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Name: Ramireddy Hajarathreddy, Student ID: 29615, Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: Engine room Fire put off by using co2 flooding, repaired all burnt cables & panels and then the ship was put into operation. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Electrical heater for FO purifier provided thermostat cut off prevent ove heat. Incident: Engine room fire Read More

Name: Venkataganesh S, Student ID: 692, Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: During cargo discharging of Suez Max grade tanker at new Mangalore terminal loading arm disconnected automatically by excessive surging, due to winds. Crude oil sprayed on the deck, and on the jetty for nearly 300 meters. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Cargo stopped. Mooring Read More

Student ID: 90224 Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: Fire takes places on generator due to fuel oil filter cover broken Corrective Action/ lessons to be learnt: Not to be over tighten the fuel filter cover Incident: Generator was running and fuel filter cover broken and due to that fuel spear over exhaust pipe and caught fire Read More

Name: Mr. Gopalan Krishnan Student ID: 28461 Rank: C/E Summary: Cargo hold bilge line chokage due to accumulation of cargo. Problems encountered in cleaning the line. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Installing a proper strainer at the bilge well, suited for specific cargo that was loaded. Incident: Vessel loaded sintex concentrate and the bilge Read More

Name: Kemillten Antone Student ID: 60051 Rank: III rd Engineer Summary: F.W.G gave way and leaked. Salinometer malfunction. In two days high salinity water had filled in Distilled F.W. Tank, kept for boiler. Weekly checks of Salinometer had to be done. Daily checks of water from F.W.G. has to be done. Boiler water cascade tank Read More

Name: Mr. Nibin Babu Student ID: 79915 Rank: 3rd Engineer Summary: # AE Explosion Corrective Action/ Lesson to be learnt: # Check the quality and standard of spare parts Incident: Once an incident happened in my 1st ship sailing in Europe area, it was during my duty time, while me and motorman were taking round Read More

Name: Premkumar Rajendran Student ID: 33893 Rank: IV th Engineer Summary: Deck Air Compressor Dismantling / Boxing up, V-type, Reciprocating, Air-cooled. Crank case over pressuring & fuming through crank case breather. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be Learnt: Piston opened/ Dismantled a chain, gudgeon pin withdrawn, o’ring renewed, Compressor boxed up. Tried out satisfactory. Lesson learnt: Read More

Name: Raju Raghul Kumar Student ID: 5345 Rank: Chief EngineerSummary: Bunkering At Singapore/ Malaysia EOPL While taking bunkering at Malaysia, Singapore EOPL we have to be very careful in observing the bubble formation of oil sounding of tanks, since cappuccino effect being produced by some of the suppliers. Corrective Action/ Lesson to be Learnt: After Read More

Name: Sundravadivel V, Student ID: 71173, Rank: CIEY – Chief Engineers Summary: Life raft painter not connected to the proper hook during a port state inspection, the inspector found the painter was not connected to the weak hook properly. The pointer was connected to the wrong hook, this life raft was sent for the shore Read More

Name: Varun John Paul, Student ID: 30450, Rank: 3rd Engineer – Class IV Summary: Injury to personnel when working on the blower of Sewage Treatment Plant . Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Time constraint is important. Jobs to be done of only when time permits and not to be done in a hurry Senior Read More