USCG USCG Motor
Set 7 • Question #296 of 382
Launch Interactive Practice Room In readying an auxiliary water-tube boiler for a routine hydrostatic test, which of the following procedures should be undertaken prior to filling the boiler with fresh water?
A
The safety valve escape piping should be disconnected from the valve body and a blank inserted.
B
The boiler vent valves should be opened.
✓ Correct Answer
C
All handhole/manhole covers should be tightened up as much as possible to preclude any leaks.
D
All of the above.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Motor Plants (Diesel Engineering), regarding 'In readying an auxiliary water-tube boiler for a routine hydrostatic test, which of the following procedures should be undertaken prior to filling the boiler with fresh water', the correct operational principle is: 'The boiler vent valves should be opened.'.
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