Marine Engineering Knowledge(General)

• Technology of Materials

• Metals and processes

• Basic Metallurgy

• Iron Carbon Equilibrium Diagram

• Alloys of Steel

• Properties and Application of Material Used in Machinery on Board Ships

• Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys

• Non-Ferrous Metals

• Non-Ferrous Metals (2)

• Non-Ferrous Alloys

• Materials Selection For Seawater Systems

• Copper-Alloy Systems

• Guidelines and Challenges Copper Alloys In SW

• Non-metallic materials

• Materials under load

• Vibrations

• Materials and Welding

• Electrical Arc Welding

• Principle of Arc Weldings

• Types of Arc Welding

• Arc Welding Equipment

• Specifications of Welding Machines

• Specifications and Choice of Electrodes

• Welding Basics 1

• Edge Preparation and Weld Joints

• Arc Length and its Effects

• Method of Cleaning Base Metals

• Polarity of DC Arc Welding

• Welding Symbols

• Welding Basics 2

• Types of Weld

• Weld Nomenclature

• Welding Positions

• Welding Performer Qualifications

• Welding Defects and Distortion Control

• Arc Welding Defects

• Causes and Effects of Arc Welding Defects

• Distortion and it's Control

• Welding Exercises

• Butt Joint

• Outside Corner Joint

• Single V Butt Joint

• T Joint

• Gas Cutting and Welding

• Gas Cutting

• Gas Cutting Principle and its Operation

• Gas Cutting Equipment

• Safety Precautions for Gas cutting

• Gas Welding

• Working Principle and its Operation

• Welding Techniques

• Defects in Gas Welding

• Gas Welding Equipment and Hand tools

• Flash Back Arrestor

• Gas Cutting Practical Exercises

• Welded joints and low carbon steels

• Common faults in welded joints

• Plate Work-marking Out

• Destructive and Non Destructive testing of Materials due to Material Failures

• Material Failures due to fatigue and some ways to prevent

• Material Failures due to creep, creep testing, Parameters of Creep behaviour and reducing the risks of Creep failure

• Mechanical Testing of Materials

• Non-Destructive Testing

• Liquid Penetrant Testing

• Magnetic Particle Testing

• Ultrasonic Inspection

• Radiographic Inspection

• Eddy Current Testing

• Engineering Process and Class Approvals

• Introduction and Learning Objective

• Permanent joints

• Riveting

• Soldering

• Introduction and Learning Objectives

• Need for Soldering

• Types of Solders

• Soldering Methods and Process Stages

• Flux Solder

• Soldering on PCB and tag board

• Desoldering

• Common soldering defects

• Defect due to excessive heating

• Defect due to insufficient heating

• Defects in soldering

• Mechanical and solder quantity defects

• Self secured joints

• Safety and health when welding

• Welded joints and low carbon steels (2)

• Common faults in welded joints (2)

• Plate work-marking out (2)

• Thermal Cutting

• Forming, Shaping and Finishing

• Bending Plates

• Welding Inspection

• Stages of Weld Inspection and Testing

• Methods of Welding Inspection

• Visual Inspection

• Destructive Testing

• Welding Inspectors Responsibilities

• Pipework

• Pipe Butt Joint on MS Pipe 50x3 mm Wall Thickness 1G Rolling

• Pipe Joint on Mild Steel 3 mm Wall Thickness

• Pipe Bending

• Non-destructive testing (2)

• Mechanical Cutting

• Metal Cutting, Grinding and Finishing

• Introduction

• Chip Formation

• Methods of Metal Cutting

• Cutting Tool Properties

• Tool Wear

• Tool Life

• Exercise

• Lathe Driller Grinder

• Cutting Fluids

• Lathe Machine

• Principle of Operation

• Centre Lathe

• Types of Lathe and Lathe Tools

• Taper turning methods

• Taper - Definition and Turning Methods

• Form Tool Method

• Tail Stock Set-over Method

• Compound Rest Swivelling Method

• By Using Taper Turning Attachment

• Thread Cutting

• Introduction (2)

• Work held between Centres

• Work held in Chucks

• Work held in Face Plate

• Work Held on Angle Plates

• Work Held on Mandrel

• Lathe Accessories

• Exercise (2)

• Forming, Shaping and Finishing (2)

• Principle of Operation (2)

• Standard Shaper

• Shaping Operations

• Milling Machines

• What is Milling

• Milling Methods

• Milling Operations

• Sawing Machine

• Reciprocating Sawing Machine

• Circular Sawing Machine

• Band Saw Machine

• Abrasive Cut-off Machine

• Broaching Operation

• Grinding

• Introduction (3)

