MKC STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MKC SWE STUDY (IN PROGRESS)




Within62how62many62days62of62an62inspection62are62you62required62to62submit62the62new
62boat62inspection62report62-62answer--10


List62the62six62basic62safety62procedures62to62follow62when62troubleshooting62or62repairi
ng62electrical62components62-62answer--
1.62Never62operate,62repair,62adjust,62tamper62with62equipment62unless62assigned62to62d
o62so.62
2.62obey62all62posted62operating62and62safety62precautions62
3.62de-energize62equipment62prior62to62repair.62
4.62always62wear62approved62PPE.
5.62use62insulated62tools62and62non-metalic62flashlight.62
6.62tighten62the62connections62of62fremovable62tes62leads62on62portable62meters.

generally62the62crown62end62of62the62piston62is62slightly62smaller62in62diameter62than62th
e62skirt62for62what62reason62-62answer--to62allow62for62expansion62and62proper62fit

piston62ring62gaps62should62be62staggered62at62_62degrees62to62reduce62gas62leakage62
-62answer--180*

what62could62happen62if62you62ignore62the62specific62safety62warning62in62the62engine62s
ervice62manual62-62answer--injure62yourself/people62on62or62around62the62boat/
damage62outboard62engine

a62placard62stating62discharge62of62oil62prohibited62must62be62posted62on62all62vessels62
more62than62__62feet62in62length62-62answer--26

what62CFR62regulations62identifies62prohibited62spaces62where62oil62and62hazardous62m
aterial62are62not62to62be62stored62-62answer--33CFR155.470

what62is62the62standard62maximum62ambient62operating62temperature62for62compressor
62drive62motors62-62answer--104*F


in62the62vacuum62gravity62system,62what62part62houses62a62set62of62inclined62absorption
62plates62-62answer--vacuum62gravity62vessel

,what62filter62element62in62an62OWS62is62used62to62remove62small62particles62such62as62
shaving62and62dirt62from62the62oily62water62mixture62-62answer--pre-filter

before62working62on62or62removing62any62parts62of62the62air62compressor,62you62should6
2make62sure62the62following62conditions62are62completed62-62answer--
the62compressor62is62completely62blown62down62and62the62pressure62is62relieved

before62and62during62the62operation62of62the62R/
O62what62type62of62general62inspection62should62be62conducted62-62answer--
make62sure62the62flowmeters62are62clear62and62floats62are62visable

which62safety62precaution62should62be62observed62during62R/O62operation62-62answer--
make62sure62all62pressure62relief62valves62dischards62are62unobstructed62and62the62rele
ase62fluid62is62conducted62to62low62pressure62area62clear62of62personnel

what62are62the62three62effects62of62excessively62worn62rudder62shaft62bearings62-
62answer--1.62imprecise62and62poor62steering62response62
2.excessive62vibration62
3.62leakage62through62the62rudder62post62housing

what62component62registers62cumulative62volume62in62gallons62of62permeate62being62pr
oduced62by62the62R/O62unit62and62being62used62by62the62ship62-62answer--
Totalizing62flow62meter

normally62a62diesel62engine62start62air62bank62has62a62minimum62capacity62for62how62m
any62cold62and62hot62starts62-62answer--162cold62and62962hot

when62conducting62performance62test,62engines62should62be62operated62at62what62perc
entage62of62coat62guard62load62-62answer--80-90%

the62ODR62facilitates62what62type62of62operating62data62-62answer--1.62trend62recording
2.62event62recording
3.62dynamic62recording
4.62alarm62recording
5.62trip62recording

what62are62the62effects62of62a62damaged62propeller62-62answer--1.62lack62of62power
2.62high62fuel62consumption62
3.62unexpected62vibration

high62pressure62pump62creates62___62to____62PSI62achieve62reverse62osmosis62-
62answer--700-100062PSI

, pulsation62dampener62absorbs62pulsations62created62on62the62discharge62side62of62a62hi
gh62pressure62pump62consisting62of62nitrogen62charged62rubber62bladder62charged62to62
approximately62-62answer--2/362system62pressure

If62the62low62pressure62switch62predetermined62setting62isn't62met62(on62110's62it62is62562
psi)62-62answer--low62pressure62switch62secures62the62high62pressure62pump

list62the62possible62causes62of62low62or62variable62cylinder62compression62-62answer--
1.62damaged62head62gasket
2.62damaged62pistons
3.62broke62or62stuck62piston62rings
4.62scored62cylinder62walls
5.62stuck62valves62(four62stroke)
6.62Incorrectly62adjusted62valves(four62stroke)

what62are62the62three62main62areas62of62concern62when62troubleshooting62a62hard62start
ing62engine?62-62answer--1.62ignition
2.fuel
3.62compression

what62are62the62seven62primary62indicators62for62completing62DEMPs?62-62answer--
1.62cylinder62compression62pressure
2.cylinder62firing62pressure
3.cylinder62exhaust62temperature
4.62crankcase62vacuum
5.62intake62manifold62pressure
6.62exhaust62back-pressure
7.62L/O62consumption

ODR62will62record62data62automatically62for62all62files62under62what62circumstances62-
62answer--as62long62as62ODR62is62turned62on


propulsion62units62are62also62known62as62what62three62other62common62terms62-
62answer--1.62reduction62gears
2.62transmissions
3.62marine62gears

what62analytical62tools62are62used62to62help62in62the62determination62of62an62engines62c
enter62section?62-62answer--1.62full62power62trials
2.62observation62of62engine62operating62characteristics
3.62spectrochemical62analysis62of62the62L/O
4.62observation62and62analysis62of62trends62found62in62engine62operating62parameters
5.62physical62inspection62of62engine62componets

how62does62the62overspeed62trip62usually62cut62off62fuel62to62the62engine?62-62answer--
by62isolating62the62governor62from62its62oil62supply,62causing62it62to62travel62to62the62no62