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Diesel engine theory and operation, fuel and lubrication systems, starting and reversing, and auxiliary boilers.

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Questions 1,101–1,200 of 1,433 · page 12 of 15

  1. #1678 The vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with generator engines as shown in the illustration. What statement is true concerning the cylinders? illustration
  2. #1679 An engine that runs rough or expels large amounts of black smoke may indicate a misfiring cylinder. Assume that the auxiliary diesel engines on your v...
  3. #1680 In order to minimize the abrasive action of dust particles entering the combustion spaces of the diesel engines used on the vessel to which you are as...
  4. #1681 The unit of measure expressed as centistokes (cSt) is a measure of what fuel property?
  5. #1682 What is the area indicated by label "W" shown in the illustration? illustration
  6. #1683 What actions should you take if the separator shown in the illustration trips due to excessive vibration? illustration
  7. #1684 What is the purpose of the delivery check valve used in a diesel fuel injection jerk pump?
  8. #1685 Regarding the fuel injector shown in the illustration, what is the purpose of piece #38? illustration
  9. #1686 What determines the number and placement of holes in multi-orifice fuel injector nozzles?
  10. #1687 Diesel engine fuel oil pumps have close tolerances. What must be done to rectify a worn fuel pump plunger?
  11. #1688 What is the component shown in the illustration? illustration
  12. #1689 What is the primary purpose of a fuel injection system, besides metering and atomizing fuel?
  13. #1690 In the illustration shown, under what conditions would valves "2" and "3" be closed and valve "6" be opened? illustration
  14. #1691 In a closed, re-circulating freshwater cooling system used for the main engines on your vessel, what function would chemical treatment with molybdate...
  15. #1692 The pinion gear shown in the illustration is located __________. illustration
  16. #1693 Which bearing is shown in the illustration? illustration
  17. #1694 The main engines on your vessel are fitted with speed control governors based on the operating principle shown in the illustration. What statement is... illustration
  18. #1695 At a given pressure, erosion of steam piping and machinery will be minimized by utilizing __________.
  19. #1696 When cleaning burner atomizers associated with an oil-fired auxiliary boiler, which of the following metals would be recommended to use in fabricating...
  20. #1697 Excessive alkalinity of the water in an auxiliary boiler can cause what condition?
  21. #1698 The correct procedure for giving an auxiliary boiler a bottom blow, is to begin __________.
  22. #1699 While warming up the main engines on your vessel at the pier, one of the main engines suddenly sounds the low lube oil pressure alarm. What is the app...
  23. #1700 Which of the listed conditions could result in the failure of an auxiliary diesel engine to stop running when a normal shutdown is attempted?
  24. #1701 After a main diesel engine on your vessel has experienced a safety shutdown due to excessive crank-case pressure, why is it important to wait 2 hours...
  25. #1702 You are assigned to a river push boat fitted with main propulsion diesel engines operating on the cycle represented in the polar timing diagram shown... illustration
  26. #1703 Prior to starting the main propulsion diesel engines fitted on your river push boat, the crankcase oil level must be checked. At what checked level wo...
  27. #1704 Prior to starting a main propulsion diesel engine fitted on your salvage tug, it has been determined that the transfer of make-up oil is required. At...
  28. #1705 You are on a salvage tug using main propulsion engines of the type shown in the illustration. Assuming that the piston is properly positioned, what st... illustration
  29. #1706 You are analyzing the data used for trend analysis for one of the main propulsion diesel engines on the ship- docking tug to which you are assigned. T...
  30. #1707 Prior to starting a diesel generator set engine fitted on your salvage tug, it has been determined that the transfer of make-up oil is required. At wh...
  31. #1708 You have just replaced a mechanically operated unit injector on a two-stroke cycle auxiliary diesel engine's #1 cylinder on your river push boat. You...
  32. #1709 An auxiliary diesel engine on your towboat is equipped with an electric starting-motor as shown in the illustration. For what reason is there a signif... illustration
  33. #1710 The main propulsion diesel engines used to power the ship-docking tug to which you are assigned are started with vane-type air-starting motors designe...
  34. #1711 The main engines on your harbor tug utilize a starting system with two air-start motors similar to that shown in the illustration. Upon pushing the st... illustration
  35. #1712 A diesel generator set on your salvage tug has a simplex lube oil strainer of the type shown in the illustration, situated on the discharge side of th... illustration
  36. #1713 The tank-type full-flow lubricating oil filter is situated on the discharge side of the engine-driven lube oil pump on the main engines on your sea-go...
