Watch Keeping- Proper Engine Room Rounds

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Usually, an engineer officer in charge, with perhaps a junior engineer assisting and one or more ratings, will form the watch. Each member of the watch should be familiar with his duties and responsibilities, the safety and survival equipment in the machinery space. This would include a knowledge of the fire fighting equipment with respect to location and operations, being able to distinguish the different alarms, and the action required an understanding of the communications systems and how to summon help and also being aware of the escape routes from the machinery space.

At the beginning of the watch, the current operational parameters and the condition of all machinery should be verified and also the log readings should correspond with those observed. Here is the guide how to take proper engine room rounds:

Taking Engine Room Round
* Start from outside of the Engine Room
1. Check the colour of the exhaust smoke.
2. Accommodation Air Condition blower room
3. Boiler Area
4. Incinerator Area
5. Jacket Water expansion tank
8. Air condition compressor, Refrigeration compressor platform
9. Main Engine Cylinder Head Area
10. Middle platform
11. Bottom platform
12. Steering Gear

-=Air Condition Blower Area=-
* Check the Blower Amperage.
* Check any unusual noise or vibration.
* Blower inlet and outlet temperature.
* Position of inlet flaps.
* Condensate water.
* Other blowers amperages.
* Check for any leakages / worn out line.

-=Boiler Area=-
* Check the Boiler water level.
* Check for water / steam / exhaust leak.
* Check oil leaks from fuel oil system.
* Check fuel oil pressure & temperature.
* Check the Burner.
* Check areas around the boiler.
* Check exhaust inlet & outlet temperature.

-=Incinerator Area=-
* Check whether it is operating.
* Check for water / fuel / exhaust / air leak.
* Check oil leaks from fuel oil system.
* Check fuel oil pressure & temperature.
* Check areas around the incinerator.
* Check exhaust outlet temperature

-=Expantion Tank Area=-
* Check water level.
* Check for any water leak / overflow.
* Check chemical drum is secure.

-=Air Condition & Refrigeration Compressors Area=-
* Check crankcase oil level.
* Check liquid level in the receiver.
* Check suction, discharge, lube oil pressure & temperature.
* Check amperage of the motor.
* Check condition of driving belts.
* Check unusual noise / vibration.

-=Main Engine Cylinder Head Area=-
* Check exhaust temperatures each unit.
* Check Jacket Cooling water temperatures.
* Check any fuel oil leakage on cylinder heads.
* Check leakage collecting funnels.
* Check starting air valve if it is leaking.
* Check turbocharger temperature & cooling.
* Check for unusual noise or vibration.

-=Middle Platform=-
* Check Generators parameters and area.
* Check air compressor area.
* Check cascade tank temperature and status, if there's any oil presence.
* Drain air bottles.
* Inspect purifier room for any unusual event.
* Check fresh water generator parameters & area around it.
* Check alpha lubricator operation.
* Check turbocharger oil return line.
* Check Air coolers.

-=Bottom Platform=-
* Check piston cooling oil flow.
* Check scavenge air drain (Fwd & aft).
* Check low temperature , high temperature & lube oil coolers temperature and pressure.
* Drain condensate from control air.
* Inspect lube oil purifier.
* Check all running pump conditions.
* Check oil trays.
* Check thrust block, shaft bearing, & stern tube.
* Check Freshwater hydrophore tank.
* Check condition of bilges.

-=Steering Gear=-
* Check steering operation, motor amperage.
* Check oil leakages.
* Check oil level in expansion tank.
* Check greasing pump.
* Check bilge well, any leakages.
* Check oil trays.
* Check oil and chemicals storage are.
* Check ventilation

And additionally, for a safety check C02 room. Check for any unusual event but first, switch on the C02 ventilation before entering. Stay tuned everyone :).