Container Ship Main Engine Starting

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This video shows how to operate the main engine (94rpm max) of a container ship from the emergency manoeuvring station (engine side control console).
The engine is started using compressed air which pushes the pistons down in sequence to bring the speed up before fuel is injected.
In this video the large hand wheel is used to regulate the rack and slide operation of all of the engine's fuel pumps which control the amount of fuel entering the cylinders and so, the speed of the engine.
Main Engine Man B&W 12K98MC
- 12 Straight cylinders in-line
- 980mm Bore
- 2660mm Stroke
- 68640 kW (92048 hp) @ 94 rpm
8478 teu, 91038 Gross tonnage, 334 Metre long Container ship.

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@Dcc357 6 лет назад

My container ship is stick shift. The clutch is powered by compressed air. It goes 0 to 10 knots a few seconds quicker than the automatic.

@theold49er 8 лет назад

After 45 years at sea no they are not pushing random buttons, its the engine side controls for when the computers go tits up .The view is not the crankcase but the camshaft with the fuel and exhaust valve cams. The alarms are being answered in the control room.

@ericwsmith7722 8 лет назад

+theold49er ---- I am just guessing, but they were starting, stopping the engine, and reversing direction, That is how the ship changes direction, by running the engine backwards ? (smaller ships have gear boxes I would assume ) . And the last thing they did with the black knobs was restore control to the bridge deck ? And yes I did notice they were cam lobes and not connecting rods. But I would thing with valves that big they would be almost like connecting rods, instead of spring and lift type like on smaller engines.

@thephantom1492 8 лет назад

+eric wsmith The engine is directly connected to the propeller, with no gearbox of any kind. To go in reverse, they start the engine in reverse, hence why the RPM gauge goes from "black 100" to 0 to "red 100", for forward and reverse.

@Svilchooo 7 лет назад

Engine revers is necessary when the ship has FPP. When the vessel is with CPP engine revers is not needed.

@Polaf3456 6 лет назад

Geo Thomas Its just the way it works, buddy.

@erwindonaire 10 лет назад

B & W Main Engine. They are operating on the emergency control stand as a routine test to check it's effectiveness as required by the company's SMS. This method is only used during emergencies like if the Bridge or ECC control fails to operate M/E start/stop, ahead/astern. Marine engineers like me know what I'm talking about.

@DIOSpeedDemon 8 лет назад

This engine needs a Hurst Chrome Shifter and a little red NITROUS button. !!!!!

@delosdmi 7 лет назад

NOT on a diesel engine.

@embrj1453 7 лет назад

I don't understand why so many dislikes, we, thanks to technology and platforms and most importantly to people like these we are freely, able to learn how most things works yet someone demands perfection , when they themselves don't even know what " perfection " means...

@robertleifeld225 7 лет назад

I can answer why so many dislikes... I know nothing about boats and their engines but I like machinery in general so I was watching this. Camera was zoomed in too much and kept jumping from one place to another and back, no one told us non-pro people what we were seeing or what the controls do. A lot of watchers would just give up and put a thumbs down and go watch something else. About half way through I started skipping parts of the video just to end it but I did not give either a thumbs up or down; I did read through the comments and it is obvious that many people knew exactly what they were doing and I am sure they really enjoyed the video, Good for them. Bob L

@sashakoshka 2 года назад

people often dislike videos if they don't want more videos like it reccomend to them

@embrj1453 2 года назад

@@sashakoshka it's the same thing i didn't like the video, there should be another way , good point tough

@ronniepaulinc 9 лет назад

you know that having a window on your crank shaft is cheating right? lol

@bullettoothtony2007 9 лет назад

+Ronnie Paul Was the Camshaft mate ;)

@ph11p3540 8 лет назад

+bullettoothtony2007 No. It's da bumpstick.

@rolloverriderpgr 8 лет назад

+bullettoothtony2007 If it's part of the engine and it is seen turning on the inside, it's cheating! LOL! Doesn't matter but thanks for the info. Never seen one in a ship. Just an old submarine! And a lot of other engines.

