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Navegando en una zona con 2W de declinación magnética, y con un rumbo de aguja de 030º, observamos en la tablilla de desvíos, que el desvío correspondiente a este rumbo es de 2º (+). ¿Cuál es el rumbo verdadero de la embarcación?In an area with variation 2W, steering compass course 030º, the deviation card gives +2º for this heading. What is the true course?
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Correct answer: b) 030º.
Why it is correct
Total correction is −2 + 2 = 0. True course equals compass course, 030º.
Why the others are not
- a) Signs added wrongly.
- c) Deviation missing.
- d) Variation missing.
How to work it out in the exam
- TC = var + dev; true = compass + TC.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
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