中文摘要：

船舶动力系统是船舶的心脏和动脉，船舶动力系统的运行保障技术是船舶安全航行的关键。该文从系统的角度出发，分析了船舶动力系统运用工程的内涵，构建了船舶动力系统运用工程基础理论的方法体系，展望了船舶动力系统的发展趋势，对系统地开展船舶动力系统运用工程的研究具有重要的理论指导意义。

英文摘要：

Marine power system plays a great role in the ship. The operational reliability ot me marine power system determines the safety in ship sailing. Firstly, the content for operational engineering of marine power system is outlined. The basic theory and research approaches for operational engineering of marine power system are then established from the view of system. Moreover, developmental tendency of the marine power system is prospected. It is believed that the knowledge gained in this paper will provide a theoretical guide to the study on operational engineering of marine power system.