While your vessel is taking on fuel you...

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Question 1 of 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d46699

While your vessel is taking on fuel you notice oil on the water around the vessel. What should you do FIRST?

Question 1 of 27070

While your vessel is taking on fuel you notice oil on the water around the vessel. What should you do FIRST?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Immediate safety actions during bunkering (fueling) operations • Requirements under pollution prevention laws for oil spills and sheens • Difference between stopping the operation, finding the cause, and notifying authorities

💭 Think About

• If you see oil on the water in the middle of fueling, what action most directly prevents more pollution from occurring in the next few seconds? • Which options can be done after you’ve controlled the situation, and which one actually stops the situation from getting worse? • Think about the order: control the source, then assess, then report. Which choice matches that first step?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice immediately prevents more oil from entering the water. • Ask yourself which actions require time and communication, and which can be done instantly on deck. • Verify that your FIRST step should focus on stopping or limiting the discharge, before formal notifications and investigations.

Question 1 of 27070

While your vessel is taking on fuel you notice oil on the water around the vessel. What should you do FIRST?

Notify the terminal superintendent.

Notify the Coast Guard.

Stop the fueling.

Determine the source of the oil.