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Con la máquina avante y una costa a sotavento:Under power with a lee shore:
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Correct answer: b) We point the bow to windward.
Why it is correct
With a lee shore you must gain ground to windward. Then a failure will not drive you ashore.
Why the others are not
- a) It may close the shore.
- c) It would slow us.
- d) Useless.
How to work it out in the exam
- Lee shore: bow to windward.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 6 · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
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