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Para amarrar un cabo al arganeo de un ancla, se utilizará preferentemente un nudo…To tie a line to an anchor’s ring, the preferred knot is…

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Correct answer: d) Anchor bend (vuelta de rezón).

Why it is correct

The anchor bend does not slip with anchoring jerks. Its name says it all.

Why the others are not

  • a) It joins lines.
  • b) It can loosen without load.
  • c) It slips with jerks.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Anchor: anchor bend.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Knots and lines

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