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El agente externo que influye en la maniobra, al incidir en la obra muerta del barco, es:The external agent affecting manoeuvres by acting on the boat’s topsides is:

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Correct answer: d) Wind

Why it is correct

Wind pushes what is out of the water, the topsides. Current acts on the underwater body.

Why the others are not

  • a) It acts under water.
  • b) It acts under water.
  • c) It is a state of the boat.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Wind above, current below.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Propeller and rudder

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