(a) The organisation, administration training and good order of his department, including the welfare of personnel but taking due account of the general organisation of the ship or submarine.
(b) The operation, repairs, performance, availability, security and safety of machinery systems and equipments in his charge.
(c) The custody of spare gear, stores, drawing and publication, associated with sub regulation 2 (b) above.
(d) The records, reports, returns and other forms associated with sub regulations 2 (a) & (b) above
(e) The Nuclear Biological Chemical Defence of Damage Control duties described in BR 2170, Ship NBCD Manual, Chapter 18.
(f) The provision of technical advise and assistance to other departments.
(3) Responsibilities of the Engineer Officer. Machinery, equipment and fittings in the charge of the engineer officer are as follow:-
(a) Main propulsion machinery and control, except for electric generators and motors used for propulsion system.
(b) All prime-movers of power generation plants and associated system and controls.
(c) All auxiliary and ancillary machinery and associated pipe systems in main machinery and outside machinery spaces.
(d) Main transmission shafting systems, propellers steering gear and ship’s stabilisers.
(e) All bulk Petrol oil Lubricants storage tanks with associated pumps and distribution systems, and all pumping, flooding, draining and ballasting systems with associated pumps and fittings.
(f) All air, oxygen and other gas compression machinery, storage arrangements and supply mains, excluding those dedicated to systems on charge of any other officer; upto the ‘Stop Valve’ supplying equipment, in charge of the other officer.
(g) Hydraulic and pneumatic machinery and systems, excluding helo handling winches and those on the charge of the department ts.
(h) All refrigeration and air-conditioning machinery unless forming an integral part of a system for which another department is responsible.
(i) All domestic machinery and systems excluding electrical components of appliances.
(j) All machinery and equipment in the engineer’s workshop.
(k) In the ships fitted with flight deck machinery, the catapult, arresting gear, barrier mast, aerial operating units and catapult ancillary loading equipment gear.
(l) The efficiency and maintenance of all material arrangements for collective protection against fire, damage and Nuclear Biological Chemical hazards. The custody of all such equipment, however, rests with the department in which they are stored.
(4) The Engineer officer is responsible for the operation, maintenance in efficient order and as far as possible the readiness for immediate use, of all machinery and equipment under his charge, for the organisation and good order of the engineering department and for the instruction of officers and sailors therein.
(5) The machine shop under the charge of the Engineer officer will be the main workshop for all repairs throughout the ship. The Engineer officer shall coordinate the requirements of work of all departments therein so that the manpower of the ship’s repair organisation, and the machine tools, are utilised to the best advantage.
(6) He shall be regarded as the mechanical expert of the ship and his advice shall be sought when necessary in connection with the upkeep of machinery and mechanical fittings not in his charge.
(7) In the case of any mechanical repairs to machinery in the charge of the Gunnery, ASW, Electrical or Shipwright Officers where, owing to the extent or nature of the work the respective staff are unable to carry out the repairs, the Engineer officer shall coordinate requirements and carry out all or such part of the work as may be required to enable it to be completed expeditiously.
Note : In the performance of these duties he shall comply with the instructions laid down in the Engineering Manual which shall be considered as supplementary to the instructions contained herein.
0513. Positions of Pumps, Valves etc. He will be furnished, when fitting out, on application to the officers of the dockyard, through his captain, with any information not already in his possession respecting fittings and also with drawings showing the positions of the pumps, valves and cocks and the leads of the suction and delivery pipes, which shall be returned to the dockyard on paying off.
0514. Station of Engineer Officer. (1) The station of the Engineer officer in action shall be that approved by the Captain, who shall be guided by the instructions in B.R. 2170 ships NBCD Manual.
(2) When the ship is going into or out of harbour and at other times when particular care is necessary in the operation of machinery under his charge, his station shall normally be in the machinery control room or the controlling engine room.
Should, however, the Engineer officer consider that in his judgement his presence is necessary elsewhere in his department, he shall proceed there and arrange that the Captain is informed immediately of his whereabouts.
0515. Telegraphs and Steering Gear. (1) On all occasions before getting underway, the steering gear and engine room telegraphs shall be tested by the Engineer officer r other responsible officer nominated by him. The electrical officer shall be associated with these tests.
(2) The testing officer shall satisfy himself, by personal inspection and by actual working of the steering gear and telegraphs that these fittings are free from obstructions and are in good working order. A report that they are correct shall be made by Engineer officer to the Captain at the same time as the main engines are reported ready.
