Domestic reefer plant: what are set temps for meat,
fish and veg room. How to reduce temp of meat room
from - 18 to - 20.
 RTQ – MUMBAI 50

4. Domestic reefer plant, reasons for icing on suction

pipe.
5. Propeller drop. Reason. Limit. How to take?
6. ME main bearing survey. How to take clearance?
How to remove bottom shell?
05- Int:- s.barik Fn 3&5 Drydock prepration
11- External:- Aft end construction
2021 pakrashi Fire wallet
Fire control plan explain full in details
Types of class bulkhead
Class A and B explain full
Ism element 9 explain full
How to identify or declare critical equipment
What is FEME
Fn 5
Type smoke detector
Explain ionisation type
Piezoelectric effect
Semiconductor
Explain dopping of semiconductor and material of it
Acb safeties
Earth neutral and insulated neutral system explain
there adv and dis adv also
05- INTERNAL : Fn 3 FUNCTION : 3
11- JAYANTA
2021 MUKHOPADY 1. Types of ships worked on, which company...what
AY SIR about results of other functions
2. Asked about ship's length and no. Of Cargo holds. I
EXTERNAL : said 6...
KAPOOR SIR( 3. Why 6 ... how decided?
The God) 6. Cargo holds divided by what?
7. Types of Bulkhead?
8. Why corrugated bulkhead? List 4 uses of watertight
corrugated bulkhead.
9. In ISM, what all certificates issued? DoC and
SMC...Since your company is handling so many types
of ships, how many DOCs should the company be
having? What other certificates in ISM?
10. What is ISPS code? Then asked various full forms
like SSAS, PSFO, SSO, CSO, SSP etc etc .. asked who was
your company's CSO and DPA?

External: what means provided to prevent ship

structure from stresses in heavy seas?
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03- Gopi sir Fn 4b What is static balancing

11- Capacity control
2021 Boiler water controller how it work
Vit
New developments in piston ring respect to
0.5%sulpher
What changes we have to do if centrifugal pump has
to pump air ( design changes - dnt know what answer
he is expecting )
Axial damper working
Critical speed
Under critical
Over critical
After giving the air to engine how to decide when to
give fuel
03- Internal ; Fn 4b FUN 4b
11- Mukhopadhay 1) Benefits of slide type valve ? I told him about zero
2021 a sac nozzle
External : SS 2) how you do power balancing ? Lot of cross
GADKAR question
3) what is fail safe steering system ?
4) Your 3rd engineer bring you crankshaft deflection
of a generator in tabular form ,what further
assessment you will do ?
5) what is fatigue failure ? And on what component ?
6) what engineers obtain from propeller curve ?
7) what do you mean by 1st stage and 2nd stage
moment compensator ?
8) how you control humidity in ac system ? from
where you get know how much is the humidity ?
9) what is priming and foaming in boiler ?
10) asked me the instrument name of indicator card ?
how we connect to the engine
03- Ext Gupta and Fn 4b & 6 4b
11- Srinivas sir Difference between mec and meb engines
2021 How fuel injection in me engine..how fiva works..
Main engine sump oil level reduced suddenly reasons
Purifier leaking how to rectify
Aux engine one unit exh temp low reasons

Func 6
Fwg salinity high reasons
Refrigerant properties
How to tighten loosen stud which u found after
removing cylinder head
Nitriding how it is carried out..purpose`
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03- Int:Ashish sir. Fn 3 & 4b Func 3

11- Ext:V Iyer sir 1. Risk Assessment
2021 2. ETO sent fwd for working on mast as a 2e how will
you make RA
3. Vetting Inspection in detail
4. Ship Construction below Main engine
5. Fire detection system requirements
6.
Func 4B
7. Main engine crankcase oil consumption high
reasons and troubleshooting
8. AE one unit temp is less
9. MAC Performance
10. Refrigeration system

Int:
11. Some booklet I dot remember
12. Rudder Drop
All questions had many cross questions, in fun 3
stressed on Ship construction
03- Int:Ashish sir. Fn 4b & 6 1. Pre-tensioning of bolts
11- Ext:V Iyer sir 2. Chain drive components and materials
2021 3. Min starting air pressure required for turning the
engine how to calculate that
4. Camshaft how fitted on ae
5. Chain drive advantages over gear drive.
6. Air bottle safeties
7. Me fo and lo line filter difference
Few more don't remember
8. Total head definition in centrifugal pump

8. Type of boiler and description

9. Soot blower types how to do and check
efffictiveness
10. Location of thrust bearing
11. Gauge glass safety
12. Dp level transmitter how to try out alarms, what
current value when equalising vv is opened
13. Derating of boiler
14. Main condenser tube expansion arrangement

Few more don't remember

Function 6

1. Refer sys why taking from suction from crankcase

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2. Fish room tev malfunctioning, no spare what to do.

3. Valve bridge broken how to repair
4. Air conditioning system evap outlet 14degC but
accommodation is 30degC why?
02- External: Fn 5 1. MSB Safeties
11- Sudharshan 2. Reverse power trip, working, why aluminium disc
2021 3. Air circuit breaker, working, construction,
important parts, what are the positions.
4. Mosfet
5. Transistor, types, working, applications
6. Igbt,working, applications, which appliance at
home have igbt
7. Navigation equipments
8. Types of radar
9. SSAS
10. AIS
11. Navigational lights, location
02- Int - Chaaki Fn 3,5 & 6 Fun 3
11- Ext- Gulati 1. Propeller singing
2021 2. Poker gauge
3. Chain locker entry procedure in detail
4. Chain not going down. Reasons n lot of cross
questions
5. Where chain is resting ?
6. How to remove mud and dirt from chain locker.
Fun 4b
1. Engine nomenclature in detail.
2. Piston crown crack . What will happen? Affect
during scavenging
3. Thrust block temp going up. Reason
4. Cleanrances in thrust block ,draw.

Func 5
1. High voltage advantages ? Lot of cross questions
2. Megger testing . Value of good IR.
3. Working of engine room crane . What will happen if
blackout happens. Cross questions.
Func 6
1. How to maintain JW at 105 deg cel and cross
questions.
2. 6205zz bearing . Where u will find zz bearing on
board
3. Gen sump oil finished onboard . How will u run
gen.
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02- Gopi krishna & Fn 3, 5 , 4 & F3

11- wad 6 Cow washing precautions ,
2021 Cii,
UV light treatment of ballast water,how to do
maintenance of system, order Uv light ,
Healing moment, how to calculate using curves,
Minimum GM Value requirement for tanker .
Point of vanishing stability .
MFAG

F5
Paralleling gen checks,
Safties on steering motor,
Msb components and maintenance ,
Avr,
Rectifier,

4&6
Storm valve spindle broken how to open .
Egb washing disadvantages,
Motor and pump alignment,
Back washing of lt and ht coolers ,
Complete working of auto backwash filters and
maintenance .
3 pass boiler,
Arrange for expansion of the shell in shell and tube
heat exchanger.
Disadvantages of sootblow using steam .
02- Gopi krishna & Fn 3 1.Intrinsical safety
11- wad 2.classes of insulation
2021 3.ingress protection in detail.what it indicates
4.induction motor construction in detail
5.why star delta transformer
6.auto transformer and how the tapping is adjusted
7.insulation classes
8.steering gear motor safeties
01- Internal Fn 3 & 4 Fn-3,4
11- :Mukhopadhya Ism vs iso(difference)
2021 y Sir Ism functional element
External:Praka Squat phenomenon
si Sir Odp and gwp (deep)
Factor of subdivision
Dynamic and static stability
Load line vs pessengwr ship load line
Flooable length
Boiler accumulation test
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Vibration full(in and out)

Improved high lift safety valve
Testing of safety value
Boiler derating
Me derating
Eexi cii
Fss code and new amendment
HSSC
Condition of assignment
Lifeboat periodic maintenance 5 yearly
Cross curves
29- INTERNAL - Fn 3 ,4b & Questions were asked only by external surveyor
10- Vikrant rai sir 6 -Types of ships done(Oil/chemical ships
2021 EXTERNAL- -seatime after class 4
Vishwanathan Status of written
sir
Function 3 ,4b and 6
FN-3
1) How u will fight mast riser fire.
2) Types of safeties provided on a chemical tanker
cargo tank.
3) safeties in oil tankers cargo pump room.
4) Ballast water management convention.
5) coffin plate
6) Tpc
7) vessel moves from SW to river water .Effect on TPC
8) Machinery space fixed fire fighting system used on
oil tanker
9) Ratio of high expansion foam

4B and 6
Type of engine, auxiliary engine and boiler done.
1)How fuel injection takes place in ME -C engine .
2) crankshaft deflection in Main engine.
3) Heating arrangement in Framo system.for cold
region
4) What all components in reefer system between
TEV and receiver.
5) what arrangement is there in Auxiliary engines for
rotation of camshaft.
6)Type of valve used at jacket water inlet of ME on all
units
7) Which system uses more fine filters Lo or FO
8) how an air horn works
9) what's the frequency (high , medium or low)..?
10) function test of emergency fire pump priming unit
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11) cage of Main cooling sea water pump Valve has

crack.no spare on board .How to repair.
12)soot blowing procedure
13)how to confirm if it's done properly
29- Internal - Gopi Fn 3 How much is ur sailing experience
10- sir Asked about risk assessment??
2021 External - Risk assessment of the fuel oil tank??
unknown guy Asked abt hazard in the tank?? I told him oil and
vapour in the tank but not satisfied ???

Mlc why is required and how is being implemented??

Asked about work and rest hour ??
Then asked if ur on a short voyage and work and rest
hour don't comply what to do??
28- Internal - Gopi Fn 3 ,4b & Fucntion 3 - Safety
10- sir 6 1. Latest amendments to Annex 6
2021 External - 2. What is SMS? Purpose of SMS. All chapters of Solas.
Kapoor sir Which chapter has deals with SMS?
What is the first line in your SMS under Duties of 2nd
engineer?
3. What is ISPS Code? if you are on security level 2,
what procedure will you follow to receive a
consignment? How is 2 different from 1 and 3
4. Ballast Water Management . D1 and D2?
5. Purpose of Bulkheads? How does it add additional
structural strength? Difference between bulkhead of
Oil tanker and Bulk Carrier.
6. What is Angle of Loll? How to upright ship from
Angle of Loll?

Function 4b and 6:
1. What is Furnace Blowback? Why does it occur?
2. What all information given on Engine plate?
Difference between NCR and MCRWhy is NCR = 85%
MCR and not 75 or 95%.
3. What is SFOC. Define SFOC. During performance,
you observed SFOC has increased, what are the
causes?
4. How to ascertain air in refer system? How to
remove?
5. Shell and tube heat exchanger checks. Pressure
testing.
6. Ships hull material. Thickness measurement
methods.
7. How to order sea water pipe?
8. Materials of sea water pipes used in onboard.
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9. What is Nitriding? Why is it done? Which

equipment on ship?
10. Checks on Main air compressor to ascertain
optimum operation?
26- Internal:ss Fn 6 Function 6
10- Murthy sir 1) sewage treatment plant out of order
2021 External; elong 2)ordering of sea water pipe
sir 3) over board valve renewal procedure
4)exhaust valve o/h
5 ) broken nut on exhaust valve removal procedure
26- Internal:ss Fn 4b & 6 1) turbo charger latest developments
10- Murthy sir 2)scr n egr working (which place urea injecting n
2021 External; elong why)
sir 3)As 2E how u prep safety valve lifting in front of
surveyor
4)vgt working n many cross questions
5) why fuel index limiter n how it working (how Black
smoke control ed in Ae while starting
6)while removing cylinder bolts jack start leaking
how wil u remov
7)axial vibration and why n how will u measure
8) torsional vibration and cross questions
9)how u order sea wate pipe n where u wil c the
details
10)jet air system workin
Deciding by internal
11) purifi vertical ht adjustments
12)in place stuffing box renewal complete procedure
and crs questions
26- Internal - Mr. Fn 4 Fn 4
10- Sirish Type of Engine and Ship?
2021 External - Mr. What is Diff b/w MC and MC-C?
Krishnan How the power is increases?
What is MIP and MEP? Diff b/w them?
How your bearing prevents edge loading?
How it has more surface area of contact than the old
version?
What is the SFOC of your engine? Tell the value.
How can you say that your engine's SFOC is reduced
than the previous version?
Tie rods? What diff from the old version?
What all things u can get from power card?
From where you can find the compression?
What is the use of Light spring diagram?
Only exh vv timing you can find from light spring
diagram? Anything else?
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Piston Top land ? What is that?

What is the advantage in incresing the top land in
compact version?
How is the length of the engine is reduced to 1000mm
in compact version? What makers did to reduce its
length?
Tell the latest developemnts in piston rings?
What is that control leakage groove? Why it is
provided only in first two rings?
What property vermicular grey cast iron has?
What is Microseizure and Cloverleafing?
Tell about various stresses acting on your engine?
What is underslung Crankshaft?
What are the advantages?
What is Caustic embrittlement?
How the concentration increases?
How does it attacks the metal?
Under what condition it attacks the metal?
What is Turndown ratio?
What is NPSH?

25- INTERNAL : Fn 4b 1. What type of engines you worked on???

10- JAYANTA
2021 MUKHOPADY 2. How reversing done?? Explain from Ahead to Stop
AY SIR to Astern command process

EXTERNAL : 3.How will you find your stern tube seals are
KAPOOR SIR leaking?? One week you will reach nearest port what
will b your action???

4. How you will ensure optimized working condition

of LO Purifier??

5. Special properties of hydraulic oil of steering

gear???

6. As a 2 nd engineer how you will carry out risk

assessment of Main engine de-carb??

7.As a 2 nd engineer what are the instructions you

will give to the crew and junior officers in heavy
weather conditions???

