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FUNCTION1:MARINEENGINEERINGGENERAL
1.WhyisBoilerwatertreatmentrequired?
A)Forefficientoperation,minimumoverhaul.Increaselifeofboilerandmaintainqualityofwater.Reduce
oxygenandcarbondioxidecontent.Reducescaleformation.Efficientheattransfer.Maintainalkalinityof
water,countereffectsofoilandseawateringress.
2.Whatistheallowedchloridecontent?
3.WhyistheboilerwatercirculatingpumprequiredforEGB?
4.HowdoesaBourdonpressuregaugework'?
A) Elliptical pressure transducer, bourdon tube, open @ one end to pressure liquid. Other end closed,
connected to a sector and pinion connected to the pointer which moves on a calibrated scale. Due to
appliedpressurethebourdontubetendstobecomecircular,whichmovesthefreeendandthusmoves
thepointer.
5.Howdoyoublowthroughaboilergaugeglass?
6.Whyisahailgiveninthegaugeglass?
A)toprotecttheguageglassfromaccidentaldamage.
7. How do you tighten a gauge glass after assembly? Inward to outward moving in opposite steps. 8.
Whatisasettingofaboilersafetyvalve'?
9.Whatisthenormallyallowedchloridecontentinawatertubeboiler?
10.Howdoyoublowdownaboilerandinspectit?
A) C/O from HO to DO. Stop firing when on DO. Slowly blowdown in stages. Pr 57 Bar shut all steam
valves. When pr 1 bar open vent to prevent vacuum formation. When Loaded or Draught high, drain
remainingwaterintoseparateholdingtank.Prguageshouldshow0.Proceedforopeningup.Opentop
manholedoorwithchainblocks.Slackendoornbreakjointmakesurenoprinside.Removedoor.Open
bottominspectiondoor.Ventingtobedone.Enclosedspaceentry.
11.Whyisprepurgingnecessarybeforefiringboilers?
A)Avoidblowbackorbackfire.
12.Howdoesflamefailurealarmcome?
A)flameeyeconsistsofaphotoelectriccellwhichconvertsirradiationsintoelectricsignal.Electronflowin
theelectriccircuitcanbemeasuredanddetectedasaproofofflame.
13.Typeofboilerburneronlastship.
14.Whatisthevoltageusedfortheignitor?
15.HowwillyouknowEGBisleaking?
A)Whenenginerunning,whitesmokefromfunnel.Whenenginestopped,wateraccumulatesinbottom
ofEGB.Sealingpotswilloverflow.Cascadetanklowlevelalarm.
16.Howwillyoustoptheleak?

