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El mecanismo empleado para sujetar los aparatos de emergencia (balsas, balizas, etc.) al buque de una forma segura, y que permite su disparo a flote automáticamente en caso de hundimiento se denomina:The device used to secure emergency equipment (rafts, beacons, etc.) to the ship safely, releasing it automatically afloat if the ship sinks, is called:
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Correct answer: d) Hydrostatic release
Why it is correct
The hydrostatic release frees the equipment using water pressure.
Why the others are not
- a) That is another part of the assembly.
- b) That is not the term.
- c) A painter is the line.
How to work it out in the exam
- Hydrostatic: works with water pressure.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2017 · 2ª convocatoria · PY Módulo genérico · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PY Módulo genérico · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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