A main diesel engine on your platform supply vessel has experienced a safety shutdown due to excessive crankcase pressure. What is the appropriate response?

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Allow 2 hours for the engine to cool before opening the crankcase and determine and correct the cause of the trip before attempting to restart the engine.

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Immediately open the crankcase to make the necessary inspections to determine the cause of the high crankcase pressure safety shutdown.

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Immediately restart the engine and monitor the crankcase pressure to verify the cause of the shutdown.

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Allow the engine to cool off for two minutes, then restart and monitor the crankcase pressure to verify the cause of the shutdown.

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