UKM Tuticorin

Oral Examination Question Answers

1. What is classification societies ?
2. What are IMO conventions ?
3. What is a Statutory Survey ?
4. What are Statutory Certificates ?
5. What is a classification Survey ?
6. Why do Classification Societies sometimes issue Statutory Certificates?
7. What are periodical surveys (or) Annual, Intermediate and Special surveys ?
8. What is Flag State ?
9. What is Port State ?
10. How to prepare Port State Control? ( Before entering port )
11. What is CMS ?
12. What items are covered by CMS ?
13. What items are not covered by CMS ?
14. What is IOPP and what contains it ?
15. How to prepare for the IOPP Survey ?
16. What is an Oil Record Book ?
17. What are the MARPOL 73/78 Annexes?
18. What is the requirement of a sludge tank ?
19. What is MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV and explain regulation ?
20. How to discharge overboard sewage from a ship ? ( Sewage regulation )
21. How to operate a Biological Sewage Treatment Plant ?
22. What is Biochemical Oxygen Demand, BOD ?
23. What is Coliform Count ?
24. How do you prepare machinery surveys ? ( M/E or G/E )
25. What is a Boiler Survey?
26. How to check IOPP certificate when C/E signs on ?
27. How to prepare an electrical survey?
28. How will you prepare for the Alternator survey?
29. What are the preparations for switchboard surveys?
30. Emergency Power and Associated Equipment Survey:
31. What is a load line survey ?
32. Conditions of Freeboard Assignment: Why it is important?
33. What is a free board ?
34. What is the purpose of a free board ?
35. What is the Air bottle survey ?
36. How to prepare entry into enclosed space ?
37. What is the difference between an Explosimeter and a Davy Safely Lamp?
38. What is SOPEP ? What are SOPEP equipments ?
39. What are the SOPEP Requirements?
40. How to know the water level in the boiler ?
41. How to maintain a level indicator or level probe sensor ?
42. How to prepare a Safety Equipment Survey ?
43. What is a safety construction survey ?
44. How to itemize the survey ?
45. What is the P & I club and purpose?
46. What is C/E duty at Maiden Voyage?
47. What are UMS safety requirements ?
48. What are the causes of the out of stability ? How to prepare before loading ?
49. What are Primary Refrigerants?
50. What are the primary refrigerant properties ?
51. What is “ Critical temperature “ ?
52. How to Defrost Refrigeration Systems ?
53. Why is LP Cut-off fitted?
54. What is MARPOL 73/78 ANNEX VI ?
55. How much is the limitation for emission of black smoke ?
56. What air pollution occurs which is not fossil fuel ?
57. What serious air pollution causes occur due to fossil fuel?
58. What is an Interim Certificate of Class ?
59. What is a Confirmatory Survey?
60. How to claim for insurance about machinery damage?
61. What are SOLAS and MARPOL certificates ?
62. What are MARPOL documents ?
63. What is VIT ?
64. How many method for bearing clearance measurement ?
65. What may cause excess bearing clearance ?
66. What may occur less bearing clearance ?
67. What is Supercharging ?
68. What is scavenging ?
69. What are the 3 phases of scavenging ?
70. What type of scavenging is used under the piston effect ?
71. What are loop scavenging requirements ?
72. What are the advantages of under-piston scavenging ?
73. What is turbo charging ?
74. How to do Blower Side Washing ?
75. How to do Turbine Side Washing ?
76. How to be done Dry Cleaning ?
77. What are Advantages of Solid Cleaning ?
78. How do you understand Turbocharger surging ?
79. Can you explain the causes of turbocharger surging ?
80. What is a Static Balance Rotor ?
81. What is the Dynamic Balance Rotor ?
82. What will you do in case of T/C failure?
83. What are the functions of Diffuser ?
84. What are the functions of Inducer ?
85. What is the function of a Nozzle ring ?
86. Why does Turbocharger surging occur ?
87. When will you change the T/C bearing?
88. Can you explain Chain inspection ?
89. What limit of elongation should tighten the chain?
90. How to adjust chain tension ?
91. What function of Foundation Chock ?
92. How to operate the starting air valve ?
93. How to Start an Air Line Explosion ?
94. Explain Causes of Starting an Airline Explosion ?
95. How to prevent the starting air line explosion ?
96. What safety devices fit the starting air line ?
97. Why LP Relief Valve opening ?
98. Why is the HP Relief Valve opening?
99. What is Free Air Delivery, FAD?
100. How to cause an Exhaust trunk explosion / Fire ?
