Limber and Bilge Systems

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Because We Don't Get Paid To Carry Puddles

From the USCG Question Bank:
  -Limber System: not referring the condition of a cheerleading gymnast, but a drainage system within the bilge.
 
  -Limber is a term associated with drainage
 
  -Bilge Well: collects water to be pumped out at the appropriate time