General Engineering Knowledge
1) What is glide?
2) Describe bunkering procedure?
3) How the tail shaft sealing arrangement is done?
4) What are the measures you will take if the gland packing leaks
continuously?
5) Why intermediate shaft is given?
6) How will you take out the valves of air compressor?
7) During dry dock what will you check in sea chest valves?
8) What are the safeties of air compressor?
9) What is Heleshaw pump?
10)
Define valves and cocks and their functions
11)
Which valve is suitable for remote controlled operation and
why?
12)
What is rudder drop and jumping clearance?
13)
Where and why bursting disc is provided in an air
compressor?
14)
What are reasons of lifting up inter stages safety valves in an
air compressor?
15)
How to test compressor safety valve?
16)
How will you overhaul a globe valve?
17)
What are the reasons for a sticking gate valve?
18)
What is the theory of density correction?
19)
How does quick closing valve function?
20)
How do you specify pipe sizes?
21)
How do you select correct current setting for welding?
22)
What is the common size between different schedules of
pipes?
23)
Where telescopic feeler gauges are used?
24)
What are the safeties of cargo crane?
25)
What are the safeties provided on engine room overhead
crane?
26)
Where are wear rings used?
27)
What is hunting gear?
28)
Explain welding surface preparation?
29)
Draw a lip seal and how it works?
30)
Who will you align a pump and its motor?
31)
Sketch exhaust bellow?
32)
What are the testings carried out on steering gear during a
drill?
33)
Mention fresh water generator shell temperature, vacuum,
and other parameters?
34)
What is the significance of stern tube header tank?
35)
What are the advantages of four ram steering gear?
36)
Describe checks on fresh water generator during watch?
37)
What is the significance of greasing steering gear?
38)
What is reverse osmosis?
39)
What is purifier and clarifier?
40)
Discuss purifier operation?
41)
What are fuel oil testings done on board ships?
42)
What on board tests are done in lube oil?
43)
What is the correct procedure to collect lube oil for testing?
44)
What is the temperature of fuel oil entering and leaving
purifier?
45)
What are the safeties of fresh water generator, steering gear
and oily water separator?
46)
Why purifier overflows?
47)
What is viscometer?
48)
What is the function of air compressor unloader?
49)
What is the function of expansion valve?
50)
How the unloader works in an ac compressor?
51)
Why fridge compressor is belt driven?
52)
How is the temperature of cold rooms maintained?
53)
What is he difference between air compressor and ac
compressor?
54)
What is critical temperature and pressure?
55)
What is latent heat?
56)
What is meant by short cycling in fridge compressor?
57)
Different types of pumps and where they are used?
58)
What is the discharge pattern of reciprocating pumps and
other pumps?
59)
What is jumping clearance?
60)
How many types of steering gear are there?
61)
Describe arrangement of stern tube?
62)
How stern tube cooling is done?
63)
How to take crank shaft deflection?
64)
Why the suction pressure of refrigeration plant and ac plant
are different?
65)
What is the function of rudder carrier bearing?
66)
How many types of fresh water generator are there?
67)
Why centrifugal pump has no relief valve?
68)
Arrangements for relieving shocks in the steering gear?
69)
What is bell mouth?
70)
What is interface of purifier?
71)
What are swash plate pumps?
72)
Why is oil coming from the water side of purifier?
73)
Explain the significance of heat treatment in steels?
74)
Hosing down procedure for engine room tank top?
75)
What are the precautions before entering inside an air
reservoir?
76)
Why certain back pressure is maintained for purifier?
77)
What is the use of purifier breaks?
78)
Explain the functions of purifier centrifugal clutch?
79)
What are ALCAP purifiers?
80)
Explain the importance of gravity disc in a purifier?
81)
How will you manage your air compressor without automatic
unloader?
82)
How will you confirm that air compressor valves are not
leaking after overhauling?
83)
Why oil film is coated on a compressor air filter?
84)
Effect of air filter mesh size in an air compressor?
85)
What is the working principle of an air drier?
86)
Name five non metals used on board ships?
87)
Routine checks on a fixed foam fire fighting system?
88)
How many types of steels and brief their carbon contents?
