本教材按交通职业教育航海类专业指导委员会的布置，专为航海类高等职业技术院校轮机管理专业学生及各类轮机技术人员学习英语而编写的。本教材根据中国海事局2004年修订的《中华人民共和国海船船员适任考试、评估和发证规则》、2005年修订的《中华人民共和国海船船员适任考试大纲》以及专业指导委员会组织制定的课程教学大纲编写，符合《STCW 78／95公约》对航海教育和培训的基本要求，突出我国航海职业教育改革的特色，从适岗要求出发，深广度适中，具有较强的适用性和针对性。

本教材适用于200～240学时的航海院校轮机管理专业全日制班级课堂教学，也适用于轮机员考证培训教学。本教材分两大部分：第一部分是阅读，阅读部分的第1一11课是专业基础知识，主要复习巩固语法及解决公共英语与专业英语衔接的问题，第12—55课为专业知识，包括船舶主推进装置、船舶辅助机械、船舶电气设备、船舶轮机管理、国际公约和规则等；第二部分是书写，内容包括轮机日志、修理单、油类记录簿等。

本书的选材注意跟踪国际航海技术的最新发展，材料大多出自英文原版资料，语言地道流畅，配合插图，直观生动，易于教学。

本教材由阅读和书写两部分组成。阅读部分的前11课是专业基础知识，主要复习巩固语法及解决公共英语与专业英语衔接的问题，后44课为专业知识，包括船舶主推进装置、船舶辅助机械、船舶电气设备、船舶轮机管理、国际公约和规则等；书写部分的主要内容则为轮机日志、修理单、物料单、油类记录簿等。

本教材主要适用于航海类高等职业院校轮机管理专业全日制学生课堂教学，也可作为各类轮机人员工作与考证培训用书，并可供航海企业机务部门、修造船厂技术人员参考。

Part One Reading

  Lesson One Iron and Steel

 Reading Material Metal Terminology

  Lesson Two Heat Treatment of Steel

 Reading Material Friction

  Lesson Three Transmission (Mechanics)

 Reading Material The Force

  Lesson Four Bearings

 Reading Material Shaft

  Lemon Five Torque

 Reading Material Engine Lubrication

  Lemon Six Horsepower

 Reading Material Power

  Lesson Seven Heat Transfer

 Reading Material Basics of Heat Transfer

  Lesson Eight Diesel Fuel Handling

 Reading Material Fuel Oil Features

  Lesson Nine Electric Basic Knowledge

 Reading Material Basic Semiconductor Crystal Structure

  Lesson Ten Different Types of Marline Engine

 Reading Material RND -M Sulzer Diesel Engine

  Lesson Eleven The Ship Propulsion Plant

 Reading Material Side Thrusters

  Lesson Twelve Diesel Engine Construction(I)

 Reading Material New MAN B&W SSOME-B Diesel Engine Programme

  Lesson Thirteen Diesel Engine Construction (H)

 Reading Material Launch of the Engine Management Concept

  Lesson Fourteen How Does a Marine Diesel Engine Work?

 Reading Material The Operational Principle of a Four Stroke Diesel Engine

  Lesson Fifteen Fuel Oil System

 Reading Material Fuel Oil and Fuel System

  Lesson Sixteen Supercharging and Scavenging

 Reading Material Supercharging

 Lesson Seventeen Cooling System

Reading Material Cooling System

 Lesson Eighteen Lubricating System

Reading Material Lubricating System

 Lesson Nineteen Starting Control System

Reading Material Starting Air System

 Lesson Twenty Reversing Manoeuvre

Reading Material Starting and Reversing

 Lesson Twenty One The Governor

Raeding Material Medium and High Speed Engines

 Lesson Twenty Two The Preparation for Stand-by

Reading Material Maintenance and Overhauling

 Lesson Twenty Three Operating Troubles and Their Remedies

Reading Material Maintenance Schedule of Marine Diesel Engine

 Lesson Twenty Four The Type of Marine Auxiliary Boilers

Reading Material Boiler Operating Procedures

 Lesson Twenty Five Marine Auxiliary Boiler Construction

Reading Material Boiler Management

 Lesson Twenty Six The Type of Marine Pumps

Reading Material The Principles for the Construction of Pipes,Valves, Fittings and Pumps