8. Importance and function of Thermal Expansion

Valve??
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25- Internal- gopi Fn 4b & 6 4b

10- sir Sub cooling
2021 External- Centrifugal pump balancing
gupta sir Miller cycle and tc arrangements for that
Accumulation of pressure test
Etc
6
Centrifugal pump casing repair
Hatch cover checks
How to take ship to port with crankpin ovality
Exhaust manifold red hot reasons
Windlass break liner checks
Etc
25- Internal- gopi Fn 4b & 6 4b
10- sir - what kind of engine worked on
2021 External- - what are intelligent engines
gupta sir - how to test performance of turbocharger
- what is the significance of bowl height , how to set it
- starting sequence of boiler

Function 6
- what is Tev, what if tev has gone bad onboard and no
left in spare
- how to fix exhaust gas below
- what is pitch and slip of propeller, how to increase
efficiency of propeller
- what are the tools required for overhaul of
turbocharger
- refer lub oil properties
08- Internal - gopi Fn 4b & 6 1. What is FQS and how to adjust when to adjust
10- sir 2. If nozzle holes are chock and 2nd case dripping
2021 External - dont what effects on rack pcomp pmax power exhaut
know some 3. If oil density change from .9 to .99 what effects on
old one parameters
4. Gen offloaded you press stop but it is not stopping,
rpm reduced to half but still running do you stop
5. How to overhaul your gen bosh type pump
6. How to do gen TC overhauling what all you check
7. Liner wear how much max allowed on your engine
8. Exhaust valve knocking
9. Vertical shaft height reduced reasons and to take
care

FN 6
1. full steam open but the bunker tanks is not heating
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2. Valve hysteresis
3. Valve positioner and why named as positioner not
as a feedback
3. What type of valve do have in your boiler water
feed line and how to check if it is working fine
4. Shock valve and there function in hydraulic line
27- Internal - Fn 4b & 6 1.When fuel pp timing has changed what happens to
09- mukhopadhya pmax power and exh temp. So many cross questions
2021 y 2. In newer design engines what is the relationship
External - between pmx and p comp.
bijay Yadav 3. VIT in detail
Difference between vit and supervit.
4.draw the vit curve and explain.
5. What is light spring diagram? Draw and explain the
exhausting and scavanging.
6. What is ridging of liner?
7. Exhaust temp of all units suddenly rises by 30 to 40
degrees? Causes.
8. Cylinder head overhaul complete?
9. Purpose of flame ring?
10. How to remove exh vv seat assembly. I said
welding old seat method and hydraullic jacking
method.
11. How to remove valve guide i said with tool
provided that is mandreal.
12. What if u dont hv mandreal i said will chk the
diameter of valve guide and will use brass rod teflon
rod or other material of slightly bigger dia and will
fabricate accordingly.
13. Piston removal complete? What if u dnt put liner
locking tool?
14. What are the reasons of piston stuck inside the
liner. I said centering of piston not done properly.
Piston ring siezed and many more reasons
15. Con rod checks? Ovality checks and discard
criteria.
16. How will you come to knw the con rod bolt has
elongated.
17. While taking com rod ovality u have removed the
bearings and assembled the caps and tightened with
specified torque what if ur torque spanner is faulty
how will u ensure that the bolts are tightned
correctly?
18. Main engine turbocharger turbine washing?
19. What if turbocharger washing is not done what
are its effects.
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20. Chief eng told u to do turbine washing and the

turbine washing has not done from so many days
what will be the effect if u do washing?
07- Internal- gopi Fn 4b & 6 1-Difference between mc and me engine.how
09- sir lubrication takes place in me engine.
2021 External- 2-AE engine one of the unit exhaust temperature is
gupta sir low (reasons).
I said timing of fuel pump?then he asked how sudden
timing can change
Fuel valve opening pressure?
3-what is fatigue how nd where to take place in
engine room.
Ae bottom end bearing bolt special requirements and
rule
4- why boiler inside tube get hard deposits?
5- AE lube oil pressure is reducing gradually.
Reasons?
6- me lube oil sump level reducing suddenly.reason?

Fn-6
1- lube oil tests carried on board?
How viscosity test carried out,name of the instrument
used for viscosity test?
2- one of the cylinder head stud found loose
procedure for tightning?
3- why easing gear is provided?proper use of easing
gear?
Rest don't remember

Internal-
1- what is critical speed?
What all things makers take in account for deciding
critical speed?
2- Miller cycle
How nox is formed?How reduces nox?
3- development in combustion space for reducing
nox?
How oros piston reduces nox?
4- development of piston ring regarding vlsfo
how vlsfo affect scuffing?
06- Fn 4b & 6 Fn 4b & 6
09- Abhisek -Type of engines sailed on.
2021 Kumar 2- how is fuel injected in the cylinder with LNG fuel
Ext -Prakashi and diesel oil. Configuration of injectors and cylinder
head.
3- does the pilot injector fire continuously.
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4- types of piston crown. Features of each and cross

question.
5- Air compressor capacity and regulation.
6- Dry docking jobs. Diameter of propeller.
7- Rudder carrier and bearing pintle. Clearance and
cross question. Max. Drought.
8- Boiler survey. Cross question.
9- accumulator pressure test.
10- Injector timing modification. Procedure.
11- Grade of oil changed. What steps to be taken
before starting engine.
06- Int: Srinivasa Fn 6 Fun 6
09- sir 1.How u know ME air cooler is working efficiently ?
2021 2.while AE running suddenly Lo press drop wht
action?
3. SW pump gland packing is leaking excessively wht
action?
4.oil in the observation tank wht action ?
5.boiler water chemical treatment ?
6.AE crankcase temp raising wht reason ?
7.After cleaning piston wht u ll chk in the groove ?
8.overhauling of exhaust valve , all checks and tests ?
06- INT: Fn 3 Fn 3
09- Mukhopadhya 1. Angle of Loll
2021 sir 2. Hull steel specification
Ext: Raut sir 3. How will you calculate anchor weight. What will be
the ratio of weight of a 10000 GT and 20000 GT ships.
4. How is the tank in LPG ship placed in ship?
5. Accomodation of Aluminium and hull of steel, how
will you place?
6. Annex 6 latest ammendments
7. IGC code when was last amended date (not
remembering)
8. ISM code, fire in engine room, what resources do
you have?
9. PSC detained your vessel, step by step explain what
all actions will you take?
06- Vikrant rai Fn 6 Fn 6
09- Ext -Prakashi -Certificate of class who issue when issue what is the
2021 purpose of Certificate of class
2- types of welding specially asking Frictional rigid
type welding something,
In black Smith shop which type welding is used?
3- equipment no what all clearances to check in
rudder and significance of it
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4- In drydock if chrome liner found damaged can we

reuse if yes how to machined chrome liner for tail
shaft. No new spare or no new ordering for chrome
liner
5- Types of Lathe machine ,what' are tools used in
lathe machine ,which tool is used for knurling
03- Srinivas sir Fn 4b & 6 Diff btween mc mc-c me-B,me-c
09- and kapoor sir How fuel injection takes place in ME.
2021 What is elvi.working.
Diff between chain drive of me and mc
Chaindrive tightining procedure.
Main bearing removal procedure.
Cross head bearing survey,clearences.
Turbocharger overhaul of main engine.
New advancements in turbocharger.
Different types of lubrication in turbocharger.
How to measure k value.
New regulations regarding usage of sulfer in fuel.
Can we use 3.5percent sulfur.what to do?
Purifier not attaining rpm reasons.
Purifier parts and funtion of each.
Main sea water pump overhaul and inspection and
what all defects can you find.
As 2nd engg prepare list for drydock specific jobs.
What all checks to do before going out of drydock
Pintle bearing clearance.
Tools used in dry dock.
Rudder hydraulic testing.
Tailshaft survey.
Propeller drop.how to check.
How to take main bearing clearance?which tool used.
How to remove cross head upper bearing.
03- Internal:Sriniv Fn 3 Fn-3
09- asa sir Name 4 convention
2021 External MLC y came into picture, all titles, and x Ques
:Kapoor Sir MLC imo or ILO
WHO ENFORCES MLC
PSC , CLEAR GROUNDS DETAILED INSPECTION
Your ship visiting a port who complies with mlc but
your flag has not ratified the convention yet. .. your
actions....
resistance on ship
Frictional resistance definition and formulae
How to reduce x questions
Relationship between length of ship and resistance
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Kyoto protocol x questions

UNFCC , GHG, TARGETS GIVEN TO WHOM AND WHAT
EEDI EEOI EEXI details
CII
DCS SEEMP part 2 ALL DETAIL
03- Internal:Sriniv Fn 3,4,5&6 Fn-3
09- asa sir Try,feu dimensions
2021 External Torsion box
:Kapoor Sir Cell guide in cargo hold
Refer sockets , refer container Working
Cargo hold fire fighting/ engine room
How cargo hold alarm came and all cross questions
Stress on high seas on ships pounding panting
Solas chapter all polar codes details
Frictional resistance types
How to reduce x questions
Codes and convention
How convention come into force
HK conventions x questions
EEDI EEXI details CII
DCP SEEMP part 2
Annex6 all details
Hull resistance relationship between length and
resistance

Fn4,6
New design in ME engines
Maneovering system details
Fuel valve circulation of fuel
Indication cards
Defects in welding
Main bearing survey
Tail shaft survey
Propeller drop and cross questions
Dry dock in details
Boiler safety values all types and details x questions
Anchors ranging
Hull paints scheme
Propeller blade defects how to rectify it
03- Surveyor: Fn 4b Function 4b Motor
09- Jayant
2021 Mukhopadhya Types of engines sailed on after class4
y Advantages of ME engines over conventional
Developments related to combustion?? Lot of cross
question
How many control systems (MOPs ) ??
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What if one MOP fail during running??

Why difference ships have different rpm?
Which engines have higher Pmax, MC or ME?? Why??
Why 3 injectors in electronic engines?
Will all of them inject together?? If not then decided
on what basis? Which one will inject first??
Injection pressure??
Propeller diameter preference, large or small??
Limitations in selection??
02- Internal Gopi Fn 4 1- Types of bedplates for M/E
09- sir 2- Chain link broken/ replacement
2021 Ext Pakrasi sir 3- Chain slack how to check
4- what to after chain link renewal wrt timing(cam
adjustment)
5- Vit/super vit - everything
6-1st/2nd order of moment n how to manage
7-mean piston speed definition,how much in ur
engine, how much in high speed..how to calculate
8- what will you choose for maximum power for ur
engine( stroke/bore) n reason
9- how super long/ultralong stroke affects emmisions
10- Boiler all type of corrosion n water treatment
(what do each chem do)
11- Boiler foaming
12-Thick shell n Thin shell bearings
13-Which places used in m/e
14- Layers of thin shell bearing in detail
01- Internal- Gopi Fn 4b & 6 1-Piston advancement to reduce nox.
09- Nadan sir 2- 1st and 2nd order moment compensator Explain in
2021 External- detail.
Anuradha kar 3- Muffing noise of AE engine
4-How to Draw Surge line...what exactly the surge
line.
5- You Have 2s 6 cylinder crankshaft frequency is 3
hz... What will be the Critical RPM?
6- Thin shell bearing main advantage and layers in
detail?
7- Explain Resin chocks.
8- Effect of high Exhaust back pressure.

Fn 6
1- 5 places in accomodation where accomodation AC
should not recirculate?
2- Where actually separation takes place inside LO
purifier?
3- Why muff Coupling.
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4- ECR AC pin hole. Action ...but hot work is not

allowed.
5-Compressor motor axial alignment. Which shaft will
you turn to check alignment compressor or motor. (I
said will rotate the shafts at which dial gauge pin is
there)
6- What is multi start thread?
7-How to start emergency fire pump during ballast
condition...How to avoid dry running?
8- Frequent cut in cut off in fridge compressor ..why??

Internal
1-Piston ring advancement for VLSFO.(cross
questions Why cermet coating given?
2- Axial vibration reason
3- Main bottom end bearing survey in detail(Cross
question-Where bracket fitted to support crosshead
during survey)
4-Type of welding electrode on board
5- Why low hydrogen electrodes required.
6- Have you done Drydock-YES
#Propeller fitting with lot of cross questions
# Rudder drop with lot of cross questions
# Where jumping bar fitted.
31- Gopi nandan Fn 4B & 5 Fn 4b.
08- Sir & some Types of ME sailed, what info on nameplate?...
2021 other surveyor Diff. Between MCR & NCR (plenty cross questioning)...
ME sump level decreasing, reasons (other than PFR
leak)??
AE one unit exh temp. low, reasons?
Boiler Blowback phenomenon.
Properties of refer LO?

Fn 5
What is Power factor?
Hw to calculate pf of Generator supply?
Wht r things/safety items kept @ shore connection
box?
Wht is meant by fail safe arrangement?
Give example related to ER crane
Wht is earth lamp?
Wht is preferential trip?
31- Senthil sir Fn 4 & 5 >>Significance of stability curves
08- >>what is angle of lol
2021 >>draw GZ curve and draw angle of lol
>> what was your engine specifications
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->>size of your propellor

->>resistances on propellor
->> relationship between size of engine and propellor
>> ship 10kn 10000kw power reduced to 5000kw
what will be the speed now
>>Significance of masters review
>>D1995when was solas first written
->>when was MARPOL first written
- >>whom does MLC come under
- >>Does it not come under IMO
->>Who actually implements mlc
->>Tell as per element 5
->>Scavenge fire your action
- >>now tell me as per your sms what it says about
this

Function 4
- which type of engine and specifications
- difference between ME and MCC
- how many injectors
- why three injectors
- how Nox is reduced
- Miller cycle? How achieved in 2S
-How to avoid exhaust energy wastage on scavange
pressure
Some more questions
Function 5
-Type of alternator on your ship
-Name of maker
-resistance is reduced how will I bring it back
- no voltage developing reason
- how to rectify this problem
- advantage of HV
-What is CT? Where used
30- External- Old Fn 3 What is nitriding .
08- guy How it is done.
2021 Internal - Gopi What all equipments in engine room are nitirded.
sir
What is easing gear in boiler, told for emergencies and
manual lifting . But says what emergencies, y
emergency arises in the first case , how will u come to
know ur working some where that boiler safety valve
is not lifting .

Con rod checks, then dye penetration test in detail.

 RTQ – MUMBAI 68

Told him but what is principle on which dp test

detects the Crack.

LO testing on board,
Then for viscosity , x questions.
What's the name of tube in which the viscosity is
measured .
30- Internal: Gopi Fn 3 & 5 Func3:
08- sir Ism latest amendments
2021 External: UNCLOS in depth
Pakrasi sir Underwater hull inspection
RO code
ISM new amendments
What does IMO say in regards with cyber security?
And more cannot remember now. Will send when I
remember

Function 5:
Armature reaction
Advantages of neutral and insulated earthing?
Where is neutral earthing resistor used and why?
How to test a diode?
What is difference between inductance and
reactance?
What is PWM
What is IGBT? How does it work?
What is a thyrister?

Internal asked:
Why is load high when starting of induction motor?
What is PID? Can we apply only D for working?
What is polarisation index testing?
30- Internal- Fn 3,4B,5 & N-3
08- srinivasa sir 6 1)Tiers of oil pollution prevention
2021 External-ss 2)What checks are done by Psc and why it is required.
Gadkar sir 3)Flag state inspection
4)various certificates under Marpol
5) solas requirements for survival craft.
6) static stability
5) Dynamical stability
6) subdivision index,why subdivision is provided.
7)Hong Kong convention .How you will confirm that
it's being followed onboard.
8) certificates under Solas chapter 9

Fn-4b
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1)Difference between ME and MC engines

2) Fuel pump lead
3) puncture valve function
4) How to do power balancing
5) Procedure to take draw card
6) shrinkage and swelling in boiler
7) why difference in exhaust gas temperature at
exhaust valve and entry to the turbocharger.

