Scavenge Port Inspection On-

board Ships
 Description
• Scavenge inspection or scavenge port inspection
refers to inspection of piston, piston rings, cylinder
liner, etc. of the main propulsion engine through
scavenge ports.

• This helps for detecting leakages from the piston and

cylinder cover, if any.

• Jacket cooling water and lubricating oil pumps should

be running during the scavenge port inspection.

• Scavenge inspection is carried out partly from under

piston area and partly from scavenge air receiver.
 Inspection Procedure

1. Make sure that vessel has necessary permission from

port authorities or bridge for main engine immobilization.

2. Engage turning gear to main engine.

3. Remove scavenge port inspection covers and
scavenge air receiver covers.
4. Ventilate and clean the area.

5. Turn the engine to bring the piston of the unit

under inspection to BDC (Bottom Dead Center).

6. Check for presence of any water or fuel on top of

the piston, which indicate leakages.
 

Inspection of Piston Rings and Grooves

7. Check condition of cylinder liner wall through
scavenge ports using mirror.

8. Slowly bring the piston up from BDC.

9. Inspect piston top land and piston skirt.

10. When piston rings are visible through scavenge

ports, move piston up and down several times to
ensure that rings are freely moving in the piston
grooves.
11. Use a wooden stick and press the rings to ensure free
movement of piston rings. Any broken piston rings can
also be found by this way.

12. The first piston ring is normally CPR (Controlled

Pressure Relief) type. In that case check that the CPR
grooves are not clogged and gap is not enlarged.

CPR Piston Ring

13. Clearance between ring groove and rings can be
measured and recorded.

14. Move the piston further upwards and check

condition of piston rod.

15. Visually inspect the condition of stuffing box.

16. Depend on the amount of sludge accumulated

at the under piston area, the frequency of
scavenge port inspection can be varied.

 
17. In the scavenge air receiver area, check for free
movement of flap valves, auxiliary blower impeller,
scavenge manifold relief valve, water accumulation
near air cooler mist catcher, etc.

Flaps Air Cooler Mist Catcher

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