Your vessel has just been struck by another vessel. As Chief Engineer, after meeting with the Captain and Chief Mate, you have immediately ordered the vessel specific damage control procedures in the vessel's approved stability booklet to be enacted. Which of the following statements is true?

Correct Answer: Option D — The vessel general arrangement plan would be a critical reference document for your response providing accurate data showing watertight compartments, closures, vents and down flooding angles.

Under USCG National Maritime Center examination standards, the accepted correct answer is: The vessel general arrangement plan would be a critical reference document for your response providing accurate data showing watertight compartments, closures, vents and down flooding angles..