5 Basic Marine engineering Principles Every Deck Officer Must Understand

I am sure all seafarers will be on same page when I say seafarers are over occupied with their own work on ship. But if deck officers specially senior officers do not understand the basic marine engineering principles, it can create a communication gap. This communication gap can be critical during emergencies related to engine room. But it can be of great help during engine room related urgencies if deck officers have the basic knowledge of engineering principles. We all would agree that shipping is more commercial these days. In case of engine break down, every one ashore need to have an update every single second. It is of great help if someone other than chief engineer (who will be extremely busy) can communicate with the shore staff. But to do so deck officers need to understand at least the basic engineering principles. So in this post we will discuss at least 5 of such engineering principles. As this post is mainly for the deck officers, I will not go deep into the engineering part. I will just stick to the overview of these principles. Let us start. 1. How an engine works I think this is basic stuff but each deck officer must know the principle of how an engine works. We all have studied this in school physics. In a four stroke diesel engine, engine m...