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HRB: 0900 horas salimos del puerto de Ceuta (luz verde), ponemos rumbo verdadero hacia el puerto de Algeciras (luz roja). ¿Cuál es el rumbo verdadero que hemos puesto?.At HRB 0900 you leave Ceuta port (green entrance light) and set a direct true course towards Algeciras port (red breakwater light). What true course have you set?
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Correct answer: a) 339º
Why it is correct
Drawing the direct line on the chart from Ceuta green entrance light (35º 53.8′ N, 005º 18.6′ W) to Algeciras red port light (36º 07.5′ N, 005º 25.4′ W) and measuring with a protractor gives Rv = 339º.
Why the others are not
- b) Does not match the 339º true direction between Ceuta and Algeciras entrances.
- c) Does not match the 339º true direction between Ceuta and Algeciras entrances.
- d) Does not match the 339º true direction between Ceuta and Algeciras entrances.
How to work it out in the exam
- Join Ceuta green light and Algeciras red light with a straight line.
- Measure the angle from true north: Rv = 339º.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 42 Official paper · Official answer key
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