101. What is Furnace Blowback ?
102. What is L.E.L and H.E.L ?
103. How to maintain good M/E performance ?
104. What is the Difference between Plumber Block and Tunnel Bearing ?
105. What are Fuel Injection Valve requirements ?
106. Why is the Centrifugal Pump used in the JCW system?
107. How to know cylinder oil consumption ?
108. What may affect excess cylinder lubrication ?
109. What may affect excess cylinder lubrication ?
110. Why is timed lubrication very difficult to obtain ? ( Why timed lubrication is little merits ? )
111. What causes cylinder liner wear ?
112. How to maintain minimum cylinder liner wear ?
113. Where is maximum wear ? Why ?
114. Where is the thicker place of the liner ?
115. What is Scuffing ?
116. What is PMS ?
117. What are the advantages of PMS ?
118. What are the certificates onboard?
119. Why do hydrogen fires occur ?
120. Can you explain 4 types of fire detectors fitted on board ?
121. Explain one type of heat detector principle?
122. What are Fire Pumps requirements ?
123. What are Emergency fire pump requirements ?
124. What are Regulations for Portable Fire extinguishers ?
125. What is the International Shore Connection?
126. What is International Discharge Connection? ( What is standard discharge connection ? )
127. How do you fight Cargo hold fire ?
128. What are sprinkler system requirements ?
129. What are the advantages of a sprinkler system?
130. What are SOLAS regulations for Inert Gas systems ?
131. How to arrange a CO2 room safety system?
132. How do you carry out regular maintenance of the CO2 flooding system ?
133. What are CO2 Fix Installation Requirements ?
134. How to calculate the required amount of CO2 discharge ?
135. What is Slow Turning ?
136. What are the four types of Switch board ?
137. What are cylinder oil properties ?
138. How to cause the uptake fire ?
139. How to detect uptake fire ?
140. How to prevent the uptake of fire ?
141. How to Fight the uptake fire:
142. How to cause a scavenger fire ?
143. How to detect Scavenge fire ?
144. How to light the Scavenge fire ?
145. How to prevent the Scavenge fire ?
146. How to occur below 4 strokes and 2 strokes ?
147. What are reversing interlocks?
148. How many methods of reversing ?
149. Why is ‘lost motion’ necessary on some engines?
150. Why is ‘lost motion’ not necessary on some engines?
151. What is garbage and explain garbage regulation ?
152. What are the advantages and disadvantages of brine cooling systems ?
153. What are the causes of boiler corrosion ?
154. What is stress corrosion in a boiler ?
155. What is a governor ?
156. What is an over speed governor ?
157. What is the over speed trip of the governor ?
158. What are Hydraulic Governors?
159. What is the compensation of the governor ?
160. What type of governor is used on M/E and G/E and why ?
161. What is governor hunting ?
162. How to prepare for cold weather protection ?
163. What is Hot Corrosion ?
164. What is Cold Corrosion ?
165. What is GRT ( Gross Tonnage )?
166. What is NRT ( Net Tonnage ) ?
167. What is a Docking Plan ?
168. What is the shear plan ?
169. How to prepare Deck cranes before arrival ?
170. Why do crank case explosions occur ?
171. How do hot spots happen ?
172. How to prevent crank case explosion ?
173. How does a CE prevent Crankcase Explosion?
174. How to detect hot spots in the crankcase ?
175. Oil Mist Detector: (Function/ Purpose)
176. How to carry out regular maintenance for an oil mist detector ?
177. What are the requirements of a crank case relief door ?
178. How would you test the crank case relief valve ?
179. Why does M/E speed suddenly reduce ? What action do you take ?
180. How to prepare Dry Docking ?
181. How to occur L.O contamination with F.W and S.W ?
182. What is Viscosity ?
183. What is the Viscosity index ?
184. What is Pour point ?
185. What is Flush point ?
186. What is ignition quality ?
187. What is the Cetane number ?
188. What is Calorific value ?
189. What is the cause of high cetane nos.?
190. What is the cause of low cetane nos.?
191. What is Specific gravity ? What is relative density ?
192. What is TBN ?
193. What is TAN ?
194. What is Microbial degradation ?
195. What is Diode?
196. What is Thermionic?
197. What is a Zener diode ?
198. How to know if a zener diode is good or not ?
199. What is the First Start arrangement ?
200. What function of the thrust block and how to measure clearance ?
201. What is Axial Vibration?
202. Why is the Vibration Damper fitted forward?
203. How many types of vibration dampers ?
