After taking on fuel oil, the hoses should...

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After taking on fuel oil, the hoses should be disconnected and _________.

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After taking on fuel oil, the hoses should be disconnected and _________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Pollution prevention rules for fuel transfers • Proper handling and disposal of oil and oily residues • Where fuel or oil is legally allowed to go on a vessel

💭 Think About

• Which option keeps fuel and oily residue best contained and easiest to control? • Which choices would clearly risk an oil spill into the water or cause unsafe conditions on deck or in the bilges? • On a real inspection, which method would a Coast Guard or port state inspector approve as safe and environmentally sound?

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate any option that could lead to oil going overboard • Eliminate any option that would put fuel directly into the bilges • Ask yourself which choice aligns with MARPOL-style no oil to sea principles and good seamanship

Question 1 of 27070

After taking on fuel oil, the hoses should be disconnected and _________.

draped over the fantail to dry out

drained into buckets or fuel tanks

drained into the bilges and washed out

drained over the side and washed out

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