Engineers Issue 5 1. Viscosity of fuel oil used for ME was 145cst, new fuel comes whose viscosity was more than earlier, what u should do A. Increase temp setting B. Change setting of viscotherm C. Do nothing B. Open steam valve manually more
2. Which of the following can be done to reduce the cold corrosion of Main Engine cylinder liners using high sulphur fuel oil A. Increasing cylinder oil feed rate B. Using high TBN cylinder oil C. Increasing scavenge air temperature D. Decreasing cylinder oil feed rate
3. When main engine is running in emergency condition which of the alarms can't be bypassed A. LO low pressure B. Jacket water high temp C. Piston cooling water high temp D. All the above
4. Which of the following will be required to be done in order to reduce sulphur corrosion of main Engine Components? A. Increasing the atomization pressure of fuel injectors B. Fitting exhaust valves with valve rotators C. Running engine at or near normal sea load D. Decreasing the F.O. purifier feed rate, running two purifiers in series one acting as purifier and other as clarifier
2 5. Sudden stop of diesel engine (multiple choices) A. air in system B. water in system C. air filter chocked D. water in air filter
6. Routine cleaning of air side of air cooler of main engine is done by: A. Circulating fresh water B. Circulating cold chemical solution C. Circulating warm chemical solution D. Circulating hot water
7. Which of the following is a limiting factor in cylinder liner cooling?
A. Maximum combustion temperature B. Minimum liner temperature C. Exhaust temperature D. Dew point for formation of sulfuric acid
8. Which of the following is not a consequence of over lubrication of a cylinder liner?
A. Deposits in piston top land which can not only consume lube oil but always lead to increased abrasive wear B. Sticking and jamming of piston rings due to increased deposits. C. Unburnt lube oil in scavenge spaces posing increased risk of scavenge fire . D. Increased corrosive wear
9. Sequential starting of machineries after black out in engine room is necessary
A. To prevent overload of Generators B. To quickly restore the failed power supply in order C. To prevent damage to machinery this has been switched off D. All of the above
10. The over speeding of the diesel engine driving an electric generator could cause A. low voltage trip to trip B. reverse power trip to trip C. damage to windings D. excessive exhaust temperatures
3 11. What long term effect will excessively high temperature have on lubricating oil quality? A. Cause oxidation which reduces viscosity. B. Evaporates the oil giving high consumption. C. The oil flashpoint will be changed. D. Cause oxidation which increase viscosity.
12. You have checked the oil viscosity in an auxiliary engine with the viscosity test kit. The result shows that the viscosity is high. What will you do? A. Decrease the cooling water temperature for the oil. B. Clean the system and change the oil C. Increase the cooling water temperature for the oil. D. Increase the lub oil pressure.
13. Valves used in diesel engine fuel oil pressure piping are to be A. installed to close against flow B. solenoid released upon the failure of engine lubrication C. either of the gate or globe valve type D. forge constructed under the approval of the Marine Inspector
14. The difference between water washing and dry cleaning the TC turbine is A. there is no difference one is wet, the other is dry B. wet washing requires reduced load C. dry cleaning requires reduced load D. none of the above
15. A diffuser is provided at the end of a mechanical atomizer in boiler onboard
A. To prevent blow back of the flame B. To mix the air and fuel properly C. To prevent blow out of the flame D. To eject the excess fumes from the atomizer
16. Salinity of distilled water produced from fresh water generator onboard depends on A. Amount of feed set in fresh water production B. Amount of salt water leaking from condenser if any C. Temperature of the sea water used D. Efficiency of brine ejector from the evaporator shell
4 17. Ballast pump injection filter was cleaned n the pump was lined up it was found that there was some leakage in the suction filter suction. The pump started n the leakage started. During deblasting it was found that the pump could not take suction fr one of the double bottoms. The cause could be A) Pump was drawing air from outside. B) Pump was drawing air from suction filter C) One of the pipelines on the suction side of the pump might be leaking D) The filter was not cleaned properly.
18. Steam stop valve is eased of its seat during boiler start up from cold A. To allow thermal expansion of parts B. To allow steam flow during start up C. To prevent water hammer D. All of the above
19. With reference to the data logger for a refrigerate system. Which of the parameters should be noted? A. Sea water temp, pressure B. Condenser temp C. Refrigerant leakage D. Evaporator temp.
20. Which of the following statement is false.
A. I G is required in gas carrier B. I G is required in cofferdam C. I G is not mandatory D. None of the above
21. A multistage centrifugal pump is normally used
A. High head B. High discharge flow C. High viscous fluids D. Low viscous fluid
22. In which of the following steering modes, rudder will be locked at a particular angle until next manual order? A. Follow up B. Auto pilot C. Non Follow up D. None of the above
5 23. Which of the following valve is liable to open or close under pressure of fluid, if not locked in position? A. gate valve B. globe valve C. plug valve D. butterfly valve
24. You must have worked with mooring winch and windlass hydraulic systems. The cooling of hydraulic oil for the above system on large merchant ships is provided by: A. There is no cooling arrangement as the system does not require cooling B. Air cooled hydraulic reservoir C. Water cooled plate or shell type heat exchangers D. Radiator and fan arrangement
25. Which of the following can lead to premature failure of roller bearings? A. Misalignment B. Contamination C. Shrinkage D. Over greasing
26. When may the crankcase ventilation pipes or oil drain pipes of two or more engines be connected? A. Propulsion engines under 1000 shaft horsepower may share a common crankcase vent provided the oil drains remain separate B. In most cases it is desirable and cost effective for propulsion engines to share a common crankcase ventilation and monitoring system C. No interconnection may be made between the crank case ventilation pipes or oil drain pipes
27. You are pumping out sludge to a shore facility using your sludge pump. You find that the discharge rate of pump is very slow and suction filter is getting clogged frequently. What is the best alternative to counteract the problem? A. Remove the pump suction filter and pump out the tank B. Increase the tank temperature, keep an eye on the pump suction pressure and clean the filter as soon as it drops C. As soon as the as the shore facility tells you that they are not receiving any sludge, you stop the pump and clean the filter D. Fabricate a bigger mesh size suction filter and use in place of normal filter so that frequency of filter blockage is reduced and you can get a better discharge rate
6 28. You are responsible for daily transfers of engine room bilges. U follow the sequences aft –fwd (P)-fwd(s) bilge well n u have never experienced a problem but 5/E started the transfer n first transferred forward (s) bilge well n without any problem n u join him later u find that bilge pump is not taking suction fr f(p) n aft bilge well n then u have checked everything is normal. What is the cause? A. 5th engineer made a mistake by 1st transferring the fwd (s) bilge well, normal sequence of operation for engine room machineries should not b disturbed. B. fwd (s) Bilge well suction valve is leaking C. Bilge pump suction filter cover gasket is leaking. D. Fwd (s) Bilge well suction filter cover gasket is leaking
29. Centrifugal pump change over for pumping liquid of high specific gravity the discharge at the rated capacity will be A. Increase B. Decrease C. Same D. Convert 50%
30. When using low sulfur fuel oil for Emission Control Areas (ECA’S), ideally the TBN of the cylinder oil used should be A. Lower than normal B. Higher than normal C. Same as normal D. Same as normal if the feed is kept higher
