Examiner: Mr.

Khairi

1. What is CST
2. Name the two manuals to be signed after sign on a ship and have been through the familiarization
(SOLAS Manual & Safety Management Manual)
3. 4 stroke timing diagrams, at which point on the diagram is the tappet clearance best measured
(during injection period), how to determine which cylinder unit of the DG is at that point (observing
the fuel pump of each unit)
4. Draw crankshaft, types of crankshafts, how to do crankshaft deflection.
5. How to do megger test
6. Draw FO service system. Given the FO consumption in volume, how to find the mass in ton (has to
do with the temperature of the FO and its specific gravity at that temp). What is the temp of the FO
in serv system?
7. What is the SOLAS requirement on the fire drill onboard. Given the fire in the ER, which requires
fixed CO2 to extinguish, what is your action. (Only operate under permission by CE & Master, ensure
all personnel evacuated from ER, quick closing valves operated and all fire dampers, ventilation, and
entrances are closed before operate the system)

Examiner: Mr. Mohamad Shahril bin Ali.

1. check tarb book

2. background. Pass experience
3. draw boiler and feed system
4. turbocharger surging
5. starting air line system
6. STCW, SOLAS, MARPOL
7. DG synchro

Examiner: Mr. Mohamad Shahrir bin Ali

1. Check Tarb book

2. background. Pass experience
3. 4stroke timing diagram
4. different between 2s n 4s
5. tappet clearance, procedure, condition
6. how to start 4s engine
7. synchro gen
8. reason why engine cannot start
9. draw boiler, how it works
10. procedure boiler from cold start
11. boiler blow down, why, water gauge glass
12. function of each mounting
13. sketch safety valve. How it works
14. boiler requirement safety valve
15. boiler water treatment. how to take temp water inside boiler
16. crankcase explosion, indication, what do if happen, safety devices
17. SOLAS chapter
18. air starting interlock
19. draw reversing mechanism interlock

#Really particular about safety valve sketch and boiler

Examiner: Khairi

1. Purifier

• starting and operation

• gravity disc function and diameter selection based on?

2. 2stroke piston

• sketch and label

• piston crown and skirt able to be disassembled?
• fuel injector opening pressure
• piston ring clearance
• what are the effects of piston ring breakage during operation?

3. Why does your generator run at 720rpm?

4. 4stroke timing diagram

• sketch and explain

• what is a stroke?

Examiner: Mr. Mohamad Shahril bin Ali

1. Check Tarb book

2. background, pass experience
3. draw boiler based on ship and feed system.
4. explain boiler mounting.
5. explain boiler start from cold.
6. boiler blowdown procedure
7. explain boiler water tests.
8. what contaminants can be found in cascade tank
9. sketch improved high lift safety valve and explain difference with high lift safety valve
10. sketch electrical power distribution system
11. synchro generator
12. can we synchro emergency dg and dg together? Why?
13. explain reverse power
14. SOLAS chapter and how it started.
15. explain MARPOL n regulations related to annex 1
16. explain annex4(discharge of sewage) and annex 6(explain emission control)
17. tappet clearance-explain how it’s taken. What happens if too less n too much.

Examiner: Abdul Khairi Habin

1. Check tarb book

2. Sketch 4 stroke timing diagram(explain)
3. Tappet clearance explain n locate position from timing diagram.
4. Stroke explain based on tarb book
5. Bore explain based on tarb book
6. Scavenge fire happen when you are taking over watch, how to distinguish fire, any safety device?
7. Draw piston (how to dissemble piston crown n piston skirt) location of piston ring, material of piston
ring, name of piston ring. Why there is always spare for engine which are ready to be change such as
piston, fuel injector n etc.
8. Draw, list and explains about type of piston ring clearance, how to measure each of clearance
position
9. Safety (EPIRB, SART, lifeboat, pyrotechnics) number available on board and how to operate

Examiner: Abdul Khairi Habin

1. tarb book
• tachometer, dg rpm, 1hp =? kw
• what marine diesel oil?
• Why we call marine diesel oil?

2. timing diagram 4 s

• Sketch
• What is overlap period,
• what is rpm? show at timing diagram 1 rev,
• how many degrees 1 rev?
• 1000 rev= how many times fuel injection?
• at what degree injection begin and end?

3. power distribution

• sketch, explain diagram,

• name of breaker,
• diesel generator frequency,
• condition for synchro,
• what is 3 phases,
• draw sinusoidal diagram,
 • show what type of v can be found from diagram,
• show 3 phases in sinusoidal diagram,
• how to find frequency from sinusoidal diagram?
• can we synchro 3 gen together?
• can we sync dg n shore / e.g. and dg and reasons?

