Marine Engineering

Everyone willing to build a successful career as a seaman, shall understand the importance of making the right decision at the very start of the way. In fact, there are two ways in which you could get a job on board a vessel - degree in either nautical science or in the field of marine engineering.

However, the practice shows that it is sometimes quite difficult for the students to make a choice between deck and engine compartments. That is why we consider it very important to know and understand well in advance what exactly field the seaman of the future is going to pursue...

The present booklet was developed by the team of the well-known MarineInsight team, who are one of the world popular sources. As you could see above, the book starts with some sort of comparative analysis of nautical science versus marine engineering.

This one is followed by the sections providing the readers with the information on how to become a professional marine engineer, explaining the hierarchy that is there in the engine department, the most important documents, training courses and books for marine engineers, some recommended further studies and resources.

We would definitely recommend every student to go though this publication as it may shed some light on what might appear unclear and provide some timely guidance to the development of their careers.

This is a completely re-written, updated and revised release of the textbook which, together with a huge number of newly added illustrations and images, forms an excellent guide to the construction and operating principles of the machinery installed on board marine vessels, i.e. diesel engines and boilers. This edition of the textbook contains more chapter in comparison to the previous edition.

Moreover, there is now a separate introductory section developed to address the syllabus that is usually used during the naval training. Some little portion of the publication has been given to the types of marine boilers and engines that are now considered obsolete. In addition, the auxiliary section of the book covers such the important matters of marine engineering as steering gear, towing arrangement and other deck equipment, electrical machinery and associated equipment, air compressors, various hydraulic machinery, refrigerators, etc.

Particular attention has been paid to such important aspects of naval architecture and ship construction as water-tightness of the hull, ship stability, pumping arrangement, fire-fighting matters etc. Finally, the last section of the book addresses the steam turbines and ICE, i.e. internal combustion engines. The author did his best to explain the complex technical matters in a very simple and understandable manner.

This latest seventh release of one the most recognized books on marine auxiliary machinery has been thoroughly revised - some of the old materials have been removed while several new chapters were added that reflect the intention of the author to make the present book maximum relevant to the current COC (certificate of competency) examinations.

The author hopes that the drawings that he has included in his book will be of helpful to anyone preparing to the COC as well and other exams. All of the previous releases of this publication have already proven to be so successful and that was the reason of their extreme popularity among both industry professionals and students worldwide. The textbook opens with the chapter describing the main propulsion services together with the heat exchangers, followed by the chapter addressing the machinery service systems together with the associated equipment.

Then the chapters come covering the ship service systems, their components, such as pumps and all pumping arrangements, valves and piping, cargo pumps, various systems installed on board tankers and gas carriers, auxiliary power plants, steering arrangements, refrigeration installations, propeller shafts, bow thrusters, stabilizing systems, cargo equipment, deck machinery, fire protection, heating and ventilation, and other important matters.

The ultimate aim of this updated and thoroughly revised edition of the book was to provide readers with the practical technical information directly related to the marine boilers and associated equipment used at sea on board steam and motor vessels. There are so many typical examination questions included in the guidebook together with the correct answers as well as clear explanations to help readers in their qualification as marine engineers.

The publication also contains some valuable information on marine boilers of welded construction and various types of water-type marine boilers, supplemented with the useful and informative instructions on how exactly to deal with rotary air heaters, water level alarms and safety valves of consolidated type; moreover, the book contains some valuable notes relating to the hydraulic testing and covers various aspects of the inspection, periodic maintenance of the main types of  marine boilers and possible operational problems that could be faced by the personnel.

It is a truly excellent reference volume for the students and a good guidance for the experienced professionals willing to refresh their theoretical knowledge of the construction and operation of the marine boilers, that is why we can recommend it to all categories of people dealing with the marine boilers.​

The present guidance booklet was prepared by the professionals of the Lloyds Register of Shipping, i.e. one of the most respected and world recognized classification societies, and officially released in order to serve as the useful supplementary tool for the surveyors of LR performing surveys of marine anchor chains and associated fittings for their compliance with all applicable technical requirements stated in the Rules.

The original intention of the people who developed subject document was to provide the surveyors with the proper and comprehensive guidelines on how to interpret the Rules in a correct way, and be able to duly check the chains during their manufacture. In the meantime, it should be taken into consideration that the present guidebook shall not be treated as the integral part of the classification Rules that are regularly issued by LR - what it means is that the Rues shall be addressed where necessary. The material of this Guide mainly bases on the requirements that have been incorporated into the LR Rues applicable to the Materials.

Where required, this document uses numerous supplementary pictorial examples for illustration of the common imperfections and defects of the chain. Note, however, that all those images are included for guidance purposes only while the decision is to be made solely on the basis of the Rule requirements.

The present book is intended to describe the marine engines as well as the auxiliary motors and systems of propulsion that are usually found on smaller commercial vessels having a length of not more than 80 meters and the displacement of less than 500 tons. The main content of the book is arranged in ten major chapters, followed by a glossary of terms used throughout the text of the volume and marine engineering, in general.

The first chapter of the book explains the basic principles of the internal combustion engines, covering the operating principles, two- and four-stroke engines, timing and air supply, and protection devices. The second chapter deals with the storage and handling of the fuel, including survey compliance, transfer pumps, contamination, description of the flash point and procedure for safe entering the fuel tanks. The third chapter continues the fuel theme and concentrates on the supply, injection and control of the fuel oil, covering the petrol and diesel fuel systems, governors and injection pumps, troubleshooting etc.

The chapter dedicated to the lubricating system provides the information on the purpose and components of these systems, oils and additives, contamination issues, as well as analysis and servicing. Then, there are separate chapters on the cooling, gearing, tailshafts, propellers, propulsion systems, outboard and inboard motors.

While teaching the subject of machinery fault diagnostics and signal processing, and conducting short courses for industry professionals for more than fifteen years to the senior year and graduate students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, I have always had a problem locating a single book on the subject.

Though there are excellent research journals and trade magazines on the subject, I have failed to locate a book without bias toward the equipment used or process followed for detecting faults in machines in general, and rotating machines in particular.

With this preamble I began to write this book, drawing on my experience with machinery condition monitoring while consulting for many industries in India and abroad over the last two decades. In many of my fault-detection exercises in the industries where I have consulted, I have come across technicians and engineers who wonder what fast Fourier transform (FFT) is, and I have been provided with a table full of numbers and asked to find the fault in the machines.

Many engineers in the field learn this subject from the technical brochure of the equipment they use, without understanding their limitations. They feel that since they have a piece of costly equipment at their disposal, they can detect and diagnose the fault in any machine. One of the purposes of this book is to eliminate such myths. No offense intended...

This valuable book is intended to serve as a good reference tool to be used by pump experts and, at the same time, as the useful textbook - by the students of pump design and related disciplines. Christopher E. Brennen, the author of this volume, has mostly concentrated on the fluid dynamics of pumps, and liquid turbo-machinery in general.

There are two main technical characteristics of liquid leading to the problems and causing a set of concerns. For instance, there is a possibility of cavitation and high densities of the liquids involved, and this results in possible damages as well as unsteady liquid flows. The opening chapter of the volume is providing readers with some basic introductory information, and that would include the cavitation and unsteady flows.

The other chapters of the publication are covering the technical features of the liquid flow, bubble dynamics, various effects that cavitation has on the pumping arrangements, vibration occurring in pumps etc. The text part of the volume is very richly illustrated with the informative images; there are numerous practical exercises included in the book for better understanding of the theory. The readers all around the world have found this volume to elaborate all relevant topics on fluid dynamics. It also emphasized the math modeling of various fluid systems and their components.