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1. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE MAIN FUNCTION
OF THE RODS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, LOW
SPEED DIESEL ENGINES?
•IT IS USED TO ACCEPT MOST OF THE TENSILE
LOADING THAT RESULTS FROM THE FIRING FORCES
DEVELOPED DURING OPERATION
2. CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING TYPE OF
CORROSION NORMALLY OCCURRED IN COOLING
FRESH WATER SYSTEMS OF MARINE DIESEL ENGINES?
•A SELECTIVE PHASE CORROSION
3. ON AN ENGINE ROOM BILGE PUMP HAS SUCTION
MANIFOLD ON WITH 3 VALVES ARE LOCATED. ONE
VALVE FOR ENGINE ROOM BILGE WELLS SUCTION,
ANOTHER ONE FOR BILGE TANK SUCTION AND THE
THIRD ONE IS FOR SEA WATER SUCTION. IT IS FOUND
THAT THE BILGE PUMP IS UNABLE TO TAKE SUCTION
FROM ANY OF THE BILGE WELLS, BUT IS ABLE TO
TAKE SUCTION EFFICENTLY FROM BILGE TANK. WHAT
EXPLANATION DO YOU HAVE THE MOST PROBABLE
CAUSE?
•BILGE WELL SUCTION PIPELINE LEAKING BETWEEN
INDIVIDUAL BILGE WELL VALVES AND SUCTION
MANIFOLD VALVE
4. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE MOST COMMON
CAUSE OF THE SCALE FORMATION IN AN AUXILIARY
BOILER?
•THE EXCESSIVE FEEDWATER ALKALINITY
5. YOU HAVE STEAMED 216 MILES AND CONSUMED
19.0 TONS OF FUEL. IF YOU MAINTAIN THE SAME
SPEED, HOW MANY TONS OF FUEL WILL YOU
CONSUME WHILE STEAMING 315 MILES?
•27.7 TONS
6. FIND HOW MANY RPM WILL THE SHAFT HAVE TO
TURN IF THE SPEED NECESSARY FOR REACHING PORT
AT A DESIGNATED TIME IS 17.4 KNOTS, ASSUMING A
SLIP OF POSITIVE 3%. THE PITCH OF PROPELLER IS
25.6 FEET.
•71 RPM
7. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE SAFETY VALVE ON
A STEAM BOILER?
•IT SHALL OPEN, WHEN PRESSURE IN THE BOILER IS
IN EXCESS OF NORMAL WORKING PRESSURE
8. WHAT IS THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FOR
EMERGENCY GENERATORS SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF
BEING STARTED?
•ZERO, HEATING ARRANGEMENTS
9. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM THE FOLLOWING THE
MEANING OF THE TERM " VALVE CLEARANCE " ?
•IT IS THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ROCKER ARM
AND VALVE PUSHROD.
10. WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE MOST
LIKELY CAUSE OF HIGH DISCHARGE PRESSURE FROM
A FREON COMPRESSOR?
•BLOCKED CONDENSER
11. SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE
THE LUBRICATING OIL IS HEATED BEFORE ENTERING
THE PURIFIER?
•IN ORDER TO LOWER THE VISCOSITY AND IMPROVE
PURIFICATION.
12. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE
CORRECT WAY OF USING A TORQUE WRENCH?
•ADJUST THE HANDLE AND SET IT AT A SPECIFIC
LEVEL OF TORQUE
13. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TYPE OF TUBES
USED IN AIR COMP COOLER
•U TYPE
14. THE UNIT OF MEASURE EXPRESSED AS
CERTISTOKES(CST) IS A MEASURE OF WHAT FUEL
PROPERTY?
•VISCOSITY
15. A MARINE BOILER BURNING H.F.O. FACE A
PROBLEM OF COLD CORROSION DUE TO HIGH
SULPHUR CONTENT. THE MINIMUM FLUE GAS
TEMPERATURE WITHIN ANY BOILER PART IS LEFT
ABOVE DEW POINT OF H2SO4. HOW WOULD YOU
EXPLAIN WHERE THE FLUE GASES RELY ON?
•FROM THE HFO SULPHUR CONTENT AND MOISTURE
IN COMBUSTION AIR.
16. IF PITCH OF PROPELLER IS 18 FEET, 9 INCHES,
HOW MANY REVOLUTION IT MAKE PER MINUTE WITH
10 PERCENT SLIP IN A VESSEL STEAMING AT 12
KNOTS?
•72.06 RPM
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17. DESCRIBE THE PURPOSE OF THE INLET GRID
