Auxiliary Machinery & Shipboard Systems

Shaft Seals & PackingKeeping oil in and seawater out: oil control rings, wiper rings, gland packing, mechanical seals and labyrinth seals — with overhaul clearances.1 lessons Heat ExchangersShell-and-tube vs plate coolers: construction, cleaning, back-flushing and leak detection — plus what to do when temperatures creep up.2 lessons Air Compressors8 lessons Steering GearThe whole steering gear, from the SOLAS rules to the rudder bearings: ram and vane gears, variable delivery pumps, telemotor control, emergency steering, the test routine, maintenance and failure protection.12 lessons Refrigeration PlantThe whole refrigeration plant from cycle to overhaul: refrigerants, compressor, condenser and evaporator, expansion valves, controls and safeties, oil management, watchkeeping, troubleshooting, air conditioning and safety.12 lessons Purifiers & CentrifugesThe whole purifier in eight chapters: centrifugal separation and Stokes’ law, purifier versus clarifier and batch versus continuous bypass, bowl construction with the worm gear drive, three-phase flow and the interface line, start-up and oil conditioning, maintenance, safety and the master fault table.8 lessons Pipelines & ValvesThe ship’s plumbing: bilge, ballast and bunkering lines, water hammer, globe/gate/butterfly valves and sea-chest care — failures included.7 lessons Oily Water SeparatorBilge water to the 15 p.p.m. gate: MARPOL Annex I discharge rules, how separation works, pump and suction mode, inside the separator, the oil content monitor, the bilge system, the operating sequence, troubleshooting, maintenance, sludge disposal and safety.12 lessons Sewage Treatment PlantSewage at sea: what sewage is, aerobic versus anaerobic breakdown, MARPOL Annex IV discharge distances, the biological treatment plant, retention and zero-discharge systems, effluent quality, sludge disposal, troubleshooting, maintenance and safety.10 lessons Workshop & Practicals1 lessons FWG & HydrophoreFresh water at sea and pressure at the taps: fresh-water generator operation and hydrophore pressure-water systems with their faults.3 lessons Aux EnginesThe whole auxiliary engine and its generator: structure and moving parts, valve gear and fuel injection, starting, governing and load sharing, cooling and lubrication, the alternator and switchboard, the emergency generator, operation, maintenance and safety.13 lessons Deck MachineryThe deck machinery volume: what the machinery has to do and how it is rated, electric and hydraulic drives, the anchor windlass, mooring equipment, cargo winches and derricks, deck cranes, hatch covers, lifeboat davits, maintenance and safety on deck.11 lessons Propeller, Shafting & Stern TubeThe shafting volume: what the system carries and how it is sized, bearings, the thrust block, couplings and bolts, the propeller shaft, faults and withdrawal, water- and oil-lubricated stern tubes, split stern bearings, seals, alignment, the propeller, reduction gearing and the ancillaries.14 lessons WatchkeepingRunning the engine room like a professional: watchkeeping duties in port and at sea, work organisation and the safety rounds that prevent detentions.3 lessons BoilerThe auxiliary boiler end to end: how the plant works as five flows, safe start-up and shutdown, normal operation and load control, water treatment and blowdown, safety devices and emergency response, systematic troubleshooting, and survey and repair.7 lessons PumpsThe complete pump series: how pumps work, construction, suction and NPSH, performance curves, watchkeeping, pumping systems, troubleshooting, overhaul and safety.11 lessons Bow Thrusters & StabilizersLateral maneuvering and roll reduction: tunnel thrusters, White Gill azimuth jets, controllable pitch blades, Denny-Brown retractable fin stabilizers, hydraulic tilting mechanisms, and passive flume stabilizing tanks.2 lessons Tanker & Gas Cargo SystemsBulk liquid cargo handling on tankers and gas carriers: centrifugal cargo oil pumps, steam turbine drives, pumproom bulkhead gas seals, automated Vac-Strip stripping systems, submerged hydraulic Framo pumps, and crude oil washing (COW).2 lessons Materials & MetallurgyMarine engineering materials: iron-carbon equilibrium diagram, cast irons, carbon and alloy steels, non-ferrous copper and aluminium alloys, bearing metals, destructive mechanical testing (tensile, Charpy, hardness), and heat treatment processes.1 lessons Fuel TechnologyMarine residual and distillate fuels: ISO 8217 specifications, density, viscosity control, cat fines (Al+Si), CCAI ignition index, flash point, Orsat flue gas analysis, and combustion chemistry.1 lessons Corrosion & TribologyMarine lubrication, tribological friction regimes, additive chemistry, base oil formulation, Total Base Number (TBN), system oil microbial degradation (SRB, fungi), heat shock pasteurization, and CIMAC condition monitoring.1 lessons