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Nos encontramos navegando en latitud 25°N en el Océano Atlántico, inmersos en un ciclón tropical, con el viento rolando en sentido horario. En esta situación, la maniobra más segura que debemos efectuar es:We are sailing at latitude 25°N in the Atlantic, in a tropical cyclone, with the wind veering clockwise. The safest manoeuvre is:
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Correct answer: c) Steer with all available power on a course with the wind 10° to 45° on the starboard bow. As the wind keeps veering, alter course to starboard until clear.
Why it is correct
Northern Hemisphere and a clockwise shift: dangerous semicircle. Get away from the centre with the wind on the starboard bow.
Why the others are not
- a) It would lead into the cyclone’s track.
- b) That is for the navigable semicircle, and with little power.
- d) That is the wrong bow.
How to work it out in the exam
- North dangerous: starboard bow. South dangerous: port bow.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · CY Test 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · CY Test 2 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
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