Question 387General 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 "pump an engine room bilge pocket dry manually to the bilge water holding tank" serve in the objective statement?
The correct answer is B) It specifies the single outcome to be achieved. The phrase "pump an engine room bilge pocket dry manually to the bilge water holding tank" clearly states the specific action or outcome that participants must be able to perform by the end of the training session. This is the central objective of the training, and the other parts of the statement provide context and standards around how this outcome must be achieved. The other answer choices are not as accurate. A) is incorrect because the phrase does not specify an input condition, but rather the desired outcome. C) is incorrect because while the phrase does use action words, it is specifying the outcome rather than just stating the performance. D) is incorrect because the phrase is not one of the standards, but rather the main objective itself.
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