Coxswain Flashcards
Reduction gears
MG5114SC Twin disc
Waterjets
Twin Kamewa FF3755 Waterjets
Detroit diesel electronic control (DDEC)
What does it do?
Monitors engine systems and regulates fuel injection
Engine display modules (EDM)
Oil pressure
Engine rpm
Where are all the engine stop switches?
Coxswain upper console
Engineering console
Engine room over the mufflers on each engine
Emergency fuel cutoffs
Under and behind coxswain seat
What positions can the gears be placed in?
MG5114SC twin disc marine gears
Engaged
Disengaged - no discharge
Backflush - reverses rotation of pump impeller and discharges through the Waterjet intake
Where are the head oil reservoir dipsticks at?
Inboard of the engines
What is the reduction ratio of the marine gear?
1.02 : 1
How much gear oil in the reservoir?
2.8 gallons
Gear oil temperature parameters…
130-185 degrees F
Gear oil pressure
Clutch engaged - 185-250 PSI
Disengaged - 15-45 PSI
If no power to clutch engage panel, how do you operate clutch?
Manually operated solenoids can be used to clutch to engage or backflush
How does the propulsion system work?
Water is drawn into the Waterjet through an intake grate mounted flush with the hull bottom. Suction is provided by the Waterjet pump with an impeller. Water is then discharged through the steering nozzle.
Where are the Waterjet inspection ports?
Lazarette; black with cylindrical extension to help prevent water from entering when removed.
Two separate raw water systems.
Primary: provides cooling for propulsion system, cooling engine coolant, fuel, engine combustion air, gear oil, and engine exhaust (and exhaust quieting)
Secondary: A/C system
Raw water system flow
Suction line from the sea chest (Laz) for each engine.
Raw water from sea chest passes through duplex strainer. Seawater pumps and heat exchangers mounted on engines. Heated seawater is then discharged through engine exhaust system where it cools the exhaust and discharged overboard.
*There is a valve to redirect heated water back to sea chest for operations in slush ice. Recirculating valves are below the grating at foot of Laz ladder.
Oil capacity of engine
43 quarts 15W40
Where does air enter the engine room from?
Two air intake grates located aft bulkhead of pilothouse. The is a fire stop damper designed to close when activating FM200.
How does fuel system work?
From tank to primary fuel filters located centerline aft of the engines
Selector valve isolates one of the filter elements to allow changing without interrupting engine operation
Fuel flows from primary filters through fuel pump to second engine mounted fuel filter on aft end of engines. You can prime the fuel with prime pump handle at the secondary filter.
How many proportioning valves located in Laz for steering system
5, located on hydraulic valve manifolds
Port bucket
Port interceptor
Steering
Stbd bucket
Stbd interceptor
Where is hydraulic fluid tank? Capacity?
Engine room, port side
Holds 9 gallons
Steering vector control unit location and purpose
Located stbd aft in aux space (black box)
Converts input signals from joysticks into steering and throttle commands to the engine and hydraulic steering systems
Where is the rollover switch located?
Aft bulkhead of aux space port of centerline, above the fuel tank
Backflush RPM limit
1200 RPM
Main engines
Twin Detroit diesel series 60 engines
What 6 things comprise the HVAC system?
- machinery space ventilation
- non machinery space ventilation
- air conditioning
- HVAC cooling water system
- electric heating
- window defrosters
When is the ventilation automatically secured to the engine room?
When the FM200 is activated
How does air flow through the engine room?
Intakes on the vents on either side of the aft cabin door, through the engine room, and out the vents on either side of the lazarette scuttle.
Aux space vent location
Port side just forward of rescue recess
Has a check valve that limits water entry in the event of a rollover