Motor Plants & Auxiliary Boilers USCG Question #166 (Set 4)

If fuel oil were being discharged from the waste water outlet of a fuel oil disk type centrifuge, operated as a separator, you should __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — reprime the purifier with sealing water

Loss of the liquid seal within a centrifuge separator disc stack allows fuel oil to discharge through the waste water drain, requiring an immediate repriming with sealing water.

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