Truly impressive, your degree of professionalism, and the technical proficiency required by members of the Engineering Department! It looks like the work never ends!
Back in the 70's the ME was only turned for a few minutes, not the 30 you did. There was no auxiliary blower. It was a blast of air, shut the indicators. Then standby the telegraph. Manoeuvring was always on diesel and then switched to heated heavy fuel oil when Full away. Lots of things have changed since I retired, most for the better.
Hi Stephen, your comment brought back a few memories about changing from marine diesel to heavy fuel oil when underway. Perhaps, Chief MAKOi, if you are reading this could you say if this is still done? We also had to commission the exhaust gas boiler whilst maneouvering and that was fun! Also did a Panama Canal passage with only one air compressor, as the chief wanted the other surveyed- very worrying at the time
@@MervynPartin In CP we stopped changing over to diesel for standbys many years ago. I left the sea in 86 and we had been on heavy all the time for most of the decade. Heavy oil burning generators hadn't come in by that time though, that's a more recent development. All this button pressing for a blow on air etc, and "nothing to see" is nowhere near as fun as driving the job from the sticks, either in the ECR or on the engine side! And I loved seeing the rockers going up and down, and the beat of a 7-cylinder engine... I'm not sure I'd like to sail on a ship with no camshaft, no "sticks" on the engine side, subservient to a bunch of ladder logic encapsulated in something the size of a Smartie!
@@stephencarey5074 Thanks for your reply to my query on diesel/heavy oil changeover. I left the sea in 77 as a 2/E in P&O Bulk Shipping, having started out as a J/E with B&W and Sulzer engines on the sticks- definitely much more fun than the remote controls! Only once did we ever go on standby on heavy oil, but there were no problems. Later ships had more automation and that probably caused more trouble than mechanical breakdowns with frequent card failures and lack of spares. Hopefully, the technology has improved to a more reliable standard on modern vessels (and appropriate training in maintaining it).
Thank chief Makoi for your intruction trainer,B&W MAN its a fantastic diésel engine ,I has been works 20 years ago,as 2nd engineer and my prefert job on the engine,was take deflexion measure cranckshaft.Greeting from Uruguay🇺🇾🇺🇾
I remember one story and jokes I cannot forget about starting of Main engine. One of my engine cadet colleague, were ask by our chief engineer to go and get "the KEY" for starting main engine. And master also played along and give him a big key. And once he down ECR, everybody laugh. Oh those jokes on cadets or first time onboard ships are priceless.
Not even funny. As a future Deck Officer, making cadets respect you by making jokes like these or thinking you are tough because a cadet has never been in a ship before isn't funny at all. If you treat them as they are and show them a few things they will see you as someone they look up to and admire and follow your example. Those kinds of behaviors aren't acceptable in my book. As a future Deck Officer and God willing to become a Master, if anyone ever did that on my ship he would get thrown out immediately. Period.
With that sense of humor, I hope someone tosses you over the fantail at 0300. (from someone with more time on a saltwater shitter than YOU have onboard)
Nice chief. Ito ang pangarap ko someday. Ang maging marine engineer. I'll always watch your videos para ma update ako sa buhay ng isang marine engineer. Ingat lagi chief.
Sir thank for that vlog I have learn a lot. Kahit na sa gnyn na praan sir nadadagdagan ung kaalamn ko pg dating s malalaking brko,maliit lng po ksi s sinasakyan ko. At s mga kabaro ko especially sa mga di pa nkasampa matutuwa dn sila sir at my idea if they try to watch this video. I salute u po sir. Godbless 😇⚓🚢
Nice video on showing the startup of main engine chief! I am a Marine Engineering student and this gives me a glimpse of what my future job will be :) more power!
Depends on the ship. The first ship I was stationed on to "start" it involved soaking a rag in fuel oil and shoving it into the burner and lighting the fuel on fire. Yes, it's a steam powered ship, and currently on deployment in the middle east. The USS Essex LHD-2.
