What is Bow Thruster and its Working
> The bow thruster is a propulsion device fitted to certain types of ships to improve maneuverability. > The thrust…
> The bow thruster is a propulsion device fitted to certain types of ships to improve maneuverability. > The thrust…
Lubricating Oil Properties The main function of a lubrication oil is to create and maintain a lubrication film between two…
Certain fittings are necessary on a boiler to ensure its safe operation. They are usually referred to as boiler mountings.…
What is Governor Droop? >Governor droop is a governor function which reduces the governor reference speed as fuel po…
The two main basic parts are its nozzle and nozzle holder or body. The high-pressure fuel enters and travels down a pa…
In the previous article we have discussed Port-Controlled Helix Jerk Pumps And Suction and Spill Controlled Fuel Pumps. I…
Causes of scavenge fire Cylinder oil can collect in the scavenge space of an engine. Unburned fuel and carbon may als…
Boiler Water Treatment Onboard Hope you have read Ideal Boiler Water Properties & Boiler Water Tests . In this a…
Difference Between A/C & D/C
Different construction techniques used for electrical equipments working in marine hazardous areas to prevent ex…
SOLAS Air receiver Regulations » Total capacity of air receivers must be sufficient to give at least 12 starts for re…
Preferential trip on ship Preferential tripping in ships is to avoid total black out in the ship >Operate after …
Air compressor safeties >Bursting Disc on Intercooler: (At water side) >Bursting Disc and Fusible Plug (121°…
Life Raft Equipment In previous article we have gone through Life Boat Equipment . In this article we will discuss about …
SOLAS requirements for lifeboats (lifeboat regulations) Lifeboat Construction Regulations >Lifeboat should be rig…
In this article you can read Difference between p alkalinity t alkalinity and m alkalinity in simple words > Alkalinit…
What is Bunker Delivery Note? >Bunker Delivery Note is to record agreement on the operational details of the transfer…
Lifeboat Equipment List In this article we will list out the equipment in lifeboats as per solas >3 litters of fresh …
Steering gear tests as per solas 74 chapter V regulation 26 Steering gear is one of the main part of ship maneuvering…
Solas Requirement of Emergency Generator >Emergency switch board And emergency generator should located above the up…
Solas Requirement of Emergency Fire Pump As per SOLAS chapter 2-2 regulation 10 >Not less than 40% of the total capac…
Why boiler water tests onboard ? Lot of people misunderstand boiler water tests and boiler water…
In this article we will go through Megger test first of all i want to say both insulating resistance tests and megger test…
In this article, we go through ideal boiler water properties and the effects of varying chemical compound in it. It is v…
As name indicate the system which maintain the stability of the ship is known as Ship stabilizer The purpose of stab…
151. Labyrinth seal fitted on the back surface of a compressor wheel of a turbocharger: A. Prevents bearing lube oil con…
>Applies to all ships that are: 400 gross tons or more, and Less than 400 gross tons but certified to carry more than 1…
Bumping Clearance or Clearance volume It is the distance between the cylinder head of air compressor and top dead center…
Alarms and safeties are changes according to make and model. Here listing out some important alarm and Safeties for marin…
The Various Trips and Alarms In Auxiliary Engines,
Every Air compressor on a ship is fitted with several safety features to avoid abnormal and dangerous operat…
Causes Of Turbocharger Surging Rapid variation (reduction) in load.Reduction in load means less air intake leads back…
Detection of fire is the most important and essential part of a fire fighting.Here this article goes through the basic work…
IG is not used in bunker tanks because of following reasons, >Washing of cargo tanks on a regular basis is required to …
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