Vessel MT Basra Star, Ran Aground Off the Indian Coast Near Ratnagiri Coast in which 13 crew members were stranded onboard. Out of these 10 are Indian and rest three are Philippines, Sri Lankan and Philippines each. All the crew members have been safely evacuated from the (Oil Tanker as seen in the picture). While […]
This is our second article in the Marine Engineering Practice Series which deals in questions related to the troubleshooting of the ship machinery etc. Plus some of the questions that might be asked to you when you are preparing for your officer exam have also been discussed. Here is the first article in this series: […]
Governor of engine is a piece of instrument and an integral part of engine working system. Well the main function of a Governor is to control the speed or RPM of the engine in a control manner. What happens is that when load on engines changes, engine tends to accelerate or decelerate. During increase in load, RPM of the Engine […]
