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As a management level engineering officer planning for underway operations onboard a tanker, you must maintain manning in the engineering spaces while underway in accordance with the certificate of inspection (COI) and the navigation safety regulations for underway tankers as set forth in 33 CFR. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Tankers are authorized for periodically unmanned engine rooms while underway as long as manual control measures can be implemented in a reasonable period of time when necessary.
B) Tankers are required to maintain a continuous engineering watch while underway and be capable of implementing manual control measures in a reasonable period of time when necessary.
C) Tankers are required to maintain a continuous engineering watch while underway and be capable of implementing manual control measures immediately when necessary.
D) Tankers are authorized for periodically unmanned engine rooms while underway as long as manual control measures can be implemented immediately when necessary.
Posted: 01 May 2018 04:56 UTC  Post #1
jbenavente
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I've been on two tankers and both were unmanned.
Posted: 04 Jan 2021 01:09 UTC  Post #2
dracopolis
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I was on a replenishment oiler for MSC (counts as a tanker) and it had unmanned engine rooms. But we had duty engineers per day, so it counted as a continuous engineering watch.
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