Section 2 - Internal Combustion Engines and Air Compressors 2-11

a) 100 % power (rated power) : a) at rated engine speed :

for at least 60 minutes after reaching the for at least 4 hours

steady-state condition
and
b) 110 % power:
at engine speed corresponding to normal
for 30 minutes after reaching the cruise power:
steady-state condition
for at least 2 hours
Note
b) at 103 % rated engine speed
After the test bed trials the output of engines driving
generators is to be so adjusted that overload (110 %) for 30 minutes
power can be supplied in service after installation on
board in such a way that the governing characteristics where the engine adjustment permits (see
and the requirements of the generator protection A.3.4)
devices can be fulfilled at all times (see A.3.5) c) determination of the minimum on-load
c) 75 %, 50 % and 25 % power and idle run speed

d) start-up tests (see H.2.4) d) starting and reversing manoeuvres (see

H.2.4)
e) test of governor and independent over speed
protection device e) in reverse direction of propeller rotation
during the sea trials at a minimum speed of
f) test of engine shutdown devices 70 % rated engine speed :

10 minutes
4.2.3 Auxiliary driving engines and engines
driving electrical generators f) testing of the monitoring and safety systems

The scope of tests has to be performed according to 5.1.2 Main propulsion engines driving
4.2.2. controllable pitch propellers or reversing
gears
For testing of diesel generator sets, see also Rules for
Electrical Installations, Volume IV, Section 21. 5.1.1 applies as appropriate.

4.3 Depending on the type of plant concerned,
BKI reserves the right to call for a special test
schedule.
4.4 In the case of engines driving electrical
generators the rated electrical power as specified by
the manufacturer is to be verified as minimum power.
Controllable pitch propellers are to be tested with
various propeller pitches. Where provision is made for
operating in a combinator mode, the combinator
diagram is to be plotted and verified by measurements.
5.1.3 Main engines driving generators for
propulsion

4.5 Component inspection The tests are to be performed at rated speed with a
constant governor setting under conditions of
After the test run randomly selected components shall
be presented for inspection. a) 100 % power (rated power):

The crankshaft web deflection is to be checked. for at least 4 hours

5. Shipboard trials (dock and sea trials) and

After the conclusion of the running-in programme at normal continuous cruise power:
prescribed by the engine manufacturer engines are to
for at least 2 hours
undergo the trials specified below.
b) 110 % power:
5.1 Scope of sea trials for 30 minutes
5.1.1 Main propulsion engines driving fixed c) in reverse direction of propeller rotation
propellers during the sea trials at a minimum speed of
70 % of the nominal propeller speed :
The tests have to be carried out as follows :
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for 10 minutes
d) starting manoeuvres (see H.2.4)
e) testing of the monitoring and safety systems
Note
Tests are to be based on the rated powers of the driven
generators.
5.1.4 Engines driving auxiliaries and electrical
generators
These engines are to be subjected to an operational test
for at least four hours. During the test the set
concerned is required to operate at its rated power for
an extended period.
It is to be demonstrated that the engine is capable of
supplying 110 % of its rated power, and in the case of
shipboard generating sets account shall be taken of the
times needed to actuate the generator's overload
protection system.
5.2 The suitability of main and auxiliary engines
to burn residual oils or other special fuels is to be
demonstrated if the machinery installation is designed
to burn such fuels.
5.3 The scope of the shipboard trials may be
extended in consideration of special operating
conditions such as towing, trawling, etc.
5.4 Earthing
It is necessary to ensure that the limits specified for
main engines by the engine manufacturers for the
difference in electrical potential (Voltage) between the
crankshaft/shafting and the hull are not exceeded in
service. Appropriate earthing devices including limit
value monitoring of the permitted voltage potential are
to be provided.
F. Safety Devices
1. Speed control and engine protection
against overspeed
1.1 Main and auxiliary engines
1.1.1 Each diesel engine not used to drive an
electrical generator must be equipped with a speed
governor or regulator so adjusted that the engine speed
cannot exceed the rated speed by more than 15 %.
1.1.2 In addition to the normal governor, each main
engine with a rated power of 220 kW or over which
can be declutched in service or which drives a
variable-pitch propeller must be fitted with an
independent over speed protection device so adjusted
that the engine speed cannot exceed the rated speed by
more than 20 %.
Equivalent equipment may be approved by BKI.
1.2 Engines driving electrical generators
1.2.1 Each diesel engine used to drive an electrical
main or emergency generator must be fitted with a
governor which will prevent transient frequency
variations in the electrical network in excess of
10 % of the rated frequency with a recovery time to
steady state conditions not exceeding 5 seconds when
the maximum electrical step load is switched on or off.
In the case when a step load equivalent to the rated
output of the generator is switched off, a transient
speed variation in excess of 10 % of the rated speed
may be acceptable, provided this does not cause the
intervention of the overspeed device as required by
1.1.1.
1.2.2 In addition to the normal governor, each
diesel engine with a rated power of 220 kW or over
must be equipped with an overspeed protection device
independent of the normal governor which prevents
the engine speed from exceeding the rated speed by
more than 15 %.
1.2.3 The diesel engine must be suitable and
designed for the special requirements of the ship's
electrical system.
Where two stages load application is required, the
following procedure is to be applied: Sudden loading
from no-load to 50 %, followed by the remaining 50 %
of the rated generator power, duly observing the
requirements of 1.2.1 and 1.2.4.
Application of the load in more than two steps (see
Fig. 2.3) is acceptable on condition that
S the ships electrical system is designed for
the use of such generator sets
S load application in more than two steps is
considered in the design of the ships
electrical system and is approved when the
drawings are reviewed
S during shipboard trials the functional test are
carried out without objections. Here the
loading of the ships electrical net while
sequentially connecting essential equipment
after breakdown and during recovery of the
net is to be taken into account
S the safety of the ship's electrical system in the
event of parallel generator operation and
failure of a generator is demonstrated.
1.2.4 Speed must be stabilized and in steady-state
condition within five seconds, inside the permissible
range for the permanent speed variation *r.
The steady-state condition is considered reached when
the permanent speed variation does not exceed 1% of
the speed associated with the set power.