船员考试-轮机英语关联题(二、三管轮).docVIP

关 联 题Because there are many fuel oil tanks on a ship, usually a senior engineer will be at the engine room to operate the filling valves. There will be another group of people on deck to take soundings of the tanks as the oil fills up. The idea is to fill up the tanks in a systematic way so that oil will not overflow and cause pollution to the environment. In practice, this can sometimes be quite tricky and all the personnel involved in bunkering need to be extra vigilant. In wintertime, the oil becomes thick, and the level shown on the sounding tapes can be mistakenly read. When bunkering i