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The auxiliary oil-fired water-tube steam boiler on your anchor-handling supply vessel is equipped with a water column similar to that shown in the illustration. If the gauge glass becomes disabled or there is uncertainty associated with the gauge glass reading, the tricocks can be used to determine the boiler water level. What statement best describes the challenge associated with trying to differentiate between steam and water?

USCG illustration MO-0093 for Engine Motor Plants and Auxiliary Boilers question 1859
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