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Navegando con una embarcación de 10 metros de eslora nos disponemos a fondear a la gira, en unas condiciones meteorológicas normales. Si tomamos una sonda de 8 metros, ¿qué longitud de línea de fondeo tenemos como mínimo que largar?In a 10-metre boat we are about to anchor and swing, in normal weather. With 8 metres depth, what minimum length of anchor line do we pay out?
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Correct answer: c) 24 to 40 metres.
Why it is correct
In normal weather pay out three to five times the depth. With 8 metres that is 24 to 40.
Why the others are not
- a) That is the depth.
- b) Too little.
- d) For bad weather.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchoring: 3 to 5 × depth.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 6 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 5 Official paper · Official answer key
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