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Name: Mandala Dinesh Reddy, Student ID: 47148, Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: Vessel Started using unanalysed bunker after doing RA and obtaining office permission after usage vessel, experienced in breakdown of auxiliary engines, 6 units twice, and wear down of liner of3 units. Purifier overflowed continuously. Had spares for unit decarbonisation, and one spare liner, the Read More

Name: Manogran Deepak, Student ID: 89404, Rank: 3/ E Class IV Summary: Governor Malfunction Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Replaced Governor as advised by the Technician Incident: Ship engine was Mitsubishi during departure, engine got over speed and when tried to stop engine by stopping control room telegraph, fuel racks of the engine did Read More

Name: Rahul Chandrasekharan Pillai, Student ID: 38358, Rank: 3A E Class II Summary: Maintain of the machinery to be carried out regularly as per PMS or by continuous monitoring. Avoiding maintenance at proper time may lead to these type of situations Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Bridge informed and the engine was isolated and Read More

Name: Srinivasan Varadharajan, Student ID: 50711, Rank: 3A E Class IV Summary: ME Cylinder head cracked Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: ME unit 6 cylinder head had been replaced with the over hauled one. Preferable, to pressure test the cylinder head after overhaul. Incident: Ship was enroute from Durban to New York with full Read More

Name: Vincent Vasanth, Student ID: 36496 , Rank: 3A E Class IV Summary: Air entered into generator jacket cooling water system leads to black out during piolatage. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Vessel not maintained nitrite level as per marker instruction so all nitrite level to be maintained as per marker instruction During decarb Read More

Name: Bhuma. VR. Manohar Student ID: 47042 Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: Auxiliary Engine Fire – Fuel Hose Failure Incident happened in a offshore supply vessel. Fuel hose attached to engine driven pump failed and fuel sprayed on hot surfaces of turbo charger. Correction Action/ Lessons to be Learnt: Hoses on engine to be replaced with Read More

Name: Manimaran.J Student ID: 14092 Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: All three Anx engine’s failure & T/C deterioratIon A Panama geared V/L (Yanmar 6N18) Aux engines were getting failed frequently. Failure of turbochargers, frequent replacement of cylinder heads were necessitated. It was then decided that due to sub standard bunker supplied @ Singapore led to such Read More

Name: N.Chandra Prakash Student ID: 63539 Rank: III rd Engineer Summary: Purifier overflow due to incorrect bowl height after overhauling. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Purifier dismantled & bowl height adjusted. Gasket renewed for the sealing water side. 1. Follow all instruction in the manual without fail. 2. Consult senior or CE when in Read More

Name: M. Phillip Mohan Raj Student ID: 16522 Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: Steering gear motor no 1 not able to start when pilot was on board. No.1 motor was from ESB. One service engineer was engaged for SCBA maintenance. He accidentally switched off the No 1 steering gear motor breaker instead of SCBA compressor motor Read More

Name: Raghupathi.P Student ID: 52010 Rank: III rd Engineer Summary: Frequent breaking of piston rings in M/E. Correction Action/ Lessons to be Learnt: Improper liner calibration, usage of substandard ring (not – original from maker). Incident: After starting M/E, within few hours of operation, scavenge temperature of one cylinder found rising rapidly. Scavenge space inspection Read More