Question 1381 Deck General

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You are on a tankship discharging oil. When all of the oil that the main cargo pumps can handle is pumped out of a tank, the remainder is _______________.

A gravitated to the centers from the wings and pumped out with the main pumps
B stripped out and pumped directly ashore into the mainline as the remaining cargo tanks are pumped out with the main pumps
C stripped to one tank and then pumped out with the main pumps
D stripped out and pumped directly ashore after all the tanks have been emptied by the main pumps
AI Explanation

The correct answer is C) stripped to one tank and then pumped out with the main pumps. When a tankship is discharging oil, the main cargo pumps can only handle a certain amount of the remaining oil. The rest of the oil is considered "strip" or "strippings" and needs to be pumped out separately. The correct procedure is to strip the remaining oil from the various tanks into a single tank, and then pump that tank out using the main pumps. The other options are incorrect because: A) the oil does not gravitate to the centers, B) the strippings are not pumped directly ashore with the main cargo, and D) the strippings are not pumped out after all the tanks have been emptied by the main pumps.

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