Hi Chief, another great video. Start up sequence reminds me of when I worked in a natural gas compressor station. We had 5 engines 2 rated at 1,500 HP, 1 at 2000 HP and 1 at 4000 HP all 4 stroke all started with starting air and all were turbo charged and ran on natural gas. Similar procedure for start up, run a pre-lube pump open the power cylinder petcocks to expel any moisture and roll the engine over on starting air for a few minutes, close the petcoks . Hit the air starter button turn on the fuel gas and ignition and the engine would fire up. After warm up and all parameters were in check from the engines panel board time to load the gas compressor up and begin compressing gas down the pipeline. Open suction valve open discharge valve close bypass valve and the engine would be on line. This was in the late 80's and station operators were required and on duty 24/7, since then all of our compressor stations are automated and the engines are all started and stopped from a control room in Houston TX, all with the click of a mouse. How things have changed ! Keep up the great work I really enjoy your channel.
i found this very interesting , fully explaining each step to start your ships engine ,, i have always love big engines and machinery of all types and it's interesting to see how different things operate ,,, even more interesting to see how they start that particular engine with compressed air
Good though there were somethings I'd would have liked to know.... does the diesel engine directly run the propellor shaft (with or without a clutch) or does the engine run a generator that turns the propellor? And when the main engine is shut down what provides electricity? Shore power?
Hello, Sir, my students and I appreciate your videos and excellent subtitles for ESL marine students! I always find quality material here. Looking forward to seeing your next videos!
Sir, i became a fan of your youtube channel. It depicts many informations to the public who have misconcepts regarding seafarers. There is lot of pain behind our gain. Hard earned money.
Very nice video, being a c/e myself, I was waiting for you to say "get propeller clearance" from deck side, before airblow and few turns ahead and astern.☺
Yes I remember an incident in Lagos, with a ship turning its engines alongside: Its propellor sliced through a barge, which was out of sight from the aft deck. My ship received a telegram from HO saying "....one of our twin-screwed vessels..." The company only had one such ship so we all knew which one had dropped the clanger!
I love your videos, very interesting insight into a different world My dad and uncle were on ocean going tugs, when I was a kid I got to go into the engine room of one. Don’t remember it being this clean ! 😃
Hi Sir Thanks for such an educational video, it helps me a lot. I am a cadet at the Liberia Maritime training Institute studying Marine engineering. i really want you to guide me on such path.
Thanks sir, nice video. Dito sa amin hyundai MAN B&W rin. Sa computer click lang pag naka At Sea na yun na ''Prepare start, Slowturn bring handle to 5, stop, close indicator cocks and drain to turbine, Auto, maneuver handle to 5, Sep RPm, LIC program off,maneuver handle to stop, changeover to bridge control. 😁
I am so thankful that I found your channel as an engine cadet! And thank God the main engine where I'm at and the control room console are identical to the one shown in your video! Thanks to you I could impress my bosses hahah. Thank you for such an detailed and easy to understand video
Hi Chief MAKOi!! I am always following your vlogs. Thanks for the educational videos. It helps me a lot to have an overview of what is really out there. By the way sir I'm a cadet from University of the Visayas Maritime-Education. More power and be safe!😊😊😊
Hi Chief, you're a Filipino, my wife is a Filipina from Cebu Province, this is very interesting, my father was a merchant marine seaman for many years, i will subscribe and follow your videos, with interest. Thankyou. Bob, New Zealand.
Hey chief starting the main engins in a big ship more complex than starting a b747s engins wow . Been an avation tech most of my life now retired, always wondered about big ship engins, i thought b747, dc10 ect. Were big but the ships are most amazing, sometimes i miss the whole thing, good vids. Keep up the good work chief,,,, tx. Matt in az.
@@williamsaunders8047 No button starts on the ones I sailed on either! It was all levers and nodding rockers, and a lot bigger. A VLCC in my day had a 12 cylinder 1080mm bore engine, now the same ships have a 6 or 7 cylinder 840mm. They've come a long way.
Very educational chief i like it thank u parang nakikita ko na rin ang aking fren working at the engine room mekaniko nga daw siya sa barko pero sa cruise ship naman
ChiefMakoi pwede po next vids. nyu yung about sa Simulator Sa Engine ? 3rdyr.college napo kasi ako as marine engr. and gustu kupo maging katulad mo you are the one of my inspiration as marine engr. thanks po godbless
+Chief MAKOi Sir Makoi, Im Noel, Ive been following your videos for sometime now and I find your channel very inspiring and knowledgeable. I am currently accomplishing my BS right now, Im a marine engr like you. Enough talk, I would really appreciate if you do more videos for responsibilities and task of the different ranks in the engine department from officers to ratings. A hint on their daily routine and how to become one. I am preparing for the coming opportunities that may be there in the future so preparing earlier would be an edge. Thanks God bless!
