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En una embarcación parada y sin arrancada de una sola hélice, con hélice levógira y maquina atrás y timón a la vía, la popa de la embarcación:A single-screw boat, stopped with no way on, with a left-handed propeller going astern and rudder amidships: the stern will:
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Correct answer: b) Tend to swing to starboard.
Why it is correct
A left-handed propeller astern turns like a right-handed one ahead. Its paddle effect walks the stern to starboard.
Why the others are not
- a) A right-handed one astern would.
- c) The effect is not balanced when stopped.
- d) Option b is true.
How to work it out in the exam
- Left-handed astern: stern to starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
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