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Para correr el temporal tendremos que:To run before a gale we must:

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Correct answer: b) Put the stern or quarter to the sea.

Why it is correct

Running before a gale is taking the sea on the stern or quarter, at a speed out of step with the waves.

Why the others are not

  • a) Steering is lost.
  • c) Dangerous.
  • d) Not that.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Run: stern to sea.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Decisions on board

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