You are the chief engineer of a vessel of more than 1600 gross tons on an international voyage. While bunkering lube oil in port, the hose fails and oil is spilled into the harbor. After securing the transfer, how would you proceed?

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Set out a boom around the ship to control the spread of the oil.

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Perform post incident drug and alcohol testing on engine crew members not involved in the transfer operation.

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Call the local news outlets and report the oil spill.

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Fill out a Declaration of Inspection for the transfer operation.

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