Fn-5

1) 3 Phase 4 wire and 3 phase 3 wire

2) Alternator maintenance
3) ACB maintenance procedure
4) certificates and documents required at the time of
electrical survey.
5) After alternator maintenance ,voltage is not
generated .. Actions
6) Insulation class.which machinery in engine room is
given highest insulation.
7) cascade control

Fn-6

1) Overhauling of purifier
2) significance of bowl height and how to measure
3) knocking of exhaust valve
4) how you will come to know that chain is slack
5) Effects of slack chain
6) how to rectify
7) Connecting rod top end bearing inspection
procedure
Internal
What is zener diode
Capacity test of battery
30- Int Srinivas sir Function 1. What is shroud ring in tc how it works.
08- Ext 4b & 6 2. Why diffuse is there in centrifugal pump.
2021 Vishwanathan 3. What is fatigue where happens in engine room,
sir what design measure to avoid.
4. Case hardening, methods.
5. How to remove main bearing for survey.
6. How to tighten tie rod, how to know broken, how to
remove broken one.
7. Did drydocking?, What checks done on rudder.
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8. Which engine, what is S in MAN engine. What is the

ratio for S(a stroke to bore ratio).
9. Tires of engine 1,2,3.
10. Annex 6 regulation for tire 1,2,3.
27- Int Srinivas sir Fn 6 1. Pump alignment
08- Ext 2. Soot blowing. What happens after soot blowing.(
2021 Vishwanathan What parameters will change)
sir 3. Sampling of lube oil
4. Aux engine tappet not proper. How will you know.
5. Thrust bearing high temp. Actions.
6. Pipe hole. How to manufacture onboard.
7. Con Rod bolt check. Condition for replacing.
8. Liner wear rate formula.( Jst tell current reading-
previous reading/ running hours) mm/1000Hrs
9. FWG vaccum not coming. Reasons.
10. How to tap a hole of M9×1.25
11. Air compressor 1st stage leaking. Reasons.
25- Int senthil ext Fn 4b Introduction,type of engine?Pneumatic controller
08- gupta malfunctioning...why
2021 Piston head is broken,how u will know?what u will
do?
Crankpin is broken in sailing how u will know
this?what u will do?
Purifier is vibrating reason?
Liner wear rate?
How to increase propeller efficiency
Turbocharger material?
How to improve scavenging efficiency?
how to reduced axial vibration in ae?
Why 2 spring r there in generator?
Me jcw system chemicals treatment?
Why sulphite is used in boiler?
Power balancing
25- Internal Fn 6 Working principle of Iccp
08- Senthil sir Working principle of Zener diode and where used
2021 External PK Significance of megger reports
Gupta sir How explosimeter works
What all things you will ensure before electrical
survey
How salinometer works
Where it is used
24- Srinivas sir Fn 6 Ship sailed and engine
08- Gadkar sir Tie rod tightening procedure
2021 How many tie rods per cylinder
Stuffing overhaul in position
Stuffing seal ring material
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How to determine where to put table and what factors

decide it
Chain tightening procedure
Actions causes and consequences
Boiler safety valve setting. How does gag tool work
Camshaft timing
Piston overhaul
Piston inspection and testing
Fuel pump zero setting and overhauling
Survey of compressor
How to check efficiency
24- Internal Fn 3 How to check ism implementation when you join as
08- senthil sir 2nd engineer.
2021 External How to check if fire fighting appliances are in order.
pakrashi sir Hhsc survey. Certificates under it. Ism isps under it or
no?
Periodical surveys scope for sseq and radio eqp
Tail shaft survey method 1
Drydock requirements for vessels over 15 years of
age.
How is stern frame attached to hull of container ships.
Msc 103 all amendments
24- int srinivas Fn 4 & 6 what type of engine
08- ext gadkar tail shaft monitoring
2021 how to carry out power balancing
boiler accumulation press test
purifier bowl height significance
turbocharger all clearances
crosshed all clearances, procedure
shrouding of exhaust valve
heatreatment types
where case hardening used?
scavenge efficiency significance
expansion allowance in shell and plate type heat
exchanger?
fuel pump lead?
zero setting in jerk type fuel pump?
swelling and shrinkage in boiler
bridge gauge . how to use?
chain tightening? how to make sure it is slack?
turbocharger blade material?

function 5

high voltage advantages? why conductors wire size

less in high voltage?
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cascade control? where it is used?

pid controller
single phasing ? how to identify ? what protection
supply of your ship? 3 phase 3 wire? significance
motor open circuit or short circuit how to identify?
acb overhauling ? how to proceed
how low insulation fault finding carried out?
acb maintenance?

internal-
acb maintenance? what all you check?
24- Int: Senthil sir Fn 6 By senthil sir
08- Ext: Pakrashi 1) what are maintainance Running hours in entire
2021 sir Main Engine.
2) overhaul procedure for exhaust valve with
clearances.
3) Course of action in case sump oil contaminated
with water.
4)what is Batch purification.

Pakrashi sir
1) Draw rudder profile of your last ship. Pintle
clearance. Jumping clearance where to take.
2) procedure for removal of keyless propeller.
3) during inspection found AE big end bearing bolt is
having crack due to fatigue. Where crack will form on
bolt and why.
24- Internal: Fn 3 & 4B For a very long time Gadkar Sir couldn't connect so
08- Srinivas Srinivas sir started asking questions
2021 External: Fn 3
Gadkar what is imo dcs
what data is collected in imo dcs
what is difference between eu mrv and imo dcs
emergency generator regulations
Dent in the ships hull how to identify the location to
provide to class for repair
Certificates for container ship
What is EEDI
How to calculate EEDI
Gadkar sir comes online and starts asking questions
NOx regulations the values for three tiers
what is difference between FSC and PSC
Why do you need PSC
What is CIC
What is MOU
Srinivas Sir again
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Which MOU is India part of

Engines above which power should comply with NOx
Any engines on ship which dont have to comply

4B
Questions by Gadkar sir
What type of ship and engine
What is advantages of ME Engine
What is dezincification where can you see it
Types of lubrication happening in Main Engine at
different points
What is boundry lubrication and what is
hydrodynamic lubricarion
What is Power Balancing and How will you do it
Advantages of Synthetic oil
Apart of Synthetic what is the other type of oil used
What is the difference between ME and AE
turbocharger
What clearance will you take in a TC
What is the significance of K value

Internal
How will you calculate power in Main Engine
18- Int:- Manjhi Fn 5 & 6 *Function 5: Electrical
08- Ext:- Kamath
2021 Maintainance on Alternator
Alternator developing Low Voltage, how to tackle
problem
AVR function
How to carry IR test on alternator
How to carry IR test on Motor
Shore supply connection checks in dry dock
Emg generator regulation

*Function 6: MEP

Centrifugal p/p check on impeller and shaft

Tappet clearance how to check
Why tappet clearance is provided
What will happen if tappet clearance is more.
How more tappet clearance will effect the Engine
How to know pistion position in case of tappet
clearance
Gland packing how to remove and insert new
Purifier box back procedure
Vacuum not developing in FWG
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Why compressor suction side frosting in refer

compressor
What is superheat
Where is superheat in the refer cycle
Why back pressure valve at veg room
15- Int. Senthil Fn 3 & 6 Intact stability criteria
07- kumar
2021 Ext. Sudhir Why low freeboard for tanker
nijhavan
Co2 system master valve not operating what will
happen

What is expansion arrangements for cargo tanks in

gas carrier?
Material of chocks

Cargo fire fighting system

Regulation of dcp monitor on manifold why only on
manifold?

Load line survey as 2nd engineer.

Some more forgot

Function 6
Tail shaft monitoring. Why ? How ? What is lube oil
tested for ashore.

Fire and gs pump survey what u will do if no spare

wear ring.

Cylinder head opening one hydraulic jack gave away

have no spares what to do ?

Centrifugal pump casing crack repair procedure.

Why sleeve bearing on turbocharger states

advantages and disadvantages wrt to ball bearing.
15- Externla Fn 5, 4b & aux eng fuel pump timing& how to check end of
07- BIJAY YADAV 6 clerance at full load ,bottom end clerance other
2021 INT. VIKRANT method then lead wire so i explined with dial gauge
SIR effect of specific grevity on pmax and combustion of
engine
fqs setting
air comp crank case pressure rising reasons expexting
something else not breather pipe or piston ring
leakage ,
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why scale on fwg evaporatig coils

oil in hot well how to which oil from where
cf pump cavitation how u will come to know by
looking perameters if cavitation taking place .
safemetic system ,how system come to konw which is
leaking only on storage tank confused here may be i
did nt understand question he asked many time was,t
able to anser
for whiches in fwd variable hydraulic motor not pump
explain .
for lub oil sample what is dffc between iso and dis
,how to check ovalty of con rod and effect of ovality on
clearances
diffc between servo and bidirectional vlv
some more don,t rember
5
igbt
syncro condensor
smart transducer he was saying now days smart
transducer using on board
regenrative enery something related like now days in
automobile so i told that
told to log out and wait then vikrant rai sir asked
what is accumlation pressure , what hydraulic test of
boiler and when to carry out
14- External- PK Fn 3 1. What happens to G if internal mass changes inside a
07- Gupta ship?
2021 Internal- 2. Block coefficient
shirish kumar 3. Prismatic coefficient. He said i asked only definition
dont give me formula only the definition.
4. Sewage vent regulation as per solas?
5. Define permeability?

Internal-
1. which ship you did?
2. What is the GZ curve?
3. What all things you will get from this curve?
4. Tell me all maintenance to be carried out on CO2
fixed fire fighting system?
5. What is the latest amendment in co2 system?
6. What is seemp?
7. Difference between seemp part 1 and part 2?
8. What is there in seemp part 1?
Over to external again:
1. what is the role of PFSO?
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2. How will you ensure that cargo hold Co2 line is

cleared during daily maintenance?
3. How will you fight engine room bilge fire?
4. Which extinguishers will you use to extinguish
bilge fire?
08- Internal - AK Fn 4b & 6 4B-(motor + steam)
07- chaudhary
2021 external- specification of engine ( i had done DFDE )
vishwanathan explain the passage of fuel gas from tank to the engine
how is gas admitted in the engine
any speciality for the inlet/exhaust valve timings
(wanted to know about miller cycle)
turbocharger specification
type of bearing and how lubrication is done for the
same
cond rod speciality of 4 stroke engine ( wanted to
know I section provides what particular strength to
the con rod)
type of MAC. explain significance of pressure ratio.
valve bore diameter
tandem type of piston explain
boiler specification
setting of safety valve with values and percentages
how tubes are attached to the boiler, expansion
arrangements for tubes inside boiler. explain the
expansion and bell mouthing procedure with values
shell and tube type expansion arrangemetns
where is the thrust bearing in the steam propulsion
located. explain how thrust is taken care of when
turbine runs in astern direction
number of stages in HP and LP turbine
cross compunding to turbine explain with how many
stages velocity compunded and how may pressure
compounded
boiler water tests
which test that are carried out cannot be treated by
adding chemicals
how do you control chlorides in boiler and limit of
chlorides in HP boiler
why no tie rods in 4 stroke engine

Function 6

purifier vibrates after desludging operation why and

how to rectify
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OWS started and level not going down for bilge

holding tank. actions you take as a second engineer.
new copper washer, what to do before you put in
service
name of the heat treatment carriedcentrifugal pump
what is the total head and how to calculate
which filter FO or LO is finer. why? bearing clearnaces
value and fuel pump plunger clearances
domestic reefer plant mention all components
between condenser and evaporator. temp not
maintaining in one cold chamber what will you do,
causes, actions
07- External- Fn 5 Function- 5
07- Vishwanathan 1. How does a brushless alternator works
2021 Sir 2. Types of starters.
Internal- 3. How we reduce starting current
Pradeep Sir 4. What if motor doesnt changeover to start, how will
you come to know
5. Contactor continuity test
6. Which all motor you will do continuity test of
contactor.
7. How to test standby pump starting for ME lub oil
pump when main engine is running.
8. Steering gear motor safety
9. Why doesn’t have overload trip
10. Diff between EXD and EXI
11. Where use EXd
12. Where use EXi, why cannot we use Exi for light
fittings circuit
13. MGPS working
14. Emergency power supply solas requirement
07- Internal : Fn 4b, 5 & Main points 5 quest each topic
07- Arbind 6 4b and 6:
2021 External : s 1. Crosshead bearing clearances, guide clearance,
Choudri position at which shud be taken. Went in detail step
by step procedure.
2 . Sea water leaking inside after the sea suction valve
step by step procedure.
3. Vibration in boiler during 2 consecutive starts your
course of action. (Starvation of air)
4. Accumulation pressure of boiler test full details he
needed
5. Fwg salinity alram intermittently coming. As 2E ur
action
6. Suction valve and puncture valve construction and
operation
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7. Boiler flame characteristics (primary and

secondary flame)
8. MCR how is it calculated. When it is calculated.
9. What is vibration he wanted definition.
10. Ac compressor has started. Its running hot. U see
only its on min load ie 33%. Its not coming on full
load. Trouble shooting .

