Question 5050 Deck General

The correct answer is C) 500 gallons per minute. The drill water pump on the DEEP DRILLER is typically designed to have a pumping rate of 500 gallons per minute, which can be used to supplement the bilge pumps if needed. This higher pumping capacity of the drill water pump provides an additional safeguard and redundancy in the vessel's dewatering system, which is important for maintaining the stability and safety of the DEEP DRILLER during operations. The other options are incorrect because 250 gallons per minute (A) and 350 gallons per minute (B) would be too low for the intended use of the drill water pump, while 700 gallons per minute (D) would be unnecessarily high and likely not the standard configuration for this type of vessel.