Lesson 1Types of Ships1
Lesson 2Ships Structure and Measurement5
Lesson 3Engine Room Machinery9
Lesson 4Deck Machinery14
Lesson 5Steering Gear18
Lesson 6Marine Emergency Arrangement and Equipment22
Lesson 7Electrical Measuring Instruments26
Lesson 8Semiconductor Elements31
Lesson 9Storage Battery35
Lesson 10Alternating Current Motors39
Lesson 11Squirrelcage Motors43
Lesson 12The A.C. Motor Protection47
Lesson 13Alternating Current Generator51
Lesson 14Alternator Operation56
Lesson 15Switchboards61
Lesson 16Ship Electric Power Station67
Lesson 17Rating, Enclosures and Maintenance of Electric Equipment72
Lesson 18High Voltage on Ships76
Lesson 19High Voltage Safety80
Lesson 20High Voltage Equipment Testing84
Lesson 21Electric Propulsion System88
Lesson 22Basic Theory of Automatic Control93
Lesson 23Examples of Automatic Control System98
Lesson 24Main Engine Remote Control System103
Lesson 25Common Types of Sensors109
Lesson 26Fire Detectors113
Lesson 27The Alarm, Monitoring and Protecting System118
Lesson 28Radar122
Lesson 29GPS and DGPS126
Lesson 30Voyage Data Recorder130
Lesson 31Marine Compass134
Lesson 32Echo Sounder, AIS, ECDIS137
Lesson 33The Concept of GMDSS141
Lesson 34Terrestrial Communication System144
Lesson 35Introduction to Inmarsat System148
Lesson 36InmarsatC151
Lesson 37MSI and NAVTEX154
Lesson 38EPIRB and SART158
Lesson 39Port State Control162
Lesson 40SOLAS Convention167
Lesson 41STCW173
Lesson 42MARPOL Convention177
Lesson 43International Maritime Labour Convention181

Key to Exercises186
References191