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What steps should be taken if large quantities of fuel oil are found in the drain inspection tank?

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What steps should be taken if large quantities of fuel oil are found in the drain inspection tank?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Fuel oil heaters and steam traps and how they can leak into drains • Difference between fuel oil and lube oil systems and their drain arrangements • Why the presence of large quantities of fuel oil in a drain inspection tank is a safety and pollution concern

💭 Think About

• If you suddenly see a lot of fuel oil in a drain inspection tank, what are the most likely sources on a typical engine room system? • Which listed actions would help you both stop more fuel from entering the drain and identify/isolate the leaking equipment? • Is there any option that would clearly NOT address fuel oil getting into drains, or are they all potentially reasonable responses?

✅ Before You Answer

• Check which options deal with fuel oil heaters/steam traps, the most common source of fuel oil in drains. • Think about whether lube oil equipment might also route leakage to the same inspection tank, and what securing it would accomplish. • Before choosing, verify whether multiple actions could reasonably be done together when responding to a suspected leak.

Question 1 of 27070

What steps should be taken if large quantities of fuel oil are found in the drain inspection tank?

Change over to the standby fuel oil heater.

Open steam trap bypass of the fuel oil heater that is on line.

Secure the lube oil purifier and its associated heater.

All of the above

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What steps should be taken if large quantities of fuel oil are found in the drain inspection tank?

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What steps should be taken if large quantities of fuel oil are found in the drain inspection tank?