During vessel familiarization, you find the vessel you are newly assigned to as Chief Engineer has a high pressure CO2 system for the engine room. In...

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During vessel familiarization, you find the vessel you are newly assigned to as Chief Engineer has a high pressure CO2 system for the engine room. In what way are the high pressure CO2 bottle released in the event of an engine room fire?

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The master cylinder sends gas to the actuators on all bottles in the affected banks.

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During vessel familiarization, you find the vessel you are newly assigned to as Chief Engineer has a high pressure CO2 system for the engine room. In what way are the high pressure CO2 bottle released in the event of an engine room fire?

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