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Question 1 of 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45b5e

The bleeder plug, or docking plug located on a motor vessel double bottom tank is used to __________.

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The bleeder plug, or docking plug located on a motor vessel double bottom tank is used to __________.

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• Double bottom tanks on motor vessels and their purpose • Typical functions of a bleeder (docking) plug in relation to shipyard/dry-docking operations • Difference between sounding, venting, and draining/emptying a tank

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• Ask yourself: When would a "docking" plug be most important—during normal at-sea operations, during bunkering, or when the vessel is out of the water? • Think about where a bleeder/docking plug is physically located on a double bottom tank and what that location lets you do with any liquid inside. • Which operation absolutely requires the tank to be fully drained so that external inspection/repair can be done safely?

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• Check which option clearly relates to a dry-dock or shipyard situation rather than routine underway operations. • Verify which function logically matches something installed at the lowest point of the tank structure. • Eliminate any options that describe tasks normally done by sounding tubes or tank air vents, not by a plug in the tank bottom.

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The bleeder plug, or docking plug located on a motor vessel double bottom tank is used to __________.

indicate when the tank is pressed up

provide a secondary means of tank sounding

vent air from the tank when bunkering

empty the tank when in dry-dock

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Question 1 / 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45b5e

Question 1 of 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45b5e

The bleeder plug, or docking plug located on a motor vessel double bottom tank is used to __________.

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The bleeder plug, or docking plug located on a motor vessel double bottom tank is used to __________.

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