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Elija la traducción correcta de “Are you on even keel?”, conforme a las “IMO´s Standard Marine Communication Phrases”:Choose the correct Spanish translation of the IMO SMCP question “Are you on even keel?”:
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Correct answer: b) ¿Está usted en aguas iguales? (Are you on even keel?)
Why it is correct
In seamanship and the IMO SMCP, being 'on even keel' means having equal draught forward and aft (zero trim), which in Spanish nautical usage is 'estar en aguas iguales'.
Why the others are not
- a) Having a list is asked with 'Do you have a list?'.
- c) 'On even keel' ('en aguas iguales') refers to zero trim, not calm sea state.
- d) Clearance beneath the keel is 'under-keel clearance'.
How to work it out in the exam
- Are you on even keel? (SMCP) = ¿Está usted en aguas iguales?
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · CY Test 1 · question 35 Official paper · Official answer key
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.