Ships Have Unmanned Engine Rooms? | Chief MAKOi

Some ships are designed to operate with UMS or Unattended Machinery Space.

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[kib]

as an naval architect, it is close to 50 years since worked on the design of an E24 engine. It was very exciting. Growing up in an environment with close to 60 thousand sailors, the importance of an unmanned engine room was clearly understood. That and a travelling campaign crew for major maintenance/overhaul, ment a halfing of cabin numbers. And the moving of cabins further forward ment cheaper propellers as well. i see that on your ships there is an abundance of crew and that surprises me. Proper single cabins are very important for the mental state of people sometimes staying onboard for up to two years. 50 years ago you had to do two years to get a free ride home. My cousin turned 16 on a ship he had been on for eleven months.

[JBHRN]

Chief Makoi... I loved this explanation. I am a grad from KP (US Merchant Marine Acad. '95) My major was "Ships Officer"; I was a deck major with a minor in Marine Engineering (3rd mate & QMED endorsement). As a cadet, I sailed 200 days on deck and 100 days in the engine room. (Cedit of 60 days awarded for sims and other training).

The reason the major was created was for UMS endorsed vessels. (It has since been eliminated from the program). I loved what I studied. I did accident investigations with the USCG and later flight school, flying helicopters for them. The major was intended to create a mariner who could understand what the implications of engine room alarms were & how to intelligently respond to the them. While not entirely necessary, I learned so much and replaced cylinder liners, service lube oil pruifiers and so much more. By no means did this make me a Marine Engineer, but for what came leter down the road, I was so well prepared.

Have been in both world's, I had a very good appreciation for how difficult and challengine the work of maintaining an engine room on a merchatn ship was. I also understood the complexity of the systems in the engine room and viewed the controls on the bridge with a greater respect as a result of having had that training!

Your content is just excellent here!!!

John Smith Hall LT, USCG
KP '95 (USMMA)

[setter]

Remember it well! Worked both in my time on mostly refrigerated cargo ships, Traditional and modern (to me modern ships were those built in the 1970s) I liked it best being a day working 3rd on the "Traditional" motor ships, (mostly working on the genorerators) whilst we would have watch keepers doing their normal 4 on 8 off, these motor ships would have up to a total of 9 engineers! Including the chief, so a senior and a Junior plus a Donkeyman on each of the 3 watches and Of course the chief the 2nd and day working 3rd( My favourite job 😁) on day work @ sea plus 2 leckys and 2 Refridgeration engineers! Those were indeed the good old days! Then there was all that time in Port where everyone except the Juniors were on Day Work! Loads of time to do your maintenance and have heaps of time off to have Fun and see the world! They were indeed The Good Old Days! 😁😁😁

[Truckngirl]

Hi Mark! Watching your videos reminds me that your ship is an example of the best of human creativity, engineering and initiative. So many working parts in unison, moving something so large! Just think of the largest cargo ships just 50 years ago compared to the Ever Ace. I really admire you, not only for being so highly educated in these complex systems, but also being a teacher for those of us never exposed to your world. Stay safe and Merry Christmas if we don't hear from you before then!

[DJ-bhju]

Great video Chief !!!! You answered all the questions I asked after the last video !!!! Thank you. Makes me wish maybe I'd gone into maritime operations... That is, until you showed that clip of "heavy weather"... Ah, no. I'll stay on land.

[Dragon_rls]

Thanks for posting Chief. Excellent content as always 👍

[torgeirbrandsnes]

Great vlog as always! In a 1974 tv-program about maritime life they showed who this unmanned engine room worked. Keep up the good work. Be safe!

[idfkao]

Hi Chief Makoi, i am your super fan from year 2019 till now.
I learn a lot via your veidos, not only engine room skills but also life at sea.

[alexanderbordeau]

I served on a USN repair ship. USS Markab AR-23 as a MM/3rd class from 1963-65 in the engine room. It had a consolidated engine/boiler room. Typically in port we had 3 men on duty standing 4 & 8(4hr on/8hr off. There was a machinist mate(MM). A boiler technician(BT) and an electricians mate(EM). At sea we had 3(MM'), 3(BT's)boiler technicians, and 1(MMC) Machinist Mate Chief or Machinist mate 1st class. on watch standing 4 hr's on and 4 or 8 hr's off. There wasn't anything on automatic. Lol,

[gizmo]

Cheif. You're always a delight to watch. Always so informative! And a super nice fella.

[mikegleaden]

Hi Chief. Another informative video – thanks! The idea of the bridge watchkeeper doing engine room rounds in an unmanned ER would have had most of the Chief Engineers I sailed with (late ‘70s) in a state of apoplexy: an unaccompanied deckie in the ER? No way! They might touch something!

[charlessukati]

Hello chief. I live in a landlocked country. Never been on a ship. I enjoy watching your videos which are so inspirational. I appreciate what you guys do for the global economy. Keep up the good work.

[eugenecottingham]

Merry Christmas Chief and to your crew

[OldPM]

Another interesting and informative vlog Chief. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Portsmouth, UK, wherever you are at the moment.

[cf]

Good stuff Chief. Safe travels to you and the crew.

[rayh]

I like having someone who can hear, smell, and see abnormal conditions before they cause an alarm. But I also understand the desire to run with as few crewmembers as possible. Just because it CAN be automated, doesn't necessarily mean it SHOULD be. (speaking as an Automation Specialist!)

[wdwerker]

I like the way you explain the hierarchy and duties expected before they call you in when it’s critical !

[jp-umfr]

Just like the military in many ways. There is so much that could go wrong - but that seems rare. Thanks for the video Chief and thanks to your crew.

[billk]

Very interesting. A rewarding occupation and difficult work and at times hazardous. Thanks to all seafarers for what they do. They are the lifelines to the world’s well being.

[randyclyde]

Another great inside look at operations aboard, most interesting, many thanks! Be well, be safe!