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Navegando en una embarcación se lee en el compás rumbo SW, en ese momento se encuentra bajo el efecto una corriente de 4 nudos con dirección NW. Por lo tanto, se sabe que la embarcación:Sailing with compass heading SW, the boat is in a 4-knot current setting NW. So the boat:
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Correct answer: c) Will drift to starboard.
Why it is correct
SW is 225º and the current sets 315º, 90º to the right. It pushes to starboard, and since it is current it is drift, not leeway.
Why the others are not
- a) Leeway is from wind.
- b) Wind, and the other side.
- d) It pushes to starboard.
How to work it out in the exam
- Current: drift. Wind: leeway.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 40 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 40 Official paper · Official answer key
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