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Nos encontramos navegando y para determinar nuestra posición respecto de un punto de la costa decidimos hacer uso del compás de marcaciones que llevamos a bordo. La lectura que de él obtendremos directamente será:Sailing, to fix our position relative to a coastal point we use the hand bearing compass on board. The reading we get directly is:
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Correct answer: b) A compass bearing.
Why it is correct
A hand bearing compass is magnetic, so it gives compass bearings. To make them true, apply the total correction.
Why the others are not
- a) It must be corrected.
- c) That is from the bow.
- d) That is an alignment.
How to work it out in the exam
- Compass: compass bearing.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
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