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What would a yellow signal floating in the air from a small parachute, about 300 feet above the water indicate about a submarine?

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What would a yellow signal floating in the air from a small parachute, about 300 feet above the water indicate about a submarine?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Submarine distress signals used to indicate emergency conditions below the surface • Difference between a drill/training signal and an actual distress/emergency signal • How a signal from a parachute flare above the water differs from a signal at or below the surface

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Would a disabled submarine that cannot surface want to attract attention high above the water, and why? • Think about which situations would be practiced routinely (like drills) versus which would only occur in a serious emergency. • Consider what type of signal a submarine would use if it were on the bottom and in trouble, and whether that would typically be visible in the air or closer to the water.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option clearly represents a distress / emergency condition for a submarine that is not safely operating on the surface. • Check whether a yellow parachute signal is more likely associated with torpedo exercises or with distress on the bottom. • Eliminate any choice that describes a situation that is normal submarine operation rather than an emergency.

Question 1 of 27070

What would a yellow signal floating in the air from a small parachute, about 300 feet above the water indicate about a submarine?

The submarine is about to rise to periscope depth

The submarine is disabled and unable to surface

The submarine has fired a torpedo during a drill

The submarine is on the bottom in distress

Question 1 / 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51d2ba

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51d2ba

What would a yellow signal floating in the air from a small parachute, about 300 feet above the water indicate about a submarine?

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Question 1 of 27070

What would a yellow signal floating in the air from a small parachute, about 300 feet above the water indicate about a submarine?