204. What causes piston seizure ?
205. When you receive bad fuel , what will you do ?
206. How to test L.O low pressure ?
207. Why is the inter cooler fitted in the air compressor ?
208. Why is a Multistage Air Compressor built?
209. Why do air compressors need minimum and absolute lubrication in the cylinder ?
210. What are requirements of air bottle ?
211.  What Safety devices are fitted on Main Air Bottle ?
212.  What is crash stop ?
213. Explain tail shaft survey ?
214. How to withdraw tail shaft ?
215.  How to remove out Propeller ?
216. What is bulbous bow ?
217. What are the Purpose of bulbous bow ?
218. What is Duct Keel ?
219.  What is collision bulkhead ?
220. What is Double bottom ?
221. What is DB tank ?
222. Why DB tanks are constructed ?
223. What is Camber ?
224. What is PPA ( Propelling Power Allowance ) ?
225. What is garboard strake ?
226. What is Unbalanced rudder ?
227. What is Balance rudder ?
228. What is Semi-balanced rudder ?
229. What is sheer strake ?
230. What is bilge strake ?
231. What is sheer plan ?
232. How to operate Overload trip ?
233. What purpose of double wall pipes are used on high pressure line ?
234. How to know fuel high pressure pipe failure ?
235. What purpose of Thermostatic Expansion Valve ? ( TEV function )
236. Why Equalizing Connection is fitted?
237. What is short circling ?
238. How to detect the refrigeration plant condenser tube leakage ?
239. What is residual magnetism ?
240. What is AVR ?
241. What are the AC motor starting methods ?
242. What is induction motor ?
243. How do you understand (1) Atomizing (2) Penetration (3) Turbulence of flow ?
244. How do you know fuel oil contamination in the boiler water ?
245. How do you carried out fuel oil seen in boiler water ?
246. How to Occur boiler tubes leakage( or) failure ?
247. How to carried out boiler tubes leakage test ?
248. How to rectified boiler tube leakage ? ( Procedure )
249. How to prevent the boiler tube failure ?
250. How to set the boiler safety valve ?
251. How to set Accumulation of Pressure ?
252. What are difference between safety valve and relief valve?
253. Safety Valve on EGE and Economizer:
254. What Safety devices are fitted on Boiler ?
255. Explain Boiler Open-up Procedure ?
256. Why boiler water test carried out?
257. Why boiler water treatment carried out?
258. What Boiler Water Test should be carried out regularly ?
259. What is DP ?
260. Your ship already have been grounded and now clear What will you do ?
261. Explain Steering Gear regulation ?
262. What Safety devices are fitted on Steering Gear ?
263. What are purpose of buffer spring ?
264. How will you do Welding on Cast iron ?
265. What is electron beam welding ?
266. What instruction do you as a C/E of vessel pay attention regarding Welding Equipment handling ?
267. Why you measure crankshaft deflection ?
268. What causes will occur misalignment ?
269. Explain early injection ?
270. Explain late injection ?
271. What is Ignition Delay ?
272. What are ship standard spare parts ?
273. How do you precaution carried out plate type heat exchanger cleaning ?
274. What are advantage of plate type heat exchanger ?
275. Why L.O sample sent to shore lab ?
276. Where do you take L.O sample for analysis ?
277. How do you carried out L.O onboard test ?
278. What are the function of lubrication ?
279. How many type of lubrication ?
280. What is Non- Destructive Tests ?
281. What is Destructive Tests?
282. How do you know hull corrosion protection ?
283. What is Cathodic protection:
284. What is electrochemical corrosion and how to occur ?
285. When do you Hanging-up an engine unit ?
286. What is Critical Speed ?
287. What is Economy Speed ?
288. What is Maximum continuous rating ?
289. What is Continuous service rating ?
290. What is Barr Speed ?
291. When you will change liner?
292. How to occur Ship Vibration ?
293. What are windlass requirements ?
294. What are Windlass safety devices ?
295. What is anchor safety devices ?
296. What is bow stopper ?
297. What are Winch Safety Devices ?
298. What Safety devices are fitted on Main Air Compressor ?
299. Engine cannot start why ? ( What are engine starting difficult ? )
300. How to order bunker ?
301. C/E’s Responsibility during Bunkering:
302. How do you extinguish fire , If engine room fire at dry docking ?
303. How you check Stern tube Sealing in Dry dock?
304. What action to he taken when SW leaks into Stern tube oil system?
305. How to measure Stern Bearing Wear-down ?
306. How to minimize leakage ?
