Board- Engineering

Question 1

Cheng

Answer 1

Chief engineer

Question 2

MPA

Answer 2

Main propulsion assistant

Question 3

EOOW

Answer 3

Engineering officer of the watch

Question 4

Space supervisor

Answer 4

Responsible for overall plant control, signs and reviews logs in engineering plant and shaft alleys

Question 5

Boiler Console Operator

Answer 5

Top Boiler Technician watch in space. Responsible for operating the boiler console, and monitoring burners and stack condition. Orders burner man to light and extinguish burners.

Question 6

EPCP

Answer 6

Responsible for monitoring electrical plant for forward or aft bus

Question 7

Throttle man

Answer 7

Top machinist mate watch in space. Responsible for answering ordered speed changes from the bridge and EOOW

Question 8

Boiler Technician Upper Level/Distilling Plant Operator

Answer 8

Responsible for force draft blowers, main feed pumps, duct, distilling plant, and boiler

Question 9

Machinist Mate Upper Level

Answer 9

Responsible for ship service turbine generators and main engine, conducts SICLOS on ship service turbine generators

Question 10

Boiler Technician Lower Level

Answer 10

Responsible for main feed booster pumps, EFTP, and fuel system to boiler

Question 11

Machinist Mate Lower Level

Answer 11

Responsible for main condenser, MCP, ships service turbine generator auxiliaries, aligns lube oil purifier and conducts SICLOS on main engine

Question 12

Burner man

Answer 12

Responsible for lighting and extinguishing burners also makes up and breaks down burner barrels during midnight evolutions

Question 13

Messenger

Answer 13

Responsible for taking reading on main engine and line shaft bearings

Question 14

Jacking over main engine/ reduction gear

Answer 14

Keep the shaft from warping. Shaft rotated at 7 Revolutions per hour

Question 15

SICLOS

Answer 15

Shift inspect clean lube oil strainer

Question 16

Burner Barrel Change Out

Answer 16

Midnight evolution

Question 17

4 Phases of Basic Steam Cycle

Answer 17

Generation
Expansion
Condensation
Feed

Question 18

Reduction Gear

Answer 18

Reduces high RPM of turbines for proper RPM for propellers.

Classified as double input, double reduction, double helical articulated reduction gears

Question 19

Main engine

Answer 19

21 bearings

Question 20

High pressure

Answer 20

600-5000PSI
2 HPACS
1 in FWD Comp
1 in AFT Comp

Question 21

Purpose of HP Air

Answer 21

1-Emergency Diesel Start
2-Emergency raising and lowering of the deck edge elevators
3-Back up LP air
4-Inflatable Shaft Seals
5-Refilling SCBA bottles

Question 22

Low Pressure

Answer 22

100-125 PSI
8 LPACS
1A,1B,1C in FWD Comp
2A,2B,2C in AFT Comp
1D in FWD MMR
2D in AFT MMR

Question 23

Purposes for LP Air

Answer 23

1- Electronic dry air is used for wave guides and computer cooling on the 02 level and above

2- Vital air is used for boiler controls and forced draft blowers. Also aides in A/C plants in actuating capacity control systems

3- Non Viral air is used for non vital equipment such as pneumatic tubes and hand chippers and sanders, Ships laundry

Question 24

Air Conditioning Plants

Answer 24

6 ACs
York 300 ton centrifugal type using R-236fa Freon
1,2 FWD diesel
3,4 AMR
5,6 under port ace

Question 25

Refrigeration Plants

Answer 25

3 reefers on board 6 decks below post office.

Carrier 5.5 ton reciprocating type using R-134 Freon

Question 26

Methods of Operating Steering

Answer 26

1- Bridge
2- Trick Wheel
3- Emergency Steering
4- Emergency Hand Pump
5- Ratchet

Question 27

Fuel Oil Quality Management Program

Answer 27

Procedures for receipt and transfer of fuel. Stripping and inspection of tanks, safety precautions, lab analysis of fuel samples, and accountability logs

Question 28

Lube Oil Management Program

Answer 28

Provide requirements and procedures for monitoring and analysis of the quality of lubricating and hydraulic oils used in machinery aboard ships and service craft

Question 29

Lube Oil Samples are Taken When

Answer 29

1- MLOCS
2- Daily when operating
3- Upon receipt
4- Upon transfer
5- After a causality
6- Purifier Emergency( 30 minute start, every 4 hours after start)

Question 30

One a Lube Oil Sample is Taken

Answer 30

Inspected by space supervisor/EOOW

Question 31

Aqua Chem Distilling Plants on Board

Answer 31

Flashtype Distilling Unit, 6 Stage, 100,000 gal a day

Question 32

Boilers

Answer 32

Combustion engineering 600 modified 700 PSI V2M

Question 33

ABC’s of Engineering

Answer 33

Automatic boiler controls

Question 34

Two types of fuel

Answer 34

DFM F-76

JP5-F44

Question 35

MLOCS

Answer 35

Master light off check sheet

Question 36

3 Sizes of Sprayer Plates

Answer 36

5X- Used for light off and warming of boiler
6X- Used for normal steaming rates
6X Overload- Used for emergency situations when high steam demands are needed

Question 37

Red Handwheel

Answer 37

Fire main

Question 38

White handwheel

Answer 38

Steam

Question 39

Dark Blue HandWheel

Answer 39

Potable water

Question 40

Yellow

Answer 40

Fuel (F-76)

Question 41

Black and Yellow

Answer 41

Lube oil

Question 42

Ships Service Turbine Generators

Answer 42

5 SSTG’s onboard
1,2- FWD MMR
3- AMR
4,5- AFT MMR
SSTG rating- 450V, 60HZ, 4000 Amps, 2500KW

Question 43

Ships Service Emergency Diesel Generators

Answer 43

2 Diesels onboard

SS/EDG Rating- 450V, 60HZ, 3 phase, 3200 Amps, 2000KW

Question 44

ABT

Answer 44

Automatic bus transfer

Question 45

MBT

Answer 45

Manual Bus Transfer

2 sources of power to semi vital loads

Question 46

Shore Power Cables

Answer 46

20 cables total, 10FWD and 10 AFT

400 Amps per cable totaling 4000 Amps

Question 47

Load Shed

Answer 47

2 stages
1- trips all NON-Vital loads at 105% of SSTG rating
2-Trips all SEMI-Viral loads at 125% SSTG rating

Question 48

SSFC’s

Answer 48

Solid State Frequency Converters
400HZ
5 SSFC’s