Class 4 (4th Engineer) SSEP 📅 Mar 2023

Exam Question

As per the "Shipboard procedure manual" on board your ship, systematically enumerate steps taken in the event of the following:

(a) If the engine room is getting flooded due to holed main sea water pipe (10)

(b) Steering failure while navigating in coastal water (10)

Reference Answer

### (a) Engine Room Flooding due to Holed Main Sea Water Pipe
This is a grave emergency requiring immediate, decisive, and systematic action to save the machinery, the engine room, and potentially the ship itself. The following steps, based on standard Shipboard Emergency Procedure Manuals, must be executed.
**1. Immediate Actions: Raise Alarm & Initial Response**
* **Raise the Alarm:** Immediately operate the nearest Engine Room alarm and inform the Bridge via telephone, stating, "Engine Room Flooding, Engine Room Flooding."

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