You are on a tankship discharging oil. When all of the oil that the main cargo pumps can handle is pumped out of a tank, the remainder is __________.

Correct Answer: Option C — stripped to one tank and then pumped out with the main pumps

Standard tanker practice dictates stripping remaining cargo from individual tanks into a single designated tank (usually a slop or aft tank) before using the main cargo pumps to discharge the consolidated volume ashore, optimizing pump efficiency and preventing line cavitation.