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En una embarcación de recreo, el francobordo es:On a leisure boat, freeboard is:

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Correct answer: b) The vertical distance from the fully loaded waterline to the deck.

Why it is correct

Freeboard is the height of hull above water with the boat loaded. It is the reserve of buoyancy.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is depth.
  • c) It is vertical.
  • d) Vertical, loaded.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Freeboard: water to deck.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Parts of a boat

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