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Por templar un cabo entenderemos:To “templar” a line means:
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Correct answer: a) To tension it until it has no slack.
Why it is correct
To take up is to tension a line until there is no slack, without straining it. Easing is the opposite.
Why the others are not
- b) That is easing.
- c) That is letting go.
- d) That is coiling.
How to work it out in the exam
- Take up: no slack.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
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