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Mentor C/E report form
Mentor C/E shall send this report twice a week to SI, TA, Mercosul technical director, G1 fleet manager, deputy fleet director, Fleet director

Vessel MERCOSUL GUARANI Owner Representative C/E Ammar ALYOUSSEF

SI VENEMA Robert Master FERREIRA LOPES, Simone

Chief Officer DELGADO LIMA DA ROCHA,

Alex

From 21.11.2021 To 28.11.2021 Chief Engineer Gervandro Pereira

MAGALHAES

Machinery operational limits

 Main Engine

Main Engine general condition is very bad. There are a lot of leakages (Oil, Fuel & Water)

 Starting air distributor fault (From time to time ME not started from the bridge).
 Fuel Oil / Cylinder Lube Oil calculation as per V2PS not matched real consumption (ME Torque/shaft Meter, ME
fuel oil flowmeter not available) fuel oil calculation is carried out based on table “handmade “.
 ME unit 4 recently was overhauled (Liner, Piston, Piston skirt & Piston rings) by a service engineer. Unit now
running on Running In mode. After ME performance was taken, was observed that Pc is lower than other units
(Exhaust valve timing to be checked).
 Electronic Speed Governor to be checked (VIT positioning failure).
 Fuel Oil injectors spare parts are not available (Nozzles, springs & washer disk).
 Fuel Oil high-pressure pipes spare parts are not available “behind pump”.
 Exhaust valve spares are not available (valve spindle, v/v seat).
 A lot of O-Rings are not available (Liner, exhaust valve & Gland Box).
 Some of the jobs were implemented to TOUCH with wrong figures like overhaul data & running hours (Unit 4,5
& 7).
 T/C manometer gauges not working properly.
 T/C U Tubes to be replaced.
 Pressure air transmitter not working properly.
 Oil mist detector spare parts are not available.
 ME lube oil auto filter not working properly, spare parts not available(candle).
 ME lube oil strainer (Continuous Auto Backwashing) running but the Ratchet Mechanical / Handle to be
checked

 Auxiliary Engines

Auxiliary Engine No. 1

 Running but general condition is very sad. There are a lot of leakages (Oil, Fuel & water).
 Exhaust gas insulation heat burned which might lead to a fire (Exhaust gas leakage before & after T/C “turbine
side”).
Auxiliary Engine No. 2
 Running but general condition is very sad. There are a lot of leakages (Oil, Fuel & water).

Auxiliary Engine No. 3

 Not Running but general condition is very sad.
 AE3 out of order (No one can explain what is happened exactly, what I saw the crank’s shaft webs surfaces are
very hard scratched, cylinder head damaged).

 Doctor is out of order (Portable cylinder pressure analyzer), AE’s performance is taken with a Peak
pressure indicator.
 Fuel Oil injectors spare parts are not available (Nozzles, springs & washer disk).
 Spare cyl head complete not available
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 Lube Oil Filter (Candles) spares are not available.
 Fuel Oil high-pressure pipes spare are not available.
 Roto-cap/Springs is not available.
 ΩM meter tester for 220/440 not working as well as 220 for EDG.

 Bow Thruster
 Out of order due to defective solenoid valve (valve is fixed but the crew still not able to start BT, some of relay
and contactors to be checked).

 Boiler
 BLR in normal running condition.
 Burner condition is very bad due to soot leakages (Swivel flange to be replaced with the new one as
soon as possible otherwise it’ll be led to fire).
 Aux. Boiler washing is to be performed routinely (water, brush), not once in a year to i mprove boiler
efficiency.
 The water level switch sensor not working properly.
 Fuel Oil Temperature controller not working properly.
 The pressure gauge in ECR not working.
 Boiler common alarm panel fixing with many jumpers (if an alarm occurs, they will have only visual
alarm without sound).
 The cascade tank is not equipped with a salino-meter & Oil Detection unit.

 Purifiers
 ME Lube Oil Purifier is Out of order, ME running for a long time without LO purifier (waiting for spare parts).
 AEs Lube Oil Purifiers in running condition (for last week never started and AEs are running without
purification.
 Fuel Oil purifiers in running condition.

 Oily Water Separator

 OWS in order (STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED TO OPERATE OWS due to high mixture of oily sludge)
in bilge holding tank and bilge separated tank. The source of the oily sludge is probably water collected from
the engine room bilge wells. Nonstandard practice without monitoring the quality of water being collected in
ER wells was used in transferring bilge water to bilge holding tank through bilge primary tank. Quality of water
collecting in the bilge wells should be monitored before transferring, if contamination occurring then the
source is identified & eliminated. Water transferred to bilge primary tank should be heated up allowed to settle
down for separation of any traces of oil. I suggest that the Bilge holding and bilge primary tanks to be drained
to sludge tanks and cleaned. (Present retention about 26 m3) and about 10 cm thick layer of oily sludge on
the tank content top.