89)
What is the material of safety valve?
90)
Define flash point, fire point, viscosity?
91)
How many types of propeller?
92)
What will you do if emergency alarm raise?
93)
What is the function of fire detector?
94)
What is saturation temperature?
95)
What is humidity?
96)
What is the material of cooler tubes?
97)
What is specific gravity?
98)
What is vacuum?
99)
What is meant by critical speed?
100)
What do you know about 'M' notices?
101)
What s the function of poker gauge?
102)
What s the function of lubricating oil?
103)
What is hydrostatic lubrication?
104)
What is inerting, purging and gas freeing in inert gas system?
105)
What are fire man's outfit?
106)
What is cetane number and calorific value of a fuel?
107)
How will you buy a boiler?
108)
What is the formula of stress in longitudinal and
circumferential joint?
109)
Describe boiler starting procedure from cold?
110)
Why boiler water treatment is required?
111)
How many types of marine boilers are used on ships?
112)
What are the tests carried out for a low pressure boiler water?
113)
What is your action on finding high chloride levels in a
boiler?
114)
What will you do if no water level in the gauge glass?
115)
How would you blow down a boiler gauge glass?
116)
What are boiler mountings?
117)
What will you check while watch on a boiler?
118)
What is allowable chloride content in boiler water?
119)
If the steam nozzle of the gauge glass is chocked then how
will you confirm water level?
120)
Why purge a boiler furnace?
121)
What is superheated steam?
122)
How many types of boiler safety valve?
123)
Describe boiler survey procedure?
124)
How to check alkalinity, acidity, chloride content in boiler?
125)
Draw the lip clearance of safety valve?
126)
What is the difference between safety valve and relief valve?
127)
What is corrosion, erosion, and abrasion?
128)
Comment on materials of boiler construction?
129)
Why and how soot blowing is done?
130)
Describe automatic combustion system in a boiler?
131)
Why flame failure alarm comes and what will be your
action?
132)
When do you start the boiler circulating water pump?
133)
How will you know that EGB is leaking and how to arrest the
leak?
134)
How boiler safety valve is set?
135)
Show the calculation of safety valve area?
136)
What do you know about economizer?
137)
Describe setting of safety valve?
138)
What is steam hammering?
139)
What is manometer?
140)
What is steam trap?
141)
How will you prevent uptake fire?
142)
What is dry distillation?
143)
What action to be taken if oil is found in the cascade tank?
144)
What colour flame indicates efficient or poor combustion?
145)
What is Ogee ring?
146)
Where the boiler fusible plugs are used?
147)
What are the densities of boiler water and seawater?
148)
What is the diameter of safety valve?
149)
What is the purpose of blow down ring?
150)
Is there any arrangement for boiler safety valve draining?
1. Why is Boiler water treatment required?
2. What is the allowed chloride content?
3. Why is the boiler water circulating pump required for EGB?
4. How does a bourbon pressure gauge work?
5. How do you blow through a boiler gauge glass?
6. Why is a ball given in the gauge glass?
7. How do you tighten a gauge glass after assembly?
8. What is the setting of a boiler safety valve?
9. What is the normally allowed chloride content in a water tube
boiler?
10. How do you blow down a boiler and inspect it?
11. Why is pre purging necessary before firing boilers?
12. How does flame failure alarm come?
13. Type of boiler burner on last ship
14. What is the voltage used for the ignitor?
15. How will you know EGB is leaking?
16. How will you stop the leak?
17. What is the purpose of soot blowing?
18. When do you start the circulating pump?
19. What is the temperature of steam in the boiler?
20. What is meant by superheated steam?
21. How is a boiler safety valve set?
22. What is the setting?
23. What is the meaning of accumulation of pressure test?
24. How do you blow down a boiler and inspect?
25. How do you repair leaks?
26. How do you blow through gauge glasses?
27. What is the safety mechanism in case the glass breaks?
28. Which part of a ship's boiler has a higher safety valve setting?
EGB or auxiliary?
29. When is the pressure testing of boilers done? How is it done?
30. Why is Fridge compressor belt driven?
31. What is meant by 1 ton of refrigeration?
32. Is there any difference in lub oil pressure readings of fridge
compressors when compared to air compressors?