 Lesson Twenty Seven Marine Pumps

Reading Material Maintenance and Overhaul of Centrifgal Pumps

 Lesson Twenty Eight Marine Refrigeration

Reading Material Maintenance of Refrigeration Plants

 Lesson Twenty Nine Marine Air Conditioning System

Reading Material General Operation of the Air Conditioning Installation

 Lesson Thirty Oil/Water Separators

Reading Material Alfa Laval Ecostream Bilge Water Treatment System

 Lesson Thirty One Sewage Treatment

Reading Material (A) Biological Sewage Treatment

          (B) Domestic Water System

 Lesson Thirty Two Incinerator

Reading Material Preparation for Incineration

 Lesson Thirty Three Marine Oil Separators

Reading Material The Operation and Maintenance of Centrifuge

 Lesson Thirty Four Fresh Water Generator

Reading Material The Operation and Maintenance of Fresh Water Generator

 Lesson Thirty Five Deck Crane

Reading Material The Trouble Shooting of Deck Crane

 Lesson Thirty Six Anchor Handling Equipment and Mooring Equipment

Reading Material The Trouble Shooting of Hydraulic Deck Machinery( I )

 Lesson Thirty Seven Mooring Winch

Reading Material The Trouble Shooting of Hydraulic Deck Machinery ( II )

 Lesson Thirty Eight Hydraulic Motors

Reading Material Hydraulic Control Valves

 Lesson Thirty Nine Air Compressors

Reading Material Steering Gear

 Lesson Forty Alternating Current Generator

Reading Material Marine Generator's Troubles and Their Remedies

 Lesson Forty One Generators Parallel Operation and Removal

Reading Material Controlling Instruments

 Lesson Forty Two The Type and Construction of Marine Main Switchbords

Reading Mrterial Centralized Supervision and Alarm System

 Lesson Forty Three Marine Emergency Switchboards

Reading Material Maintenaince of Electrical Equipment

 Lesson Forty Four Marine Electrical Control Device

Reading Material The Concept of UMS and Requirements

 Lesson Forty Five Marine Motors

Reading Material Motors Operation Principle

 Lesson Forty Six Watchkeeping

Reading Material (A) Terms Relating to the Hull

          (B) Bilge and Ballast System

          (C) Domestic Water Systems

 Lesson Forty Seven Principles to Be Observed in Keeping an Engineering Watch ( I )

Reading Material Principles to Be Observed in Keeping an Engineering Watch ( II )

 Lesson Forty Eight Fire Preventing and Fire-Fighting

Reading Material Engine Room Emergency Equipments

 Lesson Forty Nine Ship's Survey

Reading Material Engineer Room and Bridge Contact Scheme

 Lesson Fifty Port State Control

Reading Material Safety Checklist for Ship on Board Maintenance

 Lesson Fifty One The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution

    from Ships, 1973 and the Protocol of 1978

Reading Material Requirement for Control of Operational Pollution

  Lesson Fifty Two International Convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea, 1960 and 1974

Reading Materinal Crew's Personal Safety Knowledge

 Lesson Fifty Three ISM Code( I )

Reading Material (A) Performing the Engineering Watch

          (B) Engineering Watchkeeping Under Different Conditions and Different Areas

 Lesson Fifty Four ISM Code ( 11 )

Reading Material United States Coast Guard/Captain of the Port New York Freight Vessel Exam and Monitor

 Lesson Fifty Five A Brief Introduction to the ISPS Code

Reading Material International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004

 Glossary

Part Two Writing

 Lesson One Engine Room Logbook

 Lesson Two Repair List

 Lesson Three Store Order List

 Lesson Four Oil Record Book

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