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Para salir de una varada tenemos que asegurarnos:To get off after running aground we must make sure:

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Correct answer: d) That any flooding is under control and the bottom will not tear the hull.

Why it is correct

Before getting off you must know no more water will enter and the bottom will not split the hull as it moves. Waiting for high water helps but is not essential.

Why the others are not

  • a) It helps but is not enough.
  • b) The key point, flooding, is missing.
  • c) High water is not essential.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Hull first, tide second.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Emergencies

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