Oral recent question 2024

TOPIC

Main Engine
1. Crosshead bearing failure indication, cause, action to be taken.
#Crosshead bearing survey.

2. Tie rod sketch:

#Tie rod slack and broken…...causes
#Function of tie rod
#Procedure to remove broken rod
 #Running engine with broken rod problems, prevention, action.
3. Conrod failure………Consequence, action and corrective measure; elaborate for 4-
stroke engine.
4. How you will carry out crankcase inspection and how you will train your junior to take
crankshaft deflection.
# Crankshaft deflection explain full in detail.
# During crankcase inspection if you find white metal in crankcase, as chief engineer how
will you proceed?
5. Cylinder liner diagram.
6. 2-stroke piston diagram:
#Old piston overhaul and sketch.
7. ME crankcase LO emulsification:
#Causes, preventive and corrective measures.
8. Draw M/E air starting valve explain working principle.
#Effect of starting air valve leaking.
#Starting airline explosion reason, action & prevention.
#Air bottle SOLAS regulations.
9. Holding Down Bolts:
#Causes of Loose Holding Down Bolts
 #Why Holding Down Bolts are Free?
#Checking tightness of Holding Down Bolts.

Boiler
1. Draw boiler high lift safety valve:
# Explain
# What surveyor checks on safety valve.
2. Boiler DP cell, Water controller and faults.
#Reason for DP cell not indicating level even though there was water indication in
gauge glass
3. Sketch different types of boiler burners and what will happen if maintenance is not done
properly.

Air Conditioning System

1. AC maintenance schedule:
# AC system diagram
# AC + Ventilation regulations (MLC+ SOLAS+ ISO+ FSS code)
# IMO instruments pertaining to AC plant.
2. Draw TEV and describe working principle.
# What if the TEV malfunction
#What will happen if the liquid refrigerant comes to compressor?
#What is the value of superheat temperature of refrigerant at outlet of evaporator?
# TEV function (Annex VI- ODS came here for refrigerant)

Fire
1. Fireman’s outfit with all specs.
2. Types of chemical tanker…...explain.
3. CO2 system maintenance.
4. CO2 fixed Fire Fighting system regulation.
5. CO2 Room requirements.
6. CO2 Bottle requirements.
7. CIC-Themes of CIC:
#Period-Last 2 years CIC with details of topic, MOU's & their region & members,
#What’s going to happen in 2024 in CIC with focused topics.
8. Regulations regarding Fire control plan.
 Steering Gear
1. Steering gear block diagram +Emergency steering +Cross questions.
2. Steering Gear common faults.
3. Maintenance of steering gear. (Expecting critical spare availability on-board)
4. How will you ensure your steering gear is healthy?
5. Steering Gear Regulations.

DryDock
1. Explain Stern Tube seal arrangement.
#DD seal replacement.
#How to check shaft alignment after seal replacement.
2. DD preparation.
3. Settling tank cleaning procedure……safety in DD.

Sea Experience
1. How will you train your first time 3/E for generator overhaul.
2. Explain your sea service and tell incidents onboard.
3. PSC is onboard, and Emc’y Gen. is not coming on load:
#What action will you take as CE and how will you convince the PSC?
# Emergency generator auto circuit diagram and explain.
4. Squat effect, cause, action & remedy.
5. Reporting in PMS.
6. Explain Citadel and Security drills including SSAS.
7. Risk assessment in detail.
8. UMS regulation in detail.
9. E/R Flooding reasons, and actions to be taken.

Auxiliary machinery
1. Sewage treatment plant diagram +explanation.
2. Oily-water separator-OWS diagram and sampling point diagram.
3. Tube type cooler sketch…materials, checks and troubleshooting of defects.
4. Visco-therm sketch & working principle.
# Explain effects of low or high viscosity.
# Visco-therm not maintaining viscosity, causes.
 5. Draw centrifugal pump with mechanical seal; Explain the sealing arrangement.
6. Materials…Steel Production Procedure, Heat Treatment Process.

