Andrew-Paisley

Iain (GMA Candidate)Chief Unlimited
Andrew Dewar (1 hour 40 minutes)
24/05/2021
What was the last survey you were present at?
What certificated were being renewed? Under which convention?
What is with the IOPP certificate?
What is on the supplement?
With regards to filtering equipment, what do we need to know?
How does a centrifugal OWS work?
How does a baffle type OWS work?
What regulations are in Marpol annex VI?
What does the BDN tell us?
How long is it kept for? Sample?
How do we comply with NOX regulations?
List all components that affect NOX
What do we need to know about T/C?
How does fuel burn in the cylinder? Initially and as it continues?
Can we adjust fuel injection start time? Can we adjust fuel injection stop time?
How do we time fuel pumps?
How do we calculate how long the fuel has to burn in a cylinder?
How do we ensure correct combustion within such a short time?
How does VIT work on a 2 stroke?
What is the Piston Crown made of?
What are camshafts made of?
How are they hardened?
What is nitriding? How is it done? Why do we use nitriding?
What is case hardening? How is it done?
What is annealing? How is it done
Are crankshafts hardened? How?
Crankpin a large 2 stroke is damaged. How much can be ground off? Why?
What is hydrodynamic lubrication? How do we maintain it?
How is a 2 stroke crosshead lubricated?
How is it maintained?
What properties must the crosshead have to withstand hydrostatic lubrication?
In drydock a section of plate needs replacing, how do you know what steel to use?
What steel do we use to build ships?
What grades of steel are available?
Where would we use higher grade steel? Why?
Where on a bulk carrier would we use higher grade steel additionally?
Showed a circuit diagram of a generator on the screen. Explain, in detail, whats going on?
2/E calls and says there is no voltage from the generator, as C/E what are your actions?
If a diode fails open circuit, will voltage be produced?
If only one diode fails will voltage be produced?
How does AVR work?

There are lots of questions missed here but if I remember ill send them in. Examiner was very fair and made it more like a conversation. Asked some tricky questions due to the wording but made me feel comfortable during exam.