PROVIDED WITHIN THE EXHAUST GAS CASING IN THE
GAS FLOW PATH, PRIOR ENTRY TO TURBOCHARGER?
•IT IS USED TO FILTER OUT ANY UNBURNED CARGON
18. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HEAT UP THE OIL
BEFORE STARTING DURING STANDSTILL LIQUID
WHICH MAY CONDENSE IN THE CRANKCASE OR OIL
SEPARATOR?
•TO AVOID THE COMPRESSOR OIL TO DISAPPEAR
FROM THE CRANKCASE DURING STARTING.
19. WHAT IS THE BEST TOOL TO MEASURE THE
NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH ON A BOLT?
•SCREW PITCH GAUGE
20. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF LUBRICATING
OILS GENERALLY USED IN AUXILIARY ENGINES?
•A DETERGENT
21. IF OVERSPEED AND LOW LUBE OIL PRESSURE
CONDITION CONTRIBUTE TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN,
WHICH FROM THE FOLLOWING CONDITION
DEMONSTRATE THE CAUSE?
•HIGH JACKET WATER TEMPERATURE
22. SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING
SPECIFICATIONS/QUALITIES OF CYLINDER OILS
COUNTER CORROSIVE WEAR?
•TBN
23. WHAT CONCLUSION CAN YOU CAPTIVATE IF
PROPER LUBRICTION OF THE MAIN BEARINGS IS
MORE EASILY OBTAINED, IN A SINGLE ACTING FOUR-
STROKE/CYCLE DIESEL ENGINE, THAN A SINGLE
ACTING TWO-STROKE /CYCLE DIESEL ENGINE?
•BECAUSE THE BEARING PRESSURE IN A FOUR-
STROKE /CYCLE SINGLE ACTING DIESEL ENGINE IS
CONTINUALLY REVERSED.
24. WHAT RPM YOU ARE REQUIRE IF THE PITCH OF
PROPELLER IS 19.5 FEET AND SPEED REQUIRED TO
REACH THE PORT AT DESIGNATED TIME IS 13.77
KNOTS AND SLIP EXPECTED IS 7%?
•76.94 RPM
25. IF YOUR VESSEL BURNS 4 TONS OF FUEL PER
HOUR AT 21 KNOTS, HOW MANY TONS PER HOUR
WILL IT BURN AT 16 KNOTS?
•1.8 TONS
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26. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM STATEMENT BELOW
THE PURPOSE OF AN AIR COOLER IN A
SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM?
•TO COOL SUPERCHARGE AIR TO INCREASE ITS
DENSITY SUCH THAT THE DEW POINT IS NOT
REACHED TO AVOID ENTRY OF MOISTURE INTO THE
ENGINE.
27. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM STATEMENT BELOW
THE MOST SERIOUS EFFECT OF TRAPPED AIR IN A
DIESEL ENGINE JACKET WATER COOLING SYSTEM?
•IT ACCELERATES EROSION
28. HOW WOULD BE AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR TO
BE CAPABLE OF BEING STARTED AT AN AMBIENT
TEMPEREATURE AND IF LOWER TEMPERATURE ARE
EXPECTED?
•IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH HEATING
ARRANGEMENT.
29. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT ENGINE ROOM
BILGE PUMP WAS UNABLE TO TAKE SUCTION FROM
FWD.(P) BILGE WELL WHILE IT IS TAKING SUCTION
EFFICIENTLY FROM FWD.(S) & AFT BILGE WELLS. CAN
YOU IDENTIFY FROM THE STATEMENT BELOW IS THE
MOST PROBABLE CAUSE?
•THE FWD (P) BILGE WELL SUCTION FILTER COVER
GASKET MIGHT BE LEAKING
30. DURING A ROUTINE CHECK OF ONE OF THE
AUXILIARY ENGINES IN AN UMS OPERATED ENGINE
ROOM, A MINOR LEAKAGE ON A HIGH PRESSURE
FUEL PIPE WAS OBSERVED. DEMONSTRATE THE
APPROPRIATE ACTION AND/OR PRECAUTION TO BE
EXECUTED?(ASSUME NORMAL OPERATION: 2 SETS
OPERATING)
•CHANGE OPERATION TO THE THIRD GENERATOR SET,
PREPARING THE ORIGINAL SET FOR REPAIR OF THE
FAILURE AND SWITCHING TO MANUAL MODE UNTIL
REPAIR IS CARRIED OUT.
31. IF WATER CONTAMINATION OCCURS IN THE
CRANKCASE OIL OF AN AUXILIARY ENGINE, WHAT
WOULD BE THE RESULT OF THE OIL VISCOSITY?
•IT WILL INCREASE
