D.S

About D.S

D.S currently serves as a seagoing officer with Princess Cruises. He holds a UK MCA EOOW Motor Unlimited Certificate of Competency.
  1:         What is Reverse Power Protection for? Generators intended to operate in Parallel must have a Reverse Power Protection Trip.  A Reverse Power Relay monitors the direction of power flowing between the Generator and the Switchboard. If a Prime Mover Failure occurred the Generator would act as a Motor.  […]

EOOW – Examination Revision Notes – Electrical Knowledge

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  1:         Explain the procedure for lowering a Lifeboat with Gravity Davits. The Lifeboat is held in against a cradle by ropes called gripes and the cradle is secured by pins. With the gripes and securing pins (sometimes known as harbour pins) are removed and released, the winch handbrake can […]

EOOW – Examination Revision Notes – Safety

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On my first ship there was two rudders so we had a port steering gear room and a starboard steering gear room. In each room there are two hydraulic power packs which can run independently or together as they have separate power supplies and oil tanks, which complies with SOLAS regulation. There […]

Emergency Steering Gear System

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