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Las piezas metálicas delgadas o las barandas de madera que corren a una y otra banda de las escalas, de la toldilla, del castillo, de un puente, etc., para servir de apoyo se denominan:The thin metal pieces or wooden rails along both sides of ladders, poop, forecastle, bridge, etc., used for support, are called:
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Correct answer: c) Handrails
Why it is correct
Handrails are for holding on when climbing or moving. Lifelines are the wires round the deck, held up by stanchions.
Why the others are not
- a) Those are the posts.
- b) It is the hull edge.
- d) They run round the deck.
How to work it out in the exam
- To hold on ladders: handrails.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
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