Course Overview
This course will prepare students for successfully writing the Transport Canada Second-Class Engineer “Motor” Ship certificate examination. The following subjects will be covered: Drafting; Engineering Knowledge “General”; Engineering Knowledge “Motor”; and Oral Preparation. Propulsion Plant Level II will also be covered during the course duration under a separate course number (MERS 2000).
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to demonstrate competency of the following course components:
- Drafting
- Draw a plan, elevation, section, or combination of these views of a piece of marine machinery from information supplied in the form of a dimensional pictorial drawing of individual components.
- Engineering Knowledge General
- Sketch and describe the constructional arrangement, operation, and maintenance of all shipboard auxiliary machinery, including deck machinery; Methods of dealing with fire, permanently-fixed gas-smothering systems, and methods of activating; Shipboard devices to prevent pollution from oil, and sewage, air; Safe operation of the ship’s machinery; and the protection of the marine environment.
- Engineering Knowledge Motor
- Sketch and describe the constructional details and working principles of marine diesel engines including their components; Operation and maintenance of auxiliary marine steam boilers, their fittings and mountings; Care and maintenance of air compressors, receivers, and coolers.
Effective as of Fall 2011
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