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While standing your engine room watch at sea, you notice the D.C. heater level is gradually dropping as indicated by the remote level indicator. Which of the following actions should you take?

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While standing your engine room watch at sea, you notice the D.C. heater level is gradually dropping as indicated by the remote level indicator. Which of the following actions should you take?

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• D.C. heater (dearating/duct coil heater) function in a steam plant and why its level matters • Relationship between D.C. heater level and condensate hotwell levels in main and auxiliary condensers • Dangers of immediate drastic actions (stopping main engine, opening bypasses) versus systematic troubleshooting

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• Before acting on the low D.C. heater level, what upstream source supplies water to the D.C. heater, and how can you verify if that source is normal? • Which option checks the system condition first, and which options assume a cause and jump straight to a potentially risky action? • In a steam plant, if the dearating/feed heater level is falling, what other tank or component levels will likely show a related change if the problem is in the condensate side?

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• Verify what tank or system feeds the D.C. heater and how that flow is controlled (automatic make-up, condensate pumps, etc.). • Confirm whether both main and auxiliary condenser hotwell levels are normal or low before operating bypass or emergency valves. • Ask: would a qualified watchstander ever do nothing or immediately secure the main engine for a gradual level drop without first checking system indications?

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Question 1 of 20

While standing your engine room watch at sea, you notice the D.C. heater level is gradually dropping as indicated by the remote level indicator. Which of the following actions should you take?

Do nothing as this is a common marine plant occurrence.

Immediately open the automatic make-up feed bypass valve.

Check the condensate level in both the main and auxiliary condenser hot wells.

Immediately stop the main engine.

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Question 1 / 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d4704a

Question 1 of 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d4704a

While standing your engine room watch at sea, you notice the D.C. heater level is gradually dropping as indicated by the remote level indicator. Which of the following actions should you take?

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While standing your engine room watch at sea, you notice the D.C. heater level is gradually dropping as indicated by the remote level indicator. Which of the following actions should you take?

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