CHOCKS AND HOLDING DOWN BOLTS ARRANGEMENT
The main engine is
fitted on the ship’s hull with the help of holding down bolts and chocks. The
floor where the engine is installed is excessively strengthened by heavy
flooring and using additional bars and girders....
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION & INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
International Labour Organization
Member profile
The International Labour Organization (ILO), situated in Geneva, became the first specialized agency of the UN. It was established in the year 1919, in response to a destructive war, to pursue...
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PART-1
Q. Referring to various alternatives to tin-based antifouling paints discuss the following:-
A. Hull roughness of different types of the antifouling paints.
B. Enhancement of foul release coatings by the oil incorporations.
C. Personal and health safety...
CODES AND CONVENTIONS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PART-19
Q. State the UNCLOS requirements for member states
a) to register ships flagged with them and
b) to control safety, pollution and civil/social aspects of ships.
c) What mechanism is used in INDIA to comply with these...
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PART-14
Q. Referring to the latest IMO “ Code on Noise Level onboard Ships”, define and explain the following terms:-
A). A- weighted equivalent sound level
B). C-weighted equivalent sound level
C). Sound pressure levels
D). Weighted sound reduction...
VIT – PART 1 Why VIT?
Condition essential for clean , crisp and complete combustion
Adequate air at temp above self ignition temp of
fuelAir of correct densityControl penetration Correct injector tip with orifice match above
condition so providing correctly atomized fuel
An additional...
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PART-2
Q. Explain the different machinery linked emergency situations that are dealt as documented process under “emergency preparedness”. Underline the salient actions that are documented in dealing with
a. Main engine failure
b. Steering gear failure
c. Electrical...
LIST OF IMO CONVENTIONS
Key
IMO Conventions
International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amendedInternational Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modifiedby the Protocol of 1978 relating
thereto and by the Protocol of 1997...
TROUBLESHOOTINGS FOR PURIFIERS
1. Fuel oil purifier feed pump breaker faulty
Causes:
Breaker is
tripping. It is not holding at ON position.
Remedial Actions:
Operate the system
with the standby pump. Isolate the faulty breaker & change with new one.
2. Fuel oil...
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SAFETY FOR SHIP USING GASES OR OTHER LOW-FLASHPOINT FUELS (IGF CODE)
The motive of the International Code of Safety for the
ship Using gases or Other Low flash point Fuels is to provide an international
standard for ships, other than the vessels under the IGC Code, operating...