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MICE
01) State five differences between 2 stroke and 4 stroke. What is compression ratio of a CI
engine.
02) Draw valve timing diagram of 4 stroke engine.
03) What is firing sequence.
04) Why tappet clearance is provided. State whether tappet clearance should be adjusted while
engine is in cold condition or hot condition.
05) What is a composite piston.
06) How is liner lubricated in a 4 stroke engine.
07) How is the liner lubricated in a two stroke engine.
08) Why Aux blower is not required for four stroke engine.
09) State 6 properties of Lubricating oil.
10) What is demulsibility of lubricating oil.
11) In a two stroke engine using Low sulphur fuel, state whether we should use Low sulphur or
High sulphur lubricating oil for cylinder lubrication.
12) State three regimes of Lubrication.
13) State the examples of Hydro elastic lubrication and Hydro static lubrication in ship.
14) What is Surging in a turbocharger.
15) State occasions when surging can occur.
16) Why crankshaft deflection is taken.
17) What is the thrust block. Where should be the thrust block placed Node point or Anti node
points.
18) State three types of vibrations on a ship.
19) State the devices to counter the above vibrations.
20) What is the difference between ME and MC ENGINES. What are B&W engines.
21) What is the expansion of FIVA valve.
22) What are the advantages of ME engines or electronically controlled engines.
23) What are the safeties on the Main Engines starting system.
24) Can starting air and fuel be admitted at the same time in a diesel engine.
25) What is common rail oil pressure of modern engines.
26) State two ways of calculating Power output of engine.
27) State the names of these in the PV diagram
28) What are the differences between Pulse and constant type pressure system
29) what is the purpose of stuffing box
30) what is the purpose of piston ring
31) what is the purpose of crosshead
32) what is firing sequence
33) what are the types of liner wear
34) what is the purpose of flywheel
MAM
01) What are the two types of pumps
02) Is centrifugal pumps self-priming.
03) If your answer to above questions is no, how in the engine room Centrifugal
pumps are used for most of the cooling duties and Fire pumps.
04) Name the Centrifugal pump in the engine room that should have a self-priming
attachment.
05) If Emergency fire pump is a centrifugal pump, state the requirements.
06) What are the safeties provided in a positive displacement pump to prevent
damage against a closed discharge valve.
07) State different type of impellers of centrifugal pump.
08) What is the purpose of Volute casing, diffuser and inducer in a centrifugal pump.
09) What is NPSH.
10) What is cavitation and state four ways to avoid it
11) Write the material for casing, Impeller.
12) What is the purpose of Wear ring. Where is it fitted.
13) In general, where do you use centrifugal pump and where do you use Positive
displacement pump.
Air compressors
14) What is compression ratio in air compressor and how is the term different from IC
engines.
15) Why multi staging is used for main air compressors.
16) Name six systems of air used on board.
17) What equipment are fitted to get clean air on the air system.
18) What is the purpose of intercooler.
19) Where are busting discs fitted.
20) Why clearance volume is kept minimum on air compressors.
21) State the safeties on the air compressor.
Refrigeration and Air conditioning.
22) State the modern refrigerants used to reduce emission of GHG (Green house gases
which have very high GWP-Global warming potential)
23) State the different equipment fitted in a refrigeration system
24) What is the purpose of Expansion valve.
25) What is refrigerating effect. (Heat extracted from cold spaces/time taken)
26) What is one ton of refrigeration (the quantity of heat abstracted (refrigerating
effect) to freeze one ton of water into one ton of ice in a duration of 24 hours at
0o c”.)
27) What is superheating and what is undercooling (Luxury question)
28) What is a back pressure valve and where is it fitted.
FWG
29) What is Reverse osmosis.
30) State how FW is produced on board the ship from SW
31) What is the purpose of Air and Brine ejector.
32) Why FWG water cannot be used for drinking without treatment.
