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De acuerdo con el Convenio Internacional sobre Búsqueda y Salvamento Marítimo, 1979, indique el orden de precedencia de las Fases de emergencia:In accordance with the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR Convention), indicate the order of precedence of the emergency phases:
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Correct answer: c) Uncertainty phase, alert phase and distress phase.
Why it is correct
The 1979 SAR Convention defines three emergency phases in ascending order of severity: uncertainty phase (INCERFA), alert phase (ALERFA) and distress phase (DETRESFA).
Why the others are not
- a) Reverses the order of uncertainty and alert.
- b) Adds a non-existent 'assistance phase'; there are only three phases.
- d) The third phase is called the distress phase (DETRESFA), not salvage phase.
How to work it out in the exam
- SAR phases (1979): 1st Uncertainty (INCERFA) → 2nd Alert (ALERFA) → 3rd Distress (DETRESFA).
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PPER Test 1 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PPER Test 2 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
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