Basic and Intermediate Diesel Operation and Maintenance

This classroom-based 1-day course is intended for those who own and maintain their own boat or those who want to understand Diesel Engines, including proper operation and maintenance.  Attendance in the Basic and Intermediate course is a prerequisite for any advanced coursework.

Course Topics

• Lubrication
• Cooling
• Fuel
• Electrical
• Stuffing boxes / Shaft seals / Bearings
• Review of fuel, cooling and lubrication system
• Electrical system: batteries, alternators, AC chargers & inverters
• Battery servicing
• Various charging systems
• Drives: straight drive, v-drive, sail drives
• Shaft seals and proper installation / inspection

The class room will show samples of the Diesel Engine parts and the handouts include diagrams of the Diesel Engine internals and related.

Instructor

Peter Derviller started his career as an apprentice at the Royal Air Force No1 School of Technical Training at RAF Halton in the UK. He subsequently moved on to pilot training and flew many types of single engine aircraft. Later on, he engaged in the design, construction and operation of race cars. He has two US patents related to aspects of race car design and one for a novel type of sailboat rigging. Over the past 25 years he has been involved in the maintenance and operation of a wide range of sail boats equipped with gas powered outboards and auxiliary diesel engines. In this one-day course, Peter will pass on his knowledge of the operating principles and basic maintenance and repair issues related to diesel engines and their associated accessories and subsystems..

Image Attribution: Model Engine B Luc Viatour” by I, Luc Viatour. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons.

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