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12. Is there any difference between relief valve and safety valve?
27. How do you light a gas-cutting torch and adjust the flame?
30. How do you select the correct current setting for welding?
75. Why do you take Ullages? How do you calculate liquid quantity?
78. Q closing valve operation? Why do you shut the valve again before opening?
86. Why is a centrifugal pump started with its discharge valve shut?
88. What checks will you make on a bottom end bearing bolt?
94. Shipside valve is leaking into E/R. What will you do?
1. What is KVA?
2. What is special about Steering gear Overload safety?
3. Explain the condition for Paralleling of Alternators?
4. What does different position of the synchroscope needle mean; what is the difference between 6 o clock and 12 clock
5. Why do we close the switch at 11 o'clock and not at 12 o' clock?
6. Why is a Megger used for insulation test and not a multi meter?
7. What are the safeties on MSB?
8. When does Reverse power flow?
9. What is the harm if reverse power flows?
10. How is the protection against reverse power given?
11. How do you test reverse power trip?
12. What is the full form of ACB?
13. If you press the ACB Close button on an idle generator what will happen?
14. What is Under-voltage protection?
15. What is the meaning of preferential trip? Why is it provided?
16. What is the purpose of the earth fault indication on the switch board?
17. If you get an earth fault alarm what will you do?
18. What is Direct Current?
19. What is alternating current?
20. What is meant by phase in AC?
21. Is there phase in DC?
22. Why is DC not much in use now?
23. Where are you likely to see it used?
24. What does three-phase current mean?
25. What is rms value?
26. What is the meaning of power factor?
27. What is the usual value you see onboard?
28. What is the best value possible?
29. What is the benefit of improving power factor?
30. How can it be improved?
31. What is the meaning of saying I and V are in phase?
32. What is the difference between KW, KVA and KVAR?
33. Why are motor ratings given in KW and that of alternator and transformer given in KVA?
34. Where does reactive power go?
35. What is a semi conductor?
36. What is doping?
37. What happens to insulation when temperature rises?
38. What happens to resistance of conductors when temperature rises
39. What is an induction motor?
40. What is "slip"?
41. What is a synchronous motor?
42. Where is it used?
43. How do you use a multimeter?
44. What is an AVO meter?
45. How do you check continuity?
46. What limits the electrical load?
47. What is the voltage used in a meggar?
48. How does current flow during welding?
49. What do we use for welding on ships? AC or DC?
50. What is the voltage?
51. What is the voltage used for ignition in boilers/incinerators etc.?
52. Why is it different from that for welding?
53. Does current flow through hull during welding?
54. If so why don't you get a shock?
55. What is safe voltage to prevent shock?
56. What is the meaning of earthing in a ship?
57. What is the meaning of Star winding/ Delta winding?
58. Is the ship's alternator Star wound or Delta wound?
59. What is the meaning of ACB, MCCB, NFB?
60. What is a magnetic contactor? Where is it used?
61. What is a relay? How is it different from a magnetic contactor?
62. Can you draw a DOL starter circuit?
63. What is the meaning of overload?
64. What is meaning of short circuit?
65. How is protection provided for OL and SC?
66. What is the function of a fuse?
67. What is the normal setting of overload relays?
68. How does a thermal overload relay work?
69. What is single phasing?
70. How can it happen?
71. What is the harm caused by this?
72. What protection is provided against this?
73. Why is it necessary that incoming alternator frequency is more than bus bar?
74. What is dark lamp and bright lamp method for synchronizing? How is the connection made?
75. Apart from renewing bearings is there any reason for opening up motors for maintenance?
76. Why is reverse power protection required?
77. Why is this reverse power used instead of reverse current in alternators?
78. What is the meaning of excitation in an alternator?
79. Is the field current in an alternator AC or DC ?
80. Is the field rotating or stationary?
81. How is it supplied?
82. What is a brush less alternator?
83. How is the excitation achieved in this?
84. What is the meaning of residual magnetism?
85. Why is an air compressor started unloaded?
86. How is the speed of a 3-phase induction motor varied?
87. How is the direction of rotation varied?
88. How does this cause a rotation to change?
89. How is the speed of a DC motor varied?
