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Engine Operation
Starting, reversing, manoeuvring and stopping: two-stroke and four-stroke operation with the alarms and interlocks that guard each step.
Engine Operation
Engine Operation Topics
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01
Two-Stroke Start Preparation — the Two-Hour Notice
Air, oil, water and fuel proved in order, the engine barred and blown through, clearance in hand.
02
Starting & Reversing the Two-Stroke
How 30 bar becomes rotation, the interlocks that guard it, and the three ways to run astern.
03
Manoeuvring, Port Ops & Engine Vigilance
Stop/start/run signals, full-away and finished-with-engines drills, fuel changeover, and reading every abnormality.
04
Four-Stroke Operation — Alternator Duty
What trips a generator engine, the start-to-load drill, and the gearbox watch that comes with it.