Mark Class 2 fishing
examiner Asif Hanif from South shields
07.06.2022
Air start system, draw and explain,
What safety’s on air start system: think he was looking for the flame trap.
How do you prepare you main engine for sea.
Why is it important to have engine warm before start up.
What’s the expansion tank for (jacket water)
Draw a block diagram of your engine to your prop and explain, I drew engine, reduction gear box, propeller shaft,stern tube and prop.
He then asked about reduction gearbox, think he wanted to know how it worked , I said about gear teeth of different sizes to reduce the engine rpm down to slower speed for the propeller . Not very sure if this was what he was looking for but he moved on.
He then asked about stern tube/ stern seals.
Then he asked about variable pitch propeller .
Draw the bilge system on your boat and explain, said about holding tank, ows, ocm, and 3 way valve to return back to tank if more than 15ppm ,
Asked about rules for using ows,
Asked Oil record book entries
Asked about oil spill at bunker station while taking fuel
What’s sopep
What is an enclosed space
Entry into enclosed space
What’s coswp
Asked about inspection of lifting gear, shackles crane wires etc
Testing of steering gear before departure
.