33. How do you read the lub oil pressure of fridge compressors?
34. Some times the pressure gauges used in fridge systems also
have temperature readings. What is the use of this?
35. How is the temperature of cold room maintained ?
36. What is the role of the TEV?
37. What is mean effective pressure of diesel engine?
38. What is the cooling water treatment
39. What tests are done on L.O.?
40. What is the correct procedure for L.O. sample collection?
41. Exhaust temp of one unit is high; what could be the reason?
42. How is LO for X head lubrication delivered in (B&W/
SULZER Engines)
43. Why is a bursting disc provided in air compressors?
44. Where is it provided?
45. If a bursting disk ruptures, what will be your action?
46. What are the safeties fitted on air compressors?
47. If the interstage relief valve is lifting, what could be the
reason?
48. Why is multistage compression used?
49. How will you test the working of a compressor safety valve?
50. How does the Oil mist detector work?
51. How will you test the opening pressure of a crank case relief
door?
52. How many tie rods will be there? Function of tie rods?
53. What is a lantern ring?
54. What is the role of the Thrust block ?
55. Where is the thrust bearing in MC series or RTA engines?
56. Why is the thrust bearing at the aft end of the engine and not at
the forward end?
57. Why is the thrust bearing close to the engine and not close to
the stern tube?
58. What is the allowed O2 content in IG? How is it controlled?
59. M/E stuffing box components?
60. What is the role of the stuffing box?
61. What is the difference between stuffing box drain oil and
scavenge space drain oil?
62. Why are piston rings changed?
63. What is the difference between a PV breaker and PV valve?
What are the settings?
64. Why is deck seal used in IG systems?
65. What are the COPT trips?
66. What is the starting procedure for COPT?
67. 4 stroke Valve timing diagram
68. What are the strokes in 2 stroke and four stroke engines
69. Difference between purifier and clarifier
70. What is the separation principle used in purifiers?
71. What is the relation between oil density and gravity disc
diameter?
72. Why are telescopic pipes used for oil lubrication?
73. Why is Fuel timing important?
74. How is checked and adjusted? (engine type based on
candidate's experience)
75. What is the principle of a diesel engine?
76. Why are 2 springs sometimes used in inlet and exhaust valves?
77. What will you check in springs during o'haul?
78. How does a roto cap work?
79. How is BHP calculation using indicator diagram done?
80. What is MEP and MIP?
80. What is MEP and MIP?
81. What is the difference between the two?
82. Why is cylinder head fitted in engines
83. Are there engines w/o cylhead?
84. Draw 2s timing diagram
85. Why is an expansion tk provided in jcw system?
86. Why do we Blow through' Engines?
87. How is T/C RPM measured?
88. Is there any difference between A/E and M/E Governors
89. Indicator cards why and how are they taken?
90. What is Hydrodynamic lubrication?
91. What is a rolling contact bearing?
92. What is MCR and CSR?
93. What is PS? What is its relation to kW?
94. What was the specific fuel consumption in your last ship?
95. What was the specific Cyl oil consumption?
96. What is the relation between power and rpm of a main diesel
engine?
97. What will be the power developed by a main engine if it runs in
DD?
98. What is the relation between the ship's speed and engine
power?
99. Will the engine develop any power, if it is run when a ship is
aground?
100. What is a CPP? How does it function?
101. What is the difference between fuel valve opening pressure
and fuel injection pressure?
102. What is an under slung crankshaft?
103. How many crankshafts are there in Vee type engines?
104. How are connecting rods fitted?
105. Do two stroke engines need tappet clearance adjustment?
106. How will you know, without opening anything, that an engine
is 2S or 4S?
107. What are the two strokes in 2S engines called?
108. Why does Sulzer use hydraulic jack bolts for main bearings?
109. What is the meaning of TBN in lub oils?
110. Why is LO of different TBN used for M/E cyl oil and
Crankcase oil?
111. What are the values of TBN for A/E crankcase oil?
112. What is the difference between "heat" and "temperature" ?
113. If water is found in crank case lo, what could be the cause?
