🔍 Key Concepts

• Progressive flooding and how water spreads beyond the initial damaged space • The role of watertight boundaries, doors, and bulkheads in limiting flooding • How detection/response systems (alarms, sprinklers, pumps) relate to flooding risk assessment

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: To judge whether flooding will spread to other compartments, what is the FIRST thing you must understand about the vessel’s condition? • Consider which option directly affects whether water can move from one compartment to the next, and which options are more about response or safety systems. • Which choice, if assessed correctly, lets you predict the path and extent of flooding throughout the ship?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice deals specifically with physical barriers to water movement between spaces. • Check which systems listed actually change or limit the spread of water, versus simply detecting or responding to an emergency. • Before picking an answer, be clear on what the term progressive flooding means in stability/damage control context.