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Estamos amarrados por el costado de estribor y damos máquina avante con timón metido hacia el muelle. ¿Qué cabo debemos mantener firme para separar la popa del muelle?:Moored starboard side to, we go ahead with rudder towards the quay. Which line do we keep fast to swing the stern off?
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Correct answer: c) The bow spring
Why it is correct
The bow spring stops the boat moving ahead and makes the bow a pivot. Rudder towards the quay pushes the stern out.
Why the others are not
- a) It would hold the stern in.
- b) It does not stop forward motion.
- d) It does not act as a pivot.
How to work it out in the exam
- Stern out: ahead on the bow spring.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
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