@cslassiniboine7037 Год назад

At 4:58, the engineer receives at dead slow ahead command and by mistake, forgets to reverse the cams and starts the engine astern. Big mistake that triggers a WRONG WAY alarm at 5:25. Corrected at 5:57, that is enough time to hit a dock and damage the ship. Lack of concentration, most likely due to the presence of a camera.

@tobeytobey9613 9 лет назад

For the love of a mom, nothing like it, I wish her the best!

@liviuandrei5991 8 лет назад

this is the local/emercency control unit for main engine.when the control room unit have malfunctions and also bridge control unit is not working u come here and start to play.this will allways work because it's fully mecanic.u need only compressed air.because u are consuming much more for each start in compare with the automatic system

@badduck2129 6 лет назад

That massive engine still needs the touch of a human hand to be happy

@rongeremy6970 4 года назад

I thought starting my old land cruiser was bad. Wow, you wouldn't want to be in a hurry to take off quick,, such a long process.. thanks for sharing!!!

@thommuis 8 лет назад

that is one dangerous f*ckup, starting astern when ahead is ordered

@matsisaksson7192 8 лет назад

It starts ahead, the green figures means ahead on the rpm meter, the red astern. Also, the 12 cylinder indicators indicates green, if astern, it would be the 12 red below.

@thommuis 8 лет назад

5:14 order ahead, start astern

@matsisaksson7192 8 лет назад

Thom Muis you are right, i didnt see the restart.

@KingdaToro 4 года назад

They were testing the "wrong direction" alarm, so in this case it was intentional. This whole video is just a routine test of the main engine's local control station.

@TheTrex600ESP 3 года назад

LOL. I notice to hahaha :D

@francoho5606 9 лет назад

This is MAN engine emergency side control panel from my experience told me this is 12 cylinder K90MC with alpha lubricator system .... I think ship at anchorage then crews tried main engine to confirm the main engine emergency control is okay

@SpringDivers 8 лет назад

Impressive. Thanks for the video.

@ggurks 8 лет назад

So does actually anyone know what's happening or are they just pushing random buttons?

@salemcripple 8 лет назад

this is the manual control station, on a big container ship, the only way to reverse the prop to slow down (or go backwards) is to reverse the entire engine. they switched the cams, pumps, and injectors around so the whole engine spins backwards (you can see this when the lights go from green to red, for "aft"). my guess is they're probably docking, which would explain all the forward and after movements.

@therealchayd 7 лет назад

That's a good explanation, it makes sense now. I guess the bridge were sending orders down to the engine room and these guys were controlling the mechanical side of things. Having experience with small engines I found it hard to get my head round the fact that big boats don't have a clutch or gears and you have to stop the engine and reverse it if you need to change direction!

@blackbird8632 6 лет назад

ChayD basically, the engine is so massive a clutch and gearbox would need to be so large it becomes impractical.

@KingdaToro 3 года назад

This is the manual engine control station for use in emergencies, it's being tested here. The lights on the upper panel are the signal from the bridge telling them what speed to run the engine. On the control station, the black and red buttons stop and start the engine and the wheel controls fuel flow. The switch they move at 2:35 sets forward/reverse. They do 3 tests: Starting the engine forward, starting it in reverse, and starting it in the wrong direction in order to test the wrong direction alarm. After all three tests are complete, they disable the manual control station and return control to the bridge.

@k.c.lejeune6613 6 лет назад

Amazing bit of kit, those HFO engines! Been a while since I've been on the boats, miss the noise!

@noahbolanowski5001 8 лет назад

This is the scene they didn't show in Captain Phillips

@lekoos 8 лет назад

just spray some starting fluid in there

@gummel82 8 лет назад

+lekoos more like a bucket full of starting fluid

@f-j-Services 4 года назад

100 gallons of brake clean.

@andrewanderson-pieters8907 8 лет назад

nice video. my father works on a cargo ship.

