4. Approved Engine Course
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4. Approved Engine Course

  4.1 An Approved Engine Course is a course of at least thirty hours duration which is approved or recognised by the MCA. A "Certificate of Attendance" will be given by the course organisers to persons satisfactorily completing the course.

  4.2 Persons who are able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the MCA that they have the appropriate engineering experience and competency may be granted exemption from the requirement to attend an Approved Engine Course. Such a course will cover the following topics:-

Introduction to compression ignition and spark ignition engines; engine cycles; construction and operational details; fuel, air, cooling, lubrication and electrical systems; power transmission; hull fittings; oil and garbage pollution prevention; safe working practices; basic fire prevention and fire fighting techniques; dangers of asphyxiation in the use of gaseous and vaporising fluid extinguishing mediums; safety requirements of bottled gas installations; fault finding and rectification within all topics.

  4.3 In addition to the above, it is strongly recommended that for vessels where there is installed propulsion power greater than 1500 kW or the vessel is fitted with equipment, essential to its operation, that is not included in the syllabus of the engineering qualification held, an applicable manufacturers, or equivalent, course should be attended.

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