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Marine Machinery
Troubleshooting guides for pumps, boilers, purifiers, compressors and auxiliary systems.
Merchant Navy Careers
Questions about joining the merchant navy, exams, cadetships, ranks and sea-time.
Maritime Glossary
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Shipboard Operations
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Results for "Emergency generator"
How do you recover from a blackout (total loss of electrical power)?
A blackout is the total loss of electrical power on a ship — recovery depends on the emergency generator, restarting the main plant and restoring services in the right order.
Shipboard OperationsWhat should be checked during engine-room watchkeeping rounds?
How to make an engine-room round count — comparing live readings against normal ranges and catching trends before they become failures.
Merchant Navy CareersWhat is a dynamic positioning operator and how do you become one?
A dynamic positioning operator controls the system that automatically keeps an offshore vessel precisely on station, a specialised and well-paid skill built on a deck-officer background.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is a muster list on a ship?
A muster list is the SOLAS-required document that assigns every crew member their duties and muster station for each emergency, and sets out the alarm signals.
