A 65-year-old man with COPD exacerbation is intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. A nasogastric tube is inserted for nutritional support. The post-intubation chest X-ray is reviewed. The structure marked D in the diagram shows the nasogastric tube tip positioned below the left hemidiaphragm in the stomach. Which of the following is the CORRECT statement regarding the nasogastric tube position and safe feeding initiation?

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