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SIMS, LONAVALA HEADING FOR FOUR-YEAR MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE

To complement present three year nautical science degree courses, SIMS, Lonavala is now venturing into introducing four-year marine engineering degree by next year.

Our quest for commencement of the four years degree program in Marine Engineering received a big boost when both the Academic council and Dean of Engineering Faculty from University of Pune approved the syllabus and structure for the Marine Engineering course proposed to be held at SIMS Lonavala campus.

Currently SIMS Lonavala is closely working for  the AICTE approval as well as formal affiliation to Pune University for conducting the degree program in Marine Engineering.

An Ad-Hoc board of Studies in Marine Engineering has been constituted by University of Pune under the chairmanship of Prof. M. S. Sutaone with two of SIMS faculty Members Dr. (Ms). Shakuntala Laskar and Mr. Shirish Kumar inducted in the board.

Meanwhile, the pioneer batch of the Deck cadet of SIMS, Lonavala is passing in a ceremonial parade to be held on July 2, Sunday.
*Note: This monthly safety moment is collected from various sources for educational purpose and is not an actual incident from the ESM fleet.
FIRE IN ENGINE ROOM

A fire started due to the breakage of a flexible hose on the low pressure fuel return piping on one of the main engines of a vessel when at sea.

Both main engines were stopped by the crew. The ship had full electrical power supply during the event due to having a separate auxiliary engine room. The crew used CO2 and water to put out the fire, which was finally extinguished after about 4 hours. The main engine room was entirely burnt out including some minor adjacent compartments not protected with A60 insulation.

LESSONS LEARNT
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The engines should be checked for sufficient insulation.
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Many areas on engines often prove to be hotter than expected (~2200c), such as indicator cocks, various clamps and bolts and where the insulation underneath tinplates is dislocated or not thick enough.
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Control of flexible hoses should be included in the planned maintenance system.
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Flexible hoses should only be applied where relative movements can be expected. Where this is not the case, steel pipes are to be utilized. Remember - flexible hoses have a limited lifetime depending on the environmental conditions they are exposed to and the medium they are applied for.
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Fuel oil piping, including flexible hoses, are to be properly shielded.
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