(3) A recognised emergency method of communication between the engine room and the bridge shall be arranged so that :-
(a) The Captain can be informed that an engine or engines have had to be stopped owing to circumstances beyond control; or
(b) The captain can be asked for permission to stop immediately an engine or engines, to prevent serious damage to the machinery.
0516. Defects. (1) Every opportunity shall be taken both at sea and in harbour of making progress with repairs, adjustments and examinations. Whenever possible, defects shall be made good as soon as they are discovered.
(2) On each occasion on arrival in harbour, the Engineer officer shall ascertain from the Captain, who will have been informed by his Administrative/Operational Authority, what time is available for examining and making good machinery defects.
The Engineer officer shall then make the necessary arrangements for completing the work, if possible, by the time then ship is required next, or for proceeding with it in such a manner as will enable him to undertake that which is the most urgent and important while keeping the ship’s machinery ready for steam/motoring.
(3) Defects which Necessitate Putting into Port. When the engineer officer considers it absolutely necessary that the ship should put into port on account of defects in the machinery or boilers, he shall make a written report to that effect to his captain starting the reasons which render such a step necessary instead of making the requisite repairs at sea. If there is a Senior Indian Navy officer at the port visited, this report shall be forwarded to him with the defect list and after making upon it any remarks he may have to offer, he will transmit it to the Chief of the Naval Staff; if no Senior Indian Navy officer is present, the Captain will forward it direct. See regulation 4406 (preparation of Defect Lists) and regulation 4404 (Defects in ships refitted elsewhere).
(4) A careful examination is to be made of any defect which is considered to be due either to faulty design of the machinery or for want of care and in the case of the former a recommendation should be made as to how kit is proposed to modify the design.
0517. Representations to Superior. He should represent to the Captain or to the officer of the watch anything which is being done or which is ordered to be done, tending in his opinion to injure the machinery or boilers or to cause wastage of fuel.
Having made this representation he shall be guided by the directions contained in the Marine Engineering Manual.
0518. Machinery Trails. (1) The Engineer officer is responsible for ensuring that machinery trials are carried out as laid down in the Marine Engineering Manual.
(2) In order that positive assurance may be obtained that the machinery is at all times fit for service in all respects, and that the engine room staff are trained in operating the machinery under high power conditions. Full power trials shall be carried out as laid down in the Marine Engineering Manual.
(3) When a passage, which gives an opportunity for carrying out such trials, is not made during the period directed, the vessel is to proceed to sea especially for this purpose, as soon as the exigencies of the service permit doing so.
(4) The distance run through the water during such a trial shall be ascertained as correctly as possible, both by indicating log and observations of the ship’s position taken during the trial, due allowance being made for currents.
(5) In view of the importance of the annual full power trial as a means of obtaining accurate information of the performance of the machinery of Indian Naval Ships, the period of the trial should not coincide with any exercise which might adversely affect the carrying out of the trial and the records required to be obtained.
(6) The Flag or other officer in command of the fleet, or of the area, may order a full power trial whenever he thinks it desirable that such a trial should be made; but such trial is not to exceed in power or duration those specified in the Marine Engineering Manual.
0519. Engine Room Master Log. (1) The Engineer officer shall keep the engine room master log, filling up the several columns daily and carefully following the direction given in the book. Each days proceedings shall be verified by his signature and the register shall be given to the Navigating officer to enter the particulars required in the ship’s log. It shall be laid before the Captain weekly and when complete, shall be delivered to him for transmission.
(2) In vessels and crafts where the engine room complement allows for continuous steaming/motoring and where there are two or more watch keepers in each engine room when under way, a record shall be kept, either in the rough engine room register or in a supplementary rough engine room register (Form IN 363) of all orders received for starting, stopping or altering the revolutions of the main engines, when entering and leaving harbour and manoeuvring.
0520. Load on Safety Valve. He will report to the Captain if he should at any time consider it necessary to reduce the load on the safety valves and with the captain’s approval and the sanction of the Senior Officer present, the load shall be reduced accordingly. The amount of reduction and the reasons for making it, shall be stated in the engine-room master log and reported to the Administrative Authority for information of the Chief of the Naval Staff.
0521. Responsibility for Underwater Valves. The Engineer officer is responsible for ascertaining that all sea connections are shut whenever a ship or submarine is undocked or unslipped, with the exception of those valves under repair by the dockyard or contractors, for which the dockyard officers or contractors are responsible and those for which other departments or the ASW officers are responsible. A certificate shall be rendered to the dockyard authorities that the valves are all tight and close. In the case of a new ship built at the dockyard or received from contractors or of a ship or submarine undergoing extensive repairs at the dockyard, the dockyard officers or respective shipbuilding contractors are responsible.
