Used engine oil may be properly disposed of...

Question 1 / 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d46676

Question 1 of 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d46676

Used engine oil may be properly disposed of by __________.

Question 1 of 27070

Used engine oil may be properly disposed of by __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL (Marine Pollution) rules on oil discharge and how they apply even inside a harbor • Difference between proper shore reception facilities and on‑board tanks/bilges • Why keeping oil out of the water and bilges is a fundamental pollution‑prevention principle

💭 Think About

• Which option sends the used oil to a place specifically designed and regulated to receive waste oil? • For each wrong choice, think: would this action risk putting oil into the water directly or indirectly? • Which method could you explain to a Coast Guard inspector as compliant with pollution regulations without hesitation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm which choice involves a shore‑side facility meant for oily waste collection • Eliminate any option that would place oil where it could be pumped or leak overboard • Remember that bilges and fuel tanks are not waste‑oil disposal systems under pollution‑prevention rules

Question 1 of 27070

Used engine oil may be properly disposed of by __________.

draining it into the bilges

discharging it to a dockside oil waste station

pumping or throwing it over the side in port

dumping it in fuel storage tanks