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En relación con la navegación en zona de hielos marque la opción correcta.In relation to navigation in ice zones, mark the correct option:

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Correct answer: a) Whether a vessel can navigate through pack ice depends on the thickness and size of the floes.

Why it is correct

Whether a vessel can work through pack ice depends on ice concentration as well as the thickness, size and state of the floes and the ship’s capability.

Why the others are not

  • b) Pass to windward of icebergs to avoid growlers trailing to leeward.
  • c) If impact with ice is unavoidable, take it bow-on, never beam-on.
  • d) Option a is true.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Pack-ice navigation: depends on concentration, thickness and size of floes.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

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