# Engineering **URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/engineering/16.md [Latest](https://forum.gcaptain.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.gcaptain.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.gcaptain.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Engineering category](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-engineering-category/22)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-engineering-category/22 "2020-02-10T02:30:55Z")
Marine engineering and ship systems. Diesels, boilers, electrical, HVAC, piping, and engine room operations. --- ## [Oil pressure sensor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/oil-pressure-sensor/73021)
**Author:** [@Azikusooka](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Azikusooka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/oil-pressure-sensor/73021 "2026-09-17T13:22:50Z")
During docking the alarm for pressure oil sensor always indicate alarm after docking it stops What could be the problem? --- ## [IHI AT14 turbocharger Manual](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ihi-at14-turbocharger-manual/74572)
**Author:** [@Fizul\_Ahasun](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Fizul_Ahasun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ihi-at14-turbocharger-manual/74572 "2026-09-16T11:49:17Z")
Hello everyone, I’m looking for a free PDF of the IHI AT14 turbocharger Operation & Maintenance Manual (model TRB02‑001) for maintenance and spare parts reference. I’ve searched online but haven’t found a public downlo… --- ## [Future marine fuels](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/future-marine-fuels/50834)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/future-marine-fuels/50834 "2026-09-14T10:09:50Z")
The subject of which fuel will be used by the worldwide marine industry in the future has been discussed in different threads before. Time to get it under one umbrella. Here is first instalment; Hydrogen or Methanol: … --- ## [Fastest Way To Get 180 Days of Engine Seatime From Entry-Level](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fastest-way-to-get-180-days-of-engine-seatime-from-entry-level/77244)
**Author:** [@InternetSandwich33](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/InternetSandwich33)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fastest-way-to-get-180-days-of-engine-seatime-from-entry-level/77244 "2026-09-05T20:11:32Z")
Hello Mariners, I’m going to graduate with an ABET-accredited Mechanical Engineering degree in December 2027. I’m going to pursue a career in the Merchant Marine as an engineer for many reasons, and I want to plan ahead… --- ## [Electric ships](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-ships/52325)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-ships/52325 "2026-08-30T13:19:52Z")
Japan it not going to be left behind in the race to develop new green maritime technolog: The first electric powered ferry has already entered service: --- ## [New functions to support navigation](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-functions-to-support-navigation/68294)
**Author:** [@curious\_engineer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/curious_engineer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-functions-to-support-navigation/68294 "2024-02-12T10:50:14Z")
Hi everyone. I’m considering developing a new tool for making navigating at sea safer, simpler and more efficient. In my opinion ECDIS is a great tool for basic navigational tasks, but with the technology we have today t… --- ## [When starting air turns EXPLOSIVE](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-starting-air-turns-explosive/76543)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-starting-air-turns-explosive/76543 "2026-07-21T10:05:11Z")
Not my turf but may be gCapt engine department may leave some comments here. https://msiu.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MV-CMA-CGM-Shanghai\_Final-Simplified-Safety-Investigation-Report.pdf --- ## [More bunker fuel problems](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-bunker-fuel-problems/66660)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-bunker-fuel-problems/66660 "2026-07-19T03:06:55Z")
Bad bunker fuel is a recurring problem and Houston appears to be the source again: Is it residue from fracking fluid or are somebody getting rid of troublesome waste the cheap way? Bunker contamination may be more wi… --- ## [Truck xmission -- for a change!](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/truck-xmission-for-a-change/75382)
**Author:** [@jimrr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jimrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/truck-xmission-for-a-change/75382 "2026-05-06T07:14:57Z")
Since we’re not overdoing it on ship systems, does anyone have intimate knowledge of C6 xmissions here? --- ## [“Lubricating” ships hull with air bubbles](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/lubricating-ships-hull-with-air-bubbles/74059)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/lubricating-ships-hull-with-air-bubbles/74059 "2026-03-22T20:57:11Z")
