NVIC 17-14 Task 1.3.A

Maintain a safe engineering watch

OICEW-A1.3 Safety precautions to be observed during a watch and immediate actions to be taken in the event of fire or accident, with particular reference to oil system

On a vessel of at least 1,000 HP, on a simulator, or in a laboratory or workshop,

the candidate identifies and respond to alarms

For each alarm, the candidate:

1. Correctly identifies the alarm;
2. Correctly acknowledges the alarm;
3. Correctly confirms the alarm condition;
4. Ensures that timely action is taken to correct the indicated alarm condition;
5. Clears the alarm when corrective actions have been taken; and
6. Takes proper action to prevent safety and pollution violations.

The following alarms should be included in the assessment:

1. Low lubricating oil pressure, high lubricating oil temperature, and low lubricating oil sump level alarms;
2. High coolant temperature and low coolant level alarms;
3. Low fuel oil pressure, low or high fuel oil temperature, and low fuel oil day or settling tank level alarms;
4. General fire and emergency alarm;
5. Low steering gear oil level, high steering gear oil temperature, steering gear motor overload, and loss of steering alarms;
6. High machinery space and dry cargo hold bilge level, high bilge water holding tank level, and high waste oil holding tank level alarms;
7. High fuel oil storage tank level alarms;
8. Fixed CO2 system impending release/space evacuation alarms; and
9. Fire, smoke, and hazardous gas detection system annunicator panel alarms.