Thanks, this really helped me start my ship's engine.
This comment is the best comment.
Don't they teach you how to start a ship in training?
@@damonabets3779 if getting a joke made you money, youd be broke.
u mean on minecraft ? 😜😏
@@Hoptockets you too
Truly impressive, your degree of professionalism, and the technical proficiency required by members of the Engineering Department! It looks like the work never ends!
Back in the 70's the ME was only turned for a few minutes, not the 30 you did. There was no auxiliary blower. It was a blast of air, shut the indicators. Then standby the telegraph. Manoeuvring was always on diesel and then switched to heated heavy fuel oil when Full away.
Lots of things have changed since I retired, most for the better.
Yeah a lot of advancements nowadays. The latest is the electronically controlled engines. No more camshafts.
Stephen Carrahar I
Hi Stephen, your comment brought back a few memories about changing from marine diesel to heavy fuel oil when underway. Perhaps, Chief MAKOi, if you are reading this could you say if this is still done? We also had to commission the exhaust gas boiler whilst maneouvering and that was fun! Also did a Panama Canal passage with only one air compressor, as the chief wanted the other surveyed- very worrying at the time
@@MervynPartin In CP we stopped changing over to diesel for standbys many years ago. I left the sea in 86 and we had been on heavy all the time for most of the decade. Heavy oil burning generators hadn't come in by that time though, that's a more recent development.
All this button pressing for a blow on air etc, and "nothing to see" is nowhere near as fun as driving the job from the sticks, either in the ECR or on the engine side! And I loved seeing the rockers going up and down, and the beat of a 7-cylinder engine...
I'm not sure I'd like to sail on a ship with no camshaft, no "sticks" on the engine side, subservient to a bunch of ladder logic encapsulated in something the size of a Smartie!
@@stephencarey5074 Thanks for your reply to my query on diesel/heavy oil changeover. I left the sea in 77 as a 2/E in P&O Bulk Shipping, having started out as a J/E with B&W and Sulzer engines on the sticks- definitely much more fun than the remote controls! Only once did we ever go on standby on heavy oil, but there were no problems. Later ships had more automation and that probably caused more trouble than mechanical breakdowns with frequent card failures and lack of spares. Hopefully, the technology has improved to a more reliable standard on modern vessels (and appropriate training in maintaining it).
This has to be one of the best channels on U Tube. Every episode brilliant.
Thank chief Makoi for your intruction trainer,B&W MAN its a fantastic diésel engine ,I has been works 20 years ago,as 2nd engineer and my prefert job on the engine,was take deflexion measure cranckshaft.Greeting from Uruguay🇺🇾🇺🇾
Ah! I needed this at 3AM in the morning.
Thanks C/E Makoi, it's a big help for us a student to watch a vlog how to start an engine.. keep it up and god bless
I remember one story and jokes I cannot forget about starting of Main engine. One of my engine cadet colleague, were ask by our chief engineer to go and get "the KEY" for starting main engine. And master also played along and give him a big key. And once he down ECR, everybody laugh. Oh those jokes on cadets or first time onboard ships are priceless.
Not even funny. As a future Deck Officer, making cadets respect you by making jokes like these or thinking you are tough because a cadet has never been in a ship before isn't funny at all. If you treat them as they are and show them a few things they will see you as someone they look up to and admire and follow your example. Those kinds of behaviors aren't acceptable in my book. As a future Deck Officer and God willing to become a Master, if anyone ever did that on my ship he would get thrown out immediately. Period.
With that sense of humor, I hope someone tosses you over the fantail at 0300. (from someone with more time on a saltwater shitter than YOU have onboard)
Nice chief. Ito ang pangarap ko someday. Ang maging marine engineer. I'll always watch your videos para ma update ako sa buhay ng isang marine engineer.
Ingat lagi chief.