• Cylindrical Grinding

• Taper Grinding

• Plunge Cut Grinding

• Centreless Grinding

• Surface Grinding

• Reaming

• Metal Finishing Process

• Honing

• Lapping

• Super Finishing

• Polishing

• Buffing

• Abrasive Belt Finishing

• Heat treatment of Carbon Steel and Shot Blasting

• Manufacture and Application of Standard Components

• Manufacturing and Testing of Marine Materials and Components

• Fuels and Lubricants

• Production of Oils from Crude Oil

• Crude Oil Processing

• Manufacture of Lube Oil

• Properties and Characteristics of Fuels and Lubricants

• Fuels and Combustion

• Properties

• Categories and Specifications

• Combustion

• Lubricants

• Properties (2)

• Functions of Lube Oil and Types of Wear

• Categories and Specifications (2)

• Contamination of Lube Oil in service

• Additives

• More on use of Additives in Lube Oil

• Maintaining Additive Reserve

• Introduction (4)

• Main Engine Lubrication

• Crankcase lubrication

• Main Lubricating Oil System Components

• Maintenance of Lubricating Oil

• Types of Lubrication

• Lubrication in Marine Diesel Engines

• Certain Definitions and General Points

• Two stroke main engine lubrication

• Ancilliary Lubricating Oil Operating Systems

• Shore Side and Shipboard Sampling and Testing

• Shipboard Oil Tests

• Analysis Limits

• Lubricating Oil Analysis for system Oil and diesel engine

• Spectrographic analysis to check wear and tear of engine

• Microbiological Infection

• Interpretation of Test Results

• Recap and Test Yourself

• Treatments of Fuels and Lubricants

• Pretreatment and Handling

• Storage and Handling

• Centrifuging

• Lube Oil system and Optimum Purification

• Blending

• Oil Fuel Tanks

• Construction Details

• Meters and Gauges

• Water Level Gauge

• Thermometer

• Salinometer

• Ammeter

• Flow Meter

• Pressure Gauges

• Some important gauges in LNG ships

• Sensing and Monitoring Devices

• Equipment

• Monitoring Systems

• Toxicity Detectors

• Oxygen Analyzers

• Combustible Gas indicators

• Multipoint Flammable Gas Monitors

• Mass Flow Rate meter

• Mountings of Auxiliary Machinery and Systems

• Pumps and Piping System

• Pumps and pumping

• Pumps

• Reciprocating Pump

• Constructional Features

• Rotary Pump

• Constructional Features (2)

• Variable Delivery Pump

• Radial Piston Pump

• Axial Piston Pump

• Sketch It

• Propeller Pumps

• Principle

• Constructional Features (3)

• Centrifugal Pump

• Operating a Centrifugal Pump

• Constructional Features (4)

• Downloads

• External Links

• PUMP MANUALS

• Instruction Manual

• AIR POWERED DIAPHRAGM PUMP

• Drawing

• Operation Manual

• Cargo Pumping System

• Instruction Book

• Maintenance & Repair

• Remote Control System

• Service manual

• User Manual

• Engine Room Pumps - Drawings Data Sheet

• Centrifugal Pumps

• Gear pump, Screw pump, Piston pump

• Gear Type Oil Pump

• Horizontal Turbine Pumps

• Hydraulic Pressure Pumps

• Oil Pump

• Automatic Unloading System

• Oil Stripping Pump

• One Screw Pump

• Vaccum Pumps

• Routine Pumping Operations

• Fuel Oil

• Ballast Water

• Emergency Fire Pump

• Bilge System

• Bilge Oil Separator

• Cargo Pumping System (2)

• Oil Tanker Cargo Pumping and Turbine System

• COP and Turbine Details

• Pump Operations

• Pump Room Arrangements

• Cargo Pumping System for a crude oil Carrier

• cop Steam Turbine

• Cargo-pump Turbine Operation

• Tankership boiler and feed system layout

• Important Parameters, Alarms and Cutouts

• LNG pumping systems

• Cargo Transferring Manual

• Piping Systems on Ships

• Sea Water Circulating System

• Bilge System (2)

• Ballast System

• Fuel Oil Bunkering and Transfer

• BUNKER TRANSFERING

• Air Vents and Sounding Pipes

• Other Pipelines and Precautions

• Materials for Pipes

• Materials of Valves

• Maintenance of MARPOL related records

• Heat Exchanger

• Overview of HE

• Role of Heat Exchangers

• Types of Heat Exchangers

• Heat Transfer principle

• Patterns of flow in HE

• Shell and Tube type HE

• Constructional Features (5)

