Effective Engine Maintenance Routine of Ships in the Ports of Balanacan and Dalahican

The study would help the engine department personnel onboard to improvise and adapt to the rules and regulations in terms of engine repairs with the discretion of the OIC of the engine department. It would be a great help among ships docking in the ports of Balanacan and Dalahican located in Mogpog, Marinduque and Lucena City, respectively. This would also benefit the incoming engine cadets who will take their apprenticeship onboard since being a cadet entails complying with the duties and responsibilities in the engine department. This study would also be relevant to future researchers who might want to replicate or do similar studies in the future. Results revealed that the bases of maintenance routines onboard ships greatly depend on the machinery’s manual and instructional guide that defines the corresponding care and specifications. The chief engineer as the highest ranking officer in the engine department can alter the maintenance routine inside the engine department after considering the emergencies and accidents that may have taken place, in addition to company rules and regulations. The study also showed that based on the engine department crews, the maintenance routine is effective if there is a well-planned and scheduled maintenance following highest to lowest priorities. The efficiency of the main and auxiliary machinery also determines the effectiveness of the routine. In addition, the maximized resources and safe return of the ship will dictate whether the routine is effective or not. Meanwhile, the problems encountered in the main engine and auxiliary machineries included the lack of crew members for a certain routine to be done, crew members’ exhaustion due to long working hours of maintenance, high cost repair due to unexpected damage and the inefficiency of the main and auxiliary machinery.