Most frequent Questions (Vineet prasad)

MOTOR (Fun 4)

1. M/E and A/E specifications?

2. How to calculate SFOC and SCOC? Values on your ship?? Why it measures in gm/kw-hr, what if I
say gm/kw??
3. Difference b/w MC and MC C engine??
4. Compression ratio? Ignition temp?? relation b/w them?? Minimum value? What value your ship?
significance? value for S.I engine?
5. What is stroke bore ratio?? value on your ship?? Diff between short long and super long stroke??
6. Mean piston speed? Formula? How to calculate? Unit? value for slow speed engine
7. What is volumetric efficiency??
8. Atomisation, penetration and swirling?? How they help in combustion and its affects??
9. What is after burning?? explain with neat sketch, where all the fuel burns after TDC or before
TDC, justify your answer.
10. M/E Exhuast v/v working?? Where does oil cm from?? pressure of actuator and function of spring
air?? ? How much is the pr. for opening and closing of v/v??
(exhaust v/v working. material. How opening closing pressure. by which arrangement the
hydraulic pressure built up? he wanted to know the term. from where oil is coming? How from
outside you check exhaust v/v working properly.)
11. Describe the working of starting air valve
12. Stuffing box arrangement?? Purpose and construction??
13. Fuel injector arrangement? How why explain?? Why we need fuel injection timing?
14. VIT? Advantages of VIT? What is super VIT?? (cross q) Why VIT not used in AE??
15. Piston ring butt clearance? Why provided? And value onboard.
16. What do u mean by blow by?? Causes? What will be your actions??
17. How Starting and reversing done in your engine??
18. How reversing takes place in B&W engines?
19. ME interlocks, function, where located, how working? All ME interlocks??
20. Scavenge manifold inspection?
21. ME crankcase inspection??
22. Crankcase explosion relief door??
23. Crank case safeties on your ship? Tell location of each? ( cross qs)
24. Why crankcase relief valve is required? What is opening pressure? What is free area and
combined area of valve?
25. All about scavenge fire, precaution, indication, management & cross questions. What indication of
scavenge fire in control room? After scavenge fire how to start the engine??
26. Surging? Causes? Indication? Remedy?? How will you identify from control room?
27. Starting air line explosion, explain, why it occurs, when it occurs, how to prevent, what checks
during manoeuvring??
28. Safeties in starting air line??
29. What is piston cleaning ring??
30. How piston cooling takes place??
31. How crosshead lubrication takes place for diff engines??
32. How lubrication of valves in air compressor happens??
33. Oil mist detector working principle??
34. List properties of Cylinder lube oil??
35. Use of draw card??
36. What is scuffing? Where it happens?
37. How will u measure extent of wear on top surface of piston crown??
38. What is fretting? Give any example of it? Where it can be seen in engine room??
39. What is droop? Its significance. Name diff settings in generator governor and their functions?
Why it is important for load sharing? (cross qtns).
40. Cross head lubrication arrangement in your main engine?
41. Draw power card and superimpose draw card over it? Label the diagram.
42. Tie rod? where it can be seen from outside? where it is fitted at the bottom?
(WHAT R TIE RODS ?? THEIR FUNCTION . HOW FATIGUE IN TIE RODS CAN BE MINIMISED..?? tie
rods .. its function .. how it is fitted .. pinching screw.. how to detect it is loose
43. Why propeller shaft grounding is done?? What to check in maintenance?? What happen if
maintenance not done??
44. Lube oil contamination tests?? How would u know if the jacket is leaking?
45. Lubrication system on your ship? Tell exactly when cyl lo is injected? (cross qtns )
46. What is overlap period and purpose? how many cylinder required for overlap period, why not
three cylinder and overlap period for four stroke engine and how many cylinder required for
starting overlap for 4-stroke.
47. Why is thrust block fitted? What restrict the axial movement in 4 stroke engine?
48. JCW temp high reason & remedy
49. What is the purpose of piston diaphram and in which condition it will be maximum distorted and
its material property??
50. TURBOCHARGER BALANCING. L,K,M CALCULATING METHODS IN IT.
51. Explain LO system in RT-flex and RTA??
52. Zero setting of fuel p/p...how will u know which bearing has high temp sensor.
53. liner wear down causes and x ques
54. Main engine lo low pressure alarm came, what will happen now?? How lo low pressure trip will
work?? Tell complete circuit.
55. What will be your action if scavenge air high temperature alarm will come?
As 4th engineer how will you take compression pressure of auxiliary engine and main engine?
56. Piston getting overheated reasons?
57. What is clover leafing?
58. What will you do if JCW temp is increasing?? How controller works?? X QSN
59. What is the diff between constant and pulse method of turbo charging?
60. What is OROS piston ? (latest piston developed by man bnW)
61. Why fuel timings needed??
62. What is anti polishing ring? Why it is called anti polishing ring?
63. What can be the causes of crankcase oil deterioration??
64. Cylinder oil properties (cross ques: significance of TBN & SAE)
65. ME not turning on air?? reasons
66. Lubricating quills and it function....
67. TC types and advantage and disadvantage
68. What type of lubricators you had on your ship? What is pre lubrication??
69. Reasons for lube oil contamination in ME lube oil system
70. Why bursting disk is there in starting air line y not relief valve.
71. What is bedplate and why it is there??
72. What are various types of fuel pump?? What type of fuel pump on your ship??
73. What is Clover Leafing?? x-qn *reasons for improper lubrication.
AUX ENGINES

