Marine electricians are responsible for installing and maintaining electrical systems and/or equipment on ships and boats. They typically work at sea or in docks and ports and must... Read more
What are some general safety tips for working with or near electricity? Inspect portable cord-and-plug connected equipment, extension cords, power bars, and electrical fittings for... Read more
Ever since AC generation and distribution has been introduced on a large scale on ships around 1950, there has been debate about the type of distribution system. The main focus wit... Read more
Junior ETO – Cruise We are currently working with one of the world’s leading, Multiband Cruise companies, who have active needs for Junior ETO’s to join their teams. As a Jun... Read more
Manned engine-rooms are rare nowadays. Modern automation systems such as remote control and alarm and monitoring systems make it possible to operate most engine-rooms unmanned, at... Read more
The maintenance requirements for cage-rotor induction motors are very simple: contact resistance low Keep insulation resistance high and Lubricate correctly and maintain a uniform... Read more
If a single earth fault occurs on the live line of an earthed ship distribution system it would be equivalent to a short-circuit fault across the generator through the ship’s... Read more
A ship’s electrical distribution scheme generally follows shore practice. This allows normal industrial equipment to be used on board ship after being “marinised”... Read more
The function of a ship’s electrical distribution system is to safely convey the generated electrical power to every item of consumer equipment connected to it. Probably the m... Read more
Generally, fault finding on ship is not an easy task. It is essential to have a good under-standing of the operation of the particular equipment and general insight into some of th... Read more