 ICCP/MGPS
 ICCP AFT out of order/ MGPS working

 Pumps
 All pumps are in normal condition except ME TC lube oil pump 2 not running (No spare for coupling).
 Mechanical seal spare part not available

 EDG
 EDG running (planning to test & take on load mode “LOAD TEST 80-85%)

 Provision plants
 Running, there is a Freon leakage for both compressors from the shaft side (the system is topped up twice on
weekly basis)

 Air condition
 Running. AC 2 running, max load 63%

 Air compressors
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 Running. I observe that almost of time are running and they don’t cope-up (Leaking Internal Gaskets, Worn Out
Intake Valve, Faulty Pressure Switch Pressure or Relief Valve to be checked)
 spare part not available.

 sewage treatment
 Not running. The black water does not pass from the Aeration tank to the settling/clarifier tank.

 Air handling unit AHU

 Running in very bad & in dangerous condition. Motor shaft is too rusty & misalignment in rotating (shaft
wobbling) & Heating, This misalignment lead to the deleterious effects: increased friction, increased
equipment vibration, an increase in noise while operating, an increase in operating temperature, and excessive
overhung loads
 cooling coil in too bad condition.
 spare part not available.

 Quick closing valve system

 Running but some of the valves are not working due to quick closing device damaged (DO Storage tank, AE
Lube Oil Storage tank, Cylinder oil service tank & ME fuel oil cut off valve)
 spare part not available.

 Ballast valves
 Almost of valves are not working remotely only manually.

ER is now MANNED by engineers due to ESS failure (Engine Safety System).

Unreported defect(s) since last report

Comments on alarm logs

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1. EMY DG FAIL: Now EDG in order after reseting the alarm, Me & 2nd Eng we were unable to check what alarm has been
apperead (no visiable to read)
2. MASTER TO TV/TRAINING: Error
3. MASTER TO ELECTRICIAN: Error
4. MODULE A0262: Error
5. A/E PS PRE LUB OIL: AE3 out of order
6. OILY BILGE SEPARATOR: OWS Stopped
7. AC SYSTEM AC1: To be checked by ETO “AC1 runing”
8. ELE CORROS PORT PLT AFT: ICCP AFTout of order
9. ELE CORROS PORT PLT FWD: ICCP FWD switched off
10. WATER IN ENGINE ROOM: Error communication
11. BILGE WATER TANK: Error communication
12. A/E PS LUB OIL LEVEL: AE3 out of order
13. CRITICAL HEELING ALARM: Error communication
14. VIT FAIL: Due to air leakage
15. ELECRT SPEED GOVERNOR: VIT positioning failure CYL 1
16. QUICK CLOSING VALVES: Quick closing devices damaged (DO Storage tank, AE Lube Oil Storage tank, Cylinder oil service
tank & ME fuel oil cut off valve)
17. BALLAST VALVE R47 FAIL: Not working remotely

Training done

 OIL RECORD BOOK correct entries in the Oil Record Book ( Code C 11) Training carried out with Chief Eng, 2nd Eng, 3rd Eng
& 4th Eng.
Collection of oil residues (sludge). Usage of code C.11
I. Weekly inventory of oil residue (sludge) tanks (tank listed under item 3.1 in the Supplement to the IOPP
certificate).
II. Collection of oil residue (sludge) from Fuel Oil Separator Sludge tank not listed under item 3.1 in the
Supplement to the IOPP certificate.
III. Collection of oil residue (sludge) from another tank not listed under item 3.1 in the Supplement to the IOPP
certificate (adding fuel oil to a sludge tank)
IV. Collection of oil residue (sludge) from tank not listed under item 3.1 in the Supplement to the IOPP certificate
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(draining aux. engine sump to a sludge tank)

 TOUCH Training ( How to prepare DryDock list, TABULAR) carried out with Chief Eng, 2nd Eng, 3rd Eng & 4th Eng.
 Engineer’s responsibility on board 2nd Eng, 3rd Eng & 4th Eng
 Oily water source on board Chief Eng, 2nd Eng, 3rd Eng & 4th Eng.

Relevant pictures if any

Main Engine
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Auxiliary Engine

Auxiliary Boiler
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Air handling unit AHU

Oily water separated tank

Bilge Holding tank

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Note: Mentor C/E Report is done to highlight any impact on machinery operations safety. This is not a replacement of
reporting in TOUCH.
Reference to TOUCH ID to be mentioned where relevant.
Note: There is nothing wrong in leaving fields empty. Human resources matters to be reported separately to dedicated
persons if relevant.
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