74. Generator engine specification? What will be the range of medium speed engines?
75. AE crank case inspection?? What to check??
76. AE not starting on air reasons??
77. Gen starting in air not by fuel why?? X-qs
78. AE lubrication?? Complete with line diagram.
79. AE sump level going down reasons??
80. AE cylinder liner lubrication??
81. List all clearances in DG??
82. Type of governor in generator? Working?
83. What is roto-cap?? What arrangements for rotating the exhaust valve of main engine?? What is
the advantage of rotating them?? Why roto-caps cannot be fitted on main engine??
84. Grades of oil used as lubricant in Sump of A/E & M/E. Can we mix the grades. What is the
condition of mixing the two grades of oil. Can we use AE sump oil in ME and vice versa why or
why not??
85. Type and make of the governor used in AE.
86. Name the four knobs present on the governor. Functions of each knob that I mentioned. The
exact sequence in which these knobs were there on the governor
87. AE crankcase inspection-wat all will u chk...lots nd lots of crss qstns..askd abt lubrication...in
whch plcs oil going...stopped me at gearbox..an asked how..dn hw 2 chk lub oil cnditn..dn again
stpped at wtr crclng test..odr dan wtr crckling test hw do to get 2 knw prsnc of wtr..wanted 2
knw abt reagent names..dn hw can wtr entr in2 d crnkcase in d 1st plc..dn if wtr cuminh frm
inside d liner wat my b d reasn..if outside dn wat rsn? a few more..

BOILER

88. How is a boiler rated? He wanted both pressure and capacity.

89. What type of boiler safety valve on your ship? What is valve lid?
90. What is firing sequence of boiler??
91. How are the tubes held in place? Why bell mouthing and its benefits?
92. By which method tube is attached to plate?? What all test are carried out on boiler tube??
93. What is there to support boiler tubes?? (cross qs: ogee ring)
94. Boiler guage glass blow down and why done??
95. EGB change over procedure from boiler and lots of cross question
96. What all trips in boiler, what alarms??
97. What is swell and shrinkage in boiler??
98. What is foaming, priming in boiler? Reasons for them? Measures to tackle them?
99. How does oxygen enter boiler?? Tell me reasons (he kept on saying ..more reasons)
100. Why boiler manhole door cut in such way? Why not in centre??
101. What is economiser and purpose?
102. Boiler corrosion and its remedies?
103. Boiler blow down process?? Why it is done??
104. Refractory material detail with composition and property? Refractory used in old boilers?(clay)
105. Pressure setting of safety valve?? Test and values for each??
106. Easing gear in boilers??
 107. What all test r carried out in Boiler?? all values?? Which chemical u add to maintain alkalinity,
chloride, phosphate, hydrazine...why it’s called phosphate reserve..?? Why not for others like
chloride reserve/alkalinity reserve?
108. Type of boiler . chloride level. excess - action. What r all things we can control by blowdown?
partial blowdown procedure. exact sequence of opening boiler blowdown v/v.
109. Oil in hotwell..reasons..remedy..x questioning
110. Steaming of hot well?? reasons
111. What is the advantage in water cooled furnace of boiler?
112. DP transmitter in boiler how it works what fr
113. Partial blow down?? procedure.. why we do it n at what pressure n time for blowdown

