Engineering · Watchstanding — UMS
On a vessel certified for periodically unattended machinery spaces (UMS), the duty engineer is alerted to abnormal conditions by:
- AA continuous engine-room watch
- BAn engineers' alarm/monitoring system that signals the duty engineer's cabin and public spaces✓ Correct
- CThe bridge calling on the radio only
- DRoutine rounds every 30 minutes
Explanation
UMS operation relies on extensive automation and an engineers' alarm system that monitors the plant and summons the duty engineer (and dead-man/watch-safety arrangements) when something goes out of limits.
Authority: STCW Code Chapter VIII; SOLAS
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