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Hydraulic starters are installed on many lifeboat diesel engines instead of comparable air start systems, because __________.

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Hydraulic starters are installed on many lifeboat diesel engines instead of comparable air start systems, because __________.

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• Emergency lifeboat diesel starting requirements when ship power is lost • Differences between air start and hydraulic start systems on small diesels • Importance of recharging or resetting a starting system at sea without outside support

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• In a total power failure, what features must a lifeboat engine starter have so it can still be used multiple times? • Which options describe things that are nice to have versus things that are critical for survival and SOLAS compliance? • For a small lifeboat engine, which of the choices is uniquely important compared to other starting systems, not just an economic or performance benefit?

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• Identify which choice relates directly to independence from ship’s services or external power. • Ask: if the engine fails to start on the first try, which feature would allow you to try again without outside help? • Eliminate any options that only talk about cost or speed but not about emergency reliability and self-sufficiency.

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Hydraulic starters are installed on many lifeboat diesel engines instead of comparable air start systems, because __________.

hydraulic starters are the least expensive of all starting systems

the system does not require high-pressure piping

hydraulic systems turn diesel engines at higher rates of speed than air starters

the system can be manually recharged

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Question 1 / 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d47d8b

Question 1 of 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d47d8b

Hydraulic starters are installed on many lifeboat diesel engines instead of comparable air start systems, because __________.

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Hydraulic starters are installed on many lifeboat diesel engines instead of comparable air start systems, because __________.

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