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0523. Absence of Engineer officer. During the absence from the ship of the Engineer officer, the senior Engineer officer, senior engine-room artificer or mechanician remaining on board shall observe and follow the instructions for that officer and shall be responsible for the care and proper working of the machinery and all parts connected therewith.
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SECTION III – INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AIR ENGINEER OFFICERS
0526. Ship’s Air Engineer Officer. (1) The Air Engineer officer is the Aeronautical Engineering and Aircraft mechanical technical training expert of the ship. His advice shall be sought accordingly.
(2) He shall co-ordinate the allocations of the aircraft servicing and maintenance resources of the ship. He shall liaise with the other technical officers and the Logistics officer, to ensure that the fullest use is made of all the facilities available.
(3) He shall clear the crashed aircraft from the flight path. His responsibilities in connection with aircraft explosives, with particular reference to an aircraft involved in an accident or returning with explosives in an abnormal condition are detailed in regulation 2138.
(4) He shall promulgate maintenance orders and ensure compliance by support facilities on board ship; squadrons and flights permanently or temporarily resident in the ship; and detached units.
(5) He shall coordinate all aircraft maintenance reports, and where necessary, aircraft defect and technical reports.
(6) He shall have charge of all aircraft not in squadrons and is responsible for their custody, servicing, maintenance, securing and stowage including helo handling winches.
(7) He shall exercise general supervision over the maintenance organisation and the mechanical maintenance of aircraft in squadrons, and advise squadrons commanders and squadron Air Engineer officers, as necessary. He shall visit squadrons in connections with these duties at any time that he may require. This does not in any way absolve the squadron commander from his responsibilities in regulations 2102 (1) (a) (b) and (c)
(8) As directed by the Commander (Air), to meet special circumstances, he shall ensure the most effective employment of all air engineer officers and air engineering sailors to meet the current task.
(9) He shall take every opportunity of ascertaining the capabilities of all air engineer officers on board and of instructing the les experienced.
(10) He shall exercise general supervision over the technical training of all air engineering sailors on board.
(11) He is also responsible for the following duties:-
(a) The allocation of all aircraft serving and maintenance resources in his charge.
(b) The Receipt and Despatch accounting, in accordance with the current regulations, for all aircraft not in squadrons.
(c) The custody and maintenance of all material in his charge.
0527. Station Air Engineer Officer. (1) The Station Air Engineer officer is the mechanical, aeronautical, engineering and mechanical technical training expert of the station. He is responsible to the Captain for the efficient discharge of his duties.
(2) He shall coordinate the allocation of the aircraft servicing and maintenance resources of the station. He shall liaise with the other technical officers and the Logistics officers, to ensure that fullest use is made of all the facilities available.
(3) He shall clear crashed aircraft from the airfield. His responsibilities in connection with aircraft explosives with particular reference to an aircraft involved in an accident or returning with explosives in an abnormal condition, are to be, as detailed in current instructions.
(4) He shall promulgate the necessary technical orders concerning the metho9ds of aircraft mechanical maintenance, except for weapons system equipment, to be observed by all air units in the station.
(5) He shall coordinate all aircraft maintenance returns and where necessary, aircraft defect and technical reports.
(6) He shall have charge of all aircraft not in squadron and is responsible for their custody, servicing, maintenance, securing and stowage.
(7) He shall exercise general supervision over the maintenance organisation and the mechanical maintenance of aircraft in squadrons and advise squadron commanders and squadron Air Engineer officers as necessary. He or the Senior Engineer shall visit squadrons in connection with these duties at any time that he may require. This does not in any way absolve the squadron commander from his responsibility in regulation 2102 (1) (a) and (c).
(8) As directed by the Captain to meet special circumstances, he shall ensure the most effective employment of all air engineer officers and air engineering sailors to meet the current task.
(9) He shall take every opportunity of ascertaining the capabilities of all air engineer officers borne and of instructing the less experienced.
(10) He shall exercise general supervision over the technical training, promotion and other divisional matters of air engineering sailors borne.
(11) He is also responsible for the following duties:-
(a) The allocation of all aircraft servicing and maintenance resources in his charge.
(b) The receipt and despatch accounting, in accordance with current regulations for all aircraft not in squadrons.
