This video has a powerful message for marine engineers. Engineering breakdowns
on board ship can cause disastrous injuries to ship’s personnel over and above the
physical damage they can cause to machinery. For this reason entire systems of
alarms and protection devices are installed in the engine rooms.
This video establishes the absolute necessity to ensure that all components of the
alarm systems and protection devices are kept in full working condition at all times
for them to be reliable.
It describes systems to show the various components which are used to make up the
warning devices and the protection circuits. For the most important systems are
those which protect personnel, connected to, for example, main engine, power
generation and boilers.
There are descriptive scenes to introduce the various sensors, level sensors,
temperature and pressure sensors which are used in typical applications. Their test
procedures are shown.