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32. WHAT EVIDENCE CAN YOU FIND ON A NORMAL
MANOMETER READING OF TURBOCHARGER AIR
SUCTION FILTER AND NORMAL SPEED OF THE
TURBOCHARGER BUT REDUCED SCAVENGE AIR
PRESSURE?
•MAY BE DUE TO FOULING OF DIFFUSER OR
COMPRESSOR WHEEL
33. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MAIN ENGINE
COMPONENTS REGULATES SPEED?
•GOVERNOR
34. A VESSEL'S PROPELLER HAS A PITCH OF 16 FEET
AND A 10 PERCENT SLIP. CALCULATE THE AMOUNT
OF REVOLUTION PER MINUTE MUST SHE TURN UP TO
ARRIVE THE SHIP AT 10 KNOTS?
•70.37 RPM
35. IF THE TIMING OF THE ENGINE IS DELAYED, AND
THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH. CAN YOU
IDENTIFY FROM THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE
BEHAVIOUR TO AFFECT THE TURBOCHARGER?
•A SURGING OF THE TURBO CHARGER
36. IN A PRESSURE TYPE LUBRICATION SYSTEM, THE
LUBE OIL SERVICE PUMP NORMALLY TAKES SUCTION
FROM THE SUMP TANK, SELECT FROM THE
FOLLOWING IT IS DIRECTLY DISCHARGE?
•TO THE LUBE OIL COOLER
37. WHAT CAN YOU POINT OUT ABOUT THE EFFECT
OF EXCESSIVE TAPPET CLEARANCE IN 4 STROKE
AUXILIARY ENGINE?
•THE VALVE HAMMERING, CHANGE IN TIMING OF
EXHAUST WITH MORE SIDE THURST CAUSING
GREATER WEAR BETWEEN STEM AND BUSH.
38. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE INTAKE VALVES
OF DIESEL ENGINES THAT IS FABRICATED FROM LOW-
ALLOY STEELS?
•THAT THE INTAKE VALVES ARE LESS AFFECTED TO
THE CORROSIVE ACTION OF EXHAUST GASES
39. WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU THINK A CRANK WEB
DEFLECTION READINGS WILL GIVE A POSITIVE
INDICATION?
•A WORN MAIN BEARING JOURNALS
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40. IF CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS CANNOT HANDLE AIR
AND REQUIRE PRIMING.WHAT IDEAS JUSTIFY WHY
THE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP CANNOT HANDLE AIR?
•BOTH FLUIDITY AND DENSITY
41. HOW IS THE THRUST BEARING LUBRICATED ON
THIS DIESEL ENGINE?
•DIRECT VIA THE MAIN LUB OIL LINE.
42. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM THE STATEMENT
BELOW THE PURPOSE OF AN AIR COOLER IN A
SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM?
•IT COOL SUPERCHARGE AIR TO INCREASE ITS
DENSITY SUCH THAT THE DEW POINT IS NOT
REACHED TO AVOID ENTRY OF MOISTURE INTO THE
ENGINE.
43. HOW LONG SHOULD A DIESEL DRIVEN PUMP IN
FULL TANK CAPACITY COULD RUN IN FULL CAPACITY
?
•THREE HOURS
44. WHAT IS THE TERM GIVEN TO THE PROCESS OF
BREAKING UP FUEL OIL INTO VERY FINE PARTICLES
FOR BETTER COMBUSTION?
•ATOMIZING
45. CALCULATE YOUR VESSEL'S SPEED OF ADVANCE IF
YOU HAVE AN ESTIATED SLIP OF +10%, RPM OF 70
AND WITH A PROPELLER PITCH OF 19 FEET.
•11.81 KNOTS
46. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST
COMMON METHOD TO ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE
COMBUSTION ON MAIN ENGINE?
•AN ATOMIZATION OF THE FUEL INJECTED INTO THE
COMBUSTION CHAMBER.
47. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THE RESULT WHEN
INCREASING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A CARGO
PUMP?
•THE PUMP FLOW RATE WILL INCREASE IN DIRECT
PROPORTION TO THE INCREASE IN SPEED
48. WHAT IS THE BEST ANSWER TO DETECT A
CLOGGED / DIRTY LUBE OIL FILTER?
•PRESSURE DROP ACROSS THE FILTER.
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49. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN A DUPLEX FILTER
