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Ha sufrido una explosión a bordo. Indique que diez personas han resultado heridas.You have suffered an explosion on board. In IMO SMCP, how do you report that ten persons have been injured?
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Correct answer: c) Number of injured persons: one zero.
Why it is correct
In IMO SMCP section A1/1.1.9, casualties hurt in an accident are called 'injured persons' (not 'wounded'), and all numbers in radiotelephony are spoken digit by digit ('one zero' for 10): 'Number of injured persons: one zero'.
Why the others are not
- a) In maritime English accident casualties are 'injured', not 'wounded'.
- b) Uses neither 'injured persons' nor digit-by-digit 'one zero'.
- d) In the SMCP multi-digit numbers are spoken figure by figure: 'one zero'.
How to work it out in the exam
- 10 injured persons (SMCP A1/1.1.9 + digit-by-digit): 'Number of injured persons: one zero'.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
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