While underway, the boiler water level in a steaming boiler begins dropping rapidly and cannot be kept at the normal level by standard practices. As...

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While underway, the boiler water level in a steaming boiler begins dropping rapidly and cannot be kept at the normal level by standard practices.  As the engineer on watch, your next action should be to __________ .

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secure the fires and then secure the main feed stop/check valve to the boiler

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While underway, the boiler water level in a steaming boiler begins dropping rapidly and cannot be kept at the normal level by standard practices. As the engineer on watch, your next action should be to __________ .

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