The component shown in the illustration, labeled "I", is the __________. SE-0013
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — first reduction gear
In marine articulated reduction gear arrangements (SE-0013), component "I" meshes with the high-speed pinion to transmit torque from the first reduction stage to the second reduction stage, identifying it definitively as the first reduction gear.
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