307. What is Secondary Refrigerant?
308. What is Preferential trip?
309. What is Essential load ?
310. What is non essential load?
311. What requirement for Emergency Power Sources?
312. Rules for Emergency Power Sources:
313. What are Essential Services from Emergency Power Source ?
314. What are Emergency Switchboard Distribution ?
315. How do you carried out Emergency Generator and its maintenance ?
316. How do you start Emergency Generator Starting, when Black-out ?
317. How do you carried out Battery room inspection and maintenance ?
318. What are Battery Room Safety Arrangement ?
319. How do you carried out Emergency Lights Maintenance ?
320. What are the requirements for Navigation Light panel ?
321. Why AC is popular onboard ship?
322. What are Difference between Synchronous Motor and Induction Motor ?
323. What are AC motor overload protections?
324. What are Difference between Circuit Breaker and Fuse ?
325. What is Single phasing ?
326. What will you do after Electrical Machine is flooded with SW ?
327. What is Short, open and grounded circuits ?
328. Why Megger Reading is taken?
329. How Insulation Resistance of a motor is tested?
330. What will you done if Excitation Loss?
331. How do you prevent excitation loss ?
332. Explain difference between Slip ring and Commutator?
333. How many type of rotor?
334. How do you know ACB (Air Circuit Breaker)tripped or not/Closed or Open?
335. Why ACB does not Close on main switch board?/What causes are not to close the ACB?
336. What is earth lamp and how do you know earth fault in distribution system?
337. Why earth lamp is fitted on MSB?
338. Do you explain Exhaust valve burning?
339. What causes may occur piston damage?
340. What are the hardness properties of material ?
341. What actions to be taken by C/E when M/E breakdown, fire / explosion occurred ?
342. How do report as C/E damage report form ?
343. As a C/E, How do you hand over / take over duty ?
344. What are C/E’s Routine Works ?
345. What are C/E reports ?
346. What is Fire control plan and what contain ?
347. What are causes of Cracks on cylinder liner ?
348. What Safety devices are normally fitted on M/E ?
349. How to know Engine overload ?
350. What are the Causes of engine overload ?
351. Difference in Cylinder oil and System oil:
352. What Stresses in Crankshaft ?
353. What safety devices are normally fitted on crankshaft ?
354. What is EEBD ?
355. What causes occur the crankshaft damage ?
356. What advantage of Thin shell bearing ?
357. What causes are occur to bearing damage ?
358. How do you prevent bearing damage ?
359. What associable problems of top end bearing and guide ?
360. How do you adjust belt tension ?
361. In the Oil Record Book , What mean Code ( Letter ) C , Item ( Number ) 11 ?
362. When that amendment been enforced ?
363. In the Oil Record Book , What mean Code ( Letter ) I ?
364. What should be recorded in code ( Letter ) I ?
365. As per your company’s I.S.M standard , How would you done deficiency ? (Example : such as starting failure of emergency generator due to starter batteries damage)
366. How much double bottom tanks or spaces ?
367. Do you know what the meaning of FCC ?
368. State one way how to minimize the effect of FCC in your bunker fuel ?
369. In accordance with MARPOL Annex VI , Regulation 14 and 18 , do you know the main concern ?
370. What is MARPOL Annex VI , Regulation 18 ?
371. What is GA plan?
372. As a C/E, What will you do deck crane is break down?
373. How do you understand Electro-hydraulic cylinder lubrication system?
374. What are the advantage and disadvantage of Electro – hydraulic cylinder lubrication system?
375. What is Water Based Local Application Fire-Fighting System for Machinery Space?
376. In the Oil Record Book, What mean PART III?
377. How many Codes on PART III and What are they?
378. What is a bunker survey?
379. What may occur FCC (Fuel Catalytic Cracking)?
380. How much fuel oil should be kept for a safe margin?
381. How to get the cooling effect of turbocharger lubricating oil on each turbine and blower side (or) Explain cooling media of turbocharger lubricating oil on each turbine and blower side?
382. How many types of turbocharger lubrication system?
383. What is ISM?
384. What is a Contingency plan? (or) Explain a contingency plan and what are they?
385. What is ISPS Code?
386. How to prepare to achieve ISSC external audit?
387. What is SEEMP?
388. What is EEOI?
389. What is Energy Efficiency?
390. What is the objective for SEEMP?
391. What is a CO2 emission unit?