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General emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members of The Team Fire and Explosion:- Raise fire alarmDetermine location of fire/explosionCheck for oil/hazardous substances pollution and possibility of...

General emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members of The Team PERSONNEL INJURY:- Evacuate injured person to a safe & comfortable locationAssess the condition of the injured and administer First AidIf...

General emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members of The Team Man Overboard:- Release Life Buoy, take avoiding action and raise emergency alarm.Revert to manual steering and reduce main engine...

A fuse is a one type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide over current protection of either the load or source circuit. Its important component is a metal wire...

Pressure Jet Burner: This uses the pressure of the fuel oil to create atomization and a rotating spray. The fuel at the correct viscosity, flow through the centre passage of the burner, so the...

Static electricity is an variation of electric charge within or on the surface of a material. The charge remaining until it is able to move away by means of an electric current or electrical...

Transformer is an electrical instrument that can transfers the electrical energy between two or more circuits through electromagnetic induction. Commonly, transformers are used to increase or decrease the voltage of a alternating current in...

1.Failure to build up pressure Causes: Loss of suction / air ingressDischarge valve stuck in closed positionMotor inoperationalInternal damage due to wear & tear Remedial Actions: Identify cause & rectify same 2. Vibration Causes: It is because of bearing damageMisalignment to couplingDamage to...

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...

1. Oil consumption High Causes: Low level alarm is triggered due to oil leakage.May result in system being isolated if low low alarm is trigerred. Remedial Actions: Rectify the leakage at the earliest.Isolate the system if leakage is very...