INDEXIII
8 - PROPULSION SYSTEM
8.1 PROPULSION SYSTEMS ................................................................... 228
8.2 ENGINES ............................................................................................. 229
8.3 ENGINE CONTROL PANEL ................................................................. 231
8.4 START OF PROPULSION ENGINES .................................................. 232
8.4.1 Enginedrive ............................................................................ 235
8.4.2 Checksafterstartofpropulsionengines ................................. 236
8.5 STOP OF PROPULSION ENGINES .................................................... 237
8.6 ENGINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE ............................................... 239
8.7 PROPULSION ENGINE MAINTENANCE ............................................ 240
8.8 FUEL SYSTEM .................................................................................... 243
8.8.1 Fuel boarding .......................................................................... 248
8.8.2 Fuel quality .............................................................................. 249
8.8.3 Fuel system maintenance ....................................................... 250
8.8.4 Fuel tank ................................................................................. 251
8.8.5 Fuelowstopper ..................................................................... 253
8.8.6 Water/fuelseparatorltersforengines ................................... 254
8.8.7 Water/fuelseparatorltersforgenerators .............................. 256
8.9 EXHAUST SYSTEM ............................................................................ 257
8.9.1 Engine exhausts ..................................................................... 257
8.9.2 Maintenance of the engine exhausts ...................................... 261
8.10 ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM .............................................................. 262
8.11 VENTILATION SYSTEM ...................................................................... 264
8.11.1 Engineroomventilationsystem .............................................. 264
8.11.2 Internallocalventilationsystemdiagram ................................ 266
8.12 GEAR BOX .......................................................................................... 268
8.12.1 Gearbox check ........................................................................ 268
8.12.2 Gearbox maintenance ............................................................. 269
8.13 SHAFT LINE ........................................................................................ 270
8.13.1 Propellershaftandthrough-hullseal ...................................... 270
8.13.2 Maintenanceoftheshaftlineandofthestufngboxseal ...... 271
8.13.3 Shaftsupportbushings ........................................................... 272
8.13.4 Mechanical seal ...................................................................... 273
8.14 PROPELLERS ..................................................................................... 275
8.14.1 Maintenanceofthepropellers ................................................. 276
8.14.2 Periodicalchecksofpropellers ............................................... 277
9 - STEERING SYSTEMS
9.1 STEERING SYSTEM ........................................................................... 280
9.2 INTERCEPTORS SYSTEM ................................................................. 282
9.3 STABILIZING FINS SYSTEM AND MANOEUVRING THRUSTERS ... 284
9.3.1 Stabilizingns ......................................................................... 284
9.3.2 Manoeuvringthrusters ............................................................ 284
9.3.3 HydraulicsystemforthrusterandStabilizingns ................... 286
9.4 GYROSCOPIC STABILIZERS ............................................................. 288
10 - AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
10.1 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ............................................................ 292
10.1.1 Refrigeratingunitcontrolpanel ............................................... 296
10.1.2 Fan-coilcontrolpanel .............................................................. 297
10.1.3 Airconditioningsystem(maintenance) ................................... 298
11 - AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ON BOARD
11.1 PREPARATION FOR MOORING ......................................................... 302
11.2 ANCHOR WINCH ................................................................................ 304
11.2.1 Anchor winch maintenance ..................................................... 309
11.2.2 Reduction motor ...................................................................... 310
11.3 MOORING WINCHES .......................................................................... 311
11.3.1 Warpingwinchesmaintenance ............................................... 312
11.3.2 Reduction motor ...................................................................... 312
11.4 MOORING POINTS ............................................................................. 313
11.5 GANGWAY SYSTEM ........................................................................... 314
11.5.1 Gangway ................................................................................. 316
11.5.2 Gangway systems maintenance ............................................. 318
11.6 SWIM LADDER SYSTEM .................................................................... 319
11.7 GARAGE HATCH AND LINEAR LIFT .................................................. 323
11.8 GANGWAY, SWIM LADDER, GARAGE HATCH
CONTROL UNIT CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ........................... 330
11.8.1 Outer cleaning ......................................................................... 330
11.9 WINDSCREEN WIPER SYSTEM ........................................................ 331
11.9.1 Wipersystemmaintenance ..................................................... 331
11.10 SACRIFICIAL ANODES ....................................................................... 332
11.10.1 Maintenanceofsacricialanodes ........................................... 333