• Operation

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Shell type HE

• Maintenance

• Exam Guide

• Sketch It (2)

• Shell and Tube Type Coolers

• Plate type HE

• Constructional features (6)

• Operation (2)

• Maintenance (2)

• Troubleshooting

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Plate HE

• Exam Guide (2)

• Downloads (2)

• External Links (2)

• Plate type coolers Manual

• Thermal Fluid Heating System

• Steering Gear Systems

• Overview

• Principle (2)

• Theory of Steering

• Steering Modes

• Types

• Electro Hydraulic Steering Gear

• Pumps (2)

• Radial Piston Pumps

• Axial Piston Pumps

• Exam Guide (3)

• Ram

• Constructional Features (7)

• Operation (3)

• Exam Guide (4)

• Sketch It (3)

• Rotary Vane

• Constructional Features (8)

• Operation (4)

• Advantages

• Exam Guide (5)

• Steering gear

• Pumps for Steering Gear

• Rudder Actuators

• All Electric Steering

• Operation (5)

• Downloads (3)

• Centrifuges

• Manual and Automatic operation

• Transmission System

• Transmission Shafting

• Propulsion Arrangement

• Condition Monitoring

• Survey Requirement of shafts

• Oil Analysis

• Shaft Bearings

• Components

• Alignment

• Optical Alignment

• Thrust Block

• Principle (3)

• Construction and Operation

• Thrust Bearing

• Conclusion

• Stern Tubes and Bearings

• Oil Lubricated Stern Tube

• Sealing

• Fitting seals in service

• Oil Lubricated Bearings

• Sea Water Lubricated Stern Tube

• Water Lubricated Bearings

• Propeller

• Types (2)

• Tail Shaft Keys and Keyways

• Fitting and Removal

• Stabilizer

• Shipside fittings

• Wake Equalizing Ducts

• Auxiliary boiler and steam plant

• Auxiliary compression ignition engines and associated plant

• Start Up and Shut down of Auxiliary Machinery and Associated systems

• Air Compressor and Compressed Air System

• Air Compressors

• Principle (4)

• Theory of Compression

• Compression Cycle

• Advantages of Multistage Compressors

• Volumetric Efficiency

• Exam Guide (6)

• Reciprocating Air Compressors

• Plate Type Valves

• Operation (6)

• Test, Sizes and Limits

• Exam Guide (7)

• Compressed Air System

• Air bottle

• Mountings and Associated System

• Compressed Air System (2)

• Hydraulic Power and Control System

• Advantage and disadvantage of Hydraulics

• Basic Hydraulic Circuit

• Hydraulic Valves

• Actuators

• Accumulator

• Hydraulic Motors

• Hydraulic Tanks

• Hydraulic connectors

• Oil Contamination and use of Filters

• Hydraulic Fluid Lines

• Opening and Closing of Hatch Covers

• Hydraulic winch

• Electro-hydraulic valve control for ballast and cargo

• Auxiliary Steam System

• Safety Valves

• Boiler Water Levels

• Use of Sea Water in Boilers

• Boiler Water Testing

• Boiler Water Treatment

• Auxiliary Steam Turbine

• Boiler Defects

• Boiler and Steam turbine survey and repairs

• Electrical Machines and Systems

• Regulatory Requirements of pumps and pumping Systems

• Regulatory Requirement

• Annual Survey

• Intermediate Survey

• Renewal Survey

• Pipeline Maintenance

• Bilge Pump and Pumping system

• Fire Pump and Fire main

• Ballast Pumping

• Sewage and Sludge System

• Maintenance of Pumps

• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

• Applications

• Principle (5)

• Refrigeration

• Air conditioning

• Types (3)

• Charging Gas

• Refrigeration System

• Direct Expansion Systems

• Components (2)

• Operation (7)

• Indirect Expansion(Brine, Cascade, Merits)

• Cascade system

• Merits

• MANUAL

• QI MARINE PROVISION REFRIGERATING PLANT

• Refrigerating plant for Ref. Prov. Store

• Refrigerant

• Air Conditioning System

• Components (3)

• Operation (8)

• AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MANUAL

• Air Conditioning and Ventillation Plant

• FINAL-DOCUMENTATION

• MARINE TYPE PACKAGED AIR CONDITIONER

• Drawings

• Unit Cooler

• Instruction Manual (2)

