What is Tappet Clearance? Why is it Required and How measure it? | Valve Clearance
What is Tappet Clearance?
Tappet Clearance is the distance between the top of the valve stem and the rocker arm of the marine engine. It...
Sketch of Mid Ship Section of Double Hull Oil Tanker with Center Tank and Wing Tank
Mid Ship Section of Double Hull Oil Tanker:
A mid ship section of a double hull oil tanker is a cross-sectional view of the...
With suitable sketches, show/purpose of following principal dimensions (a) LOA (b) LBP (c) Draught (d) Depth (e) Breadth (f) AP (g) FP (h)...
Here are the purposes of the following principal dimensions of a ship:
(a) LOA: Length Overall (LOA) is the length measured between the extreme ends...
How to Apply for SID Online (2024): DG Shipping SID Card Online | DG Shipping BSID
Seafarer's Identity Document (SID) is one of the important documents before joining a ship as a cadet. The new bio-metric SID has provisions for...
Main Switch Board (MSB) Safeties on ship
The safeties and protection of Main Switch Board (MSB) are:
MSB should be dead front type. (i.e. All the live conductor should pass from behind...
List of Equipment to be carried in Lifeboat as per SOLAS
Equipment to be carried in Life Boat are:
Except for free-fall lifeboats, sufficient buoyant oars to make headway in calm seas.
Boat-hooks = 2;
Buoyant bailer =1
Buckets...