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Las aguas someras son:In coastal navigation, shallow waters (“aguas someras”) are:
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Correct answer: b) Waters of little depth that pose a danger to navigation.
Why it is correct
Shallow waters (aguas someras) are areas of little depth (shoals, bars, banks or inshore waters) that pose a danger to navigation through the risk of grounding, sluggish steering (squat/shallow-water effect) and steepening or breaking waves.
Why the others are not
- a) 'Somero' means shallow, not deep.
- c) It does not refer to deep waters.
- d) Shallow waters do pose hazards of grounding, poor steering and breaking seas.
How to work it out in the exam
- Shallow waters (aguas someras): waters of little depth that pose a danger to navigation.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de febrero · PER Test 5 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
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