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¿Cuál es la opción correcta para traducir la pregunta: “¿Qué parte de su buque ha varado?”?Which is the correct IMO SMCP translation of the question “¿Qué parte de su buque ha varado?”?

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Correct answer: c) What part of your vessel is aground?

Why it is correct

In IMO SMCP section A1/1.1.5, the verbatim question used to ask which section of the hull is on the bottom is 'What part of your vessel is aground?'.

Why the others are not

  • a) Being on the bottom is expressed with 'is aground', not 'is grounding'.
  • b) 'Varated' is a made-up word from Spanish 'varado'.
  • d) The SMCP uses 'vessel' and 'is aground'.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. ¿Qué parte de su buque ha varado? (SMCP A1/1.1.5): 'What part of your vessel is aground?'.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Marine English

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