UNIT WOULD BE THE BEST ARRANGEMENT FOR A
CONTINOUS OPERATION ON A DIESEL ENGINE?
•THE CHANGING FILTER ELEMENTS WOULD BE NOT
INTERRUPT ENGINE OPERATION.
50. THE THERMOEXPANSION-VALVE IS A PART OF THE
REFRIGERATION SYSTEM. WHAT IS THE THERMO-
EXPANSION VALVE DOING?
•REGULATING FREON LIQUID FLOW TO THE
EVAPORATOR
51. YOUR VESSEL ARRIVES IN PORT WITH SUFFICIENT
FUEL TO STEAM 1175 MILES AT 19.0 KNOTS. IF YOU
ARE UNABLE TO TAKE ON BUNKERS, AT WHAT SPEED
MUST YOU PROCEED TO REACH YOUR NEXT PORT,,
1341 MILES DISTANT?
•17.8 KNOTS
52. PROCEEDING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 17.5
KNOTS, A PASSENGER SHIP CONSUMES 378 TONS OF
F.O. PER DAY. CALCULATE FOR THE MAXIMUM SPEED
THE PASSENGER SHIP CAN TURN FOR IN ORDER TO
REDUCE CONSUMPTION TO 194 TONS OF FUEL OIL
PER DAY.
•14.0 KNOTS
53. WHAT TYPE OF LUBE OIL PUMP CAN BE USED IN A
DIESEL ENGINE?
•GEAR PUMP
54. IDENTIFY FROM THE FOLLOWING VALVE IS LIABLE
TO OPEN OR CLOSE UNDER PRESSURE OF FLUID, IF
NOT LOCKED IN POSITION?
•A BUTTERFLY VALVE
55. IF THE DIRECTION OF RATATION OF A GEAR PUMP
IS REVERSED DUE TO CHANGE IN PHASE SEQUENCE,
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PUMP IS STARTED?
•THE DIRECTION OF FLOW WILL BE REVERSED.
56. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTERS, THE DIESEL
ENGINE FAILS TO RESTART. CAN YOU SELECT FROM
THE FOLLOWING THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS
CONDITION?
•AN AIR-BOUND FUEL SYSTEM
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57. DETERMINE HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR 3
PUMPS WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO EMPTY A
TANK. IN ONE PUMP, IT CAN EMPTY A TANK IN 12
HOURS, ANOTHER PUMP CAN EMPTY THE SAME TANK
IN 4 HOURS, AND ANOTHER CAN EMPTY THIS TANK IN
9 HOURS.
•2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES
58. WHAT CONCLUSION CAN YOU CAPTIVATE ON
LUBRICATING OIL QUALITY WITH EXCESSIVELY HIGH
TEMPERATURE?
•IT WILL CAUSE OXIDATION WHICH INCREASE
VISCOSITY.
59. HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY A DEEPWELL PUMP
•SCREW PUMP
60. WHICH ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING VALVE IS
NOT ROTATING TYPE?
•GATE V/V
61. YOUR VESSEL CONSUMED 20 TONS OF FUEL
WHEN TRAVELING 155 MILES. HOW MUCH FUEL WILL
SHE CONSUME TRAVELLING 352 MILES?
•45.42 TONS
62. THE PITCH OF YOUR PROPELLER IS 22.25 FEET AND
YOU HAVE BEEN TURNING 74 RPM FOR THE LAST 24
HOURS. THE DISTANCE COVERED BY OBSERVATION
FROM NOON TO NOON WAS 420 MILES. WHAT IS THE
ENGINE DISTANCE AND THE PROPELLER SLIP?
•ED 390 MILES / SLIP 7.7%
63. COMPUTE THE SLIP FOR THE VOYAGE IF YOUR
VESSEL HAS TURNED AN AVERAGE OF 90 RPM AND
HAS STEAMED A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 4827 MILES IN
11 DAYS, 00 HOUR 30 MINUTES. THE PITCH OF THE
PROPELLER IS 20.5 FEET.
•0%
64. WHAT IS THE LONG TERM EFFECT ON
LUBRICATING OIL QUALITY FOR EXCESSIVELY HIGH
TEMPERATURE?
•IT WILL CAUSE OXIDATION WHICH INCREASE
VISCOSITY.
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65. CALCULATE HOW FAST THE PROPELLER IS
TURNING IF ITS PITCH IS 21.5 FEET. THE SPEED OF
ADVANCE IS 22.5 KNOTS WITH A SLIP IS -1.5%.
•104.5 RPM'S
66. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE MOST LIKELY
CAUSE OF TOO LOW SUCTION PRESSURE IN A FREON
COMPRESSOR?
•TOO LITTLE GAS IN THE SYSTEM.
67. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THE PRESENCE OF
CATALYTIC FINES IN FUEL OIL WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT
TO ENGINEERS ON BOARD?
•BECAUSE THE CATALYTIC FINES LEAD TO ABRASIVE
WEAR IN LINERS, PISTON RINGS AND FUEL INJECTION
EQUIPMENT.
68. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FUEL OIL IMPURITIES
CAN CAUSE MAXIMUM ABRASIVE DAMAGE?
•CATALYTIC FINES
69. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM THE FOLLOWING
BEARINGS BELOW IS MOST WIDELY USED FOR MAIN
AND CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS OF MODERN
DIESEL ENGINES?
•PRECISION INSERT
70. YOU HAVE STEAMED 265 MILES AND CONSUMED
25.0 TONS OF FUEL. IF YOU MAINTAIN THE SAME
SPEED, HOW MANY TONS OF FUEL WILL YOU
CONSUME WHILE STEAMING 346 MILES?
•32.6 TONS
71. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS IS
USED TO TAKE CRANKSHAFT DEFLECTION READING?
•DATA LOGGER
72. YOU ARE SAILING WITH 93 RPM, WITH A
PROPELLER PITCH OF 25 FEET, AND AN ESTIMATED
SLIP OF 0%. WHAT IS THE SPEED OF ADVANCE?
•22.9 KNOTS
73. IF THE TIMING OF THE ENGINE IS DELAYED AND
THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH. WHAT
CONCLUSION WOULD YOU EXPECT WHICH WILL
AFFECT THE TURBOCHARGER?
•THERE WILL BE A SURGING ON THE TURBOCHARGER
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74. WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE ABOUT
LUBRICATING OIL HAVING A HIGH VISCOSITY INDEX
NUMBER IS MOST EFFECTIVE?
•OVER A WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURE
VARIATIONS.
75. WHAT IS MEANT BY SURGE LIMIT OF A
TURBOCHARGER?
•A LINE JOINING ALL THE POINTS OF MAXIMUM
PRESSURE ON COMPRESSOR CHARACTERISTIC
CURVES, DRAWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF
OPERATION.
76. CAN YOU SELECT FROM THE STATEMENT BELOW
YOU WOULD EXECUTE PRIOR TO STARTING A COLD
AUTOMATICALLY FIRED AUXILIARY BOILER?
•TO CHECK AND REGULATE THE WATER LEVEL
77. COMPUTE FOR THE ENGINE SPEED IF THE VESSEL
IS TURNING 120 RPM AND THE PITCH OF THE
PROPELLER IS 10 FEET AND 9 INCHES.
•12.73 KNOTS
78. WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULT ON A 2 STROKE
MARINE DIESEL ENGINE IF THE O-RING FOR JACKET
COOLING WATER SEALING IS LEAKING?
•THE WATER WILL COME OUT THROUGH TELL-TALE
HOLE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO O-RING.
79. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM STATEMENT BELOW IF
IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RENEW TURBOCHARGER
BEARINGS AFTER A PRESET NUMBER OF HOURS OF
RUNNING EVEN IF THE BEARINGS ARE IN SEEMINGLY
PERFECT CONDITION?
•FOR THE REASON THAT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO
CYCLIC LOADING AND ARE PRONE TO FAILURE DUE
TO METAL FATIGUE.
80. WHAT CAN YOU POINT OUT ABOUT THE ENGINE
WITH TIE RODS OVER AN ENGINE WITHOUT TIE
RODS?
•THAT THE ENGINE IS VERY EASILY ALIGNED AFTER
ANY MISALIGNMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE.
81. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM THE FOLLOWING THE
TYPE OF FLOW ON A MODERN MARINE
TURBOCHARGERS COMPRESSOR?
•AN AXIAL FLOW
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82. CAN YOU SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING THE
EFFECT OF THE OVER SPEEDING OF THE DIESEL
ENGINE DRIVING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR?
•IT WILL DAMGE THE WINDINGS.

