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Un catavientos:A catavientos (telltale):
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) Consists of ribbons or wool strips fixed at various points on the sails.
Why it is correct
They are light strips showing how air passes the sail. They help trimming.
Why the others are not
- b) That is an anemometer.
- c) That is a wind vane.
- d) Those are anemometer types.
How to work it out in the exam
- Strips on the sail: telltales.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 36 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
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