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Descripción de los efectos producidos al cobrar un largo de proa estando el barco atracado de costado al muelleEffects of hauling on a bow line with the boat berthed alongside the quay
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Correct answer: c) Brings the bow in and moves the boat ahead.
Why it is correct
The bow line leads forward: hauling brings the bow in and moves the boat ahead.
Why the others are not
- a) It pulls the bow, and the boat does not go astern.
- b) The bow comes in.
- d) It acts on the bow.
How to work it out in the exam
- Follow the line: the boat moves the way it leads.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
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