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Class 2 (2nd Engineer) SSEP 📅 Jul 2022

Exam Question

(a) State the instructions you as a Second Engineer will give to watchkeepers with respect to boiler uptake fire (5)

(b) State how the incidence of uptake fires may be minimized (5)

(c) State the reasons for blow-back from the furnace of an auxiliary boiler (5)

(d) State the standing instructions you might have received from your Chief Engineer with respect to the avoidance of boiler furnace blow-back (5)

Reference Answer

(a) As Second Engineer, in the event of a boiler uptake fire, I would instruct the watchkeepers as follows:
Immediately inform the Chief Engineer (C/E) and Senior Engineer.
Start the standby generator and bring it online. This secures power in case the main engine needs to be stopped.
Stop the main engine AFTER informing the bridge. This reduces oxygen supply to the fire.

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