Instrumentation & Sensors
ENGINE ROOM → Control & Operations Position in the Plant System Group: Control & OperationsPrimary Role: Convert physical reality into measurable signals for control, protection, and decision-makingInterfaces: Automation (IAS/AMS), navigation systems, propulsion, auxiliaries, safety systemsOperational Criticality: AbsoluteFailure Consequence: False situational awareness → delayed or incorrect decisions → machinery damage, grounding, collision, or regulatory breach Ships […]
Automation & IAS / AMS
ENGINE ROOM → Control & Operations Position in the Plant System Group: Control & OperationsPrimary Role: Continuous supervision, protection, and coordination of machineryInterfaces: All propulsion, auxiliary, electrical, safety, and navigation systemsOperational Criticality: AbsoluteFailure Consequence: Loss of situational awareness → delayed response → cascading machinery damage → loss of propulsion or blackout Automation systems do not […]
Deck / Auxiliary Machinery
Working the Ship, Controlling Stored Energy, and Why Most Failures Are Load-Induced ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Deck Operations & Supporting MachineryPrimary Role: Handling the vessel, cargo, and external interfaces safely and repeatedlyInterfaces: Power Generation · Hydraulics · Steering Gear · Structural Systems · Safety SystemsOperational Criticality: Intermittent but High ConsequenceFailure Consequence: […]
HVAC & Refrigeration
Thermal Control, Latent Failure, and Why Comfort Systems Decide Endurance ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & RefrigerationPrimary Role: Control of temperature, humidity, air quality, and cold storageInterfaces: Power Generation · Freshwater Systems · Seawater Cooling · Accommodation · Provision StoresOperational Criticality: ContinuousFailure Consequence: Loss of habitability → food […]
Hydraulics
Understood.Below is a full, long-form MaritimeHub ENGINE ROOM article on Hydraulics, written to the exact format, tone, and depth you’ve established: This is copy-paste ready as a standalone article. Hydraulics Power Density, Containment Reality, and the Cost of Leaks That Never Stop ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Hydraulic Power & ControlPrimary Role: […]
Freshwater, RO & Sewage
Water Quality, Biological Reality, and Systems That Degrade From the Inside ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Domestic Water Production & Waste ManagementPrimary Role: Provision of potable water and safe disposal of wasteInterfaces: Power Generation · Cooling Systems · HVAC · Crew Accommodation · Environmental ComplianceOperational Criticality: ContinuousFailure Consequence: Loss of habitability → […]
Bilge, Ballast & Oily Water
Excellent — these two are critical and you’re right to pair them.They are where engineering reality, regulation, and human behaviour collide, and if they’re thin, the whole Auxiliary section feels hollow. Below are two fully bulked, long-form ENGINE ROOM articles, written to the exact canonical MaritimeHub standard you’ve set: They are separate articles, clearly divided […]
Pumps & Piping
Fluid Movement, Invisible Losses, and Why Most Failures Are Self-Induced ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Fluid Transfer & DistributionPrimary Role: Movement of liquids under controlled pressure and flowInterfaces: Cooling · Fuel · Lubrication · Bilge · Ballast · Firefighting · HVACOperational Criticality: ContinuousFailure Consequence: Loss of flow → overheating → contamination → […]
Boilers & Steam Systems
ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Thermal Energy & Steam GenerationPrimary Role: Provision of controlled thermal energy for fuel, heating, and auxiliary processesInterfaces: Fuel Conditioning · Heating Systems · Cargo Systems · Waste Heat Recovery · Feedwater TreatmentOperational Criticality: Intermittent but High ConsequenceFailure Consequence: Thermal shock → tube failure → loss of heating […]
Emergency Power
Last-Resort Energy, False Confidence, and the Boundary Between Survival and Compliance ENGINE ROOM → Auxiliary & Support SystemsSystem Group: Emergency Electrical SupplyPrimary Role: Supply of essential services following main power failureInterfaces: Emergency Switchboard · Essential Consumers · Fire Safety · SteeringOperational Criticality: Safety-CriticalFailure Consequence: Loss of statutory systems → loss of control → regulatory and […]