| On a ship with a periodically unmanned engine room, the duty engineer is responsible for making machinery space rounds when the engine room is unattended. Between machinery space rounds, what is the responsibility of the duty engineer? |
| A) The duty engineer is only required to make periodic machinery space rounds. Acknowledgement and response to any machinery space alarms are the responsibility of the junior engineering officer onboard. |
| B) The duty engineer is on call and should be prepared to acknowledge and respond to any machinery space alarms by remaining in range of the remote alarm stations in his or her cabin or the various public spaces. |
| C) The duty engineer is only required to make periodic machinery space rounds. Acknowledgement and response to any machinery space alarms are the responsibility of the Chief Engineer. |
| D) The duty engineer is only required to make periodic machinery space rounds. Acknowledgement and response to any machinery space alarms are the responsibility of the First Assistant Engineer. |
