MANAGEMENT – ENGINE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

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 ML-Engine: COMPETENCE 7 - Manage safe and effective maintenance and repair procedures
No. Questions Choice A Choice B Choice C Choice D

A compound gage is used for measuring pressures both above flow pressure absolute pressure latent pressure atmospheric pressure
and below:
1

A failure of any component of a flame safeguard control for an a furnace explosion automatic burner uncontrolled firing automatic restart
auxiliary boiler will result in: shutdown
2

All persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a 77 hours in a 7 day 50 hours in a 7 day 55 hours in a 7 day 70 hours in a 7 day
watch or as a rating forming part of a watch and those whose period period period period
3 duties involve designated safety, prevention of pollution, and
security duties shall be provided with a rest period of not less
than:
An 8" diameter wheel is driving a 20" diameter wheel via a pair 120 RPM at 4 HP 160 RPM at 4 HP 220 RPM at 4.5 HP 220 RPM at 4.8 HP
of belts The power input is supplied by a 5 HP motor rotating
the driving wheel at 300 RPM. If the efficiency of the supplied
4 by a 5 HP motor rotating the driving wheel at 300 RPM. If the
efficiency of the transmission is 80%, what RPM and torque is
delivered to the driven wheel.

Cylinder oil is used for: 2-stroke engine 4-stroke and 2 stroke 4-stroke engine gasoline engine
engine
5

Diesel engine piston ring ends can be machined in different having the least best control of ring a decreased break- in a decreased possibility of
shapes. The step-cut ring end offers the advantage of: amount of ring tension period ring seizure
6 expansion

Ductility of steel can be increased by: Soaking Hardening Carbunizing Annealing

During seven-day period, the minimum standard rest of an 50 hours 60 hours 70 hours None of the stated
officer in charge of the engineering watch must be: options
8
 For mild steel and general work, the correct angle of a drill 118 119 120 121
point is ____ degrees.
9

Governors used on diesel engines to limit the load must be a fixed maximum fuel a variable maximum pivotless centrifugal a proportional action
equipped with: stop fuel stop flyballs compensation
10 mechanism

How long the cooling process will take to obtain a full anneal of One hour for each inch 16 to 18 hours 16 to 20 hours 24 to 36 hours
steal if done im the furnace. of sectional thickness
11

If a higher than normal water level is observed through the a leak in the feed improper vacuum a malfunctioning brine a clogged desuperheater
inspection port of a flash evaporator, you should suspect: water heater pump water strainer
12

If a refrigeration system compressor crankcase is sweating, add refrigerant to the adjust the thermal adjust the float valve to open the hand expansion
you should: system expansion valve to the the proper holding valve
13 proper setting pressure

If the fuel oil temperature flowing to the burners is too low, the: fuel service pump will boiler will produce oiler will produce fuel service strainers will
lose suction heavy black smoke dense white smoke become clogged
14

If your ship burns 8 tons of fuel per hour at 15 knots, how many 19.0 tons 21.7 tons 22.4 tons 27.0 tons
tons per hour will it burn at 20 knots?
15

If your ship burns 8 tons of fuel per hour at 15 knots, how many 20.3 tons 22.0 tons 26.1 tons 29.4 tons
tons per hour will it burn at 21 knots?
16

If your vessel burns 6 tons of fuel per hour at 22 knots, how 4.6 tons 3.9 tons 2.8 tons 1.7 tons
many tons per hour will it burn at 17 knots?
17

If your vessel burns 8 tons of fuel per hour at 15 knots, how 12.8 tons 16.3 tons 10.6 tons 10.1 tons
many tons per hour will it burn at 19 knots?
18
 In pressure measurement, absolute pressure is defined as the any two pressures atmospheric pressure gage pressure and a perfect vacuum and the
difference in pressure between, what? measured with respect and barometric ambient atmospheric total pressure at a given
19 to a common pressure at a given pressure point
reference point
Insufficient air for combustion in a boiler furnace could result in white incandescent high flame black stack smoke 0% carbon monoxide
a: flame temperature emission level
20

One simple laboratory analysis of used lube oil that can be paraffin test blotter test stability test spectrographic test
carried out aboard ship is called the:
21

The process used to reduce stresses , induce softness, Soaking Annealing Hardening Tempering
change ductility, or refine the grain structure of a metal is
22 called:

What is an example of an antifriction bearing? rubber cutlass strut line shaft or spring Kingsbury thrust ball bearing
bearing bearing bearing
23

What is the cross sectional area of a rubber o-ring packing 1352.13 mm2 1331.25 mm2 1422.52 mm2 1335.21 mm2
whose inside diameter is 64 mm.
24

What is the minimum diameter of a round stock necessary to 7.07 inches 8.01 inches 9 inches 9.5 inches
make a square key 5" on each side?
25

What is the ultimate stress of mild steel used in boiler plates? 25 tons/sq.m 35 tons/sq.m 30 tons/sq.m 20 tons/sq.m

26

What procedure must be formed before doing any Bleed off the energy Operate the machine Pressurize the system Disconnect the pump
maintenance on a hydraulic system, i.e. there is still stored stored in the until its reaches to test the leaks pressure control switch
27 energy in the accumulator? accumulator normal temperature

What size circular bar is required to make a hexagonal nut of 16 mm 17 mm 18 mm 19 mm

16mm sides along the circumferences?
28
 When using a hand held hacksaw the correct maximum rate of 10 to 20 strokes per 80 to 100 strokes per 40 to 50 strokes per 70 to 80 strokes per
speed for cutting should be: minute minute minute minute
29

Which of the listed devices could be used as a ring groove Steel brush Fine emery cloth or A section of the A case hardened scraper
cleaning tool during preparation for the installation of new rings steel wool removed compression
30 if a piston ring cleaning tool was not available? ring

White smoke exhausting from an operating diesel engine may a cracked liner burning lube oil an overloaded engine insufficient combustion
indicate. air
31