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While on watch in the engine room, you hear a continuous sounding of the general alarm. Which of the following actions should you take?

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While on watch in the engine room, you hear a continuous sounding of the general alarm. Which of the following actions should you take?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• General alarm purpose and what it signals on a ship • Typical first response actions of watchstanders when an alarm sounds • Procedures for activating fixed CO₂ systems and why they are tightly controlled

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• Ask yourself: What is the general alarm usually telling everyone to do, in the very first moments after it sounds? • Which option would be dangerous to do automatically without confirmation of the situation? • Which action best matches a rapid, initial response that supports emergency teams, regardless of the exact type of emergency?

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• Verify what the general alarm (continuous ringing/bell/buzzer) generally indicates in your vessel’s emergency bill or muster list. • Consider which systems (like CO₂ flooding) require positive identification of the space and authorization before operating. • Check which option would most likely be done on the bridge or in response to an order, rather than automatically by an engine room watchstander on hearing the alarm.

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Question 1 of 20

While on watch in the engine room, you hear a continuous sounding of the general alarm. Which of the following actions should you take?

Make an entry in the official logbook.

Open the master control valves on the fixed CO₂ system.

Start the fire pump and check discharge pressure.

Secure auxiliary condenser overboard discharge.

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Question 1 / 205eccef9fbacbc34ba4d46776

Question 1 of 205eccef9fbacbc34ba4d46776

While on watch in the engine room, you hear a continuous sounding of the general alarm. Which of the following actions should you take?

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While on watch in the engine room, you hear a continuous sounding of the general alarm. Which of the following actions should you take?

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