Stuffing box
PURPOSE OF STUFFING BOX
Provides sealing between Scavenge space and CrankcaseUpper section prevents scavenge air & residues from scavenge space entering crankcase
Lower section prevents oil carry over by piston rod from crank...
MODERN LOW-SPEED TWO-STROKE MARINE DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
PECULIARITIES
OF THE TWO-STROKE ENGINE BUSINESS
The two-stroke engine business is characterised by a few peculiarities which have a significant effect on the engine development and design. Firstly, due to decentralised production, the licensee model has...
IMPORTANT DATES
Conventions:-
SOLAS – Came in force on 25th May 1980
MARPOL – Adopted in 1973, Protocol-78, Came in force from 2nd oct. 1983.
STCW – Came in force from 28th April 1984.
MLC – Adopted in 2006, Came...
MLC AND STCW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PART-1
Q. a) Discuss the rights and expectations of seafarers in relation to occupational safety as per Maritime Labor Convention.
b) What are the potential problems that can happen due to differences in age, gender, language,...
TAILSHAFT SURVEY
Different types of surveys
Normal survey : These are the conventional survey processes in which the tail- shaft is completely withdrawn at intervals as detailed in Table:1 and thoroughly examined to the satisfaction of the
Recognised...
IMO/ILO/UNECE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PACKING OF CARGO TRANSPORT UNITS (CTU CODE)
The 2014 IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code), jointly developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Economic Commission...
OIL DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A JOURNAL BEARING
If the maximum radial clearance is Cr
then Cr = e + Hm
where e is the eccentricity between the shaft & bearing centreline and Hm is the minimum clearance(oil film thickness)
an eccentricity factor can be...
BRUSHLESS ALTERNATOR
In
this machine slip-rings
and brushes are eliminated and excitation is provided not by conventional direct
current exciter but by a
small alternator.
The a.c. exciter has the unusual arrangement of 3phase output windings on the rotor and magnetic...
MLC TITLE 1. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SEAFARERS TO WORK ON A SHIP
Title 1. Minimum
requirements for seafarers to work on a ship
Regulation 1.1 - Minimum
age
Regulation 1.2 - Medical
certificate
Regulation 1.3 – Training
and qualifications
Regulation 1.4 -
Recruitment and placement
Regulation 1.1 - Minimum age
1. The employment or work on board...