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Engineering Knowledge General
306 questions across 35 papers, 2023 to 2026.
Engineering Knowledge General, known to candidates as EKG, appears in 35 MEO Class 4 papers between 2023 and 2026, and the 306 questions collected here centre on centrifugal pumps, maintenance and hydraulic systems. 80% of them have been asked more than once, so the fastest preparation is the questions that keep returning rather than the syllabus end to end.
306
Questions
35
Papers
80%
Repeat
6×
Most asked
What comes up most
- Centrifugal pumps37%
- Maintenance31%
- Hydraulic systems20%
- Non-destructive testing26%
- Ship systems20%
- Electric arc welding26%
- Control systems23%
Share of the 35 papers each topic appears in. No single topic runs away with this paper — the seven commonest each turn up in 20–37% of sittings, so preparation has to stay broad.
Most repeated MEO Class 4 EKG questions
Asked 6×
With reference to electric arc welding: (a) Draw a labeled sectional sketch of a satisfactory butt weld. ) (b) Briefly define the following defects that may occur and how they may have been caused i) Under cut ) ii) Splatter ) iii) Inclusion ) iv) Blow hole ) v) Incomplete root penetration ) vi) Lack of fusion ) (c) Why is alternating current generally more popular then direct current for metal arc welding?)
Asked 6×
(a) Sketch a line diagram showing a typical 'Inert Gas System' used for inerting the cargo tanks of oil tankers, labelling the component parts (6) (b) Describe the system (8) (c) State what oxygen content you would expect in the flue gases if good combustion is achieved (2)
Asked 5×
With reference to rotary vane steering gears: (a) Describe, with the aid of a sketch, how such a unit incorporates an integral rudder carrier (10) (b) Explain how vertical rudder movement is accommodated (6)
MEO Class 4 EKG past papers
Latest: September 2026
MEO Class 4 EKG — September 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — August 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — July 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — June 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — April 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — March 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — February 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — January 2026
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — December 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — November 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — October 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — September 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — August 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — July 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — June 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — April 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — March 2025
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — January 2025
8 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — December 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — November 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — September 2024
8 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — August 2024
2 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — July 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — June 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — March 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — February 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — January 2024
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — December 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — November 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — October 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — September 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — August 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — July 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — June 2023
9 questions
MEO Class 4 EKG — May 2023
9 questions
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