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Category: Engine Room Operations

CRANKCASE EXPLOSIONS
Engine Room Operations

CRANKCASE EXPLOSIONS

adminSeptember 24, 2025September 24, 2025

The initiation of a crankcase explosion is a ‘hot spot’ or overheated part within or adjacent to the crank case…

Engine Room Operations

Scavenge Fire

adminSeptember 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Scavenge fires occur when oil and carbon particles from the engine cylinder accumulates in the scavenge space. For a fire…

Slow Steaming
Engine Room Operations

Slow Steaming

adminMarch 13, 2025March 13, 2025

ECONOMICAL SPEED – SLOW STEAMING / SUPER SLOW STEAMING a) Full Speed The ship’s speed achievable at the Normal Continuous…

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM (EGCS)
Engine Room Operations

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM (EGCS)

adminMarch 7, 2025March 7, 2025

This procedure applies to all vessels equipped with Exhaust Gas Cleaning System. Exhaust from the below equipment is connected to…

Dual Fuel Engines
Engine Room Operations

Dual Fuel Engines

adminMarch 5, 2025March 5, 2025

The future of shipping industry rests with cleaner and more efficient fuels. Use of cleaner sourcelike LNG/ LPG as an…

ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX FOR EXISTING SHIPS (EEXI)
Engine Room Operations

ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX FOR EXISTING SHIPS (EEXI)

adminMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Under the Greenhouse Gas Strategy towards 2050, IMO has set new goals in MEPC 80 to reducecarbon intensity by Different…

Pumps and pumping systems in Engine Room
Engine Room Operations

Pumps and pumping systems in Engine Room

adminJuly 3, 2024July 3, 2024

Piping system The bilge system is used to remove small quantities of fluid that have leaked or condensed into a…

Oily-water separators and oil filtering equipment
Engine Room Operations

Oily-water separators and oil filtering equipment

adminJune 30, 2024June 30, 2024

Control of discharge of oil from machinery spaces Any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from ships…

SOOTBLOWERS AND BOILER CLEANING
Engine Room Operations

SOOTBLOWERS AND BOILER CLEANING

adminSeptember 19, 2023September 19, 2023

Oil Fired Auxiliary Boilers The oil fired auxiliary boilers are not fitted with sootblowers. Soot removal from the heat transfer…

BOILER CONTROL SYSTEM
Engine Room Operations

BOILER CONTROL SYSTEM

adminSeptember 11, 2023September 11, 2023

The burner is of the rotary cup type and so does not require any atomising steam or air supply. Control …

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