Checking the fire systems on the vessel. What should an ETO know?

Greetings! In this article I propose to understand the issues of fire systems on a vessel, namely fire alarms and fire extinguishing methods used on a vessel. As usual, we will consider these issues from the perspective of an ETO.

What is the relationship of an electrician to ship fire systems, as well as how to check all kinds of fire extinguishing systems, we will analyze in this article. In such articles, I mainly focus on practice, so we will consider the conditions when you need to demonstrate your knowledge to the maximum when checking certain ship systems to successfully pass any inspection by any inspectors.

The Bermuda Triangle. The telephone exchange is going crazy, random calls on the ship

On every ship, there are many different episodes with systems and equipment that can be explained and that defy any logic. But with years of practice, you understand that everything that happens on the ship with systems and equipment can be analyzed from a scientific point of view. Even if some outright "miracles" occur that do not fit in the head.

In this short story, I want to tell a story that happened with the telephone exchange on the ship. One fine day, random calls began to come to the cabins of the crew members at night, when people were sleeping. This continued for about two days. At first, they did not attach any importance to this, since only two people complained and decided that someone simply mixed up the cabin number when dialing.

Need service! Autoprime Autronica Fire Alarm System. Troubleshooting

Greetings! Another article in the "blog" section, here I want to share with you some thoughts about the service that periodically has to be ordered for ships for the purpose of repair or maintenance of various ship systems.

Let me remind you that in the articles in the "blog" category I do not write some super useful information. It can be just some thoughts, reasoning or interesting stories from the sea life of an electrician. Although even in these articles someone will find something useful for themselves.

It so happened that the ship's Autoprime Autronica fire alarm completely failed. Of course, for the ETO and the entire crew this is a real headache. For the electrician, this is an endlessly long and laborious process of troubleshooting, for the management - endless correspondence with the office and superintendents, for the rest of the crew - additional watches. In general, everyone is tense, and especially the electrician.