请高手帮忙翻译成汉语

题目

请高手帮忙翻译成汉语
the maximum period of time, as a function of sea-state, that the laying vessel can maintain position prior to
failure occurring within the umbilical;

答案

敷设船能够在脐带缆内发生故障前保持位置的最大时间周期（它是海洋状态的函数）