Kazakhstan Maritime Engine Officer study plan

Sketch from memory a labelled line diagram of the main propulsion chain (fuel supply, turbocharger, air cooler, scavenge, exhaust, cooling and lubrication circuits) and annotate normal operating parameters on it.

Explain, in writing, the starting sequence and interlock logic of a large two-stroke diesel engine, including turning gear interlock, pre-lubrication and pre-heating requirements.

Solve five numerical problems on indicated and brake power, specific fuel consumption and mechanical efficiency, showing each step.

List the ten most common main engine alarms and state the correct first action and the consequence of ignoring each.

Describe the construction, operation and failure modes of auxiliary boilers, including water treatment, blowdown and safety valve testing.

Trace the full flow path of fuel from bunker tank to injector, naming each pump, heater, filter, separator and viscosity control point.

Compare starting and load-sharing procedures for three auxiliary generating prime movers and one emergency generator.

Diagnose four given fault scenarios (loss of lube oil pressure, high exhaust temperature, scavenge fire, fuel oil viscosity fault) and write the corrective action sequence for each.

Draw and explain the ship's electrical distribution single-line diagram, covering main switchboard, bus ties, preferential trips, earth fault detection and insulation monitoring.

Explain the operating principle and testing procedure for generator protection devices: reverse power, overcurrent, earth fault and under-voltage.

Interpret a programmable logic controller ladder logic excerpt for a pump auto-start and describe how to fault-find it safely.

Build a planned maintenance schedule for one auxiliary system, assigning intervals, acceptance criteria and record-keeping requirements.

Apply the dry-docking and repair specification process: prepare a defect list, draft work items with acceptance tests, and explain how to supervise and sign off a repair.

Explain the structural role of watertight bulkheads, double bottoms, cofferdams and collision bulkheads, and identify where a machinery space boundary can be breached.

Calculate a simple free surface correction and explain how fuel and ballast transfer during a voyage affects stability and list.

Describe the inspection and maintenance of engine room structural items: tank coatings, bilge wells, sea chests, hull penetrations and sounding arrangements.

Write a watch handover checklist covering machinery status, ongoing work, permits, defects and standing orders, and rehearse it aloud in a timed five-minute handover.

Explain the engineer officer's responsibilities under STCW watchkeeping principles, including fitness for duty, rest hours and the conditions for handing over or delaying handover.

Map the SOLAS and MARPOL requirements that touch daily engine room work: fire detection in machinery spaces, oily water separator operation, oil record book entries, garbage and sewage discharge limits.

Describe how to run an effective toolbox talk and how to challenge an unsafe instruction using a structured assertion model.

Summarise port state control inspection focus areas for machinery and pollution prevention, and list the documents a surveyor will request.

Explain the fire triangle and the classification of fires, and select the correct extinguishing medium and method for a fuel oil fire, an electrical fire and a scavenge space fire.

Describe the fixed firefighting systems found in machinery spaces (CO2, foam, water mist, sprinkler) including release procedure, pre-release checks and re-entry precautions.

Outline the emergency response sequence for a major engine room flooding, including bilge pump and emergency bilge suction use, isolation and damage control reporting.

Explain the shipboard oil pollution emergency plan activation steps and the immediate actions after an accidental oil discharge overboard.

Apply enclosed space entry procedures: atmosphere testing, permit, standby man, rescue equipment and the hazards of oxygen depletion and hydrocarbon vapours.

Deliver a two-minute spoken briefing in English describing an engine room defect and the proposed remedy, using standard marine vocabulary and clear structure.

Draft and answer ten standard engine room orders and reports, including telegraph orders, standby reports and finished-with-engines reports, in correct SMCP style.

Demonstrate the primary survey, recovery position, cardiopulmonary resuscitation sequence and use of an automated external defibrillator on a manikin or trainer.

Explain the treatment of burns, fractures, hypothermia and suspected spinal injury on board, and state when to call for radio medical advice.

Describe personal survival techniques: abandon ship signals, muster station duties, lifejacket and immersion suit donning, and survival craft boarding.

Complete two full timed mock examinations covering all ten domains and record the score per domain to identify residual weak areas.

Re-derive the five highest-risk calculations (power, efficiency, fuel consumption, stability free surface, dilution or discharge volume) from memory without notes.

Recite the key regulatory limits and record-keeping duties for oil, sewage and garbage, and the certificate and rest-hour requirements for the engineer officer.

Produce a personal one-page revision sheet of the twenty facts most often recalled incorrectly during the mock examinations.