本书对轮机英语课文中学习者可能尚未掌握的单词和短语编写了有针对性的英文或中文解释，对课文中容易发生理解错误的长句难句进行了结构分析，对典型的理解错误作了警示，有的地方还分析了发生错误的原因及提出了如何避免错误的建议，目的是帮助学习者通过学习课文真正提高英语阅读水平。

Unit 1　Main Propulsion Plant

　Lesson 1 Ships and Machinery

　Lesson 2 How Does a Marine Diesel Engine Work

　Lesson 3 Diesel Engine Construction

　Lesson 4 Fuel Oil System

　Lesson 5 Central Cooling Water System

　Lesson 6 Starting System

　Lesson 7 Lubricating System

　Lesson 8 Gas Exehange Pmcess

　Lesson 9　Operation and Maintenance of Main Engine

　Lesson 10 Transmission System

　Lesson 11 A Leap in Technology for Marine Engines

　Lesson 12 ME Engines

Unit 2 Auxiliary Machinery

　Lesson 13　Marine Boilers and Their ConstnJction

　Lesson 14　Boiler Mountings，Management and Maintenance

　Lesson 15 Marine Pumps

　Lesson 16 Marine Refrigeration

　Lesson 17 Marine Refrigeration Management and Fault Diagnosis

　Lesson 18 Air Conditioning System

　Lesson 19 Bilge Water Treatment Svstem

　Lesson 20 Garbage Management and BiologicaJ Sewage Treatment

　Lesson 21 Oil Treatment

　Lesson 22 Marine Desalination Plants

　Lesson 23 The HydrauIic System and Equipment

　Lesson 24 Cargo Handling Equipment

　Lesson 25 Anehor Windlass and Mooring Wineh

　Lesson 26 Steering Gear

Unit 3　Marine Electrization and Automatization

　Lesson 27 Marine Generator

　Lesson 28 Paralleling 0peration o Altemators

　Lesson 29 Electricity Distrihution Svstem

　Lesson 30 Marine Electric Equipment

　Lesson 31　Basic Theory of Automatic Control

　Lesson 32 Typical Examples of Automatic Control Svstem

　Lesson 33　Basic Meaning of UMS and Its Function

Unit 4　Marine EngineeI’ing Management

　Lesson 34 Stand—by Engine

　Lesson 35 Watchkeeping

　Lesson 36 General Rules on working in Machinery space

　Lesson 37 Regulations of Fire Fighting

　Lesson 38　Marine Emergency Arrangement and Equipment

　Lesson 39　Bunkering and Lube oil Management

　Lesson 40 Stores and Spare PaIts

　Lesson 41 Shiprepair and Docking

　Lesson 42 Sea Trials

 Lesson 43 Port State Control

Unit 5 International Conventions and Regulations

 Lesson 44 Basic Principles to Be Observed in Keeping an Engineering Watch

 Lesson 45 MARPOL 73/78

 Lesson 46 SOLAS Convention

 Lesson 47 ISPS Code

 Lesson 48 ISM Code

 Lesson 49 Maritime Labour Convention, 2006