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Para amarrarnos a una boya, se recomienda:To moor to a buoy, it is recommended:
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Correct answer: a) To approach bow to the wind and the buoy, with little way on, stopping very close to the buoy and to windward of it.
Why it is correct
Bow to the wind and slow gives control, and the boat stops on arrival.
Why the others are not
- b) Astern and to leeward loses control.
- c) Moor by the bow so that the boat swings.
- d) By the bight is useful on a buoy.
How to work it out in the exam
- The wind is a brake: use it.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
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