Survey
1. In Water Survey-In detail.
2. Tail-shaft Survey-In detail.
3. Rudder Survey-In detail.

Naval Arch
1. Flaws in ship construction and explanation with drawing.
2. Draw and explain ship Fwd construction.
3. Ship floor construction and differences.
4. Inclining test full detail.

Control Engineering
1. Valve positioner in detail.
 2. Square root extractor.
# In level transmitter P is directly proportional to H (height) while in flow transmitter Q is
directly proportional to square root of delta P. So, the relationship between Q and Delta P is non-
linear. To get a linear signal we use square root extractor. This is the reason we use square root
extractor only for Flow Transmitters and not for Temperature and Pressure transmitters.

Regulation
1. ISM certification-detailed:
#ISM Documentation, duties, Latest amendment full details.
# Maritime security requirements on board your vessel.
#CE ISM Duties.
2. CII-Carbon Intensity Indicator.
3. Annex-I, regulation/amendments…. Cross questions:
#Standard Discharge Connection for Annex 1 and 4
4. Annex II.
5. Annex-III, IMDG code/Anything related to tanker ship.
6. Annex-IV regulation.
# Draw Sewage treatment plant & Certification details.
 #Regulation for discharging untreated sewage from holding tank.
7. Annex V- Garbage management & regulation
#Shipboard Incineration.
8. Annex V.
9. Annex VI:
# SEEMP part III, how to achieve NOx Tier III from I & II.
# EEDI, EEXI.
10. MEPC.107(49) in detail with drawing of OWS with all associated piping and requirements
for sampling pipe.
# Revised Guidelines and Specifications for Pollution Prevention Equipment for Machinery
Space Bilges of Ships are contained in resolution MEPC.107(49) which supersedes the
recommendations contained in resolution MEPC.60(33).

11. MARPOL violation-

# Fines.
# Penalties
# Action and Reporting procedures…. reporting channel to MPA.
12. Collision bulkhead regulation
13. Emergency generator regulation
14. MLC regulation & certification in detail.
15. IACS and classification society recognized by MPA.
16. Load line convention:
#COA
#How to prepare your ship for Load line survey?
17. IMO convention.
18. IMO Regulation.
19. Paris & Tokyo MOU.
20. ERM

Electrical
 1. MSB safety.
2. Cold ironing.
3. Preferential trip sketch and explain. How do you maintain the ship without this safety
device?
4. AVR sketch and explanation and faults can be faced in AVR, action and follow up action.
5. Single phasing, Sketch, action, troubleshooting, follow up action and how will you improve
your system as per ISM(SMS).
6. Battery room regulations. Please mention non sparking fan blades instead of non-metallic
only. Battery room light location.
7. Earth lamp diagram +Insulation meter +How to find fault +Cross Questions.
8. Ex certification detailed.
9. Reverse power trip-Drawing-Explanation.
10. Overhead Crane-Drawing, safety, Magnetic brake.
11. Fluorescent lamp.
12. High voltage diagram-Safety.
13. Emergency power supply diagram-Emergency gen not coming on load, action.
14. Why VCB used On-board, differences between ACB & VCB.
 Chetan Mali
Explain ISM full ..explain how u will get certificate..tell about DOC n SMC N ALL THE CHECKS We do during
inspection .n here u can talk about everything deck rounds engine rounds emergency equipment Las FFA checks n
documentation critical spare ..round on ows ocm main engine ae housekeeping ...chief engine files like CMS..ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE STANDING ORDERS NIGHT ORDER..DEFECT LIST ..HOW U COMMUNICATE WITH OFFICE ...
DPA ..mention his role ...master role .... emergency drills n safety rounds checks safety meeting management
meeting ...planning of job toolbox RA ....SMS PROCEDURE FOR EQUIPMENT .. CRITICAL SPARE ... MINIMUM
SPARE ...SMS MANUAL ABOUT CREWING ..SAFETY BULLETING FROM OFFICE N ALL\\\\\
Draw thermostatic expansion valve n function

Function of equalizing line n adjustment screw

Stern tube only alignment how to do ..dial gauge draw with shaft basic diagram ..
Last oral ISM N STERN TUBE ALIGNMENT ONLY REPEAT NO DIAGRAM ..AKL OTHER NEW QUESTIONS

2 dial gauge horizontal n vertical ....follow manual instruction to do alignment n limits.

