Operation Manual

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Operating the Engine
Item Procedure A B C Reference
1 Open indicator valves ●●●
2 Turn engine over twice by barring gear, but not later than 1 hour
after prelubricating, otherwise repeat prelubricating ●●
3 Place speed control in lowest possible position ●●Section 3.3.1
4 Keep assistance ready at the
emergency device ●●Job 05.00.01
5 With air receivers closed, move engine control lever
from "Stop" to "Start" position.
Slowly open air shut-off valves and
- with indicator valves opened -
briefly turn engine over. ●●●
Close air receivers, move control lever back to "Stop" position
and close indicator valves
6 Open air receiver fully ●●●
7 Move local control lever from "Stop" to "Start" position
and - when firing speed is attained -
move on to "Run" position ●●●Section 3.3.1
8 Should the engine fail to fire at the end of some 3 seconds,
wait for a while and repeat starting attempt.
If several such starting attempts are unsuccessful, ●●● Section 7
trace cause of trouble and remedy.
9 Where the standby lube oil pump is used for priming,
switch off pump once idling speed is reached ●●●
or when the starting inhibitor,
if provided, releases
10 Operate engine at high speed with some 25% power,
raising to some 60% power ●●
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4.2.1 Running the Engine on Blended Fuel (Heavy Fuel)