ENGINE ROOM SYSTEMS AND LAYOUT==

Engine room is the heart of a ship, providing necessary power and

essential “fluids” for a modern vessel. Usually a merchant ship has
propulsion and auxiliary power generators in engine room or dedicated
compartments as for steering or separators. There are different systems
and installations to keep vessel safe and running. They may differ from
ship to ship so will mention few that can be found in most:

The arrangement of an engine room is similar to most ships when

thinking to basic systems. Different parts of the systems are arranged
and fixed using engine room horizontal and vertical space, on decks or
platforms. All components and machineries have to be arranged in such a
way to use at maximum their characteristics, to allow circulation spaces,
servicing and dismantling/replacing spaces.

To increase a vessel's safety and chances of surviving damage, the

machinery necessary for operations may be segregated into various
spaces. The engine room is generally the largest physical compartment of
the machinery space. Attention shall be paid to the ventilation, transport
ways, escapes, maintenance hatch and space for maintenance etc.

On a large percentage of vessels ships, the engine room is located near

the bottom, and at the rear or aft end of the vessel, and usually
comprises few compartments. This design maximizes the cargo carrying
capacity of the vessel and situates the prime mover close to the propeller,
minimizing equipment cost and problems posed from long shaft lines. The
engine room on some ships may be situated mid-ship, especially on
vessels built from 1900 to the 1960s.

To conclude the requirement of the engine room, it is considered to be a

space or spaces containing propelling machinery, boilers, oil fuel units,
generators, and major electrical machinery, and includes auxiliary
machinery spaces, store rooms, workshops, machine shops, the shaft
alley, and the steering gear room.

Lighting should be adequate for the tasks of personnel working in engine

rooms and associated spaces. The minimum illumination levels should be
determined by the Administration, taking into account national or
international standards recognized by it. Adequate lighting below floor
plates should also be considered.
 Engine Room Layout==

Engine Room Elevation

The propulsion engine with its auxiliary units (to support main machinery) are located
in a space, called engine room. To operate and maintain the machinery at their peak
performance and efficiency the lay out of engine room to be fully conversant for all
marine engineers.

Layout will vary according to –

1. Type of ship

2. Type of engine

3. Number of engines used

4. Number of propellers used.

Engine Room General Lay out

Funnel Casing
Third Deck Plan

3 rd Platform
EGB
Incinerator
Ref and AC plants
FW Hydrophore system
DW Hydrophore system
Mineralizer
 UV Treatment plant
Geyser & Hot Water Circ Pp
Steering Gear Room (outside machinery spaces)
Aft Mooring Winch Power Pack
Emergency Fire Pump
VRCS
ECR
ER Work Shop
ER Spares and Stores
ER Crane
Upper Platforms---
ER blowers
ME, AE, MAC, Expansion Tanks
St Tube Header Tank
Second Deck Plan
2 nd Platform (ME Cylinder Head Platform)

Main Air Compressors & Air Receivers

Topping Up Air Compressor
Working air compressor & its Bottle
Control Air Compressor & its Bottle
Control Air Drier
Emergency Air Compressor & its Bottle
Generators
Aux O/F Boiler
EGB water circulating pumps
Boiler Feed Water pumps
Atmospheric steam condenser
Cascade Tank / Hot well / Observation Tank
First Floor

1 st Platform

(ME Emergency Manoeuvering)

ME Emergency maneuvering
Coolers
ME LO Cooler
ME JW Cooler
FW Pumps
ME JCW Pumps (HT)
AE JCW Pumps (HT)
 Fresh Water Generator
Purifier room
HFO Sepr, 2
DO Sepr, 1
LO sepr, 2 (ME & AE)
Fuel Module ME / AE / Blr
ME Autoback wash LO filter
Sewage treatment plant

Floor Plate Plan [Bottom platform]

Bottom Platform (ME Crank Case)
Main Engine
Thrust Bearing or Thrust Block
Intermediate and Tail shaft
Pedestal Bearing or Plummer Block
Stern Tube
High & Low Sea Chests / Suctions
Emergency bilge Suction
Bilge wells (Port / Stbd / Aft)
SW Pumps
MSW Pump
Auxiliary / Harbour SW Pump
Main Fire pump
General Service Pump
Ejector pump (For FWG)
Ballast Pumps
 Other pumps
Bilge pump
Sludge pump
Main LO Pumps
HO, DO & LO Transfer pumps
Stern Tube LO Pumps
ME LO Purifier Pump
OWS
LT Cooler & LT FW Pumps
MGPS
ICCP

Double Bottom Plan

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