83. WHICH CLEANING AGENTS FOR MACHINERY

SPACE ARE IMPORTANT TO USE DUE TO THE OILY
WATER SEPARATORS FUNCTION?
•A NON-EMULSIFYING AGENT WITH SELF SPLITING
EMULSIFIERS

84. WHAT EXPLANATION DO YOU HAVE FOR SURGE

LIMIT OF A TURBOCHARGER?
•THE PORTION OF COMPRESSOR CHARACTERISTIC
CURVER WHICH LIES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE POINT
OF MAXIMUM PRESSURE.

85. DEMONSTRATE THE PROCEDURE ON HOW TO

WARM UP A DIESEL ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN IDLE
FOR SOMETIME?
•IT SHOULD BE RUN AT HALF SPEED FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME

86. SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING METHODS IS

NORMALLY USED TO LUBRICATE BEARINGS IN A
SMALL HIGHSPEED DIESEL ENGINE?
•BY PRESSURE LUBRICATION

87. THE F.O. TRANSFER PUMP WAS WORKING

EFFICIENTLY, BUT IT STOPPED TAKING SUCTION
SUDDENLY. THERE IS A SOUNDING OF 6.0 METERS IN
THE F.O. DEEP TANK. THE SUCTION PRESSURE GAUGE
WAS RENEWED RECENTLY AND IS SHOWING A
POITIVE PRESSURE WHEN PUMP IS RUNNING, BUT
THE PUMP IS NOT TRANSFERRING ANY F.O. CAN YOU
IDENTIFY FROM STATEMENT BELOW THE MOST
PROBABLE CAUSE?
•THE PUMP RELIEF VALVE MIGHT BE LEAKING

88. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CORRECT POINT

FOR SAMPLING OF SYSTEM LUBE OIL FOR ON BOARD
OR SHORE ANALYSIS?
•INLET OR OUTLET OF L.O. COOLERS

89. WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF A SURGING

TROUBLE IN THE TURBOCHARGER
•DIRTY SCAVENGING AIR COOLER ON THE AIR SIDE

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