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En caso de que se produzca una vía de agua en la sentina de una embarcación, se deberá inmediatamente:If a leak occurs in a boat’s bilge, we must at once:
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Correct answer: b) Isolate the flooded area and start the bilge pumps.
Why it is correct
First isolate the area and pump. Stopping the engine cuts power to the pumps.
Why the others are not
- a) The engine powers the pumps.
- c) More water would get in.
- d) First act.
How to work it out in the exam
- Leak: isolate and pump.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 31 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 31 Official paper · Official answer key
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