Container Ship Vlog #25 (Tour of the Engine Room) 

Ty for watching

sorry the late reply. I was out there on the ship when you commented

New ones starting in March when I'm back to work...

I appreciate that...thanks and be safe

Awesome....so glad you found it...I will go back to work in about a month.

Hey Steve thanks for dropping by it is amazing how they make these things

Thanks, glad you enjoyed

Thank you and I appreciate that I will be going back to work after the first week of March I think so I will definitely try to make some more videos for everyone to see thanks for your comment

I am happy you enjoyed it Paul, and thank you

Well thank you for watching and taking the time to comment... it is much appreciated

Well thank you for watching I appreciate it

Always I regret that I did not have a good microphone to do the voice-over but I had to do whatever I could

Thank you for stopping by and stay safe out there and I go back to work in March so I will do some more videos for sure so hope to see you back again and thanks again for watching

Thank you so much I'm really glad you enjoyed it I hope I can make some other videos in the future you will enjoy

I appreciate all your kind words...Wow. Thank you so much and hope you enjoy the channel

Thanks Mark and I will post more as always showing more things and I am always happy to answer questions best and fast as I can

Thanks for watching John

So glad you liked it, ty

Thank you very much I go back to work in March and will continue making some more footage then

Well the fact that you guys watch and enjoy it is the reason I tried to do it the best I can so thank you and I will be making more videos starting in March when I go back to work

I love his videos too

I'm really glad to hear that thanks for taking the time to comment and for watching and hope you come back again soon we will keep making videos in this series this was number 25

I'm glad you enjoyed it thank you

Thank you very much I'm sorry I did not have a good microphone to do the voice-over but when you pack for see it's kind of hard to bring a lot of extra things that you don't need

I'm glad you enjoyed it thank you very much for watching and also for taking time to give a comment I appreciate it

Glad to hear that, ty.

Yes, huge thanks for watching

+Snakey Lanes I hear you there

Thank you very much and thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I will be making more videos soon when I go back to work in March

If you let me know the minute and second in the video where you see it I can answer exactly but I think you might be talking about the big turbos if they are silver and have filter material on them those are the turbos but if not let me know the minute and second where you see it in the video and I will be more specific

All engines ar different but most Sulzer Engines it is by servo motors on the camshaft that can be used to rotate the fuel pump cams to reverse and YES next time I will show the shop more no problem

Thanks for the clarification. Keep up the good work!

@@JeffOnboard And newest ships use pods that are electric even, bow thrusters as well.

Yes for now the same ship but I have been on a lot and when the contract is over I will go to another one

Qmed maintenance/asst. Electrician

Hey what's up good to see you and hope your doing good today..

@@jefferyb.3406 I'm fine jeff. I was surprised to see that main engine running so silently. First I thought engine is stopped.

@@85932 well because I was going to do a voice-over so that I could say what a lot of the things were I took the original audio and reduced the volume just a little bit because if I left it loud it would be impossible to hear what I was saying that at the same time I know a lot of people like to hear the sounds of the engine room so I try to incorporate both but unfortunately I don't carry a higher-end microphone for recording when I go out on the ship

@@jefferyb.3406 What you doing is really enough. I enjoy lot of these videos of ships. Waiting for next one .......

@@85932 well my friend I go back to work in about three or three and a half weeks so as we sail the coast I will definitely make some more videos and tried to get them up as soon as possible so there will be some more for sure. Then I will come home in June and do my normal road trips with Matthew like we always do so there will be tons more fun videos then and of course I will have some videos to post even when I'm home like I did this time from the ship vlog series

maraming salamat kaibigan

Well first of all thank you for your service and that sounds awesome. Many many years ago I got a stationary Engineers license but I never transferred to shoreside power plants

Coal sounds so dirty and dangerous for workers, miners too.

no....air start yes, but that is not why there are no spark plugs....Diesel engines use the heat of compression therefore no need for those like on your car...

Yes they are not very old and they work well there is also one in the machine shop that keeps it cool so on hot days we love to do projects in there

From my estimation as a marine engineer from the 1960's this 8 cylinder turbo charged / inter cooled 2 stroke would be about 50,000 hp and runs about 100 rpm maximum speed.

Here's a Man Diesel video on disassembling a piston on a 2 stroke marine diesel. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bJ4lloU-gSI.html

Crankshaft and all moving parts in the crank case are pressure lubricated by large oil pump(s) driven by electric motors

Believe max rpm is 102. There is no idle. The engine is either stopped or turning the propeller. There is no gearing - it is Diesel Direct. The engine is directly connected to the propeller via the shaft. The engine minimum speed is about 22-24 rpm. Below 22 that there is not enough momentum rotating element to overcome inertia to keep the engine turning. Diesels are most efficient with pressure over atmospheric, plus they are more powerful. More air means more fuel. More air and fuel mean more power. Below a certain engine speed, the turbos do not spin fast enough to supply the needed air, so the auxiliary blower(s) turn on to supply extra air. Believe somewhere about 68-70 rpm the blowers secure and the turbos supply all the combustion air.