• Manual for Cooler

• Package type unit cooler

• Cargo and domestic Refrigeration plants

• Understanding System Capacity

• Direct and Indirect Expansion System

• Oil Separator and Drier

• Throttling device

• Capacity Control Methods

• Oil Contamination in the System

• Refrigerants Used

• Greenhouse Effects and Future Refrigerants

• Operation and Testing of Control Systems

• Control Systems

• Control Theory

• Types control system

• Process Control

• Split Range Control

• Cascade Control

• Ratio Control

• Kinetic Control

• Position Control

• Speed Control

• Control Media

• Pneumatic Control

• Electronic Control

• Downloads (4)

• External Links (3)

• Testing of Control Circuits

• Testing of Electrical Control Systems

• Automatic Control for Auxiliary Machinery

• Generator distribution system

• Steam boiler

• Oil purifier

• Refrigeration system (2)

• Pumping and piping system

• Steering gear system

• Cargo handling equipment and deck machinery

• Hatch Cover

• Operation (9)

• Rolling Type Hatch Cover

• Hydraulic oil system

• Windlass and Mooring winch

• Operation (10)

• Hydraulic oil system (2)

• Cargo Cranes

• Cargo Winches or Derricks

• Jib Cranes

• Gantry Cranes

• Maintenance (3)

• Testing of Cargo Gears and Cargo Operations

• Class Survey and Lifting Gears

• Fresh Water Systems and its generation

• Fresh Water Generators

• Principle (6)

• Evaporators

• Reverse Osmosis

• Distillation

• Constructional Features (9)

• Operation (11)

• Exam Guide (8)

• Sketch It (4)

• Evaporators (2)

• Reverse Osmosis Method

• System

• System (2)

• Exam Guide (9)

• Sketch It (5)

• Fresh Water Generators on board the Ships

• FW Generator system performance

• Water Treatment

• Exam Guide (10)

• Fresh water genarator

• Installation and Instruction Manual

• Safety Instructions

• Drawings (2)

• Water Testing

• Domestic Fresh Water Hydrophore System

• FRESHWATER GENERATOR

• Emergency preparedness

• Actions to be taken in case of fire

• Fire Fighting Appliances

• SOLAS Requirement

• FSS code

• Training

• Fire control plan

• Basics of Fire Safety

• Chemistry of Fire

• Classes of Fire

• Propagation of Fire

• Fire Prevention

• Ship Construction Arrangement

• Means of Escape

• Inerting of Tanks

• Gas Freeing of Tanks

• Exam Guide (11)

• Fire Detection

• Smoke

• Heat

• Flame

• Cargo Hold Smoke Extraction

• Exam Guide (12)

• Fire Extinction

• Fire Fighting Equipment

• Fireman's Outfit

• Portable Extinguishers

• Fixed Extinguishing Systems

• Exam Guide (13)

• Downloads (5)

• Fire

• Fire Drill

• Flooding of engine room compartment

• Rescue operation of injured persons

• Stoppage of main engine, auxiliary engine and associated system

• Personnel and resource Management

• Allocation and Assignment

• Principles of resources

• Standard Operating Procedures

• Organization of Work and People

• Standing Watch

• At Sea

• In Port

• Under UMS

• Effective communication

• Introduction and learning objectives (2)

• Introduction to Effective Communication

• Effective Communication - Case Study

• Significance of effective communication

• Communication process

• Characteristics of effective communication

• Effective communication skills

• Verbal and Paraverbal Communication

• Introduction to Verbal and Paraverbal Communication

• Types of Verbal Communication

• Misunderstanding in Verbal Communication

• Barriers of Effective Verbal Communication

• Paraverbal Communication

• Non-verbal Communication

• Importance and Purpose of Non-verbal Communication

• Element of Non- verbal Communication

• Types of Non- verbal Communication – Posture and Facial Expression

• Types of non verbal communication - Gestures

• Strategies for Improving Your Communication

• Interpersonal and Client Communication

• What are Interpersonal Skills

• Developing Effective Interpersonal Skills

• Importance of Interpersonal Communication

• Elements of Interpersonal Communication

• Importance of Clients Communication

• Workplace Communication

• Workplace Communication (2)

• Face to Face Communication at Workplace

• Uses of Latest Technology in Workplace Communication

• Presentation Skills

• Importance and Characteristics of Presentation Skills

• Verbal and Non-verbal Techniques in Presentation

• Communication Through Effective Presentation

• Ways of Presentation Skills

• Do's and Dont's in Presentation

• Understanding Cognitive Brain Functioning

• Brain Functioning

• Cognitive Psychology

• Stages of Memory

• Cognitive Brain Functioning(Case Study)

• Assertiveness

• Assertiveness (2)

• Introduction (5)