PURIFIER

114. What is operating water?? Explain the bowl opening n closing mechanism.
115. What are the reasons for vibrations in purifier?? transmission of motion 4m motor to bowl
116. Type of purifier onboard? Purifier manual starting? How many water connections u had and
from where this water come? Pressure of operation & closing water? How will u ensure that
purifier had attained its rated speed? Use of sealing water?

AIR COMP

117. Bumping clearance?? its effect, what are causes to increase this? How to cure this? What if
more or less?? How to take them?? Can you take them without opening the cylinder head??
118. Safeties of main air compressor?? Diff between bursting disc and Fusible plug??
119. Comp bursting disc function where fitted, reason of its burst, how u know its burst, hw pres of
comp cooling side increases etc....
120. What is bursting disc?? its material?? location on ship, its properties.
121. What are the safety devices on intercooler and after cooler (just 3 word answer and he was
satisfied!! - bursting disc and bursting disc plus fusible plug)
122. Full function of automatic drain in compressor outlet.
123. Multistage air comp advantage?
124. Main air comp capacity low, why?

REFRIGERATION

125. How to fill LO in refrigerated compressor?

126. Name of refrigerant in refer plant on your Ship, tell me values of parameters you check on refer
plant, ac plant?
127. How thermostatic expansion valve working and purpose?? function of evaporator and
condenser
128. TEV FUNCTION WITH DIAGRAM, EQUALISING LINE MAIN FUNCTION, REASON FOR FROST
FORMING IN SUCTION SIDE OF COMPRESSOR.WHAT IS SUPERHEAT, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF
 SUPERHEAT IS NOT MAINTAINED AT OUTLET OF EVAPORATOR COIL. FUNCTION OF BACK
PRESSURE VALVE.
129. Significance of equalising line in TEV??
130. What is COP? (refer) diagram and formula??
131. How is refrigerant liquified?
132. What are the safety devices in refrigeration system? How un-loader works and purpose?
133. Evaporator frosty possible reasons?
134. Back pressure valve ...where fitted ...why ...if not fitted...what will hapen ..
135. Why refer compress belt driven?
136. How will u detect that there is air in your refer system
137. Defrosting methods, in ur ship which type, where da drain is going, what is galley heater.
138. refr. plant oil properties (cross ques: what is pour point?)
139. Explain refer system...y in TEV pressure drops suddenly so much...same can happen in fwg also
there is eductor in fwg.
140. Moisture in refrigeration plant..reasons and remedy
141. What is Refrigerant effect??
142. What are the various faults in the refrigeration system??