Examiner: Abdul Khairi Habin

1. Check tarb
2. What different between ship register in Malaysia n Singapore - port authority
3. What is CST
4. Main engine CST (15CST)
5. FO temperature before main engine
6. FO temperature before purifier
• Why cannot put 100celsius on
7. Me FO sketch
8. Convert cubic to mass (show formula)
9. What pump discharge pressure (all pump)
10. Booster pump
11. Boiler pressure test when we do test (class survey 5 year).
12. Hull survey
13. How many percent Sulphur content
14. What speed when u change over.
15. Feed water
16. Boiler water treatment.
17. If too much chloride what to do
18. Bunker delivery note
19. What is your bunker CST?

Examiner: Mr. Abdul Khairi Habin

1. What is tachometer?
2. What and how to get angle of LOL on ship, sketch and explain?
3. Explain manual synchronization of DG,
• if dg load reduce will its rpm reduce and why.
• What is AVR and how you co relate with dg load and what is 3 phases,
• draw sinusoidal diagram,
• show what type of V can be found from diagram,
• show 3 phases in sinusoidal diagram,
• how to find frequency from sinusoidal diagram?

4. Sketch M.E F.O service line

 • explain when we can change over
• when we will get notice to change over before entering seca or eca area
• if change over what is the function of mixx column
• what pump we don’t stop to maintain fuel oil temperature in the system especially fuel pump
• we change over to diesel oil what we shut in the system.

(Mixx column jawapannya to blend dia tak nak jawapannya buffer tank or act as reserve tank and at mix
column have air vent)

5. Motor rpm? ( F=pN/120 -10% slip)

6.Emergency Fire Pump Requirements.

Examiner: Haji Ramli

1. sketch and explain boiler system

2. explain crankcase explosion
3. sketch explain air starting system
4. draw safety valves
5. gauge glass sketch and explain procedure
6. draw starting air valve

Examiner: ABDUL HADI NORDIN

1. ME FO System (all temperature and pressure)

2. kw to hp,
3. What is bhp, bore, stroke
4. Power distribution (frequency, voltage, phase angle, safety device)
5. What is ism? psm what chapter in ism?

*Banyak pasal regulation

Examiner: Hj Ramli

1. air starting system

2. air starting valve
3. starting air explosion
4. safety device at air starting system
5. main firefighting system
6. boiler water treatment
7. boiler mounting
8. explain all about the boiler mounting stated
9. boiler feed water system
10. sketch boiler firetube and water tube
Examiner: Abdul Khairi

1. tarb book.
• Maker of engine, meaning model engine
2. Ship particular
3. What treatment on expansion tank?
4. What is PMS? Under what chapter in SOLAS?
5. FO line, how to change over HFO to do? When need to change?
6. Power distribution
• uses of transformer
• how to convert ac to dc
• explain frequency
• difference between 3-phase and single phase, graph

Examiner: Abdul Hadi

1. tarb book.
• GRT, bore, stroke, meaning model engine
2. start boiler from cold
3. bunker operation and procedure
4. enclosed space entry (clean FO service tank)
5. crankcase explosion
6. annex 1-7, explain every annex
7. crankcase relief valve

salah satu je, dia tanya crankcase relief valve tu, spring dia dekat dalam ke luar. aku jawab dalam then
without further a due terus cop failed. dia kata tu soalan vital, salah satu terus fail.

Examiner: Hazrool

1. Turbocharging system
2. Starting air system
3. Start boiler from cold
4. Taking over watch n handing over watch
5. Improved high lift vs full bore sketch & differences
6. Bunkering procedure

Examiner: haji Ramli

1. air starting system

2. boiler water treatment
3. boiler mounting
4. explain all about the boiler mounting stated
5. boiler feed water system
6. sketch boiler firetube and water tube
7. turbocharging system
8. sketch 2 stroke
9. sketch crosshead pin

Examiner: Hazrool

1. Steering gear 4 ram draw n explain. Explain steering gear requirements

2. Boiler gauge glass draw n explain blowdown procedure
3. Fixed co2 firefighting system draw and explain. Location of firefighting plan
4. Taking over watch
5. IG system draw and explain prepare ig. What to do if o2 contain high
6. Power distribution draw n explain EDG requirements