  37. #1714 The diesel fuels burned in auxiliary and main diesel engines of tugboats operating in harbor areas are required to meet certain specifications. Among...
  38. #1715 The main engines on the harbor tug to which you are assigned are fitted with duplex secondary spin-on fuel filters. Concerning the selector handle, wh...
  39. #1716 The manufacturer of the diesel generator set drive engines used aboard your ship-docking tug recommends that no more than a 2-psig pressure drop acros...
  40. #1717 The river push boat to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with fuel injectors with the operating principle as shown in the illustrati... illustration
  41. #1718 The tractor tug to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with multi-plunger pumps with the metering principle as shown in the illustrati... illustration
  42. #1719 The main propulsion diesel engines on your ship-docking tug are fitted with conventional hydraulically operated injector nozzles of the orifice type....
  43. #1720 You suspect that a diesel generator set on your salvage tug has a defective unit injector because the engine, although warm, is running roughly. The t...
  44. #1721 The towboat to which you are assigned has main diesel engines fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the simplified illustration. What is... illustration
  45. #1722 The diesel engines on your towing vessel are all protected with dry-type air filters. The air filters should be inspected and replaced in accordance w...
  46. #1723 The diesel engines on your tug are all protected with dry-type air filters. When changing filter elements what visual indication would cause you to su...
  47. #1724 The ship-docking tug to which you are assigned has a fire pump drive engine as shown in the illustration. What statement concerning common air inlet a... illustration
  48. #1725 Assuming the use of ultra-low sulfur content diesel fuel, what combination of conditions associated with harbor tug engine room operations would requi...
  49. #1726 Exhaust system back pressure is customarily measured at the discharge of a turbocharger. If the exhaust system back pressure is higher than normal for...
  50. #1727 You are replacing an automotive type cooling water thermostat on one of the diesel generator sets on your ship docking tug. The markings on the origin...
  51. #1728 The freshwater cooling systems serving the main engines on your harbor tug are arranged as shown in the illustration. If the fresh water thermostatic... illustration
  52. #1729 Suppose your ship docking tug is equipped with 4-stroke diesel generator set drive engines fitted with the type of charge air blower show in Fig. "B"... illustration
  53. #1730 The two-stroke cycle main propulsion engines on the harbor tug to which you are assigned are fitted with turbochargers for scavenging purposes. Assume...
  54. #1731 You are inspecting the blower of a Roots-blown, two-stroke cycle main propulsion engine on the ocean-going tug to which you are assigned and discover...
  55. #1732 The lubricating oil system supporting the main propulsion reduction gear on the ship-docking tug to which you are assigned is fitted with a lube oil s... illustration
  56. #1733 The escort tug to which you are assigned is fitted with hydraulic clutches similar to that shown in the illustration. If the time required for the clu... illustration
  57. #1734 The main engines on your harbor tug are equipped with over speed trip devices as shown in the illustration. By what method is the engine shutdown on a... illustration
  58. #1735 The main engines on your harbor tug are protected with a low crankcase oil level detector protective device designed to provide an alarm when the main...
  59. #1736 A main-engine on your articulated tug-barge unit has experienced a low coolant water level alarm even though the water level in the expansion tank is...
  60. #1737 The auxiliary oil-fired water-tube steam boiler on your ship-docking tug is equipped with a water column similar to that shown in the illustration. As... illustration
  61. #1738 Due to environmental and safety concerns, the towing winch drive diesel engine cooling water system is treated with propylene glycol for protection ag... illustration
  62. #1739 In a closed, re-circulating freshwater cooling system used for the towing winch drive engine on your coastwise towing vessel, what function would chem...
  63. #1740 After a main diesel engine on your river push boat has experienced a safety shutdown due to excessive crankcase pressure, why is it important to wait...
  64. #1741 A main-propulsion diesel engine on your ship docking tug has experienced a safety shutdown due to high lubricating oil temperature. What is the approp...
  65. #1742 When rolling over a main engine on your river push boat prior to starting with the cylinder test valves open to expel any fluids accumulated within th...
