You are unable to pump out the aft starboard engine room bilge well that is fouled, with one foot of water over the top of the bilge well, what action should be carried out?
• Bilge pumping safety and pollution prevention requirements • Hazards of sending personnel into confined or flooded spaces like an engine room bilge • Proper troubleshooting steps when a bilge suction or strainer is fouled or clogged
• Which option best reduces risk to personnel while reasonably addressing the blocked bilge suction? • Which choice is most consistent with preventing pollution and avoiding adding chemicals or contaminants to bilge water? • When a bilge suction is fouled, what practical step can restore flow without endangering people or worsening the situation?
• Eliminate any option that increases pollution risk or introduces unnecessary chemicals into the bilge. • Eliminate any option that needlessly endangers personnel (e.g., unsafe entry into a confined, dirty, or flooded bilge space). • Focus on the choice that reflects a realistic engineering practice to clear a clogged bilge suction or strainer while using existing shipboard systems.
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