90. How is the direction varied?
91. What is a diode?
92. What is a zener diode?
93. What is a thyristor? What is an SCR?
94. How does an inverter work?
95. How does a tube light work?
96. What is the function of the starter in a tube light?
97. What is the function of the choke?
98. Where is a slip ring used and where is a commutator used?
99. What is capacitance?
100. Does current flow though a capacitor?
101. What is the unit for capacitance ?
102. What is a neutral?
103. What is the difference between neutral and earth?
104. What is a synchronous condenser?
105. Where and why is it used?
106. If a motor is wound star and you want to change to delta what should you do?
100 If the AVR, is defective, when additional loads come on will the generator be able to take it?
How do you test, reverse power trip, high current trip, preferential trip?
102. What is residual magnetism? Where is it important?
103. Sometimes, when you change the running direction of a E/R blower (from supply to exhaust) it trips. Why?
104. What is the function of the friction clutch mechanism used in purifiers?
105. What is the regular maintenance done on batteries?
106. What safety precautions need to be taken during maintenance on batteries?
107. Why is special lighting used in battery rooms?
108. What is the voltage available from each cell in a lead acid battery?
109. What is the full battery voltage ?
110. How is this voltage achieved?
111. What is the meaning of a normally open contact?
112. How does a Salinometer function?
113. How does the air compressor start and stop automatically?
114. How is the cold room temperature maintained?
115. What is a self-monitoring alarm circuit?
116. Out at sea, if there is a black out during your watch, what action will you take?
117. After a black out the emergency generator comes on; On restoring the main supply we are closing the circuit break
generator with out bothering about synchronizing. How is this possible?
118. How does the emergency generator start automatically?
119. If all your air bottles are at low pressure and there is a blackout how do you start the generators?
120. What is a shaft generator?
121. Even though the main engine runs at varying speeds, how does the alternator maintain constant frequency?
122. Is the alternator connected star or delta
123. Why is 440 V used for motors and 110/220 V used for lighting?
5. Uptake fires
22. When you blow on a matchstick the fire goes out. In a stove/or a black smith's hearth blowing air increases the fire.W
24. International shore connection; Size? Where fitted? Which part is standard?
28. How does a flame screen work? What is the difference between a flame screen and a flame arrestor?
31. What is the correct position for using a portable foam extinguisher?
32. Why is a sand box provided on the boiler flat?
34. Should the ventilation blower be running in supply mode or exhaust mode, when the Oxygen check is made?
37. What is the important first aid for an electrical shock victim?
38. Is there any protection for a CO2 cylinder in case of a fire in the CO2 room itself?
40. How does the CO2 alarm ring when the panel door is opened?
42. What will be your action when you discover smoke coming out of
43. During your watch, if you get a under piston temperature high alarm, what will you do?
44. During your night duty on a UMS vessel, there is a fire alarm from E/R. What will be your action in case of
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d. Bilges on fire
54. What are the tests done before enclosed space entry?
4. Collision bulkhead
16. What action will you take if there is a thrust bearing high tr alarm?
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1.What is stroke?
2.RPM of Low, Medium and High speed engines?
3.Discuss Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Dual cycle and Actual cycle
4.Timing diagram of 2-stroke engine
5.Timing diagram of 4-stroke engine
6.Difference between 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine?
7.Material of Piston, Connecting Rod, etc.
8.What is Cross flow, Loop flow and Uniflow scavenging?
9.What is over speed trip and how it works?
10. Types of IC engines
11. What is stroke to bore ratio?
12. What is mean effective pressure?
13. What is turbocharger?
14. Why air is passes through the air cooler?
15. How you prepare Main engine in 1 hour notice?
16. What is the purpose of cylinder relief valve?
17. At what speed air break for main engine can be given?
18. Causes of water coming out during blow through?
19. Procedure to take over a watch?
20. What is dead man's alarm?
21. How to take the liner calibration?
22. How many types of fuel pumps are used in marine diesel
engines?
