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La elevación significativa del centro de gravedad de la embarcación:A significant rise in the boat’s centre of gravity:
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Correct answer: a) Harms transverse stability.
Why it is correct
Raising the centre of gravity reduces metacentric height. The boat resists heeling less.
Why the others are not
- b) Transverse is affected.
- c) It does affect it.
- d) It lengthens it.
How to work it out in the exam
- G up: less stability.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 3 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
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