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Navegamos en un gran yate de motor por aguas del océano Indico Sur, en crucero desde el archipiélago de Seychelles hacia la Isla de Mauricio y a mitad del recorrido, nos atrapa un ciclón, por su sector peligroso anterior, la maniobra para maniobrarlo sería ...Sailing a large motor yacht in the South Indian Ocean, from the Seychelles to Mauritius, halfway we are caught by a cyclone in its dangerous forward sector. The manoeuvre would be...
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Correct answer: a) Keeping left, left, left of the wind direction.
Why it is correct
In the Southern Hemisphere the rule is left, left, left: the dangerous sector is the left one and the wind is kept on the port bow. In the north it is right, right, right.
Why the others are not
- b) That is the northern rule.
- c) Heaving to needs a set heading.
- d) It would put you in the track.
How to work it out in the exam
- South: left. North: right.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
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