• What is assertiveness

• Definition

• Benefits of assertiveness

• Roadblocks to assertive behaviour

• Assertiveness Vs. Aggressiveness

• Strategies for enhancing assertiveness

• Body language

• Samples of language and behaviour

• Three parts of effective assertive communication

• Dealing with problems assertively

• Being assertive amidst a problem

• Being assertive amidst a grief

• Being assertive amidst a conflict

• Strategies to acquire assertive communication

• Case study

• Conclusion (2)

• Leadership

• Leadership Training and Motivation

• Introduction and Learning Objectives (3)

• Planning

• Meaning, Importance, Characteristics and Purpose of Planning

• Process and Types of Planning

• 5 Principles of Planning for Managers

• Advantages and Limitations of Planning

• Measures to Overcome the Difficulties of Planning

• Resource Handling

• Importance of Human Resources

• Guidelines for Resource Handling

• Approaches to Handle People

• Deal with People having Bad Attitudes

• Controlling

• Importance and Levels of Control

• Control Model

• Designing Control

• Self Assessment of Controlling

• Evaluating

• Definition and Needs of Evaluating

• The Future leadership Gap and Evaluation Design

• Evaluation of Training and Testing Methods

• Challenges of Evaluation at Team and Organizational Levels

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Evaluating the Leadership Training

• Sharing

• Introduction to Sharing

• Characteristics of a Leader to Share Leadership

• Qualities Required to Share Leadership

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Leadership Sharing

• Counseling

• Meaning and Salient Features for Counseling

• Responsibilities and Steps in Counselling

• Counseling Techniques

• Qualities of a Counsellor

• Output after Counselling

• Representing

• Introduction to Representing

• Skills and Qualities of a Leader to Represent the Team

• Principles to Represent the Team - I

• Principles to Represent the Team - II

• Motivation

• Characteristics and Importance of Motivation

• Types of Motivation

• Implication of Motivation

• Case Study Related to Motivation

• Applications of Motivation

• Advantages of Motivation

• Keys to Self Motivation

• Strategies to Improve Self Motivation

• Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

• Features and Evaluation of Maslow's Theory

• Features and Evaluation of Maslow's Theory (2)

• Drawbacks and Implications of Maslow Theroy

• Team Building, Leadership and Decision Making

• Team Building

• Personal relationship onboard ship

• Dealing with Different Types of People

• Why Teams Fail

• How to Sustain Team Effectiveness

• Priorities and Goals

• Steps in Goal Setting

• Advantages of Goal Setting

• How to Set Goals

• Motivation and Leadership

• Characteristics of a Leader

• Types of Leadership

• Acquiring Leadership Skills

• Ways of Motivation

• Advantages of motivation (2)

• Decision Making

• Story of John

• Process of Decision Making

• Lack of Decision Making Skills

• Four Types of Decision Makers

• case study (2)

• Conclusion (3)

• Situational Awareness

• Strategic Management

• Introduction and learning objectives (4)

• Change Management Process

• Steps in Management of Change

• Stages and Process of Management of Change

• Structural and Cultural Change

• Approaches to the management of organisational Development

• Importance and ways of handling critical period of change

• Decision Making Techniques

• Introduction to Decision Making

• Decision Making Procedures

• Process of Decision Making (2)

• Techniques of Decision Making

• Effects of Good and Bad Decisions

• Time Management

• Meaning and Importance of Time Management

• Symptoms of Time Management

• Successful Time Management

• Techniques of Time Management

• Story of Mark (Case Study)

• Team Building- I

• Introduction to Team Building

• Importance of Team Building

• Characteristics of a Team and Team Dynamic

• Stages of Team Building

• Role of Feedback in Team Building

• Team Building- II

• Team Work Skills, Team Morale and Team Succeeds

• Dealing with Different Types of People (2)

• Failure of a Team

• Team Effectiveness

• Case Study on Team Building

• Cross Culture

• Objectives, Need. Sensitivity of Cross Culture

• Working in multicultural environment

• Cross Culture Communication Problems

• Managing Cultural Differences and Training Methods

• Barriers in Cross Culture Communication

• Conflict Resolution

• Stress Relieving and its Techniques

• Methods of Conflict Resolution

• Recognizing and Managing Emotions

• Focusing on Present Situation

• Validate the Concerns

• Situational Awareness (2)

• Elements of Good Situation Awareness

• Watch-Keeper Role

• Fault Detection

• Loss of Situation Awareness

• Failures and Preventions

• Pneumatic Failure

• Electronic Failure

• Electric Failure

• Hydraulic Failure

• Causes and Remedies

• Understanding Emergencies

• Planning Emergency Response

• Errors and Error Chains

• Domino Theory

• The Reason's model

• Multiple cause theory

• What are the causes

• Case Study (3)

• Human Element

• Conclusion (4)