Watertube boilers have:

A. One fusible plug

B. No fusible plug

C. Two fusible plug

D. None of the above

The valve that prevents water from backing out of the boiler
into the feedline is the:

A. Bottom-blow valve

B. Skin valve

C. Feed-check valve

D. Feed-stop valve
The fuel-oil heater is located:

A. On the discharge side of the service pump

B. On the suction side of the service pump

C. On the discharge side of the transfer pump

D. Between the settling tank and the service pump

Boiler “pulsations” are caused by:

A. Too high fuel pressure

B. Forcing the boiler beyond capacity

C. Insufficient air

D. All of the above

In the forced draft system:

A. Each furnace has its own fan

B. The fan is located in the uptake

C. One fan supplies air to all furnaces

D. None of the above

In the closed fireroom system:

A. Each boiler has its own fan

B. The fan is located in the uptake

C. Each furnace has its own fan

D. The fireroom is supplied with air from one fan

The air cock on the boiler is located at the:

A. End of the superheater

B. Superheater inlet

C. Highest point of the steam and water drum

D. Top of the return headers

Soot blowers should be used in proper sequence so that:

A. Excess stresses will not be set up in the boiler

B. The deck will not be covered with soot

C. The soot will be swept toward the uptakes

D. There will not be a loss of steam pressure

What will be the first thing you should check on taking over a
watch?

A. The bilges

B. The periscope

C. The water level

D. The oil pressure

A boiler with its fan(blower) located in the uptake is operating
on:

A. Induced draft

B. Forced draft

C. Natural draft

D. None of the above

A fireroom that is completely isolated(closed) operates on:

A. Induced draft

B. Forced draft

C. Natural draft

D. Non of the above

How many feedwater lines are connected to the boiler?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four
If the water on the gage glass has not been blown down for a
period of time, the level of the water in the glass will be:

A. The same as that in the steam and water drum

B. Less than that in the steam and water drum

C. More than that in the steam and water drum

D. None of the above

On taking over a watch, the fireman should check:

A. The water level in the boilers

B. The bilges

C. The periscope

D. All of the above

When you are cleaning fuel-oil burner tips, use a:

A. Steel scraper

B. Wire brush

C. Brass knife

D. Pocket knife
The amount of steam generated by a boiler is dependent
upon:

A. The size of the sprayer plate

B. The air pressure

C. The oil pressure

D. All of the above

When installing a new gage glass in a water gage you should
secure the bolts from:

A. Top to bottom

B. center, alternately, toward each other

C. Bottom to top

D. Top to bottom or bottom to top

One of the main purposes of the refractories in a boiler
furnace is to:

A. Help preheat the air for the furnaces

B. Protect economizer from excessive heat

C. Help preheat the feedwater

D. prevent excessive furnace heat losses

All fuel-oil tanks are vented through a:

A. Check vent to the settling tanks

B. Gooseneck vent located on the main deck

C. Check valve to the transfer pump

D. Gooseneck vent which discharges to the settlers

All fuel-oil service pump steam valves are fitted with:

A. Safety locks

B. Reach rods leading to a location outside the

fireroom
C. Automatic controls

D. Reach rods located to the engine room

Which of the following fire extinguishers would not be found
in the fireroom?

A. Foam type

B. sand

C. CO2

D. SO2
What is the average fuel-oil temperature range of the oil in
the discharge line to the burners?

A. 180° - 200°

B. 160° - 180°

C. 200° - 220°

D. 150° - 200°
Which of the following is a common type of oil burner?

A. Bethlehem

B. Todd

C. B & W

D. All of the above

The boiler gage glasses should be blown down:

A. Once a day

B. Every 2 hrs

C. At the beginning of every watch

D. Every 8 hrs
The double- bottom tanks in a ship are used for:

A. Storing fuel oil

B. Storing fresh water

C. Ballasting when ship is light

D. All of the above

In a fuel-oil service system the quick closing fuel-oil shutoff
valve is located between the:

A. fuel- oil heaters and the discharge strainers

B. Service pumps and the fuel- oil heaters

C. Master fuel- oil valve and the boiler

D. Suction strainers and the service pumps

A fuel-oil meter placed between the fuel-oil service pumps
and a fuel-oil heaters would be a:

A. cold-type meter

B. Hot-type meter

C. Vertical meter

D. supermeter
The condensate from the coils in the fuel-oil heaters to the
fuel-oil heaters goes to the:

A. Feedwater heater

B. Auxiliary exhaust system

C. Observation tank

D. bilges
The valve between the fuel-oil headers and the burner valve
is called the:

A. Root valve

B. Base valve

C. Safety valve

D. Leakoff valve
The safety device located in the crown sheet of a scotch
boiler is called a:

A. Bubble plug

B. Safety plug

C. Crown plug

D. Fusible plug
“Skin” valve are located on the:

A. ship’s hull

B. Boiler drum

C. Watertight bulkhead

D. Tank tops
Tube retarders in the scotch boilers are used to:

A. Slow down the water circulation around the tubes

B. Prevent the tubes from sagging

C. Slow down the combustion gases

D. Speed up water circulation around the tubes

In order for oil to burn properly it must:

A. Be at the proper temperature

B. Be atomized properly

C. Have sufficient air to support combustion

D. All of the above

The steam that is discharge from the safety valves goes to
the:

A. Main condenser

B. Auxiliary condenser

C. Atmospheric line

D. bilges
How can extra feedwater be obtained for the boilers when
the ship is at sea?

A. By opening the extra feed valve on the main condenser

B. By using the steam injector

C. By taking the suction from the potable water tanks

D. By putting both feed pumps into the operation

The appliance used in the Scotch boiler to help circulate the
water when getting up steam is called a:

A. pyrometer

B. hydrokineter

C. manometer

D. hydrofoil
When draining a Scotch boiler, the:

A. Manhole must be removed

B. Horsecollar must be removed

C. Belly plug must be removed

D. Crown sheet must be removed

The sides of a combustion chamber in a scotch boiler are
called?

A. Wrapper sheets

B. Bottom sheets

C. Crown sheets

D. Support sheets
The brick wall at the back of the furnace in a Scotch boiler is
called a:

A. Side wall

B. Plate wall

C. Bridge wall

D. Crown wall
The damper in the air duct between the fan and the boiler is
usually a:

A. butterfly-type valve

B. double-beat valve

C. Gate valve

D. spring-loaded valve
Most gages in the fireroom are:

A. bourdon-tube type

B. manometers

C. thermocouple

D. dual- purpose
The “steam injector” is used to pump water:

A. Into the boilers in case the main feed pumps stop

B. Out of the main condenser

C. Out of the auxiliary condenser

D. To the boilers when being tested by the USCG

The oil burners on conventional vessels should be cleaned
at least:

A. Once a week

B. Once a watch

C. Every hour

D. Once a day
Special types of periscope are fitted to boilers to observe:

A. Oil atomization in the furnace

B. Combustion gases entering the uptake

C. Smoke going out the stock

D. Water level in the boilers

A duplex strainer is better than a simplex strainer because it:

A. Removes more foreign matter from the fuel oil

B. Can be cleaned while it is in use

C. Causes a more pressure drop through the unit

D. Can handle oil with a lower viscosity

A faulty steam trap on a fuel oil heater can cause:

A. A lowering of the heating capacity of the heater

B. A fuel- oil leak

C. An increase in oil temperature

D. An increase in the heating capacity

A presence of oil or scale on boiler tubes causes:

A. overheating

B. oxidation

C. electrolysis

D. Galvanic action
What would you do before giving a boiler a “bottom blow”:

A. Let the water level drop slightly below normal

B. Decrease the steam pressure

C. Raise the water level about 2” above normal

D. Decrease the oil pressure

What precaution must be taken before using steam soot
blowers?

A. Wear gloves when operating

B. Decrease boiler steam pressure

C. Blow tubes only during the day

D. Drain thoroughly
Which of the following would you do before blowing tubes
with steam soot blowers?

A. Notify bridge

B. Drain soot-blower lines thoroughly

C. Increase steam pressure slightly

D. All of the above

Which of the following could cause a “flareback”?