Amazing how much of modern inventions originate by learning from nature’s fauna and flora. Here is an example: --- ## [Reliability of IPS drives](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/reliability-of-ips-drives/74431)
**Author:** [@jb72](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jb72)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/reliability-of-ips-drives/74431 "2026-02-24T18:19:26Z")
Volvo IPS We are considering using the Volvo IPS1350 package which are the D13 1000hp engines and the IPS 3.0 Drives in a new project. Looking for firsthand experience, reliability, service protocols etc. Thanks in ad… --- ## [Ships of the future](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ships-of-the-future/71883)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ships-of-the-future/71883 "2026-02-17T17:16:02Z")
Want to have a say so on how ships will look and operate by 2035?: To have your say takes as little as two minutes to vote, and there is no registration required. To vote, click here. --- ## [Difference between Detroit Diesel and EMD?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/difference-between-detroit-diesel-and-emd/55522)
**Author:** [@beby](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/beby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/difference-between-detroit-diesel-and-emd/55522 "2026-02-15T17:23:33Z")
Hello! I am new to the forum and joined to ask a question about engines. It seems to me from an outside observer that EMD engines and Detroit engines are almost identical, except for size. I know EMD engines have a fabri… --- ## [Standard Naval vessel designs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/standard-naval-vessel-designs/74254)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/standard-naval-vessel-designs/74254 "2026-02-13T21:58:35Z")
Twin visions — proposed designs for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s standardised vessels from Kongsberg Maritime (top) and Ulstein (bottom). Images: Kongsberg/Ulstein --- ## [\[Technical Architecture\] S.K.O.O.G. SCSL: Industrial-Scale Atmospheric Water Generation (Open Source)](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/technical-architecture-s-k-o-o-g-scsl-industrial-scale-atmospheric-water-generation-open-source/74206)
**Author:** [@GoranSkoog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/GoranSkoog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/technical-architecture-s-k-o-o-g-scsl-industrial-scale-atmospheric-water-generation-open-source/74206 "2026-02-10T16:39:45Z")
To the Naval Architecture Community, I am presenting a Defined Engineering Architecture for a biomimetic offshore infrastructure designed to extract freshwater directly from the air. With 3.6 billion people currently la… --- ## [Wärtsilä RT-Flex & WinGD Engines: Pros, Cons, and Real-World Issues](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wartsila-rt-flex-wingd-engines-pros-cons-and-real-world-issues/73957)
**Author:** [@Nik](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Nik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wartsila-rt-flex-wingd-engines-pros-cons-and-real-world-issues/73957 "2026-01-28T18:46:24Z")
I’d like to start a discussion about Wärtsilä RT-Flex and WinGD two-stroke engines, based mainly on real shipboard experience, not marketing or textbook theory. I’ve been working with these engines since 2006, and over … --- ## [The Wave-Powered Paradigm: A Zero-Fuel Autonomous Cargo Vessel (Open Source)](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-wave-powered-paradigm-a-zero-fuel-autonomous-cargo-vessel-open-source/73955)
**Author:** [@GoranSkoog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/GoranSkoog)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-wave-powered-paradigm-a-zero-fuel-autonomous-cargo-vessel-open-source/73955 "2026-01-19T17:57:22Z")
Autonomous Hybrid Wave & Current Powered Bulk Cargo Concept – Energy-Driven Routing and Twisted Screw Hydrodynamics (Zenodo DOI) Hi all, I would like to share an open-source research concept for a zero-fuel autonomous … --- ## [Call for Peer Review: S.K.O.O.G. Framework – Autonomous Wave Energy Harvesting & Propulsion](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/call-for-peer-review-s-k-o-o-g-framework-autonomous-wave-energy-harvesting-propulsion/74039)
**Author:** [@GoranSkoog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/GoranSkoog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/call-for-peer-review-s-k-o-o-g-framework-autonomous-wave-energy-harvesting-propulsion/74039 "2026-01-16T18:13:14Z")
I am formally inviting Naval Architects, CFD Engineers, and Hydrodynamicists to review the S.K.O.O.G. (Skoog Kinetic Orbital Oscillating Generator) framework. This is a professional, discipline-focused invitation aimed … --- ## [WinGD initiate newtechnology](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wingd-initiate-newtechnology/67700)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wingd-initiate-newtechnology/67700 "2026-01-02T10:56:38Z")
Somebody here should know what all this means: --- ## [How did you become a good engineer?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-did-you-become-a-good-engineer/72025)
