REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE |
This describes the knowledge required for this unit.
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| Sections of the IMO STCW 95 Code and AMSA Marine Orders dealing with the keeping of an engineering watch
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| Relevant OH&S pollution control legislation, codes of practice, policies and procedures
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| The duties and responsibilities of a watchkeeper engineer on both manned and UMS vessels with respect to safety of personnel and vessel, when taking over, keeping and handling over a watch
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| The principles and procedures for the operation and maintenance of a vessel's main and auxiliary systems, including start up, normal running, shut down, and emergency situations
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| The layout of a typical engine room and the functions of all systems and components found therein:, including their purposes and relationships with other systems, including:
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| the main engine systems
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| the systems of the boiler and waste heat unit
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| the diesel alternator systems
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| the turbo-alternator systems
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| the systems and controls of the engine control room
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| the ancillary systems of the engine room
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| common operating parameters of fluids within the engine room, and state correct responses to abnormal values
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| h
| the location, function, and operation of all safety and protection devices, including all alarms, shut downs and engine room escape routes, including an awareness of the risks associated with defective or bypassed machinery protective devices
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| the location, function, and operation of main and auxiliary machinery monitoring devices
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| the types of steering gears commonly employed, their components, the regulations governing their use, and testing procedures
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| an understanding of single failure criterion and how steering gear systems fulfil this criterion
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| typical transmission systems from the main propulsion engine to the propeller, including typical clutches found along a typical drive line, and explain how emergency operation may be achieved
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| Malfunctions and defects in the main and auxiliary systems and components systems, their symptoms and possible consequences, and methods of correcting and/or compensating for them
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| Safe working practices for machinery and enclosed spaces, including:
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| safe practices for isolating main and auxiliary machinery prior to work commencing
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| hazard minimisation and control during work at sea, in heavy weather, at anchorage in port, or during dry dock
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| The working principles of fire prevention, detection, and fighting, including:
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| actions that should be carried out if a fire is detected and
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| actions that should be carried out if it is decided to use a fixed installation to combat a major fire, especially if CO2 is to be used.
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| Watchkeeping records that must be maintained on a vessel to meet the requirements of the company and regulatory authorities
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| Basic supervisory, teamwork, and communication skills as they relate to the responsibilities of an officer on the engineering watch, including:
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| communication skills required in simulated and real engine room operations.
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| the various tools available to communicate between the bridge, engine control room, and main engine room
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| teamwork in simulated and real engine room operations, including start up, normal running, shut down, and emergency situations
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| basic supervisory skills required when acting as team leader in simulated and real engine room operations, including start up, normal running, shut down, and emergency situations
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| Elementary principles of internal combustion engine cycles, including:
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| the operating principles of two stroke and four stroke internal combustion engines
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| the Otto, diesel and dual combustion cycles
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| Methods for calculating mean effective pressure using an indicator diagram
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| the indicated power formula
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| specific fuel consumption and thermal efficiency
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| the ideal cycle and air standard efficiency
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| the effects of insufficient, minimum and excess air on combustion
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| The operating cycle of refrigeration and related problems on refrigeration plant performance, including:
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| the principles of refrigeration
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| the refrigeration cycle as a pressure/enthalpy diagram
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| c
| the properties of refrigerants used in refrigeration plants
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| d
| refrigeration effect and plant capacity
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| ways of calculating the refrigeration effect and condition of vapour after expansion, using refrigeration tables
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| The psychrometric chart and the cycle of operation and working principles of air-conditioning plants, including the meaning of psychrometric terms such as relative humidity dry and wet bulb temperatures
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| Procedures for the operation of the main and auxiliary systems and components in warm through, start up, manoeuvring, normal running, emergency, and shut down situations
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| The types, properties, tests, applications and treatment of fuels, lubricants, and solvents/chemicals used on board vessel, including a basic understanding of the working principles, construction, maintenance and safe operation of centrifuges, filters and other treatment devices
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| Basic principles of operation of boilers and steam systems, including:
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| understanding of how combustion occurs in a boiler, and related safety procedures, including the importance of purging a boiler and other safety precautions taken when firing a boiler
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| b
| principles of boiler operation in normal and emergency situations
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| typical feed systems for marine boilers, including all components normally found in such systems
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| a basic understanding of the various fittings mounted on boilers, including:
