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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

  1. North dangerous: starboard bow. South dangerous: port bow.

Where this question comes from

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