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En relación a los guía-cabos, ¿qué respuesta es correcta?:About fairleads (guía-cabos), which answer is correct?:

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Correct answer: b) They stop mooring lines rubbing on the deck and its fittings

Why it is correct

A fairlead guides the rope and stops it chafing.

Why the others are not

  • a) Cleats and bitts are for making fast.
  • c) That wheel is a sheave.
  • d) Option c) is false.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. The name says it: it guides the rope.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Knots and lines

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