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Si usted se encuentra en el hemisferio Sur en el semicírculo peligroso de un ciclón tropical, para salir del mismo debe navegar a la mayor velocidad que las circunstancias le permitan y:If you are in the Southern Hemisphere in the dangerous semicircle of a tropical cyclone, to get out of it you should steam at the highest speed circumstances allow and:
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Correct answer: b) Keep the wind 1 to 4 points on the PORT bow, altering course to PORT as the wind shifts
Why it is correct
In the Southern Hemisphere the dangerous semicircle is the left one, where the wind backs anticlockwise. To escape the track, keep the wind 1 to 4 points on the port bow, altering course to port as the wind shifts.
Why the others are not
- a) As the wind shifts anticlockwise, you must alter to port.
- c) Starboard bow altering to starboard is the Northern Hemisphere rule.
- d) In the southern dangerous semicircle, put the wind on the port bow.
How to work it out in the exam
- South dangerous: wind 1 to 4 points on port bow, altering to port.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
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