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A) Stop engine, or by pass EGB. Stop main steam stop valve. Run circulating pump for an hour. Stop
circulatingpump.CloseinletandoutletvalveofEGB.CutplatesoftheEGBcasing.Findoutleakytube.
Putplugs.
17.Whatisthepurposeofsootblowing?
A)RemovesootdepositsfromsurfaceofEGB,efficientheattransfer,avoidmeltingoftubes,avoiduptake
fire.
18.Whendoyoustartthecirculatingpump?
A)Usuallykeptrunning,ifshuttobestarted1hrbeforeenginestarts.
19.Whatisthetemperatureofsteamintheboiler?
20.Whatismeantbysuperheatedsteam?
21.Howisaboilersafetyvalveset?
22.Whatisthesetting?
23.Whatisthemeaningofaccumulationpressuretest?
24.Howdoyoublowdownaboilerandinspect?
25.Howdoyourepairleaks?
26.Howdoyoublowthroughgaugeglasses?
27.Whatisthesafetymechanismincasetheglassbreaks?
28.Whichpartoftheship'sboilerhasahighersafetyvalvesetting?EGBorauxiliary
29.Whenisthepressuretestingofboilersdone?Howisitdone?
30.WhyisFridgecompressorbeltdriven?
31.Whatismeantby1tonofrefrigeration?Amountofheatremovedbymeltingonetonof
icein24hrs.
32. Is there any difference in lubricating oil pressure reading of fridge compressors when
comparedtoaircompressors?
33.Howdoyoureadthelubricatingoilpressureoffridgecompressors?
A)Pressuregaugereadingsuctionpressure=LOpressure.
34.Sometimesthepressuregaugesusedinfridgesystemsalsohavetemperaturereadings.
What is the use of this? A)Compound pressure gauge gives pressure and corresponding saturation
temperature.
35.Howisthetemperatureofcoldroommaintained?
36.WhatistheroleoftheTEV?
A)Regulatetheflowofrefrigerantintherefrigerantaccordingtodemandandmaintainaconstantdegree
ofsuperheat.
37.Whatismeaneffectivepressureofdieselengine?
A)Theoreticalconstpressurewhichcanbeassumedtobeactingonthepistonduringthepowerstroke.
Areaofindicatordiagram/lengthofdia.
38.Whatthecoolingwatertreatment?
A)Nonnitrite.Nitriteborate.
39.WhattestsaredoneonL.O.?
40.WhatisthecorrectprocedureforL.O.samplecollection?Afterthefilterswhentheengine
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41.WhataretheCOPTtrips?
42.Howwillyoutesttheworkingofacompressorsafetyvalve?
43.Whyisburstingdiscprovidedinaircompressor'?
A)Toavoidoverpressureincasingduetotubeleaks.
44.Whatisalanternring?
A) Perforated hollow ring situated @ centre of stuffing box or gland packing. Cooling sealing and
lubrication.
45.Ifaburstingdiskruptures,whatwillbeyouraction?
A)StopCompressorimmediately.Troubleshootnoverhaul.
46.Whatisalanternring?
47.Iftheinterstagereliefvalveislifting,whatcouldbethereason?
A)Intercoolertubeleakage,HPsuctionvalveleaking
48.Whyismultistagecompressionused?
A)CompressioncycleascloseaspossibletoIsothermal.
49.WhyisdecksealusedinIGsystems?A)Preventbackflowofhydrocarbongasesintotheengine
room.
50.WhatistheallowedC02contentinIG?
A)Howisitcontrolled?Max8%,Alarm@5%.Controllingairfuelratiooftheboiler.
51.Differencebetweenpurifierandclarifier?
A)Purifierseparatestwoliquids,clarifierseparatessolidsandliquids.Gravitydisc.Clarifierdiscstackhas
nointerphaseholes.
52.Whatistheseparationprincipleusedinpurifiers?
A)Differenceindensityofoilandwater.Meansofseparationbycentrifugalforce.
53.Typesoffuelusedonboardships
A)flashpointnotlessthan60degC.ForEmgGen.Notlessthan43degC.HFO,DO,MGO,HSD.
54.Effectsofcontaminantsinfueloil.
55.Safetydevicesinsettingtanks
A)flametraponvent,weightedcockonsoundingpipe,overflowlinewithsightglass,highandlowlevel
alarms,springloadeddrainvalves,QuickClosingValveonPumpSuction.
56.Whatisaselfcleaningpurifier?
A)Solenoid valve on water outlet line. Water transducer in oil outlet line. Continuous feeding of oil and
separated water and sludge collected inside bowl. Shifting of interphase towards oil side. When water
detectedbytransducer,itopensthesolenoidvalveorclosessealingwaterfordesludging.
57.StatethesafetyfeaturesonanAircompressor?
A)Bustingdisc/reliefvalve.ReliefvalveonLPandHPside.Unloader,MotorHighCurrentprotection.High
Airtempalarmandtrip,LOlowpressalarmandtrip.
58.Whatisthepurposeofaburstingdisc?
59.Causes,signsandactiontohetakenincaseairstartinglineexplodes?
60.Beforestartinganaircompressorwhatischecked'?
A)lubeoillevelinsump.JCWin/outv/vopen.Cyllubtklevel.Compressordischargevalvefullyopen.If
startingafteroverhaulsthencheckdirectionofrotation.
61.StatefunctionofH.P.&L.P.Valvesfittedonanaircompressor?Whattypesarethese?
62.Whyisajacketnecessaryinaircompressors?
A)Cooling.Avoidburningoflubeoil.Efficientlubricationandcompression.

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63.Whatisdifferencebetweenisothermalandadiabaticcompression?
A)Isothermalconstanttemp,adiabaticconstantheat.
64.Howtostartanaircompressor?Whatproblemscanheencountered?
65.WhatisthesafetyprovideonanIntercoder?
BurstingDisc/ReliefValve.
66.Bumpingclearanceofaircompressor?
67.Whataredifferenttypesofrefrigerantsusedonship?
CFC11,CFC12,HCFC22/F22,HFC123,HFC134A
68.StatethepropertiesofF12gas.
69.CauseoffrequentcutincutoffatRefg.PlantCompressor.Causes/Effectsandremedial
actionstobetaken.
70.Whataretheparameteryouwillcheckinarefrigerationcompressor?
71.Whatwillbetheconditionofasuctionlinehotorcold,Why'?
72.Ifthereisfrostinginsuctionlineofcompressor,whatcouldbethecauses'?
73. How different temperatures are maintained in different compartment of a refrigeration
system?
74.Whatisbackpressurevalveandwhereisitused?
Slowandcontrolledcoolingbyincreasingpressureandreducingrateofevaporation.
75.Whatisacompoundpressuregauge'?
76.Whatarethemajorcomponentsofarefrigerationplant?
Compressor,hpcutout,condenser,receiver,oilseparator,drier,solenoidvalve,tev,evaporator,lpcutout,
defrostingline.
77.SketchHydraulicsteeringgearsystem.WhatisthematerialofRam'?
78.Whydowestartsecondsteeringpumpwhilemanoeuvring?
79. How much time is taken for rudder to travel hard port to hard stbd with one pump/two
pumps?
80.Whatdoyoumeanbybalancedrudder?
81.Whatdoyoumeanbysemibalancedrudder?
82.Whatdoyoumeanbyunbalancedrudder?
83.Whatshouldbeareaoftherudder?
84.Howdoesemergencysteeringwork?
85.Whatsafetiesareprovidedonwindlassmachinery?
86.Statethesteeringgearprovidedonyourlastship.
87.Typesofsteeringgear.Electric,electrohydraulic,hydraulic
88.Whatisthepurposeofahuntinggear?WhatisthepurposeofRudderCarrierBearings?
Takesweightoftherudderongreaselubricatedthrustface.
89.Statetheprinciplesofwinches.
90. In a centrifugal pump, why wi1l starting torque he less when starting with discharge

