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USCG Engineering Safety & Environmental Protection (Set 20)

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In order to prevent the unnecessary release of hydrocarbons to atmosphere, when taking on departure ballast, one method used is to _________.

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#1 In order to prevent the unnecessary release of hydrocarbons to atmosphere, when taking on departure ballast, one method used is to _________. #2 When discharging clean ballast, prior to entering the loading port, if the ballast is determined by the oil monitor to exceed 15 parts per million of oil, the deballasting must _________. #3 A segregated ballast system is a system where __________. #4 What would be the minimum distance from any shoreline that a vessel must be located before it is permitted to perform a complete ballast water exchange to be in compliance with U.S. Federal Ballast Water Management Regulations? - #5 A gurgling noise is heard from within a cargo tank when discharging cargo, this would indicate that the __________. #6 Pressure-vacuum relief valves on tank vessel cargo tanks should be kept in good working order to prevent __________. #7 Tank stripping is accomplished more effectively by using a __________. #8 In order for you to operate your vessel's crude oil wash system, the cargo tanks to be washed must be __________. #9 Both crude oil washing and water washing use direct impingement to remove residue from tanks. Crude oil washing has an additional advantage, in utilizing __________. #10 Bottom mounted crude oil washing machines are primarily used for _________. #11 When tanks have been washed with crude oil, and ballasted without being water rinsed, the ballast is referred to as _________. #12 Crude oil washing has which of the following disadvantages? #13 On a tanker vessel, what is the required combined capacity of the inert gas generating system as compared to the total capacity of all the cargo pumps which can be operated simultaneously? #14 Which of the following methods is used to supply inert gas from a flue gas system to the cargo tanks? #15 The primary function of a "flue gas type" inert gas system is to _________. #16 Which of the following conditions will result in an automatic shut down of the flue gas inert gas system? #17 When securing the operation of an inert gas system, the final step should be _________. #18 As Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer you should be familiar with the six motions of a vessel. Which of these motions affects the governing "positional motion" stability? #19 As Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer you should be familiar with the six motions of a vessel. Which of these motions affects the governing "lateral motion" stability? #20 As Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer you should be familiar with the six motions of a vessel. Which of these motions affects the governing "motion ahead and astern" stability? #21 By what method is the final light ship weight, longitudinal and vertical centers of gravity of a vessel, and final assignment of the load lines determined? #22 As Chief Engineer you should understand the fundamental principles of ship construction and theory and factors affecting trim and stability, including the concept of loll and its cause. An angle of loll is commonly caused by which of the following conditions? #23 As Chief Engineer you should understand the concept of loll and its cause. An angle of loll is commonly caused by which of the following conditions? #24 IMO Resolution A167, 1968, Res. No. 749(18) 3.1 (1995, amended 1999), and section 2.2 in the 2008 IS Code, sets the general criterion for vessels of more than 100 meters in length. Your vessel is covered by this regulation. In review of your vessels stability data, after refueling you notice that the GM of the vessel is less than the required 0.15 meters. What should you instruct the 2nd engineer to do with the fuel just received? #25 After refueling your vessel you notice that the GM of the vessel is less than the required 0.15 meters. What do you do? #26 The distance between the bottom of the hull and the waterline is called __________. #27 After transferring a weight forward on a vessel, the draft at the center of flotation will __________. #28 Many uninspected motor vessels require load lines. For the purpose of the Load Line Regulations, the term 'surveyor' means __________. #29 With no environmental forces acting on the vessel, the center of gravity of an inclined vessel is vertically aligned with the __________. #30 A vessel's center of gravity is lowered when the __________.

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