DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS IV (b)
SYLLABUS

MARINE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE (GENERAL)

Introduction to Marine Engineering Materials

Properties and uses, Processes.
Marine Engineering Materials
Basic Metallurgy, metals and processes, Iron Carbon Equilibrium
Diagram, Heat treatment of carbon steels, Non Ferrous alloys, Non-metallic
materials, Welding, Gas cutting, Materials under load,
Vibrations.
Industrial Chemistry Fundamentals, Acidity / Alkalinity, Corrosion, Water
testing/treatment/ Introduction to fuels and lubricants, toxic and other ill effects of
cargoes on human and environment.
Fabrication, welding, Joining and Cutting
Permanent joints, Riveting, Soldering, Self secured joints, Safety and
health when welding, Principles of electrical arc welding. Principles of gas
welding, Welded joints and low carbon steels, Carbon faults in welded
joints, Plate work-marking out, Thermal Cutting, Mechanical cutting,
Forming, Bending plates, Inspection, Pipe work. Manufacture of
components. Gauges, deck machinery, gearing, clutches.
Introduction to ship and Ship’s routines
Sensing and monitoring devices associated with marine equipment;
Propulsion transmission systems, including thrust and shaft bearings,
stern tubes and propellers; Steering and stabilizing systems, including
bow thrusters; Refrigeration machinery and air conditioning systems.
Safe and efficient operation in the UMS mode; Procedures to be adopted
for operating main machinery under emergency conditions.
Auxiliary steam boilers and Auxiliary steam plant
Steam boiler mountings and feed water systems; Auxiliary steam boilers
and associates equipment, Boiler water testing and conditioning.
Operation of auxiliary steam plant, pipelines, condenser, drain cooler.
Auxiliary boiler fuel and air blower system. Methods of checking water
level in steam boilers and action necessary if water level is abnormal.
Safe Engineering Watch-Keeping.
Procedures to be adopted in sage watch keeping. Procedures of taking
over and handing over watches. Routine work during watch keeping such
as soot blowing, cleaning of filters, pumping out of bilges through oily
separator, routine pumping operations of fuel oil, ballast water, fire
pump and cargo pumping system, remote operation of pumping system
and associates controls, purification and clarification of fuel oil,
purification of lubricating oil. Construction and characteristic of
Separators, Purifiers and Clarifies.
Location of common faults in machinery and plant in engine and boiler
rooms and action necessary to prevent damage.
Interpretation of functional tests on communications and control system.
Maintenance of machinery space log book and the significance of reading taken.
Ship Bilge / Ballast / Cargo oil – Pumps and pumping system.
Carious types of pumps, construction, operation and characteristic.
Compressors construction, operation and characteristics. Compressed
air system. Air bottles, construction, mounting and associated system.
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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS IV (b)
SYLLABUS

Hydrophore system. Fresh water generators and vacuum evaporators

Construction, characteristics and operation of fresh water generators and
vacuum evaporators. Safety & emergency procedures.
Change over of remote/automatic to local control of all main and auxiliary systems.
Safe working practices. Safe practices in carrying out hot work and
welding. Procedures to be taken while handling heavy machinery parts
and overhauling of engines. Cleaning, man-entry and hot work in
enclosed compartments. Emergency procedures such as actions to be
taken in case of fire including fire drill, flooding of engine room
compartment, rescue operation of injured persons, actions to be taken in
case of stoppage of main engine, auxiliary engine and associated system.

MARINE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE (MOTOR)

Marine Plant Operation

Construction, characteristics and operation of large bore and medium
speed engines Diesel Engines parts. Performance characteristics of diesel
engines by taking indicator cards. Steering gear, Auxiliary Boilers.
Operation of Marine Machinery, Equipments and Diesel Engines.
Marine Diesel engines, Aux steam boilers, construction and details of all
parts and fittings. Fuel and combustion system. Marine diesel engine,
(trunk and cross-head types) gearing systems and clutches. Starting and
reversing system; Cooling and lubricating systems; Fuel oil preparation
systems; Auxiliary diesel engine and associated equipment. Control and
alarm systems associates with automatic operation of a diesel plant.
Assessment of engine power, the running adjustments to maintain
performance. Safe and efficient operation and maintenance of marine
diesel engines/Steam turbines. Crank case inspection, depth gauge and
crank shaft deflection. UMS operations. Governors, Turbo chargers.
Supercharging and Scavenging system.

