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CHIEF ENGINEER INSTRUCTIONS

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SUMMARY
1 - CONDUCT OF THE PROPULSION...............................................................................................2
1-1 ME Speed setting............................................................................................................................................ 2
1-2 Parameters of exploitation ME ................................................................................................................... 2
1-3 Maneuvering speed of ME .......................................................................................................................... 2
1-4 Rising and slow down speed ME ............................................................................................................... 2
1-5 Exceptional maneuvering ME ..................................................................................................................... 3
1-6 Transfer of ME command ............................................................................................................................ 3
2 – AUXILIARY CONDUCTS..............................................................................................................4
2-1 Autopilot and steering gear : ...................................................................................................................... 4
2-2 BOW Thruster: .............................................................................................................................................. 4
2-3 Ballast system : ............................................................................................................................................. 4
2-4 Bilge system : ................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.5 Auto heeling system : .................................................................................................................................. 4
2.6 Windlass and mooring winch : .................................................................................................................. 4
2.6.1 Winches ..............................................................................................................................................................4
2.6.2 Winches adjusting............................................................................................................................................4
3 – ALARM MANAGEMENT.............................................................................................................5
3-1 During maneuver : ........................................................................................................................................ 5
3-2 At sea : ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
3-3 Alongside : ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

1 – CONDUCT OF PROPULSION :
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1-1 ME Speed setting: speed setting is ordered by master.

1-2 Parameters of exploitation of Main Engine:

When the command is passed to bridge, the Duty Officer must check that the limit parameters of Main
Engine are not exceeded
RPM maximum speed ME M/E Speed : 80 RPM
Maximum Torque M/E Torque : 5071 kN.m
Maximum Power M/E Power : 48734 kW
Minimum Power M/E Power : 6867 kW
These parameters can be checked in GEAMAR at « MAIN ENGINE/Propulsion Overview » also at Auto Chief 4
Remote Control System.
The RPM must be mandatory adjusted if those values are exceeded.
The first limit exceeded is in most cases the Torque. That may vary depending on the changing conditions of water
height under the keel, meteo conditions. The duty officer must pay attention to following cases:
 If the wind and the sea fortifies ( even for a short period)
 If the ship sail in shallow zones
 If the maneuvers or important head changing
 If the ship rising speed

It must be avoided to maintain the ship at speeds between 62-67 rpm because the auxiliary blowers can produce
damage.
At sea passage, it must not descend under the minimum power of 6867 kW continuous rating, without warning
the chief engineer.

1-3 Maneuvering Speed of Main Engine

During the maneuver, the preset maneuver speeds will be used and under certain particular situations
intermediary speeds can be chosen.
The minimum ME revolution is of 23 rpm
A special attention is required when increasing the speed from Half Ahead to Full Ahead. This changing must
not be done, excepted under exceptional circumstances, when the ship just attempts the NORMAL speed half
ahead; the speed has to be kept in half ahead for at least 5minutes before increasing.

1-4 Rising and slowing down speed ME:

When sailing, the increase speed programing will be engaged after 66 rpm (Full Ahead). It must count a total of 66
minutes from 60 rpm to 80 rpm.

When arriving, the decrease speed programming will engage when the handle will be in FULL AHEAD position (66
rpm). It must count a total of 6 minutes to pass from 80 rpm to 66 rpm.

Certain maintenance operations, such as turbocharger cleaning, Exhaust Gas Boiler cleaning, needs to be made
at 75 rpm, after job completion the speed chosen by the Master must be set back.

When returning to a low maneuver speed (below 66 rpm), a step of minimum 5 min must be done at “Full”
maneuver speed (66 rpm), before reducing to maneuver speed.

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1-5 Exceptional maneuvering Main Engine:

 Cancel load program :

In case of emergency slow down, this programming can be shunted when activating the button « CANCEL LOAD
PROGRAM » on AUTO-CHIEF 4, near the maneuver chadburn. This procedure, very restrictive for the engine must
be an EXCEPTIONAL procedure.

 Crash stop :
In case of CRASH STOP, put the chadburn in MAX ASTERN.

 Slow down & Shut down (Automatic safety maneuver) :

If any safety problem causes the SLOW DOWN or the SHUT DOWN of Main Engine, the duty officer must put the
chadburn in the correspondent position (SLOW Ahead for a SLOW DOWN or STOP for a SHUT DOWN) and
immediately warn the Chief Engineer. The duty officer will wait the Chief Engineer’s order to reset the alarm and
to put back on route the ship.

