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

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Questions 1,201–1,300 of 1,433 · page 13 of 15

  1. #1778 The various auxiliary diesel engines fitted on your harbor tug may employ a variety of different cranking methods for engine starting. What type of cr... illustration
  2. #1779 The diesel generator engines onboard your ship-docking tug use a lubricating oil filtration scheme as shown in the illustration. What type of filtrati... illustration
  3. #1780 The main propulsion engines onboard your river push boat use a lubricating oil filtration scheme as shown in the illustration. What type of filtration... illustration
  4. #1781 The main propulsion diesel engines fitted on your tug are started with vane-type air-starting motors. What statement concerning air-start motor lubric...
  5. #1782 A diesel generator set on your ship-docking tug has a simplex lube oil strainer of the type shown in the illustration, situated on the discharge side... illustration
  6. #1783 Concerning the diesel fuels used for the auxiliary and main propulsion diesel engines used on board the towing vessel to which you are assigned, what...
  7. #1784 In terms of the diesel fuels burned in auxiliary and main propulsion diesel engines used on board towing vessels, which of the listed fuel properties...
  8. #1785 The harbor tug to which you are assigned has a main engine fuel system as shown in the illustration. Besides preventing the attached fuel oil pump and... illustration
  9. #1786 The main diesel engines on the tug to which you are assigned are fitted with a metal-edge duplex suction fuel strainer, where the elements must be per...
  10. #1787 The harbor tug to which you are assigned has a diesel engine fitted with a rotary plunger distributor type pump. Which figure of the illustration repr... illustration
  11. #1788 The river push boat to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with fuel injectors of the type shown in figure "2" of the illustration. Wh... illustration
  12. #1789 The river push boat to which you are assigned has diesel generator engines fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the illustration. What t... illustration
  13. #1790 The freshwater cooling systems serving the main engines of your towing vessel are of the type shown in the illustration. What statement accurately des... illustration
  14. #1791 Your salvage tug is fitted with cooling water systems serving the main propulsion diesel engines as shown in the illustration. Which heat exchanger/co... illustration
  15. #1792 Wire brushing and scraping can be used to remove hard carbon deposits from exhaust system surfaces. When cleaning exhaust systems associated with the...
  16. #1793 The auxiliary engines on the ocean-going tug to which you are assigned are fitted with Roots-blowers as shown in the illustration. What statement is t... illustration
  17. #1794 You are assigned to a tractor tug with a drive system as shown in figure "A" of the illustration. What type of propulsion drive system is illustrated? illustration
  18. #1795 You are assigned to a tractor tug with a drive system as shown in figure "B" of the illustration. What type of propulsion drive system is illustrated? illustration
  19. #1796 The turbochargers on the main propulsion engines on the tug to which you are assigned are fitted with an exhaust inlet screen to protect the turbochar...
  20. #1797 The lubricating oil system supporting the main propulsion reduction gear on your articulated tug-barge unit is fitted with a lube oil strainer as show... illustration
  21. #1798 Suppose the generator set drive engines on your ship docking tug are fitted with hydraulic isochronous governors such as shown in the illustration. Ho... illustration
  22. #1799 The pneumatic propulsion control system used on your towing vessel is configured as shown in the illustration. In terms of clutch air system maintenan... illustration
  23. #1800 Suppose the diesel generator set drive engines on your ocean-going tug are fitted with pressure- compensated governors as shown in the illustration. W... illustration
  24. #1801 The steam generating plant on your articulated tug-barge unit is of the forced-circulation type. Which figure of the illustration represents a steam g... illustration
  25. #1802 The heating boiler on your harbor tug is of the type shown in the illustration. Which of the following arrangements describe a boiler of this type? illustration
  26. #1803 Which of the following statements describes pertinent criteria for performing a surface blow for the purposes of removing excess chemicals and/or sali...
  27. #1804 The towing vessel to which you are assigned is gear-driven with one main propulsion diesel engine and a fixed-pitch propeller. While underway, the mai...
  28. #1805 In all diesel engines, including those used in offshore oil spill response vessels, at what point in the combustion cycle does ignition actually begin...
  29. #1806 You are assigned to an offshore supply vessel fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration. How many degrees of cr... illustration
  30. #1807 You are assigned to an offshore supply vessel fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration. If the engine's cranks... illustration
  31. #1808 The anchor handling vessel to which you are assigned has a main propulsion engine of the type shown in the illustration. In terms of piston action, op... illustration
  32. #1809 The multi-purpose offshore supply vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration... illustration
  33. #1810 Before shutting down the main propulsion engines on an offshore supply vessel, ideally what should be accomplished FIRST?
