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Navegando en un barco de una sola hélice a popa, con arrancada y máquina avante, metemos el timón a la banda de babor, ¿cómo se comportará el barco inicialmente?In a single-screw boat with way on and engine ahead, we put the rudder to port. How does the boat behave at first?
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Correct answer: d) The bow moves to port and the stern to starboard.
Why it is correct
The rudder pushes the stern the other way. With port rudder the stern goes to starboard and the bow swings to port.
Why the others are not
- a) The other way round.
- b) The boat turns, not just drifts.
- c) The boat turns.
How to work it out in the exam
- The boat pivots.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
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