On short:
Event What happens What needs to be done
Emergency stop Main Engine or Black Out Alarm « Shut down active » Put the chadburn on « STOP »

Main Engine slowdown in case of safety Alarm « Slow down active ». The Put the chadburn on Slow Ahead
engine passes on to Slow Ahead
Starting Failure Alarm « Start Failure » Put the chadburn on « STOP » and
restart

 Black out :
In case of Black out, put the chadburn on STOP and wait for orders from engine room.

 Main Engine Safety :

The safety measures will be cancelled only under Master’s orders with approval from Chief Engineer in case of
extremely emergency only.

 Starting air pressure :

If the starting air pressure is under 12 bars, the alarm « Start block » will show up on Auto Chief 4, then it will be
possible to start the main engine only if:
o Press on « LIMIT CANCELLATION »
o Switch the Main Engine commands to Control room

1-6 Transfer of ME command:

The duty officer must read the card n° Bridge – 510 Use of the Propulsion system
Certain temporary orders could be given by the Chief Engineer in case of special events (e.g.: piston grinding,
sailing in hot waters, etc.)

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2- AUXILIARY CONDUCTS :

2-1 Autopilot and steering gear:

The duty officer must read and respect the card n° Bridge-550 Use of the steering gear and Auto pilot control

2-2 Bow Thruster:

The duty officer must have knowledge when putting in service the bow thruster and must be compliant with
the card Bridge – 520 Use of the bow thruster

2-3 Ballast system:

The duty officer must have knowledge of the card n° Cargo-520 Ballasting operations – Piping -pumps
Without any exceptional circumstances, the valve BA48 must be always kept opened to:
-be ready for use in case of emergency flooding of E/R
-avoid over pressure in the ballast, especially during ballast operation.

2-4 Bilge system:

The duty officer must have knowledge of card n° Cargo-530 Sounding Pipes
If a bilge is flooded, keep the pump running maximum 1 minute, after the end of the high level alarm.

2.5 Anti Heeling:

The duty officer must have knowledge of card n° Cargo-540 Automatic control list system

2.6 Winches and Mooring Winches:

After each maneuver, firmly close all the protection hatches at handling stations (to protect the electrical part
from damaging).
If any mooring winch does not work properly, engine room team must be warned.

2.6.1 Winches:
The duty officer must have knowledge of card n° Bridge-640 Mooring Equipment’s description

2.6.2 Winches tension adjusting:

- Position auto 1: The tension control of the mooring line is made every 10 minutes
- Position auto 2: The tension control of the mooring line is made every 5 minutes
At the end of the arrival maneuver, passing in auto position mode must be made step by step with
approximately 30 seconds between each winch.

3 – Alarm Management
Special or temporary orders could be given by the Chief Engineer regarding the alarms, the failures occurred or
any other specific circumstances imposing a special attention, these orders are recorded in the bridge logbook
and signed by the Bridge Duty Officers.

3-1 At maneuver

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During the maneuvers after the working hours, the Engine team will communicate to bridge his presence in the
engine room. After the maneuver, the Chief Engineer, will switch the alarms to the engine duty officer, and he will
notice the bridge that the engine team left the engine room.
3-2 At sea
After the working hours, the bridge duty officer must ensure that the alarms are switched to the engine duty
officer (Position UNATTENDED at AMS Electronics Watch Bridge Unit), that so in all circumstances or the engine
room is unoccupied (ex: safety drill)
The Bridge duty officer must have in mind that only one person in the engine room is exposed to dangerous
situations. That’s why the engine duty officer is obliged to use the Dead Man alarm system when he stays alone
in the engine room, and also to inform the bridge when leaving the compartment. In this instant the bridge
duty officer will check if the alarms are passed to the right duty engineer.
However, if no signs from the engine room within 15 minutes, or no acknowledgement of Dead Man’s Alarm,
the bridge duty officer must check that nothing happened to the engine duty officer by sending a crewmember
to check.

3-3 Alongside
After the working hours, the alarms are transferred to the engine duty officer. In case of alarm, the engine duty
officer will report his attendance in the engine room to the bridge duty officer, via walky-talky, from the start to
the end of his intervention. Once informed, the bridge duty officer, will ensure the safety of the duty engineer as
well as at sea (see the previous paragraph)

This precedes the "CHIEF ENGINEER STANDING ORDERS" which is:

- explanations of chief engineer’s instruction are done during a meeting.
- Placed attached in the card n° Bridge-031 Bridge Manual
- Renewed and updated each time when the chief engineer is changed
- Read, signed (all the pages) and applied by the officers present on board.

Voyage n° 53 Chief Engineer: Master:

Le 26/02/2016 R. MOUCHOTTE H. POIRIER

Officer’s Signature
Name Signature

Chief Mate :

Navigation Officer:

Safety Officer :

Administration Officer :

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Supplementary Officer:

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