  34. #1811 In preparation for getting a platform supply vessel underway, what is the primary factor to consider in whether pre-lubrication of the main propulsion...
  35. #1812 The offshore supply vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with generator set drive engines as shown in the illustration. What statement is true i... illustration
  36. #1813 The offshore oil spill response vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with auxiliary engines as partly shown in the illustration. What statement... illustration
  37. #1814 The platform supply vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with auxiliary diesel engines of the type shown in the illustration. In terms of valve... illustration
  38. #1815 When checking the crankcase oil level on an off-line diesel generator set engine on your offshore oil spill response vessel, what should be the oil le...
  39. #1816 When starting a deck winch drive engine in preparation for cargo handling operations, what parameter must be checked FIRST upon start-up to avoid imme...
  40. #1817 The various auxiliary diesel engines fitted on your offshore oil spill response vessel may employ a variety of different starting systems. What type o... illustration
  41. #1818 The main propulsion diesel engines fitted on your multi-purpose offshore supply vessel are started with compressed air using the system illustrated. W... illustration
  42. #1819 The main propulsion diesel engines used to power the offshore supply boat to which you are assigned are started with vane-type air-starting motors des...
  43. #1820 Various diesel engines onboard your offshore supply vessel are started by means of either vane-type or air- turbine air-starting motors. At a minimum,...
  44. #1821 A diesel generator set on your anchor-handling supply vessel has a simplex lube oil strainer of the type shown in the illustration, situated on the di... illustration
  45. #1822 The main diesel engines on the OSV to which you are assigned are fitted with a basket type lube oil strainer, which must be periodically cleaned. The...
  46. #1823 The offshore supply vessel to which you are assigned has a main engine fuel system as shown in the illustration. Besides preventing the attached fuel... illustration
  47. #1824 The platform supply vessel to which you are assigned has a main engine fuel system as shown in the illustration. When the filter and water separator a... illustration
  48. #1825 The main diesel engines on the OSV to which you are assigned are fitted with a metal-edge duplex suction fuel strainer, where the elements must be per...
  49. #1826 What maintenance practice represents the best protection against moisture carryover to the fuel injection system of the main engines on board your gen...
  50. #1827 The offshore supply vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with a fuel injection system that have a complete absence of high-pr... illustration
  51. #1828 On diesel engines used on a multi-purpose supply vessel, which type of injection system is most likely to use sophisticated electronic controls for ti...
  52. #1829 The oil spill response vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with multi-plunger pumps with the metering principle as shown in... illustration
  53. #1830 The offshore supply vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with fuel injectors of the type shown in figure "2" of the illustrat... illustration
  54. #1831 The drilling platform supply vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with unit injectors of the type shown in the illustration.... illustration
  55. #1832 The main propulsion diesel engines on your offshore supply vessel are fitted with mechanically operated and controlled unit injectors. In order for th...
  56. #1833 The generator drive diesel engines on your supply boat are fitted with a multi-plunger injection pump with high pressure fuel lines leading to each hy...
  57. #1834 The oil platform construction support vessel to which you are assigned has main diesel engines fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the... illustration
  58. #1835 The anchor handling supply vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the illustration.... illustration
  59. #1836 The diesel generator set drive engines on your offshore supply boat are protected with heavy-duty oil bath air cleaners. The oil within these air clea...
  60. #1837 The diesel engines on your general-purpose supply vessel are all protected with dry-type air filters. The air filters should be inspected and replaced...
  61. #1838 The anchor handling supply vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generator engines fitted with intake and exhaust systems as shown in the illust... illustration
  62. #1839 The freshwater cooling system self-contained, internally sensing thermostatic temperature control valves fitted on the main engines of your anchor-han... illustration
  63. #1840 Your platform supply vessel is fitted with cooling water systems serving the main propulsion diesel engines as shown in the illustration. Which heat e... illustration
  64. #1841 The diesel generators on the platform supply vessel to which you are assigned are fitted with a charge air system as shown in the illustration. What s... illustration
  65. #1842 The winch drive engine on the anchor handling supply vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with a Roots- type blower as shown in the illustration... illustration
  66. #1843 The turbochargers on the main propulsion engines on the OSV to which you are assigned are fitted with an exhaust inlet screen to protect the turbochar...
  67. #1844 The two-stroke cycle main propulsion engines on the supply boat to which you are assigned are fitted with Roots-type blowers for scavenging purposes....
