Sudden steering system failure of an oil tanker led to collision with a passing bulk carrier in the Baltic Sea. The collision resulted in serious damage to both vessels and spillage of 2,700 tonnes of fuel oil from the tanker.The cause of the sudden steering failure could not be established. Small passing distance (0.5 miles) between the two vessels precluded effective avoidance action being taken on both vessels. Both vessels unnecessarily restricted their passing distance by choosing the deepwater route although their relatively shallow draft permitted them to use the recommended directions of traffic flow outside the deepwater route.Vessels should avoid using deepwater routes when their draft permits them to use a traffic separation scheme. OOW should remain at heightened alert when passing another vessel at close range and should be vigilant (警惕) for equipment failure and unexpected response from own or other vessel including interaction between vessels passing each other at close distances.1-1. What happened in this passage? (单选题 5分)A. An oil tanker grounded and spilled a large quantity of oil.B. A bulk carrier collided with a sunken rock and spilled some fuel oil.C. An oil tanker collided with a bulk carrier and spilled some fuel oil.D. A bulk carrier collided with an oil tanker and spilled some fuel oil.
Sudden steering system failure of an oil tanker led to collision with a passing bulk carrier in the Baltic Sea. The collision resulted in serious damage to both vessels and spillage of 2,700 tonnes of fuel oil from the tanker.
The cause of the sudden steering failure could not be established. Small passing distance (0.5 miles) between the two vessels precluded effective avoidance action being taken on both vessels. Both vessels unnecessarily restricted their passing distance by choosing the deepwater route although their relatively shallow draft permitted them to use the recommended directions of traffic flow outside the deepwater route.
Vessels should avoid using deepwater routes when their draft permits them to use a traffic separation scheme. OOW should remain at heightened alert when passing another vessel at close range and should be vigilant (警惕) for equipment failure and unexpected response from own or other vessel including interaction between vessels passing each other at close distances.
1-1. What happened in this passage? (单选题 5分)
A. An oil tanker grounded and spilled a large quantity of oil.
B. A bulk carrier collided with a sunken rock and spilled some fuel oil.
C. An oil tanker collided with a bulk carrier and spilled some fuel oil.
D. A bulk carrier collided with an oil tanker and spilled some fuel oil.