Question 283General Subjects - 1st Asst/Chief70% to pass
You are the relieving the Chief Engineer of a general cargo vessel of more than 1600 gross tons on an international voyage. You have just signed on the vessel and after reviewing the machinery running hours you notice the Emergency Generator has not been run in over sixty days. How would you proceed?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) During your next port stay arrange with the Captain to run the Emergency Generator under load for at least two hours.
This is the correct answer because the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations require that the emergency generator be tested under load for at least 2 hours at least once every 12 months. Running the generator for at least 2 hours under load ensures that it is fully tested and ready for use in an emergency.
The other options are incorrect because B) only requires 1 hour of testing, which is not sufficient, C) calls for testing at only 75% load which is not a full test, and D) is incorrect as the emergency generator must be tested periodically per SOLAS regulations, even if not during a loss of power.
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