@tommctug8810 8 лет назад

A Harbor pilot or Docking master would not be happy with that performance.

@tommctug8810 8 лет назад

Docking or un Docking a ship. Bad time for the Main Engine to Act up or Not Start.

@michaelbauers8800 8 лет назад

I find air starting very interesting. I had seen something air started before, maybe an engine for a fog horn, not sure

@pizzacrusher4632 10 лет назад

seems like they're just randomly pushing buttons and opening and closing stuff... doesn't look like a well practiced starting procedure to me...

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

pizzacrusher You've got to test all the telegraph responses and connections. He was also showing and explaining the procedure to a few cadets.

@pizzacrusher4632 10 лет назад

ah, I see. thx!

@haidencampos5321 10 лет назад

Awesome

@liverats 10 лет назад

real good video.

@ihavecojones 7 лет назад

this is the local command... they don't usualy start like this. they just use the teegraph system

@sambo9855 6 лет назад

Damn, what kind of pickup truck is this? My first thought is that it’s a really big one lol.

@ansengco 8 лет назад

I have work on board for some time and retire now but it is the first time iI saw a control station so simple and if it really exist... it might be the emergency control (final and manual) post for the main engine. it also dont hear the engine start sound (normal by compress air).

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@man_on_wheelz 8 лет назад

And... exactly why can't this be done from the bridge? I feel like all of this could be controlled remotely...

@Blackz326 7 лет назад

These guys are enginners or actual workers?

@SB-qo3bf 8 лет назад

Do all ship engines function in the same way? This start up sequence looks pretty laborious.

@joshuacornell6667 8 лет назад

Not that much different from that of steam engines the days of steam power. Since there is a delay in the signal and change of engine ops since the ship is so large that what you are seeing is just part of the picture from inside, ships do not move faster than 10 mph or 13 nm/h when docking which what was going on.

@richthecardude94 10 лет назад

Nice vid hope to see more like this soon

@lewisanth4986 7 лет назад

what was that wheel he was turning Engineering? is that how much throttle the engine is given? as in the slider going up calling for more rpm and vice versa?

@dwightmagnuson4298 2 года назад

be nice to have subtitles about what's going on....

@sieghail86 7 лет назад

Can you determine the cam rotational direction by peeking inside the glass?

@lmogden1 10 лет назад

great video

@rabishkumargupta8778 6 лет назад

Sir, If possible, Please provide a video on Purifier, oily water separator, sewage treatment plant and incinerator What all problems can be occurred during operation with these machines ?

@Detah_ Год назад

92,000 hp engine? I gotta swap that into my Miata

@researcher4good 8 лет назад

In a documentary, I saw them refurbish a cylinder while underway. I presume there is a way to disengage the piston rod from the connecting rod? Do you have to stop the engine to disconnect it?

@bullettoothtony2007 8 лет назад

+researcher4good The piston rod and connecting rod are held together with hydraulically stretched bolts which require a hydraulic jack to remove. It would not be possible to disconnect while the engine was turning, but can be removed whilst the ship is in port. The ship can easily function with one piston removed which would allow the crew to perform any maintenance on that single unit.

@researcher4good 8 лет назад

+bullettoothtony2007 So they shut down for removal and assembly, and refurbished while underway. That makes sense. Thanks

@davidchristensen6908 8 лет назад

i saw the same video. they did say the replaced the piston with out Any loss of speed. they talked like it was done while the engine was running.

@ihavecojones 7 лет назад

researcher4good ...soooo you have no idea how an internal combustion engine works. must have been a n aux engine (generator), or a second main engine

@dougankrum3328 7 лет назад

I would imagine they'd have to stop the engine, then dis-connect the piston rod at the crosshead...then perhaps get started again....some engine room videos show a 'spare' piston/rod sitting near the engine in a rack....ready......

@SirBiscuitOfficial 10 лет назад

i would be scared to go in that engine room lol

@masonmethot3186 9 лет назад

Have you been on the old Queen Mary cruise ship in California? I spent the night there with the family and we went walking through the engine room alone with no tour. TALK ABOUT SCARY! It was dark and loud and scary and lonely. Quite an adventure!