Sir thank for that vlog I have learn a lot. Kahit na sa gnyn na praan sir nadadagdagan ung kaalamn ko pg dating s malalaking brko,maliit lng po ksi s sinasakyan ko. At s mga kabaro ko especially sa mga di pa nkasampa matutuwa dn sila sir at my idea if they try to watch this video. I salute u po sir. Godbless 😇⚓🚢
Nice video on showing the startup of main engine chief! I am a Marine Engineering student and this gives me a glimpse of what my future job will be :) more power!
Thanks!
Thanks Chief! Engine telegraph procedures is quite a mystery for me as an aspiring deck officer, your video gave me a whole lot of new perspective.
Depends on the ship. The first ship I was stationed on to "start" it involved soaking a rag in fuel oil and shoving it into the burner and lighting the fuel on fire. Yes, it's a steam powered ship, and currently on deployment in the middle east. The USS Essex LHD-2.
@@user-lp3cf5yn5b 100% true
@@dundonrl the fact that f35's are deployed from a steam ship is fucking awesome
LPD-4 checking in, Brother. Actually the torch is lit with a Zippo per NavRegs and shoved into the burner-barrel. ✌
Thank you chief Makoi for reminding making engineering interesting, keep up the great work
the quality of this video is in another level
Thank you for putting time and effort to put up such an amazing video!
Thanks a lot! I'm a navigator and this video helps me to see what's going on in the ER
Hi Chief, another great video. Start up sequence reminds me of when I worked in a natural gas compressor station. We had 5 engines 2 rated at 1,500 HP, 1 at 2000 HP and 1 at 4000 HP all 4 stroke all started with starting air and all were turbo charged and ran on natural gas. Similar procedure for start up, run a pre-lube pump open the power cylinder petcocks to expel any moisture and roll the engine over on starting air for a few minutes, close the petcoks . Hit the air starter button turn on the fuel gas and ignition and the engine would fire up. After warm up and all parameters were in check from the engines panel board time to load the gas compressor up and begin compressing gas down the pipeline. Open suction valve open discharge valve close bypass valve and the engine would be on line. This was in the late 80's and station operators were required and on duty 24/7, since then all of our compressor stations are automated and the engines are all started and stopped from a control room in Houston TX, all with the click of a mouse. How things have changed ! Keep up the great work I really enjoy your channel.
i found this very interesting , fully explaining each step to start your ships engine ,, i have always love big engines and machinery of all types and it's interesting to see how different things operate ,,, even more interesting to see how they start that particular engine with compressed air
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching. 😁
A very well done clip for the average man. Thank you for posting 😎
Good though there were somethings I'd would have liked to know.... does the diesel engine directly run the propellor shaft (with or without a clutch) or does the engine run a generator that turns the propellor? And when the main engine is shut down what provides electricity? Shore power?
I was former a O/S here @ inter island sr tnx for the vlog and tnx for giving the us a inspiration to be a seafarers god bless sir
Very nice video.
I am studying marine engineering in China.
sir makoi laking tulong po talaga ito para mag bigay ng idea lalo na sa katulad kong cadete. patuloy lang po sa pag gawa ng video sir! God bless po 😊
As a Marine Engineering student nakakatuwa na may ganitong videos mas nakaka excite tuloy magtapos at sumakay hehehe, thanks for this sir!
And today on things that you didn't know that you needed to know...
Sometimes I really like the RUclips algorithm, great videos 👍
Laking tulong sa mga new Engine cadets 😍
Salamat chief
"Bro, I left the keys at my g/f's place onshore...... "
"Oh, maaaaaaan......." :)
then get a new one
Hello, Sir, my students and I appreciate your videos and excellent subtitles for ESL marine students! I always find quality material here. Looking forward to seeing your next videos!
Sir, i became a fan of your youtube channel. It depicts many informations to the public who have misconcepts regarding seafarers.
There is lot of pain behind our gain. Hard earned money.
Somewhere on an old computer across the world, there is a Somali pirate taking notes from this video.
This is probably pretty difficult to replicate. Especially since all ships arnt built the same.
