EK Motor Mar 2018 (Q3)

(a) Write procedure for the action a duty engineer should take on being called to the engine room during a UMS period in the event of an engine slowdown due to a high cylinder exhaust temperature on the main propulsion engine (6)  

(b) State, with reason, the possible cause of a high exhaust temperature on a single cylinder of a main propulsion engine (5)  

(c) Explain why a defect resulting in a high exhaust temperature on one cylinder can cause engine damage if the engine is not slowed down when the fault initially occurs (5)

Mar 2018 (Q3)