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Suponiendo que navegamos a una velocidad de 5 nudos y que existe corriente en contra de 1 nudo, al multiplicar lo que marca la corredera por el coeficiente de corredera, obtendremos:Making 5 knots with a 1-knot foul current, multiplying the log reading by the log coefficient gives:
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Correct answer: a) The true speed.
Why it is correct
The coefficient corrects the log’s error. It gives the boat’s true speed through the water.
Why the others are not
- b) Not measured.
- c) Distance.
- d) The reading itself.
How to work it out in the exam
- Log × coefficient: true speed.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 37 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 40 Official paper · Official answer key
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