Steering gear Solas requirement only no cross question . Mention Critical spare.

Preferential trip diagram explain ..explain how u train crew to avoid trip. Like always check load .. parameters ..check 85
percent MCR. Don't overload ...don't rush ...running of big machinery then always start another generator like that basic.
In standing orders mentioned specially during cargo operation in night order book n toolbox meeting. Train junior ...rui
wants to hear it as a team.

How u comply ur engine for air pollution.I did all about annex 6 chapter 4. Incinerator n boiler also mention no continue
black smoke
Solas related all regulation must be ready
1.EDG
2.BATTERY ROOM
3. CARGO PUMP ROOM OIL TANKER
4.IG regulation oil tanker guys
5. Solas 11-1 Maritime safety
6.Solas chapter 11-2 Maritime security ISPS
7.Steering GEAR
8.Air Bottle
9. Watertight door
10.COLLISION BULKHEAD
11.UMS
12.CO2
13. FIREMAIN OUTFIT
14.SCBA BOTTLE
15.ADDITION BULK CARRIER FOR BULKY GUYS.
16.FIRE BUKHEAD A,B,C
17. Crankcase relief door ..only 200 mm dia bore
18. OMD ....300 MM DIA BORE N 2250 KW
19. Main Switchboard ..Matt N Gloves .. Space for work no water line protection safeties.
Mr. Rui
Fuel tank cleaning in dry dock
Stern tube renewal dry dock n in situ ..n how u will make sure ur system is running good
CO2 room maintenance weekly monthly annually 2 n half yearly 5 yearly 10 yearly ..go through marine
safety circular 1318

Viscotherm his favourite viscotcity stuck or irratcic operation or viscotcity not stable
Prefertial trip explain how to train junior to avoid it
Crankcase emulsification
Main engine bearing survey
Crankpin bearing bolts failed reason remedies to prevent
Fuel oil analysis properties limits n as per ISO 8217 ...U HAVE TO MENTION THIS ..ISO 8217 APPROVAL
FOR FUEL OIL LIMITS

Psc quesn of emergency gen as usual one but only this is you shd make your own scinerio if ship in port at anchor, gen
starts or not, if not start trouble shooting, still doesn't start and u don't have spares then speak of reporting to company
and request for dispensation where class will give you CoC to get pass the detention if emergency generator doesn't start
- Rui says showing records is not enough ship will surely detain
 EDG

The EDG usually will be tested weekly for offload and monthly for on load. Show him the testing history to approve it
was working fine. If your ship is entering some special requirement ports, you may need to carry out an on-load test 24
hrs before arrival. The testing history should be recorded in the engine room logbook, PMS, and IAS. After that, test one
more time. If it still cannot come on load in automatically. Then will investigate and fix it before departure.
For the second chance on-load test, try using the method different from your previous one. My experience, some ships
are equipped with blackout switch to make ship crew easily do EDG on-load test. For the second chance test, change the
ship's load to MSB. Inform bridge to let them set up their radar and everything. Black out the ESB by disconnect the
ACB from MSB. After the black out of ESB if the EDG still can not cut in automatically and onload. which means there
are really something damage. The ship needs to fix it before departure.
As a PSC inspector, he should accept the evidence which is provide from ship. For safety wise and critical equipment, he
should get approval your safety equipment are working fine, especially comes to EDG. So if you cannot approve your
EDG is runing without issue. You should not be allowed for departure.

######5 years of class survey for cross head main bearing crankpin bearing- he is expecting preparation, surveying part
- he is asking about the reason for opening the bearings , which one can be open first either of forward and aft reason,
what surveyor check on the inspection in detail (especially he doesn't want the procedure of opening and closing bearing
he want surveyor come on board and what he will check.)