Electrical: fn 5
1. 2 step controller
2. As 2/e how will u prepare for electrical survey
3. ICCP components in detail and working principle
4. Why capacitor is used in ceiling fan at ur home.
5. Motor starter box. Components inside it, Terminals
etc.
6. Governor droop , explain
05- Internal- Fn 3, 4b & Func 3
07- Pradeep sir 6 1)Cargo discharge criteria for tankers
2021 External- 2)Difference between discharge arrangement for oil
vishwanathan tanker and chemical tanker
sir 3)Preparation for loadline survey as 2nd engg only for
enginer room side
Func 4b
1) type of engine worked on
2) parts of chain link of chain drive
3) After scavenge space fire, what all checks you will
do ?
4)how to take horizonal shaft alignment of the motor
shaft and pump shaft of centrifugal pump?
Func 6
1)After reefer compressor starts, what all results in
restarting of compressor( i said if the reefer room
door is open, or fresh provisions are brought in,it
results in increase in temp of refrigerant and hp on
suction side, still he was not satisfied)
2)what is purpose of sheer pin in horizontal shaft of
the purifier
Cant recollect more now,
05- Internal : Gopi Fn 3 & 6 Function 3
07- sir 1) types of bulkheads
2021 External : Raj 2) purpose of bulkheads
Kishore sir 3) eexi
4) what all annexe applicable on your ship
5) annex 4 applicablity
6) bulk carrier cargo hold fire fighting system
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7) co2 room safeties

8) emg DG regulations
9) emg DG fuel required for passenger ships
10) types of lifeboats
11) how much speed of lifeboat in water
12) how much fuel carried in lifeboat
13) Solas chapter 3
14) marpol annexe 6
15) annexe 6 latest amendment
16) stcw
17) what all on your ship comes under survival craft
18) standard fire test ( decider )
19) how to release co2
20) what to do if someone not present in head count

Function 6

1) type of ship
2) engine specification
3) maintenance done on board
4) DG fuel pp overhaul
5) crankcase inspection
6) liner removal
7) meat room normal temperature maintained and if
you want -16 instead of -14 then how do you do it and
what effect does it have on the system
8) dry dock y u do it
He wants to just listen underwater inspection
05- Internal Gopi Fn 4b & 6 Fun 4 b
07- sir What is critical speed?
2021 External What is tie road? It's function? Tightening sequence of
Premraj sir it in man b & w.
1. Types of lubrication in ME.
(he wanted to hear the difference between cross
head bearing and main bearing lubrication.)
2. What Type of lubrication in cylinder line.
3. What's TEU and FEU, and its dimensions?
4. What is stuffing box and state its components?
5. How will you know the condition of stuffing box
while running? Corrective actions.
6. Overhauling of stuffing box in place.
7. What was the SWL of your engine room crane?
8. How will you carry out engine room crane load test
and at what load?
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Fun 6
1. What all overhauls you have carried out on your
ship. Have you done main bearing overhaul?
2. How will you carry out ME unit 5 main bearing
survey?
3. Have you carried out dry dock? What all
maintenance you will carry out during dry dock.
4. What is Rudder Drop? Rudder hydraulic test
5. Oil charging in reefer provision compressor
6. What is engine blazing /glazing? I don't
understand and even Dnt knw wht it was.
And some more but don't remember..
05- internal- Fn 4b & 6 4b ,6
07- shirish 1.manual starting of air compressor.
2021 external- 2.scavenge fire indication,action
bansal 3.oil mist detector alarm action
4.mip mep
5.power balancing
6.tc while running how u find efficiency
7.autobackwash filter working
8.pipe taken out in workshop,how will u make new
pipe with same flange
9.after crankshaft deflection what u chek( told him abt
vertical horizontal den (t+b)=(p+s)..but still not happy

02- Int: chaki Fn 5 1. What do you mean by BLEVE

07- Ext: 2. what fixed fire extinguishing sys for cargo onboard
2021 Vishwanathan ship
3. How to prevent caking in DCP (name of anticaking
agent)
4. What is TPC. Ship going from sea water to river
water will TPC change.
5. Emcy Generator requirement
6. Anchor material
7. New FO having high density, what changes as 2e
you will do on your ship
8. How to take LO sample
9. MAC pressure ratio. What is its significance
10. Ref compressor gas suction suction from
conpressor sump. Why?
11. What are pretension bolts. Where used? He wants
to hear conrod big end
12. Checks as 2e to conduct after facing scavange fire
in your engine
13. What type of fuel pump on main engine. What is
discharge pressure.
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14. Type of boiler.

15. Different types of tubes in High pressure boiler
16. Soot blower operation. Sequence of soot blow( he
want to hear from top to bottom)
17. Type of main turbine( proper full name)
18. Reduction gear type. What is articulated
19. Oil in drain inspection tank. What action as OOW (i
guess he want to hear remove oil from tank with
absorbant pad and dont let it go to boiler)
20. Boiler gauge glass crack(safeties)
21. Brushless alternator how voltage is generated
22. Alternator safeties
23. How to install new battery on lifeboat
24. What is Ex-i and Ex-d. Application
25. Shore connection process (he wants to hear that
you have to inform shore about your load
requirement and accordingly check the power supply
cable rating)
02- Int: chakki sir Fn 3 Tender ship and stiff ship
07- Ext: Gupta sir What is collision bulkhead and it's solas regulations
2021 and one other Frequency of sart, where it shows
guy Regulations for sart
What is pfso , duties of pfso
What equipments in liferaft
Fire in purifier room
Load line survey
Other guy : how you test hyper mist system, types of
detectors, pressure of hypermist pump
02- Old surveyor Fn 4b 1. How you prepare boiler for survey?
07- 2. Scavenge efficiency?
2021 3. Propeller efficiency how will you increase?
4. What kind of propeller on board?
Difference between 4 blade and 6 blade propeller?
5. Shoepad overhaul?
6. Sluggish Rudder operation?
7.Me not starting on fuel?
8. Multi stage compressor how its mainbearing are
placed or secured!!?
9. First stage relief valve leaking?
10. Boiler water test?
Why phosphate reserve
Why hydrazine required?
How oxygen affects?
11.Swelling of journal.
12. Scrapdown analysis?
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02- Int- Ak Fn 5 & 6 1Working of induction motor

07- choudhary 2Fail safe equipment, how it works
2021 Ext-Raj gupta 3Preferential trip
4Maintenance of alternator, if air gap less wat u will
do?
5Low IR alarm on panel. How it works.
Fn-6
1Nitriding, where used, part, where in bearing, which
surface
2Shrunk fit, where used
3Liner gauging how to do
02- Int: chakki sir Fn 3 Breast hook
07- Ext: Gupta sir Tie
2021 Bitter end
Anchor attached how to ship
Fire in purifier room
Co2 released what action u will do
Bulk carrier how to check the co 2 line is clear for fire
extinguishing on hold
Grb
All new amendments in it
Gunwale
Load line survey
01- Int: Fn 3 & 4b Collision bulkhead
07- Mukhopadhya Annex 6 chapter 4 explain
2021 y Explain regulations 23
Ext: Bansal Ism chapter name
Onload offload release mechanism
Galley fire..how to approach..what all things there to
extinguish fire

4b
How to check turbocharger efficiency
Fuel pump leaky..indication
U r going to rough weather.as 2nd engg what all
preparation u will do?
Purpose of tie rod? pinching screw purpose and
where it is located in engine?
After grounding what all things to check?
Boiler auto starting procedure?want here about flap
remain full open during starting than partial open
during ignition.
few more don't remember
01- Internal - Fn 4b & 6 Function 4b,
07- mukhopadhay 1.Scavenge fire- stepwise
2021 a sir 2.fuel pump leak- indications and actions
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External- 3.Turbocharger overhaul- checks

Bansal 4. Turbocharger efficiency
sir(very nice 5.Tie rods
guy) 6. Use of pinching screw, etc

Function 6
1.Bilge pump reciprocating type overhaul and checks
2.Centrifugal pump casing crack repairs
3.centrifugal pump overhaul and checks
4. Welding defects
5. Engine room any small tank bulkhead repair by
fillet welding
6.Ows -15 ppm alarm check methods
7.DD- rudder checks

30- Int-Anirudha Fn 4b & 6 1.Pitch and slip of propeller. How to increase

06- chaki sir propeller efficiency
2021 Ext-gupta sir 2.How to increase bowl height in purifier
3.Purpose of doing boiler water tests. How to prevent
corrosion of boiler
4.Materials of turbocharger
5.Diff betn annealing n normalising
6.pressure of oxygen n acetylene while gas cutting
7.why n where case hardening is done
8.crosshead brg survey
9.how to remove broken tie rod
10.If mac unloader is not working how will you start
mac
11.diff betn mc and mcc
12.tc compressor efficiency
13.Air seal stern tube system
14.How to overhaul stuffing box in place
15.what is nip
16.Liner material and reasons for cracking
17.what all things to check in lo analysis and bunker
report
18.LO tests carried out on board
19.Increasing stroke or bore which one would you
prefer and why
20.Exhaust vv seat material
21.pairing disc matreial and it's function
22.Mac lubrication
23.what is power imbalance and how to check
24.Causes of axial vibration and how to reduce it
25.why thrust brg in generator
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30- Internal : Fn 3 1. In main engine, within x-head & journal bearing,

06- senthil kumar which one is bigger & why?
2021 External:
Sarkar 2. What is PID controller? How is proportional
controller different from derivative controller?

3. What is cascade control? Where on ship? How it

works?

4. How many types of turbocharging & scavenging?

What are they? Why in some engines pulse & in other
engines contant pressure? What criteria?

5. Where on board we can see brass/ bronze(I exactly

don't remember)? 3 places at least...is brass/bronze &
gun metal different? Material of propeller?

6. Causes of liner crack?

30- int:mukhopad Fn 3 & 5 type of ship was asked :chemical tanker
06- yaya sir sea time after class 4
2021 ext:viswanath and written status and no of attempts
an sir
fun 3

1.deck fire fighting system on chemical tankers?

2.how to confirm tht the emergency fire pump
priming unit is working.
3.prepare settling tank for entry as a 2e ?
4.calibration of gas detector ?
5.life boat launching step by step procedure during a
drill.
6.bullwarks and freeing ports.
7.statuatory survey,time interval between each
survey,specific buffer time for each survey.
8.load line markings thickness.
9.rudder checks in dry dock,pressure testing,etc.

fun5
1.generator started rated rpm is achieved but voltage
is not achieved ?resons i said avr then
2.how do u confirm avr is faulty.
3.if not avr wht else could be faulty.
4.i said diode ,then how to check diode ,if a
multimeter doesnt have a diode mode.
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5.emg gen solas regulations,how to carry out

emergency generator on load test,when the ship is
sailing ,wht all precautions to be taken ?
6.overload protection in motors ? steering gear motor
safeties?
was asked to log out,and log in and wait in the lobby.
mukhopadyay sir:
1.alternate fuels .
2. during main engine shop trails,wht all are found
out?
30- Vishwanathan Fn 3,4 & 6 1)What all safety given for Cargo tank in product
06- sir tanker ?
2021 2)mast riser fire during gas freeing operation? Actions
?
3)Where will you find the howmuch of CO2 required
for your ship for fixed firefighting ? He wanted to
know where on ship would you find ?
4)Ballast water convention applies to which ship ?
5)what is propeller slip.
6)why carry Inclining experiment?Only Centre of
gravity ? What else ? When to carry out ?

Function : 4b

1)what types of engine ? Turbocharger type ?what

kind of bearing ? Location of bearing how trust is
transmitted ?Location of Thrust collar ?Sealing
arrangement ?
2)What kind of boiler ?how tubes are fitted ?Material
of tubes ?

Function :6

1)blunt chisel ? What will you do ?

2)Why after cooler is given in MAC?
3)You are transferring aft bilge well overboard via
ows , after 30 mins you come and see level is same ?
Reason ?He asked what problem with system ?
4)You are standing on upperdeck aft side near all
vents , you smell exhaust gas .why ?Is it normal ?
5)You have taken bunker few days back now the
bunker density has changed ! What changes you will
do as 2nd engineer before using that fuel ?
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30- External: Fn 3,4,5&6 Fn:3

06- Viswanathan ( Safeties on tank on product tanker
2021 pura Chida. Annex 1 cargo discharge criteria
Hua) TPC with formula
Anil Desai Orb code and number for debunkering

Fn4
Con rod ovality check
How will you remove piston and checks
Why in pipeline flanges bolts are put in upside down
Difference in me fuel pump and generator fuel pump
Which filter is fine fuel oil or lube oil and why
How tubes are placed on heat exchanger what is the
provision for. Them to expand
Back pressure valve

Fn 5
Crane safeties
Diff between thermistor and thermostat
Shore power supply how to take and checks
Battery checks in lifeboat
Fn 6
Main compressor taking more time to fill what all
checks you do
Your bumping clearance valve unloader inter cooler
and aftercoolr are ok
Egb safety valve setting
30- Internal: Fn 4b & 6 Fun 4b:
06- Arbind 1.Scavenge efficiency and it's significance?
2021 chowdry 2.your reliever informed u tat Holding down bolts are
External : freq getting loosen , after take over what checks and
don't know how will you rectify ?
3.boiler phosphate test why carrying out ? How to do
4.You going to T/C overhaul what r the tools n spares
u will prepare ?
5.what is k value ?
6.stern tube L.O temp high , wht reason ?
7.how will u take propeller drop ? Why u r taking
bottom n top ?
8.what is Mcr and Ncr ?
9.Liner bottom part is hanging why ? And thickness is
less thr ?

Fun 6
 RTQ – MUMBAI 87

1.You started your boiler from cold condition as per

procedure , now ur boiler is steaming wht r all chks
you will do ?
2.what is accumulation press test , purpose ?how will
u do
3.how will u repair your boiler refractory if it has got
damaged ?
4.windlass brake how will u adjust ?
5.your ship side plating got crack n water is seeping ,
how u will repair ?
6.compressor valves are getting broken frequently ,
wht reason how will u rectify ?
7.bursting disc on the compressor got burst , wht
action ?
8.compress 2nd stage relief valve got lifted , reason ?
9.Your generator crankcase filled with water , wht
indications and wht r the causes ?
30- Internal- Chaki Fn 4b & 6 Applied fun. 4b and 6
06- sir 4b-
2021 External- don't Intro, ships sailed, company.
know 1. SFOC Calcution
2. Propeller curve effi.
3. How Axial vibration is induced and means to reduce
it.
4. Cross head bearing survey.
5. Tail shaft survey. When to do and removal.
6. What is scavenge efficiency.
7. Heat treatment processes in detail
8. Why unloader in refer and working.
9. Purpose of heater in refer.

6-
1. DD preparation as 2nd engineer.In detail ( too
many x questions)
2. Defects in welding.
3. How will u put insert in bulkhead.
4. How will lock liner while taking out piston in AE.
5. Purging and leak detection in Framo pump.
6. Thrust bearing overhaul and material.
7. Why Honning of liner done.

Some more questions I can't recall..will post..

30- Surveyous: Fn 4b & 6 Function 4b:
06- Chako sir, *What is poker gauge? How to measure propeller
2021 Gupta sir drop?
(Extremely *Drydock preparations?
 RTQ – MUMBAI 88

strict and *Working principle of cylinder lubrication? (Not how

ruthless -keh k it works)
lenge) *Power balancing of engine meaning? How to
balance?
*Why can't take indicator cards for AE??
*Material of T/C parts?
*Difference between M/E and A/E crankcase oil?
Why?
*Material of A/E exh. valve seat??
*What is nimonic alloy???
*Purifiers de-sludging principle??
*How to determine propeller efficiency?? How to
improve??
*One unit Pmax low..reasons??
*Working principle of Hydraulic motors??
*How to determine the efficiency of a pump?? Any
pump
*How to determine efficiency of Refer compressor??
*Function of rudder pintle bearing?? How to take
clearence??
*Cutting torch safeties??
And couple of more questions...can't recollect!! Lots of
new questions.

Fn 6
*M/E crosshead checks??
*M/E piston checks and o/h after removing from
engine?? Names of tools used??
*ME air starting v/v o/h procedure??
*Propeller dismounting methods??Explain?
*Procedure to remove rudder??
*Pressure of O2 and Acetylene while cutting and
brazing?? If different then why??
*One unit knocking. Reasons??
*Liner cracking reasons??
*One unit cylinder lubrication fail. Indications and
corrective action??
*As a 2E how will u maintain ME lube oil good
condition ?? Lube oil tests??
30- Surveyor ~ 1)What is power factor? 2)How will you measure it?
06- chaki Ways to improve it?
2021 Cross questions - how capacitor helps to improve it...
3)Megger working principle
4)How will you measure the power of circuit?
I told about AC power formula than he ask about dc
....with cross questions
 RTQ – MUMBAI 89

5) main switchboard survey what all things you do?

