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Para recoger a un náufrago nos acercaremos:To pick up a person in the water we approach:
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Correct answer: c) From their windward side
Why it is correct
The official key says to approach from windward: the boat makes a lee and drifts slowly towards the person.
Why the others are not
- a) The wind decides this manoeuvre, not the side of the boat.
- b) The wind decides this manoeuvre, not the side of the boat.
- d) From leeward the wind would push the boat away from the person.
How to work it out in the exam
- Think what wind does to a stopped boat: it carries you to leeward, towards the person.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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