GREENLINE 33 - Engine Operation; Figure 29: Engine Seawater Inlet with Water Strainer

Greenline 33 78
ACCESS TO THE ENGINE:
Access to the engine is from the hatch on saloon floor.
When you operate the cover, keep away the persons and objects that may be in the way when opening or
closing it.
CAUTION!
Stop the engine before you open the hatches or keep away from the
belts and moving parts.
Be careful with full clothes, long hair, rings that may get caught in
them.
Wear appropriate clothes (gloves, cap, etc...).
ENGINE SEA VALVE:
The engine sea valve ensures a critical duty in the engine operation and, therefore, the strainer must be
brushed whenever the ship is docked and kept clean and free from clogging or anti-fouling paint.
The sea valve must be open before starting the engine; otherwise the exhaust and the engine may incur
severe damages.
Figure 29: Engine seawater inlet with water strainer
ENGINE OPERATION:
Before starting the engine:
- Open the engine cooling valve,
- Actuate the battery master switch to energize the electrical system,
- Before starting the engine, disengage the reversing gear to accelerate from