Exam Question

Accidental grounding of the ship in which you are Second Engineer has occurred while on passage between ports

(a) Describe your immediate concerns as attempts are made to refloat the ship using the main engines (6)

(b) Following failure to refloat and assuming operation on residual fuel at the time of the accident state your next priorities (5)

(c) Describe any checks or inspection you consider necessary before restarting the main engine after the ship has been refloated. (5)