  66. #1743 Suppose the diesel generator set drive engines are of the type shown in the illustration on your ship docking tug. What description best represents th... illustration
  67. #1744 Suppose the diesel generator set drive engines are of the type shown in the illustration on your ship docking tug. What description best represents th... illustration
  68. #1745 The ship-docking tug to which you are assigned has main engines fitted with injectors similar to those shown in the illustration. What statement is tr... illustration
  69. #1746 Which of the following fuel systems is characterized by a complete absence of high-pressure fuel lines?
  70. #1747 The main propulsion engines onboard your harbor tug use a lubricating oil system as shown in the illustration. What item number represents the scaveng... illustration
  71. #1748 The deck winch drive engine onboard your salvage tug uses a lubricating oil filtration scheme as shown in the illustration. What type of filtration sy... illustration
  72. #1749 The generator drive engines fitted on your harbor tug are started by the type of starter shown in figure "A" of the illustration. What type of starter... illustration
  73. #1750 The ocean-going tug to which you are assigned is fitted with auxiliary engines as partly shown in the illustration. What statement is true concerning... illustration
  74. #1751 The harbor tug to which you are assigned is fitted with 4-stroke cycle, 6-cylinder in-line diesel generator sets. Using the chart shown in the illustr... illustration
  75. #1752 The river push boat to which you are assigned is fitted with generator engines as partly shown in the illustration. What statement is true concerning... illustration
  76. #1753 The ship-docking tug to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration. In terms of valve... illustration
  77. #1754 The river push boat to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the illustration. What does the... illustration
  78. #1755 The tractor tug to which you are assigned has main engines fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the illustration. What statement best de... illustration
  79. #1756 The freshwater cooling systems serving the main engines of the towing vessel to which you are assigned are arranged as shown in the illustration. What... illustration
  80. #1757 The winch drive engine on the harbor tug to which you are assigned is fitted with a Roots-type blower as shown in the illustration. What statement is... illustration
  81. #1758 The ship-docking tug to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion engines driving through pneumatic airflex clutches as shown in the illus... illustration
  82. #1759 Suppose each of the main propulsion engines on your harbor assist tug is equipped with a variable speed governor equipped with a solenoid actuated shu...
  83. #1760 The thermal fluid heating oil system on your articulated tug-barge unit is configured similarly to that shown in the illustration. What system compone... illustration
  84. #1761 Since towing vessels take on fresh water from shore as a source of make-up water for the closed, re- circulating cooling water systems supporting dies...
  85. #1762 What statement concerning fuel cetane rating and the ignition delay period is true as it applies to towboat main propulsion diesel engines?
  86. #1763 You are preparing to change the oil of the speed control governor on one of the main propulsion diesel engines on your towing vessel. What statement i...
  87. #1764 Suppose the main propulsion diesel engines on your river pushboat are fitted with pressure-compensated governors as shown in the illustration. What fu... illustration
  88. #1765 The diesel generator on service on your river push boat is undergoing cyclic, rhythmic variations in speed at steady load. When the governor output sh...
  89. #1766 The salvage tug to which you are assigned is fitted with a totally pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the illustration. If the astern clu... illustration
  90. #1767 The towing vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with a totally pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the illustration. If propulsion c... illustration
  91. #1768 The river pushboat to which you are assigned has a pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the illustration. What statement is true concerning... illustration
  92. #1769 For diesel engines, such as those used for main propulsion and auxiliary power on river push boats, while running at speed, how is the ignition of fue...
  93. #1770 You are serving as a designated duty engineer onboard a harbor tug equipped with main propulsion diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration.... illustration
  94. #1771 Suppose the diesel generator set drive engines are of the type shown in the illustration on your towing vessel. Assuming the engine is naturally aspir... illustration
  95. #1772 The harbor tug to which you are assigned has main propulsion engines of the type shown in the illustration. In terms of operating cycle, scavenging fl... illustration
  96. #1773 The tractor tug to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration. In terms of valve opera... illustration
  97. #1774 When checking the cylinder jacket water cooling expansion tank level on a main propulsion diesel engine on your towing vessel while underway on a coas...
  98. #1775 In preparation for getting a salvage tug underway, what is the primary factor to consider in whether or not pre- lubrication of the main propulsion en...
  99. #1776 The ship-docking tug to which you are assigned is fitted with auxiliary diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration. In terms of valve operat... illustration
  100. #1777 When starting a towing winch drive engine in preparation for towing operations, what parameter must be checked FIRST upon start-up to avoid immediate...

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