Hotel Service Unit 5 Logs Q6 – Answer

2. List TEN common log entries, excluding machinery temperatures, pressures and other parameters.(10)

Ten Common Log Entries (excluding machinery temps/pressures/parameters)

1. Running hours of main and auxiliary machinery (for maintenance planning).
2. Fuel consumption during the watch.
3. Lubricating oil consumption.
4. Lubricating oil sump levels (main and auxiliary engines).
5. Fresh water production and consumption (e.g. evaporator/RO plant).
6. Bunkering operations (quantities received/used).
7. Tank soundings (fuel oil, diesel oil, lubricating oil, fresh water, sludge).
8. Bilge and ballast operations (including pumping overboard).
9. Transfers of oil/fuel/water between tanks.
10. Maintenance and defects noted during the watch (entered in defect book and logged).