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Para calcular correctamente la deriva producida por una corriente sobre nuestra embarcación tomaremos como referencia, además de la línea proa-popa de nuestra embarcación:To work out the drift caused by a current on our boat, besides the boat’s fore-and-aft line, we use:

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Correct answer: a) The boat’s track over the ground.

Why it is correct

Drift is the angle between heading and track over ground. You need that real track.

Why the others are not

  • b) No effect.
  • c) That is wind.
  • d) Only fixes position.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Drift: heading vs track.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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