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Stödig Ship Management
MAN/SOM/ENG-0761
Approved: Revision 00 / 19.06.2017

Manuals • Ship Operation Manual • Engine Instruction

Unmanned Machinery Space operation (VPP) (CSR)
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to give guidelines for the Unmanned Machinery Space (UMS) period.
2. SCOPE
This procedure applies to vessels with E0 class.
3. RESPONSIBILITY
The Chief Engineer is responsible to ensure that this procedure is adhered to.
4. DEFINITIONS
None.
5. DESCRIPTION
5.1 General
The Unmanned Machinery Space period is normally outside normal working hours and it is organized in a duty engineers watch schedule. If the
UMS period is changed according to schedule, the following rules shall be adhered to by Duty Engineer.
5.2 Before leaving machinery space for the UMS period
Before leaving machinery spaces for the UMS period the following shall be adhered to:
Inspection of the engine room in order to check for safety related issues, leakages or any abnormal conditions at the machinery. That means
checking of the following items:
- Visual inspection of bilge wells.
- Visual inspection of drains.
- Leakages from running pumps or pipelines.
- Visual inspection of machinery in general.
- Visual inspection of steering gear, incl. hydraulic oil level in the storage and gravity tank.
- Visual inspection of auxiliary engine.
- Visual inspection of all fire and watertight doors to confirm they are properly closed.
- Visual inspection of oil mist detector to confirm it is active and without alarm.
Machinery's parameters, stand-by functions and tank levels to be checked in order to be sure that all is prepared to be running for planed UMS
period.
No alarm shall be activated for running machinery.
UMS alarm selector to be set to engineer on duty.
Entry to be made in Engine logbook when visual inspection round is completed.
Entry to be made in Engine logbook when changes to unmanned and manned operation mode done.
Deck Officer shall be informed when engine room is unmanned and manned again.
5.3 When entering machinery space in the UMS period
When entering machinery space in UMS period the following shall be followed:
Deck Officer on watch to be notified.
Dead man alarm to be activated.
If engineer on watch is called by an alarm, Deck Officer on watch is automatically notified, the Dead man alarm is also automatically
activated. To be reset as above.
Engineer on duty shall verify the cause of alarm and correct the failure.
If major failures Deck Officer on duty and Chief Engineer to be informed, according to Chief Engineers standing orders to be followed.
Switch off the Dead man alarm and notify Deck Officer on watch when leaving machinery space.

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