  68. #1845 You are assigned to an anchor handling supply vessel with a propulsion system as shown in figure "B" of the illustration. What type of propulsion syst... illustration
  69. #1846 The oil platform supply vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with main propulsion engines driving through pneumatic airflex clutches as shown in... illustration
  70. #1847 The lubricating oil system supporting the main propulsion reduction gear on your offshore supply vessel is fitted with a lube oil strainer as shown in... illustration
  71. #1848 The anchor handling vessel to which you are assigned has a pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the illustration. Which control valve is re... illustration
  72. #1849 The platform supply vessel to which you are assigned has a pneumatic propulsion control system as shown in the illustration. What statement is true co... illustration
  73. #1850 The pneumatic propulsion control system used on your oil platform supply vessel uses a diaphragm-operated relay valve as shown in the illustration. Pe... illustration
  74. #1851 The main engines on your oil platform supply vessel are fitted with speed control governors of the type shown in the illustration. If the shutdown sol... illustration
  75. #1852 The main engines on your multi-purpose supply vessel are equipped with overspeed trip devices as shown in the illustration. What statement concerning... illustration
  76. #1853 The main diesel engines on your general-purpose supply vessel are protected with an array of devices designed to provide an alarm or possible shutdown...
  77. #1854 The main diesel propulsion engines on your offshore supply vessel are protected with a mechanical overspeed trip mechanism similar to that shown in th... illustration
  78. #1855 The main engines on your offshore supply vessel are fitted with speed control governors based on the operating principle shown in the illustration. Wh... illustration
  79. #1856 The steam generating plant on your oil platform supply vessel is of the type shown in the illustration. Which of the labelled components would be the... illustration
  80. #1857 The steam generating plant on your oil spill response vessel is of the forced-circulation type. Which figure of the illustration represents a steam ge... illustration
  81. #1858 The auxiliary steam boiler on your oil platform supply vessel is equipped with soot blowers for maintaining heat transfer efficiency. On which of the...
  82. #1859 The auxiliary oil-fired water-tube steam boiler on your anchor-handling supply vessel is equipped with a water column similar to that shown in the ill... illustration
  83. #1860 For corrosion to take place within the closed, recirculating cooling water system of a marine diesel engine, an electro-chemical cell must exist where...
  84. #1861 Due to the questionable mineral content of fresh water taken on from shore as a source of make-up water for diesel engine closed, recirculating coolin...
  85. #1862 You suspect that the diesel-generator in service on your oil spill response vessel has a low coolant level. Assuming that the cooling water system is...
  86. #1863 After performing repairs on the fuel injection system or governor of a main propulsion diesel engine on your offshore platform supply vessel, what pre...
  87. #1864 While underway in open waters on your platform supply vessel, the low clutch air pressure alarm sounds and the faint odor of burning rubber is detecte...
  88. #1865 While proceeding in open waters to an offshore drilling platform, one of the main engines on your offshore supply vessel overheats. The high jacket wa...
  89. #1866 You are assigned to an OSV fitted with main propulsion diesel engines operating on the cycle represented in the polar timing diagram shown in the illu... illustration
  90. #1867 You are assigned to an OSV fitted with main propulsion diesel engines operating on the cycle represented in the polar timing diagram shown in the illu... illustration
  91. #1868 You are assigned as an engineer on an offshore platform supply vessel using main propulsion engines of the type shown in the illustration. What statem... illustration
  92. #1869 You are analyzing the data used for trend analysis for a two-stroke main propulsion diesel engine on your general-purpose supply vessel. Although the...
  93. #1870 You are about to check the valve lash adjustment on #1 cylinder's intake and exhaust valves of an auxiliary diesel engine fitted on the anchor-handlin...
  94. #1871 You are about to perform valve stem to rocker arm clearance adjustments on an auxiliary diesel engine onboard your offshore supply vessel. Which of th...
  95. #1872 An engine that runs rough may indicate a misfiring cylinder. Assume that the auxiliary diesel engines on your OSV have a fuel injection system that pe...
  96. #1873 An engine that emits black smoke through the stack may indicate a misfiring cylinder. Assume that the auxiliary diesel engines on your oil platform su...
  97. #1874 The main engines on your offshore supply vessel utilize a starting system similar to that shown in the illustration. When starting the engine, an exce... illustration
  98. #1875 When interpreting the engine lube oil supply header pressures for the main engines on your OSV, what statement is true assuming that the lube oil pump...
  99. #1876 Related to the diesel fuels used in the auxiliary and main propulsion diesel engines on the anchor-handling supply vessel to which you are assigned, t...
  100. #1877 Which offshore supply boat diesel fuel oil day tank condition would be most likely to result in water contaminated fuel?

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