Dave, if I'm understanding your requirements the companion document for the 4th class self study program will help with answers from the 4th class reg questions search TP 14609 E on the TC site and look at the back section on regs...

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Just wanted to pass on that I followed up on Tx's advice under the course advice thread and got the catalogue from videotel. They offer a computer based 4th class engineering program that is STCW certified, I shared the material with our Chief and he is looking into ordering a workstation copy for t...

You never know what those examiners are up to, seeing how well you sweat under pressure or asking wild questions based examples in real life. Good that we have places like dieselduck to share experiences with each other (kudo's to you Martin).

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I can see that the puzzled look on the shift and Senior engineer's faces at the time of the incident is echoed here in the forum. As much as I love to see gray matter at work and I am sooo tempted to just give another hint. This is what we found. Chuck, you get points for thinking about the amount o...

Dear Arcjumper

Hope U used #7...for those of you who didn't look it up....

Scientific Wild Assed Guess

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Engine type is MAK 6M282 The fuel gallery alarm - on this particular engine the pumps are inside the casing behind removable doors. The gallery alarm is designed to let you know when there is a fuel leak as you can't see the pumps unless the doors are off. Interesting design you say...well...there i...

Okay, here's a mystery for you guys. An fuel gallery alarm goes off on a ship service generator. You go through the normal procedures to shut down the engine remotely but find that the engine is still running when you arrive on site. You hit the local stop button but it still runs. You try revving t...

Okay, this thread is bouncing off the top of my head..but I got curious about the emulsification question. I wonder in the day and age of chemical interactions if a cleaner used on a purifier could react with a detergent in a fuel and gather moisture from surfaces like condensation on the inside of ...

Conrad, you make some excellent points in favor of reducing engine room man power where the situation warrants it. You obviously have extensive experience with both. I wonder what your comments are regarding regular maintenance items and unexpected repairs. How do you think the reduced staffing impa...

Great topic Sprocket, I am with JK on the accident side of things. When something goes wrong there never seems to be enough people. I also wonder what it means to regular maintenance items, I'm lucky to be on a ship that is great about the scheduled maintenance. When the checks come around it takes ...

And what is the site's address?

Thanks for the reference JK, looks interesting.

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Hey Martin, I'm just back from a trip and see you have been busy again. On the wiki front I wonder if the folks at wikipedia would be interested in a partnership of some kind..no sense reinventing the wheel. Then the concentration could be on the immense task of content.

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Now you know perfectly well all that clean fresh air is not good for engineers....

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Truer words have not been spoken TX.....

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