On a vessel classed for a periodically unmanned engine room, which of the below listed events will trigger the annunciation of the engineer's assistance needed alarm?
• Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces (PUMS/UMS) requirements for alarms and engineer call systems • Role of the Engine Control Console (ECC) and engineer call/assistance alarms • Difference between an operational procedure (like rounds or check‑ins) and an automatic alarm condition
• Ask yourself: Which option describes something the automation system can directly sense and react to, without relying on human scheduling or promises? • Consider what the engineer’s assistance needed alarm is designed to do: Is it for missing routines, for communication habits, or for unacknowledged machinery alarms? • Think about which event would most likely be tied to a timer or logic in the ECC rather than company policy or watchstanding instructions.
• Identify which choices are company/shipboard procedures versus built‑in automated safety functions. • Check which option clearly involves the ECC alarm logic and acknowledgement timing, not just human behavior or paperwork. • Confirm that the selected event would be something the UMS automation system can detect and use to demand the engineer’s presence in the machinery space.
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