(c) The custody and maintenance of all material in his charge
(d) The storage and handling of liquid aviation fuel and lubricants as laid down in current instructions.
(e) The custody, maintenance and running of station machinery and the maintenance of motor transport.
(12) He shall advise the Commanding officer and other heads of departments as required on all engineering matters affecting the Air stations.
0528. Squadron Air Engineer Officer. (1) The Squadron Air Engineer officer is the mechanical and aeronautical engineering expert of the squadron. His advice shall be sought accordingly.
(2) He shall have direct access to the ship’s (or station) air engineer officer for advice on professional matters, as necessary.
(3) He is responsible to the Squadron Commander for:-
(a) The Co-ordination of the servicing and maintenance work of all branches upon squadron aircrafts.
(b) The mechanical servicing and maintenance and the security of all aircraft.
(c) The employment of the sailors directly under him.
(d) The technical training of the sailors under him and advice upon advancement and other divisional matters in connection with the air engineering sailors in the squadron.
(e) The custody and maintenance of all material in his charge.
0529. When no Air Engineer Officer is Borne. In any ship, air station or air squadron in which no officer is borne for air engineering duties, the senior aircraft artificer or aircraft mechanician shall assume the technical responsibilities of the air engineer officer, whose divisional duties shall be carried out by an officer detailed by the Captain.
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SECTION IV – INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSTRUCTOR OFFICERS
0535. Duties of Naval Constructors on the Staff. Naval Constructors are primarily responsible for ship/submarine design, construction, quality assurance, research and developments and ship/submarine repairs. The constructor officer on the staff will perform such duties in connection with the ship/submarine and other establishment within or attached to the command as may be ordered by the Flag or Senior Officer concerned. As the principal technical authority on hull matters and associated systems, he shall under the directive of Flag or Senior Officer concerned perform the following duties :-
(a) Advise generally on all hull matters under responsibility of the Constructor officer by personal visits to ships and unit5s and he shall keep himself informed of the condition of hull structure, system and equipment and of the standard of maintenance.
(b) Assist at inspection and report on the state of the hull and hull equipment on board IN ships and submarines.
(c) Investigate the failure of equipment and determine the possible cause. Advise on action to be taken in effecting the repairs.
(d) He is to monitor and finalise the defect return, survey and inspection report in respect of ships and submarine hull and equipment and initiate corrective action.
(e) He is to study and initiate alteration, addition and modification concerning ships and submarine hull, hull equipment and systems.
(f) He is responsible to coordinate all activities in respect of refits of IN ships and submarines in commercial yards.
(g) He is responsible for compiling the facilities and manpower requirement in the existing departments and carry out review and ensure that additional facilities are included in a phased manner.
(h) He is to render professional advise on procurement and distribution of publications. BRs, CBs, RCBs pertaining to Naval architecture discipline.
(j) He is to deal with all problems arising out of action damage of ship and submarine hull and advise/initiate necessary repair action.
(k) He is responsible for monitoring and compliance with promulgated policy directive issued on hull aspects of ships and submarines.
(l)He is to conduct/participate in various test & trials on hull and hull equipment & systems and recommends improvement in the trial documents from the lessons learnt.
(m)He is to carry out feasibility studies regarding induction of latest technology on ship design, repairs and maintenance.
(n)He is responsible for indigenising materials, process and technology used in hull construction and hull systems after full evaluation with appropriate modification to suit national need.
(o)He is to advise on career planning and cadre management in respect of Naval constructors, shipwrights, civilian design officers and draughtsman of construction cadre.
(p)He is to render specialist advise regarding training of Naval constructors, shipwright officers, sailors and draughtsman of the construction cadre.
(q)He is to initiate and recommend various R&D (Research & Development) projets as regards to ship/submarine design and construction and offer technical guidance and monitor the progress of the project. He is also to render technical advise to R & D organisation in the innovation of new material technology and processes necessary for maintenance and preservation of ships.
(r)He is to advise and initiate necessary action for setting up new facilities in defence laboratories on ship design, repairs etc.
0536. Duties of Naval Architect in Dockyards and other establishments.
The Constructor officer is a technical authority on hull matters of ships, submarines, yard crafts and boats and ism responsible to the head of the establishment. The duties of Naval architect may vary from establishment to establishment. However, as the principal technical authority on hull matters and associated system he under the directive of head of establishment shall perform the following duties:-
(a) Be responsible for procurement and inspection of hull material spares and equipment.