Examiner: Abdul Khairi

1. tarb book.
• Maker of engine, meaning model engine,
2. crankcase relief valve
• ada berapa and how does it work
3. Turbocharger
• tanya turbine and blower side,
• sight glass kat mana,
• pakai jenis LO apa,
• MELO boleh guna dekat TCLO ke,
• air compressor boleh guna kat SG ke,
• jenis LO, nama dia characteristic LO. detail nak mampos aku stress jawab yang ni hahahaha. tips
dia make sure letak BDN kat nama oil kau, sebab LO beza on BDN, more BDN meaning more acid
to neutralize. nama TCLO aku TCN-80BDN, cari lah balik korang punya nama LO jangan letak CST
pula hahaha
4. Synchronized dg
5. rpm dg,tc, dia tengok kapal aku ada dua type dg dia tanya how much power generate and kenapa
ada dua jenis, 440v ke 6.6kv
6. Power factor

Examiner: Hazrool
1. Draw card and explain
2. MARPOL
3. Sketch bunker line and internal transfer
4. Sketch any safety valve and differences
5. Ballast Water Management
6. Explain STCW and what improvements?
7. What is your action as an engineer if you find out white smoke coming out from one of the
generators?
8. Explain engineer responsibilities to LSA and FFA. (SOLAS chapter 3, LSA arrangement. Weekly,
monthly, annually)

Examiner Mr. Hazrool Rizal

1. Crankcase explosion
2. Boiler feed water system
3. Ig system
4. Boiler gauge glass
5. Handing over taking over watchkeeping
6. Starting airline system
7. Bunker line
8. Bunker process procedure

Examiner: Mr. Hazrool Rizal Bin Abdul Rahim

1. Refrigeration system
2. Sketch bunker line and explain about how internal transfer takes place
3. Sketch any safety valve and explain its working principle
4. Why maintain ig less than 5%
5. Handing and taking over watch
6. What to do if IG more than 5%.
7. Start boiler from cold

Examiner: Mr. Hazrool Rizal Bin Abdul Rahim

1. MARPOL Annex 6 explain

2. Sketch bunker line and explain about how internal transfer takes place
3. Sketch any safety valve and explain its working principle
4. Sketch IG line and explain
5. Sketch fire line and explain
6. Explain what you know about Ballast Water Management
7. Draw 4s-timing diagram and explain.
Examiner: Mr. Hazrool Rizal Bin Abdul Rahim

1. Bunker procedure
2. 4-stroke timing diagram
• why overlap
• where point to do tappet clearance,
3. Sketch crankshaft
• List all type of crankshaft
• How to do crankshaft deflection
• How much the point crankshaft deflection
• Where the first point to start crankshaft deflection
4. Crankcase explosion
5. What is reverse power, How the reverse power can occur,
6. List types of battery
• Is the battery can be stepped up by the transformer
• How to know the density of battery
• How to check the battery
• What is the use of battery on board?
• How battery 24v can start the generator?

Examiner: Mr. Hazrool Rizal Bin Abdul Rahim

1. Conversion hp > kw
2. How much viscosity for FO?
3. Who issued the BDN (Bunkering Delivery Note)?
4. Sketch FO line
5. FO Settling and Service tank temp?
6. How much the pressure after the booster pump? Then the pressure from fuel pump to fuel injector?
7. What is driven pump?
8. Sketch driven pump
9. Function of mixing tank
10. how to and when we change over HFO to DO via 3-way valve after receiving 1hr notice for arrival?
11. Purifier maker
12. Synchronizing Generator in ECR
13. Is it possible for 3 genset to be parallel or not?
14. How to adjust 59hz to 60hz for 2 genset when gen 3 is 60hz?

Examiner: Mr. Khairi

1. Conversion unit
2. What is stroke and bore
3. 4 stroke timing diagrams
• What mean by overlap and why
 • Why do tappet clearance
• How to do tappet clearance
4. Sync genset 3 in parallel
• different frequency(59,59)(60hz)
• How to synchro
• prove by formula
5. Piston mounting
• Different between cross head & Trunk type
• How to take piston ring clearance
6. Device to detect speed
7. Temperature of cooling of running machinery
8. Oil type use for stern tube and steering gear
9. Bunker procedure
10. EEBD
• requirement
• Location in E/R and who brief when onboard

Faridzul Azihan

Examiner: En Abdul Hadi

1. Device to detect speed

2. 4 stroke engines rotate at 700rpm, how many times fuel injections occur in 1 min
3. 2 stroke engines rotate 102rpm how many times injection??
4. power card and draw card, sketch and explain...
• Where the cycle occurs in diagram
• where TDC and BDC
• About combustion in cylinder, what power produce?? Expansion?
• Pressure and temp
5. Sketch FO line and explain include temp and pressure
6. Sketch refrigeration systems...what type of pump is used. What kind of Lo is used...pump down.
liquid and gas charging... cfc.
7. what different Lo on refer and air compressor...which one is more expansive?
8. Synchronizing procedure...what is 3 phases? Where the voltage come??