Well the engine room video I did at night time when the engine room is unmanned and some of the other videos I tried to do when there are not many people around just to respect other people it's easier than asking everybody if they mind if they're in the video so I just do it when they're not around as much

thanks. You are a gentleman.

One for the throttle

Chief, 1st, 2nd, 3rd,

Correct, 2 stroke Sulzer

She is a 292m long Container Ship

: Thanks! I saw that on another video, and was not aware the prop is direct-coupled to the engine.

@@michaelshrout2820 yes the firing order is changed to send the ship in reverse because forward or reverse or just stops

well much maintenance is based on hours of service but also whenever things fail or leak.. Sludge? yes under the pistons and in the scv space it does need to be cleaned a few times a year of sludge....

@@JeffOnboard Gcaptain is saying the engine rooms in new LNG ships stay as clean as day one. How nice would that be for our oceans too?

Speaking from another vessel: yes there are ETOs (electro-technical officers), spare motors usually kept for important motors and sent ashore for rewinding when they break down, it is 440v 3 phase stepped down to consumption voltage of 220v or similar depending on construction, chipping and painting is a constant job for wipers/Oiler’s/motormen and ABs. In Europe you go to a marine engineering school with sponsorship from Maersk (they pay everything for three years of training), not sure about the US guys.

@@AHJ99. Thanks Andrew

In Spain you have to assist for 4 years to a nautical school (university) + 360 days as cadet to get your profesional 2 nd assistant engineer endorsment. For CE you have made another Year in nautical school (university) + 720 days as 1st assistant engineer.

Well yes I've been doing this for many years and I can generally go into any engine Room and know my way around within a couple days easy

third officer

The ones you see in shiny coverings that you're referring to those are generally lines that have steam going through them and it's insulation just the outer cover is the shiny silver.

@@jefferyb.3406 aha cool .... what is the total height of the engine and width and why does it have so many floors or layers I don't know the correct term lol

@@fatimaali7539 I'm not sure how tall or long I've never really measured it we never think about it really that way but the reason there are decks around it three levels high and some middle decks it's because it is obviously huge and we need to be able to access all different areas around the engine that's why there are dicks all around it to make it all accessible

Try to contact Maersk Line and see they are Danish company....That is who I work for

@@JeffOnboard thank you :D

@@JeffOnboard Would you ever work on a hazardous ship even if the pay was better?

@@JeffOnboard (1) Are you a permanent employee of Maersk, or on a fixed-time contract via SIU? (2) Your ship, Maersk Montana is US-flagged -- they are obliged to hire only US citizens/permanent residents for this ship. Correct?

Since Norway is part of the EU single market -- free movement of labor -- your opportunities would be the same as any EU national.

I posted a video last month which tells all the documentation that you need check it out it will probably answer your questions really good

If you're looking out to start working on ships the video will help

Clockwise

Well said dude !

Transmissions are usually reduction gear boxes or sometimes taking out all together and just made direct drive.

its a bull gear

@@Rosski423 I don't know why he called it a planetary gear,it's just a flywheel with teeth on the circumference so the turning gear can engage into it and turn the engine over during maintenance and repairs.

@@alfamontydog it is a bull gear. the purpose of a flywheel is to store reserve momentum of the engine to smooth rotation. On a slow speed diesel, the bull gear is not designed for that purpose.

@@Rosski423 I was a marine engineer in the 1960's and we always called it "the flywheel"

@@alfamontydog it is a common misconception...who did you sail with?

so true

the fresh water that is used to cool the main engine (jacket cooling water) passes through the fresh water generator in order to boil the sea water and produse fresh water. The fresh water generator 99.99% of the time runs only when the main engine is running and when the r.p.m. of the engine are not fluctuating. It can also be used in an "emergency" when the engine is not running and you need to produse fresh water, with the use of the steam from the boiler, but in this case the production of the fresh water is much lower. :)

@@antonismouroukis44 Thanks for the detailed reply!

Great question the exhaust temperature does vary as our speed changes all the time but normally it's around 400 ish and also the exhaust goes up to an economizer which we use to make Steam when we were at sea so we don't need to waste fuel with the regular boiler so yes a lot of that heat is used as it exits to make our steam which is normally about 5 or 6 bar of pressure. 75 to 90 lbs. of steam

No, but they are eiter citizens or permanent residents . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920

@@JeffOnboard Thanks mate.

@@ifinex1800 very welcome. Thank you for watching and your comment....

in some videos you do....This one I made at night and the engine room is unmanned then.....Some people don't like being recorded as well so i try to respect others privacy. If you look in othere videos though a few you will see crew

Here is 1 example- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OkiMPLAJZck.html

@@JeffOnboard We imagined you just owned the ship as a pleasure craft. The fuel bill would be unbelievable.

QMED