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Navegando en una embarcación, se puede capear un temporal:Under way, you can heave to in a gale by:
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Correct answer: b) Putting the bow at an angle to the sea.
Why it is correct
Heaving to is taking the sea on the bow with little way, without losing steerage.
Why the others are not
- a) That is running.
- c) That is running.
- d) Steerage needed.
How to work it out in the exam
- Heave to: bow to sea.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
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