For 94 passengers their ferry ride was not so good as the engine ferry on which they were in broke down in middle of the sea. This incident took place at Sunda Strait, south of Bakauheni, Sumatra. The ferry was en-route from Jakarta to Panjang. After contacting for rescue, official sent two boats to safely […]
In this post, get to know about how ship engine is prepared before sailing. For a smoother departure, it is quit necessary to follow guidelines as given by company, also called as checklist. In this article you will get to know about the general, yet important things that you have to do, in order to prepare the engine room for […]
Find out the reasons of various problems that may occur while engine is running like increase in exhaust temperature etc and how to troubleshoot the same with ease. Here we have discussed some of the common problem that arise when engine is running and if we follow the remedies given below, we can solve our […]
An overspeed trip is required to ensure that fuel supply will be cut off from engine if its speed exceeds the predetermined value. Over speeding will result if there is · Sudden removal engine load such as propeller coming out of water in rough weather, failure of clutch, fracture in a drive shaft of engine. · Stuck fuel control shaft. Any trip […]
Oil Mist Detector is equipment which monitors the environment inside a crankcase space of an internal combustion engine and thus tells the engineer, in case of formation of any type of explosive vapors occurring in the crankcase of engine. This is a preventive step avoiding crankcase explosion taking place. Here is the step by step procedure, to be followed in […]