A. Oil pressure too high

B. Trying to relight burner from hot brickwork

C. Oil temperature too high

D. Opening air registers too quickly

If a large section of the roof tile in a three pass boiler fell out,
an immediate indication would be:

A. A decrease in stack temperature

B. An increase in stack temperature

C. An increase in stack pressure

D. An increase in boiler pressure

“sputtering” oil burners might indicate:

A. Water in the fuel oil

B. Fuel oil too cold

C. Fuel oil too hot

D. Oil pressure too high

The boiler feedwater in the feedwater heater is heated by:

A. Superheated steams

B. Auxiliary exhaust steam

C. Desuperheated steam

D. Steam from the boiler

If a boiler is smoking “white smoke” a possible cause could
be:

A. fuel-oil temperature too low

B. fuel-oil pressure too low

C. Too much air

D. Too little air

In a reciprocating engine steam and water cycle, the level of
the water in the feed-and filter tank is controlled by the:

A. feed-pump bypass valve

B. Chronometer valve

C. Pneumercator valve

D. Manometer valve
The fuel-oil service pump takes suction from the:

A. Contaminated inspection tank

B. feed-and filter-tank

C. double-bottom tanks

D. Settling tanks
The auxiliary exhaust steam is used to:

A. Heat the feedwater

B. Drive the bilge pump

C. Heat the fuel-oil

D. Drive small auxiliary

If a boiler is giving off black smoke, a possible cause could
be:

A. Insufficient air

B. fuel-oil temperature too low

C. Dirty burners

D. Any of the above

The feedwater check valves are located on the:

A. Feed-pump suction line

B. hotwell

C. Shell of the feedwater heater

D. Feedlines to the boiler

A “scoop” condenser must be:

A. A single-pass condenser

B. A counterflow condenser

C. A double-pass condenser

D. An inverted condenser
The deaerating (D.C.) heater is used in:

A. The open-type feedwater system

B. All steam plants

C. The low pressure-type steam plants

D. The closed-type feedwater system

The main purpose of the superheater vent valve on a boiler:

A. Remove air from the superheater

B. Insure a floe of steam through the superheaters

when steam is being raised on the boiler

C. On the discharge side of the transfer pump

D. Between the settling tank and the service pump
The purpose of the salinometer cock is to:

A. Test for oil in the water

B. Blow down the gage glass

C. Obtain a sample of boiler water for testing

D. Blow down the boiler to reduce the solid in the

boiler water
The main engine of a steam-turbine plant uses:

A. Superheated steam

B. Saturated steam

C. Desuperheated steam

D. back-pressure steam
Another name for the fuel-oil suction strained is the:

A. Cold strainer

B. Hot strainer

C. Fine strainer

D. Magnetic strainer
In a manually controlled feedwater system, the proper water
level is maintained by:

A. Operating the recirculating valve

B. Operating the feed-stop valve

C. Opening the feed-pump steam valve

D. Operating the feed-check valve

To change the firing rate of a boiler:

A. Open the recirculating valve

B. Start the second fuel-oil service pump

C. Change the size of the burner tips

D. Close the recirculating valve

Which of the following steps would you take if you found an
accumulation of oil on the furnace floor?

A. Put in smaller burner tips

B. Open all air registers

C. Close all air registers

D. Close fuel-oil discharge valve

Which of the following methods can be used to clean the
firesides of a boiler?

A. Steam lance

B. Soot blowers

C. Water hose

D. Any of the above

Another name for the fuel-oil discharge strainer is the:

A. Cold strainer

B. Hot strainer

C. Magnetic strainer

D. Coarse strainer
In an automatically controlled feedwater systems, the proper
feedwater level is maintained by:

A. Operating the auxiliary feed-check valve

B. Opening the feedwater heater bypass

C. The fluctuations in water level in the boiler

D. Bypass the deaerator

The F.O. service pumps must have:

A. Only one operating valve

B. A means of shutting down from outside the

machinery space

C. Two sets of operating valves in the fireroom

D. A discharge to the bilge

The relief valve on the F.O. transfer pump discharges

A. To the settling tanks

B. To the F.O. service suction line

C. Back to the transfer pump suction line

D. To the double bottom tanks

The air register on an extinguished fire should be:

A. Kept open

B. Kept closed

C. Kept half-open

D. Removed and placed in rack

Too low F.O. temperature will cause:

A. Excessive steam temperature

B. The F.O. pump to vibrate

C. Poor combustion and smoky fires

D. Increase in superheater temperature

Too high F.O. temperature will cause:

A. A decrease in boiler pressure

B. Fires to go out

C. Burners to smoke

D. carbon-scale deposits on the F.O. heater coils

The condensate from the F.O. heaters is led to the:

A. feed-and filter-tank

B. Observation tank

C. Double-bottom

D. condenser
If the water goes out of sight in the gage glass, the first thing
to do is:

A. Close the feed-stop valve

B. Speed up the feed pump

C. Secure all burners

D. Add extra feedwater

When the fuel-oil temperature is too high it causes:

A. flarebacks

B. High fuel-oil pressure

C. White smoke to come from the stack

D. Carbon deposits on the fuel-oil heater coils

How much time should be taken to raise steam on a water
tube boiler?

A. 4 hours

B. 2 hours

C. 1 hour

D. 5 hours
How much time should be taken to raise steam on a fire tube
boiler?

A. 6-8 hours

B. 8-10 hours

C. 4-6 hours

D. 1-3 hours
How would you vent a superheater when getting up steam or
securing a boiler/

A. Open the throttle drain

B. Open vacuum breaker

C. Open superheater vent drain

D. Open air rack

The bottom blow valve on a watertube boiler is located on
the:

A. Front headers

B. Mud drum

C. Steam and water drum

D. superheater
When entering a “closed fireroom system:”

A. One enters directly into the fireroom

B. One must pass through an air lock

C. One enters directly from the engine room

D. One must wear protective glasses

Before a burner is lit off:

A. Close air registers

B. Open air registers

C. Change air registers

D. Lower fuel-oil temperature

One purpose of the bottom blow valve is to:

A. Remove scale and sediment from the boiler

B. Clean soot from the tubes

C. Drain the economizer

D. Regulate amount of water going to the boiler

The feed-stop valve is located at the:

A. On the feed pump

B. On the main steam line

C. Nearest the steam- and water-drum on the

feed line

D. On the superheater
The dry pipe is located:

A. In the top of steam- and water- drum

B. In the superheater

C. In the bottom of steam- and water- drum

D. On the bottom of the furnace

“Cyclone separators” are located in the:

A. furnace

B. steam- and water- drum

C. Feed system

D. fuel-oil line
The internal feed line is located:

A. In the bottom of steam-and water- drum

B. Between the feed pump and the boiler

C. In the superheater

D. In the upper part of the furnace

The purpose of the surface blow valve is to:

A. Clean the tubes

B. Remove sludge and scale from boiler

C. Removes oil and scum from surface of water

D. Drain boiler
The purpose of the salinometer cock is to:

A. Test for oil in the water

B. Blow down the gage glass

C. See how much water is in the boiler

D. Obtain a sample of boiler water for testing

An economizer is used to:

A. Heat the fuel-oil

B. Heat air before it enters the boiler

C. Desuperheat the steam

D. Heat the feed water before it enters the boiler

A “manometer measures:

A. Air pressure

B. Steam pressure

C. Oil pressure

D. Water pressure
A “pyrometer” measures:

A. Steam pressure

B. Stack temperature

C. Steam temperature

D. Oil temperature
A “pneumercator” measures:

A. Oil pressure

B. Air level

C. Liquid level

D. Air pressure
An “attemporator” is another name for a:

A. desuperheater

B. Dry pipe

C. superheater

D. hydrokineter
Waterwalls are used to:

A. Drain water from the headers

B. Carry off excess heat from the furnace walls

C. Strengthen the furnace brickwork

D. Heat the air before it enters the furnace

The studs on waterwall tubes are to:

A. Help keep them clean

B. Give added surface area to tubes

C. Strengthen the tubes

D. Help support the tubes in place

The superheater is used to:

A. Help the fuel oil

B. Increase temperature of feedwater

C. Raise the steam pressure

D. Remove moisture from steam

Watertube boiler tubes are:

A. Welded in place

B. Increase temperature of feedwater

C. Rolled in

D. Threaded and held with nuts

The recirculating valves is used to:

A. Recirculate the feedwater in the economizer

B. Drain water from the oil line

C. Drain the service pump

D. Recirculate and heat the fuel oil prior to lighting

off
The fusible plug in a scotch boiler is screwed into the:

A. Furnace air register

B. Near tube sheet

C. Crown sheet

D. Wrapper sheet
The retarders in a scotch boiler are found in the:

A. firetubes

B. watertubes

C. furnace

D. Combustion chamber
Which of the following valves are arranged in the “Y” branch
fitting?

A. Superheater safety valves

B. main-feed stop and check valves

C. Boiler-drum safety valves

D. Back-pressure valve and atmosphere valve

The coils in the feedwater heater are secured by:

A. welding

B. nipples

C. Union fittings

D. bonnet
The hydrokineter in the Scotch boiler is used to:

A. Take a sample for boiler water

B. Retard the hot gas circulation

C. Force water into the boiler

D. Warm up and circulate the water when bringing

up steam
When the temperature of the feedwater leaving the
feedwater heater is too low, it is an indication that the:

A. Reducing valve is not functioning properly

B. Back pressure is too low

C. Back pressure is too high

D. Atmospheric exhaust valve is open

In order to increase back pressure, one must:

A. Increase the boiler air pressure

B. Open up the back-pressure valve

C. Close in on the back-pressure valve

D. Close in on the atmospheric line

The exhaust steam that condenses in the feedwater heater:

A. Is fed back to the boiler

B. Discharges to the auxiliary condenser

C. Discharges to the feed-and filter-tank

D. Discharges to the hotwell through a trap

The excess steam pressure in the back-pressure system
exhausts to the:

A. Feedwater heater

B. atmosphere

C. Main condenser

D. Atmosphere through a relief valve

The air pressure supplied to the boilers id measured in:

A. psi

B. Inches of water

C. psig

D. psia
When you light a fire in a boiler, you must always:

A. Use a torch

B. Close the air register before lighting off

C. Open the burner valve halfway

D. Open the burner valve before you open the root

valve
The recirculating line on the burner valve returns the oil to
the:

A. Settling tanks

B. Suction side of the service pump

C. Double bottoms

D. Transfer pump
The valve which shuts off the liquid line with the least amount
of resistance to flow:

A. Globe valve

B. Check valve

C. Gate valve

D. Relief valve
The process applied to iron pipe which retards corrosion is
called:

A. galvanizing

B. annealing

C. soldering

D. tinning
Listed in sequence, iron pipe sizes are:

A. ¼, ½, ¾, ⅞,1

B. ¼, ⅜, ½, ⅞,1

C. ¼, ⅜, ½, ¾, 1

D. ¼, ⅜, ½, ⅝, ¾, 1
The two main purposes of the main condenser are to:

A. Convert exhaust steam to water

B. Remove air from exhaust steam

C. Raise back-pressure on condenser

D. Reduce back-pressure on main engine

The Edwards-type air pump has:

A. Three sets of valve

B. Two sets of valve

C. One set of valve

D. None of the above

A scoop condenser is a:

A. double-pass condenser

B. Vertical condenser

C. single-pass condenser

D. Counterflow condenser
The purpose of the steam baffle in a condenser is to:

A. Separate the steam from the fresh water

B. Prevent hot steam from heating directly on the

cooler tube

C. Change air registers

D. Lower fuel-oil temperature

The condenser vacuum feed valve is open and the water in
the reserve tank runs dry. The result will be:

A. A loss of water in the boiler

B. A loss of vacuum

C. A loss of condensate water

D. An increase in back-pressure
The division plate in a two-pass condenser:

A. Supports the tube

B. Separates the water from the steam

C. Separates the air from the steam

D. Prevents the circulating water from passing

directly to overboard discharge
The holes in Kinghorn-valve discs:

A. Prevents water from leaking from condenser

B. Let water seep between discs to form a water seal

C. Make them lighter in weight

D. Prevent water from leaking to air pump

The inlet sides of condenser tubes are rolled and flared to:

A. Strengthen the tubes sheet

B. Allow for expansion and contraction

C. Allow a smoother entrance flow of circulating water

D. Make the tubes stronger

The purpose of inspection plates on the main condenser is
to:

A. Give access to clean water boxes

B. Check the steam side of the condenser

C. Check tubes without removing condenser heads

D. Check the steam baffles

A pump that has one steam cylinder and two liquid cylinder is
called a:

A. Double pump

B. Triplex pump

C. Tandem pump

D. one-to-two pump
The size of a reciprocating pump is stamped on the builder’s
plate 3” x 4” x 6”. The diameter of the steam cylinder is:

A. 4”

B. 3”

C. 6”

D. 8”
The stroke of the pump in the question number 129 is:

A. 3”

B. 4”

C. 8”

D. 6”
It is possible for water to get into the fuel oil by:

A. Leaks in the hull

B. Condensation in the tanks

C. Being pumped aboard with the oil

D. All of the above

The accumulated water in question 131 is disposed of by:

A. Using the centrifugal purifier

B. Boiling out

C. Pumping to settling tank and draining off

D. Not pumping out all the oil in the tank

Oil meters register the amount used in:

A. pounds

B. gallons

C. barrels

D. quarts
Air chambers are attached to the:

A. Discharge side of all pumps

B. Air pumps

C. Discharge side of the reciprocating pumps

D. Feed pumps only

On automatic combustion control:

A. Reduce the number of burners when the oil

pressure approaches the minimum specified
B. Keep the same number of burners going at all times

C. Change the size of the burner tips in all burners

when the pressure drops
D. A or C
One pound of fuel oil contains approximately:

A. 50,000 BTU

B. 5,000 BTU

C. 18,000 BTU

D. 25,000 BTU
A pyrometer is a:

A. High-temperature thermometer

B. Thermometer marked in Centrigrade

C. pneumercator

D. manometer
The Bailey feedwater regulator works on the principle of:

A. hydroelectric

B. thermohydraulic

C. thermoelectric

D. pressure-temperature
The low-suction strainers are located between the:

A. service pumps and fuel-oil heaters

B. transfer pump and settling tanks

C. fuel-oil heaters and discharge strainers

D. settling tanks and service pumps

All fuel-oil tanks are fitted with:

A. heating coils

B. air vents

C. suction valves

D. all of the above

What pump takes fuel oil from the double bottoms and
discharges it to the settling tanks?

A. service pumps

B. transfer pump

C. general service pump

D. sump pump
The purpose of water-drum baffles is to:

A. give added strength to the drum

B. prevent steam from mixing with the water

C. direct the path of the feedwater through the drum

D. prevent the water in the drum from the sloshing

around when the ship is rolling
In a variable capacity oil burner the amount of oil going to the
atomizer is controlled by the:

A. root valve

B. oil-return line valve

C. burner valve

D. all of the above

Another name for an air preheater is:

A. an economizer

B. an aerator

C. a deaerators

D. none of the above

The complete unit housing the burner, air scoop, bladed
cone, etc., is called the:

A. burner assembly

B. register

C. boiler assembly

D. air-duct assembly
Which of the following lines are connected to the
atmospheric line?

A. deck-exhaust lines

B. safety-valve discharge lines

C. auxiliary-exhaust line

D. all of the above

The air entering the furnace is given a swirling motion by the:

A. diffuser

B. impeller

C. cone

D. all of the above

The valve closest to the boiler in the feedline is the:

A. feed-pump discharge valve

B. feed-check valve

C. feed-stop valve

D. feedwater heater bypass valve

The purpose of the dry pipe is to:

A. Remove air from the steam

B. Supply dry air to the boiler

C. Cut down oxygen content of the boiler water

D. Restrict priming and reduce moisture in the steam

A stay tube in a Scotch boiler helps to supports the:

A. Crown sheet

B. furnace

C. Tube sheets

D. Boiler shell
A Bourdon steam-pressure gage is always fitted with a:

A. Loop in the pipe to prevent live steam from

getting to the tube
B. Double shutoff valve
C. Plain pipe with no shutoff valve

D. Nonreturn shutoff valve

When operating automatic combustion control always use:

A. At least two different sized tips in the burners

B. Only one size tip throughout the system

C. Larger tips on the boiler with lower pressure

D. Smaller tips on the boiler with higher pressure

If it is difficult to maintain the proper steam pressure, it will be
necessary to change all the tips and:

