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La maniobra de amarrar un cabo con una boya al ancla que se va a fondear, para que no se pierda, se llama:The manoeuvre of tying a line with a buoy to the anchor about to be dropped, so that it is not lost, is called:
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Correct answer: c) Orincar (buoying the anchor).
Why it is correct
Orincar means tying a buoyed line to the anchor, to find and recover it.
Why the others are not
- a) Encapillar is setting an eye over a point.
- b) Cazar is hauling a line taut.
- d) Amordazar is securing the chain.
How to work it out in the exam
- Vocabulary: the orinque is that line.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 5 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2020 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 6 Official paper · Official answer key
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