USCG USCG Motor
Set 10 • Question #31 of 382
Launch Interactive Practice Room In the event of a flame failure in an auxiliary water-tube boiler, you must_________.
A
relight the boiler immediately to prevent loss of steam pressure
B
relight the fire off the brickwork as long as the bricks are cherry red
C
purge the furnace of any combustible gases before attempting to relight the fire
✓ Correct Answer
D
speed up the feed pump to prevent dry frying when the burner flame is restablished
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Motor Plants (Diesel Engineering), regarding 'In the event of a flame failure in an auxiliary water-tube boiler, you must', the correct operational principle is: 'purge the furnace of any combustible gases before attempting to relight the fire'.
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