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Si encontrándonos en una balsa salvavidas durante la noche, escuchamos medios aéreos en la zona, ¿cuál sería la mejor medida a tomar?If we are in a liferaft at night and hear aircraft in the area, what is the best thing to do?

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Correct answer: b) Use hand flares.

Why it is correct

At night light is what shows, and a hand flare marks your position when the aircraft is close.

Why the others are not

  • a) Smoke barely shows at night.
  • c) A rocket is for attracting attention at a distance.
  • d) In a liferaft you are already in distress.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Night, light. Day, smoke.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Gear on board

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.