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Señale la frase correcta para preguntar “¿Cuál es su rumbo y velocidad actuales?”:Identify the correct IMO SMCP phrase to ask “¿Cuál es su rumbo y velocidad actuales?”:
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Correct answer: a) What is your present course and speed?
Why it is correct
In English and the IMO SMCP, Spanish 'actual' (current/at this moment) translates as 'present' ('actual' in English is a false friend meaning 'real'), and vessel speed is 'speed'. The standard SMCP phrase is 'What is your present course and speed?'.
Why the others are not
- b) 'Actual' is a false friend for Spanish 'actual'; the SMCP uses 'present'.
- c) Not part of the IMO SMCP.
- d) In maritime navigation vessel speed is called 'speed', not 'velocity'.
How to work it out in the exam
- ¿Cuál es su rumbo y velocidad actuales? (SMCP): 'What is your present course and speed?'.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.