Compass Revision course

Diesel Engine revision

Name: Marine Diesel Engine Revision Revision
Price: 12.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Diesel engine revision for boat owners and skippers covering basic operation, checks, maintenance, spares, and troubleshooting.

Independent revision aid only. It does not replace the RYA Diesel Engine Course, manufacturer manuals, or qualified mechanical advice.

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Is Diesel Engine the right next step?

What this is: A self-guided revision companion that explains essential concepts, then helps you practise and test them. It supports—but does not replace—recognised instruction, practical training, assessment or certification. Access is a one-time payment, not a subscription.
Best for: Learners preparing for Diesel Engine
Study effort: Self-paced in short sessions; use the module total to plan your own pace.
Included: 8 revision modules with teaching-first lessons, guided practice, topic tests, recall and relevant interactive tools.
Formal qualification?: Independent revision aid only. It does not replace the RYA Diesel Engine Course, manufacturer manuals, or qualified mechanical advice.
Usually followed by: Find practical engine training
Access: £12.99 once for full revision access; no subscription.

Compass is independent revision, not an instructor-led course or awarding body.

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What this course covers

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How a Diesel Engine Works

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Trace command, combustion, support systems, transmission, safe fault boundaries, and the four-stroke cycle.

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Daily Engine Checks

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Build a repeatable pre-start, after-start, under-load, and post-run evidence loop with clear departure and stop boundaries.

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Fuel System Problems

Trace restriction, air entry, contamination and leakage through the installed fuel path, then prove a dry repair under the demand that exposed the fault.

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Cooling and Overheating

Trace seawater and closed-coolant heat paths, respond to lost flow or rising temperature, account for impeller damage, and prove a condition-matched release.

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Air, Exhaust, and Electrics

Evidence-led air, exhaust, starting, charging and electrical safety revision with wet-exhaust and carbon-monoxide boundaries.

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Servicing, Spares, and Tools

Evidence-led service planning, exact spares, competence boundaries, safe isolation, worksite closure and condition-matched return to service.

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Diesel Troubleshooting

Evidence-led fault states, alarm and stop gates, one-change checks, condition-matched retesting, propulsion contingency and bounded release.

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Winterisation and Layup

Exact-system layup planning, cooling and waste boundaries, fuel/oil/battery decisions, inhibition records, storage monitoring and condition-matched recommissioning.

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Course scope

Independent revision aid only. It does not replace the RYA Diesel Engine Course, manufacturer manuals, or qualified mechanical advice.

How to use the guide

Work through each module lesson, test recall with the module quiz, and use the flashcards until the decision checks feel automatic. The content is written for revision and confidence building before formal training, assessment, or official documentation checks.