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Durante un movimiento que produzca exclusivamente una escora, el buque girará alrededor de un eje:In a motion causing only heel, the ship turns about an axis that is:
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Correct answer: b) Longitudinal, onto one of her sides.
Why it is correct
Heeling is leaning to one side about the fore-and-aft axis. Turning about the transverse axis is pitching.
Why the others are not
- a) That is yawing.
- c) That is pitching.
- d) That is pitching.
How to work it out in the exam
- Heel: fore-and-aft axis.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
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