(b) Be responsible for carrying out survey/repairs of hull structure, system and equipments on board IN ships, submarine, yard crafts and boats
(c) Be responsible for maintaining high order of watertight and gas tight integrity of ships and submarine during construction and periodical survey and repairs.
(d) He would ensure that quality of ship building material being used during construction and repairs are of high quality and as per the laid down specification.
(e) He shall ensure that correct welding technique standards are employed during fabrication of hull structure of ships and submarines.
(f) He is to ensure that stability; structural integrity, survivability and sea-worthiness of ships, submarines and crafts are maintained to designed standard.
(g) He is responsible for proper installation, inspection and testing of various systems like air-conditioning and ventilation, fresh water (FW) systems, scupper and drainage and sanitary system and habitability standards on board IN ships and submarines.
(h) He is responsible for installation, survey/inspection and load testing of deck machinery such as capstan windlass winches, anchor and chain cable, derrick, boat davits, cranes etc.
(j)He is responsible for survey/inspection and testing of life saving appliances such as life raft, life jackets, lifeboats, life buoys etc.
(k)He is to carry out feasibility study of various Additions and Alterations proposal on board IN ships/submarines and initiate necessary action to implement the same.
(l)He is to analyse defect reports and returns and initiate corrective action regarding obsolescence of ships hull equipment, fittings and machinery
(m)In the absence of an overseeing team, he is also responsible for inspection and overseeing of naval vessels being refitted in commercial yards and to ensure that all designed standards and specifications with regard to hull equipment are being met.
(n)He is to ensure that habitability standards onboard IN ship & submarines are maintained and suggest ways and means to improve the same.
(o)He is to analyse and study working environment and various practices used in workshops and on board ships and suggest ways and means to improve the same by inducting latest technology.
(p)He is responsible for safe docking/undocking and slipping/unslipping of ships and submarines.
(q)He is responsible for men, material and equipment in all workshops, which are provided solely for the maintenance and repair of ships hull structure equipment and fittings.
(r)He is to call for assistance from other departments in executing work, for which his department is not manned or equipped to undertake.
(s)He is responsible for meeting the requirement of other departments using hull equipment and requiring assistance from hull department for the maintenance, repair and testing of equipment.
(t)He is to get involved with various R&D (Research and Development) activities in the DNRD/DRDO (Directorate of Naval Research and Development/Defence Research and Development Organisation) and render technical assistance and advise. He is also to initiate/recommend new R&D project to be undertaken on ship design and repairs technology.
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SECTION V – GENERAL
0545. Engineer Officer of the Watch. The Officer of the Watch in the engine room department, whether an officer of chief petty officer, shall comply strictly with the instructions in regard to his duties and responsibilities as laid down in Marine engineering Manual.
0546. Charges in Separate Compartment. The responsibilities of and instructions for, an officer or sailor who is in charge of a separate compartment are laid down in the Marine Engineering Manual and shall be strictly complied with.
0547. Requisitioned or Hired Merchant Ships. In requisitioned or hired merchant ships, in commission or ordered by the Chief of the Naval Staff to be commissioned, to which Marine Engineering Manual may be issued for guidance and in which the machinery is run by the mercantile crew, the instructions in the marine engineering manual shall be observed so far as they are applicable to the machinery and boilers fitted to the ship and are not opposed to the regulations and instructions issued to the mercantile crew or those under which such crew is serving.
0548. Engine room Complement. (1) Engine room complements are determined so as to enable vessels to steam/motor as laid down her in under after allowing for sufficient sailors to meet other essential services whilst under way and with due regards to the condition that the machinery shall be maintained at all times in a state of maximum efficiency and readiness for action.
(a) In Peace
(i) Capital Ships and cruisers. - Continuous steaming/motoring at maximum power in three watches.
i. Fast Minelayers, destroyers, frigates and minesweepers - Continuous steaming/motoring at half power in three watches.
(b) In War. Continuous steaming/motoring at maximum power in three watches.
(2) Repair and depot ships, tugs, trawlers and other special service vessels have engine-room complements fixed by the requirements of the services on which they are engaged.
0549. Engine room Sailors’ Watches. (1) When main engines are in use or at short notice, engine-room sailors are not to be worked in two watches except in urgent circumstances; and when they are necessarily so employed, it is only in real emergency that watch on and watch off is to be continued for more than 24 hours.
(2) Whenever employment in two watches exceeds 12 hours, a report of the circumstances shall be forwarded to the Chief of the Naval Staff.