Question 118Steam Plants - Assistant Engineer

The correct answer is C) Fuel oil transfer pump. The fuel oil transfer pump takes suction from the double bottom tanks and discharges the fuel oil to the settling tanks. This is a standard configuration on vessels to allow the fuel oil to be transferred from the storage tanks to the settling tanks, where water and sediment can be removed before the fuel is supplied to the service pumps and engines. The other options are incorrect because: A) The fuel oil service pump takes suction from the settling tanks and supplies fuel to the engines. B) The general service pump is typically used for general purposes, not specifically for fuel oil transfer. D) The settler service pump would be used to transfer settled fuel from the settling tanks, not from the storage tanks.