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Engine Room Platform 1. The Engine. Main Engine. The main engine contains pistons, connecting rods and crankshafts which supply power to __________ the propeller. The are usually 2,3 or 4 platforms around the engine which let the engineers __________ different parts of the engine. Platforms.
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Main Engine The main engine contains pistons, connecting rods and crankshafts which supply power to __________ the propeller. The are usually 2,3 or 4 platforms around the engine which let the engineers __________ different parts of the engine. Platforms
Air Compressors / Air Recievers There are usually two starting air compressors for backup in case one air compressor breaksdown. The air compressors pressurize air before __________ it to the air receivers. There are two air receivers in the air start system. The air receivers contain __________. The air is pressurized by the __________ and supplied to the air receivers.
Emergency Control Station The main engine is controlled from the bridge or Engine Control Room by telegraph and fuel lever control. These systems of control are called Remote Control Maneuvering Systems. If the remote control maneuvering system fails to operate from both the remote stations, i.e. bridge and ECR. The Emergency Control Station can be used to provide a maneuvering control system. This is designed to operate the main engine if there is an automatic control system __________. It is usually used in an __________.
Vacuum Priming Unit This device is designed to ________ the air from the ballast pumps.
Check Your Understanding • What does the ME do? • What do the platforms do? • What do the Air Compressors do? • What does ECS do? • What does the Vacuum Priming Unit do?