What abilities should a Chief Engineer possess?

1.skillful and proficient at work;

2.maintain good management in the engine department;

3.motivate every person under his management by assigning jobs fairly among them;

4.good in English and language communication;

5.team work spirit and to maintain good relationship with the Master, the technical superintendent and other personnel from company or other Engineers.

What device is connected in the emergency switch board?

Emergency fire pump；emergency air compressor (if the main air compressor is used as an emergency air compressor to supply power to a main air compressor)；emergency steering gear； pre-lubrication pump for generators；navigation equipment；emergency lights on the bridge, etc. .

注意：正常情况下应急配电板是由主配电板汇流排通过联络开关供电的，当联络开关断开时，45秒内应急发电机能够自动启动。

Why are quick closing valves so important to in engine room? How are they operated?

1.These are pneumatically (气动的) actuated valves, hydraulic valves and hand actuated valves.

2.They are used for the purpose of shutting and closing the valve down in remote position in case of fire or other emergency.

3.In case of fire, a remote operated valve is actuated to supply control air leading to each valve. These valves are equipped with cylinders with rods which provide a means of valve locking, and control air supplied will activate the cylinder disengaging the locking mechanism and shutting the valve.

注意：速闭阀是PSC经常检查的项目，应当将操作程序张贴在速闭阀周围的墙壁上。在美国时，USCG会经常检查船舶速闭阀是否被其他的东西垫起。

What flag should you hoist during bunkering?

The B flag should be hoisted in the daytime and red lights at port sides should be turned on at night.

How do you inspect and test the emergency equipment?

1.It is necessary to follow the SMS manual when inspection and testing.

2.Usually, carry out the inspection and testing on weekly basis.

3.test them by starting that equipment or check the relevant meters and identify whether they are working normally to meet the requirement of emergency situations.

What are you responsible for bunkering, how to manage?

1.Before bunkering:

i.Make bunkering plan, no more than 85%, no mixed

ii.Appoint duties for each member,

iii.prepare spillage materials for emergency,

iv.Checking all correlative valve in correct position

2.During Bunkering:

i.At beginning, running slowly,

ii.After checking, if that is all in good order, increase speed to normal

iii.Keep eye on everywhere, take sounding periodically and more carefully

3.After Bunkering:

i.calculate the final figure, including the influence of temperature and trim, compare with the figure from barge

ii.Recover the correlative valves to normal condition

iii.Report to Capt. The final figure

What should you pay attention to when bunkering or transferring fuel oil?

1.The depth sounding: make sure that the sounding pipe depth is in accordance with the stipulation in the direction book;

2.The total height of the oil tank:

3.The oil capacity of the each tank and the percentage for bunked oil in the whole tank.

4.The bunkering piping plan (pipe arrangement drawing, 管路图), not only because of the correct operation, but also this will be checked in some ports before bunkering;

5.Condition of the pipe system heating to see whether it works well;

6.Dead (un-***ed) oil quantity shall be known. This is very important to know the exact volume in the tank that can be used or that has been bunkered.

What should you pay special attention to when heating the fuel oil?

1.pay attention to the temperature to make sure that the fuel oil is not too hot to damage the cargo in the holds, especially when loading grain, paper, wood flammable cargo, etc.

2.On board modern ships, the fuel oil shift pump system has replaced the steam heating pipe system in oil tanks. This system can prevent the fuel oil from being overheated to damage the cargo.

Would you tell us the procedure of bunkering?

1.make a bunkering plan firstly according to the ship owner’s instructions and then report the plan to the Master for approval.

2.hold the bunkering meeting for specifying the responsibilities of crew during the procedure.

3.prepare the following equipment，like plugs, extinguishers, drum, alarms, communication means, fuel oil system graphics (drawing) .

4.order the Third Engineer to measure the oil volume in the supplier’s tanks and record the flow meter figures.

5.Bunkering starts after all is ready.

6.order the duty engineer to take sounding all the time, especially at the beginning and at the end of bunkering each tank. 

7.The duty engineers should pay attention to the oil pressure, the temperature and the oil sample to be taken and used as evidence in the future.

8.In addition, the engineer in charge should note that two bottles of sample oil needs to be taken that will be stored in the vessel for one years to meet MARPOL VI requirement (The sample will still be preserved onboard unless the BUNKER is fully consumption）.

9.At last, I should not sign the receipts, regardless of any delay, until quantities of the bunkered oil are confirmed. I should also note down any dispute over the quantity or adverse specifications of bunkers taken on the receipt and advise the company.

How is the oil sample taken during bunkering?

1.The cock of the special connector of the oil pipe is opened.

2.The fuel oil is drained to the oil sample bottle during the bunkering time.

3.The bottles are sealed and representative of the supplier and Chief Engineer are requested to sign their names after bunkering.

4.Never accept any oil sample taken in advance or taken without the confirmation by the C/E.