STARTING PROCEDURE FOR MAIN ENGINE

           

Before Starting:

·       CHECK THE LEVEL OF THE FUEL OIL SERV. TANK AND DIESEL OIL SERV. Tk.

·       SWITCH ON ALL THE COOLING WATER AND LUBRICATING OIL P/Ps.

·       OBTAIN PROPELLER CLEARANCE  FROM THE BRIDGE AND ENGAGE THE TURNING GEAR AND TURN THE ENGINE BY MEANS OF TURNING GEAR WITH INDICATOR COCKS OPEN TO ASCERTAIN THAT NOTHING OBSTRUCTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE RUNNING GEAR, AT THE SAME TIME OPERATE THE HAND CRANKS OF THE CYL. LUBRICATORS FOR ABOUT 20-25 TURNS SO AS TO ENSURE SATISFACTORY LUBRICATION OF THE CYLINDERS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THA HAND CRANKS CAN BE OPERATED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY ABNORMAL FORCE.

·       CHECK THE PRESSURE IN THE STARTING AIR RECEIVER AND DRAIN THE AIR RECEIVER OF WATER.

·       DISENGAGE THE TURNING GEAR AND SECURE.

STARTING THE MAIN ENGINE

  I.            CHECK WHETHER THE STARTING AIR IS ON THE MAIN ENGINE AND WHETHER THE TURNING GEAR IS DISENGAGED AND SECURED. THE AUTOMATIC STARTING AIR STOP V/V MUST BE ON AUTOMATIC POSITION AND HAND SWITCH FOR THE AUX. BLOWER MUST BE ON MANUAL POSITION. THE FUEL LEVER OF THE EMERGENCY MANEUVERING STAND IN POSITION “ REMOTE CONTROL” AND SPEED SETTING LEVER ON THE CONTROL DESK IS TO BE AT A POSITION SUFFICIENT FOR STARTING THE ENGINE(Approx. 3.5).

II.            MOVE THE TELEGRAPH LEVER TO THE POSITION AS REQUESTED BY THE BRIDGE.

III.            PUSH THE STARTING BUTTON AND HOLD IN THIS POSITION UNTIL THE ENGINE FIRES CORRECTLY, THEN RELEASE THE SAME THUS ALLOWING THE STARTING SYSTEM TO DRAIN ITSELF.

IV.            THE ENGINE IS NOW RUNNING ON FUEL. ADJUST THE ORDERED MANEUVERING SPEED BY SETTING THE SPEED SETTING LEVER.

V.            AS SOON AS THE ENGINE IS TURNING OVER CORRECTLY, CHECK THE PRESSURE GAUGES AND ADJUST THE PRESSURES TO THE PROPER VALUES, CHECK TURBOCHARGER AND THEIR CORRECT SPEED BY OBSERVING THE TACHOMETERS.

VI.            OBSERVE THE TEMPERATURES.