6) how will you do megger test of a motor ?
7) battery charging circuit
Why you step down it and what is the supplying
voltage to charge battery? I said 30volt he ask why?/
8) alternator safeties?
9) difference between synchronous motor and
induction motor?
10) what is ur action after blackout? No answer he
satisfied....
11) what is semiconductor?
12) thermistor where it is used?
13) what is soft starter
He want full working of starter
14) what is auto transformer ?
15) what is RMS value?
16) how will you measure the battery capacity?
17) when power failure occurs how navigation light
failure alarm will come?
29- Internal Gopi All questions by Externals only.
06- sir Every question was very clear and answers expected
2021 External were very specific and to the point
Vishwanathan
sir 1. Bilge pump has lined up from aft wilge well. after
30 mins you find level isnt lowered. your action. -- he
wants you to start telling that you will observe suc
and disc gauge and analyse the isssue.

2. Stern tube inboard seal leaking. your action as 2nd

engineer.

3. Froasting on line from TXV to evaporator. reasons

4. How will you find out which tube in AE LO cooler is

leaking and how to rectify it?

5. How will you maintain FRAMO oil temperature in

freezing cold climate?

6. EGB soot blow done. How will you ascertain its

done effectively.

7. Aux engine crank case pressurised. Reasons. How

will you identify which unit blow past is occuring
without taking performance?
 RTQ – MUMBAI 90

8. ME crankshaft deflection

9. How will you ascertain that centrifugal pump wear

ring has worn without opening pump?
Every question with super specific cross questions.
29- Internal Gopi Fn 3, 4b & Fn 3
06- External 6 Loadline survey how to prepare
2021 Vishwanathan what is tpc
does tpc change in FW and SW
what is inclining experiment? what do you get from it?
how do makers ensure 85% co2 released in two
minutes?

4b
types of engine
difference between conventional fuel pump and me
engine fuel pump
how is hydraulic oil supplied to fuel pump
what kind of pump is engine driven pump
how is oil supplied at low rpm in ME engine
how is the ECS sensing Load and Speed
what kind of T/C on your ME
Maker and Model number of T/C
how many bearings and what kind of bearings
what is K value in T/C
why we are measuring K value
how is AE mounted ( Resilient mountings)? why
resilient mountings if vibration less
why oblique cut in con rod big end
how to adjust fuel pump timing in AE and How to
adjust fuel quantity?
what is log difference pressure ( never heard of this
not even sure if this is what he asked)
how will you identify single pass, two pass and four
pass shell and tube type HX by just looking from
outside?
intermediate bearing temperature is going high and
sea is calm what could be the reason?
what kind of thermodynamic process happening in
TEV?

6
type of boiler and max working pr?
what kind of water testing on boiler?
if low pr boiler why are you doing hydrazine test?
Main air compressor valves checks after overhaul?
 RTQ – MUMBAI 91

How to secure Engine room crane when going for long

voyage?
Sea water pump gland is leaking actions? Even after
changing the gland still leaking a lot why
29- External Fn 3 & 6 Fn 3 and 6
06- bansal 1.Tailshaft survey , how will, you inspect tail shaft
2021 Internal 2.seq survey as second
Senthil 3.onload off load life boat
4.Steering gear regulation
5.damage stability criteria
6.ism element 10 ,how will you do as second
7. Nc and mnc closing procedure
have cross questions
Fn 6
1.Turbocharger overhaul shedule
2.centrifugal pump casing crack repair
3.unit overhaul tomoro,checks on overhead crane
4. Crane wire damaged 3 or 4 leads damaged what
will you do ,will, you carry out unit
overhaul
5 steel blocks/ material test , ( ndt) and how
6.vessel grounded checks on main engine
7.oxygen acetylene gas welding ,safeties
8.fuel injector removal procedure from step one ,
(needed safety points and isolation part and
immobilization part)
9. How will you renew one tube of shell and tube
procedure
10. Cast iron welding
55 MINS ORAL
Got fn 6 REPEAT 3
29- Internal- gopi Fn 4b & 6 Type of vessel sailed, engine, generator?
06- sir starting air timings?
2021 External- what is valve overlap?
Vishwanath sir if closing of starting air valve is 110 for 6s50 mc how
much is the valve overlap? ( do you need a
calculator)how did you calculate?
what is Axial vibration? reasons? how to counter?
construction, position and working of axial
vibrations?
why in generator I crossection and in main engine
circular of the con rod? what is whip loading?
lubr oil leaking from main engine shaft... what will be
your action and what are the possible causes? explain
the sealing arrangement?
 RTQ – MUMBAI 92

how are vibrations dampened in when a motor drives

a pump?
how to measure ovality of bottom end bearing?
what is total head in centrifugal pump? factors
affecting suction of centrifugal pump?
how many screws in screw pump? is one driving the
other? type of gear?
millers cycle?
new developments in mcc?
what is bore relief and tangantial runout?
advancement in piston rings with regards to coatings
and material?
some more questions that i couldnt recall... will post
when i remember
29- Ext - Bansal Sir Fn 3 & 4b Function 3
06- . Mlc all chapter
2021 Int- Senthil CBA
Kumar . Mlc define
Type of fixed fire extinguisher
Foam fire fighting system describe maintance of it
Which type of foam is used on ER and Deck
Nrt grt dwt free light weight
Displacement
Solid floor
Breast hook
Nox technical file
Panting pounding

F-6
Quenching how to do and why
Cylinder head one stud loose how to tight
One room temp not coming
Tev function
And some more not remembering
29- Internal: Gopi Fn 4b Fn 4b
06- sir 1. Types of ship sailed on.
2021 External: What engines? I told MCC mostly. Why is it compact.
Viswanath sir What exactly makes it compact?

2. Fuel pump timing in MCC. Lots of cross questions.

He wanted to know what is controlled over various
load conditions. Answer he wanted to hear is stop of
injection is controlled.
3. ME turbocharger type. Why not radial flow.
 RTQ – MUMBAI 93

4. AE governor type. Working. But all he wanted to

hear is governor is controlling the rom by reducing
the fuel.
5. How is purifier sealing water interface maintained.
What is gravity disc wrong size. How to determine
right size.
6.why Air compressor has aftercooler.
7. Boiler burner type and explain. I said pressure jet.
He asked what is the other type.
8. Why do we need back pressure valve in veg refer
system.
9. Why no relief valve in centrifugal pump discharge.
He wants to hear it has a fixed discharge head.
10. What can you do to smoothen the discharge of a
single acting reciprocating pump.
11. Type of bilge pump on your ship. I said snake
pump. No further questions

Internal
1. Explain Miller cycle. What relevance it has now for
shipping. I said to reduce nox. He asked how it helps
in reducing nox.
2. Boiler contaminated with oil and you have found
the leak and rectified it. Now explain what all you will
have to do as per the maker's instruction.
29- Int: gopi sir, Fun 6 AE btm end clearance with out taking out piston
06- external: Refer plant tev not working you r at sea and no spare
2021 Vishwanathan on board what will you do
Steam gasket how will you identify
How will you secure er crane before gng on voyage
How will Calculate liner wear formula after liner
calibration
Clrd ...
28- Internal- Fn 4b What type of engine worked on I said Mc & MC-C only
06- Srinivasan sir 1-Inputs to MCU in alfa lubricator mcc
2021 External- 2-What is ACC in alfa lub
Gadkar sir 3-ME engine why introduced, diff bet MC engine and
ME engine
4-How fuel p/p and exh v/v actuated? Who does the
job of camshaft ?
5-Significance of bowl height in purifier?
6-Purifier vertical shaft arrangement
7-Explain What is Lost motion
8-Explain reversing in MC-C engine
9-Explain Risk assessment
 RTQ – MUMBAI 94

10-How crank angle read in ME engine- Angle

encoder position ?
28- Internal Gopi Fn 5 & 6 Function 5
06- sir 1)Types of fuses
2021 External 2)Any motor is not starting..all the probable reasons
Bansal sir 3)generator started but acb not closing..all probable
reason
4) boiler automatic combustion control
5) how to test over speed trip
6) 6206zz bearing given to you what does number
signify
7) what is power factor and how will you improve it

Function 6
1) boiler safety valve setting procedure
2) indication for stern tube seal leak and action taken
3) how hydraulic jack works
4) how to weld an insert in any bulkhead..(more
focused in rules and safety)
5) checks carried out in bilge pump
6) bunker sampling procedure
7) oxy acetylene system..more focused in safeties and
rules.
12- Internal - Fn 3 Coc attempt
05- srinivas sir What is csr? What all details inside csr?
2021 External- Isps? Which chapter all solas? Full details
pakrasi sir What contigeous situation what are contiguous
situation as per ism?
A60 bulkheads?
Drills on board and frequency of drill
What is ahts vessel and cross questions (as i did 1 ahts
vessel after class 4)
All types of form coefficients? And cross question?
If in drydock you see a dent in your ship how will you
report?
Shell expansion plan contents
Hssc? What all certificate in hssc?
Is isps and ism in hssc? And why
What all you will check in dry dock in stern tube and
cross question
12- Intr Jayanta Fun 3,4,6 What is RA, the contents in the RA form
05- Mukhopadhay Define is SMS
2021 a ISPS security level, how is security level 2 different
from 1 and 3.
Hyper mist system alarms for water ?
What is permeability related to tankers
 RTQ – MUMBAI 95

What is free surface effect?

Define SFOC
MAC safeties
How to select the refrigerant for refer? Qualities of
refrigerant

In ME engine what’s the procedure of programming,

the secquence of programming
What is intelligent engine ? Define term intelligent.
What is term high voltage?
Merits and demerits of high voltage
What is thyristor ?
What is star delta starter? How the Load is controlled
?
How does induction motor works ?
What is the term VFD ?
12- Int-srinivasa Fn 4b * Types of engines
05- sir * how do u know chain is elongated and tightening
2021 Ext-gadkar sir procedure
* crossheaf guide shoe clearance adjustment
* refer compressor cut in cut out operation
* boiler water tests with values. What is p in p
alkalinity. Why do we carry out p alkalinity n total
alkalinity test with all chemical reactions
* caustic embrittlement in detail with all reactions.
Mostly where does it occur in boiler?
* stern tube aft seal leaking how will you come to
know? What actions to be taken if sea water is
ingressing? (He said we don't have high viscous oil
and only 1 gravity tank)
* safematic steering gear
* how to measure purifier bowl height? It's
significance? How is the vertical shaft supported?
12- Vishwanathan Fn 4b Type of ship- LNG steam
05- sir -boiler specification
2021 -how boiler supported
-how steam drum supported-
-types of burner, turn down ratio, how much turn
down ratio
-type of feed pump, feed pump trips
-deaerator location, principal behind working, how
dissolved gases removed and where it goes after
removal
-boiler water test and limits for high press boiler, if
chloride content increasing every time what is causes
 RTQ – MUMBAI 96

-steam table, what is small v in steam table, specific

vol. definition and unit
11- Int . Senthil sir Fn 3 & 5 Fun 3 :
05- Ext .uma 1.Before starting IG what r the alarms n trips u will try
2021 Shankar sir out ?
and 2. Location of ig high temp trip sensor and setting ?
one more 3.pv valve setting
external 4.if o2 greater than 8 percentage wht will happen
5.Your company SMS policy full
6.wht is VGP and its purpose
7.Condition of assignment
8.How many u can keep sewage in holding tanks
without ventilation

Fun 5:
1.overhauling of SW immersed motor ? Each n
everything he wants hear by visualization ...even grab
screw in coupling
2.after u have started the dg , voltage not showing ,
wht s ur action ?
3.if voltmeter not working how u chk , how u confirm
its nt working
4.How u chk diode faulty r not
5.AVR purpose
6.initialy avr not in function , how voltage developing
7.in that wht type of diode used , working
10- Senthil sir and Fn 3 & 5 Safety
05- Narendra Types of ships
2021 bansal sir Drydock requirements
Propeller jobs in DD
Continuous Monitoring System for stern tube( who
decides how is the condition)
Risk Assesment( criteria to decide level of risk) cross
question
MLC 2006 ( Titles and Conditions of employment and
work rest hours)
Pump room safeties

Fn 5
Speed control of motors
Explain wht is IP and details of IP56
Boiler auto sequence in detail
Smoke detectors ( how are they connected series or
parallel) series is the answer
Alternator safeties and maintenance
 RTQ – MUMBAI 97

10- Int: Fn 4b & 6 Can't remember all questions. Posting whatever I

05- Mukhopadhay remember. Total time of oral around 1 hr ( only)
2021 Ext - Pakrasi
and Uma Fn 4b -
Shankar singh 1. What all types of engine you worked on?
2. What are different types of bearings in both ME
and MCC? Do we need to carry out bedding and if yes,
How?
3. What is stress corrosion?
4. What is creep
5. What is relation between creep and elasticity?
6. What is the composition of babbit ?

Fn 6
Did you do dry dock? I said no. ( And then I was
bombarded with all dry dock questions )
1. What's the interval of tail shaft survey?
2. What are rudder clearance specific to dry dock? He
wanted to hear pintle clearance.
3. As 2e, in drydock, If you inspected sea water valve
and found that seat is damaged. How will you repair
or renew without heating it.

He was like I want to see how as 2e you respond to

planned and unplanemd jobs in drydock.
( I screwd entirely in fn 6 )

Again after waiting for sometime in lobby

Pakrasi
1. What are the pre treatment and post treatment in
reverse osmosis.
2. What are the tests in boiler water , why they are
done and values
3. Detail question about alkalinity!
06- Int:mukhopad Fn 3 Latest MEPC resolution when and what?
05- hyay sir Bunker fuel under which iso
2021 Ext:pakrasi sir What is FAME
and uma Under stcw what are soft skills and too much cross
shankar sir questions and grilling.
Under stcw what are requirements for certification
for junior engineers.
What ism audit what is corrective and preventive
action for a NC
 RTQ – MUMBAI 98

Asked which lifeboats u worked on and asked what is

onload release snd how will u test it.
What us parametric rolling
What are kn curves.
And some other questions which i cant remember but
will upload as soon as I remember them.
Ballast water conventions aand cross questions on
that also.
06- External Fn 5 Pump room electrical safeties
05- :Srinivasan Working of acb
2021 Internal Continuity test of contractor
:Mukhopadhya PID controller
y Working of hydrophore pump
Interlock
Mgps
Working of Mgps
Shaft earthing
Emergency generator starting motor
Types of DC motor
Welding on deck
Where to connect return line of welding transformer
Testing of diode
How to find which side is forward and reverse biased
Fire system emergency alarm fuse blown out how to
find out where the problem is
06- Int - Bodhraj Fn 3 ,4b & Type of ship - Container
05- sir 6 Safety-
2021 Ext - S S Fire control plan and location. Why is it kept in that
Gadkar sir location
Collision bulkhead and regulations
Length between perpendiculars
Duct keel
Enclosed space entry. Checks?
Inclining experiment
Effect of free surface effect on stability
Tender and stiff ship
Fittings on fire line on deck
Standard discharge connection. Difference between
std. Disc. Flange and other flange.
Chapter9 solas
Purpose of PSC inspection
Motor/Mep-
Hunting gear
Pumps used in steering gear system and working
Effect of catfish
Purpose of vent valve on boiler
 RTQ – MUMBAI 99

Shrinkage and swelling in boiler

Cut in and cut out of refrigeration compressor
Back pressure valve?
ME and AE LO difference
Types of lubrication and where it is found
Crankshaft deflection and procedure
If no marking on website, how will you take
crankshaft deflection.
Gas welding precautions.
Use of flashback arrestor and where fitted
How are bottles stored?
Types of welding rods
Cast Iron welding.which rod?
Electrical-
Earth neutral and insulated neutral..which is used on
board
Earth fault indication? How to find earth fault
Motors onboard?
Diff b/w synchronous and induction motor. Which is
more efficient?
Where are synchronous motors used?
Speed control in motors?
Difference between lead acid batteries and alkaline
batteries?
06- External Fn 3 & 5 Function : 3
05- :Srinivasan sir
2021 Internal : Annex 6 certificates and documents
Mukhopadhya
y sir BWM convention applied to which ship ?

