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Para poder levar el ancla debemos:To be able to weigh anchor we must:
Show the answer
Correct answer: d) Engage the windlass and release the brake
Why it is correct
To raise the anchor, the windlass must be engaged and the brake released.
Why the others are not
- a) The brake must also be released.
- b) With the windlass disengaged, the chain would run out.
- c) That is how you anchor: the chain runs out.
How to work it out in the exam
- Weigh: engaged. Anchor: disengaged, controlling with the brake.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 5 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 6 Official paper · Official answer key
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