Marine Electrical Equipment and Practice - Second Edition

Published: June 1993

Providing descriptions and explanations for ships' electrical equipment and operating principles, this is ideal for candidates for DoT Certification as Marine Engineer Class One or Class Two.

Caters for marine engineer candidates for Department of Transport Certification as Marine Engineer Class One and Class Two. It covers the various items of ships' electrical equipment and explains operating principles. David McGeorge is a former lecturer in Marine Engineering at the College of Maritime Studies, Warsash, Southampton.

Table of Contents

Preface;

Batteries and emergency systems;

Electronic equipment;

A.C. alternators;

A.C. switchboards and distribution systems;

A.C. motors;

D.C. generators;

D.C. switchboards and distribution systems;

D.C. motors;

Safe electrical equipment for hazardous areas;

Shaft-driven generators;

Electric propulsion;

Miscellaneous items;

Index.