A. Readjust the setting of the oil-air ratio controller

B. Change from automatic to manual control

C. Make no changes

D. Speed up the fan (blower)

The point of highest pressure in the steam and water cycle is
found between the:

A. Boiler and the feed pump

B. Boiler and the main engine

C. Feed pump and the boiler

D. steam- and water-drum and superheater

If the main circulator breaks down, it is possible to obtain
cooling water from:

A. General service pump

B. Evaporator feed pump

C. Fire pump

D. A and C
Salt in boiler water usually comes from:

A. Zinc plates being corroded away

B. Leaky condenser tubes

C. Leaks in drain valves

D. Leaky heating coils

Before blowing down a boiler, always:

A. Reduce steam pressure

B. Open air vent

C. Open the skin valves

D. Increase the steam pressure

In order to reduce the possibility of flarebacks, one should
always:

A. Use a torch to light off burner

B. Prevent oil from accumulating on furnace floor

C. Use large amounts of excess air

D. Keep all air registers open at all times

You would give a boiler a surface blow down when:

A. The salinity increases

B. Oil appears on the surface of the water in gage glass

C. Scum appears on the surface of the water on the

gage glass

D. all of the above

The function of the water-screen tubes in a boiler is to:

A. Allow the superheater tubes to absorb more radiant

heat from the furnace

B. Prevent the direct heat of the furnace from reaching

the superheater tubes

C. Heat the feedwater on its way to the steam-and water-

drum
D. Desuperheat the steam for auxiliaries
According to furnace arrangement, a “D” type boiler is a:

A. multiple-furnace boiler

B. low-pressure boiler

C. divided-furnace boiler

D. single-furnace boiler
Firetube boiler have been replaced by watertube boilers
because:

A. Firetube boilers are not able to meet the demand for

rapid changes in load that a watertube boiler can meet
B. Firetube boilers have more complicated construction

C. Firetube boilers are more difficult to repair

D. Firetube boilers are more difficult to examine

In addition to the generating tubes in a boiler, which of the
following also function as generating tubes?

A. water-wall tubes

B. water-screen tubes

C. Superheater tubes

D. A and B
The function of the water-screen tubes between the
superheater and the furnace in a “D” type boiler is to:

A. protect the superheater from the radiant heat of

the furnace

B. carry away some of the heat from the furnace

refractories

C. preheat the water going to the economizer

D. none of the above
A “flame scanner” is used to:

A. check the color of the oil flame

B. shut off the oil flow to the burner if the flame goes
out

C. control the amount of air to the burner

D. none of the above

A “solenoid trip valve” on a fuel line:

A. shuts off the fuel-oil supply in event of air loss

B. shuts off the air supply in event of fire loss

C. shuts off the fuel-oil supply if the fire goes out

D. A and C
The normal fuel-oil temperature usually vary from:

A. 180 – 200 F

B. 160 – 180 F

C. 200 – 220 F

D. any of the above

The greatest pressure in a steam and water cycle is found
between the:

A. condensate pump and feedwater heater

B. feed pump and boiler

C. boiler and feed pump

D. boiler and main engine

What prevents the exhaust steam from passing through the
feedwater heater too rapidly?

A. an atmospheric valve

B. a relief valve on the heater shell

C. a trap installed on the condensate outlet

D. a check valve installed on the condensate outlet

What would be the first indication of a broken coil in the
feedwater heater?

A. the boiler water level would go up

B. the relief valve on the shell would open

C. the boiler water level would go down

D. the feed pump would slow down

A sudden increase in lube-oil pressure in a turbine
installation could be caused by:

A. slowing down of main turbine

B. too much cooling water

C. clogging somewhere in the system

D. a leak in the cooling water

In a turbine lube-oil cooler which of the following is kept at
the lowest pressure?

A. the water

B. the oil

C. the air

D. the steam
A bucket-type air pump has:

A. two sets of valve

B. three sets of valve

C. one set of valve

D. no valve
An Edwards-type air pump has:

A. no valves

B. two sets of valves

C. three sets of valve

D. one set of valves

Which of the following types of packing would be used on
stem joints?

A. asbestos

B. neoprene

C. metallic

D. A or C