Hi Pete As far as I know there is two separate engine rooms three engines each. I do not know if there is separate alternators a lot of the motors are on 10kV and 440v, 220v etc is transformed from the six main engines. A system like this has been approved, Lloyds were Class approver. As you know la...

Yes, the young man can read the posts and make his own mind up. in fact he can especially ask for a Vanuatu or Marshall Islands ship. Be detained in port forever and they can put a bus ticket in his coffin. If there is any good ships I have not seen them in over fifty years in the business. regards ...

The engine room was full of white smoke, I dont think a carbon base fuel was burning. Number 5 engine failed it was outside the control room. I am not sure about the engine room layout and I do not have drawings and the electrical details are what is approved by Lloyds for this type of ship. The bre...

Hi JollyJack, Thank you for your very enlightened reply. I do note the Canadian Regulations are very similar to the UK Regulations. I am quite familiar with the Regulations. I have now fully retired but in a past life I was the Examiner of Engineers at Glasgow Marine Office. I was also a Senior Engi...

Hi PeteyCoco, When you are serving sea time for a certificate you must at all times check that the flag of the vessel is on the white list of flags. Google white list of flags. It can cause problems with your sea time if the flag is not on the list. The vessel may have a Panamanian flag and they are...

I do not wish to go into the matters of reverse power at the moment but there can be a time delay fitted. The reason for this is that the breaker is a main propulsion breaker. Safe operation in normal circumstances cannot have the breaker tripping with a portion of reverse power. Lloyds rules are co...

When we look at the fact the cabling is burning we must remember it can burn from the inside or the outside and if the faulty engine on a diesel electric ship does not clear the switchboard we can have reverse power. With five other driven alternators to power number 5 alternator in which there is a...