Marine Engineering

The present training course program has been developed for marine engineers and ship deck officers who are involved in the management and day-to-day operation and maintenance of the BWT, i.e. bilge water treatment systems on board marine vessels. The declared purpose of this program is to update the technical knowledge of the existing relevant regulations and treatment techniques relating to the bilge water.

The authors of the course have particularly emphasized numerous practical exercises on the management/operation of bilge water in order to demonstrate the expertise and due understanding of both treatment and disposal of bilge water. Among the topics covered within this publication there are oily water treatment techniques, monitoring systems, applicable regulations, PSC inspection, correct management of the oil record book and other important aspects.

The main objective of the present training course is to upgrade the relevant technical skills and knowledge of the learners. Trainees who have completed this training would be able to explain the fundamental principles of MARPOL Annex I, understand the methods of physical and chemical bilge water treatment, correctly fill in the ORB, explain how PSC inspections are done, and know the role and attitude of the seafarers in preventing the pollution.

We are offering you a very convenient and remarkably concise reference book released for all users of pumps as well as the application engineers, service and maintenance technicians, and buyers of the above mentioned equipment.

The publication contains, in a very condensed form, huge amount of very valuable technical information on selected types of the centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps for given applications, creating the associated paperwork, choosing the best manufacturers of the equipment, and checking the correctness of the vendor data. The readers will find a complete description of those types of pumps together with the terns and technical parameters that are used in pump applications.

In his publication the author, Uno Wahren, outlines all technical data usually required by the engineers, clients and buyers to obtain a correct and comprehensive quote. The book may definitely be treated as a basic yet complete guide to pumps providing the coverage of all technical aspects from specification to the installation and operation. The chapters of the book cover the parameters, calculations, data for specifying pumps, types of pump and their specifications, pump curves, vibration, shaft sealing, viscosity effect, bearings, metallurgy maters, pump drivers, gears and couplings, etc.

The present eighth release of the world famous publication has retained the directness of the approach applied by the author, Doog Woodyard, and careful attention paid to the essential detail characterizing the predecessors. There have been some new chapters added covering the monitoring control systems plus the governor systems; in this new release of the book the gas turbines have also been addressed together with the most important and relevant safety aspects of the diesel engine operation and maintenance.

It also touches some of the important latest developments, for example the latest diesel-electric liquid natural gas carriers. The high quality text part of the book is supplemented with the numerous labeled images and figures included for better understanding. The chapters of the book provide all readers with the up-to-date technical details and this book will be much appreciated by the people who are studying for the COC, i.e. certificates of competency.

According to the reviews of the customers all over the world, this volume shall be treated as the invaluable reference source for any person with the interest in marine engineering, and involved in design, construction, pre-installation and post-installation testing, maintenance and repair of the diesel engines.