706 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.
expansion link. Starting gear.
Starting gear. Simple description (without detail) of various parts of engines and boilers-e.g. connecting rod, crank, piston and rings, packing of piston rods, relief valves and cylinder drains, line shafting, couplings, tail shaft, stern tube and packing. Auxiliaries and their uses-circulat- ing pump, air pump, feed pump, bilge pump. Action of propeller. Thrust block. Attachment of propeller to shaft.
Oil fired furnaces and use of oil fuel. A simple know- ledge of turbine machinery and of Diesel engines. Warming up and turning engines. Stopping and going astern-how done. A knowledge of what is required in the engine room on the receipt of manoeuvring orders from the bridge. Fuel consumption and economical, speeds. Power and speed curves. Effect of alterations of speed on fuel consumption and estimation of adequacy of fuel to complete a given
Voyage.
(b) An elementary knowledge of refrigeration on board ship Types of refrigeration on board ships. Types of refrigeration employed in special cases. Stowage and general handling of refrigerated cargoes.
55. Oral Portion.
1.---(a) Exceptional
circumstances--loss of rudder: shifting a damaged rudder. Construction of jury rudders Making and launching of rafts. Collision. Leaks. Damage of all kinds. Running repairs and precautions in case of accidents. Grounding methods of refloating. Beaching a vessel. Steps to be taken when disabled and in distress
(b) Preservation of crew and passengers in the event of wreck. Abandoning a wrecked ship. Rockets and rocket apparatus. Communications with the shore.
(c) Assisting a vessel in distress.
disabled ship.
(d) Towing and being towed.
(e) Bad weather manoeuvres.
and at sea. Use of oil.
Rescuing crew of a
Precautions at anchor
Anchoring and working anchors and cables in all circum- stances. Approaching rivers and harbours and manoeuvring. in them.
(f) Drydocking. General procedure and precautions to be observed. Distribution of weight. Drydocking with full cargo for inspection of propellers or shafting. Bilge beds. Leaving the vessel water borne. Putting into port with damage to ship and/or cargo, both from business and technical points of view. Safeguarding of cargo.
(g) Prevention of fire at sea. Spontaneous combustion of fuel cargoes. Full knowledge of the use of fire extinguish- ing appliance and precautions to be observed in cases of danger to life. Special reference to extinguishing of oil fuel fires.
(h) Methods of fumigating holds and living spaces and safeguards in applying them.
crew.
(i) General organisation of ship's work and handling of
2.- Regulations for prevention of collisions at sea, elv. As rule 37, Section 5 (Oral) Second Mate.
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