HK Engine Operator Grade 2 case studies
HK Engine Operator Grade 2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Hong Kong Engine Operator Grade 2 credential sits within the local vessel framework administered by the Marine Department (MD), the government department responsible for shipping and port matters in Hong Kong. It is aimed at crew who operate and maintain engine installations on local vessels, where the Marine Department handles certification and licensing of local vessels and crew certification through its public services. The HK Engine Operator Grade 2 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,274 words.
1Rising coolant temperature on a harbour crossing
At 10:15 the coolant temperature alarm on the single 220 kW diesel engine of an 18 m passenger launch sounds at 98°C and the gauge is still rising. The launch is mid-crossing in Victoria Harbour with 60 passengers, calm water and heavy cross-traffic.
525 words, about 3 min2Engine stops after bunkering at a public pier
After taking about 400 litres of diesel from a road tanker at a public pier, a 12 m workboat gets underway to carry two technicians to a site about 3 nm away. Ten minutes later the 150 kW engine begins to hunt, loses power and stops.
466 words, about 2 min3Fuel leak fire on an exhaust manifold
On a small harbour tug lying alongside a typhoon shelter pontoon, the engine-room watchkeeper finds a small flame at a lagged exhaust manifold where a high-pressure fuel pipe has been leaking. Dense smoke is building, the engine is still running, and a quick-closing fuel valve and fixed CO2 system are fitted.
433 words, about 2 min4Typhoon Signal No. 8 and a request to shift berths
A local workboat is moored in a crowded typhoon shelter with two crew on board; the owner wants to shift it four nautical miles to another shelter because he believes the first is too exposed. The operator checks the single 180 kW engine: it starts, but one of the two starting batteries is weak, and the cooling-water pump seal drips.
428 words, about 2 min5Loss of propulsion at night near Lei Yue Mun
At 22:40 a 20 m workboat is making 8 knots across a busy night-time fairway near Lei Yue Mun when the main engine stops and the lighting flickers before the emergency light comes on. The vessel is not under command, traffic is crossing ahead, and the chart shows rocky bottom in places with a useful anchorage about 0.4 nm to the west.
422 words, about 2 min