They have no brain so it’s no risk
@@NoBody-ht1oh HAHAHAHAHAHA
Somali pirates uses pirated version of Kongsberg MV90-V simulator to learn. They are pirates after all ;-)
Thank you - very interesting - something very few of us ever get to see or know about. Well done
Thank you chief Makoi for give us some knowledge about ship and also you inspire me to work on ship...
This really helped me
this is very good reminder before onboard and educational. Thanks chief.
Very nice video, being a c/e myself, I was waiting for you to say "get propeller clearance" from deck side, before airblow and few turns ahead and astern.☺
Thanks! I did say "As soon as the Bridge gives the all clear" 👍😄
Hii sir
Yes I remember an incident in Lagos, with a ship turning its engines alongside: Its propellor sliced through a barge, which was out of sight from the aft deck.
My ship received a telegram from HO saying "....one of our twin-screwed vessels..." The company only had one such ship so we all knew which one had dropped the clanger!
Hi sir :) Chief Lodi , nice blog. Sana magkita tayo somewhere hahaha
+#ByaheNiEdward thanks!
Mga inspirasyon ko kayu dalawa, haha, gawa din ako pag sampa ko. 😊
OUTSTANDING Chief MAKOi !!! Carry on!!!
Hello Chief? Following you all the way from Kenya. 4/E returning to sea soon. Nice videos. Keep it up.
Thanks!
Always wondered how this was done nowadays, thanks for sharing!
Thanks man !
Now i actually got 4 stolen cruise ship in my garden ;)
@Yo Ming, yes but i can sell you only 1 of them 😊
@@bingbing-ti2rv how much?
badass huh tree fiddy
Chief your videos are excellent and point wise
I love your videos, very interesting insight into a different world
My dad and uncle were on ocean going tugs, when I was a kid I got to go into the engine room of one.
Don’t remember it being this clean ! 😃
Good stuff Chief. Most Enjoyable and educational. Thanks.
Chief, another informative video. Keep them coming!
Haha, rewatching these while I cook. Wow look how far you've come dude! This must be before you went ashore and had a break too
CHIEF your video is very educational, specially for me, at sa mga nag aaral pa ng marine engineering, keep it up sir Good Job :)
Thanks!
Chief please tackle about your major problems encountered and how you deal with the situation and then solving the certain problem
Salamat talaga sir Chief. Tagal ko na d bumabalik sampa tagal ng line up ko..sa vlogs mo meju na refresh dn utak ko..😁
Hi Sir Thanks for such an educational video, it helps me a lot. I am a cadet at the Liberia Maritime training Institute studying Marine engineering. i really want you to guide me on such path.
Great video Chief! I always wondered how they start up those huge engines.
Thanks sir, nice video. Dito sa amin hyundai MAN B&W rin. Sa computer click lang pag naka At Sea na yun na ''Prepare start, Slowturn bring handle to 5, stop, close indicator cocks and drain to turbine, Auto, maneuver handle to 5, Sep RPm, LIC program off,maneuver handle to stop, changeover to bridge control. 😁
I am so thankful that I found your channel as an engine cadet! And thank God the main engine where I'm at and the control room console are identical to the one shown in your video! Thanks to you I could impress my bosses hahah.
Thank you for such an detailed and easy to understand video
Hi Chief MAKOi!! I am always following your vlogs. Thanks for the educational videos. It helps me a lot to have an overview of what is really out there. By the way sir I'm a cadet from University of the Visayas Maritime-Education. More power and be safe!😊😊😊
Another great video thank you for taking the time out to do that.
Thanks Mike!
A video nicely done for us laymen. Good job chief and to those behind the video.
Dear sir, many thanks, this video was really useful to help me start engine of my chevrolet cruze 😀🙏
Keep it up Chief More Educational Vlogs 😊
Thank you very much CHIEF MAKOi for this great video
+Rishikesh Mehta thank you for watching.
Sir I'm your great fan I have seen your all videos
Thank you chief . You are very good man 💙
This is what I love about RUclips. You can learn how to fix a breakfast and how to start a ship
Teodorick that’s right.
Hi Chief, you're a Filipino, my wife is a Filipina from Cebu Province, this is very interesting, my father was a merchant marine seaman for many years, i will subscribe and follow your videos, with interest. Thankyou. Bob, New Zealand.