MARINE ELECTROTECHNOLOGY

The electrical circuit

Units – ampere, ohm, volt. Difference between electromotive force and
potential difference. Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Simple and parallel
circuits involving e.m.f current and resistance. Non-linear resistors in
parallel with constant value resistors. Power and energy. Specific
resistance. Temperature coefficient of resistance. Conductor – resistance,
effect of length, area, material and temperature, D.C. wire distribution
system. Types of insulation. Wheat stone’s network bridge, slide wire
bridge, application to steering gears, resistance pyrometers, strain
gauges.
Electrolytic action and secondary cells.
Theory of electrolytic dissociation applied to common solutions. Uses of
electrolysis. Secondary cells (acid or alkaline), construction and
principles, maintenance, charging. Watt hour and ampere-hour
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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS IV (b)
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efficiencies.
Electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, simple magnetic
circuit.
Simple magnetic theory. Magnetic field due to current in straight
conductors, loops coils and solenoids. Relative direction of current and
field. Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws. Magnitude and direction of induced
e.m.f. Force produced on a current carrying conductor. Flux density.
Effect of iron Magneto motive force (m.m.f), permeability, Reluctance.
Simple magnetic circuit, typical B/H and H/B circuit.
Alternating current theory.
Simple continuous periodic waves: frequency, amplitude instantaneous,
maximum r.m.s. and average values, form factor. Phasor representation
of A.C. quantities. Phase difference.
The inductor Inductance and its effect on the circuit. The capacitor.
Capacitance and its effect on the circuit. Simple series and parallel
circuits. Relationship between resistance, reactance and impedance.
Simple treatment of power factor. Power in single phase A.C. circuit
Instruments. Qualitative treatment of the Principles and functions of A.C
and D.C indicating instruments and relays. Uses of shunts and series
resistances to increase the range. Rectifiers and transducers.
Distribution systems.
Systems. Systems of A.C. and D.C. shipboard installation. Protective
devices such as fuse, circuit breakers, earth lamps. Cable material and
installation. Connection of shore supply D.C. machines. The principles,
constructional details and protection of D.C. series, shunt and
compound wound motors and generators. Self excitation, e.m.f. and load
voltage equations. Load characteristics. Method of voltage control,
paralleling procedures and load sharing for generators. Need for and
types of starter, speed and torque equations, speed control of D.C
motors.
A.C. Machines
Simple explanation of the principles, constructional details and
protection of alternators squirrel-cage induction motors and single-phase
transformers. Parallel running and synchronising theory.
Electronics
Qualitative treatment of Atomic structure and bonding. Semi-conductors.
Junction diodes, junction transistors and their operating characteristics.
Simple transistor circuit. Conduction in gases, insulators. Semiconductors
and Conductors. Photo electronic effect. Control Systems –
Simple theory of all control systems, location of common faults and
action to prevent damage.

MARINE ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Marine Engineering Maintenance

Fastening. Preparation for work on machinery, heat exchangers. General
maintenance procedures. Centrifugal pumps fitted with a means of air
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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS IV (b)
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extraction, reciprocating pumps. Screw and Gear pumps. Pipes, valves,

air compressors, heat exchanger.
Maintenance and repair of engines
Diesel engine, auxiliary steam engine, petrol engine, turbocharger. Diesel
engine components. Wear and tear, alignment of machinery components.
Correction of defects breakdown repairs, steering gear.
Maintenance and repair of auxiliary equipment
Maintenance and repair of oil fuel burners, propulsion shafting,
refrigeration, deck machinery
Maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic equipment.
Maintenance and repair of Auxiliary Boilers.
Maintenance of generators, motors and circuit breakers.
Maintenance and repairs of deck machinery and hydraulic equipment
and control systems.
Hull inspection, maintenance and repairs of vessel in dry dock.
Safety and emergency procedures
Sage isolation of all main and auxiliary machinery, electrical plants and
equipment required before personnel are permitted to work on such
plant and equipment.
Safe trails commissioning after repairs and trials.

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND SHIP CONSTRUCTION

General
Displacement, Structural strength. Simple problems on strength of
structural member to resist liquid pressure. Loading due to head of
liquid.
Centre of gravity
Shift of centre of gravity due to addition or removal of mass, calculation
of centre of gravity of regular figure, the Inclining experiment.
Coefficients of form
Block, Mid-ship section, Prismatic and Water-plane area coefficients.
Laws of Flotation
Draught and buoyancy. Archimedes principle, Tonne per centimetre
immersion, Alteration of mean draught due to change density of water,
Buoyancy and reserve buoyancy. Effect of bilging a mid-ship
compartment. Loading to a given load line. Fresh water allowance.
Wetted surface area, Application of Simpson’s Rules to areas, moments
of areas, volumes and moments of volumes.
Transverse stability
Centre of buoyancy. Metacentre and its location. Transverse moment of
mass. Stability at small angles of heel (given the second moment of area
of the water plane or formulae, stiff and tender ships, range of stability,
righting moment, calculation of ship’s stability, Ate wood’s formula, Wall
sided formula, angle of Loll. Descriptive treatment of the effect of free
surface of liquids on stability.
Cross Curves of stability, curves of Statical stability, Range of stability,
initial meta centric height, righting lever, dynamical stability, free board,
International conference on Load lines, Load line certificate.
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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS IV (b)
SYLLABUS

