Spanish original · English

Hover or tap underlined Spanish terms to see their translation and exam tip.

¿Qué mide la sonda en una embarcación?What does the echo sounder on a boat measure?

Show the answer

Correct answer: c) The distance between the bottom of the hull and the seabed.

Why it is correct

It measures from the transducer, low in the hull.

Why the others are not

  • a) Draught is missing.
  • b) Not that one.
  • d) It measures depth.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Sounder: hull to seabed.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.