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Diesel Control Systems - 1 day (DCS-1)
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Course Description
This course gives deck officers a strong understanding of the operation of typical marine diesel propulsion plants. This course is to be taken in conjunction with the Chief Mate/Master Marine Propulsion Plants course will allow the attendee to receive a MITAGS equivalency for diesel control systems. This course is 7-hours long and may be presented at the end (Saturday) of the CMM-MPP course or during evenings of the week the CMM-MPP course is presented.
Prerequisites- Attendees taking this equivalency course must be enrolled and successfully pass the CMM-MPP course.
What You Will Learn
- Medium & Slow-speed Diesels
- Sulzer bridge control system
- Waste heat recovery system
- Auxiliary systems/areas
- Mitsui B&W 9L80MCE
Students who satisfactorily completed the Diesel Control Systems Course offered by the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety Program through the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies and has demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in remote control of propulsion and auxiliary machinery systems, centralized shipboard instrumentation and system components.
