Question 315Safety & Environmental - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
A new oceangoing ship of 2000 gross tons having an inoperative oily-water separator may dispose of its bilge slops by _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) holding its slops onboard until they can be discharged to a shore side reception facility.
This is the correct answer because under the MARPOL regulations, vessels are required to have an operable oily-water separator to treat bilge slops before discharging them overboard. If the oily-water separator is inoperative, the vessel must hold the bilge slops onboard and discharge them at a shore-side reception facility, rather than pumping them overboard or into a sewer system, which would be illegal.
The other options are incorrect because pumping the slops overboard (A), circulating them through the lube oil purifier (C), or discharging them into a sewer system (D) would all violate MARPOL regulations when the oily-water separator is inoperative.
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#313 Which CFR regulation identifies the placard to be posted on the vessel describing the proper disposal of garbage? #314 According to Code of Federal Regulations #316 On a newly constructed oceangoing vessel of 10,000 gross tons, equipped with an approved 100 ppm oily-water separator, and bilge monitor, the bilge monitor continuous record must be _______________.#317 Bilges may be pumped _______________.#318 On U.S. inspected ships, oily-water separating equipment, bilge alarms, and bilge monitors must be approved under _______________.