**Author:** [@Chubu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chubu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-did-you-become-a-good-engineer/72025 "2026-01-02T10:48:46Z")
Was it a particular job? Did school make all the difference? Was it a mentor? Was it professional classes? Was it a lifelong habit of reading manuals and textbooks? --- ## [Dual Fuel Engines](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/dual-fuel-engines/64066)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/dual-fuel-engines/64066 "2025-12-31T14:05:02Z")
--- ## [Gyrocompass Manual Request](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gyrocompass-manual-request/69054)
**Author:** [@thadwald](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/thadwald)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gyrocompass-manual-request/69054 "2025-12-19T19:38:03Z")
Hi, I am a teacher who was recently gifted a SR-130 Sperry/Tokyo Keiki Gyrocompass. This was built in 1982 and apparently decommissioned around 1995, and has been sitting in storage since then. It appears to be in relat… --- ## [Are engineers limited to ship size/tonnages?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-engineers-limited-to-ship-size-tonnages/69407)
**Author:** [@ambitionedge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ambitionedge)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-engineers-limited-to-ship-size-tonnages/69407 "2025-11-30T15:33:45Z")
I called the SIU academy to ask if the qmed comes with an unlimited endorsement but nobody seems to know anything about the industry (despite teaching future mariners, go figure). They said that limited and unlimited onl… --- ## [Power strip help](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/power-strip-help/73647)
**Author:** [@wmoser](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/wmoser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/power-strip-help/73647 "2025-11-16T14:22:27Z")
I’m trying to order power strips for our vessel being mindful of the Marine Safety Alert 03-13b. I’m having a hard time finding ‘marine rated’ or ‘wheelmark’ power strips or whatnot. Schneider used to make a MPS-E6 Mar… --- ## [Now can we all go back to efficient propulsion?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/now-can-we-all-go-back-to-efficient-propulsion/73087)
**Author:** [@Jughead](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jughead)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/now-can-we-all-go-back-to-efficient-propulsion/73087 "2025-09-30T23:01:54Z")
This is a huge win for sanity. In the USA at least, the removal of the greenhouse gas endangerment rules has to allow mariners to return to sensible propulsion and be a guide for other nations and recalcitrant internati… --- ## [3A/E pay 2025?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/3a-e-pay-2025/73385)
**Author:** [@JMars01](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/JMars01)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/3a-e-pay-2025/73385 "2025-09-21T01:50:24Z")
I’m a cadet right now. My school has stated that I can expect to make about 80-90k coming in as a fresh 3rd engineer. This seems a bit lower than what I expected reading some posts around here for mates. Do engineers mak… --- ## [Why Are Maritime Ships Crucial to Space Operations?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/why-are-maritime-ships-crucial-to-space-operations/70740)
**Author:** [@TrentSullivan](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/TrentSullivan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/why-are-maritime-ships-crucial-to-space-operations/70740 "2025-08-18T20:21:35Z")
Space exploration often conjures images of rockets piercing the stratosphere and satellites orbiting Earth. However, the pivotal role that ships play in these missions is often overlooked. Maritime vessels are the unsun… --- ## [Maintenance Plans for Fuel Tanks and lines on ships](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maintenance-plans-for-fuel-tanks-and-lines-on-ships/73149)
**Author:** [@cchick001](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cchick001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maintenance-plans-for-fuel-tanks-and-lines-on-ships/73149 "2025-08-15T16:39:19Z")
Anyone have access to a formal maintenance plan for vessel Fuel tanks and lines? It’s for a good cause (would be applying it to something non-vessel related but for a program that desperately needs it) --- ## [Scoop for cooling water on diesel ships](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/scoop-for-cooling-water-on-diesel-ships/73086)
**Author:** [@smokyj](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/smokyj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/scoop-for-cooling-water-on-diesel-ships/73086 "2025-08-02T22:42:10Z")
Have any of you younger engineers ever sailed on a relatively newer diesel powered ship (post 2005) that uses a scoop to get salt water into the central cooling system instead of a sea chest? They were common on steam s… [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/engineering/16.md?page=1)