Two fuel heaters located in MER1 and MER2, are capable of heating fuel from 40 degrees F to
80 degrees F +_ 5 at a flow rate of how many gallons per minute at what P S I G. correct answers
110 gallons per minute.
55 P S I G
What is the flash point for fuel oil? correct answers 140 degrees
What is FOTG correct answers Fuel alignment for GTG
What are fuel pumps rated at? correct answers Slow 36 GPM
Fast 72 GPM
105 P S I
What is the fuel pump relief valve set to? correct answers 130 P S I G
Describe the fuel unloader valve. correct answers Regulates pressure back to the tank.
Fails shut.
LP air operated.
Designed to maintain fuel pressure at 35 P S I G.
When do you bypass the fuel heater? correct answers In an emergency suction can be taken from
storage tank bypassing the fuel heater and purifier.
If JP-5 is to be used.
The fuel oil heater maintains header temp at what temperature? correct answers 85 degrees F.
What does the fuel pre filter do? correct answers Remove sediment.
What is the max DP for the fuel pre filter? correct answers 18.
What is quick heat? correct answers This is where the lube oil purification system to include
heater to both purify and heat the main lube oil system to 90 degrees.
When would you use quick heat? correct answers During very cold weather or when an
emergency underway must occur.
, What are the temperatures for the chill box and freeze box? correct answers Chill box is 33 to 36
degrees.
Freeze box is 0 to 5 degrees.
True or false. Refueling operations are controlled from the oil test lab. correct answers True.
An Oil king Assistant will be stationed at the deck riser to open/close the fill valve and to take
what required fuel samples? correct answers Initial, midpoint, end samples, and every 15
minutes.
Who will perform a safety brief for transferring lube oil and fuel oil in port from pier to ship?
correct answers EDO
During in port fueling flow rates shall not exceed how many gallons per minute? correct answers
400
During in-port fueling the last fuel tank in a bank will not filled beyond what percent? correct
answers 80 percent.
What is the flow rate when filling the last tank in a bank? correct answers 300 gallons per minute
or less.
What is clear? correct answers Absence of particulate matter.
What is bright? correct answers The absence of free water not hazy or cloudy.
What do you do when a sample fails bright test With online purification? correct answers 1. Let
settle for 30 minutes. Look again.
2. If still unsat heat to 120 degrees. Check again.
3. If still unsat take sample again repeat test.
4. If still unsat after 48 hours of purification and source can not be located secure the equipment
operate only with CO permission and DFS. Purify for additional 48 hours.
5. If still unsat after additional 48 hours, log results change oil, contact NSWC.
Where are the fuel on load stations? correct answers 7 is aft VLS deck.
8 is above the RHIBS.
3 & 4 are O2 level forward above opening to the breaks.
5 & 6 midship kingpin they are in permanent IEM.