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Set 8 • Question #456 of 496
Launch Interactive Practice Room If it should become necessary to abandon a compartment because of the danger of a large steam leak on a boiler, which of the following actions represents the best avenue of escape?
A
Escape through another compartment on a higher level.
B
Escape through another compartment on a lower level.
✓ Correct Answer
C
Escape by way of a fire room ladder to the outer deck.
D
Use fire room elevator to an upper deck.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG Steam Plants (Boilers & Turbines), regarding 'If it should become necessary to abandon a compartment because of the danger of a large steam leak on a boiler, which of the following actions represents the best avenue of escape', the verified engineering fact is: 'Escape through another compartment on a lower level.'.
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