Marine Exams

General emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members of The Team MAIN ENGINE FAILURE:- Revert to manual steering and raise emergency alarm if running into dangerExhibit NUC signals and broadcast...

It is a device which is used to indicate the current position of the rudder blade, normally fitted in the wheelhouse, bridge wings and engine control room. A rudder angle indicator consists of a feedback...

Background The accelerations acting on a ship in a seaway result from a combination of longitudinal, vertical and predominantly transverse motions.  The forces generated by these accelerations leading to the majority of securing problems. The danger arising from...

Twice in 5 years Open the boiler vent valve when pressure inside is just above the atm pressure to ensure that there is no vacuum in the boiler Allow the boiler to cool and...

General emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members of The Team STEERING GEAR FAILURE:- Revert to manual steering or else to emergency /alternative steering system.Exhibit NUC signals and broadcast security...

What is Virtual Tappet? Unlike Aux Engines which have a manual tappet to adjust, there must be a tappet clearance for the Main Engine as well. But with the absence of a rocker arm...

This experiment is carried out on new ships and those that have had large structural alterations  made, to find out the new centre of gravity (kg) and metacentric height (gm)  and further to know...

1.Auxiliary boiler feed water 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. Auxiliary boiler feed water pump...

Q. Regulations for pumping out bilges and cargo residues Q. Discharge criteria of Annex 1? Q. What is Annex 2? Categories Q. What is the constructional requirement for carrying category X cargo? Q.  What are the requirements to...

The Long-Range Identification & Tracking (LRIT) system allow for the global identification & tracking of the ships. The function of the ships to transmit LRIT information & the rights & obligations of SOLAS Contracting...