General norms for institutes for the conduct of

The following are essential topics of competence which needs to be imparted to the trainees and which forms an essential part of the Marine Engineer Trainees curriculum .

1. 
   Safety, Health and Enviornment.
   

Electrical safety

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  Basics of Electrical Safety.
  

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  Lockout and Tagging.
  
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  Exposed Energized parts.
  
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  Use of Equipement.
  
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  Safety Training.
  

Fire Extinguisher Basics.

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  Introduction to Fire Extinguishers.
  
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  Classes of Fires.
  
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  Fire Prevention.
  
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  Fire Extinguisher.
  

Respiratory Equipment.

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  Introduction to Respiratiory Equipment.
  
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  Negative Respirators.
  
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  Positive Respirators.
  
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  Respirator Maintenance.
  

2. 
   Industrial Process Fundamentals.
   

-Fire Fighting (Tactics & Stategy).

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  Basic Hose Handling.
  
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  Preventing Hose Damage.
  
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  Positioning.
  
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  Small Hose Tactics.
  
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  Large Hose Tactics.
  
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  Supplemental Streams.
  
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  Interior Fires.
  
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  Dry Chemical Tactics.
  
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  Fighting Tank Fires.
  
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  Tank Fire Strategy.
  

-AC Motors.

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  Magnetism.
  
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  Types of Motors.
  
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  Motor Control Section.
  

3. 
   Process Operations.
   

-Centrifugal Pumps.

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  Introduction.
  
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  Types of Motors.
  
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  Pump Parts.
  
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  Pump Performance.
  
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  Pump Control.
  
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  Historical Troubleshooting.
  
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  Analytical Troubleshooting.
  
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  Pump Safety.
  

-Heat Exchangers.

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  The Role of Heat Exchangers.
  
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  Heat Transfer.
  
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  Operating Heat Exchangers.
  

-Reciprocating Compressors.

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  Introduction.
  
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  Equipment Description.
  
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  How the Equipment Works.
  
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  Controlling the installation.
  
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  Operating Procedure.
  

-Valves.

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  Introduction to Valves.
  
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  Control Valves.
  
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  Quick Opening Valves.
  
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  More Valves.
  
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  Maintenance Tips.
  

4. 
   Operator Performed Maintenance.
   

-Basic Skills.

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  Cleaning Filters.
  
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  Cleaning Strainers and Lines.
  

5. 
   Millwright.
   

Pumps

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  Identification of Pumps.
  
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  How Pumps Work.
  
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  Troubleshooting Pumps.
  

6. 
   Instrument Specialist.
   

Control Valves and Actuators.

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  Control Valves and Applications.
  
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  Types of Control Valves Actuators.
  

7) list of equipments in boiler chemistry and fuel oil lab

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  Portable boiler water test kits, fuel test kits, lub. Oil test kits.
  
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  Ph meter to test boiler water.
  
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  Flash point apparatus.
  
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  VISGAGE for viscosity of diesel oil.
  
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  Fuel oil gauge for viscosity of furnace oil.
  
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  Hydrogauge for water content in liquids.
  

8) list of seamanship lab equipment

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  Different types of anchors.
  
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  Different types of slips.
  

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  Life saving and survival appliances :-
  

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  Life raft.
  
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  Life Boat radio equipment.
  
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  Life Jackets, Life buoys.
  
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  Search light.
  
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  Saxtent.
  
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  Navigational lights, etc.