Flood Gate Emergency

Critical pressure readings at the Blackwater Dam are approaching catastrophic levels. As the night shift systems engineer, you must repair the malfunctioning monitoring equipment while your supervisor pressures you for an immediate evacuation decision. With 50,000 residents downstream and billions in infrastructure at stake, every minute counts.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Night Shift Systems Engineer

Conversation Partner

Operations Director Marcus Chen

Setting

Emergency Control Room - Red warning lights flash across digital displays, casting ominous shadows. Rain pounds against reinforced windows.

Location

Blackwater Hydroelectric Dam, Control Level B

Learning Objectives

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Diagnose and repair the faulty sensor array system

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Collect and analyze pressure readings from backup systems

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Make and defend a final evacuation recommendation

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Engineer, we've got Class-5 readings on Gates 3 through 7, but the primary sensor array is giving us garbage data. I need you to verify these numbers before I authorize a full downstream evacuation. The governor's office is breathing down my neck. Clock's ticking.”

This is how Operations Director Marcus Chen's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#174

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