Class 2 (2nd Engineer) MEP 📅 Dec 2018

Exam Question

The pipe work of the sea water circulation system for passenger ship has to be completely renewed. The company contracted for the work has no previous experience of marine installation. You as the Chief engineer have been requested to write the specification for manufacture and installation of the steel pipe.

(a) Outline your proposal for the need for various types of piping for different systens.

(b) State the necessary requirements for approval.

Reference Answer

For manufacturing and installation of seawater service pipes on the ship, the following considerations are to be made :
(i) Selection of Material
Selection of the material must be based on the ability to resist general and localised corrosion such as pitting, impingement attack and cavitation throughout the pipe.
It must have the ability to resist stress corrosion & corrosion fatigue.

Full answer on MeoMock — surveyor-grade reference answers for 7,000+ written exam questions.

View plans Browse library

← Browse more questions

Prepare on Android — MeoMock on Google Play