Engine control room design and arrangement on ships
Take a virtual tour inside one of the most magnificent places in the ship’s engine room and the types of equipment present there
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Marine Machinery, Engines & Controls
Showing guides and explainers filed under Marine Machinery, Engines & Controls.
Ship control room console and other paraphernalia
Learn about the various types of controls and systems that form the part of a typical vessel
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Safety relief valve for protection against explosion in crankcase
Learn about the construction and working of valves used in main engine for protection against crankcase explosions.
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Major ship fires and damage control while in port
A port is a place where the mariners can touch the land after long sailings and enjoy earthly life for some time. Yet this period might be marred by …
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Marine Bilge Pumps & Pumping System - Emergency Bilge Suction
Learn how the sea water pump providing cooling water can be used in times of emergency to empty the bilge spaces
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Ship Fire Fighting: How to Handle Cargo Hold Fire Situation
A ship in the middle of an ocean is just at the mercy of the elements and the ability of the sailors. What if one of the elements, such as fire, goes …
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Tank Pipe Fitting and Pipeline Security System for a Ship
This article explains the system for handling ballasting/deballasting operations and the piping arrangement in bilges and db tanks
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Motor oil blenders and polytron homogenizers explained
Auxiliary machineries on a ship use a different grades of fuel. Most of these fuel grades have water in them. It is difficult to remove this water …
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Automatic fire sprinkler systems explained
Nowadays, all the ships are provided with a fixed automatic sprinkler system in all the sensitive areas to prevent the spreading of fire in case of an …
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Compressed foam systems - Fighting fire by fixed foam producing installations on board ships
Not all type of fires can be extinguished using water. For specific types of fires, foam is used as an extinguishing agent. Let’s take a look at …
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