第一章 公共用语1. How long have you worked on board?I have worked on board for 5 years.2. Which certificate do you have now?I have a fourth engineer certificate now.3. What is your marital status? How many departments are there on board?I'm single./ I am married.There are three departments: engine department, deck department, service department. 4. How many people are there in your family? Are you married? There are three people in my family. No, I'm still single. / Yes, I am married.5. How many countries have you ever been to? I've been to many countries, such as Singapore, Japan, Australia and so on.6. When did you begin to work on board? What kind of ship have you worked on? I began to work on board in 2003; I have worked on many kinds of ship, such as cargo ship, container ship, passenger ship. 7. How many important canals are there all over the world? There are three canals. They are Panama Canal, Suez Canal and Kiel Canal. 8. Can you tell me what is the most important thing for a seafarer?I think it is safety.9.What kinds of main engine and generator engine have you worked on?Large slow speed crosshead type marine diesel engine and high speed four stroke engine for A.C generator. / I've served several models, for instance, main engine: Sulzer RTA 84c type diesel engine, 4150BCF /4110AD type generator engine.10. Which classification society is your ship registered with?She is registered with (CCS) China Classification Society.11. Have you worked any ship that caused damage in critical equipments?No, I served my job cautiously, and my colleagues were also diligent. We kept the vessel in safe operation./ Yes, I have worked on a bulk carrier that the main engine had damaged.12. How do you make your maintenance schedules? Usually, the monthly maintenance schedules are made based on the annual preventive maintenance plan and the basic occasional maintenance work(通常月度维护计划是基于年度预防维护计划和非经常性发生的工作来制定的)。
13. Could you list international conventions concerning maritime shipping?Yes, of course. For example: STCW, SOLAS, MARPOL, IMDG CODE, and so on.(STCW--- International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafares.（1978 海员培训、发证和值班标准国际公约SOLAS--- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.国际海上人命安全公约 MARPOL--- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973. 1973 国际防止船舶污染公约IMDG CODE---- International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.国际海运危险货物规则） 14. Could you tell the usages of the STCW convention?STCW stands for International convention on standards of training, certification, and watch-keeping for seafarers. That is, it concerns training, certificate standards ,watch—keeping.15. What is the purpose of classification society? Could you list some of them?The Classification society devoted to evaluate the condition of the ship, the management system of marine company and the ships. It is non-governmental. The famous Classification societies are NV, Lloyd’s, BV, ABS, CCS.16. Could your list different kinds of ship’s surveys?Yes, of course. For example: annual survey, periodical survey, special survey, temporary survey, average survey, docking surveys, and so on.17. What does UMS stand for? Have you served UMS?UMS stands for Unattended Machinery Space. Yes, I have served UMS.18. Have you ever studied SMS? What is SMS?Yes, I have. SMS stands for Safety Management System.19.What should be paid attention to in the overhaul of a cylinder?Every operating must be complied with the precaution measures regulated in the SMS.20.Before entering an enclosed space such as ballast tank, what action will you take?Check the content of oxygen and ventilation.21.Please tell me the minimum safe oxygen percentage for the safety of the workers in an enclosed space.More than 18% and no more than 23% of oxygen in an enclosed space will be ok for the safety of the workers. 大于18％，小于23％ 的氧气含量是安全的第二章 机舱日常业务1. Please introduce one type of the main engine. The main engine is large bore two-stroke crosshead type with turbo- charging system.2. Please introduce fuel injection process of electronically controlled main engine.In a electronically controlled main engine, the fuel is injected into all the cylinder via a “ common rail”. The fuel is first stored in the fuel line and then , when a signal is given by the engine controls to the magnetics valves, injected into the cylinders. 3.Please introduce dual fuel technology (双燃料技术) of main engine. This kind of main engine can burn both natural gas and fuel oil used in large medium speed engine.4. Why is the two-stroke engine widely used as the main engine on board ship?Because the two-stroke engine could produce much more power than the four-stroke engine of the size.5. Why is the air exchanging quality of four-stroke engine more than that of two-stroke engine? Because four –stroke engine has an enough overlap be。