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Señale la frase que debe utilizar en caso de que su buque sufra una inundación por debajo de la línea de flotación:Select the standard IMO SMCP phrase to use if your vessel suffers flooding below the waterline:
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Correct answer: a) I am flooding below waterline.
Why it is correct
In IMO SMCP section A1/1.1.2 (Flooding), the standard phrase for reporting flooding below the waterline is 'I am flooding below waterline'.
Why the others are not
- b) A free translation that does not match the concise SMCP formula.
- c) The SMCP uses the first-person present continuous: 'I am flooding…'.
- d) 'Leaking' denotes a minor leak, and the SMCP phrase is 'I am flooding below waterline'.
How to work it out in the exam
- Flooding below the waterline (SMCP): 'I am flooding below waterline'.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.