Examiner: En Abdul Hadi

1. Ship construction- all definition

2. Sketch Water tube boiler, state temperature n pressure
3. Start boiler from cold
4. how to blow through
5. why need to purge boiler
6. why water in gauge glass not appear & action to taken
7. 4 stroke timing diagrams. Why overlapping
8. Tappet clearance. At which point.
9. How to do piston ring clearance
10. MARPOL- how to apply onboard ship & to minimize pollution
11. Power distribution. Sketch n explain.
• how to know no of pole.
• what is 3phase.
• synchronize genset
12. Regulation of emergency genset. why shore connection & emergency genset cannot synchronize
with main genset

Examiner: Abdul Hadi

1. What is air draft?

2. Explanation bore and trunk?
3. State and explain one by one about MARPOL
4. Sketch purifier diagram and explain
5. Sketch 4 stroke timing diagram
• Explain Overlap
• tappet clearance
• plot the point in the timing diagram sketching when taking tappet clearance
6. Boiler water blowdown gauge glass
7. Sketch power card diagram & draw card diagram. Explain

Examiner: Mr. Hadi

1. bore n stroke
2. Net tonnage, gross tonnage, deadweight
3. Meaning of M/E name
4. CST of M/E and temperature
5. GMDSS-How to operate
6. Water tube boiler-flashing up boiler from cold. Its temperatures
7. Power distribution
8. Maintenance on batteries
9. Alternator drawing n explain
10. MARPOL annex-how to comply onboard
11. synchronization
12. what happens to engine when reversing?
13. Find number of poles in alternator
14. m3 to tonnage
15. Reverse power relay
16. Purifier drawings n explain
17. M/E prepare to start
18. blow down gauge glass and boiler

Examiner: En. Khairi

1. what is stroke, bore - explain

2. What is CST - explain. Wen bunker and in use to M/E. How to control CST, temperature of all FO
tank.
3. Crankshaft - draw and explain, deflection when to take and how, explosion, indication and
prevention, safety procedures to enter crankshaft compartment.
4. 4 stroke timing diagram -explain each angle.
5. Tappet clearance -what for we have to do? What if less and more? when and how to do with safety
procedures. Firing order -the sequence?
6. Generator - why rpm 720, AVR, sketch alternator and explain, prepare generator from start to
synchronous and on load, can three generators simultaneously run together? Explain it.
7. Power distribution - switchboard, what is reverse power, how and what will happen? Explain it.
What kind of trips have? Explain it.
8. Boiler - sketch and explain feedwater system with economizer. What is economizer, what is
feedwater pump and circulating pump pressure?
9. Boiler water treatment - explain it, what kind of test? How to control, boiler blow down - sketch and
explain with the procedures.
10. Tarb book - main engine all FO pump discharge pressure?

Examiner: Mr. hairy

1. Viscosity of HFO during bunkering

2. M/E Fuel oil system with low Sulphur change over
3. Fuel oil temperature and pressure in the line and viscosity?
4. How to find out after change over low sulphur content oil, already fully change in line?
5. Circulating pump running always?
6. 4 stroke timing diagrams?
7. what is overlap? Why overlap?
8. Tappet clearance at which position. Show in the diagram? How to do tappet clearance?
9. Parallel generator procedure? Incoming generator frequency 59, what to do?
10. Why generator is 720rpm? How 720rpm? (Prove using formula)
Examiner: Mr. Hadi

1. bore n stroke
2. Net tonnage, gross tonnage, deadweight
3. Meaning of M/E name
4. CST of M/E and temperature
5. GMDSS-How to operate
6. Water tube boiler-flashing up boiler from cold. Its temperatures
7. Power distribution
8. Maintenance on batteries
9. Alternator drawing n explain
10. MARPOL annex-how to comply onboard
11. synchronization
12. what happens to engine when reversing?
13. Find number of poles in alternator
14. m3 to tonnage
15. Reverse power relay
16. Purifier drawings n explain
17. M/E prepare to start
18. blow down gauge glass and boiler

Examiner: Azrul

1. engine performance data - diagram of engine performance ada 4 explain, kenapa engine
performance
2. boiler performance-all water treatment, explain
3. starting air system-explain and also reverse system
4. 4/2 stroke diagram explain
5. tappet clearance
6. emergency generator, fire pump, steering gear main and auxiliary, kena game kt lifeboat
requirement (SOLAS)
7. power distribution explains everything, EG ada ACB ke tak (ada ACB)
8. SOLAS, STCW
9. safety valve how many (4), sketch full lift and improved n explain
10. MARPOL all annex explains
11. sewage system explains
12. boiler from cold
13. how to start dead ship