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Filar la cadena del ancla es la maniobra de:Paying out (filar) the anchor chain is the manoeuvre of:
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Correct answer: b) Gradually letting out the anchor chain
Why it is correct
Filar is to let out chain gradually.
Why the others are not
- a) That is heaving, the opposite.
- c) Weighing is raising.
- d) Zarpar is to leave, raising the anchor.
How to work it out in the exam
- Filar: chain goes out. Virar: it comes in.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · Convocatoria de e · PER Modelo A · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · Convocatoria de e · PER Modelo B · question 2 Official paper · Official answer key
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