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| the common operating routines of local water level indicators, including methods of blowing a gauge glass, clearing blockages, and overhaul of these devices
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| the effects of blockages in the water, steam and drain cocks of water level indicators
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| how a boiler is flashed up from cold and put on line
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| the purpose of all alarms and shut downs incorporated in a marine boiler
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| typical configurations of, and describe the operating principles applying to, the various steam distribution systems found aboard vessel
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| h
| the checks which should be made regularly during routine turbine operation
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| Basic principles of operation of turbine systems, including:
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| the methods of turbine control, including safety devices
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| the symptoms, causes, effects, and actions to be taken of defects of auxiliary steam turbines
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| the construction and operation of auxiliary steam turbines
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| procedures for emergency operation of a steam turbine
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| methods of lubricating the principal components of a marine steam turbine and its associated gearing, and evaluate common faults, including common lubrication faults, symptoms, causes, and actions to be taken with such faults
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| The causes, symptoms, means of preventing, detecting, and extinguishing fires and the correct procedures to be taken upon their detection, including:
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| scavenge fires
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| crankcase explosions in both diesel and dual fuel engines
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| starting air-line explosions
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| the risks of continued service with an isolated waste heat unit
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| Operating precautions for main and auxiliary machinery and associated control systems to ensure operational performance is in compliance with the bridge orders, technical specifications, survey requirements and established safety and anti-pollution rules and regulations
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| Basic principles of diesel engine operations to a level suitable for an engineer in charge of an engineering watch, including:
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| typical starting air and manoeuvring systems of diesel engines, including all components normally found therein
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| starting methods of marine diesel engines and how propulsion manoeuvring is achieved
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| requirements for diesel engines for propulsion, power generation, and emergency use
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| methods of reversing direct reversing engines with their interlocks and other safety arrangements
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| common faults and appropriate action to be taken with starting/manoeuvring systems
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| typical diesel engine lubrication systems, including:
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| all components normally found therein
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| normal operational pressures and temperatures which should be expected
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| methods of lubricating the principal components of a marine diesel engine, with its associated gearing and/or chain drives, including common lubrication faults, symptoms, causes, and actions to be taken with such faults
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| c
| the operating principles and adjustments of diesel engine fuel injection equipment, including common service faults, symptoms, and causes of diesel fuel injection problems, and appropriate actions
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| means of pressure charging diesel engines, including common service faults and give appropriate actions to these faults and emergency operation and isolation procedures
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| different methods of cooling marine diesel engines, including common requirements of cooling
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| common faults and appropriate action to be taken with cooling of diesel engines
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| the causes of crankcase and air-line explosions, scavenge and uptake fires
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| Basic thermodynamics as it relates to the responsibilities of an engineer watchkeeper, including:
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| basic thermodynamic properties of common working fluids
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| methods of heat transfer and related problems
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| principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation and their application to marine systems
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| elementary principles of steam plants
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| basic steam plant cycles and explain the function of each component
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| the combustion process and the calorific value of fuels
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| g
| air/fuel ratio and the significance of excess air on combustion
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| h
| the operating cycle of single stage reciprocating air-conditioners, including methods for calculating the mass of air delivered
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| clearance volume, its effect on volumetric efficiency and methods of calculating the volumetric efficiency
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| advantages of multistaging and intercooling
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| meaning of gauge and absolute pressure
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| temperature and temperature scales
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| SI units and common thermodynamic terms and principles.
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REQUIRED SKILLS |
This describes the basic skills required for this unit.
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| Read, interpret and apply instructions, procedures and information relevant to the role and responsibilities of an engineer watchkeeper
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2
| Select and use appropriate internal and external communications equipment during watchkeeping duties
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| Work as a leader and member of the bridge team during watchkeeping duties
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| Take appropriate initiatives related to the protection of the environment during watchkeeping duties
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| Interpret and apply practices during watchkeeping duties
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| Communicate effectively with others on watchkeeping issues, arrangements and requirements
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| Modify activities dependent on differing vessel contingencies, risk situations and environments
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| Identify and solve problems that may arise during watchkeeping duties and report problems and issues and take appropriate action based on available information
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| Monitor and anticipate hazards and risks that may arise during watchkeeping duties and take appropriate action
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