Question 386General Subjects - 1st Asst/Chief
70% to passConsider the following training objective for a training session designed for training your crew how to pump bilges: "Using the engine room bilge system of the M/V Underway where a bilge pocket requires pumping out and the automated bilge pumping controls have been disabled, by the end of the training session the participants will be able to pump an engine room bilge pocket dry manually to the bilge water holding tank in conformance with the vessel's engine room bilge pumping procedure checklist. There shall be no violations of the domestic and international pollution prevention regulations." What role does the phrase "where a bilge pocket requires pumping out" serve in the objective statement?
The correct answer is D) It specifies a performance input condition. The phrase "where a bilge pocket requires pumping out" describes the specific situation or condition that the training is designed to address. It sets the context for the training and establishes the starting point or input condition that the participants will be working with during the training session. The other options are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the role of this phrase in the training objective. Option A) is incorrect because the phrase does not state a standard of performance. Option B) is incorrect because the phrase does not specify the single outcome to be achieved. Option C) is incorrect because the phrase does not state a performance using action words.
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