What are the purposes of regular inspection by the machinery inspector?

How should a boiler be prepared for inspection?

What are the documents that you should prepare before inspection by the authorized boiler inspector?

During the inspection by the boiler inspector, what are your roles as a steam engineer?

Describe how tubes are cleaned in a firetube boiler.

How do you clean combustion chambers or furnaces?

What is the frequency of tube cleaning of a fire-tube boiler?

How do you check for pitting corrosion during inspection?

What light is preferred in internal inspection? What are the precautions?

Why a boiler should not be drained while the fireside is hot?

For what should the Inspector check in examining the waterside of a boiler?

For what should the Inspector check in examining the fireside of a boiler?

For what should the Inspector check in examining the external fittings and mounting?

When inspecting or evaluating the condition of a boiler, what items must be given highest priority?

Generally, what are the precautions when cleaning boilers for inspection?

Hammer testing can be used as supplement to visual inspection. Explain what can be achieved and how to do the test? ^{NEW 2ND EDITION}  

Your company is buying a second-hand firetube boiler and asked you to survey the boiler inside and out (condition assessment).  How would you proceed? Where would you look for defects?