Question 315Safety & Environmental - Assistant Engineer

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A new oceangoing ship of 2000 gross tons having an inoperative oily-water separator may dispose of its bilge slops by _______________.

Apumping them into a settling tank for separation before pumping the oily-water residue overboard

Bholding its slops onboard until they can be discharged to a shore side reception facility

Ccirculating them through the lube oil purifier to remove water and debris

Dholding its slops onboard until they can be pumped into the city sewer system

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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