@AkashMenon1995 9 лет назад

Sir Biscuit Also, engine rooms for large ships are larger than your average homes.

@masonmethot3186 9 лет назад

Akash Menon Of course, the average ship is bigger than the average mansion even.

@vinchelofourie 6 лет назад

What is the static friction of such a huge engine camshaft?..I bet it's a lot?

@treadmillrepair754 7 лет назад

Holly Shit, this is crazy.

@brasilbrasilero4892 2 года назад

Pozdrav, odakle ste? Čujem 'Prebacit će kad ga startuje' :)

@arnabkumardey6604 3 года назад

I think he is pulling and pushing turning gear with engaging and disengaging of crankshaft gear by rotation of hand wheel.

@skweekah 9 лет назад

Whatever happened to simply pressing the "ON" button with modern computers and all.

@Organgrinder1010 8 лет назад

Hard to fathom the connection between the digital buttons and the relatively massive crank and indicator.

@hughvane 8 лет назад

+Organgrinder1010 Camera operator standing too close, loses perspective.

@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 6 лет назад

I get it… Hard to “fathom “… Because they’re at sea…

@therealchayd 4 года назад

The digital buttons are the ship's telegraph and correspond to commands sent from the bridge (you know, in old films when you see the captain turn a massive lever to "Ahead Full" and a bell goes *ding*ding*, but done with buttons). The engineers then act on these and set the engine to ahead or astern and set the appropriate speed with that crank wheel, finally giving the engine a blast of compressed air to start it. Thing is that engines this size don't have a clutch or gearbox, so you have to stop the engine, then start it in reverse if you want to go backwards!

@travelinben1966 3 года назад

Hope they have some jumper cables.

@Vinnie101a 5 лет назад

So, if I forget to bring my keys, it won’t be a major problem?

@poly_hexamethyl 5 лет назад

6:08 What does the little black handwheel he's turning do?

@SyNRG 8 лет назад

So at what RPM does the VTEC kick in at?

@charleskesner1302 8 лет назад

A bit complicated.

@mirushka7028 9 лет назад

This is local starting.

@ph11p3540 8 лет назад

Wow. Look at that huge bumpstick getting a gentle shower behind that glass plate.

@vacuumboy6.0 8 лет назад

omg I just wanna touch it so much.... power....

@douro20 6 лет назад

How old is that ship?

@zakksrage Год назад

Why is it easier to comprehend how a engine going 3k Rpm’s functioning than a engine going 50 rpm’s functioning just seems like such a slow power stroke

@coshyno 7 лет назад

please can you tell me what year the ship was build?

@shaunmarshall1138 7 лет назад

544

@ryanfisher6402 6 лет назад

What's that, the camshaft behind him?

@actionjksn 4 года назад

How much air pressure is used and do they keep the air compressor on board the ship?

@Dutch3DMaster 2 года назад

I take it the compressor is on the ship, you don't want to have to rely on a shore-side supply which would require serious hosing to be able to connect to your ship over such a distance. You also want to be able to start the ship after you've suffered technical problems out at sea that for whatever reason had you stall the engine. As for the pressure: I unfortunately do not know.

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@arnabkumardey6604 3 года назад

Yes I am a MECHANICAL ENGINEER.......Proud of my Engineering subject ......from West Bengal India ✌️✌️✌️✌️

@gusm5128 Год назад

Ok Raja

@tatsuhirosato9498 10 лет назад

I am sort of puzzled. I am assuming you tried intentionally to start in astern mode. If not why was it 'wanting' to run asern instead of ahead? I can figure out basic proceedure of starting from this clip though on instrument panel some lights or buttons were out of focus and I could not read them. The two blue levers on top left (One you locked) I am curious of purpose of these particular two blue levers. (I used to have textbook on marine diesel as bought at local maritime school). Sorry I gave it up! So I know proceedure of air starting. Is this MAN/BMW engine? I was aboard training ship today Kaiwo Maru from NIST (National Institute of Sea Training ( near Yokohama, Japan.