Trim
Centre of flotation, change in trim due to addition of masses.
Longitudinal Metacentre, Moment to change trim by one centimetre.
Change in trim due to bilging.
Resistance and propulsion
Comparison of skin frictional resistance of hull with model at difference
speeds, R=f.s.vn , Residual resistance – wave making form, eddy and air
resistance. Admiralty and fuel coefficients. Froude’s law of comparison,
Specific fuel consumption, Relation between speed of vessel and fuel
consumption with constant displacement and assuming that resistance
varies as (speed)n.
Propellers and Rudders
Elementary treatment of propeller and simple problems on pitch, pitch
ratio, apparent slip, true slip, speed of advance, wake, thrust and
various powers. Types of rudders, force acting on a rudder, angle of heel
to force on the rudder, Angle of heel due to turning. Dry-docking.
Ship construction
Common terms used in the measurement of steel ships – length between
perpendiculars. Breadth overall, moulded depth, draught and freeboard.
Definitions of shipbuilding terms in general use. Descriptions and
sketches of structural members in ordinary types of steel ships.
Watertight doors. Hatches and hatch covers. Rudders, Bow-thrusters.
Propellers, Watertight bulkheads. Double bottoms.
Anchors and cables, loss of anchor, cracked rudder plate.
Fore and aft peak tanks, double bottom and deep tank filling and
pumping arrangements. Compartmental drainage. Levelling arrangement
for damages side compartments.
Ship dimensions and form:
Definitions of camber, rise of floor, sheer, rake. General arrangement of
general cargo, oil tankers, bulk carries, combination carriers, containers,
Ro-Ro, gas carriers, chemical carriers and passenger ships; pressurized
and/or refrigerated carriage of LPG, LNG, ethylene vessels, double hull
oil tankers. Arrangements for the carriage of dangerous goods in bulk.
Ventilation arrangements (natural and mechanical) for pump rooms in
tankers and for holds and oil fuel tanks.
Hull structure and ship’s stresses:
Proper names for the various parts standard steel sections. Bow and
stern: stern frame. Hogging, sagging, racking, panting, pounding,
slamming, structural arrangements forward and aft to withstand panting
and pounding.
Welding, cutting and gouging practices, manual arc welding, tungsten
inert gas welding, metal inert gas welding, safety in welding, cutting
methods, testing of welds – destructive and non-destructive methods,
faults in welded joints.
Fittings:
Water tightness to the hatches, opening on oil tankers, chain lockers and
attachment of cables, bilge piping system, ballast system, sounding and
air pipes. Rudders and propellers. Construction of rudders and propeller,
controllable pitch propeller, stern tube arrangement. Load lines and
 DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS IV (b)
SYLLABUS

draught marks: Deck line, free board, Plimsoll line.

Stability of ships, Working knowledge and application of stability and
trim, fundamentals of water tight integrity, actions to be taken in the
event of partial loss of intact stability. Cathode protection, sacrificial
anodes, impressed current system.

SHIP SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Demonstrate the knowledge of the precaution to be taken to prevent

pollution of the Marine environment.
While bunkering, loading/discharging oil cargo, tank, cleaning, pumping
out bilges, knowledge of construction and operation of Oil pollution
prevention equipment in engine room and on tankers.
Legislation with regard pollution prevention
MARPOL 73/78 and other national legislation like OPA – 90. MARPOL
equipment. Knowledge of Codes of Safe Working Practices as published.;
knowledge of type of information issued by D.G. Shipping with regard to
safety at sea; Safe Working Practices; Oil record book and SOPEP
manual.
Precautions against fire and explosions, fire prevention, detection
and extinction in all parts of a ship Personal survival techniques and
life saving appliances on ship, Medical Care.
Theory of fire; Fire control abroad ship; Ship’s fire fighting organisation.
Training is seafarers in fire fighting; Procedures for fire fighting;
Inspection and servicing of fire appliances and equipment; Fire fighting
process hazards; First Aid; Fire investigations and reporting; Case
studies; Introduction and safety; Emergency situations, Principles of
survival; Use of survival equipment.
Lifeboats and their launching survival in lifeboats:
Survival craft and rescue board; Methods of helicopter rescue. Launching
arrangements; Lifeboat engine and accessories; Evacuation; Signalling
equipment and pyrotechnics; First aid; Radio equipment; Launching and
handling survival craft in rough weather; understand practical
applications of medical guides; understand process of radio medical
advice; demonstrate knowledge of actions to be taken in case of accidents
or illness that are likely to occur on board ships.
Legislation
Knowledge of National & International legislation, IMO & Conventions,
Indian Merchant Shipping Act & Rules, Classification societies,
Charterers, Personal relationship on board ship. Statutory Surveys and
Certification, Port State Control, Flag State Inspection, ISM Code