Question 305Motor Plants - Assistant Engineer

A) shut off the oil feed to the separator is the correct answer. The reasoning is that alarms occurring on the control unit of the device shown in the illustration (likely an oil/water separator) are designed to automatically shut off the oil feed to the separator in order to prevent oil discharge overboard and protect the environment. This is a standard safety feature required by Coast Guard regulations for oil/water separation equipment used on vessels. The other answer choices are incorrect because: B) the alarms would not be initiated by the water transducer or vibration switch, but rather by sensors monitoring the separation process; C) the alarms would cause a shutdown, not an automatic sludge discharge cycle; and D) the alarms would be indicated in a specific order, not randomly.