Thanks Bob!!!
another great film chief! your videos should be required watching at merchant academies.
best wishes to you and your family Chief M!😳⛵
Thanks!
Very well made video! I loved all of the explanations!
Thanks!
Looks like a great training video! Well done! Audio improved here. Keep up the great work!
Very helpful video , needed some freshning up on the topic before the tests. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
I love when your making a video like this sir
+bisaya way kurat thanks! Share mo sa friends mo hehe
Hey chief starting the main engins in a big ship more complex than starting a b747s engins wow . Been an avation tech most of my life now retired, always wondered about big ship engins, i thought b747, dc10 ect. Were big but the ships are most amazing, sometimes i miss the whole thing, good vids. Keep up the good work chief,,,, tx. Matt in az.
Thanks!
Try starting a locomotive, more insane and no fancy buttons at least not on the older ones.
@@williamsaunders8047 No button starts on the ones I sailed on either! It was all levers and nodding rockers, and a lot bigger. A VLCC in my day had a 12 cylinder 1080mm bore engine, now the same ships have a 6 or 7 cylinder 840mm. They've come a long way.
Oh yeah! Bring on the heavy machinery!! 😼
Nice vlog Sir thank you for sharing
Thank you po
Thank you for this video. I was always curious about this.
Thank You for Very Informative Video Chief!
+Carl James Capangpangan you're welcome.
Very educational chief i like it thank u parang nakikita ko na rin ang aking fren working at the engine room mekaniko nga daw siya sa barko pero sa cruise ship naman
Ang galing tlaga bm8. Your the best!... Meron kna sariling TV show. Talo mopa ang CBT.
+jandy sanchez thanks sir!
Hey Cheif. Nothing like a good be engine. No different than a great woman. Treat them right and they are amazing. 😎👍
That looks like one fun amazing job 👍😎
It looks fun but it actually doesn't. Unless, you have passion in it, then it'll be okay.
ChiefMakoi pwede po next vids. nyu yung about sa Simulator Sa Engine ? 3rdyr.college napo kasi ako as marine engr. and gustu kupo maging katulad mo you are the one of my inspiration as marine engr. thanks po godbless
Cooking where there is a great fire brother 🔥
A very tough job.. Described by Chief as a cake....
Somalia Pirate: Thanks man, just figure out your video to start the engine!!
Excellent video! Thank you.
Great! All I need now is a ship.
Nice work Chief MKOi .....for marine engg students and general masses . Chief T Y A G I
thanks chief sa Guidelines Ready na akoang sumampa. kasi nkaline up na ako
I have always wanted to hear the exhaust note of a large main engine. Is there even a 'note'? Or is it all lost in the exhaust scrubbers and turbos?
Would be very happy if I get a chance to travel on such ships. Waiting for my turn, hopefully soon.
Thanks chief:) this is a future seafarer from India. I'll be a trainee marine engineer in 6 months.
Thanks Chief!! Another interesting and informative video..
ayos to sir...malaking tulong to sa amin..salamat!!
This vlog is so helpful. Thank you so much sir.
Love your video chief, I'm sailing with mtm
Very good information! Thanks for sharing!
BP
I can't relate to this subject but one thing, it's really informative and great! 👍
+wilnefe pasco thanks!
Sir,thanks for your video magagamit ko to sa next contract ko as an engine officer for the first time.
Ganun pala yun ... kala ko pag isinusi start PRNDL 😘😘😘
Love this channel
Salamat chief Makoi for excellent insight and video 😁👍
Thank you too!
Thanks Chief. Even deckies like to stay current.
Right on!
chief...super pls do video like this,it will help for our education...thank you...
Sure
+Chief MAKOi Sir Makoi, Im Noel, Ive been following your videos for sometime now and I find your channel very inspiring and knowledgeable. I am currently accomplishing my BS right now, Im a marine engr like you. Enough talk, I would really appreciate if you do more videos for responsibilities and task of the different ranks in the engine department from officers to ratings. A hint on their daily routine and how to become one. I am preparing for the coming opportunities that may be there in the future so preparing earlier would be an edge. Thanks God bless!
Chief salamat sa knowledge 👍👍👍
Good job very informative vids. 👍👍👍😃
+Ate Riray thanks!