
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
17
Survivors
4
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
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
Diagnose and repair the faulty sensor array system
Collect and analyze pressure readings from backup systems
Make and defend a final evacuation recommendation
About This Scenario
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.
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
Category
General
Location Tag
Blackwater Hydroelectric Dam, Control Level B
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