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

Yes, this is a MAN B&W engine. When the bridge request to go 'dead slow ahead' that is the green light that shows and then we have to acknowledge this request by pressing the button. However, when we started the engine, we had not switched the fuel cams back to ahead mode after running her in astern, this is done by one of the two small blue levers. The other blue lever switches between normal running and emergency running. As this is emergency running, none of the controls in the engine control room or the bridge will be able to run the engine, they can only send requests to the emergency station seen in the video.

@kalle123 10 лет назад

bullettoothtony2007 Left shipping in 1982 as 2nd. (Reefer and container). Think, the chief & master would have killed me for a thing like that. Hope, they did not do that to you ;-) br

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

kalle123 The Chief came up with the excuse that we were just testing the 'wrong direction' indication. Also, we were stopped in the middle of the Atlantic at the time to do an em'cy steering gear drill aswell, so starting her the wrong direction wouldn't have endangered anyone lol

@kalle123 10 лет назад

bullettoothtony2007 Always a calm sea and sunshine! Reminds me of my time on board ;-) br

@lukej557 4 года назад

When do they actually start it haha I’m so confused all I see or hear is a loud engine sound and then messing around with dials

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@robertgary3561 6 лет назад

They don’t seem to be too successful at starting it. I assume they’re operating some air system that is used to start the engine like with larger jet engines (compressed air gets the mass rotating)

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@76NightProwler 6 лет назад

Damn, that thing's harder to start than my piece of shit.

@DalmaTon-Records 10 лет назад

It seems that they are talking on Croatian or Serbian language? I can't distinguish clearly?

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

Mostly Croatian officers yeah

@DalmaTon-Records 10 лет назад

bullettoothtony2007 Great! Thank you for answering...

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@kalle123 10 лет назад

That is controlling the main engine from the emergency control stand. At around 5:00 bridge is requesting slow ahead and these guys are starting me astern .....

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

kalle123 Yes, but we tested the engine in the middle of the Atlantic so this is not an issue, it also tests the 'Wrong direction' alarm ;)

@ShooterMcNut 6 лет назад

In Russia, boat pilots you.

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

ล็อกหน้าขนำ

@SyNRG 8 лет назад

Also it looks like you used the video stabilizer from Final Cut Pro on this video...

@scowell 7 лет назад

YT has a stabilizer, that's what it looks like to me.

@ihavecojones 9 лет назад

MC engines, starting on local

@motorpickle6410 10 лет назад

0:58 what's through that window???

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

The CAM shaft

@ccraig412 10 лет назад

bullettoothtony2007 Think its the crank. If that was the cam then holy hell at the crank..

@bullettoothtony2007 10 лет назад

It was the CAM in the window. This is the Crank shaft imgur.com/a/6C6Po#LOhyI

@ccraig412 10 лет назад

Wow, that is impressive. Thanks for sharing and clarification!

@jeffdeathstar4283 9 лет назад

***** Yep thats only the Camshaft!!

@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 года назад

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@MFlorii 8 лет назад

too long air start

@frankjranandreassen952 8 лет назад

mr what did u espect fuckboy its a huge Ass engine not a car engine

@siangetz8808 5 лет назад

@@frankjranandreassen952 lolz

@stephenwilliams4501 9 лет назад

Looks like a real pain in the arse. lol

@concrete2733 8 лет назад

This engine goes backwards too?!?!??! damn

@detaart 8 лет назад

Two stroke diesel. Reversibe.

@daviscroun6176 6 лет назад

neki balkanci

@PointyTailofSatan 8 лет назад

If that engine was built by Ferrari, it would be doing 2000 RPM, and your ship would be doing 60 knots. lol

@researcher4good 8 лет назад

It produces around 100,000 HP and at an efficiency that would make the average car get around 50 MPG. And it runs on cheap sludge. They're not doing too bad.