Watchkeeping Flashcards
How would you go onto UMS?
1) Inform the duty officer on the bridge that you will be entering the machinery space.
2) Activate the DMA as soon as you enter the ER.
3) Check all machinery running parameters.
4) Reset the DMA every 15 minutes, intervals should be no longer than 24 minutes.
5) Check tank levels and bilge well levels.
6) Take fire safety rounds.
7) Turn off the DMA.
8) Inform the duty officer you have left the engine room and ship is on UMS.
9) Activate alarm in cabin.
During UMS rounds what are you looking for?
1) All tanks and sumps are filled.
2) Bilges are dry and high-level alarms are operational.
3) Sludge and bilge tanks are at minimum safe level.
4) Fire alarms are operational and not isolated.
5) All alarms and safety cut outs are operational.
6) Air receivers are full and air compressors are in auto.
7) FO separator feed rate is good and temp is minimum 95 degrees.
8) Overflow tanks are empty to see if there is fuel leaks.
9) Emergency gen is on standby, connecting within 45 seconds.
10) Fixed fire fighting is operational.
11) Sounding cocks are closed.
12) Stopped diesel generators are on standby.
13) All redundancies for auto starts are operational.
14) Boiler is running in auto and working correctly.
15) Ventilation fans are running.
16) All combustible materials are stored safely.
17) DP filters have correct pressure differential.
18) Watertight doors are shut.
19) Operating parameters are within normal ranges.
20) ECR AC is working.
21) Loose items are secured.
22) Plugs are removed in the ECR.
23) Welding gases are closed.
24) Main engine is on bridge control.
25) Data logger and alarm printer are working satisfactorily.
26) CE and 2E are aware of going into UMS.
27) Make sure the vessels position allows going into UMS.
28) Control is given to the bridge and they know when UMS will occur.