MISC

1. What is the difference between PV valve and PV breaker?

2. What type of p/p is used as sludge p/p? Name the material of the stationary and rotating parts.
3. What is the function of centrifugal p/p wear ring??
4. Steam traps working?? Types?? Where fitted??
5. Differences between steel and cast iron?? Types of cast iron and steels??
6. Sacrificial anodes working where fitted?? How to check if working or not ??
7. How do u charge a hydrophore system? Why we do it? Tell me whole procedure.
8. Effects of less vaccum, high vaccum in fwg?
9. suction lift constant value for p/p? Npsh formula and discharge charateristics cure? how p/p
suction lift varied with specific gravity of liquid.
10. Level measuring device and six temperature sensing device.
11. Viscotherm and its rpm and its principle?(cross q)
12. Homogeniser and its rpm..?(cross q)
13. Purifier and clarifier? rpm of purifier and gear pump (lots of cross q)
14. Towing winch working principle?? Towing winch brake mechanism?? Towing winch oil, grade.
What is diff b/w ss15 and ss6o oil?
15. Control air dryer....dont know what he was expecting
16. Catalytic Fines. its main constituent ,from where does it come in fuel?? What is the harm to the
engine?? Its limit, Catalytic fines are not given in test report why?? Can purification removes it??
17. JCW 3-Way controller function how does feedback gives working of each part
(Mechanical+Pneumatic+PID) How Signal is transmitted-Sequence.
18. Cargo Discharge pump trip reasons?? How to reset it?? Delay Time, All alarms related to it with
values.
19. Automatic Sprinkler System detection working .Full sequence How it senses, Position of activation
. Regulations related to it.
20. Saturday routine (life boat, emergency fire p/p..emergency generator, what to check
21. What is viscosity? Viscosity depends on what factors? Relation b/w viscosity and critical speed??
22. What is viscosity index? significance of it in marine engines.
23. what is unloader ,how it works and went much dipper about full operation and x question
24. Difference between purifier and clarifier and changes done to convert purifier into clarifier.
25. What is athwart ship4?
26. sacrificial anode...where fitted ..why ...and maintenance
27. What is hunting gear? And x questions.
28. TELL ME ABOUT CHOCKS..X QSN
29. WHAT IS FITTED BOLT..X QSN
30. Steering gear control signal frm bridge
31. What are the properties of gear oil ? explain some of them?
32. Gear pump with back lash
33. I.G. system..?
34. MSW pp which typ u had...name each part nd made of whch material??...cross qstns lyk...wat all
parts will chk aftr dismntalng...wat is wear ring?y givn??material of wear ring
35. Main and aux steering gear requirement
36. Wear ring in centrifugal pump.......y used .....how fitted........how wl u com to knw dat its worn...
37. What is interface line(e line)?
38. Emg generator regulations
39. FATIGUE STRESSES AND TELL ME ANY TWO COMPONENTS WHERE IT OCCUR IN SHIP.. I SAID
PROPELLER SHAFT N TIE RODS
40. WHAT ALL READINGS YOU TAKE ON COPT PLANT DURING DISCHARGING?? HOW MANY
BEARINGS ARE THERE IN COPT?? WHAT IS GLAND STEAM .. ITS FUNCTION AND WHAT IS ITS
PRESSURE
41. Difference between the governor of the COPT and the auxiliary engine. What is the significance of
the steam chest pressure in the COPT
42. Functioning of the lambda controller. Complete sequence of how it works. And why is it called a
lambda controller.
43. why we use vacuum condenser and why not atm. condenser in copt
44. What is dehumidifier?? a lots of cross questioning regarding dew point n saturation point
45. What is rudder drop, jumping clearance how u will take.
46. difference b/w annealing and tempering.
47. Explain centrifugal pump...principle.
48. What is hardening?? Types??
49. What is case hardening?? How to check hardness?? (brinell hardness test)
50. a/e c/case l.o and m/e l.o c/case and clo. difference..
51. what type of steering system u had...I told him Azipod...then he asked me some details about it
52. ISENTROPIC COMPRESSION.
53. What r the methods to find crack..wht chemical will u use to clean surface..
54. What is fatigue ? Yield point , yield stress n yielding ?
55. IF LOAD IS CHANGED HOW FUEL PUMP ADJUSTS IT.....
56. EXPANSION TANK ...FUNCTION...
57. TYPES OF HEAT EXCHANGER ONBOARD.
58. WHR SHELL TYPES IS USED (WANTED TO LISTEN ATM CONDENSOR)
59. N WHY PLATE TYPE IS NOT USED IN ATM CONDENSOR.
60. WAT TYPE OF WINDLASS ON UR SHIP.....ALARMS N TRIPS OF WINDLASS