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La longitud de fondeo con buen tiempo debe ser:In good weather the length of anchor chain let out should be:

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Correct answer: b) Three to four times the depth

Why it is correct

In good weather you let out three to four times the depth.

Why the others are not

  • a) Too little: the pull would lift the anchor.
  • c) That amount is for worse weather.
  • d) That amount is for worse weather.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. The length is counted from the depth, not the boat’s length.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Knots and lines

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