As a management level engineering officer, you are apt to be the primary investigator investigating the root cause of the failure of a piece of machinery. In collecting the necessary data for the root cause analysis, what should be your FIRST priority?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — Collecting and preserving the physical evidence of the failure.
Under USCG National Maritime Center examination standards, the accepted correct answer is: Collecting and preserving the physical evidence of the failure..
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