What is the meaning

[melnibonian]

Yep if you have crews working on the compartment and you're pumping out water you can save the boat. The more damaged the compartment the more water it takes in.

[Cap.Palla]

So if the (left number) > (right number) you can't fix it! But...if a compartment is totally flooded ,are you dead?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Cap.Palla

but...if a compartment is totally flooded ,are you dead?

The crew in it certainly is, but I believe you can survive a compartment being completely flooded. Of course I myself never have!

[melnibonian]

Originally Posted by Cap.Palla

but...if a compartment is totally flooded ,are you dead?

Yep. It's Game Over for you in that case

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Originally Posted by Cap.Palla

So if the (left number) > (right number) you can't fix it! But...if a compartment is totally flooded ,are you dead?

I think you can make it even if [left number] > [right number]. Just math: You need for example 1 hour to pump the water and 50 minutes to get fully flooded. But after 50 minutes 5/6 of the water that was in the compartment at start of counting is pumped out (so only 1/6 remains) and some new water came in. This mass of new water fills — I think — the space that was not flooded before completely, but now you have 5/6 of the previously flooded space emptied, so you still have free space and some "field for maneuvers", as we say in Polish.

Complicated, but seems quite logical… What do you think?

[Cap.Palla]

lol yes....seems logical....mine was a stupid question

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Cap.Palla

lol yes....seems logical....mine was a stupid question

No questions are stupid here mate...unless the poster purposely posts a 'funny'
We are all here to learn and share with each other

SINK EM ALL !!

[Von Hinten]

The way I always thought it works is that the one on the left is how long it takes the repair crew to fix the hole, and the right is indeed how long it takes to fill up the compartment completely and it becomes inaccessible.

In this case the water stops from coming in after 18 seconds, but that still leaves the water in the compartment. When you click on the compartment and look at the part of the screen below this one it says something like 'flood recovery time' (I have no water in my boat right now so I can't check ) and after that time the compartment is water free.

Originally Posted by Von Hinten

The way I always thought it works is that the one on the left is how long it takes the repair crew to fix the hole, and the right is indeed how long it takes to fill up the compartment completely and it becomes inaccessible.

In this case the water stops from coming in after 18 seconds, but that still leaves the water in the compartment. When you click on the compartment and look at the part of the screen below this one it says something like 'flood recovery time' (I have no water in my boat right now so I can't check ) and after that time the compartment is water free.

I agree. That's how I've always interpreted them, too. When the left symbol vanishes the leaks are fixed/plugged, but you've still got to pump the compartment dry.