Debunkering operation is recorded where ? Code and

item number?

Cargo tank is loaded and on the top there is an

IG.oxygen goes up to 8% or more , How will you
reduce oxygen content . From where will you vent if
putting more ig? Wanted to hear about purge line

Flammability diagram ? What do you know from it

Function : 5

What protection is there for deck equipment working

in hazardous area ? Told about zener barrier but he
was asking what is the name of that device ?
 RTQ – MUMBAI 100

2 generator running in parallel , 1 has load of 350 and

anothe only 250 KW ? Reason ? Wanted to hear about
governor . What type of governor used for A/E?

Maintenance on Busbar ?

HFO transfer pump control light is ON , means voltage

is there . When you are starting from local as well as
ECR , it is not starting , Reason?

Portable equipment in E/R like portable drilling

machine when using sometimes you see spark inside ,
why ? What type of motor ?

What is KVA and KVAR ? How to reduce KVAR ?

05- External – Fn 6 Types of batteries, components of batteries ,
05- Pakrashi discharge and charge voltages.specific gravity etc.
2021 Applications of each battery type.
Advantages of alkaline battery.
Capacity test of gmdss battery in detail.
PLC in brief all components and basic principles with
applications on board.
Advantages and disadvantages of plc.
Types of smoke detectors, explain ionization type and
detailed working with principle.
VFD explain principle, components with applications
Semiconductors
briefly explain
Pn junction
Pnp and npn junction working and applications
05- Internal - Fn 3, 4b ,5 External - Pakrasi
05- Shrinivas sir. &6 What is unclos.
2021 & External – Different types of waters as per unclos.
Pakrasi How many territorial waters ???.
How many conventions for prevention of pollution
from ships.
BWM what type of plant on vessel. What is TRO .
Values while Ballasting and deballasting.
How treatment during de ballast . ANU .
What are the names of chemicals.
Fire in Egb. Hydrogen fire and metal fire.
Safe entry permit ,how will you prepare for safe entry
permit.
What are the Functional requirements of Ism code.??
(6 functional requirements).
 RTQ – MUMBAI 101

On what elements psc inspector will carry out

inspection of vessel.
What is a code 17 or code 30.
What are ammendment of stcw conventions and in
details about soft skills.
What is the notation for an IWS of ship.
What is CIC.

Internal - Shrinivas sir.

What is DCS as per imo.

Function 6
External,
Diff between hrc and acb.
What are different types of IR type smoke detectors .
Speed control of IM.
How to improve torque character of squirl cage IM.
Semi conductors, doping what materials , npn and pnp
diff, thyristor, applications.
What is piso electric effect and where is it used on
ship .???
GMDSS batteries test.

Internal-
Megger testing of motor and alternator. What
precautions during megger of alternator.
Avr , uses and application , avalanche breakdown
voltage.
Mgps , which anodes what are the uses.
05- External- Fn 4b Foam type.
05- Vishwanathan Name of the Device that mixes water and foam.
2021 Name all Statutory certificates. What exactly statutory
certificates mean. Examples like whats statutory for
india n not for US ships

Motor
What is shear pin in purifier and its function.

Where do you find Preloaded bolts in engine room.

Many cross questions.
05- Internal- Fn 3, 4b ,5 Functn-3
05- Mukopadhyay- & 6 1.Flamibility Diagram
2021 No questions 2.Non Return Arrangments For IG
External- 3.TPC-Formula, definition
Viswanathan 4.Entry into Settling Tank.
 RTQ – MUMBAI 102

Function-4
1.Why I section of ConRod. I Told- it reduces weight n
increase strength. Also inertia becomes less so less
whip loading. Still not satisfied. Better u tell about
bending stress, shear stress n section modulus.

2.What is 2nd degree moment. Want to what are they

and from where they are originating.

3.Chain Arrangment.. how many wheels n ol. He Want

to know all wheels includin balance weights

4.Fittings from receiver to TEV

Function 5
1.Working principle of soft starter and auto
transformer
2.Electrical safeties in pumproom
3.What to when when gaking shore connection
4.How are voltage and frequency related
Can a 440v 60hz motor run on 380V&50 hz. _Going in
deep

MEP-
1.All units at 310 only one unit 380. Whats the
reason.- told evrything from scavenge air to exh valve
leaking. But not satisfied. I think he wanted to hear
scavenge fire.
2.Check on bottom end bolt of AE.
3.Ae cooler leaking. How to rectify. Dont ans that u
will open water side n pressurize the oil side n check
which tube is leakin.
04- External (don't Fn 3, 4b ,5 Function 3
05- know) &6 Code of safe working practices
2021 Internal - Difference between segregated ballast tanks and
Srinivasa sir dedicated ballast tanks
Height of mast riser . How to deal with mast riser fires
How to prepare for fuel oil settling tank entry
Calibration of oxygen meter
Calibration of O2 analyser in IG

Function 4B
Pressure of fuel injection in ME engine . Pressure of
fuel injector
How pressure is maintained
 RTQ – MUMBAI 103

Axial vibrations . By how much crankwebs will deflect

. How will you come to know deflection. What is value
of axial vibration.
Main purpose of carrying out Main engine
performance,( told power imbalance ) cross
questioning
Governor related questions, difference in main engine
and dg governor ( not listening to the usual answers )
Overspeed trip of Copt ( actual, not simulation )
Axial piston - reverse rotation locking mechanism
What will happen if imbalance in engine .

Function 5
Emergency DG battery purpose
Type of motor that cranks the emergency DG
Difference between auto transformer starter and soft
starter ( He wants to know working principle) - I
explained everything but wants to know only working
principle
Difference between ground and neutral
Shore supply connection- things to keep in mind

Function 6
Sea water valve yoke broken , how to repair if no
spare
Longer high speed lathe machine cutting tool of 1 foot
has been supplied , how will you use it ? Will you cut a
high speed tool ?
04- Internal - Fn 4b & 6 >engine type
05- senthil , ext - >how to check fuel injection timings
2021 don't know >maximum liner wear limit
>draw 3ports,2positions,solenoid operated and
spring return valve
>beta filter
>how FQS to be done
>why piston has skirt.
>Unit of proportional control.
>what is valve hysteresis.

Internal
>accumulation test
>caustic Embrittlement and conditions for it.
> types of bearing and latest developments
bearing defects
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04- Internal- Fun 4b & 6 1. Why ME engine called as intelligent engine

05- Jayanta 2. What is FIVA and it’s function
2021 Mukhopadhya 3. How does exhaust valve actuation and closing
y takes place.
External- SS 4. Types of lubrication in main engine bearings
Gadkar 5. Boiler water tests and it’s values
6. What is caustic embrittlement
7. Boiler tube leak rectification
8. How tubes are fitted and types of boiler tubes.
9. How to remove tube for renewal
10. What is the consequences of increased wear of
cross head shoes and guide.
11. How do you do power balancing of main engine.
12. How do you repair cracked gear pump casing
(cast iron). Complete procedure from crack
identification to repair
13. How to do cast iron welding on board
14. Types of welding electrodes available on-board
15. How do you do survey of bottom end bearing top
shell
16. As 2E how do you prepare boiler for survey in
next port
30- Gadkar Sir and Fun 4b & 5 Maine engine specification , what if one unit not
04- Senthil Sir developing equal power , thermal and mechanical
2021 imbalance?
Boiler corrosion , treatment ?
Why air comp vv are concentric ?
Deep honned liner ?
SG fail safe ?
TG cutout ?
New innovations in TC?
Issues with VLSFO ?
How will you manage with high cattiness oil?
On-board major repair ? Why change liner ? What all
precautions ? Why wear how much etc ?
Anchor cable ranging ?
Synthetic lubricants ? What all additives added ? Why
?
Penetration no ?
30- Internal Fun 4b 1. Sfoc calculation as a 2nd eng. For last voyage, lcv
04- srinivasan sir definition and relationship with sfoc and lcv
2021 External correction
sudhir sir 2. Indicator diagrams, significance, light spring
diagram , how to take and what all u can make out
from light spring diagram
3 . Propeller curve detail explain
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4. Turbocharger out of operation procedure and what

all precautions
5. Purifier was running steady, suddenly rpm droped,
reasons
6 . Breather pipe, in what all machineries in engine
room, why in compressor
7. Me not starting in astern, why. Staring air
arrangement, specially how pilot air travels to
starting air valve.
8 . Viscotherm principle and construction
9. Mcc engine upgradations over mc engine, detailed.
10. Boiler water treatment, why necessary and what
all treatments
29- Mr Srinivasan Func 6 * Why 3 element control for JCW regulator on main
Apr- N Mr Sudhir engine?
21 *Complete procedure for main engine exhaust valve
overhaul?How do you know if exhaust valve is
rotating in ME engjne?
*What is concentric valve on main air compressor?
How to overhaul?
After grinding valve,how to know if its ok or not?
*Main engine main bearing bottom shell removal
procedure?
*The temperature of vegetable room reached -
3degree celcius. Reasons and ur action?

29- Internal Fn 4b Type of ships sailed on?

Apr- Srinivas sir Safematic system?
21 External Why it's not called standby system?
Sudhir sir Counterbalancing valve ? Where used ?
Ae not turning on air reasons?
Ae lube oil consumption increased reasons?
Variable delivery motor?

Internal

Boiler safeties,
How will u set safety valve
type of safety valves
Working of improved lift safety valve?

28- surveyor — Fun 3 1.wet fitting of propeller

04- srinivasan sir 2.Explain TEU...why ONLY TEU and alot of x question.
2021 3.Anti heeling..and xques.(how system knows list etc
etc.)
4.Sterntube header tank...how many and x-q
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5.Enclosed space entry

6.EEDI
7.NOx 3 details requirements (values also) and engine
exempted.
8. OWS not working 3 days before arrival (beyond
repair) what all will do...in very detail and ORB code
in which you log this.

28- Internal - Fun-6 Start by Yadav sir

04- Srinivasan sir What type of ship u doing
2021 External- 1.what is safematic in str.gear and how change over
Yadav sir happening,and x ques.(DIC easy to remember and
andwer: by Joel sir)
2.What type of Aux eng you doing ,how to overhaul
main bearing and checks.
3.How you will remove valve seat
4.Sriniwasan sir why bore polishing is happening and
what is there to avoid polishing?
5.liner crack indications
6.M/E reversing command given one unit does not
reversed ..what are reason ?
7.yadav sir ...what is VTG how it's working and
changing aspect ratio?

23- internal- Function First internal started- Material of Air reservoir and
04- Jayanta 4B asked different types of steel with carbon content
2021 mukhopadhay Then handed over to external
a
External- External-Types of engine sailed on
Kapoor Explain Fiva,elfi,elva then asked were are all they
located.Explain working of Fiva.
Difference between ME-B and ME-C.Asked main 2
Advantage of electronic engine over conventional
engine and then difference between both engines
Asked about sulphur content currently in fuel used.
Purpose of scrubber and types of scrubber.
Asked about different types of FWG.Then asked to
explain working of reverse osmosis type FWG.How
much can that type produce.Asked about boiler water
treatment why is it done.Explain different boiler
water test.Then asked what can happen if treatment
not proper.Explain different type of corrosion.

Again external said metallurgy is weak then asked

what is schedule of boiler tubes.
Then asked what is cryogenic temperature and
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explain what will happen to material at that

temperatures

23- Int- Function Kapoor sir started asking about the company, types of
04- Mukhopadhya 4b ships did and rank
2021 y 1. Which type of engine you worked on? How many
Ext- Kapoor types of ME engine and difference between them.
2. Advantages of ME engine over conventional engine.
Sulphur content in fuel these days.
Cross question if the owner want to use high sulphur
fuel can he use it? How? And also asked about
scrubber system.
3. Why boiler treatment is carried out? What all test
you do on board?
4. Steering gear regulations for tankers. Also asked
about safematic with cross question.
4. Main engine turbocharger lubrication type on your
main engine(I explained the whole system to him)
then he asked about header tank why it is given in the
system?
Any other lubrication system for turbocharger he
asked.

22- Ext- banerjee Function 3 Coz of mooch I was not able to recognise him
Apr- and 5 Internal chaki sir- very kind hearted
21 Started asking y online wats the situation in your
society from which place u are
Adviced ki take precautions and start taking
medication very soon
Then ext came
Asked which ship u did
I said crude oil tanker
Freeboard
Why tanker has less freeboard?
In ur ship do u have paint locker
I said yes then wat fire fighting medium
I said sprinkler
Then he said from where u get water from sprinkler
How much head minimum to maintain
Special survey
Ism u know
Wat is the manual name? Wat all contents and details
u get ?
Electromagnetic induction? Explain with application?
Gassing ? T it happens?
Capacitor and it's application
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Fuses so many cross questions factors decide for size

of fuse wire material
Explain overload protection of motor
Y there is fuse and overload protection in motor?
Finally chaki sir said u r passed in safety

22- Internal: Fun 3 & 4b Types of ship

Apr- Srinivas 1 why IG needed
21 Prasad 2 What if crude oil is used as HFO in ships, would you
External: Bijay need IG? And reasons
Yadav 3 How static current develops
4 10yearly testing on hydraulic winches
5 Cat fines and limits
6 Boiler back fire and reasons
7 How to open water drum after depressurising
boiler
8 Boiler back fire and why it happens and reasons
9 Propeller dry and wet push up method. How to
know of if it is pushed up correctly
10 Economiser fire and reasons
11 VTI and advantages and working
12 A/E not stopping after off load and reasons.
13 Oil charging in refer system without the pump
14 Crank case relief doors regulations
15 A60 bulkhead
16 If there is dent on shell how to identify and inform
DD
17 sheer strake.
18 Few more I don’t remember ..

