USCG USCG Steam
Set 2 • Question #258 of 496
Launch Interactive Practice Room If a vessel is steaming at a steady rate, and the water level has dropped out of sight in the boiler gage glass, the FIRST corrective action should be to __________.
A
open the feedwater bypass regulator
B
blowdown the boiler gage glass
C
slow down the engines
D
cut out the fires
✓ Correct Answer
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Steam Plants (Boilers & Turbines), regarding 'If a vessel is steaming at a steady rate, and the water level has dropped out of sight in the boiler gage glass, the FIRST corrective action should be to', the verified engineering fact is: 'cut out the fires'.
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