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valveshut?
Discharge of pump is minimum, discharge head maximum, power consumed minimum, thus torque
minimum.
91Whytherearewearringsinacentrifugalpump?
92.Whyisgearpumpusedforpumpingoil?Positivedisplacementpumps.
93.Howwillyoustartacentrifugalpump?
94.Whyreliefvalveisfittedondischargesideofapositivedisplacementpump?
95.Typesofpumpspositivedisplacement,rotodynamic.
96.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofvariouspumps.
97.SketchaBilgesystem.
98.Howisfreshwatergeneratedonboard?WhatisreverseOsmosis?
99.StatethetypesofvalvesinBilgePump.WhatisthematerialofBilgePiping?Whatisthe
safetyfeatureprovidedonaBilgePump?
100.HowwillyoutestemergencyBilgesuction?
101 What is the difference between an ordinary cooler and intercooler provided in a
compressor?
102.Whatmaterialisusedforsternpipes?
103.WhattypesofvalvesarethereintheBilgeanddoyouboxthemup?
104.Whatarethematerialsusedinshippingindustry?
105.Whatarethecomponentsinavalve?
Valvebody,bonnet,glandcover,gland,handwheel,spindle,valve,valveseat.
106.SafetiesprovidedonCondensers?
107.Boilerblowdownmethod.
108.Whatishotwell,Ifoilcomesintohotwell What action will you take and how to trace
theleak?
109.Preparationforboilersurvey.
110.Reasonsforliftingreliefv/vinaircompressor.
111.Howsludgeeffectsoverflowinpurifier.
112.Adjustmentofsafetyvalve.LiftingpressofsafetyValve.
113.TypesofT/C.radialflow,axialflow.Pulsetype,constantpressuretype.
114.Blankingofboilertubes.
115.HowtocreatevacuuminF.W.G.?
116.TypeofcondenserusedinF.W.G.?
surfacecontact
117.Howmanytypeofcondenser?directcontacttypeandsurfacecontacttype.
118.HowmuchsalinityofF.W.G.?23ppm
119.TypeofsteamusedinCOP?

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Superheatedsteam@14kg.
120.Whatissuperheatedsteamandhowtoobtainit?
121.Boilertypeonboard.
122.Inyourref.System,Freonislowpressure,whatdoesitindicate?
123.Whatisshortcyclinginref.System?
124.ConstructionofL.O.Cooler?
125.Boilergaugeglassonbothsides,whynotonsingleside?
Regulation32.6Solas.Twoindependentmeansofindicatingitswaterlevelatleastoneofwhichshallbea
directreadinggauge.
126.Chargingofrefrigerant.
Charginglineandvalveafterreceiveroutletvalveonthedrier.Closereceiveroutletvalve.Pumpdownall
refrigerant into the receiver. Purge air from receiver into recovery bottle. Connect refrigerant bottle to
chargingline.Runcompressor,tilllevelisok.
127.AirBottlenotfillingreasons.
128.Transducer[Inpurifier]watersensorinpurifiedoilline
129.Reliefv/vonwhichpumpstobeprovided?
Positivedisppumps.
130.Airbottle,safeties.
131.Propellerdrop?
132.Pumpvibration,reasons.
Misalignmentbetweenmotorandpumpshaft,impellerweardown,bearingbroken,foundationboltsloose,
foreignmaterialinsidecasing,cavitationofimpeller.
133.Aircompressormotoramperageishunting,whatactiontobetaken?
Unloaderfilterchocked.Linerleaking,suctionfilterchocked.
134.Boilergaugeglass(remotecircuit)

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