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El viento en una embarcación:The wind acting on a boat:
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Correct answer: c) Presses on the topsides.
Why it is correct
Wind pushes everything above water, topsides and superstructure. That is why the boat makes leeway.
Why the others are not
- a) From windward.
- b) The hull too.
- d) That is the current.
How to work it out in the exam
- Wind: topsides.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 2 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 4 Official paper · Official answer key
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