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Escorar es:To heel (“escorar”) is:
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Correct answer: a) For the boat to lean about her fore-and-aft axis.
Why it is correct
Heeling is leaning to one side about the fore-and-aft axis. About the athwartships axis is pitching.
Why the others are not
- b) That is yawing.
- c) Berthing alongside.
- d) Pitching.
How to work it out in the exam
- Heel: fore-and-aft axis.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 2 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 4 · question 2 Official paper · Official answer key
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