21- 4b and 6 Acc of boiler, why needed

Apr- Fiva and elfi v/v diff
21 Mcc and Me diff
Fiva working
Boiler treatment, why done?
Boiler water test
Steering gear requirements for tanker
Safematic system
Fuel used nowdays
What is exhaust gas scruber system.
Centrifugal pump overhauling
Safe working test of ER crane
Crank pin ovality check
Roto cap working and overhauling
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21- Int Function 5 1.What is HV, advantages, disadvantages, types of

Apr- Mukhopadhya circuit brakers in HV, why SF6 is not used.
21 y 2. What is IP rating? Give examples.
External 3. Everything about AVR
kapoor 4. Explain battery capacity
5. Explain single phasing, indication, safeties
6. Types of motor enclosures
7. What is diode. Use of diodes.
8. What type of interlock between main and
emergency switchboard
9. Emergency switchboard regulations.
10. Emergency generator regulations - starting , trim
and list

21- Internal :
Apr- mukho What's ships? Rta only.
21 External:
kapoor You know about rt-flex?
Tell me everything about rt-flex
Wecs stands for?
Fluel injection, how does it take place?
How the fuel is supplied to the engine?
Exhaust valve opening?
Advantages of e-engines?
What are the main advantages?
How quantity of is controlled in rta flex engine?
(Didn't remember)
Rta engine fuel pump type?
Explain how it works.
How timing of start and end of injection is acheived
How vit is achieved in the system.
How Bosch pump? Working? Difference between rta
fuel pump and Bosch.
How is timing adjusted in Bosch pump?
When injection will take place and when it will end?
Boiler?
What type?
What treatment?
Why we carry out treatment?
How may types of corrosion?
What is electrochemical corrosion?
What is galvanic corrosion?
What is teu?
What kind of steering?
Safematic steering?
What is deadband?
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What is droop?
What is hunting?
Why hunting is there?
What is hunting of governor
Hunting in the steering gear?
Have you done dry docking?
Why is it required?
How often it needs to be done?
Rule and requirement for drydock.
Which year intermediate drydocking?
What all needs to be checked during?
Tail end shaft survey?
Drydock or afloat?
What is the meanig of survey?
How will you withdraw tail end shaft? (Bombed on
this one)
Survey main engine bottom end bearing?
What is bottom end bearing?
Engine room crane swl?
What all needs to be testing
Load test how and Upto what pressure it needs
testing?
Reefer plant?
Meat room fish room temp?
How to reduce evaporator temperature from -25 to -
30.
What is high voltage
Advantages
Disadvantage
What kind of megger?
What kinds of circuit breaker for HV?
What is avr?
How does it work?
What is the mechanism?
What is the exact construction?
Induction motor how does it work?
What is synchronous speed?
What is slip?
What is insulation?
What are materials that insulate?
What is class of insulation?
What MCB and mccb?
What is capacity of battery?
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21- Int : RRSR Safety & SAFETY

Apr- Ext: Anil Electrical * EGB fire actions
21 Deswal * Metal and hydrogen fire
* Omd working
* Shell expansion plan
* Free surface effect
* Frostbite action
* Dimensions and function of shore coupling

ELECTRICAL
* Preferential trip and sequential start
* Essential , non essential loads
* Battery room safeties
* Shore supply requirements
* Motor used in electrical governor, function

Internal: HV safeties

20- Internal: Func 3,4b External:

Apr- Srinivas sir & 6. Type of ship.
21 External: Engine make/model nomenclature.
Gadkar sir Super long stroke meaning.
Critical rpm/barred range. Effects of critical rpm on
performance of engine.
Arrangements of reducing vibration on ME.
Application of ISM for engine room.
3E has taken deflection of AE, what and how will you
analyse and if values are high what will you conclude
and check.
How will you balance main engine.
Certificates as per Annex 6 of marpol.
What is the meaning of clear grounds.
Latest nox requirements.
Overhaul of centrifugal pump.
How will you keep thrust bearing ready for inspection
for surveyor.

Internal:
Checks on ME exhaust vv after overhaul.

20- Internal : Mr. Func 3 1.what is statical stability, what do you get from static
Apr- mukhopadhya stability curve?what is angle of immersion and
21 y explain?
External: don't 2.Marpol annex 2 categories,types of chemical
know name tankers.Constructional Differences between type 1
and type 2 chemical tankers
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3.Marpol annex 2 slop tanks criteria? quantity of slops

,slops discharge criteria.
4.Explain Co2 FFF system ,which sections have
different pressures and how much? What is the
material of pipes? Where are copper pipes used in
CO2 system?pilot bottle to activating system piping
and material?
5.Portable fire extinguishers latest amendment
6.Latest FSS code amendments?
7.Hypermist system latest amendment

19- Fn 5 Ordering a battery, how much Ah rating of a battery

Apr- Transformer losses n how to test them
21 ER crane all safeties
IR testing, Megger,working of Megger
IR of a cable
Power factor,how to improve it, how is it connected
AE started, but voltage is 0, what checks, avr working
fine
Flashing of Alternator
Types of circuit breaker,
Diff between air n vacuum CB n applications

19- Internal Fn 3 Mlc title and rest hours

Apr- Ashish If someone works more than 14 hours wat to do.
21 Wankhede sir Slip in crankshaft wat to do.
External How to close NC?
NarenPal sir Numbering in shell plating.
Shear,flare and camber definition.

19- Mukhopadhay Fn 4B & 6 external

Apr- a sir and TBN significance.
21 external Value of stroke and bore. How manufacturers is at
loss with super long stroke.
How to alter fuel timming in ME engines.
Lo specification in Ae.
Fwg effect during ballast passage and loaded passage.
What is minimum value of butt clearance.
Under slung and over slung brg.
How to know purifier attained rated rpm.
Checks in engine room after floating ship in dry dock.
How to guide jr eng for using oxygen and acetylene .
Double acting screw pump.
Specfication of auto backwash filter and working.
Piston stuck in liner. How take out.
Starting ac system what to check.
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Purifier high density fuel which gravity disc to useand

how to know size of disk (nomogram)
Paring disc.
Alternate fuel marine engines looking.

19- Internal ashish Fn 4b Type of ship , define sfoc unit and formula, what was
Apr- sir sfoc of your ship
21 External -How will you come to know about broken tie rod
Narenpal sir when main engine is not running
-your actions in case of omd alarm at sea
-Function of rotocap and working in a/e

Function of inlet and outlet spring in a/e cylinder

head, which part prevent the valves from falling
down
-boiler water test/values
-your actions when boiler water chloride level
goes up

19- Internal Fn 4b & 3 1.Under piston space inspection in detail.( Only

Apr- Wankhede sir inspection part, no safety part)
21 External 2.manual starting of compressor ( sir wants to hear
Ashish sir that we will start the compressor in unloaded
condition i.e keep the drains manually open and
unloader kept open manually)
3.AE bottom end bearing clearance procedure
4. Tie rod function.
5.broken tie rod, how to detect and how to remove.
6.air in refer system ,how to remove.
7. SFOC and value of SFOC on your ship.
8. As 2/E you are in charge of lub oil, how will you
manage and maintain.?

1.Torsion box in detail

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2.GRT,NRT and how calculated( wants to hear that it's

the volume of water displaced, 1m3= 1ton)
3.EEDI and EEOI,xquestion
4.How to go abt a NC,
5.difference PSC inspection and flags state inspection
6.All ISM chapters

19- Surveyor : mr. Fn 4b 1. Arrangement of turbine side blades.

Apr- mukhopadyay Lacing wire.
21 2. Exhaust gas hTemper high. Reason and action
3. Propeller curve and engine load co relation
4. Matching of turbocharger
Me engine how it senses the position.
4. Meb and mec diff
5. Derating of boiler
6. Vec and reversing of engine.
7. Hunting gear mechanism.
8. Boiler expansion of shell
9. Crankshaft deflection .
10. Location of second order moment .
11. Safety valve types and how to set it.

19- Int- Das Fn 4 & 6 1. Accumulation pr test.why done.value for smoke and
Apr- Ext-biswas water tube boiler
21 2. Main engine Main bearing survey.
3. MCSW p/p survey.checks.
4. Keyed propeller checks.
5. Me cylinder liner cracked.repair

1. Flame ring. Purpose.material

2. Nox more in 2s or 4s. Reason.
3.nox technical file purpose.
4.why boiler ends are curved.
5.shrouding in exh valve.
19- Ashish Function 3 Type of ship sailed on
Apr- wankhede sir 1. Safeties in pump room
21 2. Risk assessment
3. IMS , MLC cross questions
4. Sulphur new regulations and problems
5. All marpol annexes
6. Trading certificates
7. Preparation for load line survey as 2nd engineer

23- External: Fn 5 1.what do you mean by exi equipment on gas

Mar- Srinivasa carrier,voltage and current rating of equipment
21 Prasad sir 2.How to order life boat battery.
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3.How many cells in a battery and how will you

identify which cell is defective.
4.why capacitance is used in single phase induction
motor
5.what are the components you see in starter box of
motor
Internal
Reverse power trip settings and delay
18- Internal: Fn 3 1. Fixed fire fighting on ship( Gas Carrier). Mountings
Feb- Wankhade on dcp tank. How it is charged? Sampling? Agitation?
21 External: 2. What all trials are done during Sea trials?
Rajeev Wad 3. Docking plan explain.
4. IAMSAR fullform.
5. Difference between AIS and LRIT.
6. INVAR constituents.
7. Cooking oil category in GRB
Decider by Wankhade
1. How to calculate estimated power of a ship during
design stage?
2. How to calculate resistance?
16- Internal Fn 3 Introduction, type of ships sailed and experience after
Feb- Mukhopadyay cl4.
21 a sir 1.What are contents in sms?
External Gupta 2.What procedure to follow after accident or casualty
sir as per sms? Root cause analysis? And cross questions
3.MLC ,CBA
4.Hypermist
Fw tank safety
5.GM ..what happents when loading and counter
measures
6.Fore peak tk construction
7.Breast hook
8.Sheer strake, special about sheer strake?
9.Free surface effect? Tankers how fse is reduced?
15- Internal: Fn 4b 1.types of ships sailed on
Feb- Vikrant Rai 2. TYPES of engines done. Last ship engine
21 External: specifications
Mohan pal 3. Why liner is free at one end
Singh 4. Temperatures across liner length
5. Expansion allowance for boiler
6.Type of crankshaft on your ship. How will u know
what type of crankshaft is it.
7. Difference between semi built and fully built
crankshaft.
Fn 5 1. What is voltage.
2. Voltage of a single wire
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3. Reverse power trip. Why the disc rotates in

opposite direction when current flow changes. What
are the effects of reverse power if trip doesn't work.
Setting of reverse power trip
4. What all intrinsically safe equipment on deck on
your ship. How they r intrinsically safe.
5. Engine room crane, how load is held in place when
power Is off.
6. Where all slip ring used in engine room. Problems
associated with slip ring.
Fn 6 1. Working of double acting screw pump.
2. Chloride level increasing in boiler sources and
effect.
3. 1st stage air compressor relief valve lifting reasons
4. Why minimum butt clearance required in piston
rings
5. STUFFING BOX LAMELLAE butt clearance reduced.
What will u do. And its effect.
15- External- Fn 4b 1.Type of ship sailed???
Feb- Bedekar Sir 2. Type of engine??? specifications
21 Internal- 3. piston overhaul and inspections carried out after
Senthil Sir removing piston.hydraulic pressure testing how?
why?how much time???
clearances taken in piston ring???
CPR and POP ring difference and purpose???
3. Stuffing box function and how sealing is taken place
and how will come to know stuffing box leaking ??
4.stern tube of your ship? explain? sealing
arrangement?oil used in stern tube sealing???
5.propeller.drop measuring procedure???
15- Internal Fn 3 1) Content of SSP ? Who approve ssp ?
Feb- :Jayanta 2)what is DOS? Condition ?
21 Mukhopadhay 3)equipment of isps ?
a 4)if you SSAS Is not working what will be ur action ?
External 5)ISPS come under which chapter and applicable to
:pakrasi which ship ?
6) What is CSR ?
7)what are the safety features of IMO ?
8) SEQ SURVEY and preparation ? Window period and
when to carry out seq survey ? When I told him 2 and
3 anniversary he told me 2 or 3?
9)What is BDN ? And it’s content ?
10) what is KN curve ?
11) what development are made to use alternate
gases to use which are environmental friendly and
non harmful to human ?
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12) what are the advantage and disadvantages of

using foam in engine room ?
13)interval for collecting sample for high foam
expansion ?
14) how to carry out load test of engine room crane ?
15) what is soft skill as per stcw 2010 ?
16)MEPC 75 talks about what ?
17)P & A manual ?
Fn 4b 1) composition of me lub oil for 2 stroke engine ?
2) type of bed plates ? Features of bedplate ? How it is
fabricated whether it is casted partially coated ?
Draw the diagram how bedplate are connected to
tank top ?
3)after exhaust valve is overhauled what are the
checks to be carried out ? Material of all the parts of
exhaust valve ? Type of cast iron ?
4)what are the things to be recorded after safety valve
of economiser is overhauled ?
5) what are the things we get from propeller curve ?
Draw the diagram ?
6) types of alkalinity test ?
7)y we do so much of test ?
8)wat are the test carried out onboard ?
9) why we carry out hydrazine test ?
15- Internal Fn 4b 1.types of ships sailed on
Feb- Vikrant Rai 2. TYPES of engines done. Last ship engine
21 External specifications
Mohan pal 3. Why liner is free at one end
Singh 4. Temperatures across liner length
5. Expansion allowance for boiler
6.Type of crankshaft on your ship. How will u know
what type of crankshaft is it.
7. Difference between semi built and fully built
crankshaft.
Fn 5 1. What is voltage.
2. Voltage of a single wire
3. Reverse power trip. Why the disc rotates in
opposite direction when current flow changes. What
are the effects of reverse power if trip doesn't work.
Setting of reverse power trip
4. What all intrinsically safe equipment on deck on
your ship. How they r intrinsically safe.
5. Engine room crane, how load is held in place when
power Is off.
6. Where all slip ring used in engine room. Problems
associated with slip ring.
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Fn 6 1. Working of double acting screw pump.