STEERING GEAR
33) what are the two types of steering gear
34) what is rudder drop
35) what is poker gauge
36) what is a propeller drop
37) which instrument is used to measure rudder drop
38) where is the weight of the rudder taken
39) what is central cooling
40) what is expansion tank
41) what is mist box
Centrifugal pump
42) what is metacentre
43) what is centre of buoyancy
44) what is the difference between positive displacement pump and rotodynamic
pump
45) what is main difference between centrifugal compressor and centrifugal pump
46) what type of Centrifugal pump is used in boiler feed pump
47) What is NPSH
48) What is Cavitation
49) State 3 way to minimize Cavitation
50) What are the different types of Centrifugal pump
51) What is air vessel in a reciprocating pump
Boiler
52) State 6 mountings of the boiler
53) What are the alarms and safeties of the boiler
54) Where is the gauge glass fitted in boiler (water drum or steam drum)
55) What is accumulation pressure test
56) what is swelling and shrinking in boiler
57) What are the tests we do in boiler
58) what is the general chemical to increase alkalinity in boiler
59) Can we do bottom blowdown while boiler is firing and state the reason
60) what is maximum chloride in A) fire tube and B) water tube boiler
61) What is primary and secondary flame
62) What is suspended flame
63) What is panting in a boiler
64) Why do you keep hot well temperature high
65) State why the alkalinity is coming down in a boiler operation
66) What are screen tubes
67) What percentage of safety valve is fitted in the boiler (related to working pressure)
68) Where vacuum condenser is fitted on a boiler feed system
69) What is the purpose of a steam trap
70) State the uses of steam on ship
71) What is PH and what is normal reach
72) What is the material of the boiler water tubes
73) What is the difference between scale and sludge
Naval Architecture
74) How does ship moves
75) What is the purpose of rudder
76) what is bitter end of anchor chain
77) Why remote control valves are fitted on sea chest
78) Why ventilation pipes are fitted in ballast tanks
79) What is A and B in the diagram
80) What is free surface effect
81) Is a rudder-hollow or solid
82) State a normal testing pressure in rudder
83) What is a test corrosion
84) How does the ship turn
85) What is 4 in 1 rule in ladder
86) What is the difference between OWS and PURIFIER?
87) What is the discharge criteria for OWS machinery space bilge?
88) Is there direct connection from BILGE to OWS?
89) What is the composition of inert gas?
90) In a tanker which has 5 cargo oil tanks, how many PV valve and PV breakers will be
there
91) What are safeties of IG system and name any 4 safety of IG system?
92) What is mast riser
93) What is the difference between LIFE BOAT and RESCUE BOAT?
94) Name three fitting of the life boat?
95) Where is EMBARKATION light fitted and where did it get supply get from?
96) What is the colour of the hand flare in in the life boat?
97) What is SART and EPIRB?
98) Define Enclosed space?
99) What is confined enclosed space?
100) What is difference between quality of air filled by main air compressor and
breathing air compressor?
101) What is fire tetrahedron?
102) What is class D fire?
103) What do you understand by total flooding?
104) How is CO2 stored inside 1. Portable CO2 extinguisher 2. Co2 bottle in Co2
flooding system?
105) What is the pressure of CO2 in the bottle?
106) At what pressure busting disc in CO2 bottle get activated?
107) What are the MARPOL machineries in engine room?
108) Explain article that cannot be burnt in the incinerator?
109) How many combustion chamber in incinerator and which is IMO approved?
110) Can we burn plastic in incinerator?
111) What is EEDI and CII and State which one is one time certificate? What is its
name (IEEC)
112) What is the purpose of the expansion valve in refrigerator?
113) What is super heat and under cooling in refrigerator?
114) Where do you use thermostat and pressostat in refrigerator?
115) On which thermostatic law reefer system work?
116) Name two type of heat exchanger?
117) State where plate type heat exchangers are used and where tube type heat
exchangers are used?
118) What is the principle of low pressure evaporation?
119) What is brine?
120) Where do you use brine air injector?
121) Why we cannot use fresh water directly for drinking purpose?
122) State boyle’s and charle’s law?
123) State hooks law?
124) What is the purpose of salinometer?
125) What is ISM?
126) What is SMS?
127) How many ways can we use stream for fresh water?
128) How many chapters are there in ISM code?
129) What are the two certificates given when a ship stroke company with ISM?
130) How many chapters are in SOLAS?
131) How many annexes are there in MARPOL?
132) What is risk?
133) What do you understand by the word severity and likelihood?
134) What is the risk assessment?
135) What is near miss?
136) What is the difference between incident and accident?
137) What is SWL?
138) What is the LEL and UEL of the hydrocarbon?
139) Define crude oil?
140) What is the thick gas detection system in a tanker?
141) What is the difference between cast iron and steel
142) What are the three types of steel?