23. What action you will do after De-carbonization of an auxiliary
engine?
24. What will be your action on a vibrating turbocharger?
25. How to overhaul a fuel injector?
26. What are main engine safety devices?
27. How differential pressure switch works?
28. What is CPP?
29. What is the difference between SMC and ordinary engine?
30. How will you decarbonise your main engine?
1.What is glide?
2.Describe bunkering procedure?
3.How the tail shaft sealing arrangement is done?
4.What are the measures you will take if the gland packing leaks
continuously?
5.Why intermediate shaft is given?
6.How will you take out the valves of air compressor?
7.During dry dock what will you check in seachest valves?
8.What are the safeties of air compressor?
9.What is Heleshaw pump?
10. Define valves and cocks and their functions
11. Which valve is suitable for remote controlled operation and
why?
12. What is rudder drop and jumping clearance?
13. Where and why bursting disc is provided in an air
compressor?
14. What are reasons of lifting up inter stages safety valves in an
air compressor?
15. How to test compressor safety valve?
16. How will you overhaul a globe valve?
17. What are the reasons for a sticking gate valve?
18. What is the theory of density correction?
19. How does quick closing valve function?
20. How do you specify pipe sizes?
21. How do you select correct current setting for welding?
22. What is the common size between different schedules of
pipes?
23. Where telescopic feeler gauges are used?
24. What are the safeties of cargo crane?
25. What are the safeties provided on engine room overhead
crane?
26. Where are wear rings used?
27. What is hunting gear?
28. Explain welding surface preparation?
29. Draw a lip seal and how it works?
30. Who will you align a pump and its motor?
31. Sketch exhaust bellow?
32. What are the testings carried out on steering gear during a
drill?
33. Mention fresh water generator shell temperature, vacuum, and
other parameters?
34. What is the significance of stern tube header tank?
35. What are the advantages of four ram steering gear?
36. Describe checks on fresh water generator during watch?
37. What is the significance of greasing steering gear?
38. What is reverse osmosis?
39. What is purifier and clarifier?
40. Discuss purifier operation?
41. What are fuel oil testings done on board ships?
42. What on board tests are done in lube oil?
43. What is the correct procedure to collect lube oil for testing?
44. What is the temperature of fuel oil entering and leaving
purifier?
45. What are the safeties of fresh water generator, steering gear
and oily water separator?
46. Why purifier overflows?
47. What is viscometer?
48. What is the function of air compressor unloader?
49. What is the function of expansion valve?
50. How the unloader works in an ac compressor?
51. Why fridge compressor is belt driven?
52. How is the temperature of cold rooms maintained?
53. What is he difference between air compressor and ac
compressor?
54. What is critical temperature and pressure?
55. What is latent heat?
56. What is meant by short cycling in fridge compressor?
57. Different types of pumps and where they are used?
58. What is the discharge pattern of reciprocating pumps and
other pumps?
59. What is jumping clearance?
60. How many types of steering gear are there?
61. Describe arrangement of stern tube?
62. How stern tube cooling is done?
63. How to take crank shaft deflection?
64. Why the suction pressure of refrigeration plant and ac plant
are different?
65. What is the function of rudder carrier bearing?
66. How many types of fresh water generator are there?
67. Why centrifugal pump has no relief valve?
68. Arrangements for relieving shocks in the steering gear?
constant rate through a fine capillary tube. As the flow through the tube is
which fuel is passing from the heater to the fuel pumps or combustion
calibrated directly in terms of viscosity. Parts in contact with the fuel are of
Calculations
or Pm = ( a / l ) x k [bar]
where k = spring scale in bar per mm
or
Indicated Power = Pm L A N
= ( a / l ) x k [bar] x L [m] x A [m2] x N [1/s]
= [bar] x [m] x [m2] x [1/s]
= 105 N/m2 x m x m2 x 1/s
= 105 Nm/s
= 105 Joules/s
= 105 Watts