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During daily shipboard damage control rounds, deck department personnel use a flexible steel sounding tape to check liquid levels in void compartments. To prevent mechanical jamming inside the sounding tube, operators must wipe the tape clean with a lint-free rag before lowering it. If water-indicating paste on the brass bob turns bright scarlet upon contact with the tank bottom, personnel must immediately notify the damage control officer of suspected flooding.

According to the passage, what must personnel do to prevent the sounding tape from jamming in the sounding tube?

  1. A
    Coat the brass bob with water-indicating paste
  2. Wipe the tape with a lint-free rag before lowering itAnswer
  3. C
    Immediately notify the damage control officer
  4. D
    Apply heavy lubricating oil to the flexible steel blade

Answer

Wipe the tape with a lint-free rag before lowering it
The passage explicitly states that to prevent mechanical jamming inside the sounding tube, operators must wipe the tape clean with a lint-free rag before lowering it.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Scan the passage for keywords related to preventing mechanical jamming in the sounding tube.
Located the sentence directly addressing how to prevent mechanical jamming inside the sounding tube.
Direct fact retrieval requires targeting the specific context and conditions presented in the question stem.
2
Extract the specific preventive action explicitly described in that sentence.
Identified that operators must wipe the tape clean with a lint-free rag before lowering it.
The correct response must match the exact factual detail provided in the text without inference or assumption.

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