2. Chloride level increasing in boiler sources and
effect.
3. 1st stage air compressor relief valve lifting reasons
4. Why minimum butt clearance required in piston
rings
5. STUFFING BOX LAMELLAE butt clearance reduced.
What will u do. And its effect.
15- External- Fn 4 1) type of ship, type of engine
Feb- Bedekar Sir 2) How does fuel injection takes place in me engines?
21 Internal- what is there to maintain pressure all time?
Senthil Sir 3) Have you done any major maintenance? Piston
calibration?
(Senthil sir suddenly started asking in between)
4) What is stuffing box ?purpose?maintenance
overhaul?
5) How is crosshead lubrication carried out?
Speciality of crosshead pin
Fn 6 1) Tell me how you will replace boiler tube?
What is procedure of welding for replacing tube?
Complete procedure
What is Hydrostatic testing of boiler
2) What is phosphate reserve? What if more? How
you do scum blow down?
3) if there is oil in hotwell? Reasons?
Procedure to remove it?
4) Tell me the all parts in purifier,
What is function of gravity disc?
How is your bowl getting closed and opened,? What
are arrangements there
15- External: Fn 4b & 6 1. Bottom end bearing survey, dismantling assembling
Feb- Biswas Sir and checks. Tools required?
21 Internal: Chaki 2. How turbocharger blades are attached?
Sir 3. Before flooding in dry dock, what are all checks as
2nd Engineer?
4. E line, where, how to change purifier to clarifier?
5. Accumulation pressure test? Purpose and
procedure.
6. Propeller blade pitting how to repair in dry dock?
7. Piston stucked in liner, How to remove without
damaging both parts? (A/E only).
8. Common rail fuel system, working, rail valves?
9. Lead bronze bearing. Where fitted?
10. In water tube boiler, how tubes are plugged?
Internal:Gopi Fn 3 1.Right handed propeller
sir 2.Sewage discharge criteria
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15- External:Kar 3.Foam system regulations,why high expansion used

Feb- sir in engine room
21 4.Reserve of buoyancy
5.Marpol annex 6
Internal 1.Longitudinal stability
gopi sir 2.Recent developments in propeller
3.Slip
4.bulbous bow construction and why provided
5.what do you mean by Afs convention and does it
apply to all ships
6.nox sox regulations(tier 3 in specific for nox)
7.Imo dcs and its purpose
8.What does cofr in mlc cover
12- Int: Srinivasan Fn 3 1.Antiheeling in container ship
Feb- Ext: Yadav 2.If ship is loaded with empty containers, position of
21 GM, how to reduce G, and more cross que
3. Fire in dry dock, CE out for shore leave, action
4.MLC requirements for JE and cadets to work on
board
5. Night definition as per MLC
6. Sulphur regulations , BDN requirements and
declaration
Internal
1. Sewage regulations and discharge
2. NOX regulations and contaminants
3. Sulphur regulations
12- Int srinivas sir Fn 3 1 framo power pack starting interlock
Feb- Ext bijay 2. Purging of cofferdam
21 yadav 3. Mlc title 2 parts
Work hour and rest hours requirements
4. As 2 engineer how will you take action to control
violation of rest hour
Internal asked
5 dymaic stability
6 intact stability criteri
Fn 4b 1 me engine diffrent types
2 exh of one unit increaing reason
3 fqs
4 ignition delay
5 factors affecting ignition delay
6 vit adjusment for pmax
7 injection advanced effects
8.air starting diagram explain
9. Air starting valves parts
10 caustic imbrittlement
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12- Senthil SIR Fn 4b Type of engine worked

Feb- Bansal SIR Sfoc how to calculate?
21 Ur ship sfoc sloc
OMD alarm action and working. How to test??
Mc and mcc difference??
Compsr taking time to fill air bottle?
Why two springs in ae Rocker arm??
Rotocap working??
Big end brg bearing clearnce generator value last ship
and how to take ?
Boiler water test why and which all??
Top bracing why given??
12- Internal - Fn 4b Different between underling and over slung bearing
Feb- senthil Vit
21 Generater Lube oil specification
15w40
Compressor unloaded working
Backwash filter working and filter specification some
more questions forget
Fn 6 How to remove the air from refrigerator
Seq survey
ae bottom end bearing clearance
Crankcase mist detector working
How to remove the broken bolt
12- Int : senthil Fn 6 ballast water Treatment plant working
Feb- kumar - boiler survey
21 Ext : bansal - overhauling of safety valve and setting
-why 2 safety valve and single outlet from boiler to
both, why not 2 different holes.
-bilge pump not taking suction, reasons and how to
rectify the hole in the line.
- what are the type of brakes used in lifeboat davit
winch.
- sampling procedure for bunker line and what is the
specIality of the sampling flange.
- how to know engine is giving optimal speed, how to
check.
-air in refer plant, how to purge.
-Overhauling of boiler circulating pump.
12- Int senthil sir Fn 3 Mlc . 5 titles.
Feb- Ext Bansal sir. As a second engineer lube oil in charge.
21 How will u manage. Lube oil.
(1 charge + sufficient consumption of voyage. )
Make requestion. Quality and quantity of oil.
Collision bulkhead regulations.
Emergency Fire pump regulations.
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Internal
Fire fighting equipment
How will you ensure will work when u operate.
Sprinkler system.
How will it operate.
10- Gopi sir Fn 5 1. Explain boiler combustion control
Feb- Prakashi sir 2. How do fd fan vanes move.
21 3. Explain electrical survey
4. Explain all components of a starter circuit.
5. Explain ICCP system
Fn 6 1. Explain boiler survey. How will you prepare for
boiler survey
2. How will you prepare and things you'll do for main
bearing survey.
3. Fire and GS pump survey. Explain points to check.
4. As 2e checks before leaving dry dock
5. How will you find out which unit in AE is having
blow past with generator running during rounds.
10- Gopi and Fn 6 1) Types of Steel used onboard ship
Feb- prakrasi 2) stokes law
21 3) Equipment no
4) Different Grades of steel and their applications
5) Shear strake made of which grade of steel
6) Heat no
7) Anchor chain how to weight and how the link is
connected and how to measures length of the chain.?
8) Types of Antifouling paints thickness how to
measure? type of painting in drydock ?are the
biocides paints are applied on top plates ?
9) Draw psychometric chart and show all markings on
paper.
22- internal : Fn 3 1) Steering gear motor requirements & safeties
Jan- Mukhopadhya 2) COW requirement
21 y Sir 3) Cow Methods
external : 4) Risk Assessment
Bansal sir 5) EGB uptake fire
6) Annexes of Marpol
7) Annex 6 docs
8) Content of Nox file
22- Internal- Gopi Fn 3 1. Isps code came into force in which year and
Jan- Sir equipments carried under isps code
21 External- 2. Under mlc 2006 which ships are excluded
Pakrasi Sir 3. BDN content in detail and declaration on BDN
4. BDN comes under which convention
5. DOS in detail
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Internal asked how was your oral and then he asked

1. CO2 bottles 10years inspection and how much
percentage of bottles
2. Dynamic and static brake testing procedure and
how % of weight in each test
3. Marool annex 6 new regulations
22- Int srinivasan Fn 3 What is diff between code and convention tell me in 4
Jan- ext Kapoor codes and 4 convention
21 Name all the annexes into the marpol convention and
new ammendments in garbage regulation
Diff between ibc and bc code
Tell in detail about ism ,and ism has how many
elements
What is interim certificate when it is issued tell me
the name of all interim certificate
Aol explained in details
Different stresses act on ship while it is moving
Ask about hogging sagging panting so many cross
question asking about strengthening member of the
ship to avoid it
Resistances acting on the ship
Fn 6 Types of welding
Welding defects
Different types of ndt and dt test and explain each
procedure
During drydock tailshaft removal procedure
What checks carried out on tail shaft
Asking about csm survey of main bearing and removal
procedure of it in details
Asking about formula of liner wear rate
27- Internal: Gopi Fn 4 1. M/e A/e starting air overlapping reason? Formula
Jan- sir 2. Types of iron, eutectic material.
21 External: 3. M/e chock failure reasons?
pakrasi sir 4. Cyl oil for high S fuel & low S fuel, how to do setting
of lubrication after changing liner & rings?
5. Boiler refractory type? Furnace type? Refractory
material & how done?
6. Cranckcase door types. How its works. Solas
requirement as per no. Of cyl & vol.
Internal: Gopi sir asked about remaining Fn results
then started asking
1. Which one to increase stroke / bore & why?
2. Difference be constant press & pulse type TC.
3. Maintenance on axial vibration damper & how its
works?
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4. Cylinder lubrication details for 2 S engine?

5. Vit & super Vit working.
20- Int-gopi sir Fn 4b & 6 1. What is single failure criteria?what is 50% &
Jan- Ext- praksai 100%%redundancy Of steering gear?
21 sir 2.what is supporting arrangement of hydulic oil
arrangement to propeller in bow thruster?
4. What is microbiological degradation of lub
oil?what r changes in in lub oil properties?what r
precautions to be taken to avoid degradation?
5.what is CSM?
6.What is equipment no.?
7.what r the checks u will Carry out at aft of the
bottom of the ship?
8.what is the material of propeller?
9.what r repairs r u do if u found storm valve seat is
damage after dismantle?
10.How will u test the high water level,low water
level,flame failure alarm in boiler?
11.what r the checks u will carry out after dismantled
boiler safety valve.?
12.How is the fuel is cut off after boiler high level
alarm come?
13.what is thickness of antifouling paint? Any name of
antifouling paint?
14.what is sox to co2 ratio in scrubber?
20- Int- senthil sir Fn 3 1.loadline survey nd responsibily as 2nd eng
Jan- Ext- sanjish 2 how as a 2nd eng will prepare for loadline survey
21 Chaudhary 2.mlc titles all certificates (detainable deficiencies
with respect to mlc)
3. Risk assessment in detail ( many cross question)
4. Difference between amendment and protocol
(needed exact defination of protocol)
5.enclosed space entry and hot work cross question
Internal
Igc code and chapters in igc code
Ism element 6 explain
Requirements as per igc code tank safeties
He also wanted to listen abt gas pipeline safeties
used as a fuel for engine
Deck tank fire extinguishing medium
Nd operation of dcp explain
19- Int srinivasan Fn 3 What is diff between code and convention tell me in 4
Jan- ext Kapoor codes and 4 convention
21 Name all the annexes into the marpol convention and
new ammendments in garbage regulation
Diff between ibc and bc code
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Tell in detail about ism ,and ism has how many

elements
What is interim certificate when it is issued tell me
the name of all interim certificate
Aol explained in details
Different stresses act on ship while it is moving
Ask about hogging sagging panting so many cross
question asking about strengthening member of the
ship to avoid it
Resistances acting on the ship
Fn 6 Types of welding
Welding defects
Different types of ndt and dt test and explain each
procedure
During drydock tailshaft removal procedure
What checks carried out on tail shaft
Asking about csm survey of main bearing and removal
procedure of it in details
Asking about formula of liner wear rate
And so many cross question
18- Internal: Fn 3 1. Company name. Types of ships sailed.
Jan- A.Srinivasan 2. Damage stability criteria for tankers.
21 External: 3. MLC 2006
Narendra 3.1 Titles
Bansal 3.2 Explain Hours of work/rest
3.2.1 If one cannot comply: answer is Compensatory
rest.
3.2.2 Due to frequent port of calls, your officers
cannot comply: answer is request company for
additional Manpower
4. NOx Tier III requirements
5. IMO DCS. Explain
5.1 Applicability
5.2 Difference between IMO DCS and EU MRV
5.3 Data collected in IMO DCS
6. CO2 FFE SYSTEM
6.1 10 yearly checks: answer to hear is Hydrostatic
pressure test by shore personnel.
15- Internal Fn 6 Tc in engines adv and dis adv of both
Jan- mukanupadha One Tc damaged have to run what to do
21 y sir Piston ring broken indication reasons for breakage
External Egb uptake fire indications
gadkar sir Procedure to cut off unit
Puncture valve function and how operated and
location
Type of Welding rod on board
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Accumulation pressure test procedure

Boiler water treatment test and limits and why t Alka
is less than twice of p Alka
Fwg vacuum not coming reason
Compressor efficiency to check in front of surveyor
Regulation for capacity of air bottles
Steering gear fail safe
Sea water pump open and what inspection
How to check trueness of shaft
Thrust block location and how to check clearance
3e came with Cs deflection as 2 e what will u check
15- int - Fn 3 entry into FO Tk
Jan- mukhopadya enclosed space procedure
21 sir hot work in FO Tk, Procedure
ext- gadkar sir how to ensure SMS- emergency preparadeness is
followed onboard
lifeboat , rescue boat difference
drills frequency
hongkong convention
Psc- mou
Static and dynamic stability
Fn 4b types of lubrication in the ME
axial vibration measures on ME
types of Fuel injection in engines
common rail advantages
chain elongation- what indications
how to carry out chain tightening
Condition of class of LO pump
CMS
Fn 6 exhaust valve knocking
boiler safety valve accumulation pressure test
phosphate reserves why required
13- Internal: Gopi Fn 5 1. Msb survey and docs
Jan- sir 2. Rever power trip and why is it used. Why can’t we
21 External: use reverse current
Gadkar sir 3. How to test reverse power
4. What all things present on shore connection
5. Motor is started after a long time but it doesn’t
start. Causes
6. Thyrister and uses
7. Intrinsically safe equipments
8. At shore after removing supply from shore, and gen
started, voltage not building up. Causes and methods
to rectify
9. Gen in synchronism and suddenly volt drops.
Causes.
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13- Internal gopi Fn 4b & 6 What type of ship sailed .

Jan- sir What sequence causes. domestic refer system's
21 compressor to restart automatically.
What is timing gear in screw pump?
What is head in centrifugal pump?
What is NCR AND MCR relationship between two
Why no NCR MRC in auxiliary engine?
How the fuel oil pump works in meb engine and how
swash angle of hydraulic pump contolled?
In framo system how the temperature of oil is
maintained when ship sails in extreme cold climates?
What u detect from blotting test of lube oil of auxillary
engine?
You started 15 ppm system to lower aft bilge level it's
not going down reasons to ascertain the cause . How
to detect air leak in the system?
13- Internal: Gopi Fn 4b 1. How will increase power of engine..will you
Jan- sir increase stroke or bore.?(Gopi sir)
21 External: 2. What type of engine.?
Gadkar sir 3. What is Scavenge efficiency and what is its
significance
4. What are type of lubrication.? Explain each. Where
is it seen in engine.?
5. What is alpha lubricator, and it's working.?
6. What are the type of injection system.?
7. What is function of puncture valve.?
8. Type of turbocharge. What type you had in ME and
AE and why.?
9. What are reason for gradual falling of fwg
efficiency.?
04- External: Fn 4b & 6 1)Lost motion, SIPWA
Jan- Mr.Sinha & 2)Grey cast iron, Ductile cast iron properties and
21 Mr.chaki composition
3)ME Lube oil properties and storage conditions
4)Metal locking
5)Dry dock inspections
6)Quick closing valve overhaul
7)Doubler plate welding procedure
8)Life boat davit maintenance
9) Rough whether engine rpm fluctuating actions?