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Una embarcación navegando por el Mar Mediterráneo está equipada con una balsa con zafa hidrostática cuyo sistema funciona correctamente. ¿Qué le ocurre a dicha balsa si la embarcación se hunde?A boat in the Mediterranean carries a liferaft with a working hydrostatic release. What happens to it if the boat sinks?

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Correct answer: b) It surfaces inflated.

Why it is correct

The release frees it and the painter triggers inflation.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is not true.
  • c) That is not true.
  • d) That is not true.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Release: comes up inflated.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Gear on board

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