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Para maniobrar a un ciclón tropical en hemisferio norte, si el viento rola en el sentido de las agujas del reloj se debe llevar el viento:To manoeuvre away from a tropical cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere, if the wind shifts clockwise you should keep the wind:
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Correct answer: a) 1 to 4 points on the starboard bow, altering course to starboard as the wind shifts
Why it is correct
If the wind veers clockwise, we are in the dangerous semicircle (the right one in the north). To escape, keep the wind 1 to 4 points on the starboard bow, altering course to starboard as it veers.
Why the others are not
- b) Keeping it on the starboard quarter is for the navigable semicircle.
- c) Port bow altering to port is for the southern dangerous semicircle.
- d) On the port quarter would drive the vessel towards the track in the north.
How to work it out in the exam
- North, wind veers clockwise (dangerous): starboard bow, alter to starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
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